The Pilgrims of the Mayflower Leiden Congregation and Families 1. Allerton, Isaac ‐ (1585/6‐1659) Allerton is believed to have been born in London, England 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 United States Zachary Taylor and Franklin D. Roosevelt. 2. Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, Berkshire)[1] 3. Bartholomew Allerton, son (Leiden, Netherlands) 4. Remember Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) 5. Mary Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) ‐ (1616‐1699) Mary was born in Leiden, The Netherlands, to parents Issac and Mary (Norris) Allerton. She came to Plymouth 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 Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and was elected thirty times to be the Governor after John Carver died. He was the second signer and primary architect of the Mayflower Compact. Bradford is credited as the first to proclaim what popular American culture now views as the first Thanksgiving. 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 Scrooby, in north Nottinghamshire. On the Mayflower he was accompanied by his wife, Mary Brewster, and his sons, Love Brewster 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 Massasoit of the Wampanoag 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. Mary Chilton, 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 "Plymouth Rock." 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 Edward Winslow. They had ten children. 17. Cooke, Francis (1583 – April 7, 1663 Plymouth, Massachusetts) ‐ Originally was on the Speedwell 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 Edward Tilley. Returned to England after Edward Tilley and his wife both died. 20. Crackstone, John – (Colchester, Essex) – (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, Moses (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. Samuel Fuller, son 26. Fuller, Samuel (Redenhall, Norfolk), (brother to Edward) (1580 – died 1633) Upon arrival in the New World, 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 New England. 36. Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley, wife (Henlow, Bedfordshire) 37. Elizabeth Tilley, 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. Thomas Tinker, 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. Resolved White, son 47. Peregrine White*, son (November 20, 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. He was born in Provincetown Harbor, 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, Worcestershire) (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 New England colonies. 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 murder 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. John Billington, son 54. Francis Billington, son 55. Britteridge, Richard 56. Browne, Peter (Dorking, Surrey) (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 (Harwich, 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.