52 Ancestors # 6 - Johannis Proverbs - a ninth great-grandfather

This post is for Week 6 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge - 2015 - by Amy Johnson Crow from No Story Too Small. Prompt for Week 6, So Far Away. This prompt suggests - which ancestor is the farthest from you, either in distance or in time/generations? So, I have selected my 9th great-grandfather Johannis (John) Proverbs who lived in Barbados.

So a little bit about Barbados ...
The first English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1625. They took possession of it in the name of King James I. In 1627 the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and it became an English and later British colony (Wikipedia).