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William Bradford (c. 19 March 1590 – 9 May 1657) was an English Puritan Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England , and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620.
Bradford's transcription of the Compact. The original document has been lost, [10] but three versions exist from the 17th century: printed in Mourt's Relation (1622), [11] [12] which was reprinted in Purchas his Pilgrimes (1625); [13] hand-written by William Bradford in his journal Of Plimoth Plantation (1646); [14] and printed by Bradford's nephew Nathaniel Morton in New-Englands Memorial ...
What is known today of the wording of the Mayflower Compact comes from William Bradford’s manuscript, apparently copied from the original document. The original of the Mayflower Compact has long been lost, possibly stolen during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The text was first published in 1622 and then in Bradford's journal ...
The setting is the beamed interior of a wooden ship lit by a lantern overhead. Governor Bradford is signing the document with a quill pen with Myles Standish clad in armor dress standing immediately to his right and Elder Brewster nearby. [2] Signing of the Mayflower Compact (1922) by Cyrus E. Dallin
Governor Carver suddenly died shortly after the Mayflower returned to England. William Bradford was elected to replace him and went on to lead the colony through much of its formative years. [4]: 102–103 As promised by Massasoit, numerous Natives arrived at Plymouth throughout the middle of 1621 with pledges of peace.
Moses Fletcher (in Pilgrim records written by William Bradford his name is given as Moyses Fletcher; c. 1564 – 1620/1) was a Leiden Separatist who 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.
Degory Priest (c. 1579 – c. 1621) was a member of the Leiden contingent on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship Mayflower. He was a hat maker from London who married Sarah, sister of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton in Leiden. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact in November 1620 and died less than two months later. [1]
But Richard came on the Mayflower alone, deciding to wait until conditions in the New World were satisfactory before bringing over his family. [4] Governor William Bradford recalled of that time, "Mr. Richard Warren, but his wife and children were lefte behind, and came afterwards." [6] The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6/16 September ...