Mayflower Pilgrims, 1606-1620 | William Bradford | Plymouth Plantation | Mayflower Compact

[@larrygrossman8021]

The ship creaking sound during the closing credits pushes this lesson past the perfect and into the sublime!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I like how a subtle noise can charge the imagination.

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

I learned more history from this video than I ever did in decades of school in just under 27 minutes. Thanks!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@maryellenmeyer2702]

Another great one! Thanks Jeff

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@stevehayward1854]

I was born and still live in the English port city of Plymouth, the last stop they made before New England. Plymouth at this time was a Puritan town so they would have found Plymouthians close to their cause. Later, during the English Civil War Plymouth was against the crown and defended successfully against the Kings army for the whole war. King Charles I tried to convert Plymouth to Catholicism by building Charles Church, which was hated by Plymouthians to the point that during the War both St Andrews and Charles Church was both destroyed by German bombing but only St. Andrews was rebuilt, Charles Church was left as a ruin to commemorate the war dead and now sits in the centre of a round about. In 2012, my wife and I had a great visit to Plymouth MA and found the people very warm, welcoming and very helpful.

[@scottanno8861]

LOL they didn't even rebuild the church out of historical grievances 300 years prior 😅

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

That's a great perspective that provides a context to the Pilgrims' voyage. Plymouth, England was the Mayflower's last stop before the long voyage, and the passengers must have been impressed by the town there to name their own colony Plymouth.

[@ZENmud]

I became engaged to my (temporary 😅) wife in 1988; we found our ancestral Maxwell castle, Caerlaverock, near Dumfries, Scotland, then joined her English parents in Shaugh Prior, above Plymouth(!). Ex-wife was actually adopted in California, so wasn't *really* English. But her father's father was the last Gamekeeper to Lord Robraugh(sp?), and we stayed in their family home, on the edge of National Trust lands (north-northwest across the lane). Her grandfather had been a Bobbie during WW II, and thrilled us with stories I sought from him, about drunk sailors and broken windows... Even divorced I cherish the memory of that village, its pub, and the meadows.

[@Simonjose7258]

He married a Catholic woman but King Charles I was absolutely Protestant Anglican. Protestant England was still persecuting Catholics. Why would he build a Catholic Church in the colonies? That's just leftover propaganda from WAY back in the day. Protestant Colonists and puritans distrusted him because of his marriage to a Catholic.

[@Simonjose7258]

England 🤦‍♀️ I'm like... that never happened in Plymouth Massachusetts! 😂

[@rogermellie8068]

Fantastic story, much of which I didn't know as an Englander, thank you for the clear and detailed information

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend! The United States was born in a little town in Nottinghamshire. Pretty neat.

[@fhm5384]

I am descended from both Brewster and Hopkins. At the age of 9 we left the USA and moved to The Netherlands and our first year we made a pilgrimage to visit Leiden and the old church where the separatists worshipped. Now at 57 it is fascinating to learn more about the Mayflower and their journey.

[@TonySmith-f5d]

The place between Hull and Grimsby has a name - Immingham. A few miles from where I was born.

[@rogerdevero8726]

Jeffrey, very well done, most professional in every way. Thank you, and God bless your work - John 3:16

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend!

[@JimJul1888]

Another excellent presentation. Thank you Jeffrey.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@adamzaki6232]

“Babe, I can’t. Jeffrey the Librarian dropped a new video”

[@scottanno8861]

"Actually, leave it on..." 😏

[@jayizzett]

Babe. Smh.

[@Canuck13]

Can’t what?

[@SpicyTexan64]

Body pillows can't hear.

[@Avidav]

He is too... Boring..pass

[@king_supreme1102]

I love these FAMILY history lessons, as I am related to Bradford and Brewster. As of now my count is 5 Mayflower passengers and 3 Mayflower compact signees in my lineage. Along with several other pilgrims later on.

[@mcclure440]

I knew of the Mayflower but not on all the reasons they left for America. Your video fills in the details. Great job!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@billr8667]

Thanks for all of your work on this. I discovered recently that I am descended to Stephen Hopkins (14 generations) and James Chilton )13 generations) through my maternal grandmother. The descendants of the Mayflower number in the millions.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching. It's neat how such a small ship with 102 people essentially changed the world.

[@AmerikiDork]

​@@JeffreytheLibrarianHow did they change the world?

[@maryfrump7937]

Isn't genealogy cool?

[@maryfrump7937]

​@@AmerikiDorkGoogle it.

[@maryfrump7937]

​@@AmerikiDorkGoogle it.

[@salsmith1323]

I grew up in Harwich U.K.and the Mayflower Captain Christopher Jones was married in the local church. I believe the Mayflower called into Harwich en route to Plymouth but I'm not 100% sure. Some years ago I spent a couple of weeks in Sudbury Mass. on a exchange visit with my school where I was teaching. At the Plimoth Plantation was someone playing a pilgrim from Colchester Essex. He showed an exact knowledge of the town and did the local accent perfectly. My aunt was also married to a distant relation of the Winthrop family and lived in N.H. Small world. Thanks for the video.

[@jamistardust5181]

William Brewster and Isaac Atherton. Are my 11th and 10th great grandfathers.

[@ChristianaPilgrim]

So excellently done. Thank you so very much, Jeffrey. Beautiful and sound history. Bless you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Bless you as well. Thank you for watching.

[@avondalemama470]

William Bradford and Alice Carpenter Southworth Bradford are my husband’s (many greats) grandparents. This is so interesting. Very well done. 😊😊😊

[@lindakay9552]

They're my 10th great grand parents. Their grand daughter, Alice Ripley, is my 7th great grandma, married to my paternal 7th great grandfather, Samuel Edgerton of Norwich, CT.

[@avondalemama470]

@@lindakay9552 That’s so cool. 😀😀😀

[@lindakay9552]

@avondalemama470 sorry, Alice Ripley is Governor Bradford's GREAT grand daughter. Her grandfather was Major William Bradford (Jr.) Son of the Governor. And her grandma was Alice Richards.

[@avondalemama470]

@@lindakay9552 That’s still really cool. 👍🏻

[@maryfrump7937]

M y Grandparent George Morton was his Brother in law. Second Wife of Bradford was his wife's sister!

[@fasx56]

Thank you Jeffery for such a detailed and clearly presented History of how the Pilgrims made their voyage to America. Most of us had heard some general information on how the Plymouth Colony got started but the details you filled in with gave us the full story. I had never read about the serious problems one of the ships had leaking sea water to return three times losing precious time. It is amazing that they were able to compete this voyage.

[@markroth9827]

Good one JYL. Thank you for your efforts.

[@kotaowens6978]

This channel is so underrated

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@gr500music6]

Jeffrey, once again this is just so good - geography and timeline in lieu of political and nationalist myth-making.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I appreciate it!

[@Squatch_Rider66]

Great presentation, thanks for the work.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@joeletaxi821]

Excellent film. Thank you.

[@douglasmorton6121]

Hey, thank you for your video presentations. I first began watching the videos on the Mayflower and Plymouth and found them very informative and refreshing. I love the chronological log of what the pilgrims were doing and their perceptions of North America and its Native residents. Very well put together and rewarding with information not often offered scholastically. Thank you! I can’t wait to binge watch your full selection of videos! Stay Safe Folks!!!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend! That means a lot to me.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Enjoyed this video! People always forget about the Speedwell. My 9th great grandfather Thomas Blossom was on board. He's also an ancestor to Presidents GW Bush and Obama.

[@BaileyArf]

A lot of presidents are related.

[@readmylisp]

@ 1; 50 Canterberryshire is proffered as Nottingberryshire . A mistake shire ?

[@jamessimmer725]

Bravo! I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@GingaHood]

Third video in a row so far and great quality. Love the map and painting integration

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I really appreciate it! I am working on the next Mayflower video now.

[@susannahfox7188]

I am a descendant of Samuel Fuller, who was the doctor on the ship and also signed the Mayflower Compact. It's very interesting that they came into Provincetown on 11/11. This coincides with Noah and family coming out of the ark. And may also be the time that we rapture into our true home with Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Maranatha!

[@fromulus]

I live right near Plymouth, and the nearby town, Carver, home of the Myles Standish State Forest/park.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

That's neat that those placenames are there.

[@lindakay9552]

I'd love to see it! I'm a 10th great granddaughter of Myles Standish. (As well as Bradford) Genealogy and history are my obsession.

[@Spitzer3964]

This is what lead to the American Revolution. Self governance and a personal faith in God.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

The Mayflower passengers are the Founding Forefathers. All the ingredients are there.

[@Spitzer3964]

@@JeffreytheLibrarianGreat video Jeffery.

[@ywoof]

No, local American profiteers like the tea monopolies wanted to continue fleecing the local born populace so they wanted the revolution. That's why they staged the fake Boston tea party disguised as local tribes. The tea they dumped into the harbor would have been cheaper than theirs.

[@kvpc11]

I just discovered this wonderful channel today and immediately subscribed. Thank you for the great presentations and the clear and concise graphics to follow. They are incredibly informative and I'm a huge fan!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@johnedwards1685]

A ship called Lyon sailed from London in 1632 carrying people from Braintree in Essex. They founded Braintree, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut. Sadly in 1665 a third of the remaining people in the town were cut down by plague. A thousand died. The emigrants to the new world were at least spared that.

[@johncourtneidge]

Thank-you!

[@tiedyegeorgemorley]

Thank you Sir! I am a direct descendant of John Howland( the boy who fell of the Mayflower) and Elizabeth Tilley.

[@peggyh4805]

So many facts I didn’t know about this history; two ships set sail and returned to port two times before the Mayflower set out alone. Thank you, Jeffrey. 💙🇺🇸

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@dj-kq4fz]

I enjoy your work, thanks!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@HealthySkepticism1775]

What an incredibly adventurous and dangerous time to be alive.

[@randybrown140]

Religion and Politics still don't mix 😳

[@TanukiDigital]

Particularly when the religion is politics.

[@nicholasoliver9957]

Amen. Leads to nothing but trouble on both political and religious sides.

[@dotmother]

Excellent! I finally have understanding!!!

[@DeniseFactor]

I love the way you use aerial images to convey the wonderful knowledge you have and the fantastic way you communicate that knowledge. You have a new fan my friend. Thank you

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@HumbleRustic]

I’ve just started watching your videos, they are great! New subscriber. The Lord bless you friend.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you! May God bless you too!

[@alpenglow4243]

I’m a Mayflower descendent and have learned a few things watching this video.

[@cliffordwaterton3543]

Another hole in my historical knowledge filled - thank you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@jarlsoars1150]

Great presentation! One of my ancestors, George Soule, was an indentured servant to Edward Winslow. George was also one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Through the process and course of time descendants to follow were to find themselves in the midst of the Salem Witch trials. Fascinating and humbling, really.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching. That's neat that you have done so much family history that goes back that far.

[@SandyHo-g6q]

Thank you for sharing your research about the Pilgrims. Use of the map is so helpful. I visited Plymouth several times in 2023. Is there continuation video available?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I will have the next episode in the future. I am returning to the Civil War for my next project, but we will get back to the Pilgrims after that.

[@glenlongstreet7]

I have some folks in the Civil War too. The General.

[@Thx1138sober]

My relations hung back for another 34 years before they showed up there.

[@mr.lochness8511]

Well done sir! Brilliant work

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@bbryant2485]

Crazy to think that somewhere around 30 million of us are descendants of these few passengers.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, it's nuts. We are more related than we think.

[@suzannakoizumi8605]

Thank you.

[@drandrewclarke]

I love history videos and this was a particularly good one. I am from Nottingham and have never heard of Scrooby so looked it up. It's a small village of only 300 people. To figure so much in history like this is so charming. It used to be on the Great North Road until 1766 so would have been more prominent back in the day.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend. You have a beautiful country. The USA would not have been without those intrepid souls from that small town Scrooby in Nottinghamshire.

[@drandrewclarke]

I moved to County Durham 30 years ago and funnily enough I live a stone’s throw away from Washington, George’s family ancestral home.

[@waynewilliams839]

Much appreciated, I'm learning alot !!😊

[@alonzovillarreal4666]

Well done Jeffrey! Love the vids!

[@PennStacker]

Wow this was amazing! Thanks!!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@stringpicker5468]

Pastor John Robinson is my 9 times Great grandfather.

[@garrettknox5266]

Love this stuff. Thanks!!!

[@samgamgee42]

Just discovered your channel.... this video was a Great introduction !! Loved it

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@SVFullSend]

This is awesome. Great use of the maps to visualize it all!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I appreciate it!

[@boblathrop9983]

A video about what my relatives wore when they came over would be appreciated. Uncle Edward Fuller says hello, he misses his parents.

[@coyote4237]

Well done, thank you.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I appreciate it!

[@thexalon]

As a direct descendant of William Bradford, I find this part of his history fascinating.

[@Mcfunface]

I'm a descendant of Richard Warren, one of the wealthy "strangers" the Pilgrims referred to. They must have liked him after being in the New World for a few years because they made his family part of the founders of Marshfield next to Plymouth (via one of his granddaughters marrying into the Green family, of which Green River is named after).

[@pineywoods420]

Brilliant storytelling

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Much appreciated. Thank you!

[@seanmcardle]

Good job, well told.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@nelsonbailey310]

Is their a town anywhere in New England honoring the town name of Scooby. I'm not looking.

[@JWZelch]

I never realized the poor souls didn’t land in North America until November!!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

It was a rough time to arrive in New England.

[@GoPony]

I am a Hopkins descendant (Mass Mayflower society) and did not know that Stephen had been to Jamestown prior. Thanks for that nugget of information.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Another fun fact about Hopkins: he was in a shipwreck that was likely the inspiration for Shakespeare's "Tempest."

[@GoPony]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian Very cool 👍

[@johnwilcox7187]

Richard Warren, Francis Cooke, John Cooke, passengers on the Mayflower are my grandfathers.

[@elaines5179]

Your video is Excellent historical education. I wholeheartedly recommend the book "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul" by John M. Barry Thoroughly researched with copious footnotes It picks up where you leave off, with the broad development of the Pilgrims, the Puritans, and their spreading plantations making most of New England. Published 2012. It is far far broader than just Williams. I just finished reading it as I am descended from multiple people on the Mayflower (Howland, and Tilly family) and also a direct descendent of Roger Williams, Rev John Cotton, Gov. Thomas Dudley, the sister of Gov John Winthrop, and many others in New England history from the 1600's. As a teen my grandfather did original research on King Philip's War. A brutal Indian war that is normally lumped under "the French and Indian Wars". Did you know that Roger Williams argued for the Indian tribes owning their land even in England, and that the settlers needed to buy their land from the true Indian owners? (Which he did) Williams was a polyglot who spoke many languages of Europe and several Native American languages even to publishing a book about that? It could easily be a source book of ideas and knowledge for you for many more episodes.

[@paulnicholson1906]

My aunt lives near Scrooby in Bawtry about a mile down the road. I never knew anything about the Pilgrims there until she moved to Bawtry and she mentioned it.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I love how we can pinpoint a single small town in England and say, "This is where the United States was born."

[@paulnicholson1906]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian that’s an interesting perspective. Scrooby is a pretty small place and probably not much different than it was then to be honest. Pretty much a farming area, very flat very good arable land. Your video was more than I remembered about the Mayflower. I have been to Dartmouth and Plymouth both in the US and England before 🙂 That whole period in English history was very formative and not taught in US schools enough in my estimation. Certainly it was when the King was determined to be subject to the law and the concept of government by the peoples consent solidified in 1649 and 1688 which coincided with the settlement of the USA.

[@srercrcr]

My ancestors lived in Theddingsworth...some departed for America....Plymouth.Mass Theres a street there called ROBBINS WAY...named for them 😊

[@French-Kiss24]

Oh thank you. I never understood the difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans. 26:46 The book “The Mayflower” is a great book on the subject because it gives the Native American side to the story as well. I got interested, particularly, when I realized I’m related to Stephen Hopkins. His story is fascinating. He was in a mutiny but was pardoned for some reason and then ended up in Jamestown. He was on the Mayflower journey because of his knowledge of the sea and the New World.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I really like Philbrook's Mayflower as well. Stephen Hopkins is a unique person, having been across the Atlantic and seen both Plymouth and Jamestown.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

Great video! I have never even heard of the Speedwell. Interesting to think how the could have either struggled less or more with the other ship, how the delay affected them. Also, why did they wait until the got there to sign the Compact? I would have thought that would have been a requirement to get on the boat in the first place.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

The Speedwell was supposed to be used as a shipping vessel for the colony, so it would have likely increased the profits of the colony pretty substantially. The Compact was a last minute agreement as they realized their legal patent was essentially void because they were outside their patent territory.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian that makes sense. Thank you!

[@elaines5179]

If they landed within the charter land from the King they were under English law so didn't need it. The then wilderness to them was not under any sovereign so no law to govern themselves. The compact was needed for basic structure to govern themselves responsibly.

[@kellyfrost1052]

Jeffrey, thank you for speaking the distinctions between the Pilgrims and Puritans. Many historians have become sloppy. I love that you are not.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I think that distinction between Separatists and Puritans is important. Thanks for watching.

[@clydehendricks6814]

Elder Wm Brewster is my 12th great grandfather and father-in-law of Gov. Thos. Prence through his daughter Patience Brewster.

[@Mcfunface]

I'm 10th great grandson of Richard Warren. Good man, seems he was a doer rather than a troublemaker

[@DiannaKing-hh9te]

Mine too, on my fathers side.

[@kilep80]

Loved this history lesson!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@RailroadFanatic-hr6pf]

I’m trying to write a book about American history. (Geographic expansion, wars, policy, etc…) Nothing too fancy just the facts and details. I thought I was detailed, not enough. I have a lot to add!😅

[@timmo491]

A lot more to do with the Virginia Company and the Merchant Adventurers than the Pilgrims it seems. Interestingly the Speedwell continued in service for over 15 years and repeatedly managed future crossings of the Atlantic.

[@45rockinwax]

Hi, great channel , can I just ask when you say 'zoom in' does that mean the picture is going to enlarge over the area on the map.thst you are talking about ?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, I put a yellow rectangle on the map to show where I am getting closer.

[@johnwelch6490]

Winslows still in Little Compton.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

That's neat. I love how things like that continue.

[@glenlongstreet7]

Little Compton is one of those places on the East Coast where you can see the sunset over the ocean. One time my wife and were watching the sunset and we saw a green flash. We were surprised and only believed we had seen one because the man in the car next to us was also surprised.

[@loushky619]

Good job mate

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you, friend!

[@baz-wc4fi]

William Bradford was born in a Village called "Austerfield" South Yorkshire. near Bawtry close to Scrooby

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I hope to get there. I have been to Scotland twice and London, but I would like to get Nottingham, Scrooby, and Austerfield someday.

[@deepestbluesea_6351]

Thanks. A nicely done in-a-nutshell introduction to one small part of those strange and complex times in the run-up to the English Civil wars. On another tack, it's a shame the pilgrims were themselves so intolerant of dissent and difference. That's something that's generally written out of the story. I'm from the area of north Nottinghamshire that was home to several of the 'pilgrim fathers', having lived as a child in Scrooby, where my grandparents lived opposite 'William Brewster's cottage' for many years, and then less than a mile from Babworth until my early 20s, and having cousins from Sturton le Steeple. Although there is local pride in the links to the pilgrim fathers there's also a recognition of their double-standards, whereby their desire for freedom was only a desire for their own freedom, not for freedom as a general principal that should also apply to those with religious views different from their own. Unsurprising, perhaps, given the times they lived in, but it is a trait that still seems to be common to religious fundamentalists of many different stripes, to this day.

[@veronicahutchinson4580]

William Bradford is my 11th great grandfather ,I found this out about 7 years ago, weird to see this as family history.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Now that is a neat find. And a fun conversation starter.

[@maryfrump7937]

It does feel weird. I am doing my family tree- lots of work getting it correct- and realized I have several of my relatives who were from Plymouth! My Grand mother and Mom never knew what hid in the past.

[@juanitasellshouses]

Please continue this story! We know the folklore, but what's the real history of that first year on land?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, I am working on a Gettysburg video now, but after that, I will return to Plymouth.

[@Murcans-worship-felons]

Nice. We should be moving ahead from religion but nice.

[@jonathansnow1886]

An excellent, detailled and very readable account is given in "Saints and Strangers" by George F. Willison (1945). This is our family's lore book, as we are descended from Stephen Hopkins.

[@kellyfrost1052]

As a relative of Robert Cushman, and as an American, these clear distinctions are important. Would you include your sources?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Yes, the main primary sources are Bradford's "Plymouth Plantation" and "Mourt's Relation." A recent secondary source is Philbrook's "Mayflower."

[@martinlugus5499]

Could this narrative have been more clear and comprehensive? Absolutely not! Keep it up, Jeffrey.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@glenlongstreet7]

Thank You, well done. As a direct descendant of George Soule, I have researched this quite a bit. Most people only know the myth. I am also a direct descendant of Michael Pearce, youngest brother of John Pearce, an Adventurer and a man who wanted to be King of America. I am with the Separatists; I am not with the Puritans. I feel bad for Bradford because he had to take a side in the King Philip Wars. Again, thanks for Truth.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thanks for watching!

[@saltydog584]

The 16th of September is 'English Thanksgiving Day' when we thank God those po-faced puritans left us in peace.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

The Puritans actually gave colonial America a tradition of education, literacy, and work ethic. New England possibly had the highest standard of living in the world by the late 17th century.

[@saltydog584]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian They also persecuted religious minorities.

[@keoni37]

They had to obtain a patent for legal title to land in the new world! Did they obtain a patent from the native dwellers? I am a decendant of Richard Warren and John Howland 1620 Mayflower Pilgrims.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

They had to get a charter from investors who would fund the colony, which I imagine included permission from James to found a colony. The colonists would have to have some sort of economic agreement and legal title to the land.

[@mgml]

They probably obtained the same patent that the 'Native dwellers' obtained from the 'Anasazi' who dwelled there before them.

[@sebastienhardinger4149]

Fantastic stuff

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I appreciate it!

[@mikewhalen7590]

Jeffrey...ever read Cape Cod: Its People and Their History by Henry C Kittredge?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

I have not read this one yet. Thank you for the book recommendation!

[@lindakay9552]

Thomas Pease, one of the first settlers there, is my 10th great grandfather.

[@clydehendricks6814]

Gov. Wm. Bradford was my 11th great grandfather. Gov. Thos. Prence was also. Both were related to me by a 5th great grandmother with Wm related through her mother and Thos. through her father. This film is of great interest to me. Gov. Edward Winslow is an 11th great uncle as well through this woman, Susannah Wright born in CT.

[@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu]

I am confused. Didn't James of Scotland, succeed Elizabeth I in 1603 to the throne? Why is that successor titled James VI?

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

He's James I of England but James VI of Scotland. It can be confusing, because the two kingdoms have different numbers for the same guy.

[@onestarabove7027]

Anyone with a keen interest in the beginnings of the Protestants should read an excellent book on the subject called The Radical Reformers. Many people don’t recognize the significant role William Bradford, William Brewster, John Smythe and John Robinson had in the early beginnings of this separation. I’m an eighth generation direct descendant of William Bradford. One branch came to Conyers, Georgia. This was my lineage. William Bradford and the others greatly suffered during their time in Holland. They were taken in by the local people and given jobs and housing. Without this help, they would have been in terrible condition.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for the book recommendation. I appreciate it.

[@The_Hagseed]

They left Plymouth and landing in Plymouth. What are the odds of that?!

[@user_____M]

Are we Scrooby Do or Scrooby Don't? -church official declaring separation from the Church of England

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

That's a fun play on words. I guess you can't forget the name of the town now.

[@bigcountry5520]

I have 5 ancestors who signed the Mayflower Compact. The U.S. Constitution was framed by ideas from that Compact.

[@zealandzen]

I loved it.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!