MAVERICK: Reverend John Maverick [1578-1635/6] was the first of his line to set foot in America arriving with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 and setting in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay. Eldest son, Samuel, had arrived in 1624. It is from Samuel that a key figure in the history of Texas descends, Samuel Augustus Maverick. He moved to Texas in 1835. Maverick was elected by the Alamo defenders as their representative at the Texas Convention and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on 2 March 1836. Samuel became one of the largest landowners in Texas before his death in 1870. Because of the Texas pioneer's independent mindedness, the term "maverick" was born. The term also became applied to unbranded cattle, which roamed the Maverick range. [collateral]
NURSE & TOWNE: Francis Nurse [1618-1695] married Rebecca Towne [1621-1692] in 1644 Salem, Massachusetts Bay. The couple became embroiled in the legendary Salem Witch Trials in 1691. The Nurses were among the Salemites that opposed recently hired Reverend Parris. As the story unfolded, many of those who opposed the reverend were charged with witchcraft. Among those arrested and later hanged was Rebecca Towne Nurse. [Rebecca's parents were William Towne and Joanna Blessing.] [direct]
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