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Robert F. Bradford, [7] [8] American lawyer, Republican Party strategist, and Governor of Massachusetts from 1947 to 1949; William Bradford (1624–1703), [9] son of Governor William Bradford of the Mayflower and military commander of the Plymouth forces during King Philip's War [citation needed]
Plymouth Colony was founded by a group of Brownists (a sect of English Protestant dissenters) who came to be known as the Pilgrims. The core group (roughly 40 percent of the adults and 56 percent of the family groupings) [2] were part of a congregation led in America by William Bradford and William Brewster.
He later was Plymouth governor for one-year terms from 1633–34, 1636–37, and 1644–45. [27] Additionally, in 1643 Winslow was one of the commissioners of the United Colonies of New England, which was a military group uniting the various New England colonies against the natives.
Thomas Morton (c. 1579–1647) was an early colonist in North America from Devon, England.He was a lawyer, writer, and social reformer known for studying American Indian culture, and he founded the colony of Merrymount, located in Quincy, Massachusetts.
His elder brother, Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618), served as a governor of the Virginia Company of London from 1610–1611. His younger brother, John West (1590-ca 1659), served as Acting Governor of Virginia from 1635–1637. A fourth brother, Nathaniel West, died in Virginia in August 1623, aged 30.
They first landed near the foot of present-day Skerry Street. Other members of the group returned to England or went south to Virginia. For a few years, the area was multicultural; the settlers had a peaceful relationship with Native Americans, who had been regular visitors to the area for generations.
John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, governor, and sea captain. Ratcliffe became the second president of the colony of Jamestown. He was executed by the Pamunkey Native Americans in the winter 1609–1610.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Mayflower passenger and New World colonist John Carver 1st Governor of Plymouth Colony In office November 1620 – April 1621 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by William Bradford Personal details Born before 1584 Kingdom of England Died April 1621 Plymouth Colony Resting place ...