The Damon and Taber Family Connections

John Shaw¹

M, #7106, b. before 1611?

Pedigree

John Shaw was born before 1611?
He immigrated in August 1623 on the Ship 'Anne'.¹

Census

Date	Place	Enumeration
1627	Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony	Census: 1627 Division of Cattle Census as John Shaw Head: John Shaw Person: John Adams, Mrs Ellen (Newton) Adams, James Adams, John Winslow, William Basset, Mrs Elizabeth (?) Basset, William Basset Jr, Elizabeth Basset Jr, Francis Sprague, Mrs Anna (?) Sprague and Mercy Sprague Possible: Mrs Mary (Chilton) Winslow To this lot fell the lesser of the black Cowes Came at first in the Ann wth which they must keepe the bigest of the 2 steers. Also to this lot was two shee goats.¹

Date

Place

Enumeration

1627

Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony

Census: 1627 Division of Cattle Census
as John Shaw
Head: John Shaw
Person: John Adams, Mrs Ellen (Newton) Adams, James Adams, John Winslow, William Basset, Mrs Elizabeth (?) Basset, William Basset Jr, Elizabeth Basset Jr, Francis Sprague, Mrs Anna (?) Sprague and Mercy Sprague
Possible: Mrs Mary (Chilton) Winslow
To this lot fell the lesser of the black Cowes Came at first in the Ann wth which they must keepe the bigest of the 2 steers. Also to this lot was two shee goats.¹

References

John Shaw is described in The Great Migration Begins.

Last Edited

6 Dec 2025

Citations

[S143] The Division of Cattle, 1627.

Compiler: Richard Damon, 35 Stone Rd, Arlington, MA 02474

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