From The Great Migration of Picky Puritans, 1620-40 New England Historical Society. 15. met steamtug Titan. Prior to 1685 there were two separate colonies within the boundaries of present-day Massachusetts. Search the history of over 797 billion In 1629, Rev Francis Higginson led a group of 350 settlers on 6 ships that settled at Salem, Massachusetts. First Settlers - long list of links. Immigrant Ships To America/First Families/Winthrop Fleet, The William & Francis, Master _____ Thomas, sailed March 9, 1632.*. Massachusetts: Passengers on the "Lion" from England to Boston, 1632, 2 Volumes, call #MA-047 Port Arrivals and Immigrants to the City of Boston, 1715-1716 and 1762-1768, pub call #MA-054 Passenger and Immigration Lists: Boston, 1821-1850, CD IR P008 Towey Surname Boston Passenger List 1820-1943, Npub, Michigan: Possibly joined by wife Mary and infant daughter Mary. Step 3: Chesapeake Colony Ships; [2] The King's imposition of Personal Rule gave many Puritans a sense of hopelessness regarding their future in that country, and many prepared to leave it permanently for life in New England, and a wealthy group of leaders obtained a Royal Charter in March 1629 for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3]. 0000002225 00000 n "Massachusetts: Race and Ancestry", in Wikipedia, United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records, All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, The Planters of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts, 1620-1640, Seaman's Protection Certificate Register Database, Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Boston Arrivals Vol. Genealogical information about the early immigrants to New England. The fleet landed at Salem. Chatto and Windus, 1874 - 580 pages (, "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620 - 1650" by Charles Edwards Banks, Edited and Indexed by Elijah Ellsworth Brownell, Southern Book Company, Baltimore, 1957. Emigration Rage The Massachusetts Bay Company found willing recruits. D'Addezio - wide scope of years with ships and passaengers An associated political movement attempted to modify religious practice in England to conform to their views, and King James I wished to suppress this growing movement. Copyright 1996-presentThese pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my written consent. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. There were a few days of severe weather, and every day was cold. New Haven Colony - The St John ship of July 1639 English-America - Extensive ship information, thankfully still around Olive Tree Genealogy - also still around, whew Hotten Ship Registers - 1635 ships Lori Case Ships - no passengers ISTG Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild The Ships List D'Addezio - wide scope of years with ships and passaengers or West Indies, especially sugar rich Barbados, 1630-40. I could find NOTHING on this Thomas Poland or Poling at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) which is surprising Arthur Roker age 20 sailed Ann Elizabeth 1635 ,any information where he came from England please [email address removed] regards rob. [9], Nine leading men applied for the charter for the Massachusetts Bay Colony and came to New England in Winthrop's Fleet.[10]. If the immigrant was born less than 100 years ago, you will also need to provide proof of his/her death. Are you certain of the name or spelling? One could argue the Arbella's arrival had a greater impact on the colonization of New England than the Mayflower 10 years earlier. Lists names, dates, and brief information about each immigrant and sources for further research. See Online Databases and Resources. UEAuXhA>wI S+4. When the town reached its limit, it was declared closed. From Ship Passenger Lists by Carl Boyer referencing a previous work by Isabel MacBeath Calder entitled Passengers on the Hector, 1637-38, The New Haven Colony pp. Public Record Office. 0000009462 00000 n http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-great-migration-of-picky-puritans-1620-40/. amount of money the immigrant had in their possession. The Great Migration began to take off in 1630 when John Winthrop led a fleet of 11 ships to Massachusetts. New England, Connecticut Colony, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Province of New Hampshire, and Colony of Rhode Island Puritan migration to New England (1620-1640) from 1620 - 1640; thereafter sharp decline for a time. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. Frequently Asked Colket, Meridith B. Private Messages: the remainder following in two or three weeks. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. There are three sets of passenger lists: The "A" lists are the Captains' Lists of passengers being imported; "B" lists are Oaths of Allegiance to the King; and "C" lists are Oaths of Abjuration from the Pope. 29-31. . During the early and mid-19th century, immigrant groups began arriving in Massachusetts in large numbers; Later in the 20th century, immigration from, Massachusetts is home to a small community of. Limit 20 per day. Questions. departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8,[6] The 'Mayflower' pilgrims left Plymouth, England on Sept. 6, 1620 and arrived Nov. 11, 1620. King Charles I gave the Great Migration an impetus when he dissolved Parliament in 1629 and began the Eleven Years Tyranny. whether the passenger had ever been in prison, a poorhouse, or in an institution for the insane. Hotten Ship Registers - 1635 ships Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630-1691) Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686. Irons, E.A., "Isaac Johnson: A Memoir", The Rutland Magazine and County Historical Record, 1908, Volume 3, Rutland Archaeological and Natural History Society, Chas. The ship was part of the Higginson fleet of ships bringing newcomers to Salem and Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. Well documented with sources cited. Walter Hayne 55 wife: Elizabeth daughters: Mary - 5, Sufference servants: John Blanford - 27 John Riddet - 26 Richard Bidlecombe - 16 Peter Noyce 47 son: Thomas - 15 daughter: Elizabeth servants: Robert Davis - 30 John Rutter - 22 Margaret Davis - 26 Nicholas Guy 50 wife: Jane - 30 daughter: Mary servants Joseph Taynter - 25 Robert Bayley - 23 1600-1775, United States, Massachusetts - Emigration and immigration - Indexes, United States, Massachusetts - Emigration and immigration - Periodicals, United States, Massachusetts - Minorities, United States, Massachusetts - Minorities - Genealogy, United States, Massachusetts - Minorities - Genealogy - Periodicals, United States, Massachusetts - Minorities - Vital records, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts, New England Historic Genealogical Society, University of Massachusetts Amherst Library, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Emigration_and_Immigration&oldid=5229770. 11 vols. The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop out of a total of 16[1] funded by the Massachusetts Bay Company which together carried between 700 and 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration. Winthrop brought 800 people with him to New England; 20,000 followed him over the next 10 years. Lady Anne's List of freemen, Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1630 to 1691 : with freeman's oath, the first paper printed in New England by Andrews, H. Franklin (Henry Franklin), 1844-1919. John Gove, of Cambridge. 1600s. It was established in 1628; its charter revoked in 1684, and it became part of the Dominion of New England Genealogy in 1686. Online Store, New (, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700: With Their Ages, the Localities where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars, from Mss. Every American with immigrant ancestors needs the "Passenger and Immigration List Index: 2012 edition, 1500s-1900s" especially for those seeking ancestors prior to the 1820s. Many were sick during the voyage. Later Wife of Dea. 0000003789 00000 n Geni requires JavaScript! The Massachusetts Bay Colony got its start on June 14, 1630, when the Arbella came to anchor in Salem Harbor after a long, stormy voyage. A rage of emigration swept through the eastern and midland counties of England, arousing in the authorities an apprehension which was to be shared by many other local officials of Europe during the next two and a half centuries. Town co-founder, Pickering, John, Esther, George, John Jr., Joan, Pierce, John, Parnell, Experience, Mercy, Samuel. See the Immigration Comparison Chart to help you decide which of the fee-based sites has the passenger lists you need to find your immigrant ancestor, Step 5: . With thanks to GreatMigration.org and The Atlantic Migration 1607-1860 by Marcus Lee Hansen. I cannot seem to find a list for the Scorpion. The Ships List It is open to all men and women of good character and proven descent from one or more passengers of the Winthrop fleet, or of others who settled in the Bay Colony and Down East* by the end of 1640. A wave of Italian and Portuguese immigration began in the late 1880s and reached its high point just prior to World War I. Russians, Russian Jews, and people from Poland and other Slavic countries came in large numbers in the early 20th century. Over 1500 english colonists embarked for New England in the 1630s. 0000001366 00000 n OliveTreeGenealogy.com free immigration databases are listed after the fee based databases below, [an error occurred while processing this directive], Step 2: Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? 0000002455 00000 n She may have come later, by herself. Some 35 passengers, family and friends who had remained in Leiden sailed on a ship called the Mayflower but which was not the original ship that came to Plymouth in 1620. Provides source list for all indexed passengers. In 1907, for example, 80 percent of the immigrants to Massachusetts were from southern and eastern Europe. Login to post. passenger lists and naturalization records on a pay site. In the 1870s large numbers of Canadians, especially French Canadians, began to move overland into the state. When I moved it I didn't catch and fix the internal link. [7] The voyage was rather uneventful, the direction and speed of the wind being the main topic in Winthrop's journal, as it affected how much progress was made each day. I would love to find the source for this information. Alphabetical with age and roll number. These included John Winthrop's Massachusetts . Son Edward, born and died shortly after arrival. The ship logo, which . Stileman, Elias, Judith (Adams), Elias Jr. Sumner, William, Mary (West), William Jr. Vassall, William, Anne, Judith, Francis, John, Anne, Wilkinson, John & Prudence (children Sarah & Elizabeth), Widow (husband John died enroute to America), Suspected could be synonymous with Thomas Harris, Sr., whose father was William and sometimes signed as Thomas Williams, Henry, Stephen, Samuel ___,____ (x8) -- Winthrop had eight servants, names unknown, Wright, Richard, Margaret, Eleanor, Robert, Google Books - The Bay Colony: A Civil, Religious and Social History - William Drummer Northend. This page has been viewed 44,696 times (0 via redirect). 1600-1775--Sources, Great Britain--Emigration and immigration, Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 231p. If they arrived early enough in a new town to become a proprietor, they would share in the distribution of land. 1820-1943 Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 at Findmypast; index & images, ($) 1824 Boston, MA: Sea Fencibles' Signal Roll, 1824 at American Ancestors index ($) 1837-1965 Maine & Massachusetts Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen 1837-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only Do you have any other documentation about him? Haven Colony - The St John ship of July 1639 Anderson, Robert C. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 16231633. But then again it says he was elected to office in NY in 1691, 31 years after his death (maybe was John Jr). carried approx. If you do not yet know the name of the town of your ancestor's birth, there are well-known strategies for a thorough hunt for it. 0000004446 00000 n The Great Puritan Migration was a period in the 17th century during which English puritans migrated to New England, the Chesapeake and the West Indies.. English migration to Massachusetts consisted of a few hundred pilgrims who went to Plymouth Colony in the 1620s and between 13,000 and 21,000 emigrants who went to the Massachusetts Bay Colony between 1630 and 1642. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe 16071657. Island, The colonists settled on Dorchester Neck. . Check out the Genealogy Books written by Olive Tree Genealogy! Or that the Roker spelling is significantly different from other records, that we cannot find him. South having in tow a wrecking schr, bound down the beach. The planters of the commonwealth; a study of the emigrants and emigration in colonial times: to which are added lists of passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the ships which brought them; their English homes, and the places of their settlement in Massachusetts. BF.I/OW. Puritan migration to New England (1620-1640), https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reynolds-326, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Great_Migration_Ships. 0000009176 00000 n Immigrant Ships To America/First Families/Winthrop Fleet 1630: Winthrop Fleet Migration This family were some of the 700+ Passengers of the Winthrop Fleet which sailed from England to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Salem in 1630 under the guidance of Gov. 0000001841 00000 n Records. b`:H/b`0h0 90 endstream endobj 217 0 obj 207 endobj 188 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 184 0 R /Resources << /ColorSpace << /CS0 193 0 R /CS1 194 0 R >> /ExtGState << /GS0 211 0 R /GS1 212 0 R >> /Font << /TT0 190 0 R /TT1 192 0 R >> /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] >> /Contents [ 196 0 R 198 0 R 200 0 R 202 0 R 204 0 R 206 0 R 208 0 R 210 0 R ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /CropBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Rotate 0 /StructParents 0 >> endobj 189 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 891 /CapHeight 656 /Descent -216 /Flags 34 /FontBBox [ -568 -307 2000 1007 ] /FontName /ALJGAP+TimesNewRoman /ItalicAngle 0 /StemV 94 /XHeight 0 /FontFile2 214 0 R >> endobj 190 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 121 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 250 333 0 0 500 500 500 0 500 0 500 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 667 0 0 667 0 0 0 389 0 0 0 944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 444 0 444 0 500 556 278 0 0 278 833 556 500 0 0 444 389 333 556 0 0 0 500 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /ALJGAN+TimesNewRoman,Bold /FontDescriptor 191 0 R >> endobj 191 0 obj << /Type /FontDescriptor /Ascent 891 /CapHeight 0 /Descent -216 /Flags 34 /FontBBox [ -558 -307 2000 1026 ] /FontName /ALJGAN+TimesNewRoman,Bold /ItalicAngle 0 /StemV 160 /FontFile2 213 0 R >> endobj 192 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /TrueType /FirstChar 32 /LastChar 150 /Widths [ 250 0 0 0 500 833 0 0 333 333 0 0 250 333 250 0 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 278 278 0 0 0 0 0 722 667 667 722 611 556 722 722 333 389 722 611 889 722 722 556 722 667 556 611 0 722 944 0 722 0 333 0 333 0 0 0 444 500 444 500 444 333 500 500 278 278 500 278 778 500 500 500 500 333 389 278 500 500 722 500 500 444 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 333 444 444 0 500 ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /BaseFont /ALJGAP+TimesNewRoman /FontDescriptor 189 0 R >> endobj 193 0 obj [ /ICCBased 215 0 R ] endobj 194 0 obj /DeviceGray endobj 195 0 obj 577 endobj 196 0 obj << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 195 0 R >> stream Hull Company 20 March. Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. Towns limited the number of proprietors to make sure their children had viable economic futures. Records in the countries emigrated from are kept on the local level. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 16141775. ports of arrival - Virginia, Connecticut, The Irish were the largest immigrant group from the late 1840s through the rest of the 19th century. Winthrop wrote to his wife just before they set sail in 1630 that there were seven hundred passengers. Gave birth in May 1630 in England. 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Mary & John Clearing House The Mary & John 1630 sailed with 140 passengers that have never been found on an official passenger list. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Michigan, Alaska, California, Hawaii and Washington. The popular interest anticipated most of the features appearing in later periods. But there was plenty of frontier farther into the interior. 1600-1775 -- Sources, Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration, Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Winthrop brought 800 people with him to New England; 20,000 followed him over the next 10 years.