Category: Puritan Great Migration

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The Puritan Great Migration to New England covers emigration (of Puritans and non-Puritans) to New England during the two decades from 1620 to 1640, after which migration to New England declined sharply for many decades. We use this term here at wikitree to refer to the migration of English settlers, primarily but not exclusively Puritans, to New England who typically came in family groups, seeking freedom from persecution back in England. See Puritanism.

While some Puritans came in the years immediately following the 1620 Mayflower voyage (which brought a group of separatists known as Pilgrims-- they were not Puritans), the first real wave of Puritans and others seeking a new way of life came with Winthrop's Fleet of eleven ships in 1630 delivering 800 passengers to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

From 1630 through 1640 approximately 20,000 colonists came to New England. The immigrants came from every county except Westmoreland, nearly half from Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. See also: Great Migration Ships

Research Links

• americanancestors.org
• The Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration
• Wikipedia Great Migration (Puritan)
• See also: Project:Puritan Great Migration

This category is managed by the Puritan Great Migration Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and PGM.

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Puritan Great Migration Ships

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Tenn Men of Saugust

The 1626 Adventurers and Purchasers

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Samuel Wade abt 1600 England

Richard Wade abt 1575 Homersfield, Suffolk, England

Robert Wade abt 1603 England - bef 09 Jun 1682

Dinah (Wade) Fawer abt 1613 England - 27 Sep 1642

Nicholas Wade 1616 Devon, England - aft 07 Feb 1683

Jonathan Wade abt 1612 England - 13 Jun 1683

John Wadleigh 1607 Bristol, England - bef 03 Jul 1672

William Wadsworth 26 Feb 1593 Northamptonshire, England - 16 May 1675

John Wadsworth 1630 Braintree, Essex, England - 06 Nov 1689

Christopher Wadsworth abt 1609 England - aft 31 Jul 1677

Francis Wainwright abt 1620 Chelmsford, Essex, England - 19 May 1692

Thomas Wait bef 13 Jun 1612 Alford, Lincolnshire, England - 13 Sep 1665

Richard Waite 1608 Wethersfield, Essex, England - 16 Jan 1669

Richard Waite bef 10 Apr 1604 Alford, Lincolnshire, England - 17 Sep 1680

Mary (Waite) Lord 1612 Finchingfield, Essex, England - 21 Aug 1683

William Wakefield abt 1610 England

John Wakefield 18 Jun 1615 Gravesend, Kent, England - 18 Jun 1667

John Wakefield 1616 Yorkshire, England - 15 Feb 1674

Henry Wakeley 1620 England - 11 Jul 1689

John Wakely 1632 England - 11 Aug 1675

James Wakely abt 1600 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England - abt 1690

Samuel Wakeman bef 25 Sep 1603 Bewdley, Worcestershire, England - 1641

Helena (Wakeman) Talcott 23 Dec 1632 Bewdley, Worcestershire, England - aft 17 Jun 1674

Martha (Wakeman) Davis bef 27 Mar 1596 Upper Arley, Worcestershire, England - 1664

John Wakeman bef 29 Mar 1601 Bewdley, Worcestershire, England - 1661

Thomas Wakley abt 1602 England - 09 Sep 1675

Anne (Walden) Smalley abt 1618 England - 29 Jan 1694

Richard (Walderne) Waldron 06 Jan 1615 Alcester, Warwickshire, England - 28 Jun 1689

William Waldron 18 Oct 1601 Alcester, Warwickshire, England - 05 Sep 1646

Nathaniel Wales bef 26 Feb 1586 Ide, Calverly, Yorkshire, England - 04 Dec 1661

Nathaniel Wales bef 18 Apr 1623 Yorkshire, England - abt 20 May 1662

Thomas Walford abt 1599 Waltham Parva, Essex, England - bef 21 Nov 1666

Sarah (Walker) Warren bef 10 Nov 1622 St. Olave Bermondsey, Southwark, Surrey, England - 24 Nov 1700

John Walker abt 1603 Essex or Suffolk, England - aft 18 Mar 1647

Grace (Walker) Barstow 1602 Norwich, Norfolk, England - 20 Jul 1671

Richard Walker abt 1611 England - bef 16 May 1687

Sarah (Walker) Tisdale abt 1618 England - 10 Dec 1676

James Walker abt 1620 England - abt 15 Feb 1691

Robert Walker 1607 Manchester, Lancashire, England - 29 May 1687

Sarah (Walker) Sands abt 1628 England - bef 06 Jul 1702

James Wall abt 1600 Langham, Essex, England - 03 Oct 1659

James Wall abt 1600 England

Ralph Wallen bef 1595 England - bef Aug 1643

Nicholas Wallingford bef 30 Mar 1630 Fareham, Hampshire, England - bef 27 Sep 1681

Anne (Wallington) Cole 23 Jul 1589 London, England - 25 Feb 1680

Elizabeth (Walton) Mansfield 27 Oct 1629 Seaton, Devon, England - aft 1683

William Walton abt 1602 England - abt 06 Nov 1668

Thomas Wannerton abt 1600 England - abt Aug 1644

Esther (Ward) Kettle abt 1617 England - 02 Jul 1679

William Ward abt 1603 England - 10 Aug 1687

John Ward abt 1626 England - 01 Jul 1708

Ann (Ward) Nichols abt 1630 England - 23 Jul 1718

Thomasin (Ward) Buffum abt 1606 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - 23 May 1688

Joanna (Ward) Williams abt 1628 England - 08 Dec 1718

Obadiah Ward abt 1632 England - 05 Jan 1718

Richard Ward 1635 England - 31 Mar 1666

Deborah (Ward) Johnson 1637 England - 09 Aug 1697

Mary (Ward) Hallowell bef 05 May 1627 Whitechapel, Middlesex, England - 24 Jan 1657

Miles Ward bef 06 Jan 1610 Irstead, Norfolk, England - 03 Mar 1650

Lawrence Ward abt 1622 - abt 1670

Mary (Ward) Miller abt 18 Nov 1594 Suffolk, England - 06 Mar 1664

Elizabeth (Ward) White 1597 England - 1658

Rebecca (Ward) Allen abt 1610 England - 07 Aug 1678

Nathaniel Ward abt 1578 Haverhill, Suffolk, England - Oct 1652

John Ward 05 Nov 1606 Haverhill, Essex, England - 27 Dec 1693

Andrew (Ward) Warde abt 1597 Homersfield, Suffolk, England - bef 08 Oct 1659

Mary (Ward) Clark abt 1607 Stretton, Rutland, England - 22 Jan 1679

George Ward abt 1600 England - 07 Apr 1653

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Nathanial Ward abt 1595 England - abt 01 Jun 1664

Ann Ward 1604 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin Ward abt 1598 Braintree, Essex, England - 26 Dec 1666

Alice Ward bef 1615

Thomas (Wardale) Wardwell bef 31 Jan 1604 Alford, Lincolnshire, England - 10 Dec 1646

William (Wardale) Wardwell bef 04 Jan 1607 Alford, Lincolnshire, England - Apr 1670

Anne (Warde) Colcord bef 28 Mar 1619 Tunstall, Norfolk, England - abt 24 Jan 1688

Lucia (Warde) Page bef 13 Mar 1605 Ormsby, Norfolk, England - 12 Nov 1665

Rebecka (Ware) Paine abt 1620 England - 03 Mar 1687

John Warham bef 09 Oct 1595 Crewkerne, Somerset, England - 01 Apr 1670

Frances (Warman) Gary bef 11 Oct 1601 Albury, Hertfordshire, England - bef 01 Oct 1672

Mary (Warner) Hills 1626 Thaxted, Essex, England - aft 21 Feb 1682

Andrew Warner 01 Nov 1595 Great Waltham, Essex, England - 18 Dec 1684

Robert Warner abt 1626 Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, England - 10 Apr 1690

Andrew Warner 1629 Thaxted, Essex, England - abt 28 Jan 1682

John Warner bef 09 Sep 1612 Boxted, Essex, England - aft 17 May 1692

William Warner bef 10 Mar 1586 Great Horkesley, Essex, England - bef 19 Dec 1648

Daniel Warner abt 1618 Boxted, Essex, England - 09 Sep 1688

Abigail (Warner) Wells bef 02 Jun 1614 Boxted, Essex, England - 22 Jul 1671

John Warner abt 1615 England - bef 04 Dec 1679

John Warner abt 1625 Hatfield, Essex, England - 24 Jun 1700

John Warner abt 20 Aug 1615 Hertfordshire, England - 1654

Arthur Warren abt 1617 Thorp Arnold, Leicestershire, England - 06 Jul 1658

Abraham Warren abt 1614 Nottinghamshire, England - bef 21 Sep 1682

Elizabeth (Warren) Knapp bef 02 Jul 1629 Nayland, Suffolk, England - 12 Jan 1716

Mary (Warren) Bigelow 12 Sep 1624 Nayland, Suffolk, England - 19 Oct 1691

John Warren bef 01 Aug 1585 Nayland, Suffolk, England - 13 Dec 1667

Joanna (Warren) Converse 1603 Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England - abt 24 Feb 1680

Daniel Warren bef 25 Feb 1627 Nayland, Suffolk, England - 24 Feb 1706

Mary (Warren) Youngs abt 07 Jun 1602 Southwold, Suffolk, England - aft 05 Nov 1678

Mary (Warren) Bartlett abt 1610 England - 27 Mar 1683

John Warrin bef 12 May 1622 Nayland, Suffolk, England - 27 Jan 1703

William Warriner abt 1582 England - 02 Jun 1676

Philip Washburn abt 03 Oct 1624 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - aft 19 Aug 1700

John Washburn abt 1631 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - 30 Oct 1658

Martha (Washburn) Titus bef 18 Dec 1637 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - abt 17 Apr 1727

Mary (Washburn) Willets abt 1629 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - 17 Feb 1714

Sarah (Washburn) Williams bef 26 Mar 1626 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - abt 1694

John Washburn bef 26 Nov 1620 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - 12 Nov 1686

John (Washburn) Washborn bef 02 Jul 1597 Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England - bef 22 May 1671

Hope Washburn abt 1635 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - 1693

Unknown (Washburn) Jackson abt 1627 Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire, England - bef 1657

William Washburne bef 09 Nov 1601 Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England - 30 Oct 1658

William Waterbury bef 12 Mar 1593 Sudbury, Suffolk, England

John Waterbury 30 Dec 1621 England - 31 May 1658

Thomas Waterhouse abt 1615 England - abt 1680

Jacob Waterhouse abt 1605 England - abt 01 Sep 1676

Richard Waterman abt 1605 England - 26 Oct 1673

Robert Waterman abt 1608 England - 10 Dec 1652

Richard Waters bef 03 Mar 1604 Middlesex, England - aft 16 Jul 1676

Lawrence Waters bef 1609 England - 09 Dec 1687

Margery (Watson) Goodhue abt 1614 England - 28 Aug 1668

Frances (Watson) Wheeler abt 1612 Bedfordshire, England - aft Mar 1671

Thomas Watson abt 1610 England

George Watson 1602 England - 31 Jan 1689

John Watson abt 1590 England - abt 05 Jan 1671

Elizabeth (Watts) Hubbard 1618 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England - 06 Dec 1702

Richard Watts 25 Jan 1595 St. Mary's, Kent, England - 20 Mar 1654

William Watts 1614 Of, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England - 1668

Eleanor (Watts) Willett abt 1625 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England - 28 Sep 1703

Thomas Watts abt 1625 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England - Sep 1683

Elizabeth (Watts) Starr abt 1595 England - 25 Jun 1658

Henry Watts bef 28 Jun 1602 St. Helen Auckland, Durham, England - aft 12 Nov 1687

Agnis (Wauker) Roome bef 26 Apr 1582 Bristol, England - bef 30 Aug 1670

Susanna (Way) Pelton abt Oct 1621 Bridport, Dorset, England - abt 07 May 1706

Hannah (Way) Wilkins bef 1617 Bridport, Dorset, England - aft 26 Jan 1702

Henry Way abt 1583 Allington, Dorset, England - 24 May 1667

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Aron Way bef 02 Sep 1613 Bridport, Dorset, England - 26 Sep 1695

Richard Way bef 02 May 1624 Bridport, Dorset, England - 23 Jun 1697

Henry Way Jan 1610 Bridport, Dorset, England - Dec 1674

Nathaniel Weare abt 1605 England - 01 May 1681

William Weare 1590 - 11 Feb 1658

Peter Weare bef 14 Dec 1618 Charfield, Gloucestershire, England - 25 Jan 1692

Clement Weaver abt 1592 Glastonbury, Somerset, England - 10 Oct 1683

Clement Weaver bef 11 Dec 1625 Glastonbury, Somerset, England - abt 1682

Eleanor (Weaver) Peckham bef 10 Sep 1623 Glastonbury, Somerset, England - abt 1670

Henry Webb abt 1601 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England - 1660

Richard Webb bef 1611 England - Jul 1665

Elizabeth (Webb) Sanford 1612 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England - abt 14 Jul 1635

Richard Webb abt 1623 England - 15 Mar 1676

Sarah (Webb) Armitage abt 1623 England - abt 1650

William Webb bef 1600 England - Dec 1644

John Webster 16 Aug 1590 Cossington, Leicestershire, England - 05 Apr 1661

Anne (Webster) Marsh 29 Jul 1621 Cossington, Leicestershire, England - 09 Jun 1662

Thomas Webster bef 20 Nov 1631 Ormesby St. Michael, Norfolk, England - 05 Jan 1715

John Webster abt 27 Jan 1605 Ipswich, Suffolk, England - bef 29 Sep 1646

Margaret (Weeche) Bates abt 1610 England - abt 1675

Jonas Weed abt 1610 England - bef 07 Nov 1676

James Weeden 1624 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England - 07 Sep 1702

William Weeden bef 30 May 1619 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England - bef 29 Nov 1676

Edward Weeden 1613 England - 18 Dec 1679

James (Weedon) Weeden bef 30 Jul 1585 Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England - 17 Dec 1673

Francis Weekes abt 1616 England - aft 03 Feb 1689

George Weeks abt 1600 Devon, England - 28 Dec 1650

Ammiel Weeks bef 06 Nov 1631 Seaton and Beer, Devon, England - 20 Apr 1679

Jost Weillust abt 1600 Germany - bef 18 Mar 1632

Olive (Welby) Farwell bef 17 Jun 1604 Moulton, Lincolnshire, England - 01 Mar 1692

Thomas Welch abt 1615 Stortford, Hertfordshire, England - 12 Aug 1681

Thomas Weld abt 1595 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 23 Mar 1662

Thomas Weld abt 1632 - 09 Sep 1649

Hannah Weld abt 1631 England - 07 Jul 1647

Elizabeth (Weld) Denison bef 22 Feb 1626 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 05 Feb 1717

Amy (Weld) Lewis 03 Dec 1615

Mary (Weld) Harris abt 01 Jul 1629 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 05 Sep 1711

Joseph Weld 07 Apr 1599 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 07 Oct 1646

John Weld abt 18 Oct 1623 Sudbury, Suffolk, England - 20 Sep 1691

Robert Welden abt 1600 England - 16 Feb 1631

Richard Weller 24 Jun 1610 Rolvenden, Kent, England - bef 1691

Thomas Welles abt 1590 Tidmington, Worcestershire, England - 14 Jan 1660

John Welles 1622 Stourton, Warwickshire, England - Aug 1659

Sarah (Welles) Chester abt 1633 England - 11 Dec 1698

Mary (Welles) Baldwin abt 1618 England - 21 Jul 1647

Mary (Welles) Shrimpton abt 1610 Wapping, Middlesex, England - aft 11 Jan 1671

Roger Wellington abt 1609 England - 11 Mar 1698

Thomas Wellman abt 1615 England - 10 Oct 1672

Emma (Wellman) Knight 1625 England - abt 1672

Thomas Wells abt 1605 England - 26 Oct 1666

Isabel (Wells) Tuttle abt 1565 Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England - aft 06 Apr 1635

Grace (Wells) Norton abt 1611 Shelton, Bedfordshire, England - 07 Aug 1648

Ann (Wells) Wheeler abt 1620 Chellington, Bedfordshire, England - bef 1708

Hester (Wells) Mason abt Jun 1611 Maldon, Essex, England - 21 May 1692

William Wells abt 1611 England - 13 Nov 1671

Isaac Wells 1598 England - bef 24 Dec 1673

William Wentworth bef 15 Mar 1616 Alford, Lincolnshire, England - abt 15 Mar 1697

John West abt 1589 England - aft 29 Sep 1663

Matthew West abt 1598 England - 1677

Twiford West abt 1616 England - bef 01 Jan 1684

Joane (West) White abt Apr 1606 Drayton, Somerset, England - 18 May 1654

Damaris (Westcott) Arnold bef 27 Jan 1621 Yeovil, Somerset, England - 1678

Jeremiah Westcott abt 1633 Yeovil, Somerset, England - abt 1686

Mercy (Westcott) Stafford abt Apr 1632 Yeovil, Somerset, England - abt 25 Mar 1700

Robert Westcott bef 1631 Yeovil, Somerset, England - 19 Dec 1675

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