Pennycook: A New England Family History
History - As experienced by the ancestors of my Grandfather, Arthur G Wing (1914 - 1974) of Rumford, Maine; With emphasis on the
Wing, Swain, Chandler & Graham Family Lines1.0 - Matthew Wynge, John Winge [Stephen Bachiler, Thomas Dudley, William Vassal]
"How incredibly frustrating it must have been, then, for the aging Rev Bachiler, a political maverick who in earlier years helped quietly spawn the Puritan revolution in England, to witness the successful formation of companies led by men seemingly less inspired than his protégé. One today can only imagine the dreams held in Rev Bachiler’s heart or dare concieve the political plans craftily conspired in his mind. Yet, as fanciful as they may seem to be, our playful ponderings would be neither unfounded nor unwarranted, because in London less than a year after ..."
1.0.1 - Freemenship
"There were also others who viewed this growing dilemma more pragmatically, and realized that such a “church-state” could potentially become an oppressive oligarchy which would aggressively enforce its perceived authority, unchecked, as a “Divine Right”, thereby violating the very premise of the Puritans coming to the New World in the first place."
