Background
Minor was born in Chew Magna, in Somerset, England, on April 23, 1608. She was the daughter of Walter Palmer.
Minor was born in Chew Magna, in Somerset, England, on April 23, 1608. She was the daughter of Walter Palmer.
In 1629, he emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts, aboard the Lyon"s Whelp. He quickly moved to Watertown, and then on to Charlestown, after Typhus Fever broke out in Salem. John (1635-1719) Clement (1639-1700) Thomas (1640-1662) Ephraim (1642-1724) Joseph (1644-1712) Manassah (1647-1728) Ann (1648-?) Marie (1651-1660) Samuel (1652-1682) Hannah (1655-1721) In 1636, the s moved to Hingham.
In about 1653, bought land west of Stonington, across Quiambaug Cove near present-day Mystic, and built a house for his family.
Around this time he began one of the few diaries to survive 17th-century New England. lieutenant covers the years 1653 to 1684 and was published in book form in 1899. was active in public affairs in both New London and Stonington.
Between 1683 and 1684, contracted with an individual in England to investigate his genealogical line and determine how his surname was historically spelled ( versus ). The response he received is a classic example of fraudulent genealogy.
The pedigree and family coat of arms sent back to were proven to be mostly falsified in a 1984 study published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
The founders monument in Stonington has one side dedicated to him. William Chester.