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actresses; also Jane Austen, the writer of Plymouth stories. Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister is descended from John's brother Henry Howland.
56-John Langmore came as a servant of Christopher Martin (B 408). He was one of the Leyden contingent (BK 66). He did not sign the Mayflower Compact. He was possibly originally a resident of Essex. He died at Plymouth early in 1621 and after January 11, in the general sickness of the first winter without known issue (BK 66) (MD II 118).
57-William Latham, a boy, came in the family of John Carver (B 407). He was too young to sign the Mayflower Compact. He was taxed in Plymouth in 1632. He later re- sided in Duxbury. He returned to England after 1641 and according to Bradford, emigrated to the Bahamas, West Indies, where he died from starvation without known issue (BK 67) between November 7, 1645 and March 6, 1651 (MD II 118) (HS II 215).
58-Edward Leister came as a servant of Stephen Hopkins (B 408). He was the forty-first and last signer of the May- flower Compact. He came from London. On June 18, 1621, he fought a duel with Edward Doty, and as a result both men had their heads and feet tied together but were re- leased by the governor after one hour of such punishment (T 38). After he was at liberty to do so, he moved to Vir- ginia (B 414). He may have been a member of a family liv- ing in the parish of St. Mary, Kensington, a suburb of Lon- don (BK 68). He died in Virginia before March 6, 1651 (MD II 118). Descent has been claimed from him, but none has been approved by the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
59-Edmond Margeson came alone (B 409). He was the thirty-second signer of the Mayflower Compact. It has been claimed that this name may be an error for Edmund Mas- terson who was father of Deacon Richard Masterson of Leyden who came to Plymouth on another ship also named the "Mayflower" which arrived in Salem on May 15, 1629. (HS II 218) (BK 69). The Society of Mayflower Descendants
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has not accepted Edmond as the father of Richard. Whether Edmond has descendants depends on this relationship be- cause Richard has many. He died at Plymouth between January 11 and April 10, 1621, in the first general sickness (MD II 118).
60-Mr. Christopher Martin came with his wife and two servants, his stepson, Solomon Prower, and John Langmore (B 408). He came from Essex. He married the Widow Marie Prower on February 26, 1606/7, at Great Burstead in Essex. On March 3, 1619/20, he was prosecuted in the Archdea- conal Court for "suffering his son (Solomon Prower) to answer him (i.e. the Archdeacon) that his father gave him his name" (NE 21-77) (BK 70). He may be found as a tax- payer early in 1620 in the Parish of St. Bartholomew the Great in London (BK 78). Martin became interested in the Virginia company of Merchant Adventurers. One historian thinks he might have been one of those who went to James- town, Virginia, in 1609 (HS II 217). He is mentioned by Bradford as follows: "Besids these things, ther fell out a difference amongs those 3 that received the moneys and made the provisions in England; for besids these tow for- merly mentioned sent from Leyden for this end, viz. Mr. Carver and Robert Cushman, there was one chosen in England to be joyned with them, to make the provisions for the vioage; his name was Mr. Martin, he came from Billirike in Essexe, from which parts came sundrie others to goe with them, as also from London and other places; and therefore it was thought meete and conveniente by them in Holand that these strangers that were to goe with them, should apointe one thus to be joyned with them, not so much for any great need of their help, as to avoyd all susspition, or jelosie of any partiallitie" (B 76). In a letter dated June 10, 1620, from Robert Cushman to John Carver appears the following: "Yea, ther was a schisme amongst us 3 at the first. You wrote to Mr. Martin, to prevente the making of the provissions in Kente, which he did, and sett
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donne his resolution how much he would have of every- thing, without respecte to any counsell or exception. Surely he that is in a societie and yet regards not counsell, may better be a king than a consorte" (B 77). He later amended the conditions agreed to by the Pilgrims to their great dis- pleasure (B 81-82). In a letter from Robert Cushman dated August 17, 1620, to Edward Southworth is the following: "And Mr. Martine, he said he never received no money on those conditions, he was not beholden to the merchants for a fine, they were bloudsuckers, and I know not what. Simple man, he indeed never made any conditions with the mer- chants, nor ever spake wtih them. But did all that money flie to Hampton, or was it his owne? Who will goe and lay out money so rashly and lavishly as he did, and never know how he comes by it or on what conditions? 2 ly. I tould him of the alteration longe agoe, and he was contente; but now he dominires, and said I had betrayed them into the hands of slaves; he is not beholden to them, he can set out 2. ships him selfe to a viage. When, good man? He hath but 50 li. in, and if he should give up his accounts he would not have a penie left him, as I am persuaded" (B 91). This last state- ment was afterwards found to be true. He acted as Governor of the "Mayflower," representing the Virginia Company of London. He was the ninth signer of the Mayflower Com- pact. He died during the great sickness at Plymouth on January 18, 1621. His wife died early in 1621, after January 11 (MD II 118). They left no descendants.
61-Marie ( ) (Prower) Martin came over with her husband, Christopher Martin and her son by a former mar- riage Solomon Prower (MD II 118) (B 408) (BK·70). She died during the first general sickness. Her maiden name is unknown.
62-Desire Minter came with the family of John Carver (B 407) and some time after he had died returned to. Eng- land and died there unmarried as far as is known. A William Minter of Norwich, England, emigrated to Leyden, was
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granted citizenship there in 1613 and died before 1618, leaving a widow, Sarah, who was the daughter of Thomas and Alice Willett of Norwich. These last were parents of Thomas Willett who came to Plymouth in 1629 and with William Paddy became one of the outstanding merchants. When the English captured New Amsterdam, he became the first English Mayor of New York City. It is possible that Desire was connected with this Minter family (BK 71).
63-Jasper More, son of Samuel and Kathrine More, was "a child that was put to" John Carver (B 407) apparently at the request of Merchant Adventurer Thomas Weston for the purpose of subsistence. He was baptized on August 8, 1613, in the parish of Shipton, County Salop, England (BK 72). He came from an ancient family previously de- scribed herein (NY 36-214). He was too young to sign the Mayflower Compact. He died at Cape Cod Harbor on De- cember 16, 1620 (MD II 118).
64-Ellen More, daughter of Samuel and Kathrine More of Shipton, Shropshire, England, was a little girl who "was put to" Edward Winslow, arrangements apparently being made by Thomas Weston. She was a sister of Jasper, Richard and the other More brother, (B 407), who came over on the '"Mayflower." She was baptized in Shipton, County Salop on May 24, 1612. She died at Plymouth early in 1621, after January 11 (MD II 118).
65-Richard More, son of Samuel and Katherine More, was a boy "put to" William Brewster (B 407). More was baptized in the parish of Shipton, County Salop, on No- vember 3, 1614. (MD V 256) (NY 36-213). He made an affi- davit on September 27, 1684, in which he says he was "aged seaventy yeares or thereabouts" and tells that he was living in the house of Mr. Thomas Weston, ironmonger, in Lon- don, in 1620" and was thence transported to New Plymouth in New England (NE 50-203) (MD III 194-195). This Wes- ton was a leader among the Merchant Adventurers who financed the voyage of the "Mayflower" (BK 72). This 'affi-
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davit, in addition to the published records of the More family, shows the untruthfulness of statements made to the effect that he and his brothers and sister were waifs picked up in London. Mr. Weston must have known the parents of the More children and obviously saw that they were as- signed to families of several of the most outstanding of the Pilgrims. More was still in the Brewster family at the divi- sion of cattle in 1627 (MD III 194). Richard More married October 30, 1636, Christian Hunt (PCR I 45), born about 1616, and on November 11, 1637, he sold his house and adjoining land at Duxbury (MD I 150) (MD II 118). He had other lands at Swansen, Taunton and other places. His wife Christian died at Salem, Massachusetts, on March 28, 1677. He married, second, Jane Hollingsworth, born about 1631 and who died at Salem, on October 18, 1686 (MD III 198). He was a mariner and was known as Captain. He died at Salem between March 29, 1694 and April 30, 1696, and his gravestone still stands there in the old Charter Street Cemetery. (MD III 193) (MD IV 128). He had descendants.
66- More, first name is unknown. He was son of Samuel and Katherine More and was "put to" Wil- liam Brewster (B 407), apparently by arrangement of Mer- chant Adventurer Weston. His baptism is not found in the registers of the parish of Shipton, County Salop, England, where those of his sister and brothers have been found. He die at Plymouth in the general sickness early in 1621, after January 11 (MD II 118).
67-Mr. William Mullins came with his wife and two children and a servant Robert Carter (B 408). He was the tenth signer of the Mayflower Compact. He seems to have been residing at Stoke, near Guildford, County Surrey. This was about ten miles from Dorking. He was living in the latter place in 1612 because he is recorded as having a holding there that year which he sold in May, 1619, before he left England. He was concerned in the religious troubles of the times. In the records of the Privy Council for April
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29, 1616, is recorded a warrant issued to arrest him and to bring him before the Lords of Council. On May 1, he ap- peared before the Council and was continued in its custody "untill by their Honour's order hee be dismissed." He owned nine shares in the Adventurers' Company and is listed among the London contingent (HX I 25). He married Alice , who survived him. He died during the first great sickness at Plymouth on March 3, 1621 (MD II 118) (MD I 88). His will was prepared on the "May- flower" and was witnessed by Governor Carver, by Dr. Giles Heale, Surgeon of the "Mayflower," and by Captain Christopher Jones, Commander of the "Mayflower" (BK 74) (MD I 230-232) (NE, XLII, 62). When he died, he left an estate largely composed of boots and shoes. His widow died shortly after him at Plymouth after April 2 in 1621 (MD II 118).
He left behind in England a son and daughter apparently by a first marriage. William Mullins, Jr., the eldest son, was left in England and was married there in 1617. Three of the latter's children were baptized in Dorking and the son himself came to New England in 1636. The elder daughter Sarah married a Blunden and administered her father's estate. (BK 73-74). William Mullins had many de- scendants (MI), some of whom are mentioned under John Alden, his son-in-law. Bradford calls him "Mullines also Molines," which may be the Walloon form.
68-Alice ( ) Mullins was the second wife of her husband and was the mother of Priscilla and Joseph Mul- lins. Her maiden name is unknown. She died shortly after her husband (MD II 118).
69-Joseph ? Mullins was issue of William Mullins by his second wife Alice. He died at Plymouth after April 2, early in 1621 (MD II 118).
70-Priscilla Mullins was issue of William by his second wife Alice (BK 74). She was born about 1602. She married John Alden and has received much publicity because she
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was made the heroine of "The Courtship of Myles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem is founded on what had been handed down by tradition in Plymouth. She had many descendants (MI). There is no evidence of the date of her death except she was present with her husband at Josiah Winslow's funeral in 1680. She must have died before her husband, for his 1686 will does not mention her (CE 79).
71-Degory Priest came alone (B 409). He was the twenty- ninth signer of the Mayflower Compact. He was born about 1579 (MD II 118) and is credited as one of the Leyden contingent. In the Leyden records he is called a hatter from London. He married at Leyden, Holland, on November 4, 1611, Sarah (Allerton) Vincent, sister of Isaac Allerton and widow of John Vincent of London. (R 213) (MD VII 129-130) (DN 630). He was admitted a burgess in 1615. He died at Plymouth on January 11, 1621, in the "general sick- ness" aged about forty-two years (MD I 87) (MD II 118). He left two daughters, Mary and Sarah, who came on the "Anne" with their mother (BK 75). His widow married Cuthbert Cuthbertson, a Dutchman, who also was of the Leyden Company. Winslow calls him Godbert Godbertson (HX II 24). She died at Plymouth before November 3, 1633 (MD II 118). He has had many descendants (MI), among them the philanthropist John Divine Jones, developer of marine insurance in the United States.
72-Solomon Prower came from Billerica, Essex, with his mother and stepfather Christopher Martin. He is described as a servant even though employed by his stepfather and mother (B 408). He was possibly too young to sign the May- flower Compact. On March 3, 1619/20, he was brought before the Archdeaconal Court at Chelmsford, Essex, for re- fusing to answer properly Archdeacon Pease's question "Who gave you your name in baptism?" His answer was that he did not know because his father was dead and he did not know his God-father's name. He was eventually dis-
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charged (BK 76). He died at Plymouth in the first general sickness on January 3, 1621. (MD II 118). He left no de- scendants.
73 -- John Rigdale came with his wife (B 408). He was the twentieth signer of the Mayflower Compact. He was un- doubtedly from London (BK 77). He married Alice : , who died at Plymouth in the first general sickness, early in 1621, after January 11. He died at Plymouth, between January: 11 and April 10, 1621 (MD II 119). He left no descendants.
74-Alice ( ) Rigdale came with her husband (B 408) and died during the first winter. (MD II 119). Her maiden name is unkown.
75-Thomas Rogers was perhaps born about 1587 (HS I 131) and came with his son Joseph. Other children came afterwards (B 408). Hewas a "camlet" merchant. In London, he was. a. taxpayer in the parish of St. Bartholomew the Great (BK 78). He was a member of the Congregation in Leyden on or before June 25, 1618, though he may have been in Leyden much earlier than that date. He acquired citizenship that year. Before sailing on the "Mayflower," he sold on April 1, 1620, a house on Barbara Lane, Leyden (HS I: 132). He was the eighteenth signer of the Mayflower Compact. Bradford says of him, "Thomas Rogers dyed in the first sicknes, but his sone Joseph is still living, and is maried, and hath 6 children. The rest of Thomas Rogers (children) came over, and are maried, and have many chil- dren" (B 412). He died at Plymouth between January 11 and April 10, 1621. Nothing is known of his wife (MD II 119). He has had many descendants (MI).
76 -- Joseph & Rogers came with his father (B 408). He was too young to sign the Mayflower Compact. He married before 1633, but nothing is known of his wife except her name was Hannah (MD II. 119). In 1635, the court records state that "Joseph Rogers was allowed a constant ferry over the Janes River, neer his dwelling house, and to take a.
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penny for the transportation of each person, he, the said Joseph, maintayning a sufficient ferry at that price." He was constable in 1640. He and his brother John were on the list of men in Duxbury able to bear arms in August, 1643. He was later commissioned lieutenant. In 1648, leave was granted to him as Lieut. Joseph Rogers to have land purchased of Indians. Meanwhile he moved from Duxbury to Sandwich because on February 24, 1652, he was ap- pointed "one of the jurors to lay out the most convenient way from Sandwich to Plymouth." On May 22, 1655, he was among the legal voters of Eastham. In 1658, he was a member of the Council of War for the Colony. He died at Eastham on November 9, 1678. The will has been pub- lished (MD II 67) (Plymouth Colony Wills, Vol. III, part 2, pgs. 103-105). His wife was living at Eastham on January 12, 1678 (MD II 119). He has had many descendants (MI).
77-Henry Samson came in the family of Edward and Mrs. Tilley whose cousin he was (B 408). He was one of the London contingent (BK 79). He was too young to sign the Mayflower Compact. He was a volunteer in the Pequot War in 1637. (PCR I 60-61). He married at Plymouth on February 16, 1636, Ann Plummer, (MD II 119) (PCR I 36), who was living January 3, 1669 (MD IV 128) and who died between that date and 1685. He died at Duxbury, January 3, 1685 (MD II 119). His will and inventory have been published (MD II 142) (Plymouth County Wills and Invent., Vol. IV, part 2, pgs. 94-95). He had many descendants (MI) (SH).
78-George Soule came as a servant of Edward Winslow (B 407). He was the thirty-fifth signer of the Mayflower Compact. He was born about 1600 and is credited to the London contingent. He was the son of John Soule of Eck- ington. Robert Soule of the family was a London Salter. Droitwich, where Edward Winslow was born, was a salt mining place and connected with the Salters Company of London (BK 80). This last may have brought George
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Soule and Edward Winslow together. His wife, Mary Bucket, came on the "Anne," and George Soule married her before 1627 (BK 81). He was a volunteer for the Pequot War in 1637. He was Deputy to the General Court from Duxbury, 1645 to 1654. His wife died at Duxbury in December, 1676 (MD II 81, 119). He died at Duxbury shortly before February, 1680, probably January (MD II 81) (Plymouth County Wills and Invent., Vol. IV, part 1, pg. 50). His autograph has been preserved, and it is "Soule." (MD IV 98). He had many descendants (MI) (SR).
79-Captain Myles Standish came with his wife Rose (B 408). He was born in Lancashire (B 98 note) about 1584 (HX 17), and was in military service in Holland during her war with Spain. During the twelve years' truce he found the Pilgrims in Leyden, and the result was that he came in the "Mayflower" with his wife Rose, who died at Ply- mouth on February 8, 1621. He was the sixth signer of the Mayflower Compact. He married, second, at Plymouth between July 1623, and April 3, 1624, Barbara, who may have come on the "Anne" or "Little James" in 1623. He was a leader in the explorations resulting in the selection of Plymouth as a permanent home (MR 13-14, 43). He was one of the two who distinguished themselves in nursing the sick during the terrible first winter (B 108). In 1623, he went to the rescue of Weston's men (B 143-144). In 1625, he went to England to seek aid from the Council of New England on behalf of the Colony (B 207). In 1628, he took as prisoner the rascally Thomas Morton, who was sent back to England (B 242). He later received a grant of land in Duxbury which he occupied as early as 1630 (B 363). The statement has been made that he was a Roman Catholic probably because some branches of his family were of that religion. Hubbard in his "General History of New Eng- land," page 63, describes him as a person who at that time was not of their church. The following entry in the Ply- mouth Colony records shows that he was a Protestant if
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not a full member of the Plymouth Church when the record was made: "Anno 1632 Aprell 2-the names of those which promise to remove their families to live in the town in the winter time that they may the better repaire to the worship of God-John Alden, Capt. Standish, Jonathan Brewster, Thomas Prence." The list of his books (MD III 155) shows that he had a number of Protestant books (NE 68-342). He was the captain and military leader of Plymouth Colony from 1621 and assistant from 1631 to 1650. For six years he was treasurer of the Colony. In 1649, he was made Commander-in-Chief for all the Colony. He died at Dux- bury, October 13, 1656 (MD III 153). (Plymouth County Wills and Invent., Vol. II, part 1, pgs. 37-40). His widow died after October 16, 1659 (MD II 119). His will described lands of which he had been deprived (MD III 153). He has had many distinguished descendants (MI) (SW) includ- ing Burnham Standish Colburn and Mrs. Alton Brooks Parker.
80-Rose ( ) Standish came with her husband (B 408). The maiden name of this first wife of Myles is unknown.
81-Elias Story came as a servant of Edward Winslow (B 407). He did not sign the Mayflower Compact. He came from London (BK 84). He died at Plymouth in the first general sickness after January 11, early in 1621 (MD II 119). He left no known descendants.
82-Edward Thomson came as a servant of William White (B 408). He did not sign the Mayflower Compact. He died on the "Mayflower" at Cape Cod Harbor on December 14, 1620 (MD II 119). His was the first death after their arrival at Cape Cod. He left no issue (BK 85.).
83-Edward Tilley is not the Edward Tilley, son of Law- rence and Bridget Tilley, baptized October 29, 1574, at Shipton, County Salop, England, (NY 35-213, 291), because that Edward had a wife named Lucia who died January 4, 1629 (BK 86). Also the. John Tilley, brother of that Edward, is obviously not our John. Edward may be related to the
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Shipton family. He came with his wife and two children who were their cousins, Henry Samson and Humility Cooper (B 408). He was the fifteenth signer of the May- flower Compact and came from London (BK 86). He was added as counsel to the first expedition which left the "Mayflower" on November 21, 1620 (MR 13-14) (B 8). The names of the persons who took part in the second expedi- tion are unknown. He was a member of the third expedi- tion which left the "Mayflower" in the shallop on Decem- ber 16, 1620, and which had the First Encounter with the Indians on December 18, 1620, and which thereafter made the historic landing on the rock at Plymouth (MR 43) (B 9). His wife Ann died at Plymouth after January 11, early in 1621. He died at Plymouth between January 11, and April 10, 1621 (MD II 119). They are not known to have left any descendants. Bradford calls him "Tillie," but "Tilley" is the spelling in Morton. "Tilly" is wrong.
84-Ann ( ) Tilley came with her husband and their two cousins, Humility Cooper and Henry Samson (B 408). Her maiden name is unknown as is the date of her marriage.
85-John Tilley came with his wife and Elizabeth their daughter (B 408). He was the sixteenth signer of the May- flower Compact. He is not the John Tilley, son of Lawrence and Bridget Tilley of Shipton, County Salop, England, who was baptized February 24, 1571 (NY 35-213, 291) because the latter John was living in Shipton in 1631, long after our John was dead (BK 87). Our John may be John Tilley, yeoman, who was living in Wooton, Bedfordshire, in 1613, aged forty years, and hence born in 1573. John Tilley was apparently the one who was married to Elizabeth Comyngs on February 2, 1605, in the parish of St. Andrew Undershaft (BK 87). There is no evidence that he was ever in Leyden. He was a member of the third expedition (M 31) which left the "Mayflower" in the shallop on December 16, 1620, and which had the First Encounter
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with the Indians on December 18, 1620 (M 32-33), and which thereafter made the historic landing on the rock at Plymouth (MR 43), (B 9). His wife died at Plymouth in the first general sickness after January 11, early in 1621. He died at Plymouth between January 11 and April 10, 1621 (MD II 119). They have many descendants (MI) some of whom are mentioned under the name of his son-in-law John Howland.
In spite of all statements to the contrary, Jan Tellji of Leyden was not the English John Tilley of the "Mayflower."
The record of the betrothal at Leyden on 13 February, 1615, of "Jan Tellji" and "Prijntgen Van der Velde" is found in the "Kerkelicke Huwelycke Proclamatie Boeck," folio 48 verso, with other betrothals of the same date. The marriage took place in 3 March, 1615.
The betrothal records read as follows:
"(The Dutch Record)
"Jan Telliji saeywercker Jongman van Leyden verge- selschapt met Paulus Telly zyn vader
met
"Prijntgen Van der Velde jonge dochter mede van Leyden vergeselschapt met moeychen Tay haer moeder."
(The English Translation)
"John Telly, say-weaver, singleman of Leyden, accom- panied by Paul Telly his father,
with
"Prijntgen Van der Velde, single woman, also of Leyden, accompanied by Moeychen Tay, her mother."
The use of the terms "Jongman" meaning single man, or bachelor, and "Jong dochter," meaning single woman, proves that neither "Jan Telly" nor "Prijntgen Van der Velde" had ever been married before.
Mr. Bowman, a careful historian, has advanced the fol- lowing reasoning:
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