| Name | Gilbert WINSLOW |
| Birth | 5 Nov 1600, Droitwich, Worcester County, ENGLAND |
| Death | bef 1650, ENGLAND Age: 49 |
| Religion | "Mayflower Pilgrim"; Christened, 29 Oct 1600, Droitwich, Worcester, ENGLAND |
| Father | Edward WINSLOW (1560-1620) |
| Mother | Magdelene OLIVER (1566->1607) |
| Unmarried |
26 Oct 1600 Gilbert was baptized in Droitwich, Worcester County, England.
6 September 1620 Gilbert, and his brother Edward and his wife Elizabeth, were three of the 102 passengers that embarked on the Mayflower, leaving Plymouth, England on this day. Many people are aware that the passengers of the Mayflower were fleeing religious persecution. What most people don't realize is that over half the passengers were "strangers" picked up from London, whose passage to America on the Mayflower helped the religious separatists pay the excessive expenses involved with sending a ship to the New World. Those in the Leyden contingent are the "religious separatists" and those of the London contingent are the "strangers". Gilbert was listed as one of the Leyden Contingent.
9 November 1620 The passengers and crew aboard the Mayflower sighted land.
11 November 1620 The passengers and crew of the Mayflower made landfall in America. The group of 102 passengers who crowded aboard the Mayflower for the crossing was not homogenous. Many of the passengers were members of the Leiden congregation, but they were joined by a number of English families or individuals who were hoping to better their life situations, or were seeking financial gain. These two general groups have sometimes been referred to as the "saints" and "strangers." Although the Leiden congregation had sent its strongest members with various skills for establishing the new colony, nearly half of the passengers died the first winter of the "great sickness." Anyone who arrived in Plymouth on Mayflower and survived the initial hardships is now considered a Pilgrim with no distinction being made on the basis of their original purposes for making the voyage. - [2]
Gilbert Winslow was the younger brother of Edward Winslow, and came to America on the Mayflower. He returned to England sometime between 1623 and 1627, and according to William Bradford writing in 1651, he had died in England.
There are no known English records relating to Gilbert Winslow after his return to England. - [1]
[NOTE] MYTH #1: Native Americans were mistreated by the Mayflower passengers, and their land was stolen from them. ANSWER: While in Holland, the Pilgrims had read stories of the savage natives who killed and tortured the white settlers. Because of this, they feared the Indians, and considered them uncivilized savages. When they arrived, and were exploring Cape Cod, they were attacked, and had to defend themselves. Luckily, no one died in this incident, Indian or Pilgrim. The natives were cautious and fearful of white settlers, because previous white explorers to the New England coast had killed, kidnapped, and enslaved them, and destroyed their tribes. The land the Pilgrims chose to settle on was abandoned land that had been settled by the Patuxet tribe, which subsequently was completely wiped out by a plague. The only surviving member of the tribe was Squanto or Tisquantum, who lived out the remainder of his life in peace within the Plymouth Colony. Squanto (Tisquantum), who was introduced to the Pilgrims by another Indian named Samoset, lived with the settlers in the Plymouth Colony. He helped translate, negotiate, and make peace with the surrounding native tribes, including the Wampanoags headed by chief Massasoit. Another Indian that spoke English also lived in the Plymouth Colony with Captain Myles Standish, was named Hobomok. Land was bought from the Indians, and sold with their permission-Native American signatures and marks can be found on many early Plymouth Colony deeds. Trade and other business dealings were common with the Indians as well. MYTH #2: The Pilgrims always wore colorless black and white clothing. ANSWER: Colorless clothing was a Puritan extreme, but not a Separatist extreme. When a colonist died, an inventory was taken by the Court, for purposes of probate. John Howland had two red waistcoats. William Bradford had a green gown, violet cloak, lead colored suit with silver buttons, and a red waist-coat. William Brewster had green drawers, a red cap, and a violet coat. Black, white, grey, and brown were by far the most common color worn by the Pilgrims, but it was definitely not the only colors. MYTH #3: The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving every year. ANSWER: The Pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving, and never had another Thanksgiving again. When William Bradford's journal was discovered in 1854, it brought a lot of interest and attention to the Pilgrims history. President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday. The original thanksgiving occurred in mid-October and the feasting lasted 3 days-not even close to the last Thursday of November with feasting of one meal as we celebrate it today. - [3]
[NOTE] If you like studying history by watching movies, Plymouth Adventure released in 1952 was about the voyage of the Mayflower to America. Actor John Dehner portrayed Gilbert Winslow. For the historical accuracy of the movie or simply for more information on the Pilgrims, visit http://www.lehigh.edu/~ineng/ewh0/ewh0-HistoricalContext.html
[1] - http://members.aol.com/calebj/passenger.html
[2] - http://www.mayflower.org/pilgrim.htm
[3] - http://www.umkc.edu/imc/mayflow.htm