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The Adventurers
of the Massachusetts Bay Company
1630
The following are the known adventurers (founding investors) of the
Massachusetts Bay Company from the time of the granting of the Royal
Charter, 1628, to the sailing of the fleet of 1630. The Company was
what we now would call a closely-held corporation, and almost all the
investors, as well as we can determine, can be classed among about an
half-dozen groupings by pre-existant ties of family, business, vicinity
of homes, or coöperation in Puritan religious and political activities
and causes. Of 127 known adventurers, about a third emigrated with their
families to New England between 1628 and 1640. Many of the others sent
some of their children to take up residence on the lands they claimed.
The adventurers who established families in the new Commonwealth before
1633 are not listed here, because information about them may be found
elsewhere in this Web site (on the pages b-data.htm, c-data.htm, etc.).
They are Simon Bradstreet, William Coddington, William Colbron,
Samuel Cole, Thomas Dudley, John Endecott, Rev. Francis Higginson, Roger
Ludlow, Increase Nowell, Abraham Palmer, Rev. George Phillips, William
Pyncheon, Edward Rossiter, Sir Richard Saltonstall, Samuel Sharpe, Rev.
Samuel Skelton, Elias Stileman, William Vassall, and
John Winthrop.
Generally speaking all these adventurers were successful London businessmen,
or landed gentry from the Counties of the eastern coast or the southwest
of England --- the same areas which had long been the stronghold of
Christian reformism, and where the Puritan armies were later mustered
by Cromwell. The Massachusetts Bay Company cannot be regarded in the
same light as earlier commercial American ventures, as its motivation
was primarily religious and political in the context of the brewing
Puritan Revolution. The donations of these adventurers were generous
enough to found and sustain the Colony, and their only recompense was
a claim to some raw wilderness acreage --- not vast estates, but just
sufficient (granted usually at 4 to 8 acres per pound sterling*) to
make a living should the time come when flight from murderous, inquisitional
religious and political persecution be necessary.
As it came about, around 1640 the reformist Christian forces in Parliament
began to prevail, and flight from England was no longer necessary. Many
of the adventurers listed below were prominent in the English Revolution.
The families are included to the best of our knowledge. Clearly, we
haven't listed all the vital information which must be available about
these prominent founders of the Massachusetts and English Commonwealths.
We seek the help of researchers to fill in the blanks. Thanks!
* The English pound sterling (divided 20 shillings
to the pound and 12 pence to the shilling) in those times had about
the purchasing equivalent of $1000 of today's currency, based on a skilled
17th century English craftsman's day's wage of one shilling, and the
ha'penny price of a loaf of bread or a pint of beer. Thus this raw undeveloped
land was valued at about $125 to $250 per acre. The adventurers donated
between £50 and £400 each.
Abbreviations:
a=ante(before); b=born; c=circa(about);
d=died; dau=daughter (of) ; emig=emigrated
to MBC; GCMB=Governor and Company of the Massachusetts
Bay (a.k.a. the Massachusetts Bay Company); int=interred(buried);
inv=estate inventoried(after death); m=married;
p=post(after); unk=name unknown;
wd=will dated; wp=will probated; x=christened
bart=baronet, esq=esquire,
gent=gentleman, Rev=Reverend minister
CT=Connecticut; MBC=Massachusetts
Bay Colony; ME=Maine; RI=Rhode Island
All dates are original Julian calendar (wherein Dec 31, 1630
was the day before Jan 1, 1630/1 and Mar 24
1630/1 was the day before Mar 25, 1631 ).
Where the date of birth or christening
is not known precisely, the English Origin can be assumed to be traditional
or conjectural.
Some later marriages (where the wife
was past childbearing age) are not shown here.
Daughters of the adventurers are listed by their adult married names,
when known.
An asterisk after the date of arrival in the MBC indicates that the
person soon returned permanently to England.
|
(John?) ABRIE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
Thomas ADAMS |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1647 |
| English Origin |
Wem, Salop; London |
| Occupation |
draper |
| Father |
Thomas |
| Mother |
Margaret Erpe |
| Spouse |
Ann, dau Humfrey Mapled of Printon, Essex |
| Nota bene |
Alderman of London |
|
Samuel ALDERSEY |
|
| Born |
c1582 |
| Died |
wp 13 July 1633 |
| English Origin |
Aldersey, Cheshire; London |
| Occupation |
haberdasher |
| Father |
John |
| Mother |
Anne Lowe |
| Spouse |
Mary van Oyrle of Antwerp |
| Children |
John, Mary Crane, Anne Eyre, Elizabeth Lee,
Margaret Bletchingdon |
| 2nd Spouse |
Margaret Offspring,widow Kedward |
|
Richard ANDREWES |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
haberdasher |
| Nota bene |
Alderman of London |
|
Sir Thomas ANDREWES |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1651 |
| English Origin |
Feltham, Midds; London |
| Occupation |
leather-seller |
| Father |
Robert |
| Mother |
. |
| Nota bene |
Sheriff, 1642, and Lord Mayor of London, 1649
- 1650.
Also one of the Virginia Company, 1609. Purchased Durham Castle,
1649. |
|
Rev. Henry ARCHER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
minister |
| Nota bene |
Chaplain of the GCMB. Author of
Personal Reign of Christ on Earth (1642) |
| Link |
ExLibris
explains Archer's stance as a "fifth monarchist." |
|
Andrew ARNOLD |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Somerset? |
|
William BACKHOUSE |
|
| Born |
c1593 |
| Died |
30 May 1662 |
| English Origin |
Swallowfield, Berks |
| Occupation |
scientist, alchemist |
| Father |
Samuel, MP for Windsor, Berks |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Borlase |
| Spouse |
Ann Richards |
| Children |
Flora, m William Bishop of S Warnborough, Hants
|
|
Daniel BALLARD |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1645 |
| English Origin |
. |
| Occupation |
. |
|
Sir Nathaniel BARNARDISTON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 28 Sep 1653 |
| English Origin |
Ketton, Suffolk |
| Occupation |
knight |
|
(Robert or son Richard?) (Rev. John?) BATEMAN |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Occupation |
. |
|
Richard BELLINGHAM, gent. |
|
| Born |
1592 |
| Died |
7 Dec 1672 |
| English Origin |
Boston, Lincs |
| Occupation |
gentleman, magistrate |
| Came to MBC |
1634 |
| Father |
William, Esq. of Bromby Woods,
Lincs |
| Mother |
Frances Amcotts |
| Spouse 1 |
Elizabeth Backhouse, sister of William
(above) |
| Children |
Samuel |
| Spouse 2 |
Penelope Pelham, sister of Herbert
(below) |
| Children |
John (no issue) |
| Nota bene |
later twice Governor of MBC |
|
Mr. BILSON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
(John?) BOWLES |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
Job BRADSHAW |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Westminster |
| Occupation |
. |
| Father |
Joseph |
| Mother |
. |
|
Joseph BRADSHAW |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 4 Jan 1632/33 |
| English Origin |
Westminster |
| Occupation |
. |
| Father |
Joseph |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth |
| Children |
Joseph, Benjamin, John |
|
Sir William BRERETON, bart. |
|
| Born |
1604 |
| Died |
1661 |
| English Origin |
Malpas House, Cheshire |
| Occupation |
knight , magistrate |
| Father |
Sir William Brereton of Handford |
| Mother |
Margaret Holland |
| Nota bene |
Member of Parliament, one of judges who condemned
King Charles. |
| Biography |
A brief biography of Brereton,
by Michael Wiesner. |
|
Francis BRIDGES |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 23 June 1642 |
| English Origin |
Clapham, Surrey |
| Occupation |
. |
|
John BROWNE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Roxwell, Essex |
| Came to MBC |
1629* |
| Nota bene |
expelled from MBC for factionalism |
|
Kellam BROWNE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 15 Fb 1657/58 |
| English Origin |
Roxwell, Essex |
| Occupation |
. |
| Nota bene |
a signer of the Cambridge Agreement |
|
Samuel BROWNE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Roxwell, Essex |
| Occupation |
. |
| Came to MBC |
1629* |
| Nota bene |
brother of John, above; also expelled for factionalism
|
|
(Thomas?) BURNELL |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
a William Burnell Came to MBC, 1630 |
|
Richard BUSHROD, gent. |
|
| Born |
c1570 |
| Died |
1 July1628 |
| English Origin |
Sherborne and Dorchester, Dorset |
| Occupation |
haberdasher, MP for Dorchester, 1626 |
| Father |
John |
| Mother |
Margery |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Watts |
| Children |
Capt. Richard, Thomas, John, Anne, Samuel,
Elizabeth, Dorothy |
|
A. C. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
perhaps Anne, widow of John Clement of Shenfield,
Essex. |
|
Joseph CARON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
skinner? |
|
Mr. CLARKE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
Edward COOK |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Dunmow, Essex; London |
| Occupation |
apothecary |
| Came to MBC |
. |
| Father |
Richard |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
. |
| Children |
Robert, to MBC by 1638 |
| Nota bene |
Assistant of GCMB |
|
Christopher COULSON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
a1660 |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant |
|
Matthew CRADDOCK, gent. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 4 June 1641 |
| English Origin |
Stafford; London |
| Occupation |
skinner |
| Came to MBC |
1629* |
| Father |
Matthew |
| Mother |
Dorothy Greenham |
| Spouse |
Damaris, dau Richard Wyn of Shrewsbury |
| Children |
Damaris Andrewes |
| 2nd Spouse |
Rebecca, dau Thomas Jordan of London |
| Children |
Matthew |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Governor, Member of Parliament |
|
Robert CRANE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 21 Sep 1646 |
| English Origin |
Great Coggeshall, Essex; London |
| Occupation |
grocer |
| Father |
Robert |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
Mary, dau Samuel Aldersey |
|
William CROWTHER |
|
| Born |
4 Dec 1580 |
| Died |
wp 29 May 1658 |
| English Origin |
Neenton, Shropshire; London |
| Occupation |
haberdasher |
| Father |
John |
| Mother |
Margaret |
| Spouse |
Katherine, dau Richard Fox |
| Children |
George, William |
|
William DARBY |
|
| Born |
c1588 |
| Died |
1649 |
| English Origin |
Dorchester, Dorset |
| Occupation |
mercer, magistrate |
| Nota bene |
a William Darby proprietor at Roxbury, MBC
1643; d1683 |
|
Rev. John DAVENPORT |
|
| Born |
9 Apr 1597 |
| Died |
15 Mar 1669/70 |
| English Origin |
Coventry, Warks |
| Occupation |
minister |
| Came to MBC |
1637 |
| Father |
Henry |
| Mother |
Winifred Barnaby |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Wooley |
| Children |
John, Joseph |
| Nota bene |
a founder of the New Haven Colony |
|
Richard DAVIS |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Denbigh?; London |
| Occupation |
merchant, vintner |
|
Emanuel DOWNING, esq. |
|
| Born |
x 12 Aug 1585 |
| Died |
p1645 |
| English Origin |
Ipswich, Suffolk; London |
| Occupation |
lawyer of the Inner Temple |
| Came to MBC |
1638 |
| Father |
George |
| Mother |
Dorcas Blois |
| Spouse |
Lucy Winthrop |
| Children |
George, Ann Gardner, Lucy, John, Dorcas, Theophilus
|
|
Henry DURLEY, esq. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Buttercomb, Yorks |
| Occupation |
. |
| Father |
Sir Richard |
| Mother |
Elizabeth, dau Edward Gates |
|
Theophilus EATON, gent. |
|
| Born |
c1590 |
| Died |
7 Jan 1657/58, New Haven CT |
| English Origin |
Bucks; London |
| Occupation |
merchant |
| Came to MBC |
1637 |
| Father |
Richard |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Sheapherd |
| Spouse |
Ann Lloyd |
| Children |
Theophilus, Hannah Jones, Samuel
|
| Nota bene |
a founder of New Haven Colony,
later Governor of CT |
|
Charles FIENNES, esq. |
|
| Born |
c1605 |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Sempringham, Lincs |
| Occupation |
gentleman |
| Came to MBC |
1630* |
| Father |
Lord Thomas, 3rd Earl of Lincoln |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Knyvett |
| Nota bene |
a signer and possible author of the Humble
Request. |
|
Francis FLYER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Utoxeter, Staffs; Brent Pelham, Herts; Roxwell,
Essex |
| Occupation |
merchant |
| Father |
Matthew |
| Mother |
Elizabeth, dau John Crouch of Cornbury, Herts
|
| Spouse |
Martha Boothby of St.Antholins |
|
Edward FOORD |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 6 Jan 1641/42 |
| English Origin |
Kynver, Staffs; London |
| Occupation |
leather seller, merchant |
|
George FOXCROFT |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1644 |
| English Origin |
Cambridge; London |
| Occupation |
merchant |
| Father |
Richard |
| Mother |
Alice Hodson |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant |
|
John GLOVER, esq. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
barrister |
| Father |
Roger |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
Jane, dau Francis Dorrington of London |
|
Rev. Josse GLOVER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
1638 |
| English Origin |
Groton, Suffolk; London |
| Occupation |
minister |
| Father |
Roger |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
Sarah Owfield |
| Children |
Roger, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Priscilla |
| Nota bene |
died at sea to en route to MBC, 1638 |
|
Thomas GOFFE, gent. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
merchant |
| Spouse |
unk |
| Children |
Samuel (in MBC 1639) |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Deputy-Governor |
|
John GOODWIN |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 19 June 1638 |
| English Origin |
East Bergholt, Suffolk |
| Occupation |
clothier |
|
Mrs. Anne HARVEY |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
George HARWOOD |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1638 |
| English Origin |
Thurlby, Lancs; London |
| Occupation |
haberdasher |
| Father |
William |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Greenham |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Treasurer |
|
Thomas HEWSON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
merchant |
|
Joseph HILLS |
|
| Born |
c1602 |
| Died |
5 Feb 1687/88 |
| English Origin |
Maldon, Essex |
| Occupation |
woollen-draper |
| Came to MBC |
1635 |
| Spouse |
Rose Dunster |
| Children |
Joseph, Gershom, Mehetable |
| 2nd Spouse |
Hannah Bulkeley (widow Mellowes) |
| Children |
John, Samuel, Nathaniel, Deborah, Abigail;
also Wayte, Hannah |
| Nota bene |
of Newbury, MBC |
|
Daniel HODSON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Newcastle; London; Epping, Essex |
| Occupation |
clothier |
| Father |
William |
| Mother |
Emma, dau Thomas Kerrey of Newbury, Berks |
| Spouse |
Katherine, dau Edward Saunders |
| Children |
. |
| 2nd Spouse |
Agnes/Anne (widow Hutt), dau Richard Josselyn
of Roxwell, Essex |
|
Atherton HOUGH, gent. |
|
| Born |
c1590 |
| Died |
11 Sep 1650 |
| English Origin |
Boston, Lincs |
| Occupation |
gentleman |
| Came to MBC |
1633 |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Bulkeley |
| Children |
Samuel |
| 2nd Spouse |
Susanna |
| Nota bene |
an Assistant of the MBC |
|
William HUBBARD |
|
| Born |
1605 |
| Died |
wp 19 Aug 1670 |
| English Origin |
Tendring, Essex |
| Occupation |
. |
| Came to MBC |
a1630 |
| Spouse |
Judith |
| Nota bene |
probably same as came 1635 Came to MBC with
family |
|
John HUMFRY, esq. |
|
| Born |
1597 |
| Died |
1653 |
| English Origin |
Dorchester, Dorset |
| Occupation |
gentleman |
| Came to MBC |
1634, returned 1641 |
| Father |
Michael Humfry,Esq., MP for Dorchester 1626.
|
| Spouse |
unk |
| Children |
Theophilus, Thomas, Joseph, Lydia, Dorcas,
Sarah |
| Nota bene |
Assistant of the MBC |
|
Thomas HUTCHINS |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant |
|
Edward IRONSIDE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
Sir Brian JANSON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
knight |
| Father |
Brian |
| Mother |
Anne, dau Robert Lee of Beaconsfield, Bucks
|
| Spouse |
Mary, dau Henry Breres of Lancs |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant |
|
Isaac JOHNSON, esq. |
|
| Born |
x 1601 |
| Died |
30 Sep 1630 |
| English Origin |
Sempringham, Lincs |
| Occupation |
gentleman |
| Came to MBC |
1630 |
| Father |
Abraham |
| Mother |
Anne Meadows |
| Spouse |
Arbella, dau Thomas Fiennes, 3rd Earl of Lincoln
|
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant |
|
Robert KEANE |
|
| Born |
1595 |
| Died |
23 Mar 1655/56 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
merchant tailor |
| Came to MBC |
1635 |
| Spouse |
Ann |
| Children |
Benjamin |
|
Thomas LEVERETT |
|
| Born |
c1585 |
| Died |
3 Apr 1650 |
| English Origin |
Boston, Lincs |
| Occupation |
. |
| Came to MBC |
1633 |
| Spouse |
Anne Fitch |
| Children |
Jane, Capt. John, Anne Addington |
|
John MALBON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Occupation |
ironworker |
|
Nathaniel MANESTY |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
|
Thomas MARSH |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1645 |
| English Origin |
London |
|
Abraham MELLOWS |
|
| Born |
c1570 |
| Died |
1638 |
| English Origin |
Boston, Lincs |
| Occupation |
. |
| Came to MBC |
1633 |
| Spouse |
Martha Bulkeley |
| Children |
Oliver, Elizabeth, Abraham, Catherine, Sgt.
Edward, Anne |
|
Peter MILBURNE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
St.Dunstans, London |
| Occupation |
mariner |
| Nota bene |
Master of the Arbella |
|
Rev. Matthias NICHOLS |
|
| Born |
c1586 |
| Died |
wp 10 Oct 1631 |
| English Origin |
Dorset |
| Occupation |
minister |
|
Rev. Philip NYE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Occupation |
minister |
| Nota bene |
GCMB chaplain |
|
Joseph OLDFIELD |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Father |
Roger |
| Mother |
Thomasine, dau John Moore |
|
Mr. PAYNTER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
Herbert PELHAM, esq. |
| Born |
c1600 |
| Died |
1674 (Buers, Suffolk) |
| English Origin |
Boston, Lincs |
| Occupation |
gentleman |
| Came to MBC |
1635 |
| Father |
Sir Herbert |
| Mother |
Penelope, dau Thomas, Lord de la Warre |
| Spouse |
Jemima, dau Thomas Waldegrave |
| Children |
Waldegrave, Edward, Nathaniel, Henry, Penelope
Winslow, Anne, Katherine Clark, dau Eliot/Tolliot |
| 2nd Spouse |
Elizabeth, widow Harlakenden |
|
Mr. PEMBERTON |
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
a Mr. James P. applied 1630 freeman; claimed
Pemberton's Island by 1628 grant |
|
William PERKINS |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
probably a1641 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
merchant tailor |
| Spouse |
Katherine |
| Children |
Rev. William (emig 1631) of Roxbury, MBC |
|
Richard PERRY |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 11 Jan 1649/50 |
| English Origin |
Exeter, Devon; London |
| Occupation |
merchant tailor |
| Father |
Richard |
| Mother |
. |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant; a Richard, Jr.in Charlestown
1639 |
|
Rev. Hugh PETER |
|
| Born |
1599 |
| Died |
16 Oct 1660 |
| English Origin |
Fowy, Cornwall; London |
| Occupation |
minister |
| Came to MBC |
1635 |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth (widow Reade) |
| Children |
. |
| 2nd Spouse |
Deliverance Sheffield |
| Children |
Elizabeth Barker |
| Nota bene |
Godfather to John Winthrop, Jr. |
|
John POCOCK |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1648 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
woollen-draper |
| Nota bene |
an Assistant of the GCMB |
|
Thomas PULISTON |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Wallington, Flint; London |
| Occupation |
draper |
| Father |
John |
| Mother |
Jane Perry |
| Spouse |
Martha, dau John Doughty, Alderman of Bristol
|
|
John REVELL |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 8 Jun 1659 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
fishmonger |
| Came to MBC |
1630* |
|
Sir Henry ROSEWELL |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Ford Abbey |
| Occupation |
knight |
|
Owen ROWE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1636 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
silk-merchant |
|
Thomas SHARPE |
| Born |
c1585 |
| Died |
p1636 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
leather-seller |
| Came to MBC |
1630* |
| Spouse |
Tabitha |
| Children |
dau, Thomas |
| Nota bene |
Assistant of the MBC; house in MBC burned,
he returned to England |
|
John SMYTH |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
| Nota bene |
perhaps the famous Captain of Virginia, and
Admiral of New England? |
|
Thomas SOUTHCOTE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Mohun's Ottery, Devon |
| Nota bene |
a Thomas applied to be freeman, 1630 |
|
John SPENCER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
William SPURSTOWE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 20 Dec 1644 |
| English Origin |
Shrewsbury; London |
| Occupation |
mercer |
| Father |
Thomas |
| Mother |
Katherine |
| Spouse |
Damaris, dau Henry Parkhurst |
|
Thomas STEVENS |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
armorer |
| Nota bene |
a Thomas, ironmonger, age 12 to Boston 1635
|
|
Richard TUFFNEALE, gent. |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
wp 1 Sep 1640 |
| English Origin |
Southwark, Surrey |
| Occupation |
brewer |
| Father |
Richard |
| Mother |
. |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth, dau William Humphries, esq. |
| Children |
Sir John |
| Nota bene |
Member of Parliament |
|
Samuel VASSALL |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
1667 |
| English Origin |
Stepney, Midds; London |
| Occupation |
draper |
| Father |
John |
| Mother |
unk (wife 2) |
| Nota bene |
an Assistant of the GCMB |
|
John VENN |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1644 |
| English Origin |
Lydiard St. Lawrence, Somerset; London |
| Occupation |
merchant tailor, soldier |
| Father |
Simon |
| Mother |
Maude Lawrence |
| Spouse |
unk |
| Children |
Thomas (in MBC by 1644) |
| Nota bene |
GCMB Assistant; officer under Cromwell |
|
Thomas WADE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Northampton |
| Children |
Jonathan (emig 1632) |
|
Thomas WALDEGRAVE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
Buers, Suffolk |
| Father |
Thomas |
| Mother |
Elizabeth, dau Robert Gurdon of Assington |
| Spouse |
Margaret, dau John Holmstead of Halstead, Essex
|
| Children |
Jemima Pelham |
|
Capt. Henry WALLER |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
int 31 Oct 1631 |
| English Origin |
London |
| Occupation |
soldier |
|
Rev. Nathaniel WARD |
|
| Born |
c1585 |
| Died |
p1646 |
| English Origin |
Suffolk |
| Occupation |
lay minister, lawyer |
| Came to MBC |
1634 |
| Children |
John, Susan Firmin, James |
| Nota bene |
author of the Liberties of New Englishmen |
|
Mr. WARREN |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| English Origin |
. |
|
George WAY |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
1641 |
| English Origin |
Dorchester, Devon |
| Occupation |
glover |
|
Francis WEBBE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
p1656 |
| English Origin |
. |
| Occupation |
miller |
| Came to MBC |
. |
| Spouse |
unk Aldersey |
|
Simon WHETCOMBE |
|
| Born |
. |
| Died |
. |
| E | | |
