Category: Miner Pedigree Fraud
Categories: Frauds and Fabrications
Miner Pedigree Fraud. First published 1859 New England Historical and Genealogical Register 13:161. “PEDIGREE OF MINER. An Herauldical Essay Upon the Surname of Miner.” at Archive.org
From at least 1859, and perhaps earlier, descendants of Lt. Thomas Minor have accepted a pedigree and arms starting with the armigerous Henry who died in 1359. On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Thomas’ departure for America, a group of descendants placed a plaque in St. Andrews Church where Thomas was baptised. His coat of arms was to be placed above the plaque, but proceedings were held up pending approval by the bishop who wished to obtain the usual search and recommendation by the College of Arms. Search by the College of Arms was unable to find references to Miners of Chew in any of the Herald’s visits. Subsequent study by historians and genealogists, has proved most of the pedigree to be untrue.
Publication of the truth -- Miner, John A. and Robert F. Miner, The Curious Pedigree of Lt Thomas Miner New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 138 pages 182 - 185, (1984) link at American Ancestors
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