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From: Margie and George Parker <>
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Emigration - Ships
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:23:58 -0500

At 07:35 AM 9/12/99 -0400, Jeanne Muse wrote:
>Does anyone know a web site, or other on-line source, for the various
>ships (and their passengers) from England to America?
>
>I have received correspondence from someone looking for the ship
>'Defence' (or 'Defense') which 'left London on 4 July 1635, arriving in
>Boston 6 Oct 1635', supposedly with Samuel Reed as captain (or master).
>This is of interest to me, too, since I have connections with William
>Reed 'of Woburn' (supposedly brother of the ship's capt.) and his wife
>Mabel Kendall who were aboard (according to several published works).
>
>Any ideas?


According to Banks's 'Planters of the Commonwealth' (Which tries to give
all ships to New England 1620-1640) the master of the Defence of London was
Edward Bostock. Left London the last of July and arrived at Boston October
8 with about 100 passengers. These are then listed (pages 167-170)
including William Reade @ 48, Mrs Mabel Reade @ 30, George @ 6, Ralph @ 5
and Justus @ 1 1/2.

Coldham's 'Complete Book Of Emmigrants' has:

The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776

20 June 1635-18 July 1635. Passengers embarked in the Defence of
London, Mr. Edward Pearce (but later changed to Thomas Bostock), bound
(from London) to New England:
With certificate from All Saints, Northampton: William Hoeman, husband
man 40, his wife Winifrid 35, their children Hanna 8, Jeremy 6, Mary 4,
Sarra 2, and Abraham 3 months, and a maidservant Alce Ashbey 20

>From Dunstable, Beds: Robert Longe, innholder 45, his wife Elizabeth
30, their children Michell 20, Sarra 18, Robert 16, Eliza 12, Anne 10,
Mary 9, Rebecca 8, John 6, Zachery 4, and Joshua 9 months, and a
servant Luce Mercer 18

>From Towcester, Northants: John Gould, husbandman 25, and his wife
Grace 25

>From Baddow, Essex: John Browne, tailor 27, and servants Thomas Hart
24, Mary Denny 24, and Anne Leake 19

>From Cambridge: Adam Mott, tailor 39, his wife Sara 31, children John
14, Adam 12, Jonathan 9, Elizabeth 6, and Mary 4; Henry Steevens, mason
24; John Sheppard, husbandman 36, his wife Margaret 31, and child
Thomas 3 months

>From Fenchurch, London: Thomas Boylson 20. Elizabeth French 30, Francis
French 10, Elizabeth French 6, Marie French 2 1/2, John French 5
months.

Origin not shown: Roger Harlakenden 23, Eliza his wife 18, Mable his
sister 21, and his servants Anne Wood 23, Samuell Shepherd 22, Joseph
Cocke 27, George Cocke 25, William French 30, Elisabeth French his wife
32, Robert (blank), Sarra Simes 30. John Jackson aged 30, wholesale man
in Burchenlane, London. James Fitch, tailor 30, and his wife Abigall
Fitch 24. Richard Peck, miller 33, Margery Peck 40, Isabell Peck 7,
Elizabeth Peck 4, Henry Duhurst 35. Robert Hill, servant to Mr.
Craddocke, 20. Sara Jones 34, Sara Jones 15, John Jones 11, Ruth Jones
7, Theophilus Jones 3, Rabecca Jones 2, Elizabeth Jones 6 months;
Thomas Donn 25; Suzanna Farebrother 25, Elizabeth Fennick 25; William
Sawkynn 25; William Hubbard, husbandman 40, Judith Hubbard 25, John
Hubbard 15, William Hubbard 13, Nathaniel Hubbard 6, Richard Hubbard 4,
Martha Hubbard 22, Mary Hubbard 20; William Read 48, Mabell Read 30,
George Read 6, Ralph Read 5, Justice Read 18 months; Dorothie Knight
30; Robert Colburne 28, Edward Colborn 17; Dorothie Adams 24; Francis
Nutbrowne 16; William Williamson 25, Marie Williamson 23; Luce Mercer
19; John Fitch 14; Penelope Darno 29; Martha Banes 20; Jasper Gonn 29,
Ann Gonn 25; Febe Maulder 7; Symon Roger 20; John Jenkynn 26; Robert
Keyne 40, Ann Keyne 38, Benjamin Keyne 16; Elizabeth Steere 18; Sara
Knight 50; John Burles 27; Mary Bentley 20. (PRO:E157/20).

George Parker

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