On the way there were two deaths, a crew member and a 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 the cold, harsh, unfamiliar New England winter. This, combined with a lack of proper rations and unsanitary conditions for several months, contributed to circumstances that would be fatal for many, especially the majority of women and children. By the second month out the ship was being buffeted by strong westerly gales, causing the ship's timbers to be badly shaken with caulking failing to keep out sea water and with passengers, even in their berths, lying wet and ill. The small, 100-foot ship had 102 passengers and a crew of about 30-40 in extremely cramped conditions. The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on the 6/16 of September in 1620. William White, and Susana, his wife, and one son, called Resolved, and one borne a ship-bord, called Peregrine and *2* servants, named William Holbeck and Edward Thomson." The White family, as recalled by William Bradford in 1651 consisted of, "Mr. There is no evidence to associate William White and his family with Leiden, Holland.Īnd regarding the various White family ancestries which erroneously place the William White family in them, the Mayflower Society states that "Little is known about William White." Mayflower voyage It is believed that if William White had been a member of the Leiden congregation, his name would have appeared in Bradford's work for that section, but it does not. William White" in his section for London merchants along with Christopher Martin, William Mullins, Stephen Hopkins, Richard Warren and John Billington. Evidence of the William White family coming to the Mayflower from England and not Holland comes from William Bradford's Mayflower passenger list which has "Mr. The Whites are believed to have boarded the Mayflower as part of the London merchant group, and not as members of the Leiden Holland religious movement. His mother Susanna was pregnant during the Mayflower voyage and gave birth to Peregrine in late November 1620 while the ship was anchored at Cape Cod, now Provincetown Harbor. Peregrine White was the second son of Mayflower pilgrim William White and his wife Susanna White Winslow. In later life he became a person of note in Plymouth Colony, active in both military and government affairs. Peregrine White was born while the Mayflower lay at anchor in the harbor at Cape Cod. His parents, William White and his pregnant wife Susanna, with their son Resolved White and two servants, came on the Mayflower in 1620. 20 November 1620 – 20 July 1704) was the firstīaby boy born on the Pilgrim ship the Mayflower in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the Mayflower 's historic voyage, and the first known English child born to the Pilgrims in America. William Halsall, Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor (1882)
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