The Pilgrims of the Mayflower
Leiden Congregation and Families
1. Allerton, Isaac ‐ (1585/6‐1659) Allerton is believed to have been born in London, England and
was raised to become a tailor. After arriving on The Mayflower, Allerton quickly rose to
prominence among the Pilgrim leaders, serving as William Bradford's assistant governor during
the early years of the colony. After the adoption of a more formalized governmental structure in
1624, he served again as one of five assistant governors. In 1627, he became one of the eight
"undertakers" of the colony's debt and made several voyages to London to negotiate with the
colony's creditors. Allerton is an ancestor to Presidents of the United States Zachary Taylor and
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
2. Mary (Norris) Allerton, wife (Newbury, Berkshire)[1]
3. Bartholomew Allerton, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
4. Remember Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands)
5. Mary Allerton, daughter (Leiden, Netherlands) ‐ (1616‐1699) Mary was born in Leiden, The
Netherlands, to parents Issac and Mary (Norris) Allerton. She came to Plymouth on The
Mayflower at the age of four. Around 1636, she married Thomas Cushman and had eight
children. Prior to her death in November 1699 she was the last surviving passenger of The
Mayflower.
6. Bradford, William (Austerfield, Yorkshire) ‐ (1590‐1657) William Bradford was an English leader
of the Separatist settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and was elected thirty times
to be the Governor after John Carver died. He was the second signer and primary architect of
the Mayflower Compact. Bradford is credited as the first to proclaim what popular American
culture now views as the first Thanksgiving.
7. Dorothy (May) Bradford, wife (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire)
8. Brewster, William (Doncaster, Yorkshire) (c. 1566 ‐ April 10, 1644) Elder William Brewster was a
Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher who came from Scrooby, in north Nottinghamshire. On the
Mayflower he was accompanied by his wife, Mary Brewster, and his sons, Love Brewster and
Wrestling Brewster. When the colonists landed at Plymouth, Brewster became the senior elder of
the colony, serving as its religious leader and as an advisor to Governor William Bradford.
9. Mary Brewster, wife
10. Love Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
11. Wrestling Brewster, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
12. Carver, John ‐ (1576‐1621) In 1617 John Carver became the agent for the Pilgrims in securing a
charter and financial support for the establishment of a colony in America. He signed the
Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620, and on the same day was elected to a one‐year
term as governor. He was probably instrumental in choosing Plymouth as the site for settlement
and in making the treaty of alliance with Chief Massasoit of the Wampanoag tribe in 1621.
Shortly after being elected governor, he died, apparently from sunstroke, in the spring of 1621.
13. Catherine (Leggett) (White) Carver, wife (probably Sturton‐le‐Steeple, Nottinghamshire)
14. Chilton, James (Canterbury) ‐ (c. 1556 – 8 December 1620) was an English Separatist who came
to America aboard the ship Mayflower. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and was
probably the oldest Mayflower passenger.
15. Mrs. Susanna Chilton, wife
16. Mary Chilton, daughter (Sandwich, Kent) ‐ (1607‐ca.1679) By legend, Mary Chilton was the first
female passenger to step ashore at Plymouth, reportedly so excited that she jumped out of the
small boat and waded ashore onto "Plymouth Rock." She was one of eleven under‐age girls on
the Mayflower. Of these, she was one of the nine to survive the first year at Plymouth and
would have been present at the time of the famous First Thanksgiving in 1621. She married John
Winslow (possibly on October 12, 1624) and thus became the sister‐in‐law of Mayflower
passenger Edward Winslow. They had ten children.
17. Cooke, Francis (1583 – April 7, 1663 Plymouth, Massachusetts) ‐ Originally was on the Speedwell
before boarding the Mayflower. Signed the Mayflower Compact as the boat lay at anchor.
18. John Cook, son (Leiden, Netherlands)
19. Cooper, Humility ‐ (probably Leiden, Netherlands) (1619 ‐ 1651) baby daughter of Robert
Cooper, in company of her aunt Ann Cooper Tilley, wife of Edward Tilley. Returned to England
after Edward Tilley and his wife both died.
20. Crackstone, John – (Colchester, Essex) – (d. 1621) Married Catherine (Katherine) Bates on May
9, 1594 at Stratford St. Mary, Suffolk. Widower at time of Mayflower trip. Two children. Anna
Crackstone Smith did not accompany her father on the Mayflower; son John made the voyage.
21. John Crackstone, son (d. 1628)
22. Fletcher, Moses (probably Canterbury, Kent)
23. Fuller, Edward (Redenhall, Norfolk) (1575‐1621) Edward and his brother Samuel, signed the
Mayflower Compact. Both Edward and Ann died in the first winter in Plymouth, in early 1621,
and their son Samuel was raised by his uncle Samuel and Bridget.
24. Mrs. Edward Fuller, wife
25. Samuel Fuller, son
26. Fuller, Samuel (Redenhall, Norfolk), (brother to Edward) (1580 – died 1633) Upon arrival in the
New World, Samuel had been signer of the Mayflower Compact along with the other adult male
settlers, and had also been elected Plymouth's doctor. He is known to have been involved in the
responses to epidemics in Salem (1629), Charlestown, and, in 1633, Plymouth itself. The latter,
perhaps smallpox, killed Fuller and at least twenty others. In his last will and testament he
forgave the indigent of doctor's fees yet owed, and bought gloves for many of the colonists.
27. Goodman, John
28. Minter, Desire (Norwich, Norfolk)
29. Priest, Degory (1579/1582‐1621)
30. Rogers, Thomas (Watford, Northamptonshire) ‐ one of forty‐one signatories of the Mayflower
Compact and was among those who did not survive that first harsh Plymouth, Massachusetts
winter of 1620‐1621.
31. Joseph Rogers, son (Watford, Northamptonshire)
32. Sampson, Henry (Henlow, Bedfordshire) child in company of his uncle and aunt Edward and Ann
Tilley[3]
33. Tilley, Edward (Henlow, Bedfordshire)
34. Ann (Cooper) Tilley (Henlow, Bedfordshire) wife of Edward and aunt of Humilty Cooper and
Henry Sampson
35. Tilley, John (Henlow, Bedfordshire) ‐ (1571 – 1620 or 1621) was one of the settlers who traveled
from England to North America on the Mayflower and signed the Mayflower Compact. Tilley
died shortly after arrival in New England.
36. Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley, wife (Henlow, Bedfordshire)
37. Elizabeth Tilley, daughter (Henlow, Bedfordshire)
38. Tinker, Thomas ‐ He was a wood‐sawyer, and was granted citizenship in Leyden January 6, 1617.
In the winter of 1620‐1621, he died along with his wife and son.
39. Mrs. Thomas Tinker, wife
40. boy Tinker, son
41. Turner, John
42. boy Turner, son
43. boy Turner, younger son
44. White, William
45. Susanna (Unknown) White , wife
46. Resolved White, son
47. Peregrine White*, son (November 20, 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to
the Pilgrims in the New World. He was born in Provincetown Harbor, before the passengers of
the Mayflower had decided where they would settle. White's name appears frequently in the
records of the colonists. He was an esteemed member of the community as the first child born
in New England. He later became a citizen of the settlement of Marshfield, Massachusetts, and
held some minor civil and military offices. White returned to England with his stepfather
(probably in 1646) and stayed there until his death at the age of 83.
48. Williams, Thomas, (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk)
49. Winslow, Edward (Droitwich, Worcestershire) (1595 – 1655) was an American Pilgrim leader on
the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644.
His first wife was Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, whom he married in May 1618 at Leiden. She
accompanied him on the Mayflower, and died soon after their arrival in Plymouth. Also
accompanying Winslow were his children, George Soule, a teacher for the children, and Elias
Story, a servant. Winslow remarried in May 1621 to Mrs. Susannah White, the mother of
Peregrine White. This was the first marriage in the New England colonies.
50. Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, first wife
Planters recruited by London merchants
51. Billington, John (possibly Spalding, Lincolnshire) (1580 –1630) was the first Englishman to be
convicted of murder in what would become the United States, and the first to be hanged for any
crime in New England. In September 1630, after a heated argument over hunting rights, Billington
fatally shot fellow colonist John Newcomen in the shoulder with a blunderbuss. Billington was
convicted of murder and hanged at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
52. Eleanor Billington, wife
53. John Billington, son
54. Francis Billington, son
55. Britteridge, Richard
56. Browne, Peter (Dorking, Surrey) (1594 – 1633) In 1619 or 1620 he was likely enlisted by William
Mullins, as part of the "London contingent," whose trades and skills were necessary for the voyage
of the Mayflower and the Speedwell and the creation of the colony. Being among the half of the
Pilgrims who survived the first winter, Browne was present at the First Thanksgiving in the fall of
1621.
57. Clarke, Richard
58. Eaton, Francis (Bristol, Avon) (1596‐1633) Francis Eaton was a carpenter, specifically a "house
carpenter". Unlike many of the Mayflower voyagers, the Eatons were never involved with the strict
Protestants from the Leiden church, and their precise motivations in emigrating to America are not
known.
59. Sarah Eaton, wife
60. Samuel Eaton, son
61. Gardiner, Richard (Harwich, Essex)
62. Hopkins, Stephen (Upper Clatford, Hampshire) ‐ (1582 ‐1644) Stephen Hopkins, a tanner and
merchant, was recruited by the Merchant Adventurers to provide governance for the colony as well
as assist with the colony's ventures. He was a member of a group of passengers known to the
Pilgrims as "The Strangers" since they were not part of the Pilgrims' religious congregation. Hopkins
was one of forty‐one signatories of the Mayflower Compact and was an assistant to the governor of
the colony through 1636.
63. Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins, wife ‐ (died 1639) Elizabeth Hopkins married Stephen Hopkins at
Whitechapel, England in either 1617 or 1618, and had a daughter Damaris born sometime around
1619. Elizabeth gave birth to a son, Oceanus, while at sea on The Mayflower. Elizabeth was one of
only four women to survive long enough to attend the first harvest celebration in the autumn of
1621.
64. Giles Hopkins, son by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire)
65. Constance Hopkins, daughter by first marriage (Hursley, Hampshire) Constance married Nicholas
Snow, sometime before the 1627 division of cattle, probably May 22, 1627. Nicholas came to
Plymouth on board the ship Anne in 1623 and was made a freeman at Plymouth in 1633. They had
twelve children.
66. Damaris Hopkins, daughter
67. Oceanus Hopkins*, born en route (1620 – c. 1627) was the first and only child born on the
Mayflower during its historic voyage which brought the Pilgrims to America. He did not survive long,
and was dead before the 1623 Division of Land. Oceanus Hopkins was named so because he was
born in a ship in the Atlantic Ocean and the Latin word for the ocean is Oceanus.
68. Margesson, Edmund
69. Martin, Christopher (Billericay, Essex) (1582‐1620/21) Christopher Martin, Mary Martin and their
son Solomon came to America on the Mayflower, but all died during the first winter in Plymouth
Colony, during 1620‐21.
70. Mary (Prower) Martin, wife
71. Mullins, William (Dorking, Surrey)
72. Alice Mullins, wife
73. Priscilla Mullins, daughter ‐ (1608‐1680) Pricilla was a seventeen‐year‐old girl when she boarded
The Mayflower. She lost her parents and brother during the first winter in Plymouth and was then
the only member of her family in the New World. She spun wool and flax for the colony, taught
children, and helped with the cooking. She married John Alden in what was likely the third marriage
in Plymouth Colony. Priscilla and John had ten children. She is known to literary history as the
unrequited love of the newly‐widowed Captain Miles Standish, the colony's military advisor, in
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish.
74. Joseph Mullins, son
75. Prower, Solomon (Billericay, Essex)
76. Rigsdale, John
77. Alice Rigsdale, wife
78. Standish, Myles (Chorley, Lancashire) ‐ (1584‐1656) Myles Standish served as military Captain for
the voyage to North America. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact at Cape Cod on November
11, 1620 and was later appointed the first commander of Plymouth Colony. Standish was also one of
the founders of the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts in 1632.
79. Rose Standish, wife
80. Warren, Richard (Hertford, England)
81. Winslow, Gilbert (Droitwich, Worcestershire), brother to "Pilgrim" Edward Winslow but not known
to have lived in Leiden. Men hired to stay one year
82. Alden, John (Harwich, Essex) ‐ considered a ship's crewman (he was the ship's cooper) but joined
settlers. (1599‐1687) Said to be the first passenger of The Mayflower to set foot on Plymouth Rock
in 1620. He was a ship carpenter by trade and a cooper, or barrel maker, for The Mayflower, that
was usually docked at Southampton. John Alden was one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony
and the second signer of the Mayflower Compact.
83. Allerton, John, was listed as a hired man but was apparently related to one of the Pilgrim families
onboard, Isaac Allerton's, who all came from Leiden. He sailed in order to settle in North America,
and was to return to England to help the rest of the group immigrate, but died during the first
winter of the Pilgrims' settlement, may have been relative of "Pilgrim" Allerton family.[4]
84. Ely, Richard, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up but later returned to New
England and died there. He is mentioned briefly as a sailor by name of Ely in "Of Plymouth
Plantation."
85. English, Thomas, hired to master a shallop but died in the winter
86. Trevore, William, hired as seaman, returned to England after term was up
Family servants
87.
Butten, William, age: "a youth", servant of Samuel Fuller, only person who died during the
voyage
88.
Carter, Robert, age unknown, servant or apprentice to William Mullins, shoemaker.
89.
Dorothy, maidservant of John Carver.
90.
Doty, Edward, (possibly Lincolnshire) age probably about 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins.
The first duel in Plymouth Colony occurred June 18, 1621, when Doty and Edward Leister
fought with swords and daggers until one was wounded in the hand and the other in the
thigh.
91.
Holbeck, William, age likely under 21, servant to William White
92.
Hooke, John, (probably Norwich, Norfolk) age 13, apprenticed to Isaac Allerton
93.
Howland, John (probably Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire) (1599 – 1673)‐John Howland was a
manservant for Governor John Carver. Inherited the Carver estate after John and Catherine
Carver died in 1621, and bought his freedom. Joined Edward Winslow in the exploration of
the Kennebec River. Married Elizabeth Tilley and they had ten children.
94.
Lancemore, John (probably Shropshire or Worcestershire), age under 21, servant to the
Christopher Martin
95.
Latham, William, age 11, servant/apprentice to the John Carver family
96.
Leister, Edward (Kensington), aged over 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins
97.
Moore, Ellen, (Shipton, Shropshire), age 8, indentured to Edward Winslow
98.
Jasper More, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 7, indentured to John Carver
99.
Richard, (Shipton, Shropshire), brother, age 6, indentured to William Brewster
100.
Mary, (Shipton, Shropshire), sister, age 4, indentured to William Brewster
101.
Soule, George, (1595 – 1679) servant or employee of Edward Winslow. Soule came with
Winslow to America on the Mayflower in 1620 probably as an indentured servant to be a
teacher for the children. Soule married a woman named Mary, and they had nine children.
In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. He also served as a deputy
(representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in
1680, leaving a sizable estate.
102.
Story, Elias, age under 21, in the care of Edward Winslow
103.
Thompson, Edward, age under 21, in the care of the William White family, first passenger to
die after the Mayflower reached Cape Cod.
104.
Wilder, Roger, age under 21, servant in the John Carver family
*2 children (Oceanus Hopkins and Peregrine White) were born en route and immediately after the
landing in America (not considered as a part of the original 102 Pilgrims but included in this list for
biography purposes)