Posted on 09/16/2017 2:48:40 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
On September 16 of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England with 102 souls on board. These colonists- men, women, children, some seeking fortune, some seeking religious freedom – were to be later known as pilgrims.
This day commemorates the day the Mayflower set sail for the New World. At the time, William Bradford, the separatist leader whose journal is often referenced for Mayflower history, recorded dates according to the Julian calendar. At that point in history, both the Julian and the Gregorian (the calendar most often used today) were both in use. There is a 10-day difference between the two calendars, accounting for the different dates across historical accountings of the Mayflower’s departure from Plymouth, England.
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Uh-oh. Corn-stealing whites. Another candidate for the statue pile.
One of my ancestors Stephen Hopkins was on the Mayflower. He had been to Jamestown and survived that and other mishaps.
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