Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Immigrant Families 1620-1629

The best laid plans............. OK, my chronological break down broke down right off the bat! The 1620-39 range totaled up to nearly 30 families, so I dropped the first set of dates to 1620-29.

Brewster:
11 May 1620: The Mayflower Compact, penned by Elder William Brewster was signed aboard ship  in Cape Cod.
11 Dec 1620: William Brewster, his family, and other passengers from the Mayflower set foot
on soon-to-be Plymouth Colony.
9 Nov 1621: The Fortune arrives  at Cape Cod and lands in Plymouth several weeks later. William   Brewster's son, Jonathan is among the passengers.
10 April 1624: Jonathan marries Lucretia Oldham in Plymouth.
17 April 1627: Mary Brewster dies.
              1630: Jonathan moves to Duxbury.
              1633: William moves to Duxbury to reside with Jonathan's family.
              1637: Jonathan Brewster serves as military commissioner during Pequot War.
10 April 1644: Elder Brewster dies in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.
September 1649: Brewsters move to Pequot [New London], Connecticut Colony.
7 Aug 1659: Jonathan Brewster dies at New London.

Prence:
9 Nov 1621: Thomas Prence arrives on the Fortune and settles at Plymouth.
5 Aug 1624: Prence marries Elder Brewster's daughter Patience at Plymouth. [She dies 12 Dec 1634]
           1634: Prence is elected governor of Plymouth Colony.
1 April 1635: Prence marries Mary Collier in Plymouth. [She dies, possibly, 8 June 1647.]
           1638: Prence is reappointed governor.
c. May 1647: Daughter Elizabeth is born.
1648-1662: The governor marries Apphia Ouick Freeman in Eastham.
1657-1672: Prence serves third term as colonial governor.
1666-1668: Gov. Prence marries widow Mary Howes in Plymouth. [She dies 9 Dec 1695.]
9 Dec 1667: Elizabeth marries Quaker Arthur Howland Jr. at Marshfield, Plymouth.
29 Mar 1672/3: Thomas Prence dies in Plymouth.

Oldham:
 July 1623: Lucretia Oldham arrives in Plymouth aboard the Anne with her brother John's family.
10 April 1624: Lucretia marries Jonathan Brewster.
4 Mar 1678: Lucretia dies at Norwich [Preston], New London, Connecticut.

Waterman:
 29 June 1629: Richard Waterman and family arrives with the Higginson-Skelton fleet at Salem,
 Plymouth Colony.
12 Mar 1637: Richard Waterman is among the followers of Rev. Roger Williams who are banished
from Salem.
8 Oct 1638: Waterman is 12th among the grantees of Williams' Providence Plantation.
12 Jan 1642/3: Waterman is one of the 11 founders of Warwick, Rhode Island.
17 Oct 1643: He is among the "Gortonites" imprisoned at Boston.
2 Sep 1650: Waterman has returned to Providence by this date.
26 Oct 1673: Richard dies at Providence, RI.
3 Dec 1680: Wife Bathia dies at Providence.

Next up, the early 1630s.

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