. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. nner said little, buthis fellow-sufferer, Flodgklns, raved until the sheriff orderedthe hangman to hasten from his employment of quarter-ing Venner, to turn him off—so, as in that mad religionthey lived In the same they died. Throughout the year 1661 the Fifth Monarchy causekept alive, and from Yorkshire to Devonshire, wherevermen hated the Court and the Prayer Book, preachers urgedrebellion. Medley, of Seeth
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. nner said little, buthis fellow-sufferer, Flodgklns, raved until the sheriff orderedthe hangman to hasten from his employment of quarter-ing Venner, to turn him off—so, as in that mad religionthey lived In the same they died. Throughout the year 1661 the Fifth Monarchy causekept alive, and from Yorkshire to Devonshire, wherevermen hated the Court and the Prayer Book, preachers urgedrebellion. Medley, of Seething Lane, who married Ven-ners daughter, was their scribe and accountant, andAndrews, a rich brewer, furnished the funds. By his wife, Alice, Venner had at least three children,v\^ho were born in Salem, Thomas, Hannah, and Samuel;the last named was probably the Samuel of Barbados,whose will, dated 1671, was probated in Boston. Thewidow, Alice, died near St. DIonis Backchurch, London,toward the end of February in 1691/2, and was carriedaway to be burled to TIndells ground. Thomas Venner, by Charles E. Banks. In New England Historical and Genea-logical Register, October, 1893. 496. iJus }&!nut- rucvs a Cr<imrrc WKZVehdunt^This JlhJh ert was cv Sce^tarfov tkc J/aUmil Kifi^ Vemw n^-yt toTohn aXeyamt-pUu I ? THOMAS VENNER Executed i66i ( 497;) TK€ NIV/ YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY A8T0R, LPN®XT1LD£N FOUN»A teNS Major John Walley was born, about 1644, probablyIn London, where his father, the Rev. Thomas Walley,was then rector of St. Marys, White Chapel. He came toBoston as a youth, and for many years was a prominentfigure. In an age of discord and uncharitableness he madeno enemies. The lands conquered from King Philip weregranted by King Charles to the Colony of New Plym-outh in January, 1679/80, and by the colony they weresold to John Walley, Nathaniel Byfield, and two others thesame year. Walley had a home at Bristol in this territory,but was so occupied with official business tha
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