My friend, Chris, who is a genealogist, just of of curiosity after I asked him a question, has on his own done some digging - Covid has prevented him from working at his part-time job - and though he said he wa going to stop, just did a bit more.
He e-mailed me this morning:
You are related not only to the Mayflower pilgrims,
but also to the famous Mather family of New England.
Your 10th-great grandfather was Richard Mather (1596-1669),
the father of Increase Mather and grandfather of Cotton Mather
(of Salem witch trial fame).
The connection: Your 7th-great grandfather, Jedidiah Strong (1667-1709),
had a mother named Freedom Woodward (1642-1681). Freedom's mother
was named Elizabeth Mather (1618-1690), who was a daughter of Richard
Mather.
Info on Richard here:
and here:
You have the deepest presence in the US of anyone I've ever seen.
Chris
Wow. Thanks Chris. I owe you a dinner and a beer - or maybe a six pack!
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