The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-23

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mer, Mrs. Causey, Mrs. Clarke, Mr.
f Henry Williams, Mrs. Henry Fisher
a Mrs. Thos. Chapman, Edith Hollis
:, Annis Boult, Ann Thomson, An
!. Doughty, Mary Madison, Ann Fol
: sett, Martha Lipmore. Elizabeth Bra
by, Mrs. Isaac Chaplain, Ann Michael
=, Sarah Moore, Ann Amaid, Katharin
Spencer, Elizabeth Powell, Lad.
Grandley, Miss Argale Grandley, Mis-
Frances Grandley, Miss Elizabetl
Grandley, Susan Hall, Ann Grimes
Alice Dunson. Mrs. VIM. Pierce, Mrs
jacob Andrews, Esther Every, Mrs
DR.. Pott, Mrs. Roger Smith, Elizabeth
Salter, Sara Macocke. Elizabeth
Rolfe. Mrs. Christopher Lanson, Mrs
Ralph Hanson, Mrs. Elizabeth Gle
ment, Sara Langley, Ann Adams
Mrs. Ed Hudson, Elizabeth Starkey
Mrs. Perry, Miss Sarah Snowe, Rebec
ca Snowe, Mary Ascombe, Mary
Buck, Bridget Clarke, Mrs. John
Jackson, Mrs. John Burrows, Ann
Ashley, Mrs. Matt Jeffreys, Mrs
Charles Dixie, Mrs. Wassett Rayner;
Mrs. Calcker, Margery Dawse, Mrs
Ed Spalding, Miss Spalding, Mrs
John Gray, Mrs.. Rich Young, Mrs
Sothey, Ann Sothey, Ellen Painter,
Mrs. Rich Atkins, Mrs. Michael Bott,
Mrs. Stafferton, Susan Blackwood,
Mrs. Davis Ellis, Mrs. Rich Carbew,
Mrs. Sarah Kiddell, Mrs. Thos,
Burns, Elizabeth Hodges.
There were only one hundred and
seventy women in all, and of these not
thirty were unmarried, and perhaps
most of these were royal servants"
Many of the freeholders were of good
English stock and unwilling to marry
servant girls. There were some gen.
tlemen and some yeomen who needed
wives sadly.
There was a great deal of discomfort
which the company was anxious to re-
move. So it was decided to send over
some good young women who were
willing to 60 to q new land to find a
good husband and a good home.
They were carefully selected. They
were perhaps country bred maidens,
or working girls from the crowded
cities, whose characters were unfair
nished. They were not to be sold nor
to be forced to take q husband not OF
! their choice.
The shipowners were willing to take
the risk Of getting their passage mon
ey. The planters came to Old Point
to inspect the cargo and when the girl
to suit him was found he simply paid
her passage money, called the parson
and took his bride home.
Burke says : SAT the instance and
ad wise of the treasurer one hundred
virgins were sent over as wives"
Campbell says, in 1921 there were
ninety sent. "The wives were sold
to the colonists for $50 pounds of to-
bacco. There was no sale, the colo
nists simply paid the passage money
and it was money well expended.
The clipping from the commissioner
is very valuable as giving a correct &C.
count of this procedure.
The shipment of virgins aud widows
was discontinued after the. massacre
lin 1922 and it the course of a few
years the children of the colony
mated without the Intervention OF
the sea captains.
Will there aver come a time when
history will be truly told? When
partisans will not endeavor to make
facts to suit their wishes or their
prejudices?
Virginia has suffered more from
romancers than cny other but that
of the Mayfower people. The fear
full amount of new statement about
who composed the little colony who
Handed on Plymouth Rock would
fill many q volume. While I have
Holten I will copy the list of the Pill
grims with the certain assurance that
I will bring on my devoted head the
wrath of many q dame whose boast
has been that she vas most certainly
descended from one who anne in the
Mayfower. Holten gives the list and
tells what befell the first coemrs.
They were: Mr.. John Carver and
bis wife, Katherine; Olsen Winters,
returned to England and died; John
Rowland, a servant married and had
ten children; Roger Wilder, died
unmarried; William Latham, a boy
died in Bahsma; a maid servant mar.
ried and died in two years; William
Brewster and May, his wife; Love
Brewster, his son; Richard Moore and
brother; Richard married, his brother
died; Edward Winslow, two children;
Ellen Moore, a child died; William
Bradford, George and Arthur; George
B. had five children; Isaac Alliston,
two children in New England; John
Hook servant died first winter; Sam
uel Fuller and two children; William
Butler, servant, died on the way;
John Crackston and son, both died
early; Captain Myles standish; Rose;
his wife died early; had four chill
dren by second marriage; christopher
Martin and wife; Sol Pruder, John
Lang were all servants, died early
William Mullens and wife; Joseph
his son Priscilla M. Alden, Robert
Carter, a servant, died early; William
Holbeck, died early; Edward Thomas,
died early; Stephen Hopkins anC
Elijah; Ed Doty and Ed Lester, serv-
ants, E. Doty had v children;
Richard Warren, wife and five daugh'
tiers; John Ellington and; Ed Tillie
and Ann, both died early; Thomas
Rogers, died early; Joseph Roger.
married and had seven children
Thomas Tinker, died early; John Rag
dale, died esrly: James Clinton, dice
early, Samuel Fuller, died early, John
Turner, died early; Francis Eaton,
died early; Moses Fletcher, died
early, John Goodman; died early
Thomas Williams, died early; Digerit
preest, died early; Ed Margenson
died early; Richard Bettinger, dice
early Richard Clark, died early; Pete
Brown, died early; Richard Gardner,
died abroad; John Alden marriet
Priscilla Mullens and had eleven chill
dren; John Alleston, Thomas Eng
lish,
There were 100 souls in the frs