Descendants of Henry Travers Of London, England And Newbury, Massachusetts, U. S. A.
Boston: Nathan Hagar Daniels, 1903. First Edition. Presumed Hardcover. A Presumably Fine copy of the first edition, first printing, presumably in the Original green boards and presumably wearing the original dust jacket, housed in the original open ended cardboard protective wrap and altogether wrapped for shipment in the RARE ORIGINAL STRING-BOUND brown paper, itself hosting information on T. R. MARVIN @ SON, // PUBLISHERS AND BOOKSELLERS, 73 FEDERAL ST., BOSTON. and noting the parcel's contents as "Travers Genealogy.", with the paper wrapper showing minor wear and tear. [The forgoing is based on that which is visible and that which is presumed - with good cause - to be consistent with the foregoing based on the review of another copy that was in a like wrapper and label that has been opened and examined. The contents and condition statements are based largely on the results of that investigation.] The images posted with the book's listing on our proprietary Allington Books site are first those of the item offered via this listing, followed by images of the not-offered and already-opened packaging and book.
In 1634, Henry Travers emigrated from England to New England as part of the Puritan Great Migration. He came as a passenger on the Mary & John, March 24, 1633/4 with minister Thomas Parker and others of his company. His first residence was at Ipswich where he remained for approximately a year and then he moved to Newbury as did Reverend Parker and other settlers. [Per Wikipedia: The Puritan migration to New England was marked in its effects from 1620 to 1640, declining sharply afterwards. The term Great Migration can refer to the migration in the period of English Puritans to the New England colonies, starting with Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. They came in family groups rather than as isolated individuals and were mainly motivated for freedom to practice their beliefs.] Thus, this book has genuine historical significance.
Per "FamilySearch dot com: "When Henry Travers was born in 1610, in London, England, his father, Rev Samuel Travers, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Harrison, was 26. He married Bridget Abigail Fitts about 1635, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 26 July 1648, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 38, and was buried in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America."
However, per geni dot com: Travers moved back to England about 1648, leaving his wife and 2 children in Newbury. He may have died at sea, and for that, or some other reason, he never returned to his wife and children. However, per Family Search dot com "He died on 26 July 1648, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 38, and was buried in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America."
In any event, it may interest the reader to know that, per house of names dot com, "The Anglo-Saxons of Britain first developed the name Travers. It was a name given to someone who was a person who collected a toll from travelers or merchants crossing a bridge. This common practice had the purpose of providing financial resources to maintain the upkeep of the bridge." [The name "Travers" appears in the Domesday book is now commonly known as the "Doomsday" Book. It is Britain’s earliest public record. It contains the results of a huge survey of land and landholding commissioned by William I in 1085. Domesday is by the far the most complete record of pre-industrial society to survive anywhere in the world and provides a unique window on the medieval world.]. Presumed Fine / Presumed Fine. Item #3795
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