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Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall. The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop out of a total of 16 [1] funded by the Massachusetts Bay Company which together carried between 700 and 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration.
Arbella or Arabella [2] was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet on which Governor John Winthrop, other members of the Company (including William Gager), and Puritan emigrants transported themselves and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company from England to Salem between April 8 and June 12, 1630, thereby giving legal birth to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A flotilla of ships sailed from England beginning in April 1630, sometimes known as the Winthrop Fleet. They began arriving at Salem in June and carried more than 700 colonists, Governor John Winthrop, and the colonial charter. [34] Winthrop delivered his famous sermon "City upon a Hill" either before or during the voyage. [35]
In contrast to other entries, Anderson does not name the ship on which Walter Palmer sailed. It is reported to be Four Sisters, leaving Gravesend, England on 24 Apr 1629 and arriving in Salem Massachusetts in July 1629 . The next year, he was indicted on manslaughter charges for allegedly beating a man to death, but was acquitted in November 1630.
Mary and John was a 400-ton ship that is known to have sailed between England and the American colonies four times from 1607 to 1634. Named in tribute to John and Mary Winthrop [2] she was captained by Robert Davies and owned by Roger Ludlow (1590–1664), one of the assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. [3]
In the early 17th century, thousands of English Puritans settled in North America, almost all in New England.Puritans were intensely devout members of the Church of England who believed that the Church of England was insufficiently reformed, retaining too much of its Roman Catholic doctrinal roots, and who therefore opposed royal ecclesiastical policy.
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The Alliance between Pilgrim and Puritan in Massachusetts. Old Planter Society address. (Officers pg 19, Member list pg 21) Goff, J [2007]. Looking at Salem's beginnings: The White and Gardner family contributions. Salem Preservation, Inc Newsletter. Reporting historic preservation developments in the greater Salem area.