The dates of those who died the first season are given as taken from Bradford's pocket-book.
The number of deaths of the first planters that occurred from the time the May Flower left England, to the year 1625, may be thus enumerated:—
| In November, 1620, | 1 | |
| In December, " | 6 | |
| In January, 1620-1, | 8 | |
| In February, " | 17 | |
| In March, " | 13 | |
| In April, 1621, | 1 | |
| In May, " | 1 | |
| From April 6 to November 9, 1621, | 4 | |
| From November 9, 1621, to 1625, | 0 | |
| Total, | 51 | |
| Of these were,— | ||
| Signers to the Compact, | 21 | |
| Wives of the signers, | 13 | |
| Known members of the families, viz: William Butten, Edward Thompson, Jasper, the boy, Solomon Martin, and Oceanus Hopkins. | 5 | |
| Unknown members of the following families, viz: | ||
| Of Carver's, | 3 | |
| Of Martin's, | 1 | |
| Of Mullins's, | 2 | |
| Of Edward Tilley's, | 2 | |
| Of John Tilley's, | 1 | |
| Of Tinker's, | 1 | |
| Of Turner's, | 2 | 12 |
| Total, | 51 |
In the division of land in 1624, Henry Samson and Humilitie Cooper had land assigned them among those who came in the May Flower, and for this reason they have been generally believed to have been among the passengers of that vessel. If such is the case they can be placed in the family of Mr. Carver better than that of any other. But, as Mr. Cushman is also placed on that list, it may be reasonably inferred that others were put there for some other reasons, as perhaps Samson and Cooper, who are therefore excluded in this account.
John Goodman is marked in Bradford's manuscript as among those who died the first season. But as his name occurs among those who had garden lots in 1620, and also in the division of land in 1623, it must be inferred that he was marked by mistake, or else Mr. Prince committed an error in taking his copy for the Annals.
Three of the wives of the signers were left in Europe; namely, Bridgett, the wife of Dr. Samuel Fuller, Hester, the wife of Francis Cooke, and Elizabeth, the wife of Richard Warren. These afterwards came over in the Ann, in 1623.
Five lost their wives and married again; namely, William Bradford, who married widow Alice Southworth; Edward Winslow, who married widow Susanna White; Isaac Allerton, who married Fear Brewster, and afterwards, Joanna ——; Miles Standish, who married Barbara ----; and Francis Eaton, who married Christian Penn.
Others were married for the first time; namely, John Howland and Elizabeth Carver; George Soule and Mary; Love Brewster and Sarah Collier; John Alden and Priscilla Mullins; Resolved White and Judith Vassal; Giles Hopkins and Catherine Wheldon; Edward Dotey and Faith Clarke; John Cooke and Sarah Warren; Samuel Eaton and Martha Billington.
Several of the Pilgrims had children born in New England, an account of whom may form another article at some future time.