I love woodcuts from the 17 century so here are a few to look at. It really gives an accurate(more or less with the exception of the clothing)view of life during this time. But, as in formal portraits today, people often embellished their clothing, adding their "Sunday best" in these 17th century "photographs".
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Budley
Giles was in Ipswich, Mass. by 1648
Budlong
Francis was at Warwick, R.I. in 1669.
Buell
William, born at Chesterton, Huntingdonshire, England in 1610 before coming to Dorchester, Mass. in 1630. He was also one of the first settlers of Windsor, Conn. in 1635.
Buffington
Thomas was a Quaker at Salem, Mass. in 1650.
Buffum
Robert was from Yorkshire, England and came to Salem in 1638.
Bugby
Edward was born in Stratford-le-Bow, England(near London)before coming to Roxbury, Mass. in 1634.
Richard was a brother of the preceding and came with Winthrop's fleet to Roxbury in 1630.
Bulfinch
John was at Salem in 1642.
Bulgar
Richard was a bricklayer who went to Boston in 1630, then to Exeter, N.H. by 1638, and finally to R.I., where he died in 1679.
Buckeley or Buckley
Thomas was at Boston pre-1685.
William was at Ipswich, Mass. by 1648.
Bull
Henry was born 1610 and came to Roxbury in 1635. He then removed to Boston and finally to Portsmouth, R.I. in 1638.
Isaac was at Boston in 1653.
John was a feltmaker at Boston in 1658.
Robert was at Saybrook, Conn. by 1653.
Thomas was born in 1610 before landing at Boston in 1635. He then removed to Hartford, Conn. shortly after.
William was living at Cambridge in 1644.
Bullard
Benjamin was at Watertown, Mass. in 1642. He was raised by his uncle, William(below)when his father died.
George was a freeman at Watertown, Mass. in 1641.
Robert was born at England in 1599. He went to Watertown, Mass. in 1630, dying in 1634 and leaving one son, Benjamin who is listed above.
William, brother of preceding, was born at Kent, England in 1601 and was granted land at Dedham, Mass. in 1635.
Bullen
John was at Medfield, Mass. in 1649.
Samuel was a freeman at Dedham in 1641.
Bullis
Phillip was a mariner at Boston in 1663.
Bullock
David was at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1668.
Henry was born at Essex, England in 1595. He went to Charletown, Mass. in 1635, then to Salem by 1643.
Richard was born at Essex, England and went to Rehoboth in 1643.
Samuel was married at Rehoboth in 1673, but left no issue.
Bully
Nicholas was a constable at Saco, Maine in 1664.
Bumpass or Bumpus
Edward was at Plymouth in 1621 but removed to Duxbury, Mass. He then went to Marshfield, Mass. and finally to Dartmouth, Mass. by 1652.
Bumstead
Edward was at Boston in 1640.
Thomas was at Roxbury in 1640.
Bunce
Thomas was a Scotsman but was born in England in 1612. He settled at Hartford, Conn. in 1636.
Bundy
John was at Plymouth in 1643. He then went to Boston and finally to Taunton, Mass..
Bunker
George, was the son of William, who was a French Hugenot, born in England. He came to Ipswich, Mass, then to Topsfield, Mass., where he drowned in 1656.
George was at Charlestown in 1634.
Bunn
Edward was at Hull, Mass. in 1673, where he married.
Matthew was also at Hull before 1659.
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Bunnell
Benjamin was at New Haven, Conn. in 1657.
Solomon, brother of preceding, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1638.
William, brother of both preceding, was from Cheshire, England and came to New Haven, Conn. in 1638.
Burbank
John, was born in 1600 at England and was at Rowley, Mass. in 1640.
Joseph was born in 1611 at England before coming to Boston in 1635.
Burbeen
John was a tailor who came from Scotland to Woburn, Mass. sometime prior to 1660.
Burchsted
John Henry was a physician from Silesia, Germany before coming to L:ynn, Mass. sometime before 1660.
Burden
Francis was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1655.
George was a shoemaker who was born in England in 1615 before coming to Boston in 1635.
Robert was married at Lynn, Mass. in 1650.
Burdett or Burditt
Rev. George was from Yarmouth, Norfolk, England before coming to Salem in 1635. He then went to York, Maine and then back to England.
Robert was born in 1633 at England and was married at Malden, Mass. in 1653.
Burdick
Robert was at Newport, R.I. pre-1652 before removing to Westerly, R.I. pre-1661.
Burdon
George was at Boston in 1636.
Burdsall
Henry was a freeman at Salem in 1638.
Burge
Giles was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1682.
Thomas was at Lynn in 1635 and then went to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637.
Burgess or Burgiss
Francis was at Boston pre-1654.
James was born in England in 1621 and came to Boston when he was 14 years of age in 1635.
Richard was at Sandwich in 1643.
Roger was at Boston pre-1664.
Thomas came from England to Duxbury in 1637 and moved to Sandwich the following year.
Thomas was at Concord in 1660.
Burkby
Thomas was at Rowley, Mass. in 1643.
Burke
Richard was born in England in 1640 and went to Sudbury, Mass. in 1670. He was granted land at Stow, Mass. in 1686.
Burleigh
Giles was at Ipswich in 1648.
Burlingham or Burlingame
Roger was at Stonington, Conn. in 1654 before going to Warwick, R.I. in 1660. He then went to Providence pre-1670.
Burlisson
Edward at at Suffield, Conn. in 1677.