The Mayflower was the iconic English merchant ship that transported the Pilgrims, a group of English families seeking religious freedom, from England to the New World in 1620, establishing the Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts and shaping early American history. After a challenging 10-week voyage, the ship landed near Cape Cod, where the passengers, including "Saints" (Separatists) and "Strangers" (non-religious colonists), drafted the Mayflower Compact before their arduous first winter.
The passengers on the Mayflower were predominantly English, consisting of two main groups: Separatist Puritans (the "Saints") from England who had lived in Leiden, Netherlands, and other English adventurers and families (the "Strangers") seeking opportunity, with the crew also being English; while the Separatists sought religious freedom and English culture, the diverse backgrounds reflected different English regions and religious beliefs, but the core nationality remained English.
- There were roughly 102 people on the Mayflower, including about 40 adults and 50+ children/servants/hired hands.
- Separatists (Pilgrims) & Families:
- William & Dorothy Bradford: William was a leader; Dorothy was his wife.
- William & Mary Brewster: William was a leader, with sons Love & Wrestling.
- John & Katherine Carver: John was the first governor; Katherine was his wife.
- Isaac & Mary Allerton: With children Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary.
- Stephen & Elizabeth Hopkins: With children Constance, Giles, Damaris (born at sea as Oceanus).
- Francis & Sarah Cooke: With son John.
- Edward & Mrs. Fuller: With son Samuel.
- Edward & Ann Tilley: With niece Humility Cooper and nephew Henry Samson.
- John & Joan Tilley: With daughter Elizabeth.
- William & Susanna White: With sons Resolved & Peregrine (Peregrine born on the ship).
Non-Separatists & Others:- John Billington: With wife Eleanor and sons John & Francis.
- Christopher Martin: With wife Mary.
- William Mullins: With wife Alice and children Priscilla & Joseph.
- Myles Standish: Military expert, with wife Rose.
- Richard Warren: A prominent passenger.
Servants, Crew & Others:- John Alden: Hired crewman who stayed.
- John Howland: Servant to John Carver, survived a shipwreck on the voyage.
- Edward Doty & Edward Leister: Servants to the Hopkins family.
- Jasper More, Richard More, Mary More, Ellen More: Wards of other passengers.
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