 Abt 1588 - Bef 1621 (< 33 years)
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| Name |
John ALLERTON |
| Birth |
Abt 1588 |
East Bergholt, Suffolk, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
4365715 |
| Reference Number |
4460470 |
| Reference Number |
60 |
| WWW |
https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/Allerton-75 |
| Death |
Bef 5 Apr 1621 |
Plymouth |
| Person ID |
I190 |
Gummer |
| Last Modified |
1 Aug 2024 |
| Father |
Bartholomew ALLERTON, b. Abt 1555, Suffolk, England d. Bef 8 Jun 1603, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England (Age < 48 years) |
| Mother |
Mary UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1560, Suffolk, England d. Aft 1603, Suffolk, England (Age > 44 years) |
| Marriage |
1585 |
Suffolk, England |
| Family ID |
F49 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- [[Category: Mayflower Compact Signatories]]
[[Category: Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Mayflower Family Member]]
{{Mayflower Passenger}}
== Biography ==
John Allerton was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620.[Bradford, William, 1590-1657. ''Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/208249 State Library of Massachusetts] "List of Mayflower Passengers."][Caleb Johnson. ''John Allerton'' at [http://mayflowerhistory.com/allerton-john/ MayflowerHistory.com]: 2016.][Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004 [https://mayflower.americanancestors.org/john-allerton-biography free at americanancestors]] Although little is known of his life, it is generally assumed he was a relation of fellow Mayflower passenger [[Allerton-3|Isaac Allerton]], possibly a brother.[Johnson, Caleb. & Allan, Sue & Neal, Simon. ''The Origin and Parentage of Mayflower Passenger Isaac Allerton in East Bergholt, Suffolk'', [[Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register]] (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2019) Vol. 173, WN 691, Page 203-204.] If that were true then he would probably originate from East Bergholt, Suffolk, England.
He appears to have lived with the Pilgrim congregation established in Leiden, Holland. "Jan Alaerton" buried a child at St. Peters in Leiden on 21 May 1616, and he lived in close proximity to Isaac Allerton,[Johnson, Caleb H. ''The Mayflower and Her Passsengers.'' Indiana: Xlibris Corp., 2006. p. 71]
John Allerton signed the [[:Space:Mayflower Compact|Mayflower Compact]] 11 Nov 1620.[Morton, Nathaniel. ''New England's memorial.'' (Boston: Congregational board of publication, 1855) Originally published 1669, online at [https://archive.org/details/newenglandsmemor00m/page/26 Archive.org.], p. 26. Note: The original compact is gone. Morton furnished the earliest known list [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002054232955;view=1up;seq=20 1669 facsimile].]
6 Dec 1620, while anchored at Cape Cod and before discovering Plymouth, nineteen men, including John Allerton, took a [[Wikipedia:Shallop|shallop]] to further explore the coast, looking for a suitable place to build the settlement. The force was attacked by Indians, and nearly wrecked in a storm. They did explore what is today known as Plymouth and decided it was a suitable place to settle. William Bradford tells the exciting tale in [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=tYecOAN1cwwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb_hover&pg=GBS.PA83 "Of Plimouth Plantation."]
In 1651, Governor William Bradford wrote of John Allerton's intention to return to Leiden to help others in the church prepare for their voyages to Plymouth. He "was to go back (being a seaman) for the help of others left behind.”
However, he did not fulfill this ambition, as he died the first winter at Plymouth[ before 5 April 1621, when the Mayflower made the return trip to England.]
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== Sources ==
*Anderson, Robert Charles. ''The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633.'' Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.) Vol 3, P-W, p. 2026. Same as Pilgrim Migration. *Bradford, William, 1590-1657. ''Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. [https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/208249 State Library of Massachusetts] "List of Mayflower Passengers." In Bradford's Hand. *[https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profiles/no-descent/ Mayflower Society - Passengers Who Died With No Known Descent]
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