Winthrop Fleet - wikipedia Winthrop Fleet Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop which carried about 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the period of the Great Migration. Contents 1 Motivation 2 Voyage 3 Ships 4 Notable passengers 5 Notes 6 References Motivation The Puritan population in England had been growing for several years leading up to this time. The Puritans disagreed with the practices of the Church of England, whose rituals they viewed as superstitions. An associated political movement attempted over many years to modify religious practice in England to conform to their views. King James I wished to suppress this growing rebellious movement. Nevertheless, the Puritans eventually gained a majority in Parliament. James ' son Charles came into direct conflict with Parliament, and viewed them as a threat to his authority. He temporarily dissolved parliament in 1626, and again the next year, before dissolving parliament permanently in March 1629. The King 's imposition of Personal Rule gave many Puritans a sense of hopelessness regarding their future in that country, and many prepared to leave it permanently for life in New England. Motivated by these political events, a wealthy group of leaders obtained a Royal Charter in March 1629 for a colony at Massachusetts Bay. A fleet of five ships had departed a month previously for New England that included approximately 300 colonists, led by Francis Higginson. However, the colony leaders and the bulk of the colonists remained in England for the time being, to plan more thoroughly for the success of the new colony. Later that year, the group who remained in England elected John Winthrop to be Governor of the Fleet and the Colony. Over the ensuing winter, the leaders recruited a large group of Puritan families, representing all manner of skilled labor, to ensure a robust colony. Voyage The initial group ( Arbella and her three escorts ) departed Yarmouth, Isle of Wight on April 8, the remainder following in two or three weeks. Seven hundred men, women, and children were distributed among the ships of the fleet. The voyage itself was rather uneventful, the direction and speed of the wind being the main topic in Winthrop 's journal, as it affected how much progress was made each day. There were a few days of severe weather, and every day was cold. The children were cold and bored, and there is a description of a game played with a rope that helped with both problems. Many were sick during the voyage. The Winthrop Fleet was a well - planned and financed expedition that formed the nucleus of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. However they were not the first settlers of the area. There was an existing settlement at Salem, started in about 1626, populated by a few hundred Puritans, most of whom had arrived in 1629, and who were governed by John Endicott. Winthrop superseded Endicott as Governor of the Colony upon his arrival in 1630. The flow of Puritans to New England continued for another ten years, during a period known as the Great Migration. Ships Winthrop 's journal lists the eleven ships that were in his fleet : Arbella : The flagship, designated ' Admiral ' in the consortship ; named for Lady Arbella, wife of Isaac Johnson ( see below ). Talbot : Designated ' Vice Admiral '. Henry Winthrop, John Winthrop 's son and first husband of Elizabeth Fones, sailed on this ship. Ambrose : Designated ' Rear Admiral '. Jewel : Designated a ' Captain '. Mayflower ( a different ship to the Mayflower of the Pilgrims ) Whale Success Charles William and Francis Hopewell Trial Six other ships arrived at Massachusetts Bay in 1630, for a total of seventeen ships that year. Notable passengers See also : Winthrop Society Nine leading men both applied for the charter for the Massachusetts Bay Colony and came to New England in Winthrop 's Fleet. Mr. John Winthrop, Governor, and three of his sons, including two minors and one adult son, Henry Winthrop Sir Richard Saltonstall, three sons and two daughters Mr. Isaac Johnson Esq. and the Lady Arabella his wife and daughter of Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln Mr. Charles Fiennes the said Earl 's son Mr. Thomas Dudley, his wife, two sons, and four daughters Mr. William Coddington, the first Governor of Rhode Island, and his wife Mr. William Pynchon, and his wife and three daughters Mr. William Vassall, for whom Vassalboro, Maine was named, and his wife Mr. John Revell, merchant, who loaned the Plymouth Colony money, and who was chosen assistant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Captain Thomas Wiggin, the first Governor of New Hampshire Other passengers of historical significance include ( in alphabetical order ) : Robert Abell Stephen Bachiler Founder of Hampton, New Hampshire. Simon Bradstreet and his wife Anne Bradstreet Jehu Burr Great Great Grandfather of Aaron Burr Edward Convers Thomas Mayhew Allan Perley Robert Seeley Isaac Stearns Captain John Underhill John Wilson, first minister of the Boston church Captain Edward Johnson ( 1598 -- 1672 ) was a leading figure in colonial Massachusetts, and is one of the founders of Woburn, Massachusetts. A complete list of passengers is maintained by The Winthrop Society, a hereditary organization of descendants of the Winthrop Fleet and later Great Migration ships that arrived before 1634. Notes Jump up ^ While the Plymouth Colony preceded both Winthrop and Endicott, they maintained their own system of government and did not fall under the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at this point in time. References Jump up ^ Lane, C. Arthur ( 1898 ). Illustrated Notes on English Church History. 2. New York : E. & J.B. Young & Co. p. 384. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 7. Boston : Massachusetts Historical Society. 1891. p. 231. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ Higginson, Thomas ( 1891 ). Life of Francis Higginson, First Minister in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. New York : Dodd, Mead, & Co. p. 69. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 15. Jump up ^ Banks, Charles Edward ( 1999 ) ( 1961 ). The Winthrop Fleet of 1630. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 0 - 8063 - 0020 - 5. reprint of original 1930 edition. Jump up ^ Winthrop, John ( 1853 ). The History of New England from 1630 to 1649. New York : Little, Brown and co. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 11. Second publication of the original text of John Winthrop 's journal. Jump up ^ Winthrop, John ( 1853 ). The History of New England from 1630 to 1649. New York : Little, Brown and co. p. 442... In a letter to his wife, Winthrop himself put the number of passengers at 700 persons, 240 cows, and 60 horses. Jump up ^ Blackwood 's Edinburgh Magazine, ( Article : `` Life and Letters of Governor Winthrop '' ), Vol CII, No DCXXI, August 1867 ( Edinburgh : William Blackwood & Sons ), p 181 Jump up ^ Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 9. Boston : Massachusetts Historical Society. 1804. p. 205. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 19. Jump up ^ Society, New England Historic Genealogical ( 1921 ). `` Leaders in the Winthrop Fleet, 1630 ''. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 25 : 236. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 11. Jump up ^ Selected Biographies of Early Settlers in Northern New England. Portsmouth NH : Peter E. Randall. 2000. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015. 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