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Johannes Melchior ("Hannes") Loescher was born on 8 April 1706 in Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He and Anna Maria Klum were married in 1738 in New City, Rockland County, New York. He died before 16 November 1796 in Germantown, Columbia, New York.

Johannes Melchior ("Hannes") Loescher was christened on 11 April 1706 in Wattenheim, Palatinate, Bayern, Germany. He died on 16 November 1796 at age 90 in Germantown, Columbia County, New York.

Anna Maria Klum was born in 1712 in Germany. Johannes Melchior ("Hannes") Loescher and she were married in 1738 in New City, Rockland County, New York. She died in 1755 at age ~43 in West Camp, Ulster, New York.

Anna Maria Klum was born in 1713 at Of in West Camp, Ulster, New York. She died in 1756 at age ~44 in Germantown, Columbia County, New York.

Johan Sebastian Loescher was born in 1669 in Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He died in 1750 at age ~81 in Elizaville, Columbia County, New York.

Anna Maria Elizabetha Kuhn was born in 1670 in Langenselbold, Main, Kinzig Kreis, Hessen, Germany. She died in 1734 at age ~64 in Germantown, Columbia County, New York.

Johan Philipp Klum was born on 2 July 1684 in Holtzhausen, Darmstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He and Anna Margaretha Veronica Loescher were married in 1709. He died in 1745 at age ~61 in Claverack, Columbia County, New York.

Anna Margaretha Veronica Loescher was born in June 1693 in Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Johan Philipp Klum and she were married in 1709. She died in 1732 at age ~39 in Columbia County, New York.

Jean Jansen Klum was born in 1660 in Germany. He died on 5 January 1685 at age ~25 in Germany.

Maria Gertraud Mohr was born in 1660 in Germany.

John Jessup was born in 1604 in Leiden, Holland. He died in February 1638 at age ~34 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Joanne Kerrich was born in 1604 in Leiden, Holland. She died in 1648 at age ~44 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Francis Jessup was born on 13 November 1569 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England. He and Frances White were married on 24 January 1604 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England. He died after 1624 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England.

Francis Jessup and Frances White were married on 24 January 1604 in Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England.

Thomas Kerrich was born in 1536 in Saxted, Sussex, England.

Jacob Gorsline was born in May 1629. He and Sarah Gororis were married on 1 April 1655 in London, England. He died in 1676 at age ~47 in Amsterdam, Noorhalland, Holland.

They were French Huguenots. Jacob's name also spelled Gosselin. Sarah's - Goris.

Sarah Gororis was born in 1634 in London, England. Jacob Gorsline and she were married on 1 April 1655 in London, England.

Jacob Gorsline was born in 1609 in Normandie, France.

Name also given as Gosselin.

Martha Chauvel was born in 1602 in Dieppe, Seine-Maratime, Haute Normandie, France.

John Dell was born on 25 December 1585 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in 1655 at age ~70 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Robert Rainsford was born on 7 February 1567 in Epping, Essex, England. He and Mary Kirton were married on 14 December 1602 in Croyden, Surrey, England. He died on 15 April 1629 at age 62 in Staverton, Northamptonshire, England.

The Puritan population in England had been growing for many years leading up to this time. They disagreed with the practices of the Church of England, whose rituals they viewed as superstitions. An associated political movement attempted over many years to modify religious practice in England to conform to their views. King James wished to suppress this growing rebellious movement. Nevertheless, the Puritans eventually gained a majority in Parliament. James' son King Charles came into the greatest possible conflict with the Parliament, and viewed them as a threat to his authority, temporarily dissolving parliament in 1626, and again the next year, and finally dissolving parliament permanently in March 1629.[1] The King's actions gave large numbers of Puritans a sense of hopelessness regarding their future in that country, and many prepared to leave it permanently for life in New England.
Motivated by these political events, a wealthy group of leaders obtained a Royal Charter in March 1629 for a colony at Massachusetts Bay.[2]
A fleet of five ships departed within the month for New England that included approximately 300 colonists, led by Francis Higginson.[3] However, the colony leaders and the bulk of the colonists remained in England for the time being, to plan more thoroughly for the success of the new colony. Later that year, the group who remained in England elected John Winthrop to be Governor of the Fleet and the Colony. Over the ensuing winter, the leaders recruited a large group of Puritan families, representing all manner of skilled labor, to ensure a robust colony.
The group departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8.[4] Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet.[5] The voyage itself was rather uneventful, the direction and speed of the wind being the main topic in Winthrop's Journal, as it affected how much progress was made each day. There were a few days of severe weather, and every day was cold. The children were cold and bored, and there is a description of a game played with a rope that helped with both problems. Many were sick during the voyage, but nearly all survived it. The group landed at Salem, Massachusetts on June 12 after nine weeks at sea. The passengers took up residence in Salem, Boston, and the nearby area.
During his voyage aboard the Arabella, Winthrop wrote his famous sermon, "A Model of Christian Charity," containing the often quoted phrase, "City upon a Hill." This phrase is used to this day to symbolize certain essential characteristics of the American spirit.
The Winthrop Fleet was a well planned and financed expedition that formed the nucleus of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. However they were not the first settlers of the area. There was an existing settlement at Salem, started in about 1626, populated by a few hundred Puritans, most of whom had arrived in 1629, and who were governed by John Endicott. Winthrop superseded Endicott as Governor of the Colony upon his arrival in 1630.[6]
The flow of Puritans to New England continued for another ten years, during a period known as the Great Migration.

Mary Kirton was born in 1567 in Staverton, Northamptonshire, England. Robert Rainsford and she were married on 14 December 1602 in Croyden, Surrey, England. She died on 20 April 1635 at age ~68 in Staverton, Northamptonshire, England.

Plantagenet Ancestry of Edward Rainsford (1609-1680) of Boston, Massachusetts The Plantagenet Ancestry of Edward Rainsford (1609-1680) of Boston, Massachusetts (ancestor of Sarah Heath Palin)
1. Henry III, King of England († 1272) ∞ Eleanor of Provence († 1291)
2. Edmund, Earl of Lancaster († 1296) ∞ Blanche of Artois († 1302), niece of Saint Louis
3. Henry, Earl of Lancaster († 1345) ∞ Maud de Chaworth († 1322)
4. Eleanor of Lancaster († 1372) ∞ John de Beaumont, 2d Baron Beaumont, Earl of Buchan († 1342)
5. Henry de Beaumont, 3d Baron Beaumont († 1369) ∞ Margaret de Vere († 1398)
6. John de Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont († 1396) ∞ Katherine Everingham († 1426)
7. Elizabeth Beaumont († 1488) ∞ William Botreaux, 3d Baron Botreaux († 1462)
8. Margaret Botreaux († 1467) ∞ Robert Hungerford, 2d Baron Hungerford († 1459)
9. Eleanor Hungerford ∞ John White, gent., of Farnham, Surrey (†1469)
10. Robert White (1456-1512) ∞ Margaret Gainsford
11. Margaret White ∞ John Kirton, Esq. († 1529), of Edmonton, Middlesex
12. Stephen Kirton († 1553) ∞ Margaret Offley (†1573)
13. Thomas Kirton (†1601) ∞ Mary Sadler
14. Mary Kirton ∞ Robert Raynsford, Esq. (1567-1629), of Staverton, Northants. 15. Edward Raynsford of Boston (1609-80) ∞ Elizabeth ( - )
Sources:First published in 1934 by Frank Allaben, this line was impugned as unsubstantiated by James A. Rasmussen,"Edward Raynsford of Boston: English Ancestry and American Descendants," NEHGR 139 (1985), 225-38, 296-315 (at 228); but it has subsequently been fleshed out and defended by Douglas Richardson, "Plantagenet Ancestry of Edward Rainsford (1609-1680) of Boston, Massachusetts," NEHGR 154 (2000), 219-26, and appears in Faris, Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists, 2d ed. (Boston, 1999). Alternate but problematic royal ancestry through earlier connections of the Raynsford family appears in the first edition of Roberts, Royal Descents (1993).

Sir Thomas Kirton was born in 1534 in Edmonton, England. He and Mary Sadler were married on 19 February 1560 in Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, England. He died on 20 April 1601 at age ~67 in Hampshire, England.

Mary Sadler was born in 1537 in Edmonton, England. Sir Thomas Kirton and she were married on 19 February 1560 in Saint Andrew Undershaft, London, England. She died on 22 February 1598 at age ~61 in Edmonton, England.

Richard Rainsford was born in 1535 in Epping, Essex, England. He and Anne Meade were married on 8 November 1559 in North Weald Bassett, Essex, England. He died on 14 February 1604 at age ~69 in Epping, Essex, England. He was buried on 17 February 1604 in Epping Forest, Essex, England.