Birth of a Son to the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge

Elizabeth posted a blog on July 23^rd about the Blake genes that the new royal heir carries.

http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/07/best-wishes-to-duke-and-duchess-of.html

I am a distant 9^th cousin 3 times removed through our common ancestors Deacon William Holton (1610-1691) and his wife Marcy Winche (1612-1691) of Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

Working down from there, their daughter Rachel Holton (cir 1640-  ) married Thomas Strong (cir 1638-1689), Oct. 10, 1671 at Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, and their son Joseph Strong (1672-1763) who married Sara Allen (1672-1724), and their son Joseph Strong Jr. (1701-1773) who married Elizabeth Strong (1704-1792), May 12, 1724 at Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, and their son Benajah Strong (1740-1809) who married Lucy Bishop (1747-  ), March 9, 1769 at Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, and their son Joseph Strong (1770-1812) who married Rebecca Young (1779-  ), cir 1796, and their daughter Eleanor Strong (1803-1863 who married John Wood (1785-1847), cir 1825, and their daughter Ellen Wood (1831-1877) who married Franklin H Work (1819-1911), February 19, 1857 at Manhattan, New York, and their daughter Frances Eleanor Work (1857-1947) who married Baron James Boothby Burke Roche (1851-1920), September 22, 1880 at New York, New York, and their son Baron Edmund Maurice Burke Roche (1885-1955) who married Ruth Sylvia Gill (1908-1993) at Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, and their daughter Frances Ruth Burke Roche (1936-2004) who married Earl Edward John Spencer (1924-1992), June 1, 1954 at Westminster Abby, London, England, and their daughter Lady Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997) who married His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor (1948-  ), July 29, 1901 at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England.  They are the parents of Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor, Duke of Cambridge, who married Kate Middleton, Dutchess of Cambridge, April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey, London, England and they are the parents of Prince George Alexander Louis Windsor, born July 22, 2013 at London, England.

David Burt & Mary Holton my 7th Great Grandparents

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     Name: David Burt
      Sex: M
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Individual Information
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          Birth: Oct 1629 - Harberton, Devonshire, England
    Christening: Oct 18, 1629 - Harberton, Devon, England
          Death: Sep 9, 1690 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA
         Burial:
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Parents
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         Father: Deacon Henry Burt (1595-1662)
         Mother: Eulalia March (1609-1690)
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Spouses and Children
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1.  Mary Holton (1637 - Dec 16, 1713)
       Marriage: Nov 18, 1654 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA
       Children:
          1. David Burt (1656-1660)
          2. Jonathan Burt (1658-1662)
          3. Henry Burt (1660-1735)
          4. Mary Burt (1663-1666)
          5. Sarah Burt (1665-1689)
          6. Hannah Burt (1667-1689)
          7. David Burt (1669-1690)
          8. Jonathan Burt (1671-1745)
          9. Joseph Burt (1673-1759)
          10. Mary Burt (1676-1734)
          11. Ruth Burt (1677-1746)
          12. Benjamin Burt (1680-1759)
          13. John Burt (1682-1709)
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Notes
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General:
   David was one of the first settlers of Northampton, Mass., in 1654.  His
   homestead was on King Street.  The ceremony of his marriage to Mary Holton
   was the first ever performed in Northampton (History of Western
   Massachusetts, by Dr. Holland, Vol. 1, pg. 53.).  In 1656 he was chosen one
   of the measurers of land and held that office for many years.
  
   Sources:
   Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, The Emigrants, who Early
   Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants through Nine
   Generations, from 1640 to 1891, by Roderick H. Burnham, Hartford, Conn.
   1892.
  
   Early Days in New England.  Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield and
   some of his descendants.  Genealogical and Biographical Mention of James and
   Richard Burt of Taunton, Mass. and Thomas Burt, M.P., of England,  by Henry
   M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, Sprignfield, Mass., 1893.
  
   New England Ancestors Web site:   www.newenglandancestors.org/
   Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscript Collections.  Titicus
   Graveyard. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., CT.
  
   A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon, New Hampshire Pub.
   Co., Somersworth, NH: 1972.  (Facsimile of the 1895-96 edition)
  
   Burt Genealogical and Historical Notes, Beverly Brooks compiler. (Deerfield
   Library)
  
   New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001;
   Also on www.americanancestors.org.
   BURT, David (1629-1690) & Mary HOLTON (ca 1626-1713), m/2 Joseph ROOT by
   1692; 18 Nov 1655; Northampton {Burt 35; Fallass 177; Sv. 1:312; Springfield
   Hist. 2:540; Cross Anc. 130; Cowles 1:50; Lyman 53; Alvord 27; Bissell Anc.
   87; Reg. 86:219; Springfield Fam. (ms) 107; Stevens-Miller 363, 391; NYGBR
   78:14; Warner-Harrington 96, 391; Hale (1952) 489; McCormick-Hamilton 171;
   Ackley-Bosworth 233}
  
   Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1998. Marriage
   David Burt Nov. 18, 1654.
  
   FamilySearch.org. Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910, 1663-1887
   Northampton, MA.

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     Name: Mary Holton
      Sex: F
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Individual Information
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          Birth: 1637 - Hartford, Hartford, CT
    Christening:
          Death: Dec 16, 1713 - Northfield, Franklin, MA
         Burial:
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Parents
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         Father: Deacon William Holton (1610-1691)
         Mother: Mary Winche (Abt 1650-1691)
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Spouses and Children
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1.  David Burt (Oct 1629 - Sep 9, 1690)
       Marriage: Nov 18, 1654 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA
       Children:
          1. David Burt (1656-1660)
          2. Jonathan Burt (1658-1662)
          3. Henry Burt (1660-1735)
          4. Mary Burt (1663-1666)
          5. Sarah Burt (1665-1689)
          6. Hannah Burt (1667-1689)
          7. David Burt (1669-1690)
          8. Jonathan Burt (1671-1745)
          9. Joseph Burt (1673-1759)
          10. Mary Burt (1676-1734)
          11. Ruth Burt (1677-1746)
          12. Benjamin Burt (1680-1759)
          13. John Burt (1682-1709)
2.  Joseph Root (               -           )
       Marriage: Abt 1692
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Notes
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General:
   This is supposed to be the first marriage recorded in Northhampton.
   After David died, she married a second husband, 1692 or 3, Joseph Root, and
   died in Northfield, Mass. 
   Sources:
   A History of Deerfield Massachusetts, by George Sheldon. Originally
   published 1985-6. Facsimile edition, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
   Deerfield, 2004.
  
   The Ancestry of Russell Makepeace of Marion, Massachusetts 1904-1986. A
   Descendant of Thomas Makepeace of Dorchester, Massachusetts.  Edited by
   Zelinda Makepeace Douhan, Newbury Street Press, Boston, MA: 2005.
 

Massachusetts and Connecticut Tombstones

I had determined to locate a few tombstones before we actually left home for the conference. However, at the conference I looked up a few more names in my tree and finally ended up with 10 tombstones to locate.

The first one was for Deacon William Holton (1610-1691) and his wife Mary Winche (c1650-1691), my 8th great-parents. The cemetery was Bridge Street Cemetery located in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. This was just a few minutes down the road from Deerfield. We located the cemetery by GPS. This was a large cemetery and fortunately there was a worker in the cemetery that morning and he directed us to the stone. This was actually a memorial "stone" installed by the Holton Family Association in 1938. So we are not sure if they are actually buried at that location. GPS reading Lat. N 42.32553 Long. W -72.62580.

The next tombstone was located in the Old Westfield Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT. Again the GPS coordinates guided us right to the cemetery which is located on a wooded country road among some local houses. This was a small cemetery and we easily located the stone for John Higby (1707-1789) and his wife Sarah Candee (1710-1792) my 6th great-grandparents. GPS Lat. N 41.57791 W -72.72835. We took off across country for the next cemetery and took a drive down a Higby Road.

The third tombstone was located in the Linwood Cemetery, Colchester, New London Co., CT. The GPS took us there. This was a large cemetery as well with no one around to assist. So we spread out and started looking for the Dibble surname. My wife found it. The stone was quite readable and was for my 8th great-grandfather Ebenezer Dibble (1671-1758). It was surrounded by Foote tombstones. GPS Lat. N 41.57104 Long. W -72.34141.

Nearby was a memorial stone which mentioned my 9th great-grandparent Nathaniel Foote (c1592-1644), who settled in Wethersfield, CT about 1630.