tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post3494774954273743258..comments2023-11-03T17:20:18.270-07:00Comments on William & Mary Dyer: John Winthrop’s March 26 date with predestinyChristy K Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post-51020277262274768812017-04-28T22:08:51.194-07:002017-04-28T22:08:51.194-07:00Hi, Mike.
Thank you for noticing the way I tried ...Hi, Mike. <br />Thank you for noticing the way I tried to portray Winthrop as a well-rounded human being, and not a cartoon. I can't say I liked him, but I certainly respected him. I tried to do that for all of the people I covered in my Dyer books. <br /><br />When I was researching John Endecott, I found only one source, a biography written by an Endecott descendant in the early 19th century. He had some things wrong, but I noticed that he was a bit defensive AND apologetic about the colonial governor. It was like he looked and looked for something nice to say, and could find almost nothing. <br /><br />You can find my Dyer books at http://bit.ly/RobinsonAuthor . That's a shortened URL for Amazon Author Central. <br /><br />Cheers on your genealogy research! By the way, I have several Harpers in my tree: the first were Quakers of Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, who had only girls. The others were on a different line from southern New England. So we may be distant cousins. (Just a note of interest, not an intent to stalk, LOL.) Christy K Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988458745832012138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582751663390398171.post-2859687751616207962017-04-28T15:13:55.568-07:002017-04-28T15:13:55.568-07:00Hi Christy,
My name is Mike Harper. I ended up on ...Hi Christy,<br />My name is Mike Harper. I ended up on your blog kind of by accident as I was searching for other information pertaining to John Winthrop. The Governor is my 11th times great grandfather. I love learning about him and anything 17th century New England. I'm also descended from Thomas Dudley. What a pair. <br />What I appreciated about your assessment of John Winthrop is that you judged him in the context of his generation and peers. So much of what those founders did, said and thought does not agree with our sensibilities of today. However, in his time, he was the moderate, while my other grandfather, Thomas Dudley was really hard core! Lol<br />Thank you,<br />I look forward to finding your book on Mary Dyer,<br />Regards,<br />Mike Harper, New HampshireMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697241981891846172noreply@blogger.com