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Subject: Re: Possible royal descent for George1 Pordage of Massachusetts?
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:44:02 -0700 (PDT)
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> wrote: > > > Deborah St Nicholas who is called Deborah Mayor, had married Jerman > > > Mayor by license dated 3 Jan 1617. Jerman is called of St Gregory's, > > > London, mercer. > > > Leslie Mahler pointed out that Joshua Pordage's will made "my loving > > kinsman Thomas Major sole executor" ... > > >http://books.google.com/books?id=mSgKB8v3M7kC&pg=PA3&dq=%22pordage+jo... > > &lr=#PPA384,M1 > > > Probably Thomas Major was some relation of Deborah (St Nicholas) > > Mayor/ Major. > > I'm certainly persuaded by what you've posted that the St. Nicholas - > Pardage marriage connects to Joshua of London and therefore to George of > Boston. While the 1663 Visitation of Kent may not show the connection > directly I hope that looking carefully at the London & Kent Pordages > would show where Joshua fits in the armigerous family of Rodmersham. It > would be nice to sew that up. > > Nat Taylor > a genealogist's sketchbook: http://www.nltaylor.net/sketchbook/ Nat, if you want to work on this one as well, go right ahead. I suppose the following M.I. is important as well (from Manning-Bray): vol. 2, p. 574-75: Sanderstead -- "On a black stone on the floor: In memory of George Mellishe of Sanderstead in the countie of Surrey Gent. who departed this life upon Ascension-day being the 4th of May 1654, of whom the monument in the wall speaks more fully." The wall monument mentions (in Latin): --George Mellish, citizen and merchant of London, son of John Mellish, citizen and merchant --first wife, Katharine, daughter of Richard Clarke, citizen of London --another wife, Mary, daughter of Henry Kinnersley of London, merchant, widow of William Baker of Swindon --children Henry, Daniel, Anne, Mary, and Rebecca --buried May 10, 1654, aged 73 years Perhaps Anne was the wife of Joshua Pordage? Remember that George Pordage's daughter was named Hannah.