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The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 (an early part of the Great Migration) was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.
Winthrop's journal
| Anno domini 1630: march 29: mundaye. | ||
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| Easter mundaye. Rydinge at the Cowes near the Ile of wight in the Arbella... | ||
| — opening line of John Winthrop's famous journal of the vessels: | ||
Notes
- Arbella: The flagship, designated 'Admiral' in the consortship; named for Lady Arbella (Arbella Clinton, daughter of Thomas, 5th Earl of Lincoln, wife of Isaac Johnson.)
- Talbot: Designated 'Vice Admiral'.
- Ambrose: Designated 'Rear Admiral'.
- Jewel: Designated a 'Captain'.
- Only the fleet leaders, named above, plus Mayflower, Whale, and Success carried passengers. The others were used to transport freight and livestock.
- Mayflower: A different ship than that of the Pilgrims.
See also
References
BANKS, Charles Edward, The Winthrop Fleet of 1630, originally published: Boston, MA: 1930; reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore, MD: 1961, etc.; ISBN 0-8063-0020-5
CURTIN, Dave; The Winthrop Fleet of 1630; http://members.aol.com/dcurtin1/gene/winthrop.htm
DUNN, Richard S.; SAVAGE, James; YEANDLE, Laetitia (eds.);
The Journal of John Winthrop, 1630-1649;
Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA: 1996;
ISBN 0-674-48425-8
Talbot
Seely History by Montell Seely and Kathryn Seely (Community Press, 1988)
External links
- The Winthrop Society is a hereditary organization made up of the descendants those who arrived on the Winthrop Fleet or other Great Migration ships before 1634.
- The First Fleet Discussion List Homepage A mailing list for anyone who has an interest in genealogy or history regarding ancestors who came to New England on the First Fleet, their lives, why they came here, their ancestors and descendants wherever they may be, as well as those who married into these families. The First Fleet includes that group of ships known as The Winthrop Fleet including the ships: the Arbella, the Ambrose, the Jewel, the Talbot, the Charles, the Mayflower (not the Pilgrims' Mayflower), the William and Francis, the Hopewell, the Whale, the Success, and the Trial. Also included are certain other early ships that became part of "The Great Migration".
Immigration to the United States | Pre-revolutionary history of the United States
"Winthrop Fleet"