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The Pilgrims of the

Leiden Congregation and Families

1. Allerton, Isaac ‐ (1585/6‐1659) Allerton is believed to have been born in , and was raised to become a tailor. After arriving on The Mayflower, Allerton quickly rose to prominence among the Pilgrim leaders, serving as William Bradford's assistant governor during the early years of the colony. After the adoption of a more formalized governmental structure in 1624, he served again as one of five assistant governors. In 1627, he became one of the eight "undertakers" of the colony's debt and made several voyages to London to negotiate with the colony's creditors. Allerton is an ancestor to Presidents of the and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 2. Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, Berkshire)[1] 3. Bartholomew Allerton, son (, Netherlands) 4. Remember Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) 5. , daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) ‐ (1616‐1699) Mary was born in Leiden, The Netherlands, to parents Issac and Mary (Norris) Allerton. She came to on The Mayflower at the age of four. Around 1636, she married Thomas Cushman and had eight children. Prior to her death in November 1699 she was the last surviving passenger of The Mayflower. 6. Bradford, William (Austerfield, Yorkshire) ‐ (1590‐1657) William Bradford was an English leader of the Separatist settlers of the in , and was elected thirty times to be the Governor after John Carver died. He was the second signer and primary architect of the . Bradford is credited as the first to proclaim what popular American culture now views as the first . 7. Dorothy (May) Bradford, wife (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire) 8. Brewster, William (Doncaster, Yorkshire) (c. 1566 ‐ April 10, 1644) Elder William Brewster was a Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher who came from , in north Nottinghamshire. On the Mayflower he was accompanied by his wife, Mary Brewster, and his sons, and Wrestling Brewster. When the colonists landed at Plymouth, Brewster became the senior elder of the colony, serving as its religious leader and as an advisor to Governor William Bradford. 9. Mary Brewster, wife 10. Love Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands) 11. Wrestling Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands) 12. Carver, John ‐ (1576‐1621) In 1617 John Carver became the agent for the Pilgrims in securing a charter and financial support for the establishment of a colony in America. He signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620, and on the same day was elected to a one‐year term as governor. He was probably instrumental in choosing Plymouth as the site for settlement and in making the treaty of alliance with Chief of the tribe in 1621. Shortly after being elected governor, he died, apparently from sunstroke, in the spring of 1621. 13. Catherine (Leggett) (White) Carver, wife (probably Sturton‐le‐Steeple, Nottinghamshire) 14. Chilton, James (Canterbury) ‐ (c. 1556 – 8 December 1620) was an English Separatist who came to America aboard the ship Mayflower. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and was probably the oldest Mayflower passenger. 15. Mrs. Susanna Chilton, wife 16. , daughter (Sandwich, Kent) ‐ (1607‐ca.1679) By legend, Mary Chilton was the first female passenger to step ashore at Plymouth, reportedly so excited that she jumped out of the small boat and waded ashore onto "." She was one of eleven under‐age girls on the Mayflower. Of these, she was one of the nine to survive the first year at Plymouth and would have been present at the time of the famous First Thanksgiving in 1621. She married John Winslow (possibly on October 12, 1624) and thus became the sister‐in‐law of Mayflower passenger . They had ten children. 17. Cooke, Francis (1583 – April 7, 1663 Plymouth, Massachusetts) ‐ Originally was on the before boarding the Mayflower. Signed the Mayflower Compact as the boat lay at anchor. 18. John Cook, son (Leiden, Netherlands) 19. Cooper, Humility ‐ (probably Leiden, Netherlands) (1619 ‐ 1651) baby daughter of Robert Cooper, in company of her aunt Ann Cooper Tilley, wife of . Returned to England after Edward Tilley and his wife both died. 20. Crackstone, John – (Colchester, ) – (d. 1621) Married Catherine (Katherine) Bates on May 9, 1594 at Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk. Widower at time of Mayflower trip. Two children. Anna Crackstone Smith did not accompany her father on the Mayflower; son John made the voyage. 21. John Crackstone, son (d. 1628) 22. Fletcher, (probably Canterbury, Kent) 23. Fuller, Edward (Redenhall, Norfolk) (1575‐1621) Edward and his brother Samuel, signed the Mayflower Compact. Both Edward and Ann died in the first winter in Plymouth, in early 1621, and their son Samuel was raised by his uncle Samuel and Bridget. 24. Mrs. Edward Fuller, wife 25. , son 26. Fuller, Samuel (Redenhall, Norfolk), (brother to Edward) (1580 – died 1633) Upon arrival in the , Samuel had been signer of the Mayflower Compact along with the other adult male settlers, and had also been elected Plymouth's doctor. He is known to have been involved in the responses to epidemics in Salem (1629), Charlestown, and, in 1633, Plymouth itself. The latter, perhaps smallpox, killed Fuller and at least twenty others. In his last will and testament he forgave the indigent of doctor's fees yet owed, and bought gloves for many of the colonists. 27. Goodman, John 28. Minter, Desire (Norwich, Norfolk) 29. Priest, Degory (1579/1582‐1621) 30. Rogers, Thomas (Watford, Northamptonshire) ‐ one of forty‐one signatories of the Mayflower Compact and was among those who did not survive that first harsh Plymouth, Massachusetts winter of 1620‐1621. 31. Joseph Rogers, son (Watford, Northamptonshire) 32. Sampson, Henry (Henlow, Bedfordshire) child in company of his uncle and aunt Edward and Ann Tilley[3] 33. Tilley, Edward (Henlow, Bedfordshire) 34. Ann (Cooper) Tilley (Henlow, Bedfordshire) wife of Edward and aunt of Humilty Cooper and Henry Sampson 35. Tilley, John (Henlow, Bedfordshire) ‐ (1571 – 1620 or 1621) was one of the settlers who traveled from England to North America on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact. Tilley died shortly after arrival in . 36. Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley, wife (Henlow, Bedfordshire) 37. , daughter (Henlow, Bedfordshire) 38. Tinker, Thomas ‐ He was a wood‐sawyer, and was granted citizenship in Leyden January 6, 1617. In the winter of 1620‐1621, he died along with his wife and son. 39. Mrs. , wife 40. boy Tinker, son 41. Turner, John 42. boy Turner, son 43. boy Turner, younger son 44. White, William 45. Susanna (Unknown) White , wife 46. , son 47. *, son (November 20, 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. He was born in , before the passengers of the Mayflower had decided where they would settle. White's name appears frequently in the records of the colonists. He was an esteemed member of the community as the first child born in New England. He later became a citizen of the settlement of Marshfield, Massachusetts, and held some minor civil and military offices. White returned to England with his stepfather (probably in 1646) and stayed there until his death at the age of 83. 48. Williams, Thomas, (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk) 49. Winslow, Edward (Droitwich, ) (1595 – 1655) was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644. His first wife was Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, whom he married in May 1618 at Leiden. She accompanied him on the Mayflower, and died soon after their arrival in Plymouth. Also accompanying Winslow were his children, George Soule, a teacher for the children, and Elias Story, a servant. Winslow remarried in May 1621 to Mrs. Susannah White, the mother of Peregrine White. This was the first marriage in the . 50. Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, first wife Planters recruited by London merchants

51. Billington, John (possibly Spalding, Lincolnshire) (1580 –1630) was the first Englishman to be convicted of in what would become the United States, and the first to be hanged for any crime in New England. In September 1630, after a heated argument over hunting rights, Billington fatally shot fellow colonist John Newcomen in the shoulder with a blunderbuss. Billington was convicted of murder and hanged at Plymouth, Massachusetts. 52. Eleanor Billington, wife 53. , son 54. Francis Billington, son 55. Britteridge, Richard 56. Browne, Peter (, ) (1594 – 1633) In 1619 or 1620 he was likely enlisted by William Mullins, as part of the "London contingent," whose trades and skills were necessary for the voyage of the Mayflower and the Speedwell and the creation of the colony. Being among the half of the Pilgrims who survived the first winter, Browne was present at the First Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621. 57. Clarke, Richard 58. Eaton, Francis (Bristol, Avon) (1596‐1633) Francis Eaton was a carpenter, specifically a "house carpenter". Unlike many of the Mayflower voyagers, the Eatons were never involved with the strict Protestants from the Leiden church, and their precise motivations in emigrating to America are not known. 59. Sarah Eaton, wife 60. Samuel Eaton, son 61. Gardiner, Richard (, Essex) 62. Hopkins, Stephen (Upper Clatford, Hampshire) ‐ (1582 ‐1644) Stephen Hopkins, a tanner and merchant, was recruited by the Merchant Adventurers to provide governance for the colony as well as assist with the colony's ventures. He was a member of a group of passengers known to the Pilgrims as "The Strangers" since they were not part of the Pilgrims' religious congregation. Hopkins was one of forty‐one signatories of the Mayflower Compact and was an assistant to the governor of the colony through 1636. 63. Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, wife ‐ (died 1639) Elizabeth Hopkins married Stephen Hopkins at Whitechapel, England in either 1617 or 1618, and had a daughter Damaris born sometime around 1619. Elizabeth gave birth to a son, Oceanus, while at sea on The Mayflower. Elizabeth was one of only four women to survive long enough to attend the first harvest celebration in the autumn of 1621. 64. Giles Hopkins, son by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) 65. , daughter by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) Constance married Nicholas Snow, sometime before the 1627 division of cattle, probably May 22, 1627. Nicholas came to Plymouth on board the ship Anne in 1623 and was made a freeman at Plymouth in 1633. They had twelve children. 66. Damaris Hopkins, daughter 67. *, born en route (1620 – c. 1627) was the first and only child born on the Mayflower during its historic voyage which brought the Pilgrims to America. He did not survive long, and was dead before the 1623 Division of Land. Oceanus Hopkins was named so because he was born in a ship in the Atlantic Ocean and the Latin word for the ocean is Oceanus. 68. Margesson, Edmund 69. Martin, Christopher (, Essex) (1582‐1620/21) Christopher Martin, Mary Martin and their son Solomon came to America on the Mayflower, but all died during the first winter in Plymouth Colony, during 1620‐21. 70. Mary (Prower) Martin, wife 71. Mullins, William (Dorking, Surrey) 72. Alice Mullins, wife 73. Priscilla Mullins, daughter ‐ (1608‐1680) Pricilla was a seventeen‐year‐old girl when she boarded The Mayflower. She lost her parents and brother during the first winter in Plymouth and was then the only member of her family in the New World. She spun wool and flax for the colony, taught children, and helped with the cooking. She married in what was likely the third marriage in Plymouth Colony. Priscilla and John had ten children. She is known to literary history as the unrequited love of the newly‐widowed Captain Miles Standish, the colony's military advisor, in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish. 74. Joseph Mullins, son 75. Prower, Solomon (Billericay, Essex) 76. Rigsdale, John 77. Alice Rigsdale, wife 78. Standish, Myles (, ) ‐ (1584‐1656) served as military Captain for the voyage to North America. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact at on November 11, 1620 and was later appointed the first commander of Plymouth Colony. Standish was also one of the founders of the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1632. 79. Rose Standish, wife 80. Warren, Richard (Hertford, England) 81. Winslow, Gilbert (Droitwich, Worcestershire), brother to "Pilgrim" Edward Winslow but not known

to have lived in Leiden. Men hired to stay one year

82. Alden, John (Harwich, Essex) ‐ considered a ship's crewman (he was the ship's cooper) but joined settlers. (1599‐1687) Said to be the first passenger of The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620. He was a ship carpenter by trade and a cooper, or barrel maker, for The Mayflower, that was usually docked at . John Alden was one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony and the second signer of the Mayflower Compact. 83. Allerton, John, was listed as a hired man but was apparently related to one of the Pilgrim families onboard, 's, who all came from Leiden. He sailed in order to settle in North America, and was to return to England to help the rest of the group immigrate, but died during the first winter of the Pilgrims' settlement, may have been relative of "Pilgrim" Allerton family.[4] 84. Ely, Richard, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up but later returned to New England and died there. He is mentioned briefly as a sailor by name of Ely in "." 85. English, Thomas, hired to master a shallop but died in the winter 86. Trevore, William, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up

Family servants

87. Butten, William, age: "a youth", servant of Samuel Fuller, only person who died during the voyage 88. Carter, Robert, age unknown, servant or apprentice to William Mullins, shoemaker. 89. Dorothy, maidservant of John Carver. 90. Doty, Edward, (possibly Lincolnshire) age probably about 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins. The first duel in Plymouth Colony occurred June 18, 1621, when Doty and Edward Leister fought with swords and daggers until one was wounded in the hand and the other in the thigh. 91. Holbeck, William, age likely under 21, servant to William White 92. Hooke, John, (probably Norwich, Norfolk) age 13, apprenticed to Isaac Allerton 93. Howland, John (probably Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire) (1599 – 1673)‐ was a manservant for Governor John Carver. Inherited the Carver estate after John and Catherine Carver died in 1621, and bought his freedom. Joined Edward Winslow in the exploration of the Kennebec River. Married Elizabeth Tilley and they had ten children. 94. Lancemore, John (probably or Worcestershire), age under 21, servant to the Christopher Martin 95. Latham, William, age 11, servant/apprentice to the John Carver family 96. Leister, Edward (Kensington), aged over 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins 97. Moore, Ellen, (Shipton, Shropshire), age 8, indentured to Edward Winslow 98. Jasper More, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 7, indentured to John Carver 99. Richard, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 6, indentured to William Brewster 100. Mary, (Shipton, Shropshire), sister, age 4, indentured to William Brewster 101. Soule, George, (1595 – 1679) servant or employee of Edward Winslow. Soule came with Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 probably as an indentured servant to be a teacher for the children. Soule married a woman named Mary, and they had nine children. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the . He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate. 102. Story, Elias, age under 21, in the care of Edward Winslow 103. Thompson, Edward, age under 21, in the care of the William White family, first passenger to die after the Mayflower reached Cape Cod. 104. Wilder, Roger, age under 21, servant in the John Carver family

*2 children (Oceanus Hopkins and Peregrine White) were born en route and immediately after the landing in America (not considered as a part of the original 102 Pilgrims but included in this list for biography purposes)