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November 9, 1620, they sighted present-day Cape Cod. They spent several days trying to sail south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, where they had obtained permission to settle from the Company of Merchant Adventurers. However, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, well north of the intended area, where they anchored on November 11. The settlers wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact after the ship dropped anchor at Cape Cod, in what is now Provincetown Harbor, in order to establish legal order and to quell increasing strife within the
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the harbour at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on 11/21 November. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. A number of colonists travelled as indentured servants on the "Mayflower". Exactly what explanation was given for the More children's presence is not known as many "homeless waifs from the streets of London were sent to the New World as labourers". Three of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims took responsibility for the children as indentured servants: Richard was six years old when the "Mayflower" landed at Plymouth Colony. Immediately upon setting foot on land, he would have worked with all of the others
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at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Elizabeth's father, John Tilley signed as "John Tilly." Upon arriving in the New World, John Tilley took part in early expeditions of exploration around their new home and was present at the first meeting between the Pilgrims and Native Americans, later known as the First Encounter. Elizabeth's parents both died the first winter, as did her uncle, Edward Tilley, and aunt, Ann. This left Elizabeth an orphan and so she was taken in by the Carver family. The elder Carvers died about a
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half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. William Mullins signed The Mayflower Compact 11/21 1620. William Mullins, his wife Alice and son Joseph all died within months of arriving
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Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. And after several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Upon arrival at Cape Cod, Christopher Martin was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact, but his step-son Solomon, being still in his teens, was not old enough to sign. His servant John Langemore also did not sign the Mayflower Compact, believed to also still be in his teens.
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Mayflower Compact signatories The Mayflower Compact was the iconic document in the earliest history of America. It was ratified by forty-one men on board the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" on November 11, 1620 while anchored at Cape Cod, now Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. The Compact was originally drafted as an instrument to maintain unity and discipline in this new land called Plymouth Colony but, over time, it has become one of the most historic documents in American History. It was later published in London in "Mourt's Relation" in 1622, and the authors had added a preamble to clarify its meaning: "it
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Stratton. He came from London as a servant of Stephen Hopkins, completed his apprenticeship, and then moved to Virginia Colony. Mayflower Compact signatories The Mayflower Compact was the iconic document in the earliest history of America. It was ratified by forty-one men on board the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" on November 11, 1620 while anchored at Cape Cod, now Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. The Compact was originally drafted as an instrument to maintain unity and discipline in this new land called Plymouth Colony but, over time, it has become one of the most historic documents in American History. It was later
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sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Degory Priest was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620. From William Bradford’s later recollection of seven men from the "Mayflower" who died soon after arrival, "Digerie Preist" among them, with this
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was a prisoner of the Pokanoket. And there is no other account of what Squanto did from the time he left Dermer to the time he met the new settlers at Patuxet/Plymouth. Having been delayed two months beyond its intended departure, the "Mayflower", its crew and 102 passengers sighted land very late in the year on November 9, 1620 o.s. at Cape Cod. This being well north of the land their patent entitled them to settle, they spent a day attempting to track southward to the mouth of "Hudson's river" (their intended destination), but dangerous shoals and breakers caused them
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months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to sail south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on 11/21 November. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Hopkins was a member of the early "Mayflower" exploratory parties while the ship was anchored in the Cape Cod area. He was well-versed in the hunting techniques and general lifestyle of American Indians
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land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbour at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on 11/21 November. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. John Tilley was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact, as was his brother, Edward. Both John Tilley and his brother Edward were involved in the early exploring expeditions of the Cape Cod area in November and December 1620, with both suffering the effects of being
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of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Thomas Rogers was the 18th signatory to the Mayflower Compact. His son Joseph was then about 18 years of age and could not sign the Compact. Confusion has arisen related to the discovery by author Eugene Stratton of the
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Plymouth on display and winters at the Mystic Seaport being restored. It left Plymouth on November 1st, 2016 and again sailed through the Cape Cod Canal. Mayflower II Mayflower II is a replica of the 17th-century ship "Mayflower", celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World. The replica was built in Devon, England during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum. The work drew upon reconstructed ship blueprints held by the American museum, along with hand construction by English shipbuilders using traditional methods. "Mayflower II" was sailed from Plymouth, Devon on April
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the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. There were forty-one of the adult males, including the servants, who signed the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620. In the 1623 Division of Land, with the Winslow family, she was assigned one "aker" as "Humillitie Cooper" adjoining the property of Henry Samson. In the 1627 Division of Cattle, she was in lot five with the Brewster family as "Humillyty Cooper." From William Bradford's 1651 writing, she "was sent
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delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. John Turner was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact on November 11, 1620, but not his sons, who were yet to be of age. John Turner and his two sons all died the first winter in Plymouth. By this time three other complete families had perished –
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delays in and around England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on 11/21 November. On 11 November 1620, Soule and others signed the Mayflower Compact. Soule and three others were under 21 years of age, and one of the three had a baptismal record showing he was just 20 years old at the time of signing. It appears the
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was signed that day. Upon arrival at Cape Cod, he was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact, signing as "Edward Tilly." He and his brother John both signed the Compact with the "Tilly" surname. During the first weeks after arrival in the New World, Edward Tilley was an active participant, often with his brother John, in the various exploring parties of late November and early December 1620 while the "Mayflower" was anchored at Cape Cod. The same day the Mayflower Compact was signed, November 11, 1620, about fifteen or sixteen men made their first landing ashore at the tip of
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the space of several months, almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. And after several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas and a damaged ship forced them to return to the Cape Cod Hook where they anchored on November 11/21. Since there were no established laws where they landed they wrote the Mayflower
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Fortune (Plymouth Colony ship) In the fall of 1621 the Fortune was the second English ship destined for Plymouth Colony in the New World, one year after the voyage of the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower". Financed as the "Mayflower" was by Thomas Weston and others of the London-based Merchant Adventurers, "Fortune" was to transport thirty-five "settlers" to the colony on a ship that was much smaller than "Mayflower". The "Fortune" required two months to prepare for the voyage and once underway, reached Cape Cod on 9 November 1621 and the colony itself in late November. The ship was unexpected by those
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genealogist friend, Sir Anthony Wagner, searched and found in his attic a 1622 document that detailed the legal disputes between Katherine More and Samuel More and what actually happened to the More children. It is clear from these events that Samuel did not believe the children to be his offspring. To rid himself of the children, he arranged for them to be sent to the Colony of Virginia. Due to bad weather, the "Mayflower" finally anchored in Cape Cod Harbor in November 1620, where one of the More children died soon after; another died in early December and yet another
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to return and anchor in Cape Cod Harbor. With no settlement site selected beforehand and no one onboard having any experience with the land in those parts (indeed, the ship did not even have soundings of the depths along the coast), and most critically the settlers' shallop having been severely battered during the storms in the crossing, the passengers were unable to disembark entirely from the "Mayflower". On Saturday, November 11, after organizing themselves into something of a self-governing body, 15 armed men went ashore to gather wood and returned with optimistic reports of the land and soil. The next
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of the passengers perished in the cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod Hook, where they anchored on November 11. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. William White died on February 21, 1621. With her husband's death, Susanna White, with
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passenger, but the worst was yet to come after arriving at their destination when, in the space of several months, almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about 3 months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The
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the worst was yet to come after arriving at their destination when, in the space of several months, almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. After several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact
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when, in the space of several months, almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On 9/19 November 1620, after about 3 months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was Cape Cod. And after several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at the Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on 11/21 November. Realizing they were not at the intended destination they determined to bind themselves as a democratically governed and
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was yet to come after arriving at their destination when, in the space of several months, almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was Cape Cod. And after several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. There were forty-one
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almost half the passengers perished in cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. On November 9/19, 1620, after about three months at sea, including a month of delays in England, they spotted land, which was the Cape Cod Hook, now called Provincetown Harbor. And after several days of trying to get south to their planned destination of the Colony of Virginia, strong winter seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod hook, where they anchored on November 11/21. The Mayflower Compact was signed that day. Issac Allerton was one of the signers. Of Isaac Allerton and his first
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that could not be fixed and so the Ships headed to Plymouth to repair the Shadwell. A few months later the Mayflower set sail with out the Shadwell which was not able to be fixed. Four people from Billericay were on board, including Christopher Martin. He and his wife Marie, along with Solomon Prowe and John Langemore, perished shortly after their arrival at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The unfortunate fate of the would-be pioneers did not deter other inhabitants of Billericay from setting sail for the New World. The town of Billerica, Massachusetts was established in 1655 by colonists from Billericay
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"Mayflower" voyage preparations. About this time, presumably in early 1620, Martin was making arrangements for his family to emigrate to America on the "Mayflower". Why his son Nathaniel did not travel with the family on the "Mayflower" is unknown – although the possibility exists that he had died, there is also speculation per Stratton that Nathaniel may well have been alive in England in 1620 and just did not accompany the family when the "Mayflower" departed. Nothing further is known of him. Christopher Martin had begun selling off his land holdings, in preparation for departure from England, several years before
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Mayflower Building The Mayflower Building, built in 1938 is one of the few remaining Art Deco building in the Malate district in the city of Manila, Philippines. The Mayflower Building has a rich heritage of its own. It was placed where previous Philippine Presidents Elpidio Quirino and Ramon Magsaysay frequented. The Mayflower Building survived the ravages of World War 2 and also the fast transformation of urban landscape brought by new developments in the district. The Mayflower received much praise for its historic and architectural contributions. Originally, the Mayflower was designed as a residential apartment and later was leased mostly
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Miguel Febres Cordero, an Equadorian De La Salle Brother who is revered for his contribution to the field of teaching. Mayflower Building The Mayflower Building, built in 1938 is one of the few remaining Art Deco building in the Malate district in the city of Manila, Philippines. The Mayflower Building has a rich heritage of its own. It was placed where previous Philippine Presidents Elpidio Quirino and Ramon Magsaysay frequented. The Mayflower Building survived the ravages of World War 2 and also the fast transformation of urban landscape brought by new developments in the district. The Mayflower received much praise
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Mullins property and home before he and his family boarded the "Mayflower". The relationship between Peter Browne and the Mullins family in Dorking did seem quite close. As a single man of about age twenty-five, and possibly coming from an apprenticeship, he boarded the "Mayflower" in the company of the Mullins family. But unfortunately these ties were to be broken with the death of William Mullins, his wife Alice and son Joseph soon after arrival in the New World. The "Mayflower" departed Plymouth, England on 6/16 September 1620. The small, 100-foot ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about
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she too is sailing on the Mayflower to the New World. Hummy's father is who takes care of her, because Hummy's mother died, this makes Hummy's father very melancholic. This is the first novel in the Dear America series. A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 is a historical novel for young readers. It is the first book in the series "Dear America". Remember Patience Whipple is a girl who was on board the Mayflower and is sailing from
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Robert Blundell. After liberals, the media, and the literary world protested, and an all-party motion in Parliament condemned the verdict, the Obscene Publications Act was altered to give publishers the right for a trial by jury. Mayflower issued a bowdlerized edition of the novel, as did other publishers. Although Mayflower offered to accept returns, only 250 of their 82,000 copy run were so returned. At the start of 1964, Powell moved from Mayflower to become managing director of the New English Library (NEL). Powell soon scored a coup in securing the British paperback rights for bestselling novel "The Carpetbaggers". He
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promise of a better carriage" and they were released by the governor. In the 1623 Division of Land, he received one acre and was later granted an additional twenty acres. Records of the 1630s and 1640s show numerous land transactions by him apparently making him quite prosperous. Per the record of December 4, 1637, one such land transaction involved land being granted to him and Tristram Clarke, "his father in law." It is known that he did own land in central Plymouth where the Mayflower Society House now stands. In 1626 Edward Doty was one of twenty-seven Purchasers involved with
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A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 is a historical novel for young readers. It is the first book in the series "Dear America". Remember Patience Whipple is a girl who was on board the Mayflower and is sailing from England. She is headed toward the New World with her family of four. Mr. Whipple is Patience’s father and can fix things. Mam, Patience’s mother, and Blessing who is Patience’s little sister. Patience has a friend called Hummy and
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The "Paragon" made another attempt to reach Plymouth in February 1623 but apparently was driven back by North Atlantic weather and never did reach Plymouth. As the years went by, more English fishing boats came out to the New England coast. In 1624 Capt. John Smith reported, "There hath been a fishing this yeere upon the Coast about 50 English ships…" Fortune (Plymouth Colony ship) In the fall of 1621 the Fortune was the second English ship destined for Plymouth Colony in the New World, one year after the voyage of the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower". Financed as the "Mayflower" was
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initial settlers hailed from that English town, the name was possibly chosen because across the North Sea from Yarmouth is the Netherlands, where a portion of the Mayflower passengers had lived in exile. This group of pilgrims arrived back in England via the port of Yarmouth before heading to the New World. In 1642 and 1645, Yarmouth furnished soldiers for the Plymouth Colony's expeditions against the Narragansett. In 1648, the Plymouth Colony's legislature, the General Court, appointed Myles Standish to adjudicate land disputes among the Yarmouth settlers. Yarmouth soldiers served the Plymouth Colony in King Philip's War: fifteen Yarmouth men
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came to the New World died of sickness during the first winter.) This mistake was even recorded on a gravestone that was erected for Howland on Burial Hill, in 1836. However, the Bradford journal revealed that she was, in fact, the daughter of John Tilley and his wife, Joan (Hurst). Elizabeth Tilley Howland was born in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England where she was baptized in August, 1607. She and her parents were passengers on the "Mayflower". John Tilley and his wife Joan both died the first winter as did his brother Edward Tilley and wife Ann. This left Elizabeth an orphan
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Mayflower II Mayflower II is a replica of the 17th-century ship "Mayflower", celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World. The replica was built in Devon, England during 1955–1956, in a collaboration between Englishman Warwick Charlton and Plimoth Plantation, an American museum. The work drew upon reconstructed ship blueprints held by the American museum, along with hand construction by English shipbuilders using traditional methods. "Mayflower II" was sailed from Plymouth, Devon on April 20, 1957, recreating the original voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, under the command of Alan Villiers. According to the ship's log, "Mayflower II" arrived at Plymouth
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in May 1613, leaving her three young children all alone. By 1614, a letter arrived for a "Hopkins" in Jamestown, and it is presumed that this is how he learned of her death, as he did return to England soon afterward to care for his children. He then took up residence in London, and there married his second wife Elizabeth Fisher. Although he had been through all manner of hardships and trials in the New World, including shipwreck, being sentenced to death with a last-minute pardon, and traveling to the Jamestown colony where he labored for several years, when he
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Stephen Hopkins (Mayflower passenger) Stephen Hopkins (1581 – June or July 1644) was a passenger on the "Mayflower" in 1620, one of 41 signatories of the Mayflower Compact, and an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. He worked as a tanner and merchant and was recruited by the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London to provide the governance for the colony and to assist with the colony's ventures. He was the only "Mayflower" passenger with prior New World experience, having been shipwrecked in Bermuda in 1609 and arriving at Jamestown, Virginia in May 1610. Hopkins left Jamestown
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was turned into meeting room space in early 1978. Discovered in storage were 24 fire-gilded 19th century service platters purchased from the estate of heiress Evalyn Walsh McLean in 1947. After managing the hotel for ten years, Stouffer bought it outright from May-Wash in 1991 for just over $100 million. In April 1993, Stouffer Hotels, which had been bought by Nestlé, was sold to the New World Development Company of Hong Kong. New World already owned the Renaissance Hotels chain, and merged all the Stouffer Hotels into it. The Mayflower was renamed the Stouffer Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. In early 1996,
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John Tilley (Mayflower passenger) John Tilley (c.1571- winter of 1620/21) and his family were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the "Mayflower". He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact, and died with his wife in the first Pilgrim winter in the New World. John Tilley was baptised on 19 December 1571 at Henlow, co. Bedford, England. He was the eldest child of Robert Tilley and his wife Elizabeth. John had a younger brother, Edward, who also came on the "Mayflower" with his wife. John Tilley, his brother Edward and their wives all perished that first winter in the
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previously spent extensive time there. They discovered remains of a European fort and uncovered a grave that contained the remains of both an adult European male and a Native American child. The "Mayflower" anchored at Provincetown Harbor on November 11, 1620. The Pilgrims did not have a patent to settle this area; thus, some passengers began to question their right to land, complaining that there was no legal authority to establish a colony. In response to this, a group of colonists drafted and ratified the first governing document of the colony, the Mayflower Compact, while still aboard the ship as
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Christopher Martin (Mayflower passenger) Christopher Martin (c. 1582-1621). He and his family embarked on the historic 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" on its journey to the New World. He was initially the governor of passengers on the ship "Speedwell" until that ship was found to be unseaworthy, and later on the "Mayflower", until replaced by John Carver. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact. He and his family all perished in the first winter at Plymouth Colony. Christopher Martin first appears in the records of Great Burstead, Essex, England, with his 1607 marriage to a widow by
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Mayflower School May flower School was founded in January 27, 1956 by Dr. Tai Solarin, a Nigerian educator, humanist and civil rights pioneer, who was married to Sheila Mary Tuer, an English woman; they had two children Corin and Tunde Solarin. The school is located on a vast piece of land in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is a 90 acres of land school. Named after the historical Mayflower ship that brought the first batch of pilgrims to the United States. Like the pilgrims, Solarin founded the school in personal rebellion against religious persecution. Mayflower preaches a very strong educational
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of the larger aquaria in Britain and has one of the deepest tanks in Europe; the Elizabethan House, an old house built in the early 16th century, now used as a museum; the Mayflower Steps near where the Pilgrims finally set off in the Mayflower for the New World in 1620, which is described in the nearby visitors' centre; and the studio gallery of the late painter and eccentric Robert Lenkiewicz, who lived and worked on the Barbican for many years deriving much of his inspiration and income from the local community. The Barbican also contains a variety of shops
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Edward Doty Edward Doty (c. 1599 – August 23, 1655) was a passenger on the 1620 voyage of the "Mayflower" to North America; he was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. Doty came from England, but from where in England is currently unknown. A possibility might be East Halton in Lincolnshire. According to author Charles Edward Banks, Doty was from London and traveled with another Londoner, Stephen Hopkins, as his indentured servant. Hopkins was making his second journey to the New World as he had served about ten years prior under Capt. John Smith at Jamestown, Virginia Colony.
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and in 1617 he invested £100 in an expedition to the Colony of Virginia, which is where the "Mayflower" was supposed to have landed. It was his actions that were instrumental in putting the More children on the "Mayflower". At that time, children were routinely rounded up from the streets of London or taken from poor families receiving church relief to be used as labourers in the colonies. Any legal objections to the involuntary transportation of the children were over-ridden by the Privy Council, namely, Lord Zouche. Most people thought it a death sentence and, indeed, many did not survive
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Moses Fletcher Moses Fletcher (c.1564-1620/1). In Pilgrim records written by William Bradford his name is given as "Moyses Fletcher." He came to America on the historic 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower". He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and perished shortly thereafter in the Pilgrims first winter in the New World. Moses was born about 1564 in County Kent, England, probably in the Sandwich area. He seems to have lived much of his early life there, having married Mary Evans in 1589 and where all ten of his children were baptized. Per Banks, he was a smith
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The tale begins with the pilgrim preachers deciding to move to America and getting aboard the "Mayflower". However, because of the huge storm, the ship gets on the verge of sinking. Then, Willum, the pilgrim mouse, comes up with an idea to save the ship. When the pilgrims land safely, they write the Mayflower Compact and start constructing their new church and colony. However, it is already the autumn season and they do not have much food stored for the winter. The pilgrims then learn to plant crops during the spring season and celebrate a big feast toward the onset
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the Stouffer branding was retired, and the hotel became the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. Marriott International bought Renaissance Hotels from New World in February 1997. Marriott sold The Mayflower to Walton Street Capital in 2005, in a package with seven other Marriott hotels, for a total of $578 million. Walton Street resold the Mayflower to Rockwood Capital in 2007 for $260 million. In May 2015, the hotel switched from Marriott's Renaissance Hotels brand to Marriott's Autograph Collection brand, dropping the word "Renaissance" from its name. The move was prompted by studies which showed that younger travelers were not brand-loyal and instead
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Mayflower The Mayflower was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England, to the New World in 1620. There were 102 passengers, and the crew is estimated to have been about 30, but the exact number is unknown. The ship has become a cultural icon in the history of the United States. The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact prior to leaving the ship and establishing Plymouth Colony, a document which established a rudimentary form of democracy with each member contributing to the welfare of the community. There was a second ship
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to build a replica of the ship at Harwich, England. Mayflower The Mayflower was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England, to the New World in 1620. There were 102 passengers, and the crew is estimated to have been about 30, but the exact number is unknown. The ship has become a cultural icon in the history of the United States. The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact prior to leaving the ship and establishing Plymouth Colony, a document which established a rudimentary form of democracy with each member contributing to
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William Mullins (Mayflower passenger) William Mullins (c.1572 – 1621) and his family traveled as passengers on the historic 1620 voyage to America on the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower". He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact. Mullins perished in the pilgrims' first winter in the New World, with his wife and son dying soon after. William Mullins was born about 1572 in Dorking, co. Surrey, England, probably the son of John Mullins and Joan/Joane (Bridger) of Dorking parish, located about 21 miles south of London. John Mullins died in February 1583/84 and William's mother Joane married secondly Vincent Benham on November
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my man Robert which hath not so much proved himself as I would he should have done." But Robert Carter died soon after his master's death. William Mullins (Mayflower passenger) William Mullins (c.1572 – 1621) and his family traveled as passengers on the historic 1620 voyage to America on the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower". He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact. Mullins perished in the pilgrims' first winter in the New World, with his wife and son dying soon after. William Mullins was born about 1572 in Dorking, co. Surrey, England, probably the son of John Mullins and Joan/Joane (Bridger)
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came time for the "Mayflower" departure, Elder Brewster returned to the Leiden congregation. He had been hiding out in Holland and perhaps even England for the last year. At the time of his return, Brewster was the highest-ranking layperson of the congregation and would be their designated spiritual leader in the New World. Brewster joined the first group of Separatists aboard the "Mayflower" on the voyage to North America. Brewster was accompanied by his wife, Mary Brewster, and his sons: Love Brewster and Wrestling Brewster. Among the people boarding the "Mayflower" were four unaccompanied children from Shipton, Shropshire. They were
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return to port twice. The Standishes and most of the "Speedwell" passengers crowded into the "Mayflower", and the "Speedwell" went on to London to be resold, now with only a few passengers. (She subsequently made numerous successful journeys as a cargo vessel for her new owners, but never sailed to the New World.) The "Mayflower" passengers, meanwhile, sold some valuable supplies such as butter to pay the mounting port fees, and finally departed Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620, bound for the northern part of the Virginia Colony. The passage of the "Mayflower" across the North Atlantic lasted more than
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very few) to have been in active commissioned service in the Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II. She was also one of the few ships to have served in both the United States and Israeli navies. USS Mayflower (PY-1) USS "Mayflower" (PY-1) (later as USCGC "Mayflower" (WPG-183)) was the second ship in the United States Navy to have that name. "Mayflower"—a luxurious steam yacht built in 1896 by J. and G. Thompson, Clydebank, Scotland for millionaire Ogden Goelet who died on board the "Mayflower" in August 1897. Her sister ship, said to be almost identical and built
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Solarin was awarded the college’s honorary degree. The Crossroads and Alma College connection is detailed in Dr. Solarin’s own history, "Mayflower, The Story of a School", (Lagos, Nigeria, John West Publications, 1970). Mayflower School May flower School was founded in January 27, 1956 by Dr. Tai Solarin, a Nigerian educator, humanist and civil rights pioneer, who was married to Sheila Mary Tuer, an English woman; they had two children Corin and Tunde Solarin. The school is located on a vast piece of land in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is a 90 acres of land school. Named after the historical
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return to London often at great financial loss, or transferred over to the "Mayflower" which became quite over-crowded. Bradford indicates that initially, prior to the "Mayflower" sailing, Martin was the passenger governor for that ship – (Christopher Martin) "was governour in the biger ship, and Mr. Cushman assistante." Robert Cushman did not, in the end, sail with the "Mayflower". Bradford does not state who was ship governor when the "Mayflower" sailed alone, but somewhere along the way on the Atlantic voyage, the Leideners had had enough of Christopher Martin and chose to be governed on the "Mayflower" by the more
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succeeding Stephen Awokoya who had just been appointed the regional Minister for Education. Solarin, an humanist had a mission to 're-educate' the community and decided to make some changes. He removed morning prayers and religious studies as a subject in the school. However, some of the changes found opposition within the local community where his brother was a reverend. He decided to quit and found his own school with the approval of Awokoya the former Principal. He established Mayflower school on January 27, 1956. The Mayflower campus, which he established, is made up of hundreds of hectares of land, based
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like those aboard the Mayflower, most Spaniards came to the New World seeking land to farm, or occasionally, as historians have recently established, freedom from religious persecution. A smaller percentage of new Spanish settlers were descendants of Spanish Jewish converts and Spanish Muslim converts. Basques stood out in the exploration of the Americas, both as soldiers and members of the crews that sailed for the Spanish. Prominent in the civil service and colonial administration, they were accustomed to overseas travel and residence. Another reason for their emigration besides the restrictive inheritance laws in the Basque Country, was the devastation from
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which was over before the Plymouth company could get organized. Land records note that in 1637 he was assigned "a garden place…on Duxbury side, by Samuel Nash's, to lie to his ground at Powder Point". The 1638 land records note that "one acre of land is granted to George Soule at the watering place…and also a parcel of Stony Marsh at Powder Point, containing two acres." The land at the "watering place" in south Plymouth was sold the next year, possibly as he was living in Duxbury at that time and did not need his property in south Plymouth. In
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was of English descent and was born at Cape May, New Jersey, where his ancestors had settled after coming over on the "Mayflower". Edgar was converted to Christ at the age of 19 during the great revival of Philadelphia, often called the Awakening of 1857 and 1858. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Methodist Church of Cape May and became a local “lay pastor.” As a home missionary, he also was involved in the starting of new churches in the South Jersey area. In 1869, Stites, along with other Methodist ministers and laymen, founded the “Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association” to
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either five or four stars in 2016, and did not put the hotel on its "recommended" list. Mayflower Hotel The Mayflower Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., located on Connecticut Avenue NW. It is two blocks north of Farragut Square (one block north of the Farragut North Metro station). The hotel is managed by the Autograph Collection Hotels division of Marriott International. The Mayflower is the largest luxury hotel in the District of Columbia, the longest continuously operating hotel in the Washington D.C. area, and a rival of the nearby Willard InterContinental and Hay-Adams Hotels. The Mayflower
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was Plymouth Colony, founded in 1620 by people who later became known as the Pilgrims. Fleeing religious persecution in the East Midlands in England, they first went to Holland, but feared losing their English identity. Because of this, they chose to relocate to the New World, with their voyage being financed by English investors. In September 1620, 102 passengers set sail aboard the "Mayflower", eventually settling at Plymouth Colony in November. Of the passengers on the Mayflower, 41 men signed the "Mayflower Compact" aboard ship on November 11, 1620, while anchored in Provincetown Harbor. Signers included Carver, Alden, Standish, Howland,
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all the tools that the Pilgrims would need, as well as all the equipment and utensils needed to prepare meals in the New World. Some Pilgrims loaded trade goods on board, including Isaac Allerton, William Mullins, and possibly others; these also most likely were stored in the cargo hold. There was no privy on the "Mayflower"; passengers and crew had to fend for themselves in that regard. Gun deck passengers most likely used a bucket as a chamber pot, fixed to the deck or bulkhead to keep it from being jostled at sea. The "Mayflower" was heavily armed; her largest
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Elizabeth Tilley Elizabeth Tilley (c. Aug 1607 - December 21, 1687) was one of the passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the "Mayflower" and a participant in the first Thanksgiving in the New World. She was the daughter of Mayflower passenger John Tilley and his wife Joan Hurst and, although she was their youngest child, appears to be the only one who survived until the voyage. She went on to marry fellow Mayflower passenger John Howland, with whom she had ten children and 88 grandchildren. Because of their great progeny, she and her husband have millions of living descendants
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Jerky Turkey Jerky Turkey is a 1945 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon directed by Tex Avery. In 1620, Pilgrims, riding a caricatured "Mayflower" with a number of World War II-era anachronisms (such as a navy gunnery deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel rationing card) land at Plymouth Rock and establish a colony, where they quickly separate into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (some are caricatures of Avery's animation crew), while the town crier bemoans that he has been made eligible for the draft {"1-A"}. A pear-shaped Pilgrim, who speaks with the milquetoast
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own: "DON'T eat at Joe's." Jerky Turkey Jerky Turkey is a 1945 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon directed by Tex Avery. In 1620, Pilgrims, riding a caricatured "Mayflower" with a number of World War II-era anachronisms (such as a navy gunnery deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel rationing card) land at Plymouth Rock and establish a colony, where they quickly separate into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (some are caricatures of Avery's animation crew), while the town crier bemoans that he has been made eligible for the draft {"1-A"}. A pear-shaped Pilgrim,
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Richard More (Mayflower passenger) Richard More (16141694/1696) was born in Corvedale, Shropshire, England, and was baptised at St. James parish church in Shipton, Shropshire, on 13 November 1614. Richard and his three siblings were at the centre of a mystery in early 17th century England that caused early genealogists to wonder why the More children's father, believing him to be Samuel More, would send his very young children away to the New World on the "Mayflower" in the care of others. It was in 1959 that the mystery was explained. Jasper More, a descendant of Samuel More, prompted by his
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of Edward Doty who came over on the "Mayflower" in 1620) and the "Primrose". The two sisters cost $33,000 each to construct and incorporated the latest conveniences and improvements, including electric lights. In 1888, the Dotys were forced to find a new location for their business when the owner of the property wanted to take over the site. "In 1889, they purchased land on the east side of Bathurst Street between Niagara and Front where they constructed a state-of-the-art plant tailored to their manufacturing needs and purchased a considerable amount of new equipment. The plant started operations in 1891 and
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Mayflower Village, California Mayflower Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 5,515 at the 2010 census, up from 5,081 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Codes serving the community are 91006, which is served by Arcadia and 91016, which is served by Monrovia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The 2010 United States Census reported that Mayflower Village had a population of 5,515. The population density was 8,030.2 people per square mile (3,100.5/km²). The racial
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Rogers children left behind when Thomas and his son Joseph sailed for the New World. Thomas Rogers and his son Joseph, about age 18, went to North America on the Pilgrim ship "Mayflower" in 1620, while his other children remained in the Netherlands. Some of those children are known to have later gone to New England. Thomas died, as did many others on the ship, that first winter in Plymouth Colony, 1620-21. His son Joseph survived to live a long life as a person of note in the colony. Watford, Northamptonshire Watford is a village and civil parish in the
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Log", said that Howland was probably kin of Carver's and that he was more likely a steward or a secretary than a servant. The Separatists planned to travel to the New World, on the "Speedwell" and the "Mayflower". The "Speedwell" proved to be unseaworthy and thus most of the passengers crowded onto the "Mayflower". The "Mayflower" departed Plymouth, England, on September 6/16, 1620. The small, 100-foot ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about 30-40 in extremely cramped conditions. By the second month out, the ship was being buffeted by strong westerly gales, causing the ship's timbers to be
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wrecks. In the New World, the pilgrims removed the naval guns from the Mayflower for use in possible land engagements, which they installed in the fort that they built to protect their newly founded Plimoth Plantation from French, Spanish, and hostile Native Americans. Saker (cannon) The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. It was named after the saker falcon, a large falconry bird native to the Middle East. A saker's barrel was approximately 9.5 ft (2.9m) long, had a calibre of 3.25 inches (8.26
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oversee preparations for the voyage with Robert Cushman's title being Chief Agent, from 1617 until his death in 1625. Within several weeks of the More children's arrival in London, and without their mother Katherine More's knowledge or approval, they were placed in the care of others on the "Mayflower", bound for New England. After the "Mayflower" sailed, Katherine made another attempt to challenge the decision through the courts. It was this legal action in early 1622 before Chief Justice James Ley which led to the statement from Samuel explaining where he sent the children and why, the historical evidence for
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Alfonso led two Spanish gunboats out of the harbor hoping to break through the American blockade. "Mayflower"s guns engaged the Spanish warships and drove them back to shelter under the guns of Morro Castle. For the rest of the war, "Mayflower" guarded the ports of Santiago de Cuba and Cienfuegos. Early in 1899, the yacht steamed to New York where she decommissioned on 2 February to be fitted out for special service in Puerto Rican waters. She recommissioned on 15 June 1900, with Commodore Duncan Kennedy in command. At San Juan, she served as headquarters for the government of the
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with the purpose of establishing settlements on the coast of North America. A few years later, Plymouth was also the departure point of the "Mayflower" in 1620, aboard which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World, establishing the second permanent English colony in the United States of America. They eventually landed at a site which Captain John Smith had already named New Plymouth in a map published in his 1616 work "A Description of New England" and the Pilgrims accepted this name. Twin flags of the US and UK now fly at the Mayflower Steps to commemorate the
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She is one of the very few ships to have seen service in the Spanish–American War as well as both world wars. USS Mayflower (1897) The second USS "Suwannee and third USS "Mayflower was a United States Lighthouse Board, and later United States Lighthouse Service, lighthouse tender loaned to the United States Navy in 1898 for service as an auxiliary cruiser during the Spanish–American War and from 1917 to 1919 for service as a patrol vessel during World War I. She also served the Lighthouse Board and in the Lighthouse Service as USLHT "Mayflower" from 1897 to 1898, from 1898
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up at Inverkeithing. HMCS Mayflower HMCS "Mayflower" was a that served mainly in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War but began her service with the Royal Navy. She saw action primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. She was named after the flowering plant "Maianthemum canadense". Flower-class corvettes like "Mayflower" serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed the term for a period
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HMCS Mayflower HMCS "Mayflower" was a that served mainly in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War but began her service with the Royal Navy. She saw action primarily in the Battle of the Atlantic as an ocean escort. She was named after the flowering plant "Maianthemum canadense". Flower-class corvettes like "Mayflower" serving with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War were different from earlier and more traditional sail-driven corvettes. The "corvette" designation was created by the French as a class of small warships; the Royal Navy borrowed the term for a period but discontinued its
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that became the core of the Pilgrim movement had two pastors. Neither saw the "promised land" of Plymouth Colony. The second pastor, John Robinson, was with the congregation (although not yet pastor) when they moved from England to Holland in search of religious freedom. He was a strong proponent of the group's later move from Holland to America, where they would reestablish their church in the new Plymouth Colony. When it was determined that only a minority of his congregation would voyage on the Mayflower, however, Robinson remained behind in Holland. He intended to make the Atlantic crossing with the
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Marshall County. As a result of this heritage, some place names in Marshall County are named after places in New England, such as Plymouth, which is named after Plymouth, Massachusetts, the site where the "Mayflower" landed in 1620. When these settlers arrived, there was nothing but a dense virgin forest and wild marshland, which would need to be cleared and drained before it could be farmed. According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 98.64%) is land and (or 1.36%) is water. The Yellow River flows through northern, central, and western portions
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Triumph Mayflower The Triumph Mayflower is a British four-seat litre small luxury car noted for its razor-edge styling. It was built by the Standard Motor Company and sold by Standard's subsidiary, The Triumph Motor Company (1945). It was announced at the October 1949 British International Motor Show, but deliveries did not commence until the middle of 1950. One of the nine prototype Triumph Mayflower's, "JWK 612", was factory tested 5000 miles across Europe in 1950, they used the famous rooftop test track of Impéria Automobiles in Belgium. The Mayflower was manufactured from 1949 until 1953. The Mayflower's "upscale small car"
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Mayflower Compact so it may be presumed he was under the age of 21, possibly in his teens. His surname was a not especially a common one. It may be assumed that he came from the same region of England as the White family, but the origins of this family have not been located. William Holbeck died during the first winter at Plymouth. William Bradford reporting that "Mr. White and his two servants died soon after landing." Edward Thomson (or Thompson). He boarded the "Mayflower" as a servant to William White. He did not sign the Mayflower Compact which indicates
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Swinnerton. Because of the general ire of the Plymouth Colony against his father, he had moved to the New Haven Colony. As a result of the upheavals of losing his mother and his father moving away, the young Allerton became a member of the extended family of his grandfather William Brewster and eventually joined the family of his uncle Love Brewster. His aunt Sarah Allerton was married to Degory Priest who was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the "Mayflower" to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. Sarah did not travel aboard
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college credit. Mayflower High School is nationally recognized as a Bronze Medalist in the Best High Schools Report 2012 developed by "U.S. News & World Report". The Mayflower High School athletic emblem (mascot) is the Eagle with purple and gold serving as the school colors. The Mayflower Eagles compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Eagles play within the 3A Region 2 Conference and field varsity teams in football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), bowling (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, baseball, fastpitch softball, and track and field (boys/girls). Mayflower students participate in a variety of
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USS Mayflower (1897) The second USS "Suwannee and third USS "Mayflower was a United States Lighthouse Board, and later United States Lighthouse Service, lighthouse tender loaned to the United States Navy in 1898 for service as an auxiliary cruiser during the Spanish–American War and from 1917 to 1919 for service as a patrol vessel during World War I. She also served the Lighthouse Board and in the Lighthouse Service as USLHT "Mayflower" from 1897 to 1898, from 1898 to 1917, and from 1919 to 1939, and in the United States Coast Guard as the first USCGC "Mayflower" (WAGL-236) in 1939
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its first transoceanic voyage. Before coming ashore at the extreme northwest corner of the harbor, the Pilgrims and other settlers signed the Mayflower Compact in the harbor on November 11, 1620. Dorothy Bradford, the first wife of William Bradford, was one of the first adult Pilgrims to die in the New World. According to the only known written description of her death from close to when it actually occurred, she fell overboard from the "Mayflower" in Provincetown Harbor on December 17, 1620 and drowned. Peregrine White, the first child born to the Pilgrims in New England, was born while they
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Mayflower Council The Mayflower Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves the MetroWest and southeastern regions of Massachusetts. On March 28, 2017, Knox Trail Council and Old Colony Council voted to merge and create a new, combined council. The merger was executed on May 10, 2017, using the name "Council 251" to represent the new council until August 30, 2017, when the name "Mayflower Council" was selected. The council is headquartered at the former Knox Trail Council headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and the former Old Colony Council headquarters in Canton, Massachusetts is used as a satellite location. Mayflower Council
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ship was twice on the Thames at London in 1613, once in July and again in October and November, and in 1616 she was on the Thames carrying a cargo of wine, which suggests that the ship had recently been on a voyage to France, Spain, Portugal, the Canaries, or some other wine-producing land. Jones sailed the "Mayflower" cross-Channel, taking English woolens to France and bringing French wine back to London. He also transported hats, hemp, Spanish salt, hops, and vinegar to Norway, and he may have taken the "Mayflower" whaling in the North Atlantic in the Greenland area or
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large hotels in many major cities, as in Washington, where they now owned the Mayflower and the Statler Hotel. Soon after, the federal government filed an antitrust action against Hilton. To resolve the suit, Hilton agreed to sell a number of their hotels, including the Mayflower Hotel. Hilton Hotels sold the Mayflower to the Hotel Corporation of America (HCA) on April 1, 1956, for $12.8 million. HCA renovated the Mayflower's old Garden Terrace, renaming it the Rib Room. The hotel's occupancy rates were lower than average, however. In 1963, for example, the Mayflower lost $450,000. HCA privately expressed interest in
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who travelled from England to North America on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact, and helped found Plymouth Colony. His father was a prominent dental surgeon and was notably the first president of the Dental Association of New England. William served as President of the Pilgrim John Howland Society from 1924-1945. After attending grammar school and graduating from English High School in Worcester in 1889, Howland moved to New York City, where he pursued music studies, sang in various churches, and also taught singing through 1894. In New York he studied singing with Frederick Bristol, music theory and composition with
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with musket balls. Ship's Master Jones unloaded four of the pieces to help fortify Plymouth Colony against invaders. There were 26 vessels bearing the name "Mayflower" in the Port Books of England during the reign of James I (1603–1625); it is not known why the name was so popular. The identity of Captain Jones's "Mayflower" is based on records from her home port, her tonnage (est. 180–200 tons), and the master's name in 1620 in order to avoid confusion with the many other "Mayflower" ships. It is not known when and where the "Mayflower" was built, although late records designate
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piece of the timber was taken from the Mayflower Barn and placed in the Peace Arch built by Sam Hill, and opened in September 1921. Besides marking the completion of the Pacific highway from the Canadian boundary to Mexico, the arch also commemorated a century of peace which existed between the United States and Great Britain. A plaque marks the spot where the timber was taken from the Mayflower Barn. The well-preserved structure was a tourist attraction, receiving visitors each year from all over the world and particularly from the Americas but is now privately owned and not open to
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until the construction of the Mayflower Hotel itself. The Mayflower Hotel was built by Allen E. Walker, the land developer behind Brookland and other residential neighborhoods of Washington. Initially called the Hotel Walker, it was to have 11 stories, 1,100 rooms, and cost $6.2 million ($ in dollars). On May 27, 1922, the Walker Hotel Company was organized, with Allen Walker as president. The corporation issued 80,000 shares of preferred stock worth $2 million and 80,000 shares of common stock, and purchased a site on the north half of the block on DeSales Street between 17th Street and Connecticut Avenue.
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Elder William Brewster, a Pilgrim leader of the Plymouth Colony, a "Mayflower" immigrant, and a signer of the Mayflower Compact; and Isaac Allerton Jr., a colonial merchant, colonel, and son of "Mayflower" Pilgrim Isaac Allerton and Fear Brewster. Taylor's second cousin through that line was James Madison, the fourth president. His family forsook their exhausted Virginia land, joined the westward migration and settled near future Louisville, Kentucky, on the Ohio River. Taylor grew up in a small woodland cabin until, with increased prosperity, his family moved to a brick house. The rapid growth of Louisville was a boon for Taylor's
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when some very old houses that were blocking construction of a road around the seaward side of the Citadel leading to the Hoe were cleared together with the significant Watch House. Today, boat trips leave the Mayflower Steps for trips around the Sound and up the Tamar for sight of the 'Dockyard and Warships'. The best effort by local historians to place the actual site of the "Mayflower" finally casting off is roughly where a Victorian public house, the Admiral MacBride, now stands. Mayflower Steps The Mayflower Steps are close to the site in the Barbican area of Plymouth, south-west
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