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4 The Mayflower Journey and its Compelling Events

England, Europe /

The leaking Speedwell carried the FORD and TILLEY families from the Netherlands to Southampton, England to connect with the Mayflower. Then the TILLEY family transferred from the Speedwell to the Mayflower and were joined by JOHN HOWLAND. The FORD family stayed on the Speedwell. After three attempts at sailing together, the unseaworthy speedwell was abandoned […]

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2 English Ancestors Triumph by Escaping from Religious Wars

England, Europe /

ELIZABETH TILLEY’S ancestors and less than half of the English population in the 14th Century survived the Great Famine and Black Death.  Henry VIII’s broke from the Catholic Church. Protestants broke into varying factions including Separatists and Puritans. Exploration and colonization of America by Europeans results in the establishment of commercial trade ventures like the

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