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Degory Priest
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Birth: Aug. 11, 1582
Devon, England
Death: Jan. 1, 1621
Plymouth
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA

"Mayflower" passenger and 22nd signer of the Mayflower Compact.

Degory Priest married Sarah Allerton, sister of Isaac Allerton, who was the 5th signer of the Mayflower Compact.

Father of Mary Priest and Sarah Priest Coombs.

COLE HILL MONUMENT:
Scene of the secret night burials of those who died during the settlement's first bitter winter. Corn was planted over their unmarked graves so that the Native Americans should not know how many had perished.





 
 
Family links: 
 Spouse:
  Sarah Allerton Priest Godbertson (1579 - 1633)*
 
 Children:
  Mary Priest Pratt (1612 - 1670)*
  Sarah Priest Coombs (1615 - 1648)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Burial:
Coles Hill Burial Ground
Plymouth
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Cole Hill Monument
 
Created by: ReLyRoTh
Record added: Nov 26, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 12508363
Degory Priest
Added by: Marina Williams
 
Degory Priest
Added by: Marina Williams
 
 
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-Anonymous
 Added: May. 13, 2013

- Betty Warner
 Added: May. 13, 2013
Husband of Paternal 8th great grand aunt
- EMDW
 Added: Mar. 29, 2013
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