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Great Migration: Passengers of the Truelove 1635

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  • Hannah Baldwin (c.1633 - d.)
    Hannah Birchard, wife of John Baldwin of Norwich Baptized Terling, Essex on 17 Oct 1633. Daughter of Thomas Birchard (Birchwood) of Terling and Mary Robinson. The family came on the Truelove in 1635 ...
  • John Birchard (1628 - 1702)
    John Birchard married Jane (Lee) Hyde, widow of Samuel Hyde after 1677. She was the daughter of Thomas and Phoebe Brown, and the widow of Sam Hyde. John Birchard was baptized January 31,1627/28 at ...
  • Mary Rudd (1623 - d.)
    ii Mary BIRCHARD 1, 2, 3 was christened 2 Apr 1623 in Terling, Essex, England. The claim has been made for some years in various secondary sources that daughter Mary Birchard was the famous, unnam...
  • Susanna Wade (1626 - 1682)
    F iv Susanna BIRCHARD 1, 2, 3, 4 was christened 26 Jun 1626 in Terling, Essex, England. Links
  • Sarah Bernard (1624 - 1698)
    Sarah BIRCHARD 1, 2, 3, 4 was christened 22 Aug 1624 in Terling, Essex, England. She married Bartholomew BARNARD on 24 Oct 1647 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Links

The Truelove left London, England Sept 1635 with her master, John Gibbs, arriving in Massachusetts Bay. The following alphabetical roll is from her departure point, not necessarily who landed. Passenger count was listed as 66, but there are 67 names listed.

"xix Sept 1635

Theis under-written names are to be transported to New england imbarqued in the Truelove Jo: Gibbs Mr, the Men have taken the oaths of Alleg: & Suprem."

Alphabetical listing with age and roll

Charles Banks Topo lists:

  • George and William Barstow from Risborough, Princes, Buckinghamshire, aboard the Truelove, bound for Dedham, Mass. Ref: Banks, Mass. 36 page 10.

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