The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

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Foreword
liament, and his demands for ship money had roused the indigna-
tion of the people. This new burden is believed to have been the
cause of Reinold's departure ; he followed his brother to New
England in 1637 or 1638. We mention these landmarks of history
to give a glimpse of the period covered ;
and
perhaps the outline
will enable one to form a better idea of the environment of our
fathers, whose names and Parish Churches are given in the fol-
lowing pages.
In conclusion I desire here to express my sincere thanks to the
descendants of Reinold Marvin whom I have named above ; to
Mrs. Harriet Pinckney Huse, of Highland Falls, N. Y., and to Mr.
George F. Marvin, of New York, also descendants, for the assis-
tance they have rendered me. Without their aid this work would
not have been accomplished ; aside from this, and with the single
exception of a small contribution made by a descendant of Mat-
thew for a special search, no other aid has ever been received or
solicited. An inspection of Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury's " Family
Histories and Genealogies," and the four Pedigree charts of our
family therein contained, will show something of what has already
been accomplished in tracing the American lines of descent, in
which will be found many eminent names — Judges and Governors,
Bishops and Soldiers, College Presidents and Professors at Har-
vard, Yale, Dartmouth, and elsewhere, with others hardly less
distinguished. The work of preparing a complete Genealogy is
still in progress.
W. T. R. Marvin,
73 Federal Street,
Boston, Mass.