Descendants of Samuel Poore, 1620-1683, and his wife, Rebecca, of Newberry, Massachusetts, through five generations

134 Pages·1991·7.2 MB·English

by  Smith, C. Banford (Charles Banford), 1925-

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Descendants
SAMUEL POORE 1620 r 1683
And His Wife, REBECCA
BOSTON
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
SAMUEL POORE 1620 - 1683
And His Wife, REBECCA
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COPYRIGHT: 1991 by Charles Banford Smith, II
All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, the reproduction,
copying, recording, or duplication of this work in any form by any
means is forbidden without the written permission of the author.
Published and distributed under the auspices of
Parker River Researchers, P.O. Box 86, Newburyport, MA 01950-0186.
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My thanks go to the many people who have assisted in the production of
this volume, but I would particularly like to note the contributions
of two persons:
MRS. LOUISE CURTIS (POORE) MUZRALL
Without her generous, unstinting help,
this study would never have been written.
NOREEN C. PRAMBERG
Her help preparing the book for publication was greatly appreciated.
C. Banford Smith, II
San Francisco, California
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Spelling Variations of the name
English Background of Samuel Poore
IX
Samuel Poore, 1620-1683 1
Second Generation 3
11
Third Generation
Fourth Generation 22
Fifth Generation 33
Pedigree Chart facing page 56
Appendices A through T 57
102
References
106
Index
VI
The earliest New England seventeenth century
records spell the family name Pore, or Poore.
Later generations frequently dropped the "e,"
and spelled the name "Poor," only to have
subsequent descendants return the "e," as
happened in my family.
As all three ways of spelling the name are
pronounced the same, we cannot be sure how a
particular person choose to spell his or her
name by consulting court records or vital
statistics. Consequently, I have used the
spelling, "Poore," throughout the manuscript.
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