List of Mayflower passengers


This is a list of the passengers on board the Mayflower during its trans-Atlantic voyage of September 6 – November 9, 1620, the majority of them becoming the settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Thirty - seven passengers were members of a separatist Puritan congregation in Leiden, the Netherlands, who were seeking to establish a colony in the New World where they could practice their religion without interference from the English government or church. The Mayflower departed with 102 passengers, 74 male and 28 female, and a crew headed by Master Christopher Jones. About half of the passengers died in the first winter. Many Americans can trace their ancestry back to one or more of these individuals who have become known as the Pilgrims.

Members of the Leiden, Holland, Congregation

Note: An asterisk on a name indicates those who died in the winter of 1620–21.
  • Allerton, Isaac.
  • *Mary Allerton*, wife
  • *Bartholomew Allerton, 7, son.
  • *Remember Allerton, 5, daughter.
  • *Mary Allerton, 3, daughter. She died in 1699, the last surviving Mayflower passenger.
  • Bradford, William.
  • *Dorothy Bradford*, wife.
  • Brewster, William.
  • *Mary Brewster, wife.
  • *Love/Truelove Brewster, 9, son.
  • *Wrestling Brewster, 6, son .
  • Carver, John.
  • *Katherine Carver, wife.
  • Chilton, James*.
  • *Mrs. Chilton*, wife.
  • *Mary Chilton, 13, daughter.
  • Cooke, Francis.
  • *John Cooke, 13, son.
  • Cooper, Humility, 1, baby daughter of Robert Cooper, in company of her aunt Ann Cooper Tilley, wife of Edward Tilley
  • Crackstone/Crackston, John*.
  • *John Crackstone, son.
  • Fletcher, Moses*.
  • Fuller, Edward*.
  • *Mrs. ____Fuller*, wife.
  • *Samuel Fuller, 12, son.
  • Fuller, Samuel,.
  • Goodman, John.
  • Priest, Degory*
  • Rogers, Thomas*.
  • *Joseph Rogers, 17, son.
  • Samson, Henry, 16, child in company of his uncle and aunt Edward and Ann Tilley.
  • Tilley, Edward*
  • *Ann Tilley* wife of Edward and aunt of Humility Cooper and Henry Samson.
  • Tilley, John*.
  • *Joan Tilley*, wife.
  • *Elizabeth Tilley, 13, daughter.
  • Tinker, Thomas*.
  • *Mrs. Thomas Tinker*, wife.
  • *boy Tinker*, son, died in the winter of 1620.
  • Turner, John*.
  • *boy Turner*, son, died in the winter of 1620.
  • *boy Turner*, younger son. died in the winter of 1620.
  • White, William* William White's sister Bridget was John Robinson's wife. John Robinson was Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers leading the Separatists since his days at college at Cambridge
  • *Susanna White, wife, widowed February 21, 1621. She subsequently married Pilgrim Edward Winslow.
  • *Resolved White, 5, son, wife was Judith Vassal.
  • *Peregrine White, son. Born on board the Mayflower in Cape Cod Harbor in late November 1620. First European born to the Pilgrims in America.
  • Williams, Thomas
  • Winslow, Edward.
  • *Elizabeth Winslow*, wife.

    Servants of the Leiden Congregation

  • Butten, William*, "a youth", indentured servant of Samuel Fuller, died during the voyage. He was the first passenger to die on November 16, three days before Cape Cod was sighted.
  • ____, Dorothy, teenager, maidservant of John Carver.
  • Hooke, John*, age 13, apprenticed to Isaac Allerton, died during the first winter.
  • Howland, John,, about 21, manservant and executive assistant for Governor John Carver.
  • Latham, William,, age 11, servant and apprentice to the John Carver family.
  • Minter, Desire,, a servant of John Carver whose parents died in Leiden.
  • More, Ellen *,, age 8, assigned as a servant of Edward Winslow. She died from illness sometime in November 1620 soon after the arrival of Mayflower in Cape Cod harbor and likely was buried ashore there in an unmarked grave.
  • More, Jasper*,, age 7, indentured to John Carver. He died from illness on board Mayflower on December 6, 1620, and likely was buried ashore on Cape Cod in an unmarked grave.
  • More, Richard,, age 6, indentured to William Brewster. He is buried in the Charter Street Burial Ground in Salem, Massachusetts. He is the only Mayflower passenger to have his gravestone still where it was originally placed sometime in the mid-1690s. Also buried nearby in the same cemetery were his wives Christian Hunter More and Jane More.
  • More, Mary*,, age 4, assigned as a servant of William Brewster. She died sometime in the winter of 1620/1621. She and her sister Ellen are recognized on the Pilgrim Memorial Tomb in Plymouth.
  • Soule, George,, 21–25, servant or employee of Edward Winslow.
  • Story, Elias*, age under 21, in the care of Edward Winslow.
  • Wilder, Roger*, age under 21, servant in the John Carver family.

    Passengers recruited by Thomas Weston, of London Merchant Adventurers

  • Billington, John.
  • *Eleanor Billington, wife.
  • *John Billington, 16, son.
  • *Francis Billington, 14, son.
  • Britteridge, Richard*.
  • Browne, Peter.
  • Clarke, Richard*
  • Eaton, Francis.
  • *Sarah Eaton*, wife.
  • *Samuel Eaton, 1, son.
  • Gardiner, Richard.
  • Hopkins, Stephen.
  • *Elizabeth Hopkins, wife.
  • *Giles Hopkins, 12, son by first marriage.
  • *Constance Hopkins, 14, daughter by first marriage.
  • *Damaris Hopkins, 1–2, daughter.
  • *Oceanus Hopkins, born on board the Mayflower while en route to the New World.
  • Margesson, Edmund*.
  • Martin, Christopher* 38. Mayflower Governor & Purchasing Agent.
  • *Mary Martin*, wife.
  • Mullins, William*.
  • *Alice Mullins*, wife.
  • *Priscilla Mullins, 18, daughter.
  • *Joseph Mullins*, 14, son.
  • Prowe, Solomon*. Son of Mary Prowe
  • Rigsdale, John*.
  • *Alice Rigsdale*, wife.
  • Standish, Myles. Military Expert for Colony.
  • *Rose Standish*, wife.
  • Warren, Richard.
  • Winslow, Gilbert, brother to Pilgrim Edward Winslow but not known to have lived in Leiden.

Servants of Merchant Adventurers passengers

  • Carter, Robert*,, teenager, servant or apprentice to William Mullins, shoemaker.
  • Doty, Edward, age probably about 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins.
  • Holbeck, William*, age likely under 21, servant to William White.
  • Langemore, John*, age under 21, servant to Christopher Martin.
  • Leister, Edward also spelled Leitster,, aged over 21, servant to Stephen Hopkins.
  • Thompson, Edward*, age under 21, in the care of the William White family, first passenger to die after the Mayflower reached Cape Cod.

    Passenger activities and care

Some families traveled together, while some men came alone, leaving families in England and Leiden. Two wives on board were pregnant; Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to son Oceanus while at sea, and Susanna White gave birth to son Peregrine in late November while the ship was anchored in Cape Cod Harbor. He is historically recognized as the first European child born in the New England area. One young man died during the voyage, and there was one stillbirth during the construction of the colony.
File:Embarkation of the Pilgrims.jpg|thumb|Pilgrims John Carver, William Bradford, and Miles Standish, at prayer during their voyage to North America. 1844 painting by Robert Walter Weir.
According to the Mayflower passenger list, just over half of the passengers were Puritan Separatists and their dependents. They sought to break away from the established Church of England and create a society along the lines of their religious ideals.
Other passengers were hired hands, servants, or farmers recruited by London merchants, all originally destined for the Colony of Virginia. Four of this latter group of passengers were small children given into the care of Mayflower pilgrims as indentured servants. The Virginia Company began the transportation of children in 1618. Until relatively recently, the children were thought to be orphans, foundlings, or involuntary child labor. At that time, children were routinely rounded up from the streets of London or taken from poor families receiving church relief to be used as laborers in the colonies. Any legal objections to the involuntary transportation of the children were overridden by the Privy Council. For instance it has been proven that the four More children were sent to America because they were deemed illegitimate. Three of the four More children died in the first winter in the New World, but Richard lived to be approximately 81, dying in Salem, probably in 1695 or 1696.
The passengers mostly slept and lived in the low-ceilinged great cabins and on the main deck, which was 75 by 20 feet large at most. The cabins were thin-walled and extremely cramped, and the total area was 25 ft by 15 ft at its largest. Below decks, any person over five feet tall would be unable to stand up straight. The maximum possible space for each person would have been slightly less than the size of a standard single bed.
Passengers would pass the time by reading by candlelight or playing cards and games such as nine men's morris. Meals on board were cooked by the firebox, which was an iron tray with sand in it on which a fire was built. This was risky because it was kept in the waist of the ship. Passengers made their own meals from rations that were issued daily and food was cooked for a group at a time.
Upon arrival in America, the harsh climate and scarcity of fresh food were exacerbated by the shortness of provisions due to the delay in departure. Living in these extremely close and crowded quarters, several passengers developed scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. At the time the use of lemons or limes to counter this disease was unknown, and the usual dietary sources of vitamin C in fruits and vegetables had been depleted, since these fresh foods could not be stored for long periods without their becoming rotten. Passengers who developed scurvy experienced symptoms such as bleeding gums, teeth falling out, and stinking breath. Passengers consumed large amounts of alcohol such as beer with meals. This was known to be safer than water, which often came from polluted sources causing diseases. All food and drink was stored in barrels known as "hogsheads".
No cattle or beasts of draft or burden were brought on the journey, but there were pigs, goats, and poultry. Some passengers brought family pets such as cats and birds. Peter Browne took his large bitch mastiff, and John Goodman brought along his spaniel.
The passenger William Mullins brought 126 pairs of shoes and 13 pairs of boots in his luggage. Other items included oiled leather and canvas suits, stuff gowns and leather and stuff breeches, shirts, jerkins, doublets, neckcloths, hats and caps, hose, stockings, belts, piece goods, and haberdashery. At his death, his estate consisted of extensive footwear and other items of clothing, and made his daughter Priscilla and her husband John Alden quite prosperous.