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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mayflower (ship)
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 21.
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent settlers in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
Mayflower II is a reproduction of the ship that brought a small group of English colonists, popularly known as the "Pilgrims," to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mayflower-(ship)   (656 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
During the winter the passengers remained on board the 'Mayflower', suffering an outbreak of a contagious disease described as a mixture of scurvy, pneumonia and tuberculosis.
The 102 passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent European settlers in New England (remember that the Jamestown settlers were the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States); some of their descendants have taken great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one or more of these Pilgrims.
With cooperation between Project Mayflower and Plimoth Plantation, an accurate replica of the original (designed by naval architect William A. Baker) was launched in 1956 from Devonshire, England, and set sail in the spring of 1957.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mayflower   (1773 words)

  
  Mayflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11 (both dates according to the Old Style or the Julian Calendar).
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent settlers in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
The Mayflower is the emblem of the English football club Plymouth Argyle F.C., who are known by the nickname of "The Pilgrims".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mayflower   (1130 words)

  
 Mayflower Information
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in what would become the United States, in 1620.
Details of the ship's dimensions are unknown; but estimates based on its load weight and the usual size of 180-ton merchant ships in the period give her a length of 90–110 feet (27.4–33.5 metres) and a width of about 25 (7.6 metres).
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent settlers in New England; some of their descendants have taken great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one or more of these Pilgrims.
www.bookrags.com /Mayflower   (691 words)

  
 Mayflower II Background Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Mayflower II is a reproduction of the ship that brought a small group of English colonists, popularly known as the "Pilgrims," to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
The list of people was subdivided by ship name, and the first group came under the heading, "The Falles of their grounds which came first over in May-Floure, according as their lotes were cast.1623." Bradford stated only that she "...
Mayflower II finally arrived at Plymouth before noon the morning of June 13, to the excitement of the great crowd of eager spectators.
www.plimoth.org /about/presskit/mayflowerBG.asp   (1674 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Ships & Passenger Lists
The Francis Cooke Society honors the memory of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke, serves as a means for descendants to exchange information, and plans to assist members in obtaining proof of descendancy to meet the guidelines of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, 1891-1909.
Passenger list of Palatine immigrants to Pennsylvania from Strassberger & Hinke in 1738.
www.cyndislist.com /ships.htm   (5732 words)

  
 The Plymouth Colony Archive Project
Listed below are passengers of the Mayflower in 1620.
This list has been checked against information provided in a passenger list published by the Massachussetts Society of Mayflower Descendants (1992).
The names of children are listed beneath those of their parents, and their ages are noted in parentheses.
etext.virginia.edu /users/deetz/Plymouth/Maylist.html   (166 words)

  
 List of passengers on the Mayflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of passengers on the Mayflower.
There may have been other "pets" on the Mayflower but none are mentioned.
List of Mayflower passengers who died in the winter of 1620 - 1621
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_passengers_on_the_Mayflower   (227 words)

  
 Voyage of the "Mayflower"
At the English port of Plymouth some of the Speedwell's passengers were regrouped on the Mayflower, and on September 16, the historic voyage began.
This time the Mayflower carried 102 passengers, only 37 of whom were from the Leiden congregation, in addition to the crew.
Although the Mayflower's captain and part owner, Christopher Jones, had threatened to leave the Pilgrims unless they quickly found a place to land, the ship remained at Plymouth during the first terrible winter of 1620-21, when half of the colonists died.
www.users.qwest.net /~willmurray/Hamilton/Brewster/voyage_of_the_mayflower.htm   (1024 words)

  
 MAYFLOWER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 21.
Details regarding the size and overall dimensions of the ship are unknown, but it has been estimated from its load weight and the usual size of 180-ton merchant ships in the period to be 90 - 110 feet in length and about 25 feet in width.
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest arrivals in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/ma/Mayflower.htm   (427 words)

  
 Genealogy Research Guide - Mayflower Records - UMass Amherst Libraries
Roser, Susan E. Mayflower births and deaths: from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Notes the town of residence, relationship to a Mayflower passenger, ship name, year the will was signed, name of the spouse or closest relative, and sources of information for more than 725 men and 75 women, all Plymouth Colony residents who left probate records from 1633 to 1691.
Register of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia, 1970; in commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620.
www.library.umass.edu /subject/genealogy/mayflower.html   (1360 words)

  
 The Society of Mayflower Descendants - Mayflower Compact
As the passengers aboard the Mayflower journeyed across the Atlantic, tensions arose among the three factions: the Separatists seeking religious freedom, the merchant-adventurers seeking their fortune, and the crew seeking their livelihood.
It became apparent that if these passengers were to survive in an alien land, they needed to consent voluntarily to a cooperative form of government.
Thus it was that The Mayflower Compact came into being and was signed by the adult male passengers in November, 1620.
www.ctmayflower.org /mayflower_compact.php   (286 words)

  
 The Mayflower Society: Welcome Message from our Governor General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The Society of Mayflower Descendants is a very special hereditary organization comprised of a diverse group of individuals who have documented their descent from one or more of the 102 passengers who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A list of the names of the 26 male passengers and 3 female passengers whose maiden name is known, currently known to have descendants may be found by clicking the "Membership" link at the top of this page.
That document, the Mayflower Compact, was a precursor of the Constitution of the United States.
www.themayflowersociety.com /welcome.htm   (401 words)

  
 List of passengers on the Mayflower - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
List of passengers on the Mayflower - Biocrawler
This is a list of passengers on the Mayflower.
List of Mayflower passengers who died in the winter of 1620 - 1621
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_passengers_on_the_Mayflower   (71 words)

  
 Are You a Descendant of the Mayflower?
While the Mayflower was at sea, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to a son which she named Oceanus.
After the Mayflower had arrived and was anchored in Provincetown Harbor off the tip of Cape Cod, Susanna White gave birth to a son, which she named Peregrine (which means "one who has made a journey").
One passenger died while the Mayflower was at sea--a youth named William Butten, a servant-apprentice to Dr. Samuel Fuller.
www.meridianmagazine.com /turninghearts/021128mayflower.html   (256 words)

  
 Hotten's Original List of persons of quality, emigrants, religeous exiles, political rebels, etc. who went from Great ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Many English families took refuge in Leyden, and the list referred to is a register of the births, marriages, and deaths which occurred there among the exiles.
Further notices are unnecessary, but the list of those who embarked in the before-mentioned ships is of sufficient value to entitle its insertion in this place, though it must be remembered that it is not absolutely official.
This list of their "names" and families, was preserved by Governor Bradford at the close of his History, and is here presented in the order in which he placed them.
www.allcensus.com /original_lists_019.htm   (1337 words)

  
 Mayflower
Squanto meets the Pilgrims who were aboard the Mayflower, although half of the original company had died during the winter.
The Mayflower moors in Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts near Cap Cod instead of Virginia.
John Alden and Priscilla were among the Mayflower passengers who settled Plymouth Colony, in the New World, in 1620.
www.suite101.com /reference/mayflower   (957 words)

  
 Second Grade Fun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Mayflower Passenger List - This site has a complete list of the passengers on the Mayflower.
Some of the passengers listed have additional sites to look for information listed at the bottom of their fact sheet.
Topics are listed in alphabetical order with the number of articles related to the topic in parenthesis.
www.kn.att.com /wired/fil/pages/listsecondgmk.html   (1493 words)

  
 California Gold Rush - 1849
The lists are transcribed from microfilm of the New York Daily Times, the New York Herald, the New Orleans Picayune, the Panama Star, the Panama Herald, and the Boston Daily Evening Transcript.
When possible, passengers will be linked to the ship they later boarded on the Pacific side of the Isthmus for the final leg of the journey to San Francisco.
Passengers found departing the East Coast may also be found arriving in San Francisco on the Maritime Heritage Project passenger lists.
www.pt5dome.com /PassHome.html   (458 words)

  
 Mayflower Passengers
This lists some of the 1620 passengers aboard the Mayflower including Mary Allerton Cushman, Remember Allerton, and John Carver.
mayflower passengers • plymouth • mary allerton cushman • isaac and mary norris allerton • remember allerton
This portion of the list includes the Brewsters, the unruly Billingtons and Dotys, as well as the Tilly brothers.
www.suite101.com /reference/mayflower_passengers   (101 words)

  
 The Mayflower Compact - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
One of the cornerstones of the Pilgrim ethos is the Mayflower Compact.
Two ships were hired for the voyage - the Speedwell, to transport the passengers, and the larger Mayflower, to transport cargo and to do exploration.
This contract, later known at the Mayflower Compact, is now seen as one of the first forays into democracy on the North American continent.
www.usconstitution.net /mayflower.html   (750 words)

  
 mayflower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The Mayflower Compact was signed on 11 November 1620 on board the Mayflower which was at anchor in Provincetown Harbor.
The Mayflower Compact was drawn up after the London and Leyden contingents started factionalizing, and there were worries of a possible mutiny by some of the passengers.
The term "Mayflower Compact" was not assigned to this document until 1793, when for the first time it is called the Compact in Alden Bradford's A Topographical Description of Duxborough, in the County of Plymouth.
www.austincc.edu /~songhome/mayflower.htm   (455 words)

  
 Mayflower Passenger Deaths, 1620-1621
William Bradford's list of passengers on the Mayflower follows the final entries of his original manuscript on the history of Plymouth Plantation.
The list of passengers on the Mayflower and the "Decreasings and Increasings" form Appendix XIII of Samuel Eliot Morison's edition of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 (New York: Knopf, 1952), pp.
He is not listed among those who were part of the cattle division of 1627, so he must have died by then.
etext.lib.virginia.edu /users/deetz/Plymouth/Maydeaths.html   (1734 words)

  
 The Home School Learning Network, The Mayflower Unit Study, Homeschool Curriculum and Unit Studies Online
The Mayflower was named after a flower known as "Trailing Arbutus," an evergreen with a white flower that has a pink center.
In 1957, a replica of the Mayflower was built in England and sailed from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts to commemorate the ship's original historic voyage.
While the Mayflower was anchored in Cape Cod, the Pilgrim leaders wrote a governing document that became known as the Mayflower Compact.
www.homeschoollearning.com /units/unit_09-04-01.shtml   (1109 words)

  
 Voyage of The Mayflower and The Speedwell
The Mayflower was a sizable cargo ship of 180 ton* capacity, around 90 feet in length.
With the crowding of 102 passengers plus crew, each family was allotted very little space for personal belongings.
When the passengers sighted Cape Cod, they realized that they had failed to reach Virginia, where they had permission to settle.
www.pilgrimhall.org /voymayfl.htm   (258 words)

  
 Genealogy.com: Twigs & Trees with Rhonda by Rhonda R. McClure
And it isn't just those who have New England connections that turn out to be descended from the Mayflower passengers.
While there were 102 passengers on the Mayflower when it began its journey, one would die at sea (William Butten) and four would die at Provincetown Harbor (Dorothy Bradford, James Chilton, Jasper More and Edward Thompson).
Mayflower Vital Records, Deeds & Wills by Susan E. Roser, published by Genealogical Publishing Company and now available on CD from Family Tree Maker.
www.genealogy.com /genealogy/rhonda112300.html   (585 words)

  
 PlYMOUTH MA - ITS HISTORY AND PEOPLE
The ship was made ready at Southampton with a passenger list that included English Separatists, hired help (among them Myles Standish, a professional soldier, and John Alden, a cooper), and other colonists who were to be taken along at the insistence of the London businessmen who were helping to finance the expedition.
That day 41 men signed the so-called Mayflower Compact, a "plantation covenant" modeled after a Separatist church covenant, by which they agreed to establish a "Civil Body Politic" (a temporary government) and to be bound by its laws.
In 1957 a close replica of the Mayflower, the Mayflower II, wasbuilt in 1957 by England as a gift to America and sailed from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth,Mass., where it is now on view.
pilgrims.net /plymouth/history/mayflower.html   (848 words)

  
 Mayflower Passengers
Cooper, Humility Born about 1619, and no more than about a year old when she sailed on the Mayflower and was included in the Edward Tilley family, along with Henry Sampson as "cousins." By 1651, she was sent "for into" England and according to Bradford, "died there." Unmarried.
Goodman, John John is listed by Bradford as one of seven men who died soon after their arrival in the general sickness, however he (or perhaps someone in his behalf) was awarded land in the Plymouth land division.
Thus she was alive in 1650/1 at the writing of Bradford's list.
www.mayflowerfamilies.com /mayflower/mayflower_passenger_list.htm   (2592 words)

  
 What Passenger Lists Are Online?
Transcription of the passenger list for the SS Rotterdam which sailed from Rotterdam to New York, arriving on 27 May 1887 with 485 passengers from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Hungary, Austria, England, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, France, Poland, Belgium and Brazil.
Transcription of the passenger list for the John Holland which sailed from Le Havre, France to New Orleans, arriving on 20 June 1847 with 150 passengers, all from Germany.
The Transatlantic Passenger Lists of the Calitrani Immigrants
home.att.net /~wee-monster/onlinelists.html   (2503 words)

  
 Research Starters: Plymouth Colony
It was modeled after a Separatist church covenant, by which they agreed to establish a temporary government and to be bound by its laws.
Passengers, now known as the Pilgrim Fathers, included leader William Brewster; John Carver, Edward Winslow, and William Bradford, early governors of Plymouth Colony; John Alden, assistant governor; and Myles Standish, a professional soldier and military advisor.
The Mayflower dropped anchor near present-day Provincetown on Nov. 21, 1620, and 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement to enact "just and equal laws for the general good of the colony." The Pilgrims finally landed at the site of present-day Plymouth, Mass., on Dec. 26, 1620.
teacher.scholastic.com /researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth   (969 words)

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