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Subject: The Ship, The Lion 1631 arrived at Nantasket NOT Nantucket..
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:35:44 EDT

Thanks to - I once again typed Nantucket for Nantasket and
the
reason is I spent time on Nantucket when growing up at my Great Uncle's home
at
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard (and the names are almost alike) what I see on
the
page - gets converted in my brain to what I know and there is no excuse for
that.

>
> p.41
>
> November 3l, 1631
>
> The ship Lion, William Peirce master, arrived at Nan-
> tucket. WRONG - TWAS NANTASKET


There came in her, the governor's wife, Margar-
>
> et Winthrop 1591-1647, John Winthrop's 3d wife, married
> 1618 and by 1631 had borne him 6 children, four of whom
> were living.

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