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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]
The Sumner family as it is known today emigrated to the United States throughout the mid to late 1600s, while a branch of the family maintained itself in England and obtained high ranking positions in the Church of England such as John Bird Sumner who went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1848 to 1862.
The Harrison family of Virginia is an American family with a history in politics, public service, and religious ministry, beginning in the Colony of Virginia during the 1600s. Family members include a Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Harrison V , and also three U. S. presidents : William Henry Harrison , Benjamin Harrison , and ...
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 ...
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 the Dutch Republic in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620.
During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, Allerton remained loyal to governor Berkeley, who was later criticized by a royal commission. [33] Nathaniel Bacon specifically denounced Allerton as one of the governor's cronies. [34] Allerton's family also developed a close relationship with the Lee family, who had vast estates in both counties.
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.
William Brewster (c. 1566/67 – 10 April 1644) was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth Colony, by virtue of his education and existing stature with those immigrating from the Netherlands, being a Brownist (or Puritan Separatist).