▁New ▁England ▁Company , ▁which ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁began ▁to ▁provide ▁substantial ▁aid ▁for ▁the ▁May he ws ▁and ▁other ▁mission aries . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁Thomas ▁May hew ▁the ▁Young er ▁sa iled ▁for ▁England ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁combining ▁an ▁appeal ▁for ▁mission ary ▁funds ▁with ▁personal ▁business . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Boston ▁Har bor , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁only ▁son ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁thirty - six ▁was ▁a ▁heavy ▁blow ▁to ▁May hew ▁and ▁greatly ▁increased ▁the ▁bur dens ▁he ▁carried ▁in ▁old ▁age . ▁He ▁made ▁repeated ▁efforts ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁replacement ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁son ' s ▁min istry ▁to ▁the ▁Indians , ▁but ▁no ▁minister ▁who ▁knew ▁the ▁language ▁or ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁learn ▁could ▁be ▁induced ▁to ▁sett le ▁perman ently ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁si xty ▁May hew , ▁who ▁had ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁merchant , ▁then ▁turned ▁land ed ▁propriet or , ▁became ▁a ▁mission ary ▁in ▁his ▁son ' s ▁place . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁twenty - five ▁years ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁on ▁foot ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁twenty ▁miles ▁to ▁pre ach ▁once ▁a ▁week ▁at ▁the ▁Indian ▁assembly ▁or ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁native ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Death ▁When ▁the ▁v ener able ▁Governor ▁May hew ▁became ▁ill ▁one ▁Sunday ▁evening ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁he ▁calm ly ▁informed ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁relatives ▁that ▁" his ▁S