"Edward Converse of Woburn, Mass.: Notes On His Birthplace and Ancestry" by Arnold P.G. and Carolyn Bryant Peterson, NEHGR 146 (1992):130-132. A google search on "Edward Converse" "Mary Parker" yielded 216 hits. "Edward Converse" Navestock (a proposed birthplace) yielded 380 hits. "Edward Converse" Clemence (a proposed mother) yielded 281 hits. Lastly, "Edward Converse" "Joan Fuller" (his grandmother) yielded only 117 hits.
"Eleanor Cogan, Wife of Walter Deane of Taunton" by H. Clark Dean, NEHGR 147 (1993):240-254. The search for both names in quotes yielded only 163 hits. Changing Eleanor's name to Strong (a long-held, but incorrect identification) yielded 364 hits. This is a sad statement that a great article out for 16 years has not shown up on at least as many sites as the wrong identification (which, btw, dates from the 1840s.
"The English Origin of Thomas Hett of Massachusetts Bay" by Leslie Mahler, NEHGR 155 (2001):357-58. Unbelievably "Thomas Hett" "Anne Shearson" (the parents of the immigrant) yielded no hits whatsoever. Taking the "e" off Anne didn't help either. Turning Hett into the English spelling of Hytte, also didn't help. Going broader, "Thomas Hett" Folkingham (his birthplace) did get 54 hits. "Thomas Hett" Charlestown (his death place) yielded 528 hits. Which means approximately 528 people need to read Mahler's article tomorrow.
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