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Capt. Thomas Ashby, Sr. MP (1682 - 1752)

"Capt. Thomas Edward Ashby"

Not a known child of John Turner Ashby, Esq., Cassique, of “Quenby” Biography From He was an early explorer across the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Shenandoah Valley and "Ashby Gap" is named af...

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12/20/2008
5/6/2025
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12/20/2008

Capt. Thomas Ashby, Sr. MP (1682 - 1752)

"Capt. Thomas Edward Ashby"

Not a known child of John Turner Ashby, Esq., Cassique, of “Quenby” Biography From He was an early explorer across the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Shenandoah Valley and "Ashby Gap" is named af...

5/6/2025

Marguerite Elton Blake MP (1878 - 1967)

Marguerite Elton Blake Harrison (Baker) Marguerite was a reporter, spy, film maker, and translator who was one of the four founding members of the Society of Woman Geographers. Biography ...

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5/11/2014
4/30/2025
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5/11/2014

Marguerite Elton Blake MP (1878 - 1967)

Marguerite Elton Blake Harrison (Baker) Marguerite was a reporter, spy, film maker, and translator who was one of the four founding members of the Society of Woman Geographers. Biography ...

4/30/2025

Rev. John Banister MP (1654 - 1692)

"Baptist"

Not the son of Lt. John Banister John Banister was a naturalist and Anglican minister in the Virginia colony. Born in England, he became interested in North American plants while studying at the U...

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11/19/2007
4/28/2025
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11/19/2007

Rev. John Banister MP (1654 - 1692)

"Baptist"

Not the son of Lt. John Banister John Banister was a naturalist and Anglican minister in the Virginia colony. Born in England, he became interested in North American plants while studying at the U...

4/28/2025

Rear-Admiral Richard Charles Mayne CB FRGS (7 July 1835 – 29 May 1892) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer, who in later life became a Conservative politician. Richard Mayne Son of Sir Richard M...

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2/2/2014
3/6/2025
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2/2/2014

Rear-Admiral Richard Charles Mayne CB FRGS (7 July 1835 – 29 May 1892) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer, who in later life became a Conservative politician. Richard Mayne Son of Sir Richard M...

3/6/2025

James King (1750 - 1784)

"Capt. James King"

Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy : Feb 2 2024, 8:26:40 UTC From book by John Bolton King James King R.N.: Captain Cook Is Killed But His Third Voyage Of Discovery Goes On.

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2/2/2024
12/29/2024
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2/2/2024

James King (1750 - 1784)

"Capt. James King"

Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy : Feb 2 2024, 8:26:40 UTC From book by John Bolton King James King R.N.: Captain Cook Is Killed But His Third Voyage Of Discovery Goes On.

12/29/2024

John Webber MP (1751 - 1793)

John Webber RA (6 October 1751 – 29 May 1793) was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition. He is best known for his images of Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska. B...

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12/23/2024
12/23/2024
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12/23/2024

John Webber MP (1751 - 1793)

John Webber RA (6 October 1751 – 29 May 1793) was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition. He is best known for his images of Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska. B...

12/23/2024

William Bayly (1737 - 1810)

Adventurer and Astronomer - travelled with CPT. Cook on his 2nd and 3rd voyages William Bayly (1737–1810) was an English astronomer. Life Bayly was born at Bishops Cannings, or Carions, in Wilts...

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9/26/2018
12/23/2024
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9/26/2018

William Bayly (1737 - 1810)

Adventurer and Astronomer - travelled with CPT. Cook on his 2nd and 3rd voyages William Bayly (1737–1810) was an English astronomer. Life Bayly was born at Bishops Cannings, or Carions, in Wilts...

12/23/2024

Admiral James Burney MP (1750 - 1821)

James Burney (13 June 1750 – 17 November 1821) was an English rear-admiral, who accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages. He later wrote two books on naval voyages and a third on the game of ...

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10/27/2017
12/23/2024
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10/27/2017

Admiral James Burney MP (1750 - 1821)

James Burney (13 June 1750 – 17 November 1821) was an English rear-admiral, who accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages. He later wrote two books on naval voyages and a third on the game of ...

12/23/2024

Molesworth Phillips England Marriages, 1538-1973 Marriage: Jan 10 1782 - Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England Wife: Susanna Burney Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - Smar...

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10/27/2017
12/23/2024
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Molesworth Phillips England Marriages, 1538-1973 Marriage: Jan 10 1782 - Saint Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, England Wife: Susanna Burney Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - Smar...

12/23/2024

Vice Admiral John Byron, RN (1723 - 1786)

"("Foul-weather Jack")", "John Byron foulweather Jack", "Foul Weather Jack"

Admiral The Hon. John Byron, RN (8 November 1723 – 10 April 1786) was a Royal Navy officer. He was known as Foul-weather Jack because of his frequent bad luck with weather.Early careerHe joined the nav...

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10/6/2008
12/22/2024
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10/6/2008

Vice Admiral John Byron, RN (1723 - 1786)

"("Foul-weather Jack")", "John Byron foulweather Jack", "Foul Weather Jack"

Admiral The Hon. John Byron, RN (8 November 1723 – 10 April 1786) was a Royal Navy officer. He was known as Foul-weather Jack because of his frequent bad luck with weather.Early careerHe joined the nav...

12/22/2024

Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey – 21 July 1796, Southampton) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Na...

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12/22/2024
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12/22/2024

Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey – 21 July 1796, Southampton) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Na...

12/22/2024

Captain Samuel Wallis (1728 - 1795)

Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 – 21 January 1795 in London) was a British naval officer and explorer of the Pacific Ocean who made the first recorded visit by a European navigator to Tahiti. Biography...

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12/22/2024
12/22/2024
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Captain Samuel Wallis (1728 - 1795)

Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 – 21 January 1795 in London) was a British naval officer and explorer of the Pacific Ocean who made the first recorded visit by a European navigator to Tahiti. Biography...

12/22/2024

First Lieutenant Graham Gore (c.1809 - bef.1848)

Graham Gore (c. 1809 – between 28 May 1847 and 25 April 1848) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who participated in two expeditions to the Arctic and a survey of the coastli...

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12/21/2024
12/21/2024
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First Lieutenant Graham Gore (c.1809 - bef.1848)

Graham Gore (c. 1809 – between 28 May 1847 and 25 April 1848) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer who participated in two expeditions to the Arctic and a survey of the coastli...

12/21/2024

Captain John Gore (c.1730 - 1790)

Captain John Gore (c. 1730–10 August 1790) was a British American sailor who circumnavigated the globe four times with the Royal Navy in the 18th century and accompanied Captain James Cook in his dis...

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8/24/2008
12/21/2024
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8/24/2008

Captain John Gore (c.1730 - 1790)

Captain John Gore (c. 1730–10 August 1790) was a British American sailor who circumnavigated the globe four times with the Royal Navy in the 18th century and accompanied Captain James Cook in his dis...

12/21/2024

Captain Tobias Furneaux (1735 - 1781)

Captain Tobias Furneaux (21 August 1735 – 18 September 1781) was a British navigator and Royal Navy officer, who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was one of the...

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7/16/2009
12/21/2024
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7/16/2009

Captain Tobias Furneaux (1735 - 1781)

Captain Tobias Furneaux (21 August 1735 – 18 September 1781) was a British navigator and Royal Navy officer, who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was one of the...

12/21/2024

Maria Dundas MP (1785 - 1842)

"Maria Graham", "Lady Callcott"

Maria Graham, later Lady Callcott Regency diarist, travel writer, artist and naval wife. British woman who was one of the first people to write about Chile, before anyone knew much about South America ...

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4/15/2014
12/11/2024
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Maria Dundas MP (1785 - 1842)

"Maria Graham", "Lady Callcott"

Maria Graham, later Lady Callcott Regency diarist, travel writer, artist and naval wife. British woman who was one of the first people to write about Chile, before anyone knew much about South America ...

12/11/2024

Annie Smith Peck (1850 - 1935)

Annie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 – July 18, 1935) was an American mountaineer. Peck was the youngest of five children, born to Ann Power Smith Peck (1820–1896) and George Bacheler Peck (1807–18...

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2/19/2014
12/11/2024
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2/19/2014

Annie Smith Peck (1850 - 1935)

Annie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 – July 18, 1935) was an American mountaineer. Peck was the youngest of five children, born to Ann Power Smith Peck (1820–1896) and George Bacheler Peck (1807–18...

12/11/2024

Anna "Annie" Brassey (1839 - 1887)

Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey (née Allnutt; 7 October 1839 – 14 September 1887) was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book A Voyage in the Sunbeam, our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...

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2/18/2009
12/11/2024
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2/18/2009

Anna "Annie" Brassey (1839 - 1887)

Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey (née Allnutt; 7 October 1839 – 14 September 1887) was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book A Voyage in the Sunbeam, our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...

12/11/2024

Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797 - 1858)

da Laura Pfeiffer (Viena, 14 de octubre de 1797 - ib.27 de octubre de 1858) fue una exploradora y escritora de viajes austriaca. A los 45 años abandonó su vida de ama de casa y se fue a viajar por el m...

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Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797 - 1858)

da Laura Pfeiffer (Viena, 14 de octubre de 1797 - ib.27 de octubre de 1858) fue una exploradora y escritora de viajes austriaca. A los 45 años abandonó su vida de ama de casa y se fue a viajar por el m...

12/11/2024

Lady Florence Dixie MP (1855 - 1905)

"Lady Florence Caroline Dixie (25 May 1855 – 7 November 1905), before her marriage Lady Florence Douglas, was a British traveller, war correspondent, writer, humanist and feminist." =================...

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5/12/2011
12/11/2024
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5/12/2011

Lady Florence Dixie MP (1855 - 1905)

"Lady Florence Caroline Dixie (25 May 1855 – 7 November 1905), before her marriage Lady Florence Douglas, was a British traveller, war correspondent, writer, humanist and feminist." =================...

12/11/2024