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Great Migration: Ships to New England 1633-1635
It an amazing story of Providence and the skill of English seamen that dozens of Atlantic ocean passages were made in little wooden ships bringing our Puritan ancestors to America almost without mishap in the 1630's; the unhappy exception being the harrowing story of the Angel Gabriel, 1635, which met a terrible storm and cast up on the coast of Maine with only a few survivors.
There were perhaps 30,000 emigrants from England to New England before the English Civil War. These folks were mainly from the English middle-class, self-reliant and motivated to find a place where they might live, worship, and raise their families without government harassment. This movement of people is called The Great Migration.
Passengers of the Planter 1635
- Master Nicolas Travice, Voyage of 1635
The Planter sailed from London April 2 or 11, 1635, arriving at Boston June 7, 1635. n.b. Hotten has Trarice, Nico for the master.
This information was transcribed in the 19th century by James Savage, and later by Michael Tepper from records found in the Public Rolls Office, London.
For each common date of record, groupings of persons in consecutive order in the roll often indicate some relation by kinship, household or town origin. Either the persons were present in person before the scribe at that time and queued up in their natural groupings to enroll, or the documents of fealty arrived to the scribe from particular sources and were registered in order as received.
Spelling and Abbreviations:
The surnames are spelled as Savage, Tepper and their English collaborators could best decipher the old handwritten passenger rolls. Expect a few mistakes in interpretation, as well as errors by the original 16th century scribe. Savage's later corrections have been used. These spellings are antique and often curious, so if you are searching a particular name, try all imaginable variations.
Roll order:
- Davies, Nicholas 40, tailor of Wapping
- Davies, Sarah 48, wife
- Davies, Joseph 13, child
- Locke, William 6
- Maddox, John 43, sawyer
- Stevens, Robert 22, sawyer
- Moore, John 24, laborer
- Hayward, James 22, servant
- Phippen, Judith 16, servant
- Tuttle, John 39, merced of St Albans
- Tuttle, Joan 42, wife
- Lawrence, John 17
- Lawrence, William 12
- Lawrence, Mary 9
- Tuttle, Abigail 6
- Tuttle, Simon 4
- Tuttle, Sarah 2
- Tuttle, John 1
- Antrobus, Mrs. Joan 65
- Wrast, Mary 24
- Greene, Thomas 15
- Haford, Nathan 16, Tuttle servant
- Chittwood, Mary 24
- Olney, Thomas 35, shoemaker
- Olney Marie 30, wife
- Olney Thomas Jr 3
- Olney Epenetus 1
- Giddins, George 25 husbandman
- Giddins, Jane 20, wife
- Williamson, Michael 30, servant
- Carter, Thomas 25, servant
- Morrison, Elizabeth 12, servant
- Saunders, Martin 40, currier of Sudbury, Suffolk
- Saunders, Rachel 40, wife
- Saunders Mary 15
- Saunders, Leah 10
- Saunders, Judith 8
- Saunders, Martin 4
- Fuller, Mary 15, servant
- Smith, Richard 14, servant
- Ridley, Richard 16, servant
- Newcom, Francis 30, husbandman
- Newcom Rachel 21, wife
- Newcom Rachel 2 1/2
- Newcom John 3/4
- Stanion, Anthony 24, glover
- Hanbury, Daniel 29
- Dexter, Francis 13
- Dawes, William 15
- Weaver, Edmond 28, husbandman of Aymestrey, Hereord
- Weaver, Margaret 30, wife
- Tuttle, Richard 32, husbandman of Ringstead, Hereford
- Tuttle, Anne 41, wife
- Tuttle, Anne 12
- Tuttle, John 10
- Tuttle, Rebecca
- Tuttle, Isabel 70
- Weeaver, James 23, statloner of Aymestrey, Herford
- Wolhouston, Mary 30
- Tuttle, William 26, husbandman of Ringstead, Northants
- Tuttle, Elizabeth 23
- Tuttle, John 3 1/2
- Tuttle, Anne 2 1/4
- Tuttle, Thomas 1/4
- Clark, Cicely 16
- Bill, Mary 11
- Atwood, Philip 12
- Faldoe, Bartholomew 16
- Swayne, Elizabeth 20
- Leach, Margaret 15
- Smith, Hannah 18
- Wells, Anne 15
- Bushnell, Francis 26, carpenter from Berkshire
- Bushnell, Mary 26
- Bushnell, Martha 1
- Lea, William 16
- Smith, Mary 18
- Fenn, Richard 27
- Savage, Thomas 27, tailor of Taunton, Somerset
- Harvie, Richard, 22, tailor
- Harvie, Anne 22
- Peabody, Francis 21, husbandman (orig spelled Peboddy)
- Wilcockson, William, 34, weaver
- Wilcockson, Margaret, 24
- Wilcockson, John
- Beardsley, William, 30 (originally spelled Beadsley)
- Beardsley, Mary, 26
- Beardsley, Mary 4
- Beardsley, John 2
- Beardsley, Joseph 1/2
- Perley, Allen 27, husbandman
- Felloe, William 27, shoemaker
- Baker, Francis 24, tailor
- Tingley, Palmer 21, miller
- Butterick, William 54, hostler
- Jewell(Jernell), Thomas 27, miller
- Haffield, Richard 54, currier
- Haffield, Martha 42
- Haffield, Mary 18
- Haffield, Sarah 14
- Haffield, Martha 8
- Haffield, Rachael 6
- Haffield, Ruth 3
- Smith, Alice 40
- Cooper, Elizabeth 24
- Smith, John 13
- Hawkins, Job 15
- Hanford, Mrs. Eylin 46, of Fremington, Devon
- Hanford, Margaret 16
- Hanford, Elizabeth 14
- Emes (Elmes), Rodolphus 15, servant of Southwark, Surrey
- Stanley (Stansley), Thomas 16, servant
- Pitney, Mrs. Sarah 22
- Pitney, Margaret 22
- Pitney, Sarah 7
- Pitney, Samuel 1 1/2
- Deane, Rachael 31
Sources
- Coldham pages 128-129
- Hotten P of Q pages 43,45,46,47-49,53,55-56
- Passengers of the Planter, 1635
- Planter 1634