Several of my ancestors were tradesmen and involved in commercial ventures that directly affected the establishment of the American Colonies.
In the last video, I went through the English merchants’ guilds my ancestors participated in from the Middle Ages until the late 16th century
Today, we move on to the effect of this commerce in colonization of what is now New England.
You can read about any of the ancestors I mention and their lineages in My Lineage from the Roots Up, vol. 2
Additional information on the history can be found in the following sources:
Massachusetts and her royal charter, PDF available from Hathi Trust
Massachusetts Bay Company maps from Encyclopedia Britannica
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