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William Dampier (1651 - 1715)

Dampier (5 September 1651 - 8 March 1715) was the first man of English descent to explore sections of New Holland (Australia) and also the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. Dampier ...

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12/11/2012
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William Dampier (1651 - 1715)

Dampier (5 September 1651 - 8 March 1715) was the first man of English descent to explore sections of New Holland (Australia) and also the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. Dampier ...

7/30/2015

Statesman and politician. The son of John Hay, 8th Lord of Yester (1593 - 1653), who became the Earl of Tweeddale in 1646, Hay was a remarkable survivor in stormy times. Initially fighting for Charles ...

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1/18/2007
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Statesman and politician. The son of John Hay, 8th Lord of Yester (1593 - 1653), who became the Earl of Tweeddale in 1646, Hay was a remarkable survivor in stormy times. Initially fighting for Charles ...

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Col. Samuel Vetch (1668 - 1732)

"Veitch"

Vetch came from a respected Edinburgh family, the second son of William Vetch, a leading Presbyterian minister. He and his older brother William gained military experience against the French in the fie...

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5/15/2008
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Col. Samuel Vetch (1668 - 1732)

"Veitch"

Vetch came from a respected Edinburgh family, the second son of William Vetch, a leading Presbyterian minister. He and his older brother William gained military experience against the French in the fie...

7/30/2015

SIR JOHN STEWART Sir John Stewart, here treated, is identified in Glasghu Facies as the great-grandson of Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto The names of his father and grandfather are not mentioned in this ...

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7/9/2012
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SIR JOHN STEWART Sir John Stewart, here treated, is identified in Glasghu Facies as the great-grandson of Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto The names of his father and grandfather are not mentioned in this ...

7/30/2015