| Name | Anne HOPKINS |
| Birth | 1577, Redenhall parish, Norfolk County, ENGLAND |
| Death | 11 Jan 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Age: 43 |
| Religion | "Mayflower Pilgrim" |
| 1 | CARPENTER |
| 2 | Edward FULLER |
| Birth | bef 4 Sep 1575, Redenhall parish, Norfolk County, ENGLAND |
| Death | 10 Apr 1620, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Age: 44 |
| Burial | Cole's Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Religion | Baptized, 4 September 1575, Redenhall, Norfolk, ENGLAND; "Mayflower Pilgrim" |
| Father | Robert FULLER (1543-1614) |
| Mother | Sarah DUNKHORNE (1551-1584) |
| Marriage | 1602, Redenhall parish, Norfolk County, ENGLAND |
| Children | Matthew (1603-1678) |
| Samuel (1608-1683) |
6 September 1620 Edward, his wife Ann, their son Samuel, and Edward's brother Samuel were four of the 102 passengers that embarked on the Mayflower, leaving Plymouth, England on this day.
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. - [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. - [2]
[1] - http://www.mayflower.org/pilgrim.htm
[2] - http://www.umkc.edu/imc/mayflow.htm
[3] - Descendants of Edward Fuller, Mayflower Passenger, 1620; http://home.earthlink.net/~bwlane/fuller
[4] - email; Mary & Vern Chalupsky
[5] - email; Stan/Helen Gould
[6] - www.cs.umbc.edu/~mayfield/genealogy