Bradford, William b. March 19, 1590 d. April 9, 1657 Plymouth Colony Colonial Governor. He served in this capacity at different times for over 30 years, from 1621 to 1657. His journal, written from 1620 to 1647, and published as "Of Plymouth Plantation," is credited as the first civil authority to designate what popular American culture now traditionally accepts as Thanksgiving in the US. He is considered by historians to be one of the most influential of the Pilgrim settlers for his outstanding leadership, his desire to steadfastly hold to his...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Howland, John b. 1591 d. February 23, 1673 American history legend from the voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth Rock in 1620. American children discover John Holland when they learn of the Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims' leader Governor William Bradford wrote a first hand account of the Pilgrim history from 1620 to 1647. This account was first published in 1952, and is considered one of the best first hand accounts of any kind on American history. In Bradford's account of the voyage over...[Read More] (Bio by: Bruce) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Judson, Adoniram [cenotaph] b. August 9, 1788 d. April 12, 1850 Missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union to the Burman Empire. He was married 3 times ---- one wife is buried in Burma; one at St Helena (off of Africa) and the 3rd (who raised his children) is buried in Hamilton NY at Madison Avenue Cemetery. She became a writer, Fanny Forester. Cause of death: Died at sea enroute to America. Buried at sea. Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Judson, Emily [cenotaph] b. August 22, 1817 d. June 1, 1854 Author and third missionary wife of Adoniram Judson. Born in Eaton, New York. She was a professional writer under the pen name of Fanny Forrester. Judson had read some of her writings and contacted her to write the biography of his second wife, Sarah. After working together on the biography, their acquaintance lead to their being married in 1846, about a year after his return to the United States following the death of Sarah. They returned to Burma, where Emily finished the biography of Sarah...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Buchinski) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Judson
Prence, Gov. Thomas b. 1600 d. March 29, 1673 Colonial Royal Governor. He was born about 1600 (based on his age at the time of his death), and was the son of Thomas Prence, carriage-maker, of Lechdale, Co.Gloucestershire, England. He came to America on the ship "Fortune" in 1621, and he served as the fourth Governor of Plymouth Colony from 1634 to 1635, then from 1638 to 1639, and again from 1657 until his death in 1673. He was married four times, and had children by each of his first two wives, and probably by his third wife. He married...[Read More] (Bio by: Deena) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Warren, James b. 1726 d. November 28, 1808 Revolutionary War Continental Major General. He served in the Lower House of the Massachusetts General Court and the Provincial Congress (1766 to 1778), as President of the Provincial Congress (1778), Speaker of the House of Representatives in the General Court (1775 to 1776), and as Paymaster General of the Continental Army (1776 to 1781). The General Court appointed him a Major General in September 1776, for the campaign in Rhode Island, but he refused to serve under a junior officer, so he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bruce) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: #A68
Warren, Mercy b. September 14, 1728 d. October 19, 1814 Historian. Born Mercy Otis in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, her parents were James Otis and Mary Alleyne. She married General James Warren, a lineal descendant of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren. James succeeded Joseph Warren as President of the Provincial Congress. She and her husband would have five children. She was a distinguished person in her time, and although she criticised others for their inclination towards aristocratic ideals, she shared many of these same faults. She was noted...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Warren, Richard b. 1580 d. 1628 Mayflower Passenger. He was part of the official landing party on Cape Cod on November 11, 1620 and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. His family joined him in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1623. Little is known about him from the offical histories, except that he was a major landholder in the early colony, yet his name is well known due to his numerous decendants, as all 7 of his children survived to adulthood and had large families. (Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert) Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
b. March 19, 1590 d. April 9, 1657