But after long and serious debate, it was decided that they must seek greater liberty for themselves and their children; so banding together part of the congregation in Leyden with others in England, the passengers of the Mayflower sailed, not as conquerors of a new province, or adventurers of fortune, but as Pilgrims with a fixed purpose to secure civic and religious freedom in a new land.
THE MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS
“The names of those who came over first in
the year 1620
and were by the blessing of God the first
beginners and (in a sort) the foundation
of all the Plantations and Colonies
in New England.”
*Died the first winter
- *Mr. John Carver
- *Katharine, his wife
- Desire Minter
- John Howland, servant
- *Roger Wilder, servant
- William Latham, a boy
- a maid-servant
- *Jasper More, a child
- Mr. William Brewster
- Mary, his wife
- Love Brewster, their son
- Wrestling Brewster, their son
- Richard More, a child
- *His brother, a child
- Mr. Edward Winslow
- *Elizabeth, his wife
- George Soule, servant
- *Elias Storey, servant
- *Ellen More, a child
- William Bradford
- *Dorothy, his wife
- Mr. Isaac Allerton
- *Mary, his wife
- Bartholomew Allerton
- Remember Allerton (daughter)
- Mary Allerton
- *John Hooke, servant
- Mr. Samuel Fuller (surgeon)
- *William Button, servant (died at sea)
- *John Crackston
- John Crackston, his son
- Captain Myles Standish
- *Rose, his wife
- *Mr. Christopher Martin
- *his wife
- *Solomon Prower, servant
- *John Langmore, servant
- *Mr. William Mullins
- *his wife
- *Joseph Mullins
- Priscilla Mullins
- *Robert Carter, servant
- *Mr. William White
- Susanna, his wife
- Resolved, their son
- Peregrine, their son (born off Provincetown)
- *William Holbeck, servant
- *Edward Thompson, servant
- Mr. Stephen Hopkins
- Elizabeth, his wife
- Giles Hopkins
- Constance Hopkins
- Damaris Hopkins (daughter)
- Oceanus Hopkins (born at sea)
- Edward Doty (Doten), servant
- Edward Lister, servant
- Mr. Richard Warren
- John Billington
- Ellen, his wife
- John Billington, their son
- Francis Billington, their son
- *Edward Tilley
- *Ann, his wife
- Henry Sampson, cousin; child
- Humility Cooper, cousin; little girl
- *John Tilley
- *his wife
- Elizabeth Tilley
- Francis Cooke
- John Cooke, his son
- *Thomas Rogers
- Joseph Rogers, his son
- *Thomas Tinker
- *his wife
- *his son
- *John Rigdale
- *Alice, his wife
- *James Chilton
- *his wife
- Mary Chilton
- *Edward Fuller
- *his wife
- Samuel, their son
- *John Turner
- *his two sons
- Francis Eaton
- *Sarah, his wife
- Samuel Eaton, their infant son
- *Moses Fletcher
- *John Goodman
- *Thomas Williams
- *Degory Priest
- *Edmond Margeson
- Peter Brown
- *Richard Britteridge
- *Richard Clarke
- Richard Gardiner
- Gilbert Winslow
- John Alden, cooper
- *John Allerton, seaman
- *Thomas English, seaman
- William Trevor, seaman, (hired for one year)
- —— Ely, seaman, (hired for one year)
“Immortal scroll! the first where men combined
From one deep lake of common blood to draw
All rulers, rights and potencies of law.”
—John Boyle O’Reilley