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ISAAC ALLERTON & MARY NORRIS
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ISAAC
ALLERTON
The
Higgins family from Centerville, NY are descendents of Isaac Allerton,
Pilgrim who sailed to Plymouth on the first trip of the Mayflower in
1620. Isaac was also a signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Click here to see the Higgins
family ancestor tree dating back to Isaac Allerton.
Isaac Allerton was born around 1585/1586 in
Suffolk,
England.
He had been recorded as a tailor from
London and was a long time member of the Pilgrim church in Leyden,
South Holland, Netherlands. On November 4, 1611, he married his first wife, Mary Norris in Leyden. They had three children:
Bartholomew, Remember and Mary, all of
whom came on the Mayflower with him.
Isaac
was about 34 years old when he sailed to America on the Mayflower.
His wife Mary Norris died shortly after arrival to Plymouth in 1620.
Isaac was one of the more active and renowned members of
the early Plymouth settlement. He was elected as Plymouth Governor
William Bradford's assistant in 1621, and continued as an assistant for
over ten years.
Isaac was Plymouth's designated negotiator for business transactions and
made frequent trips to England.
Isaac got
remarried to Fear Brewser, daughter of William Brewster of the Mayflower
around 1626. Fear died in 1634 and Isaac got remarried in 1644 to his
third wife,
Joanna Swinnerton in Marblehead, Massachusetts, most
likely. Isaac remained an active trader, and did regular
business with the Dutch at New Netherland in modern-day New York.
Records of his trading can be found in numerous other colonies as well,
including Virginia and Barbados. Isaac died before February 15,
1658/1659 in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 73.
Children of Isaac Allerton and Mary Norris:
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Name
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Birth
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Death
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Spouse
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Bartholomew
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1612
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1658 to 1659
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m1 Margaret, m2 Sarah Fairfax
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Remember
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1614/1615
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1652 to 1656
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Moses Maverick
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Mary
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June 1616
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November, 28 1699
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Thomas Cushman
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stillborn son
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December 22, 1620
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December 22, 1620
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None
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Children of Isaac Allerton and Fear Brewster:
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Name
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Birth
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Death
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Spouse
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Sarah
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1627
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died young
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None
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Isaac
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1627 to 1630
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October 1702
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m1 Elizabeth, m2 Elizabeth
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REMEMBER ALLERTON
The Higgins family
from Centerville, NY come from the line of Isaac and Mary (Norris)
Allerton's daughter Remember Allerton, who also sailed on the Mayflower.
Remember
Allerton was born around 1614/1615 in
Leyden,
South Holland, Netherlands.
Sometime before May 1635, she married Moses Maverick. Moses and
Remember resided in Marblehead and then moved to Salem, Massachusetts
around 1640. They had the following children:
Rebecca, Mary, Abigail, Elizabeth (died young), Samuel,
Elizabeth, and Remember.
The mother, Remember
died between 1652 to 1656 in Salem most likely.
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THE MAYFLOWER VOYAGE
The Mayflower set sail
from Southampton, England on August 5, 1620. She was forced into
Dartmouth because her partner ship, the Speedwell, was leaking water.
After fixing the leak, the Mayflower set sail around August 22, 1620
but was again forced back, this time to Plymouth, because of further
problems with the Speedwell. The Speedwell was abandoned at this point,
twenty of her passengers returned home and the remainder climbed onboard
the Mayflower. The Mayflower left Plymouth, England on September 6,
1620 for the trip to the new land. The Mayflower left
England with 102 passengers, including three pregnant women, and a crew
of approximately 25 to 30.
On November 9, 1620, the crew of the
Mayflower first sighted land off Cape Cod. The ship was able to
dock 2 days later on November 11, 1620. The voyage from
Plymouth, England to
Plymouth Harbor was about 2,750 miles and took 66 days to complete.
However, the return voyage only took a month.
The Pilgrims lived out of the docked
Mayflower for the first several months. By mid-December, the
Pilgrims were running low on provisions. They would make trips to
land to build houses and stores. Many of the people were very sick
and the bad weather kept much work from being done. A devastating
50% of the passengers died during the first winter in Plymouth.
On April 5, 1621, the Mayflower set sail back
for England, since the weather was improving and the Pilgrims health was
beginning to recover. The ship arrived in England in May 6 and
brought news of the successful establishment at Plymouth.
WILLIAM
BRADFORD'S MAYFLOWER PASSENGER LIST
Plymouth
Governor William Bradford wrote a
passenger list for the Mayflower in his History Of Plymouth
Plantation, which he wrote between 1630
and 1654. William
Bradford, included in his passenger list the following:
"Mr Isaack Allerton, and Mary his wife; with .3. children Bartholomew,
Remember, and Mary. and a servant boy, John Hooke."
Bradford later recorded the following
"Mr. Allerton his wife died with the first, and his servant John Hooke.
His son Bartle is married in England but I know not how many children he
hath. His daughter Remember is married at Salem and hath three or four
children living. And his daughter Mary is married here and hath four
children. Himself married again with the daughter of Mr. Brewster and
hath one son living by her, but she is long since dead. And he is
married again and hath left this place long ago. So I account his
increase to be eight, besides his sons in England."
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MAYFLOWER COMPACT, 1620
The following is an exact transcription
of the Mayflower Compact as found in William Bradford's History
Of Plymouth Plantation (bold text added for emphasis):
In ye
name of God Amen· We whose names are vnderwriten, the loyall
subjects of our dread soueraigne Lord King James by ye
grace of God, of great Britaine, franc, & Ireland king, defender
of ye faith, &c Haueing
vndertaken, for ye glorie of God, and aduancemente of ye
christian ^faith and honour of our king & countrie, a
voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye
Northerne parts of Virginia·
doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of
God, and one of another, couenant, & combine our selues togeather
into a ciuill body politick; for ye our better
ordering, & preseruation & fur= therance of ye ends aforesaid;
and by vertue hearof, to enacte, constitute, and frame shuch just &
equall lawes, ordinances, Acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to
time, as shall be thought most meete & conuenient for ye
generall good of ye colonie: vnto which we promise all
due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we haue herevnder
subscribed our names at Cap= Codd ye ·11· of Nouember, in ye
year of ye raigne of our soueraigne Lord king James of
England, france, & Ireland ye eighteenth and of Scotland ye
fiftie fourth. Ano: Dom ·1620·|
SIGNERS:
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John Carver
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Edward Tilley
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Degory Priest
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William Bradford
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John Tilley
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Thomas Williams
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Edward Winslow
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Francis Cooke
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Gilbert Winslow
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William Brewster
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Thomas Rogers
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Edmund Margesson
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Isaac Allerton
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Thomas Tinker
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Peter Brown
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Myles Standish
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John Rigsdale
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Richard Britteridge
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John Alden
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Edward Fuller
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George Soule
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Samuel Fuller
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John Turner
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Richard Clarke
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Christopher Martin
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Francis Eaton
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Richard Gardinar
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William Mullins
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James Chilton
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John Allerton
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William White
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John Crackstone
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Thomas English
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Richard Warren
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John Billington
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Edward Doty
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John Howland
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Moses Fletcher
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Edward Leister
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Stephen Hopkins
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John Goodman
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The Mayflower Compact
was signed on November 11, 1620 while on board the Mayflower, which was
at anchor in Provincetown Harbor. The compact was a very important
document, for it was a covenant that gave the
reason for the Pilgrim's voyage to America and the purpose of civil
government. Notice in the compact, that the Pilgrims came here for three
reasons; (1) for the glory of God, (2) for the advancement of the Christian
faith and (3) to honor the king and country. Notice also that King
James was referred to as a defender of the Christian faith.
The compact also explains that the purpose
of civil government is for (1) better order, (2) preservation and (3) to
accomplish the goals of glorifying God, advancing the faith and honoring
king and country. Also, the compact established that all laws and ordinances
should be just, equal and for the good of the overall society.
The compact formed the basis for the
Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Many of our Godly
founding fathers from the late 1700's were descendents of the Mayflower
Pilgrims.
FAMOUS DESCENDENTS OF ISAAC ALLERTON
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a descendent of Isaac
and Mary (Norris) Allerton and their daughter Mary.
Franklin D. Roosevelt → Sara Delano → Warren Delano →
Warren Delano → Elizabeth Cushman → James Cushman → Eleazer Cushman →
MARY ALLERTON → ISAAC ALLERTON
President
Zachary Taylor is also a
descendent of Isaac Allerton.
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