"Ship of Dreams" the Mary and John.
They sailed from Plymouth, Devonshire, England and landed on May 30th at Nantasket Point. The next day, Captain Squib put them on shore and left them. John paid for their passage by being bound as an indentured servant.
They found a neck of land called Mattapan, and named their town Dorchester, Mass., where he requested the privilige of Freeman on October 10th, 1630, and was granted his freedom on May 18, 1631. He later became one of the founding members of New Haven Connecticut in 1639.
When the Pursley, Nichols, Burch and Matthews families came to Barren Co., their main threat was Indians. Though it seems none of them were ever harmed, there are documented stories of families all around them who were murdered or scalped and left for dead.
Our forefathers suffered many hardships that we today, cannot even imagine. The sole purpose of this website is to make their story known, and to help people all over the world find their family and their lineage they have been searching for. But above all, it is a tribute to those who have gone before us.
I would like to dedicate this website to James Lee Wignall of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Ruth Matthews Nossem of Paris, Tennesse, without who's help, I would have never been able to have written our family book, nor tracked down the family lines. Most of what you will see here, could never have been accomplished without their help, consideration and devotion. They have become a permanent part of my life, for which I thank God, every day.
I am working diligently to finish this website. All links should work, but if you click link that tells you the section is not done, please email me, as this site has grown to more than 200 pages and I am trying to add something new everyday. You may access the Guidepage from the link at the bottom, but first, please take a look at our awards.
Alan Rickards, Holmes Chapel, Chesire, England
"I am impressed by the effort you have put into it. I therefore have pleasure in offering you my Award for good and original Genealogy Sites on the Internet....This Award is not given to every site, so please accept my congradulations and appreciation for building such a good genealogy web page."
Flannery Family Genealogy for Preserving Family History
"You hae done a wonderful job on your website...Your family photos are a treasure! Keep up the good work!"
"A very nice site, excellent design, beautiful original graphics, cool music and your content is informative, entertaining, presented well and easy to access. A worthy tribute, and a positive contribution to the web!"
"Congradulationas! What a great genealogy page. I am really impressed with your graphics and layout. You have very useful links. I enjoyed my visit and will be returning!"
Gail's Genealogy Wonderland
To qualify for these awards, your site must be free of profanity, morally safe, and contain no content that is not safe for children. Though this may sound easy, unfortunately few sites today meet these requirements. These are two awards this site proudly wears.
