1623 Plymouth Land Census

In 1623, the Mayflower pilgrims renegotiated their contract with their investors in England. The new contract now allowed for individual ownership of land.

Overview
Caleb Johnson, a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, provides the following notes on this record of land divisions:

In 1623, the Pilgrims divided up their land. The people mentioned in the Division of Land came on the Mayflower (1620), the Fortune (1621), and the Anne (1623). A couple may have arrived on the Swan (1622) or the Little James (1623), but these were small ships carrying mostly cargo. The Division of Land is recorded in Volume XII of the "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth", and reprinted in the "Mayflower Descendant", 1:227-230. Each family was given one acre per family member.

1620s Ships

 *  Mayflower: 1620 - First Ship to Plymouth Colony.
 *  Fortune: 1621 - Plymouth Colony
 * Sparrow : May 1622
 *  Anne: 1623 - Plymouth Colony
 *  Little James: 1623 - Plymouth Colony