Myles Standish  (DNA match established 2015 through Ebenezer Standish and Hannah Sturdivant)

Myles Standish was hired as military commander and defender of the Plymouth Colony (1620). He and his wife Rose came from Holland on the ship Mayflower in 1620.  Rose died during the 'First Winter' in the colony. Captain Myles remarried after Rose's death to Barbara. Many Standish descendants believe Barbara was the sister of Rose Standish and probably brought his son Thomas Standish with her on the ship "Anne"  following the death of Rose.  Thomas Standish also could have been the child of an earlier marriage as little is known of Capt Myles' earlier life except that he was a professional military man who served in England  before being hired by the Plymouth Bay Company. Thomas Standish was not mentioned in the will of Capt Myles in 3 Oct 1655, only the children of wife Barbara were mentioned.

Thomas Standish

Thomas Standish was a mature man of considerable estate by the time Myles passed away  in 1655. He was a founder of Wethersfield, CT and built the fort and fortifications there before settlement. He had military training, and, according to contemporary Wethersfield accounts, a strong physical resemblence to Capt Myles. Wethersfield settlers believed Thomas Standish was the son of Capt Myles Standish. Thomas being left out of his father's will was not unusual for an older child from a previous marriage who had already been well provided for. When Capt Myles died several of his sons with Barbara were only in their twenties and obviously in need of a start in life. There was also the influence of their mother, Barbara, who naturally would expect her children to be given an inheritance equal to her stepson's earlier.  Our line descends from Myles Standish and Rose.
 

Mylels Standish Marriage 1:

Rose Hanley 1586-1621 (m. Holland)
 

Children:
THOMAS STANDISH b: 1612 Holland (m. Susannah Francis Smith)

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Myles Standish

1584 England – 1656 Duxbury, MA

m. 1 Rose Hanley 2) Barbara

Thomas is son of 1) Rose Hanley

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Thomas Standish 1612-1693

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Lydia Standish 1637-1679

m. John Belden 1631-1677

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Margaret Belden 1677-1747

m. Sgt. Nathanial Kellogg 1671-1757

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John Kellogg 1717-1762

m. Mary Newton 1719-1794

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Judah Kellogg 1739-1819

m. Mary Tomlinson 1744-1836

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John Kellogg 1777-1854

m. Mary Clark 1780-1856

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Hezekiah Clark Kellogg 1805-1887

m. Elizabeth Catlin 1808-1893

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Betsey Kellogg 1825-1909

Jacob Ostrander 1825-1913

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Mary Elise Ostrander 1859-1912

m. Isaac SlathielPettit (Slate) 1858-1925

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Elizabeth Pettit 1881-1941

m. George S. Ferrel1870-1957

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John Thomas Ferrel 1915-2008

m. Irene Rost 1920-1998