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The Great Migration began to take off in 1630 when John Winthrop led a fleet of 11 ships to Massachusetts. Winthrop brought 800 people with him to New England; 20,000 followed him over the next 10 years.
The Great Migration The Winthrop Fleet DEPARTURES: 1632, 1635 & 1638 London, England Southampton, England Unknown Port Lyon, departed from London, England, 22 June 1632 and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, 16 September 1632. Griffin, departed from an unknown port and arrived in Boston Massachusetts, (18) September 1634.
When the Pilgrims landed in Plimoth Plantation in 1620, they began what was called the Great Migration – great not because of the numbers of people who arrived, but because of the Puritans’ purpose.
Puritan migration to New England (1620-1640) from 1620 - 1640; thereafter sharp decline for a time. Great Migration usually refers to English migrants of this period: primarily Puritans going to Mass. or West Indies, especially sugar rich Barbados, 1630-40. traveled in families instead of alone. chiefly motivation: religious freedom.
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…
This latest Great Migration publication is a complete survey of all individuals known to have come to New England during the Great Migration Period, 1620–1640. Because of its coverage of that entire time span, it covers individuals not included in previous Great Migration compendia.
The Puritan migration to New England took place from 1620 to 1640, declining sharply afterwards. The term "Great Migration" can refer to the migration in the period of English Puritans to the New England Colonies, starting with Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony. [1]
↑ "Passengers and Vessels that have Arrived in America: A List of Ships which Arrived in New England in 1630," NEHGR 31:309 (Citing Gov. Dudley’s letter to the Countess of Lincoln, which is printed in the New Hampshire Historical CCollections, vol iv. pp 224-49; Force’s Tracts, vol ii. Tract 4; Young’s Chronicles of Massachusetts, pp ...
The Great Migration Ships List is both a featured "Great Migration" page as well as a great way to contribute time and energy to WeRelate. This in-progress project seeks to document all the ships and their passengers that brought Puritans to (mostly) New England between 1620 and 1640.
Early New England colonists who arrived from England after the Mayflower are part of the 20,000-40,000 settlers who arrived as part of the "Great Migration" generally associated with the Puritans between 1621 and 1640 (some say 1650). It includes both Puritans and non-Puritans, with the exception of those who came in 1620 on the Mayflower.