Note:
The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert
Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998.
Subject numbers are HAP's originals.
HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete
document page numbers in brackets and issue dates.
The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation
numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject
are "1/--".


                            Subject 686.  P1 (370)

                             FRANCIS COOKE.

        The following is compiled from four genealogies on file at the
New England Historical & Genealogical Society of Boston, as follows:-1.
A Memorial to Francis Cooks, by Henry Cook, Boston, (1870).
2. Cooke Family Descendants & Relatives of Francis of the Mayflower".
3. We and our Kinfolk by Mary B. Briggs.
4. The Genealogy of Francis Weekes, by Dr Frank Edger weeks, Kipton,
Ohio.
        Francis Cooke was born 1577, and baptized October 25/1578 at St
Martins, Charing Cross, London. He was at St Johns, Cambridge, England,
about 1592. He died April 7/1663.
        He embarked on the "Speedwell" at Delfthaven in July 1620,
leaving his wife and children behind. At Southampton or Plymouth, he
and others were transferred to the "Mayflower", and with his eldest son
John, sailed on September 6/1620 for New England, and arrived at
Plymouth on November 11/1620. The log of the voyage is given at the end
of this subject. The courage and endurance of these voyagers passes our
imagination. After sailing, they turned back twice for repairs, thus
losing valuable time, and entering the period of winter storms. The
vessel was so overcrowded with passengers and their supplies, which had
to serve them until a crop could be raised, that great discomfort
prevailed and the delay in their departure brought upon them the fury
of winter storms which shook the ship and "her upper works were very
leekie". One of the main beams in the midships, was bowed and cracked,
but its buckling was overcome by the use of a great iron scrue which
the passengers had brought out of Holland, by which they raised the
beam into its place. The others of his family followed some two years
later, coming by the "Ann", landing at Plymouth in July 1623.
        Francis Cooks belonged to the family of Cookes of the Parish of
Blyth, of York and Nottingham, England, adjoining Austerfield, the
residence of Bradford and Brewster, the leader of the Puritans into
Holland, and ultimately to the shores of the New World. In Rev Mr
Baines History of the Parish of Blyth, mention is made of two families
of Cookes, Richard and Stansfield. The Parish Records attest to their
ownership or occupancy of the old Convent and Manor of Blyth, as early
as 1540, and also of the births, deaths and marriages which took place
in their family to a much later date. At this time, or previously,
these two men had been rich London merchants, as Silk Mercers. Blyth
was surrounded by Monasteries and Monks of the Benedictine order.
Francis, on becoming a convert to the doctrines of the Separatists, who
had to leave their native land to enjoy their religion, free from
persecution, departed with others for Amsterdam and Leyden, Holland,
about 1601. The William Brewster mentioned above graduated at Cambridge
and became Assistant Secretary to Queen Elizabeth's Secretary,
Walsingham. He joined a sect, originated in 1576, who called themselves
Elizabethan Separatists or Independent Congregationalists, who were
under the head at one Robert Brown, a relative of Lord Burleigh and Sir
William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth's Treasurer, who had married Mildred
Cooke, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, whose other daughter Anne,
married Sir Nicholas, afterwards Lord Chancellor Bacon, whose son
Francis Bacon, the great philosopher, was born in 1561.  Francis, like
other emigrants to Holland, regretted to leave their lands, friends,
etc, to go to a country where they must learn a new language and
trades: the peace of life presented itself in Holland. As it was
unlawful to leave England without a license, according to a statute
made in the 15th year of Richard III's reign, they had resort to
stealth to get away. The first boatload was betrayed and seized and all
thrown into prison at Boston, England, including Brewster who was
retained as a prisoner after the others were released. The next attempt
to leave was by a Dutch ship
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                           Subject 686.  P2.  (371)

from Hull. The men went overland to Hull to meet the ship, while the
women and children went by boat, which stuck in a creek. The Dutch took
one boatload of men to the ship, but when they saw armed forces coming,
the ship set sail in a hurry, leaving the others to their fate.  All
the money and clothes belonging to the men were in the boats with the
women, who were arrested, but those in charge did not know what to do
with them, as no magistrate would pronounce punishment against then,
whose only crime was wanting to join their husbands. What finally
became of then has never boon told, hence it Is no wonder their
families do not seem to be all placed, as in the case of Francis Cooke.
How, at length, the exiles left, is not known, but that they reached
Holland is certain. Francis must soon here made the acquaintance of his
wife Esther or Hester Mahieu, the Walloon, daughter of the widow Jenne
Mahieu, who came from Dinan, France, and was living near St Antholin,
London.
        Francis Cooke married Hester Mahieu in 1604 in Leyden, Holland:
she died after June 8/1663, but before December 18/1675. Differences
soon appeared amongst the exiles in Amsterdam over Church Doctrines, so
in about a year sons moved to Leyden with William Brewster and John
Robinson, and lived in peace until they went to New England. Life was
hard in Leyden so to exiles learned Wool Carding, Hat and Twine making,
Weaving and Serge and Baize making, besides some became carpenters,
masons, goldsmiths, and bell makers, to prepare for their next move to
America. The Dutch Government restricted new and unusual sects of
worship, to private houses, so the Pilgrims purchased a large house and
garden in the Klogsteg, for œ400, in which they built 21 houses and a
Chapel. Francis probably occupied one of these houses. The Pilgrims
must have been desirable citizens in Leyden, as in all the twelve years
they lived there, the Dutch never had suit or accusation against them,
but the Walloons (the French of the city), quarrelled continuously. The
reason they left Leyden was not on account of any unpleasantness, but
because the growing children were attracted by their surroundings, from
the strict views of their fathers', into extravagant and dangerous
courses. Some became soldiers, others took upon themselves, far voyages
by sea, to the danger of their souls and the dishonor of God. If
Francis was barn in 1577, which is doubted by some, he must have been
31 years old when he went to Holland and married Esther Mahieu, rather
old to marry for the first time, when men married at 18, 19 or 21 at
the latest, and women even at 13 and 14.  Francis was a widower and had
children by a former wife before he married Esther. Whether these
children by his first wife stayed in England or not, is not known.
        Francis Cooks first settled in Plymouth, Mass, on Lot No 3 on
Leyden St. Afterwards when his family joined him, he was granted a
tract of land at Jones River, Rockynook (now Kingston), which at the
time of his death was known as Cooke`s Hollow. He brought over much
money with him and was a prominent member of the Plymouth Colony. He
was made freeman in 1633, Surveyor for laying out Highways in 1634.
from 1636 to 1640, he performed important duties under the Government.
From 1642 to 1648 he was occupied in Administrative affairs. In 1648 he
was appointed Jurymen by the Government of the trial of the murder of a
four year old child named Richard Bishop, found with its throat cut by
its mother, who confessed and was hung for the crime. In 1650 he was on
a Commission to lay out a highway to connect with the Massachusetts Bay
Colony. In 1662 he and his son John were allowed to settle on a tract
lately purchased for a new settlement, comprising Dartmouth, New
Bedford, &c but he never settled there. He died April 7/1663, aged 86
years.
        His Will, dated December 7/1659 reads as follows:-

               Subject 686.  p3.  (372)

Hester, my dear and loving wife, shall have my moveable goods and all
cattle and occupy my lands during her life, which are then to go to my
son-in-law Richard Wright. His son Jacob was not mentioned in his Will
because he got 100 acres of land at the time of his marriage. His son
John was also not mentioned as he got all the Dartmouth land, now
called Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Issue:- (by his first wife in England, name unknown)
1. Frances Cooke. Born 1595 in England. She married Mr Palmer, and she
  came to America in the ship "Ann", with her infant daughter.  Issue:-
(by his second wife Esther)
2. Jane Cooke. Born in Holland in 1609, died before 1666. She came to
  Plymouth with her mother in he ship "Ann" in 1623. She married in
  1627-8, Experience Mitchell, who also came to Plymouth on the same
  ship born 1608, died at Bridgewater, Mass, in 1689.
  Issue :-
  2/1. Elizabeth Mitchell, born at Plymouth 1627. She married on
    December 6/1645, John Washburne, born November 28/1621, died
    November 12/1686, son of John Washburne and Margery Moore of
    Duxbury, Mass, who came over on the "Elizabeth & Ann" in 1635, a
    tailor. They had eleven children. After Elizabeth Mitchell's death,
    he married, 2nd, Elizabeth Packard.
  2/2. Thomas Mitchell, of Scituate, Mass, a minister. He married
    Bethulia ---.
  2/3. Mary Mitchell, She married on December 24/1652, James Shaw, son
    of John Shaw who came over before 1627, followed by his wife Alice
    and three children.
  2/4. Edward Mitchell, Ensign, born at Bridgewater 1647.  He married
    Mary Hayward, daughter of Thomas and Susanna Hayward who came from
    Aylesford, England, in the ship "William & Francis", and settled in
    Duxbury, Mass.
  2/5. Sarah Mitchell, died 1676.  Married John Hayward before 1663.
3. John Cooke. Born in Holland in 1610, and died at Dartmouth, Mass.,
on November 23/1695, the last surviving passenger of the Mayflower. He
came to New England with his father. As a lad he acquired an education
superior to most of his contemporaries. The most active period of his
life was in Plymouth. As a youth he devoted himself to study and
possibly intended to fit himself for the ministy.  He finally became an
Anabaptist preacher. He entered into several business enterprises with
his father, and in 1634 was rich enough to be taxed equally with his
father. In 1643 he volunteered for the Pequot war. He was
representative to the General Court 1638-1656.  He moved to Dartmouth
in 1653-1660, the first white settler there, where he was
representative to the General Court 1670-1683, and Chief Magistrate. He
was appointed to build a ferry between Dartmouth and Rhode Island. On
November 29/1652 he got one share of 3200 acres from the Indian Chief
Massasoit in Dartmouth. In 1672, the town gave him Ram Island, now
Pope's Island, in recompense for his service. In 1675 came a crushing
blow to Dartmouth. King Philip's hords devastated the town, several
people being murdered.  John Cooke converted his house into a garrison
and either some other house of his or the garrison house was burned.
His house was in the northerly part of Fairhavan, now kmown as Oxford.
A 15 ton boulder with a bronze plate marks his grave at Poverty Point,
Fairhaven.  He married on March 28/1634, Sarah Warren, daughter of
Richard and Elizabeth Warren of the Mayflower. The way John came to
marry Sarah was this way:- Richard Warren came in the Mayflower with
John and his father Francis Cooke,

                            Subject 686  P4  (372/373)

while Richard`s wife Elizabeth Jouatt (or Jewett), came in the "Ann",
with John Cooke's mother Esther.  Mrs Warren had with her, five
daughters, and after arriving at Plymouth had two sons Nathaniel and
Joseph. John Cooke`s will was dated November 9/1694.  His estate was
inventoried at œ299.l9.0.
  Issue:-
  2/1. Sarah Cooke. Born 1635, died 1715.  She married on November
    20/1652, Arthur Hathaway, born 1631, died 1712 at Marshfield, Mass.
    6 children,
    2/2. Son.  Born 1637, died within a year.
    2/3. John Cooke. Born 1637, died within a year.
    2/4. Elizabeth Cooke. Born 1658, died December 6/1715. She married
      on November 28/1661, Daniel Wilcox, who died July 2/1702, son of
      Edward. They had ten children.
    2/5. Hester Cooke. Born August 16/1650. died 1671. She married in
      1667, Thomas Taber, born February 1645, died Novanber 11/1730,
      son of Philip and Lydia (Masters) Taber, see subject 336, who
      married, 2nd, on June 2/1672, Mary Thompson.
    2/6. Daughter. She married William Palmer, who came in the ship
      "Fortune" with his father William who married Frances, daughter
      of Francis Cooke by his first wife.
    2/7. Mercy Cooke. Born July 25/1654, died November 21/1735. She
      married in 1682, Stephen West, born 1654, died 1748, son of
      Bartholomew and Catherine (Almy) West.
    2/8. Daughter. She married William Wood.
    2/9. Mary Cooke.  Born January 12/1652, died 1694 at Dartmouth,
      Mass. She married in 1668, Philip Taber, who died 1693, brother
      of her sister Hester's husband, see above.
4. Josiah Cooke. Died October 16/1673. There is some doubt as to
  whether he was a son of Francis Cooke, as he was not a signatory to
  an agreement dividing their father's property, signed June 8/1666 by
  his brothers and sisters. He married on September 16/1635, Elizabeth
  Dean, widow of Stephen Dean, with three children and plenty of money
  and property, nee Elizabeth Ring, daughter of the widow Mary Ring.
5. Hester Cooke. Born at Leyden, Holland, in 1616, died 1665. She
  married on November 21/1644, Richard Wright, born 1608, died 1691,
  who came to America in the ship "Ann", son of William Wright who came
  on the ship "Fortune" in 1621. Richard's Will, dated June 8/1691,
  left all his estate to his three children Adam, Esther and Mary, and
  Mary was to live in my house during her widowhood and inasmuch as my
  son Adam had a full double portion in lands, my will is that he deal
  kindly in providing for Mary.
  Issue:-
  2/1. Adam Wright. Born 1645, lived in that part of Plymouth called
    Plympton: died 1724. He married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Soule
    of Duxbury and Sarah Standish: Bemjamin's father George Soule came
    on the Mayflower.
  2/2. Esther Wright. Born 1649, died 1717. Married Ephraim Tinkham.
  2/5. Mary Wright. Married Mr Price.
  2/4. John Wright. Married Mary ---.
  2/5. Isaac Wright. Born August 26/1662. Married in 1717, Mary Cole,
    daughter of John & Susannah (Grey) Cole. Susanna Grey was the
    daughter of Edward Grey and his second wife Dorothy Lattice, see
    subject 324.
6. Jacob Cooke. Born at Leyden, Holland, in 1618, died July 7/1676 at
  Plymouth. He came to America in the ship "Ann". He married, 1st, on
  June 10/1646, Damaris Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins who came

                            Subject 686.  P5    (373/374)

 on the Mayflower, and of his second wife Elizabeth Fisher. He married,
 2nd, on November 16/1669, at Plymouth, the widow Elizabeth Shurtleffe,
 daughter of Thomas Lettice, see subject 650. In 1637 Jacob was a
 Volunteer in Capt Prince's Company for the Indian War: Surveyor of
 Highways in 1654 and 1666: Grand Inquest 1662 and 1667. His Will,
 dated December 11/1675 left his wife Elizabeth, one yoke of oxen and
 one cow towards the bringing up of my three youngest daughters and the
 use of the orchard in my now dwelling house and the orchard I planted
 in the place I lived in at my first marriage: to my son Caleb a double
 portion of all my lands: to Jacob, one share of lands.
 His estate was inventoried at œ104.
  Issue:- (by his first wife)
  2/1. Elizabeth Cooke. Born at Plymouth January 16/1648, died November
    21/1692. Married in 1667 John Doty, who died May 6/1701, son of
    Edward Doty who came on the Mayflower and his second wife Faith
    Clark. John Doty married, 2nd, Sarah Rickard daughter of Charles
    Rickard of Plymouth. This Rickard family is the same which married
    into the maternal line of John Lindsely.
  2/2. Caleb Cooke. Born March 29/1651. Married Jane ---. Caleb was a
    Captain in King Philip's War and when Philip was surrounded by the
    English at Mount Hope, near Tiverton, R.I., Caleb was stationed
    with an Indian named Alderman on the outskirts of the swamp where
    King Philip was concealed. (King Philip's Indian name was too
    long to pronounce: he was given the name Philip by Governor John
    Winslow, who named him Philip in remembrance of Philip of Macedon).
    On the approach of the Indian Chief Philip, Caleb levelled his gun
    but it missed fire, so Alderman took his turn and shot Philip in
    the heart. Caleb got Alderman to change guns so tat he might keep
    the weapon that did the deed, now preserved in Pilgrim Hall at
    Plymouth.
  2/5. Jacob Cooke. Born at Plymouth March 26/1653, died 1748. He
    married, 1st, on December 29/1681, Lydia Miller who died March 1st,
    1727. He married, 2nd, Phebe ---.
  2/4. Mary Cooke. Born at Plymouth January l2/1657, died March
  21/1715.
  2/5. Martha Cooke. Born March 16/1659, died September 17/1722. She
    married as his second wife in 1683, Elkanah Cushman, son of Thomas
    Cushman who cane on The "Fortune" in 1621. Elkanah had married,
    1st, in 1677, Elizabeth Cole, who died 1681, after the birth of her
    first child.
  2/6. Francis Cooke. Born January 5/1662.  He married in 1687
    Elizabeth Latham, daughter of Robert & Sasannah (Winslow) Latham.
  2/7, Ruth Cooke. Born January 17/1665.
  2/8. Sarah Cooke. Married in 1691 as his second wife, Robert
    Bartlett, born 1663, son of Joseph & Hannah (Fallowell) Bartlett.
  2/9. Rebecca Cooke. No data.
7. Elizabeth Cooke. Born at Plymouth 1626: no other data.
8. Mary Cooke. Born at Plymouth 1626, died March 21/1714. She married
 on December 26/1645, John Thompson, born 1616, died June 6/1696.
 See subject 342 for issue and further particulars.
9. Child. Born at Plymouth and married in 1650, and had one or two
  children.

        The following are the signers of the Mayflower Compact, at the
meeting in the main cabin on November 11/1620 of all adult male
passengers, except the two hired seaman Trevore and Ely, and those too
ill. (This is

                             Subject 686. P6

copied from the "Genealogy of Francis Weekes" by Dr Frank Edgar Weeks
of Kipton, (Ohio (l939), page 626.

John Carver. wife Katherine, Desire Minter, 2 man servants named Latham
            and John Rowland, 1 maid servant, 2 boys named Jasper More.
William Bradford. wife who was drowned December 7th and two children.
Edward Winslow. wife Elizabeth, 2 men servants named Geoge Sowls amd
             Eilas Story, a little girl Ellen, sister of Richard More.
William Brewster. wife Mary, sons Love and Wrastling, a boy named
             Richard More, and a brother.
Isaac Allerton. wife Mary, children Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary,
             and a servant boy named John Hooke.

Myles Standish. wife Rose, who died in January: he married again.  John
Alden. single.
Samuel Fuller and servant William Button, the first to die on board.
Francis Cooke. and son John. His wife and children came later.
Thomas Rogers and son Joseph: other children came later. He died soon.
John Rigdale. wife Alice. Both died in the first sickness.
John Turner and two sons, all died in the first sickness. A daughter
             came later.
John Crackston. and son John, died in the first sickness. Son died five
                years later.
Moses Fletcher. single, died soon.
Francis Eaton. wife Sarah who died in first sickness. Son Samuel and
                a young child.
Christopher Martin. wife, and two servants named Solomon Prower and
       John Langmore, who all died soon after arrival.
William Mullins. wife and two children Joseph and Priscilla, servant
                Robert Carter. An died the first winter except
                Priscilla who married John Alden.
William White. wife Susannah, one son Resolved, and one born on the
               ship on November 27th named Peregrine, two servants
               named Edward Thomson and Williem Holbeck.
Richard Warren, single. His wife and children came by a later boat.
John Howland. single.
Stephen Hopkins. wife Elizabeth, two children Giles and Constata by his
                former wife, and daughter Damaris by his present wife,
                and a son named Oceanus, born on the voyage September
                23, 2 servants named Edward Doty and Edward Litster.
Edward Tilly. wife Ann, who died soon after arrival, and two children
               who were their cousins, Henry Samson and Humility Coper.
John Tilly. wife Elizabeth who both died soon after, and a daughter
             Elizabeth who married John Rowland.
Thomas Tinker. wife and a son, all of whom died in the first sickness.
Edward Fuller. wife and son Samuel, both of whom died soon after
               arrival.
James Chilton. wife, both died soon after and daughter Mary.
John Billington. wife Ellen, children John and Francis. He was executed
                ten years later for killing a man.
John Goodman, single, died soon after in the general sickness.
                        --------------
         Other passenges on the Mayflower who did not sign the compact,
were:- Thomas Williams, Diggerie Preist, Edmond Margeson, Peter Browne,
Richard Britterige, Richard Clarke, Richard Gardenar, Gilbert Winslow,
Thomas English and John Allerton, the latter two were seamen: both died
before the ship returned. Two othar seamen William Trevore and Ely,
were hired to stay a year but both returned on the ship.

                           Subject 686. P7.        (375/6)

        The following Journal of the voyage of the Maflower is taken
from Bradford's History of Plymouth.

Saturday. July 15/1620. Thomas Jones, Master, from London, England,
towards Hudson's River in Virginia. At anchor in Gravesend. Finished
lading. Got passengers aboard and and under way for Southampton.
Dropped down the Thames to Gravesend with the tide: vessel lay here.
Wednesday.  August 2/1620. Weston took offence and returned to London.
Saturday August 5/1620. Weighed anchor, as did consort, and dropped
down to Southampton Water.
Saturday. August 12/1620. Made port at Dartmouth.
Wednesday. August 23/1620. weighed anchor with consort.
Saturday August 26/1620. Started back for Plymouth.
Tuesday August 29/1620. At a conference of officers of the ship and
consort, and the chief of the Planters, it was decided to send the ship
"Speedwell" back to London with some eighteen or twenty of her
passengers, transferring a dozen or more with the their ladings to the
Mayflower.
Wednesday. Sentember 6/1620. Weighed anchor for the northern coasts of
Virginia. The boundaries of Virginia of that time were much more exten-
sive than today.
September 23/1620. A seaman died. Violent gales. Ship badly shaken,
A main beam bowed and cracked. After a consultation it was decided best
to continue as the ship was firm, except for the beam, but by the use
of an iron screw, the beam was raised into place. Mistress Elizabeth
Hopkins had a boy born, named Oceanus.
November 6/1620. William Button died, the first death among the
passengers.
November 8/1620. Signs of land.
November 10/1620. Landfall, made out to be Cape Cod (probably the
bluffs at Truro). After a conference, tacked about and stood for the
southward. Made our course S.S.W. proposing to go to a river ten
leagues south of the Cape (Hudson's River). After had sailed that
course about half a day, fell among dangerous shoals and foaming
breakers (off Monomoy): got out of them before night and the wind being
contrary, put around again for the Bay of Cape Cod. Abandoned effort to
go further south and so announced to the passengers.
November 11/1620. Comes in with light fair wind. On course for Cape Cod
Harbour along the coast. Some hints of disaffection among the colonists
on account of abandonment of location for settlement on territory under
the protection of the patent granted in their interest by John Pierce,
by the London Virginia Company. Meeting in the main cabin of all adult
males passengers except the two hired seamen Trevors and Ely, and those
too ill to make and sign a mutual compact to regulate their Civil
Government. This done, they confirned Master Carver, who was their
Governor in the ship on the voyage, as their Governor for the year.
Bore up for the Cape and by short tacks made the Cape (Provincetown)
coming to an anchorage a furlong within the point. 67 days from
Plymouth, 81 from Dartmouth, 99 from Southampton, and 120 from London.
Got out the long boat and set ashore a party to fetch wood, having none
left.
November 11/1620?  Still in harbor at Provincetown. Peregrine White
born, the second one on the ship.
December 10/1620. Four deaths, one by drowning: very severe weather.
The ship had a narrow escape from being blown up by the Chilton bay. A
hard gloomy week and many of the principal man absent exploring.
December 15/1620. Weighed anchor to go to the place the exploring
company had discovered. Wind against them, so had to return, but made
it next day: anchored a mile or more from the shore. The end of the
outward voyage from London, 150 days.

                           Subject 686. P8      (376/7)

December 20/1620. At anchor in Plymouth Harbour, many ill. A
construction party went ashore and left twenty of their number to make
a rendezvous, the rest coming aboard at night. They reported they had
chosen by the most voices, the site first looked at by the largest
brook, near where they landed on the 11th, on a large rock. It was
planned that all who could go ashore in the norning to build houses.
December 21/1620. Richard Bitteridge died.
December 24/1620. Solomon Frower died. Some days so stormy, none could
go ashore.
December 28/1620 Many ill from exposure.
January 1/1621.   Degory Priest died.
January 8/1621  Master Martin died. Common house nearly finished.
January 14/1621.  Bradford and Carver sick.
January 21/1621. Many ill. Being Sunday, kept meeting in Common House
for the first time.
January 29/1621. Rose Standish died.
January 31/1621. Eight colonists have died this month on ship or on
shore. The reason the Mayflower stayed so long was the necessity and
danger that lay upon them, for it was well before the end of December
before she could land anything. Afterwards on January 14th the house
which they made for a general rendezvous by casuality fell afire, and
some were fain to retire aboard for shelter. Then the sickness began to
fall sore amongst them, and the weather was so bad that they could not
make much sooner despatch. The Governor and Chief among them, seeing so
nany of them die and fall down sick daily, thought it no wisdom to send
away the ship, and the danger from Indians, till they could procure
some shelter, and the Master of the ship durst not put to sea till he
saw his men begin to recover and the heart of the winter over.
February 24/1621. More sickness on ship and on shore that any time, and
more deaths. Mullins and White died. Mrs Allerton died.
February 27/1621. Sickness and deaths have steadily increased and the
ship lost several petty officers and a third of the crew, many from
scurvy. The Planters have lost seventeen this month, their largest
mortality.
March 16/1621. An Indian appeared who spoke some English and bade
welcome.  Other Indians also appeared.
March 21/1621. Planting had been carried on. Fine warm day. Began to
put ship in trim and bring ballast.
March 22/1621. Edward Winslow was sent to parley with Samoset, Squanto,
and Massasoyt and Quadquina, and a treaty was made. The last of the
colonists went ashore to remain.
March 29/1621. Master offered to take back any of the colonists who
wished to return to Englnad, but none desired to go. Colonists lost
thirteen by death this month.
         Mr Carver died in the spring and his wife in the summer, also
his man Roger and the little boy Jasper died before either of them.
Desire Minter returned to England, not well, and soon died there. His
servant boy Willie Latham lived here twenty years, and then went back
to England, and thence to the Bahamas where he starved to death. His
servant John Howland married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Tillie and
had ten children. Mr Brewster lived to a very old age.