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4-8-1726
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ditto
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Cornelis
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Jan Van Etten,
Hendrik Kortegt,
Jannetjen Ennes
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8-21-1735
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Zander Ennes
Zara Middag
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Elisabeth
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Thomas Gaabeek
Margrietjen Elmendorff
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1-9-1737
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ditto
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Wiljem
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Hendrik Kortregt
Jannetjen Ennes
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5-14-1738
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Alexander Ennes
Zara Middag
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Aard
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Aard Middag
Hester de Lameeter
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11-11-1739
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ditto
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Jooris
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Augestinus van d
Merken
Geesjen Vander Merken
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5-3-1741
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ditto
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Jan
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Mathen Middag
Margrita Kok
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7-8-1744
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ditto
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Zara
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Jacobus Elmendorf Kool
Marretjen Kok
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1-28-1770
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William Ennist
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Jacobus
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Jacobus Keter
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Why Ennis Came to America
America was a land of freedom. Land was cheap. There was not much bigotry here. About the middle of the sixteenth century after Charles I was beheaded, 35,000 Irish were shipped from Ireland and forced to serve in foreign armies. After the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, conditions in Scotland and Ireland became still worse, the phrase “they were hanging men and women for the wearing of the green” was literally true. Thousands of Scots and Irish were held as political prisoners. They were considered “trouble makers”. Some Ennis were among them. Many of the “trouble makers” had their property confiscated. Shiploads of these men, women, and children were crammed in vessels and sent to Jamica. History tells that some of the Ennis political prisoners were sent to Block Island, Rhode Island.
Because of this, many other people from Ireland and Scotland fled to America.
Old histories
mention Alexander, Cornelius, James, Thomas, William, and Sarah Ennis in
Hudson Valley before 1690. In this narrative they will be considered as
belonging to the first generation, and will be followed by (I). Those in
the next generation will be followed by (II), and so on.
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