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	Massachusetts Bay Colony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the coast of North America in the 1600s, centered around the present-day city of Boston, which is now in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 United States.
		The Virginia Company of Plymouth was granted land from the 38th parallel to the 45th as part of the Virginia Charter in 1606.
		In 1620, the territory of defunct "Plymouth Company" was reorganized under the Plymouth Council for New England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony (1387 words)

	Massachusetts Bay Company on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		English chartered company that established the Massachusetts Bay colony in New England.
		In 1629 the New England Company obtained a royal charter as the “Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England.”; Almost immediately the emphasis changed from trade to religion, as the Puritan stockholders conceived of the colony as a religious and political refuge for their sect.
		The company and the colony were synonymous until 1684, when the charter was withdrawn, and the company ceased to exist.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m/massachb1c1.asp (573 words)

	Massachusetts Bay
		This new company, in its effort to found colonies, made many land grants, one of which, in 1628, was to six men, of whom John Endicott was the chief.
		To this the Massachusetts Bay Company agreed, and John Winthrop, a gentleman of wealth and education, one of the strongest and most admirable characters in the pioneer history of America, was chosen governor.
		The settlers of the Bay colony had their hardships, -- the long, harsh winters, the unfertile soil, the lurking red man, often hostile, and other obstacles common to pioneer life, -- but the growth of the colony was phenomenal.
	www.usahistory.info /New-England/Massachusetts.html (3109 words)

	MASSACHUSETTS
		Massachusetts is a small state in the northeastern United States,that has made contributions to the nation far greater than its size might suggest.
		Finally, in 1684, the colony's charter was revoked, and in 1686 the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies were included in the Dominion of New England under Sir Edmund Andros.News of the Glorious Revolution in England prompted uprisings against Andros and the dissolution of the Dominion in 1689.
		Massachusetts experienced accelerated growth in the early 18th century; settlements arose in the interior, and the Connecticut Valley was settled.
	www.geocities.com /Wellesley/2242/mass.html (1494 words)

	Insurance - McCormick vs. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company Hearing Decision
		Staff representing Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company submitted a sworn statement in lieu of appearance at the hearing, and was cross-examined by telephone.
		Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company bears the burden of proof for establishing that the statutory grounds for policy nonrenewal exist.
		Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company is directed to renew policy # HVP 5840385 on the same terms as the expiring policy.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/ins/hearing_2003-13680.htm (972 words)

	Travel in Boston-Massachusetts-USA-History-WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Boston was settled in 1630 by Puritan Englishmen of the Massachusetts Bay Company, who, for religious reasons, put the Atlantic Ocean between themselves and the Church of England.
		The company's charter was declared null and void in 1684.
		In 1686, with the arrival of Sir Edmund Andros as the first royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the authority of the crown was established in Boston itself.
	www.americatravelling.net /usa/massachusetts/boston/boston_history.htm (1582 words)

	Insurance - Morse vs Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company Hearing Decision
		Although the Company argued that the fire loss of April 2, 2004, shows a lack of maintenance of the home, the Company presented insufficient evidence to show how the fire loss reflects an increased exposure for future losses.
		Accordingly, the Company has not provided sufficient proof to demonstrate that the reason stated in its notice of nonrenewal is a good faith reason and related to the insurability of the property.
		Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company is directed to renew policy # HVG 6558815 on the same terms as the expiring policy, with appropriate adjustments for changes in filed rates and forms.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/ins/hearing_2004-14985.htm (649 words)

	Massachusetts Bay Colony
		A land grant was received from the Council of New England, the successor to the ineffective Virginia Company of Plymouth, providing rights to the area between the Charles and Merrimack rivers and westward to the Pacific Ocean.
		In the political realm, the requirement for becoming a “freeman” (meaning a stockholder in the company and a voter) was membership in the church, not land ownership as was the case in other colonies.
		The Massachusetts Bay Company and the colony were one and the same until 1684, when the charter was taken away.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h572.html (834 words)

	Insurance - Wright vs. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company Hearing Decision
		Kate Anderson, Personal Lines Underwriter for Massachusetts Bay, testified that two losses occurred while the insureds were away and the home was in the care of their daughter.
		Although the policyholders disputed a relation between the losses, Massachusetts Bay demonstrated that the losses were related in that both occurred while the home was unoccupied.
		Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company is directed to continue coverage, pursuant to 24-A M.R.S.A. § 3054, until 12:01 a.m.
	www.maine.gov /pfr/ins/hearing_2003-13392.htm (1016 words)

	12p6Court Decisions12/97
		The trial court ruled that Massachusetts Bay was liable to defend and indemnify its insured, and the company appealed.
		On appeal, the company argued that the regulations were intended to remedy the evil of intoxicated drivers of transport vehicles upon public highways; therefore, the drug-testing regulations would not apply if the injuries had been caused by something other than a motor vehicle, which in this case was specifically excluded under the general liability policy.
		The company filed a motion for summary judgment, which was granted by the trial court; and Connors, as well as two insurance agencies that had acted for the Fedeles at various times and who were the defendants in a professional malpractice action against them by Fedeles, brought this appeal.
	www.roughnotes.com /rnmagazine/1997/december97/12p6.htm (3017 words)

	MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMPANY. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A group led by John Winthrop (1588–1649) signed the so-called Cambridge Agreement (1629), by which they engaged to emigrate to New England provided that they could buy out the stock of the company and thus gain complete control of the company’s government and charter.
		Since the royal charter did not specify where the stockholders should meet, this arrangement was made, and the Massachusetts Bay Company became the only one of the English chartered colonization companies not subject to the control of a board of governors in England.
		Attempts were made by the Council for New England, under the leadership of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, to annul the colony’s land claims, but the efforts were unsuccessful.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/ma/MassachBC.html (358 words)

	Colonial History…
		The charter given to the Company was the foundation of the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
		Massachusetts stoutly resisted all attempts at regulation from abroad, and consequently lost its charter in 1684, becoming a part of the Dominion of New England under the administration of Sir Edmund Andros.
		Massachusetts, where the first blood of the Revolution was shed, had won the first important victory.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Oracle/5650/mass.htm (1403 words)

	Research Starters: Plymouth Colony
		The Massachusetts Bay Colony was centered in Boston.
		It was integrated with the Massachusetts Bay Company's much larger colony to establish the royal colony of Massachusetts — now the state of the same name.
		Massachusetts state education department provides an overview of the agency and information on educational facilities, school districts, programs, and other related resources.
	teacher.scholastic.com /researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth (969 words)

	City on a Hill - the Puritans' model society
		John Winthrop, Governor and leader of the Massachusetts Bay Company, referenced the biblical term in a 1630 sermon he gave to his fellow Puritans on route to their new homes abroad.
		When we view the Massachusetts Bay Puritans not with our systematic categorization of Puritans as “good” or “bad”, but with an interpretive eye that looks at the political and cultural factors that influenced the Company’s venture, we see clearly that the Puritans’ settlement did not occur in a historical vacuum.
		Popular history tells a paradoxical story of the Massachusetts Bay Puritans: that on the one hand, as a persons they were an overly strict and inherently hypocritical; but that on the other hand, they were the forefathers of America’s City on a Hill legacy.
	ar.essortment.com /puritansreligio_raes.htm (1012 words)

	Welcome to Plymouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Massachusetts Bay Company had received a charter from the King to settle in America.
		King James II made the colonies from Massachusetts to New Jersey part of the Dominion of New England, and decided upon their new leader.
		In Salem Massachusetts, twenty people and two animals were put to death because they were accused of practicing witchcraft.
	orchard.sbschools.net /users/dgurwicz/colonies/jordancolony.htm (375 words)

	Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Company had obtained from Charles a charter empowering the company to trade and colonize in New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers.
		Between 1628 and 1640 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was developed as a covenant community.
		E-text of this document that the Massachusetts Bay Company, formed by the migrating Pilgrims, had obtained from King Charles of England empowering the company to trade and colonize in New England between the Charles and Merrimack rivers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051297 (890 words)

	Business Wire: Massachusetts Bay Trading Company Promotes Mass... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Massachusetts Bay Trading Company announces the opening of a new web site (www.massbaytrading.com) promoting the quality of Massachusetts products and offering a rich selection of products associated with the Commonwealth.
		With this backdrop of revolution, Massachusetts has become famous for everything from baked beans and lobsters to Patriot missiles and the 2002 Super Bowl champion New England Patriot football team.
		Massachusetts Bay Trading Company is the first web portal dedicated to promoting the rich heritage of Massachusetts and the quality of the products originating in state.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:86624935&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (428 words)

	Colony of Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1686, King James II made the colonies from Massachusetts to New Jersey part of the Dominion of New England.
		Unfortunately, Massachusetts was still not allowed to rule itself, because the new King and Queen made Massachusetts a royal colony.
		Massachusetts was the sight of the first shot fired in the Revolutionary War in 1775.
	orchard.sbschools.net /users/dgurwicz/colonies/andrewcolony.htm (418 words)

	Mass Bay Insurance CO
		MASSACHUSETTS BAY is a foreign property and casualty insurer authorized to transact insurance business in Florida and is subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the DEPARTMENT pursuant to the Florida Insurance Code.
		MASSACHUSETTS BAY hereby knowingly and voluntarily waives the rights to challenge or to contest this Order, in any forum now available to it, including the right to any administrative proceeding, circuit or federal court action, or any appeal.
		MASSACHUSETTS BAY agrees that the failure to adhere to one or more of the above terms and conditions of this Order shall constitute a violation of a lawful order of the DEPARTMENT, and shall subject MASSACHUSETTS BAY to such administrative action as the Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner may deem appropriate.
	www.floir.com /pc/Exams/MassBayIns_CO.htm (660 words)

	massachusetts bay company and other massachusetts related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Massachusetts Bay Trading Company is pleased to work in partnership with these organizations and web sites who join in our mission to promote the rich heritage of...
		To this the Massachusetts Bay Company agreed, and John Winthrop, a gentleman of wealth and education, one of the strongest...
		The Massachusetts Bay Company replaced both of these when the Puritans were able to convert the patents into a royal...
	www.nethorde.com /massachusetts/massachusetts-bay-company.html (300 words)

	Mayflower Families: Wetherell
		This company was one of many formed, and approved by the King, to settle and exploit the New World.
		Most, if not all other, companies charters called for their Board of Director meetings to be held in London where they would be under the direct influence of Parliament and the King.
		The Puritans realized that if they gained control of the Massachusetts Bay Company they would be able to use it to settle in the New World where, because of this omission, they would be able to effectively control their own destiny.
	www.langeonline.com /winthrop.html (967 words)

	Massachusetts Bay Colony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The New England Company received a 1620 charter from King James I for all the lands in America between 40° North and 48° N, "throughout the Maine Land from Sea to Sea." This was a reorganization of the Plymouth Company granted as part of the in 1606.
		The planted a fishing colony on Cape Ann (at modern Gloucester) in 1624, but this did not succeed.
		On August 29, the shareholders who wished to move to America reached an agreement () and bought out those who wished to remain in England.
	www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Massachusetts_Bay_Company (886 words)

	The Massachusetts Historical Society \| Object of the Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This document, an original "share" in the Massachusetts Bay Company, was issued on 29 August 1629, just three days after a meeting at Cambridge, England, in which twelve leaders of the Company pledged to emigrate, with their families, to New England.
		The Massachusetts Bay Company was a commercial enterprise, with elected officers and a "General Court" of stockholders, although many of its members emigrated because of their political and religious views, rather than in hope of great financial gain.
		George Harwood, who signed the receipt for Pynchon's stock, was listed on the Massachusetts Bay Company's royal charter, and appears to have served as Treasurer of the Company, however, he was not among the early emigrants to Massachusetts.
	www.masshist.org /objects/2003july.cfm (285 words)

	The Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration
		The following are the known adventurers (founding investors) of the Massachusetts Bay Company from the time of the granting of the Royal Charter, 1628, to the sailing of the fleet of 1630.
		The Company was what we now would call a closely-held corporation, and almost all the investors, as well as we can determine, can be classed among about an half-dozen groupings by pre-existant ties of family, business, vicinity of homes, or coöperation in Puritan religious and political activities and causes.
		The Massachusetts Bay Company cannot be regarded in the same light as earlier commercial American ventures, as its motivation was primarily religious and political in the context of the brewing Puritan Revolution.
	www.winthropsociety.org /doc_adventurers.php (745 words)

	Genealogical Publishing: Genealogy, Family History, Ancestry, Genealogy books
		While it is well known that the Massachusetts Bay Company, under the leadership of John Winthrop, ultimately settled Massachusetts Bay in 1630, it is less well understood that the Massachusetts Bay Company's claim on New England was preceded by those of two other joint stock companies.
		The company's claim was transferred to a new organization, the New England Company for a Plantation in Massachusetts Bay (better known as the New England Company), led by John Endecott.
		Of great interest to genealogists are the sketches of 125 Adventurers (investors) in Massachusetts Bay, a number of whom did not emigrate to the New World, but some of whom were related to those who did.
	www.genealogical.com /item_detail.asp?ID=9724&AFID=1308 (345 words)

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