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April 9, 1676
⢠Canonchet is caught by Niantic warriorsâallies of the Englishâand killed by a Pequot firing squad.
⢠Canonchet is caught by Niantic warriorsâallies of the Englishâand killed by a Pequot firing squad.
April 12, 1676
⢠The Praying Indian Tom Doublet returns to Boston with the news that the Indians will not yet discuss peace, but will consider the possibility of ransoming hostages.
⢠The Praying Indian Tom Doublet returns to Boston with the news that the Indians will not yet discuss peace, but will consider the possibility of ransoming hostages.
May 16, 1676
⢠Mary Rowlandson is released at Redemption Rock.
⢠Mary Rowlandson is released at Redemption Rock.
June 9, 1676
⢠Nipmuck leader sagamore sam loses his wife in an English assault, and the Nipmucks decide to make peace with the English.
⢠Nipmuck leader sagamore sam loses his wife in an English assault, and the Nipmucks decide to make peace with the English.
June 16, 1676
⢠Philip and his army attack swansea and burn all but four garrisons to the ground.
⢠Philip and his army attack swansea and burn all but four garrisons to the ground.
June 27, 1676
⢠Bradford's army arrives at Pocasset.
⢠Bradford's army arrives at Pocasset.
July 7, 1676
⢠Church arrives in Plymouth to get permission from officials to enlist the sakonnet Indians.
⢠Church arrives in Plymouth to get permission from officials to enlist the sakonnet Indians.
July 24, 1676
⢠Winslow officially gives Church the power to grant mercy to Indians who will fight with the English.
⢠Winslow officially gives Church the power to grant mercy to Indians who will fight with the English.
July 30, 1676
⢠Church is sent to pursue Indians seen on the Taunton River.
⢠Church is sent to pursue Indians seen on the Taunton River.
August 6, 1676
⢠Weetamoo drowns while attempting to escape across the Taunton River.
⢠Weetamoo drowns while attempting to escape across the Taunton River.
August 12, 1676
⢠Church and his company attack and kill Philip at Mount Hope.
⢠Church and his company attack and kill Philip at Mount Hope.
August 17, 1676
⢠Church and his company arrive at Plymouth with Philip's head.
⢠Church and his company arrive at Plymouth with Philip's head.
September 7, 1676
⢠Church begins pursuit and eventual capture of Philip's leading warrior, Annawon. By the end of the month, the heads of Annawon and Philip's brother-in-law Tuspaquin join Philip's head on the palisades of Fort Hill in Plymouth.
⢠Church begins pursuit and eventual capture of Philip's leading warrior, Annawon. By the end of the month, the heads of Annawon and Philip's brother-in-law Tuspaquin join Philip's head on the palisades of Fort Hill in Plymouth.
September 1676
⢠The
Seaflower
leaves New England for Jamaica with 180 Native American slaves aboard.
⢠The
Seaflower
leaves New England for Jamaica with 180 Native American slaves aboard.
1741
⢠Thomas Faunce, son of a man who arrived in Plymouth in 1623, originates the legend of Plymouth Rock.
⢠Thomas Faunce, son of a man who arrived in Plymouth in 1623, originates the legend of Plymouth Rock.
MAYFLOWER
PASSENGER LIST
PASSENGER LIST
Transcription of William Bradford's list of original passengers traveling on the
Mayflower,
as found in his account,
Of Plymouth Plantation.
Mayflower,
as found in his account,
Of Plymouth Plantation.
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Mr. John Carver, Katherine his wife, Desire Minter, and two manservants, John Howland, Roger Wilder. William Latham, a boy, and a maidservant and a child that was put to him called Jasper More.
Mr. William Brewster, Mary, his wife, with two sons, whose names were Love and Wrestling. And a boy was put to him called Richard More, and another of his brothers. The rest of his children were left behind and came over afterwards.
Mr. Edward Winslow, Elizabeth his wife and two menservants called George Soule and Elias Story; also a little girl was put to him called Ellen, the sister of Richard More.
William Bradford and Dorothy his wife, having but one child, a son left behind who came afterward.
Mr. Isaac Allerton and Mary his wife, with three children, Bartholomew, Remember and Mary. And a servant boy John Hooke.
Mr. Samuel Fuller and a servant called William Button. His wife was behind, and a child which came afterwards.
John Crackston and his son John Crackston.
Captain Myles Standish and Rose his wife.
Mr. Christopher Martin and his wife and two servants, Solomon Prower and John Langmore.
Mr. William Mullins and his wife and two children, Joseph and Priscilla; and a servant, Robert Carter.
Mr. William White and Susanna his wife and one son called Resolved, and one born a-shipboard called Peregrine, and two servants named William Holbeck and Edward Thompson.
Mr. Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth his wife, and two children called Giles and Constanta, a daughter, both by a former wife. And two more by this wife called Damaris and Oceanus; the last was born at sea. And two servants called Edward Doty and Edward Lester.
Mr. Richard Warren, but his wife and children were left behind and came afterwards.
John Billington and Ellen his wife, and two sons, John and Francis.
Edward Tilley and Ann his wife, and two children that were their cousins, Henry Sampson and Humility Cooper.
John Tilley and his wife, and Elizabeth their daughter.
Francis Cooke and his son John; but his wife and other children came afterwards.
Thomas Rogers and Joseph his son; his other children came afterwards.
Thomas Tinker and his wife and a son.
John Rigsdale and Alice his wife.
James Chilton and his wife, and Mary their daughter; they had another daughter that was married, came afterward.
Edward Fuller and his wife, and Samuel their son.
John Turner and two sons; he had a daughter came some years after to Salem, where she is now living.
Francis Eaton and Sarah his wife, and Samuel their son, a young child.
Moses Fletcher, John Goodman, Thomas Williams, Digory Priest, Edmund Margesson, Peter Browne, Richard Britteridge, Richard Clarke, Richard Gardiner, Gilbert Winslow.
John Alden was hired for a cooper at Southampton where the ship victualed, and being a hopeful young man was much desired but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here; but he stayed and married here.
John Allerton and Thomas English were both hired, the latter to go master of a shallop here, and the other was reputed as one of the company but was to go back (being a seaman) for the help of others behind. But they both died here before the ship returned.
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There were also other two seamen hired to stay a year here in the country, William Trevor, and one Ely. But when their time was out they both returned.
These being about a hundred souls, came over in this first ship and began this work, which God of His goodness hath hitherto blessed. Let His holy name have the praise.
âWilliam Bradford,
Of Plymouth Plantation
Of Plymouth Plantation
SELECTED READING
Anderson, Robert Charles.
The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony, 1620-1633.
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
This detailed and readable work includes biographies of the passengers who came to America on the
Mayflower.
The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony, 1620-1633.
New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
This detailed and readable work includes biographies of the passengers who came to America on the
Mayflower.
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Arenstam, Peter, John Kemp, and Catherine O'Neill Grace.
Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage.
National Geographic Society, 2003.
An excellent description of the voyage for young readers that includes beautiful photography of the
Mayflower II,
the replica of the Pilgrim ship.
Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage.
National Geographic Society, 2003.
An excellent description of the voyage for young readers that includes beautiful photography of the
Mayflower II,
the replica of the Pilgrim ship.
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Cronon, William.
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England.
Hill and Wang, 1983.
This is the definitive account of how the arrival of English colonists impacted on the native people and ecology of New England.
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England.
Hill and Wang, 1983.
This is the definitive account of how the arrival of English colonists impacted on the native people and ecology of New England.
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Deetz, James, and Patricia Scott Deetz.
The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony.
W. H. Freeman, 2000.
A fun, informative, sometimes iconoclastic book about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony from a noted archaeologist who helped make Plimoth Plantation the important institution it is today.
The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony.
W. H. Freeman, 2000.
A fun, informative, sometimes iconoclastic book about the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony from a noted archaeologist who helped make Plimoth Plantation the important institution it is today.
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Grace, Catherine O'Neill, and Margaret M. Bruchac.
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving.
National Geographic Society, 2001.
This tells the story of Thanksgiving with the help of photographs taken at Plimoth Plantation; aimed at young readers.
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving.
National Geographic Society, 2001.
This tells the story of Thanksgiving with the help of photographs taken at Plimoth Plantation; aimed at young readers.
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Philbrick, Thomas, and Nathaniel Philbrick, eds.
The Mayflower Papers: Selected Writings of Colonial New England.
Penguin, 2007.
A selection of the original documents used in writing
The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World,
with large portions of William Bradford's
Of Plymouth Plantation
and Benjamin Church's narrative of King Philip's War.
The Mayflower Papers: Selected Writings of Colonial New England.
Penguin, 2007.
A selection of the original documents used in writing
The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World,
with large portions of William Bradford's
Of Plymouth Plantation
and Benjamin Church's narrative of King Philip's War.
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Schultz, Eric B., and Michael J. Tougias.
King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict.
Countryman Press, 1999.
An accessible and detailed account of King Philip's War that includes directions to the actual places where the war was fought.
King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict.
Countryman Press, 1999.
An accessible and detailed account of King Philip's War that includes directions to the actual places where the war was fought.
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Simmons, William S.
Spirit of the New England Tribes: Indian History and Folklore, 1620-1984.
University Press of New England, 1986.
A fascinating compilation of the recorded oral traditions of the native people of New England.
Spirit of the New England Tribes: Indian History and Folklore, 1620-1984.
University Press of New England, 1986.
A fascinating compilation of the recorded oral traditions of the native people of New England.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to everyone at G. P. Putnam's sonsâNancy Paulsen, Richard Amari, shauna Fay and especially John Rudolph for a fantastic job of editing. special thanks to Wendell Minor for the cover art. Many thanks to my agent stuart Krichevsky for first suggesting that I write for a younger audience. I'd also like to thank my parents, Thomas and Marianne Philbrick, and my in-laws, Marshall and Betty Douthartâeducators all and all young at heartâas well as my children, Jennie and Ethan, and especially my wife, Melissa. Lastly, to my middle-school and younger nieces and nephewsâAbby, Lilly, Ryan, and Andrewâthis book is for you.
PICTURE CREDITS
Courtesy American Antiquarian society: pp. 175, 215, 266; Azel Ames, M.D.,
The Mayflower and Her Log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621,
Houghton Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, 1907: pp. ii-iii; Author's Collection: pp. 197, 200, 211, 221, 234, 282, 292; Illustration courtesy of Marc Castelli: p. 63; Collection Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), The Hague: pp. 18-19; Photographs courtesy of shauna Fay: pp. 113, 277; Fruitlands Museums, Harvard, Massachusetts: p. 204; Getty Images: pp. 102-103, 240; Courtesy of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, san Marino, California: p. 188; The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University: pp. endpaper, 161; Courtesy of Caleb Johnson,
MayflowerHistory.com
: pp. 15, 33; Kellscraft studio: pp. 49, 76, 93, 118, 145; Library of Congress: pp. 39, 99, 124-25, 272-73, 320; Courtesy of the Little Compton Historical society, photo by Edward Denham: p. 289; Illustrations courtesy of PD Malone and Patrick Malone: pp. 72, 185; Patrick Malone,
The Skulking Way of War: Technology and Tactics Among the New England Indians,
Madison Books, 1991: pp. 42-43, 239, 242, 250-51, 252-53, 296-97, 311; Massachusetts Historical society: pp. 1, 8, 11, 52-53, 82-83, 172, 177, 218, 271, 280, 303, 306, 309, 314; Nativestock Pictures: p. 69; Photograph courtesy Peabody-Essex Museum: p. 224; Pilgrim Hall Museum: pp. 12, 21, 40, 88, 91, 126, 131, 139, 168, 186, 194; Courtesy of Plimoth Plantation: pp. 3, 27, 30; Plymouth County Commissioners: p. 190; Courtesy of the state Library of Massachusetts: p. 157; Wikipedia: pp. 7, 58, 97, 108.
The Mayflower and Her Log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621,
Houghton Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, 1907: pp. ii-iii; Author's Collection: pp. 197, 200, 211, 221, 234, 282, 292; Illustration courtesy of Marc Castelli: p. 63; Collection Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), The Hague: pp. 18-19; Photographs courtesy of shauna Fay: pp. 113, 277; Fruitlands Museums, Harvard, Massachusetts: p. 204; Getty Images: pp. 102-103, 240; Courtesy of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, san Marino, California: p. 188; The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University: pp. endpaper, 161; Courtesy of Caleb Johnson,
MayflowerHistory.com
: pp. 15, 33; Kellscraft studio: pp. 49, 76, 93, 118, 145; Library of Congress: pp. 39, 99, 124-25, 272-73, 320; Courtesy of the Little Compton Historical society, photo by Edward Denham: p. 289; Illustrations courtesy of PD Malone and Patrick Malone: pp. 72, 185; Patrick Malone,
The Skulking Way of War: Technology and Tactics Among the New England Indians,
Madison Books, 1991: pp. 42-43, 239, 242, 250-51, 252-53, 296-97, 311; Massachusetts Historical society: pp. 1, 8, 11, 52-53, 82-83, 172, 177, 218, 271, 280, 303, 306, 309, 314; Nativestock Pictures: p. 69; Photograph courtesy Peabody-Essex Museum: p. 224; Pilgrim Hall Museum: pp. 12, 21, 40, 88, 91, 126, 131, 139, 168, 186, 194; Courtesy of Plimoth Plantation: pp. 3, 27, 30; Plymouth County Commissioners: p. 190; Courtesy of the state Library of Massachusetts: p. 157; Wikipedia: pp. 7, 58, 97, 108.
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