The Mayflower II in Plymouth, Massachusetts
On this day in 1620 the
Mayflower and her sister ship, the
Speedwell, left Plymouth, England carrying passengers to Virginia. Little did the people on board know that they would have to turn back when the
Speedwell began to leak, and that their final destination would be Cape Cod, not Virginia!
The
Mayflower landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor on 9 November, 1620. It was a 66 day voyage that changed history. Two days later, on 11 November 1620, forty one of the one hundred two passengers signed the "Mayflower Compact" and established the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony.
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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Mayflower Day - September 16th, 1620", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 16, 2010, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/09/mayflower-day-september-16th-1620.html: accessed [access date]).
Thanks Heather for your comment on my blog at http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/blog/item/190
ReplyDeleteIt must be great to have ancestors on board the Mayflower. I don't know if you know but there's a memorial here in Plymouth, England, near to where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from. You can see it on my photo site at http://www.britaininfocus.org.uk/gallery/landmarks/statues--monuments---memorials/00675-mayflower-steps/
Annie