List of passengers on the Mayflower
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Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
during its trans-Atlantic voyage of September 6 - November 9, 1620, the majority of them becoming the settlers of Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith. The settlement, which served as the capital of the colony, is today the modern town...
in what is now Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Of the passengers, 37 were members of the separatist Leiden congregation seeking freedom of worship in the New World. The Mayflower launched with 102 passengers, as well as at least two dogs, and a crew of 25-30 headed by Captain Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones (sailor)
Christopher Jones was an English sailor, and master of the Mayflower between at least 1609 and 1622, who captained it on the transatlantic voyage that established the Plymouth Colony settlement. He was not a Plymouth Leader....
. One baby was born during the trip and named Oceanus Hopkins. Another, Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, was born on the Mayflower in America on November 20, before the settlement at Plymouth. About half of these emigrants died in the first winter. Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals who, 'Saints' and 'Strangers' together, would become known as the Pilgrims.
Leiden congregation and families
- Allerton, IsaacIsaac AllertonIsaac Allerton was one of the original Pilgrim fathers who came on the Mayflower to settle the Plymouth Colony in 1620. Allerton is an ancestor to Presidents of the United States Zachary Taylor and Franklin D. Roosevelt....
- Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, BerkshireNewbury, BerkshireNewbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
) - Bartholomew Allerton, 7, son (Leiden, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) - Remember Allerton, 5, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Mary AllertonMary AllertonMary Allerton Cushman was the last surviving passenger of the Mayflower. She arrived at Plymouth on the Mayflower when she was about four years old and lived there her entire life; she died aged 83....
, 3, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands), the last survivor of the Mayflower company
- Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, Berkshire
- Bradford, WilliamWilliam Bradford (1590-1657)William Bradford was an English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and served as governor for over 30 years after John Carver died. His journal was published as Of Plymouth Plantation...
(AusterfieldAusterfieldAusterfield is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster , on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies to the north-east of Bawtry on the A614 road to Finningley, and is located at 53° 26' 30" North, 1° 0' West, at an elevation of around 7 metres above sea level...
, YorkshireYorkshireYorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
)- Dorothy (May) Bradford, wife (WisbechWisbechWisbech is a market town, inland port and civil parish with a population of 20,200 in the Fens of Cambridgeshire. The tidal River Nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges...
, CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
)
- Dorothy (May) Bradford, wife (Wisbech
- Brewster, WilliamWilliam Brewster (Pilgrim)Elder William Brewster was a Mayflower passenger and a Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher.-Origins:Brewster was probably born at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/1567, although no birth records have been found, and died at Plymouth, Massachusetts on April 10, 1644 around 9- or 10pm...
(DoncasterDoncasterDoncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
, Yorkshire)- Mary Brewster, wife
- Love/Truelove BrewsterLove BrewsterElder Love Brewster was an early American settler, the son of Elder William Brewster and his wife, Mary Brewster. He traveled with his father, mother and brother, Wrestling, on the Mayflower reaching what became the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620...
, 9, son (Leiden, Netherlands) - Jonathan BrewsterJonathan BrewsterElder Jonathan Brewster was an early American settler, the son and eldest child of elder William Brewster and his wife, Mary. Brewster had two younger sisters, Patience and Fear, and two younger brothers, Love and Wrestling along with an unnamed brother who died young.-Life:Brewster was born in...
, 7-8, (ScroobyScroobyScrooby is a small village, on the River Ryton and near Bawtry, in the northern part of the English county of Nottinghamshire. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 329. Until 1766, it was on the Great North Road so became a stopping-off point for numerous important figures...
, Nottinghamshire) - Wrestling Brewster, 6, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Unnamed daughter
- Carver, JohnJohn CarverJohn Carver was a Pilgrim leader. He was the first governor of Plymouth Colony and his is the first signature on the Mayflower Compact.-Mayflower:...
- Catherine (Leggett) (White) Carver, wife (probably Sturton-le-Steeple, NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
)
- Catherine (Leggett) (White) Carver, wife (probably Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire
- Chilton, JamesJames ChiltonJames Chilton 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.- In Canterbury :...
(Canterbury)- Mrs. Susanna Chilton, wife
- Mary ChiltonMary ChiltonMary Chilton was a Pilgrim and purportedly the first European woman to step ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Biography:...
, 13, daughter (Sandwich, KentSandwich, KentSandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800....
)
- Cooke, FrancisFrancis CookeFrancis Cooke was one of the 102 passengers on the Mayflower. This early settler is one of the twenty-six male Pilgrims known to have descendants.- Early life and family :...
- John Cooke, 13, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
- Cooper, HumilityHumility CooperHumility Cooper was one of the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower. She was the youngest girl - only about one year old.Cooper, who was probably an orphan, came with her aunt and uncle, Edward Tilley and Ann Cooper Tilley...
, 1, (probably Leiden, Netherlands) baby daughter of Robert Cooper, in company of her aunt Ann Cooper Tilley, wife of Edward TilleyEdward TilleyEdward Tilley was one of the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower. Tilley was also a signer of the Mayflower Compact, which has been called the world's first written constitution.... - Crackstone, John (Stratford St. Mary, SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
)- John Crackstone, son
- Crutcher, Louise, wife
- Jack Crutcher, son
- Fletcher, Moses (probably CanterburyCanterburyCanterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
) - Fuller, EdwardEdward Fuller (Mayflower)Edward Fuller crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower...
(Redenhall, Norfolk)- Mrs. Edward Fuller, wife
- Samuel Fuller, 12, son
- Fuller, SamuelSamuel Fuller (Mayflower physician)Samuel Fuller was an English doctor and church deacon. He is remembered as one of the Separatist Pilgrims who together formed the colony in North America at Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Early life:...
(Redenhall, Norfolk), (brother to Edward) - Goodman, John
- Minter, Desire (NorwichNorwichNorwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, Norfolk) - Priest, DegoryDegory PriestDegory Priest was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. Alternate spellings of his name were: "Digory" "Gregory", "Degorie", or "Digorie" Priest.Little information remains regarding Degory Priest's...
- Rogers, ThomasThomas Rogers (Mayflower Pilgrim)Thomas Rogers, a Mayflower Pilgrim and one of forty-one signatories of the Mayflower Compact, was among those who did not survive that first harsh Plymouth, Massachusetts winter of 1620-1621....
(WatfordWatford, NorthamptonshireWatford is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It should not be confused with the more significant town of Watford in Hertfordshire which is 50 miles to the south. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 224 people.It...
, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
)- Joseph Rogers, 17, son (Watford, Northamptonshire)
- Samson, HenryHenry SamsonHenry Samson was one of the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower.He was 16 years old when he made the voyage. He came with his cousins, Edward and Ann Tilley, who also brought Humility Cooper, who was their niece . Of the 102 Mayflower passengers, 52 of them died in the first winter at...
, 16, (HenlowHenlowHenlow is a village and civil parish in the district of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England.RAF Henlow, is located nearby, but is in fact nearer to the village of Stondon...
, BedfordshireBedfordshireBedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
) child in company of his uncle and aunt Edward and Ann Tilley - Tilley, EdwardEdward TilleyEdward Tilley was one of the Pilgrims who came over on the Mayflower. Tilley was also a signer of the Mayflower Compact, which has been called the world's first written constitution....
(Henlow, Bedfordshire)- Ann (Cooper) Tilley (Henlow, Bedfordshire) wife of Edward and aunt of Humilty Cooper and Henry Samson
- Tilley, JohnJohn Tilley (Pilgrim)John Tilley was one of the Pilgrims who traveled from England to North America on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact. Tilley died shortly after arrival in New England.-Overview:...
(Henlow, Bedfordshire)- Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley, wife (Henlow, Bedfordshire)
- Elizabeth Tilley, 13, daughter (Henlow, Bedfordshire)
- Tinker, ThomasThomas TinkerThomas Tinker was one of the Pilgrims who made the voyage on the Mayflower. He was a wood-sawyer, and was granted citizenship in Leyden January 6, 1617...
- Mrs. Thomas Tinker, wife
- boy Tinker, son, died in the winter of 1620.
- Turner, John
- boy Turner, son, died in the winter of 1620.
- boy Turner, younger son. died in the winter of 1620.
- White, William
- Susanna White , wife
- Resolved White, 5, son
- Peregrine WhitePeregrine WhitePeregrine White was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World....
, son (born in Provincetown HarborProvincetown HarborProvincetown Harbor is a large natural harbor located in the town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. The harbor is mostly 30 to deep and stretches roughly one mile from northwest to southeast and two miles from northeast to southwest, i.e., one large, deep bowl with no dredged channel necessary for...
)
- Williams, Thomas, (Great YarmouthGreat YarmouthGreat Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
, Norfolk) - Winslow, EdwardEdward WinslowEdward Winslow was an English Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644...
(Droitwich, WorcestershireWorcestershireWorcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
)- Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, wife
Planters recruited by London merchants
- Billington, JohnJohn BillingtonJohn Billington was an Englishman who was convicted of murder in what would become the United States, and the first to be hanged for any crime in New England. Billington was also a signer of the Mayflower Compact....
(possibly SpaldingSpalding, LincolnshireSpalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
, LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
)- Eleanor Billington, wife
- John Billington, 16, son
- Francis Billington, 14, son
- Britteridge, Richard
- Browne, PeterPeter Browne (Mayflower Pilgrim)Peter Browne , often modernized as Peter Brown, was a Pilgrim Father, a Mayflower passenger on its 1620 voyage that initiated the settlement of New England, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact, the first document of democratic and republican governance in the future United States of America.-...
(DorkingDorkingDorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
, SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
) - Clarke, Richard
- Eaton, FrancisFrancis EatonFrancis Eaton was a passenger on the Mayflower and also a signer of the Mayflower Compact. He traveled from England with his first wife, Sarah, and their "sucking" child, Samuel...
(BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, AvonAvon (county)Avon was, from 1974 to 1996, a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England.The county was named after the River Avon, which runs through the area. It was formed from parts of the historic counties of Gloucestershire and Somerset, together with the City of Bristol...
(historic: SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
))- Sarah Eaton, wife
- Samuel EatonSamuel EatonSamuel Eaton rode on the Mayflower with his family when he was just a suckling child . His mother, Sarah Eaton, died the first winter in the New World of 1620-1621. His father, Francis Eaton, remarried twice after that, and Samuel had one stepsister named Rachel, one stepbrother named Benjamin and...
, 1<, son
- Gardiner, Richard (HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
, Essex) - Hopkins, StephenStephen Hopkins (settler)Stephen Hopkins , was a tanner and merchant who was one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, settling in Plymouth Colony. Hopkins was recruited by the Merchant Adventurers to provide governance for the colony as well as assist with the colony's ventures...
(Upper ClatfordUpper ClatfordUpper Clatford is a village in Hampshire, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Anton, several miles upstream of the point where it joins the River Test, just to the south of Andover....
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
)- Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, wife
- Giles Hopkins, 12, son by first marriage (HursleyHursleyHursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 800 in 2005. It is located roughly mid-way between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090...
, Hampshire) - Guild, John, Essex
- Constance HopkinsConstance HopkinsConstance Hopkins , also sometimes listed as Constanta. She was probably born in Hursley, Hampshire, England. Constance was the second daughter of Stephen Hopkins, by his first wife, Mary. Some believe she was named in honor of Constance Hopkins...
, 14, daughter by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) - Damaris Hopkins, 1-2, daughter
- Oceanus HopkinsOceanus HopkinsOceanus Hopkins was the only child born on the Mayflower during its historic voyage which brought the Pilgrims to America. He was born to Stephen Hopkins and his wife, Elizabeth , sometime between the boarding and arrival dates of September 6 and November 9, 1620. He did not survive long, and was...
, born en route
- Margesson, Edmund
- Martin, Christopher (BillericayBillericayBillericay is a town and civil parish in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin, has a population of 40,000, and constitutes a commuter town east of central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces...
, Essex)- Mary (Prower) Martin, wife
- Mullins, William (DorkingDorkingDorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
, Surrey)- Alice Mullins, wife
- Priscilla MullinsPriscilla AldenPriscilla Alden , , noted member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims, was the wife of fellow colonist John Alden . They married in 1623 in Plymouth.-Biography:...
, 18, daughter - Joseph Mullins, 14, son
- Prower, Solomon (Billericay, Essex)
- Rigsdale, John
- Alice Rigsdale, wife
- Standish, Myles (ChorleyChorleyChorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
, LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
)- Rose Standish, wife
- Warren, RichardRichard WarrenRichard Warren was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. He settled in Plymouth Colony and was among ten passengers of the Mayflower landing party with Myles Standish at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620...
(HertfordHertfordHertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
, England) - Winslow, Gilbert (Droitwich, WorcestershireWorcestershireWorcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
), brother to "Pilgrim" Edward Winslow but not known to have lived in Leiden.
Men hired to stay one year
- Alden, John (Harwich, Essex) - considered a ship's crewman (he was the ship's cooper) but joined settlers
- Allerton, John, was listed as a hired man but was apparently related to one of the Pilgrim families onboard, Isaac AllertonIsaac AllertonIsaac Allerton was one of the original Pilgrim fathers who came on the Mayflower to settle the Plymouth Colony in 1620. Allerton is an ancestor to Presidents of the United States Zachary Taylor and Franklin D. Roosevelt....
'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. He may have been a relative of the "Pilgrim" Allerton family. - 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 "Of Plymouth Plantation."
- English, Thomas, hired to master a shallop but died in the winter
- Trevore, William, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up
Family servants
Thirteen of the 18 people in this category were attached to Pilgrim families, the other five were attached to Non-Pilgrim families. Four of the names listed here are those of small children, given by their father into the care of Mayflower pilgrims. Until relatively recently the children were thought to be orphans or foundlings, but in the 1990's it was conclusively shown that the four More childenKatherine More
Katherine More was the centre of a seventeenth century controversy in England.Katherine was the youngest daughter of an ancient Shropshire family...
were sent to America because they were illegitimate, and the source of great controversy in England.
- Butten, William, age: "a youth", servant of Samuel Fuller, only person who died during the voyage
- Carter, Robert, teenager, servant or apprentice to William Mullins, shoemaker.
- --?--, Dorothy, teenager, maidservant of John Carver.
- Doty, EdwardEdward DotyEdward Doty was a Mayflower passenger, a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and a permanent settler of Plymouth Colony. His surname sometimes appears as Doten, Dotey, or Day....
, 21, (possibly LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
) age probably about 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins - Holbeck, William, age likely under 21, servant to William White
- Hooke, John, (probably Norwich, Norfolk) age 13, apprenticed to Isaac Allerton, died during the first winter
- Howland, JohnJohn HowlandJohn Howland was a passenger on the Mayflower. He was an indentured servant who accompanied the separatists, also called the Pilgrims, when they left England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts...
(probably FenstantonFenstantonFenstanton – in Huntingdonshire , England – is a village near Hemingford Grey two miles south of St Ives lying on the south side of the River Ouse....
, HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
), age about 21, manservant for Governor John Carver - Lancemore, John (probably Shropshire or Worcestershire), age under 21, servant to the Christopher Martin
- Latham, William, age 11, servant/apprentice to the John Carver family
- Leister, Edward (Kensington), aged over 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins
- More, Ellen, (Shipton, ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
), age 8, indentured to Edward Winslow, died during the first winter- Jasper, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 7, indentured to John Carver, died while the ship was still anchored
- RichardRichard More (Mayflower passenger)Richard More was a passenger on the Pilgrim Fathers's ship, the Mayflower. Richard More was born in Corvedale, Shropshire and baptised at Shipton church on November 13, 1614. As a child, Richard More was at the centre of a seventeenth century controversy in England...
, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 6, indentured to William Brewster - Mary, (Shipton, Shropshire), sister, age 4, indentured to William Brewster, died during the first winter
- Soule, GeorgeGeorge SouleGeorge Soule was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.-Biography:...
, 21-25, servant or employee of Edward WinslowEdward WinslowEdward Winslow was an English Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644... - Story, Elias, age under 21, in the care of Edward Winslow
- Thompson, Edward, age under 21, in the care of the William White family, first passenger to die after the Mayflower reached Cape CodCape CodCape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
. - Wilder, Roger, age under 21, servant in the John Carver family
In all, there were 102 passengers on the Mayflower - 74 males and 28 females
Animals
At least two dogDog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth. In Mourt's Relation
Mourt's Relation
The book Mourt's Relation was written primarily by Edward Winslow, although William Bradford appears to have written most of the first section...
Edward Winslow writes that a female mastiff
English Mastiff
The English Mastiff, referred to by virtually all Kennel Clubs simply as the Mastiff, is a breed of large dog perhaps descended from the ancient Alaunt through the Pugnaces Britanniae. Distinguishable by enormous size, massive head, and a limited range of colors, but always displaying a black mask,...
and a small springer spaniel
English Springer Spaniel
The English Springer Spaniel is a breed of gun dog traditionally used for flushing and retrieving game. It is an affectionate, excitable breed with an average lifespan of twelve to fourteen years. Descended from the Norfolk or Shropshire Spaniels of the mid-19th century, the breed has diverged into...
came ashore on the first explorations of what is now Provincetown
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census, with an estimated 2007 population of 3,174...
. There may have been other animals on the Mayflower, but only these two dogs had been mentioned.
See also
- List of Mayflower passengers who died in the winter of 1620 - 1621
- The Mayflower SocietyThe Mayflower SocietyThe General Society of Mayflower Descendants is a hereditary organization 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...
General Source
- Mayflower passengers from William Bradford's Of Plymouth PlantationOf Plymouth PlantationWritten over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded...
, 1650.