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John Kerry

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John Kerry

68th U.S. Secretary of State

    John Underhill

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    • 8th Great-grandfather of John Kerry — 11th Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 1582 
    • Birth Date:
    • 7 Oct 1597 
    • Birth Location:
    • Baginton, Warwickshire, England 
    • Christening Date:
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    • Christening Location:
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    • Death Date:
    • 21 Jul 1672 
    • Death Location:
    • Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York 
    • Burial Date:
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    • Burial Location:
    • Underhill Cemetery, Mill Neck, Nassau, New York 
    • Marriage Date:
    • ABT 1658 
    • Marriage Location:
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    • Children:

      • Deborah Underhill

      Nathaniel Underhill

      Hannah Underhill (Ahnentafel No:791 )

    • Notes: 

    • Colonial militia leader during the Pequot War (1636-1637) and Kieft's War (1643-1645).

  • Additional marriages for John Underhill

    • Spouse:
    • Helena de Hooch
    • Marriage Date:
    • 12 Dec 1628
    • Marriage Location:
    • The Hague, Holland

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  • Sources for John Underhill

    • 1 Genealogical Record: Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, Vol. 2, New York: Printed by order of the Society (1916), 123-124.
    • 2 Cutter, William Richard, ed., New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of . . . Volume 3, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company (1913), 1202.
    • 3 Frost, Josephine C., Underhill Genealogy, Vol. 1, Brooklyn, New York: Published privately by Myron C. Taylor in the interests of The Underhill Society of America (1932), 47, 57.
    • 4 Frost, Josephine C., Underhill Genealogy: Descendants of Capt. John Underhill, Vol. 2, Brooklyn, New York: Published privately by Myron C. Taylor in the interests of The Underhill Society of America (1932), 1-50, and chart preceeding page 1.
    • 5 Reynolds, Cuyler, ed., Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Vol. 3, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company (1914), 1100.
    • 6 Thomas, Lawrence Buckley, The Thomas Book: Giving the Genealogies of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., the Thomas Family Descended from . . ., New York: The Henry T. Thomas Company (1896), 556.