I’ve been working on my family tree, and have found out that I am a direct descendant of The Joseph Jewett, who was born in Yorkshire in the 1600s, and traveled on a ship called the John of London, in 1643, to Massachusetts.
What I haven’t been able to discover is why did he and two of his brothers travel to the New World at that time, while the others remained in Yorkshire. I haven’t been able to discover what the climate in England was at the time that would have encouraged them to leave and settle here. Does anyone here know what was going on at that time? I’m quite curious about this aspect.
What I haven’t been able to discover is why did he and two of his brothers travel to the New World at that time, while the others remained in Yorkshire. I haven’t been able to discover what the climate in England was at the time that would have encouraged them to leave and settle here. Does anyone here know what was going on at that time? I’m quite curious about this aspect.
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