This story begins with Sir John Cooper of Pawlett, a small village in Somerset, England. Sir John was born in 1552 in Pawlett, Somerset,...

Lodowick OpDenDyck's son was yet another Gysbert (later called Gilbert). He was born in Wesel, baptized there on September 25, 1605, and...

In the last article, I wrote about George Stillman’s wife (Jane Pickering) and her ancestors. In this article, we turn our attention to...

James Badcock/Babcock was born in 1612, perhaps in or near Wivenhoe, but most likely, in the County of Essex, England. Nothing has been...

I know that we should probably leave some stories buried, and perhaps some would think that this story should be one of them. However,...