Thanks
One fact about the Mayflower Compact is that not all of those who came over on the Mayflower were tied completely to the repayment scheme nor were they all “Pilgrims”. My 9th great granfather was a signer to the Compact and came over on the Mayflower as an administrator for the King and the Company. While he was a religious man, he was also a practical and stubborn person who was probably instrumental in eventually converting from the socialist system they had set up. He had previously sailed as a colonial administrator and deacon on one of the three ships that founded the Jamestown colony and was known there for raising hell with authority during the time he spent there. He was also one of the negotiators with the local tribes and is said to have hosted the local indian chief when the negotiations with the Wampanag tribe was initiated. There is a lot more to the history of the first Thanksgiving than the mythology would lead one to believe.
I read that sometime later, the indentured servants demanded that they not be fed lobster more than three times a week. Evidently after every storm, you could hit the beach and pick up baskets full - even in calm times they were all over the place.
How times change! :-)