George Soule "Mayflower-Mayflower Compact"
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1601– 22 Jan 1679 · 10th Great GrandfatherGeorge Soule (1601–22 January 1679) was a Mayflower passenger who came as a servant to Edward Winslow. He survived Plymouth Colony’s first winter, later lived at Duxbury, married Mary, and was remembered as a Mayflower Compact signer, a Plymouth Colony freeman, a volunteer in the Pequot War, and a deputy for Duxbury.
George Soule was born in 1601 in Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands. In 1620 he sailed on the Mayflower as a servant to Pilgrim Edward Winslow. After the ship reached New England in November 1620, Soule was among the 41 men said to have signed the Mayflower Compact.
Soule survived the first winter at Plymouth, during which the family notes state that about half of the newly arrived settlers died in an unidentified epidemic. He later became established in Plymouth Colony, providing financial assistance and becoming a freeman with the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
He married Mary, who is said to have arrived on the Anne in 1623. Her maiden name is uncertain and was possibly Becket or Bucket. Their children are listed in the family notes as John; John, who married Rebecca Simmons and Esther (-----) Sampson; Nathaniel; George; Susanna; Mary; Elizabeth; Patience; and Benjamin.
Soule volunteered in the Pequot War and became a deputy for Duxbury in 1642. He acquired considerable land in the Duxbury area. Mary died in 1676. George Soule died on 22 January 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Soule survived the first winter at Plymouth, during which the family notes state that about half of the newly arrived settlers died in an unidentified epidemic. He later became established in Plymouth Colony, providing financial assistance and becoming a freeman with the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
He married Mary, who is said to have arrived on the Anne in 1623. Her maiden name is uncertain and was possibly Becket or Bucket. Their children are listed in the family notes as John; John, who married Rebecca Simmons and Esther (-----) Sampson; Nathaniel; George; Susanna; Mary; Elizabeth; Patience; and Benjamin.
Soule volunteered in the Pequot War and became a deputy for Duxbury in 1642. He acquired considerable land in the Duxbury area. Mary died in 1676. George Soule died on 22 January 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Historical context
The family notes describe the Mayflower voyage as part of the Separatists’ search for a place where they could preserve their English customs and religious practices. The Mayflower reached New England in November 1620 after a difficult Atlantic crossing. The Mayflower Compact, signed before the settlement at Plymouth was established, is described in the notes as an early example of democratic government.
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