In June 2014, Rand Paul made news by demanding that the federal government stop issuing general warrants. But he was not the first person to address this concern. JOHN WILKES John Wilkes was a radical British politician who opposed the … Continue reading
Category Archives: English Research
Background Although members of the Mashburn-Marshburn family can now be found in almost every state, the family stems from Edward Mashborne who arrived in southern Virginia/North Carolina around 1698. Edward Mashborne is the second-known schoolmaster in the southeast. He operated … Continue reading
The Boyhood Home of Edward Mashborne Although I tried several times to identify the location of the Whitefriars house where Edward Mashborne (b. 1676 in St Giles-in-the-fields) had grown up, I was unable to do so. Even though I knew … Continue reading
The Connection is Not What You Think Did Edward Mashborne the schoolmaster have something to do with naming Northampton County, NC after his ancestral home of Northamptonshire, England? There is no direct evidence that the Mashbornes that appear in Northamptonshire, … Continue reading