Plymouth Plantation

Plymouth Plantation - a history of the first English colonial village at Plymouth, Massachusetts and the starting point of the greater Plymouth Colony (1620-1697).

Background

 * See Plymouth Colony - general overview. And also Familypedia:Plymouth Colony.
 * Backround of settlers - see Leiden Pilgrims.
 * Voyage of Mayflower and Landing of the Mayflower for arrival of settlers.

Early Immigrant Ships

 *  Mayflower: 1620 - First Ship to Plymouth Colony.
 *  Fortune: 1621 - Plymouth Colony
 * Sparrow, Swan & Charity : May 1622 - See Wesseagussett Colony
 *  Anne: 1623 - Plymouth Colony
 *  Little James: 1623 - Plymouth Colony

Founding Nearby Towns 1633-1643
During this time period a number of towns were founded nearby by the Plymouth settlers


 * Duxbury
 * Marshfield
 * Scituate
 * Barnstable
 * Sandwich
 * Yarmouth
 * Taunton

Also during this time rival colonies are growing at Boston, Salem, New Amsterdam (Manhattan/Dutch) and Canada (French).

Historical Genealogical Documents

 * 1st Pierce Patent (1620) - Document to legalize Plymouth Colony - dated 1620. This document appears to be lost.
 * 2nd Pierce Patent (1621) - 2nd Document to legalize Plymouth Colony
 * Bradford Patent (1629) - 3rd Document to legalize Plymouth Colony
 * Immigrant_Ships_To_America/First_Families/Mayflower - Mayflower Passenger List - Written 30 years after the fact by Gov William Bradford - but has proven to be very accurate.
 * Mayflower Compact (11-NOV-1620) - Cooperative agreement signed by most settlers.
 * 1623 Plymouth Land Census
 * 1623 Division of Land - Early Colony Census
 * 1626 Purchasers - Corporate Stock Agreement signed by some colonists
 * http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/cattlediv.html 1627 Division of Cattle] - Early Colony Census
 * 1633 Tax Roll -
 * 1634 Tax Roll -
 * 1643 ATBA Militia Roll - Able to Bear Arms List
 * Mourt's Relation - A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1622, Part I
 * William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620-1647 - Journal of the Governor