A band of Indians attacked Hatfield, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1677, burning, looting, and killing. They carried off seventeen people, mostly women and children. more »

There were ten men of the Waite surname who settled in New England by 1663. Most of you who can trace your Waite ancestors back to New England in the 17th century descend from one of these men. Richard, Marshall of Boston, b. 1596, of Boston by 1634… more »

“Leicestershire lawyer who fought for Parliament as a captain under Lord Grey. Profited from the sale of the Duke of Buckingham’s lands under the Commonwealth. Arrested at the Restoration and pleaded that he had been forced by Cromwell and Ireton to sit… more »