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Calendar year
1620 (MDCXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1620th year
1620
English soldier, historian, and politician (1620–1688)
Sir Winston Churchill FRS (18 April 1620 – 26 March 1688), known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, historian, and politician. He was the
Winston_Churchill_(Cavalier)
Small IBM scientific computer released in 1959
The IBM 1620 was a model of scientific minicomputer produced by IBM. It was announced on October 21, 1959, and was then marketed as an inexpensive scientific
IBM_1620
1620–21 conflict between Poland–Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire
The Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621) was a conflict between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire over the control of Moldavia. It ended
Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621)
Polish–Ottoman_War_(1620–1621)
17th-century ship of American colonists
families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about
Mayflower
Chemical compound
Sovateltide (development names IRL-1620 and PMZ-1620, sold in India under the brand name Tyvalzi) is a synthetic analog of endothelin-1 that works as
Sovateltide
AM radio frequency
Because 1620 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions. The following radio
1620_AM
Events from the year 1620 in France. Monarch: Louis XIII August 7 - Battle of Les Ponts-de-Cé, Poitou: French king Louis XIII defeats his mother Marie
1620_in_France
Asteroid
1620 Geographos (/dʒiːoʊˈɡræfɒs/; provisional designation 1951 RA) is a highly elongated, stony asteroid, near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid
1620_Geographos
part of the Cossack Naval Campaigns and the Ottoman–Polish War (1620–1621). In 1620 relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Cossack raid on Istanbul (1620)
Cossack_raid_on_Istanbul_(1620)
Movement of English Puritans to North America
The Puritan migration to New England took place from 1620 to 1640, and declined sharply thereafter. The term "Great Migration" can refer to the migration
Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
Puritan_migration_to_New_England_(1620–1640)
Galaxy in the constellation Eridanus
NGC 1620 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Eridanus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,455 ± 4 km/s
NGC_1620
Forty-five of the 102 Mayflower passengers died in the winter of 1620–21, and the Mayflower colonists overall suffered greatly during their first winter
List of Mayflower passengers who died in the winter of 1620–21
List_of_Mayflower_passengers_who_died_in_the_winter_of_1620–21
Decade
The 1620s decade ran from January 1, 1620, to December 31, 1629. January 7 – Ben Jonson's play News from the New World Discovered in the Moon is given
1620s
English Separatist leader (1590–1657)
of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and went on to serve as Governor
William_Bradford_(governor)
The following lists events that happened during the 1620s in South Africa. 1620 Captain Andrew Shillinge and Captain Humphrey Fitzherbert formally annex
1620s_in_South_Africa
Mayflower during its trans-Atlantic voyage of September 6 – November 9, 1620, the majority of them becoming the settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts
List_of_Mayflower_passengers
Australian diesel-electric locomotives
The 1620 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for Queensland Railways between 1967 and 1969. The 1620 class locomotives
Queensland Railways 1620 class
Queensland_Railways_1620_class
Nerve agent
Ethylsarin (GE), also known as EA-1209, TL-1620 or T-2109, is an organophosphate nerve agent of the G-series. It is the ethylphosphonofluoridate analog
Ethylsarin
Mayflower passenger
John Tilley (c. 1571 – winter of 1620/21) and his family were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the Mayflower. He was a signatory to the Mayflower
John Tilley (Mayflower passenger)
John_Tilley_(Mayflower_passenger)
Part of the Polish-Ottoman War of 1620–21
known as the Battle of Țuțora) took place during the Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21) between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (aided by rebel Moldavian
Battle_of_Cecora_(1620)
Early settlers in Massachusetts
settlement in the New World and arranged with investors to fund them. In 1620, they established the Plymouth Colony, in which they erected Congregational
Pilgrims_(Plymouth_Colony)
Native American contact of the Pilgrims
went to live with the Wampanoags. The Mayflower landed in Cape Cod Bay in 1620, and Tisquantum worked to broker peaceable relations between the Pilgrims
Squanto
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Victory was a great ship of the English Navy, launched in 1620 and in active service during the seventeenth century's Anglo-Dutch Wars. After a seventy-year
English_ship_Victory_(1620)
United States historic place
where the Mayflower Pilgrims landed to found Plymouth Colony in December 1620. The Pilgrims did not refer to Plymouth Rock in any of their writings; the
Plymouth_Rock
Vessel of a fleet of ships that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622
to the treasure. The Atocha was built for the Spanish Crown in Havana in 1620. She was rated at 550 tons, with an overall length of 112 feet, a beam of
Nuestra_Señora_de_Atocha
English knight, landowner, philanthropist and MP
Sir John Acland (c. 1552 – 1620) of Columb John in the parish of Broadclyst, Devon, was an English knight, landowner, philanthropist, Member of Parliament
John_Acland_(died_1620)
English politician
Sir John Cotton (1543? – 1620 or 1621), of Landwade, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. Cotton was the eldest son of John Cotton of Landwade, Cambridgeshire
John Cotton (MP died 1620 or 1621)
John_Cotton_(MP_died_1620_or_1621)
known as first generation structures. These were built upon settlement (1620) until about 1660 "when the first immigrant generation of preponderantly
First Period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659)
First_Period_houses_in_Massachusetts_(1620–1659)
Decade
The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629, BC to December 31, 1620, BC. 1627 BC—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting
1620s_BC
Dutch engineer and inventor
engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control
Cornelis_Drebbel
English printer
John Legate (died 1620?) was an English printer. Legate was admitted and sworn a freeman of the Stationers' Company on 11 April 1586 (Arber, ii. 696).
John_Legate
Italian painter (born 1593)
Schloss Weißenstein, Pommersfelden), Judith Slaying Holofernes (her 1614–1620 version is in the Uffizi gallery), and Judith and Her Maidservant (her 1625
Artemisia_Gentileschi
investment group, the Merchant Adventurers, also those who financed Mayflower in 1620 and Fortune in 1621. After a three-month voyage, Anne arrived in Plymouth
Passengers of the ships Anne and Little James 1623
Passengers_of_the_ships_Anne_and_Little_James_1623
English Separatist from Holland
or Crakstone; c. 1575 – c. 1620/21) was an English Separatist from Holland who came with his son John on the historic 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship
John_Crackston
Alliance in the Holy Roman Empire (1608–21)
crown of Bohemia in opposition to Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II. On 3 July 1620 the Protestant Union signed the Treaty of Ulm (German: Ulmer Vertrag), declaring
Protestant_Union
Jonker Willem van Nassau-La Lecq (c. 1620 The Hague – buried 21 June 1679, The Hague) was an illegitimate son of Willem of Nassau, lord of the Lek, and
William_of_Nassau_(1620–1679)
Mayflower passenger (c. 1579–c. 1621)
(c. 1579 – c. 1621) was a member of the Leiden contingent on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship Mayflower. He was a hat maker from London who married
Degory_Priest
Early English colonist in North America
Thomas Tinker (c. 1581 – 1620/21) and his family, comprising his wife and son, came in 1620 as English Separatists from Holland on the historic voyage
Thomas_Tinker
Early English colonist in North America
an executive assistant and personal secretary to Governor John Carver. In 1620 he signed the Mayflower Compact and helped found the colony. During his service
John_Howland
English politician
Sir James Kirton (died 1620) of Almsford Park, Somerset was an English estate administrator, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at
James_Kirton_(died_1620)
Member of the Parliament of England
John Robinson (born c. 1620) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Robinson was the second surviving son of William Robinson
John_Robinson_(Liskeard_MP)
Radio station in South Bend, Indiana, United States
WDND (1620 kHz) was an AM radio station serving South Bend, Indiana. The station was owned by Artistic Media Partners, Inc. Its license was cancelled on
WDND_(1620_AM)
Mother of Sultan Osman II
"daytime moon" or "turquoise moon"; also called Mahfiruze Sultan; c. 1590 – 1620/1628) was Haseki of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I and mother to their son Osman
Mahfiruz_Hatun
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1620. September 6 – Thomas Middleton is appointed chronologer of the City of London
1620_in_literature
Office in D.C., United States
1620 L Street is a high-rise building in Washington, D.C. The building rises 12 floors and 157 feet (48 m) in height. The building was designed by architectural
1620_L_Street
English sailor and samurai (1564–1620)
William Adams (24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japan as Miura Anjin (三浦按針; 'the pilot of Miura'), was an English navigator who, in 1600
William_Adams_(samurai)
Mayflower passenger and New World colonist
John Carver was one of the Pilgrims who made the Mayflower voyage in 1620 which resulted in the creation of Plymouth Colony in America. He is credited
John_Carver_(governor)
Radio station in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States
KOZN (1620 AM, "1620 The Zone") is a radio station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska and serving the Omaha metropolitan area. Owned by Usher Media Group,
KOZN
Original settler of Plymouth Colony (1583–1663)
(c.1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden Separatist, who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower, which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Francis_Cooke
Events from the year 1620 in art. Anthony van Dyck, at the instigation of George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, visits England for the first time where
1620_in_art
Virginia colonial politician (1620–1692)
Nathaniel Bacon (c. 1620 – 1692), sometimes referred to as "Bacon the Elder" was a politician in colonial Virginia. As President of the Virginia Governor's
Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia politician)
Nathaniel_Bacon_(Virginia_politician)
Italian luthier (c.1595–1672)
Giovanni Paolo Maggini in Brescia (c.1610–1620) before he moved to Florence in c.1620 where he worked c.1620–1670. Sianis' instruments have a rather full
Valentino_Siani
Treaty between Denmark-Norway and the Thanjavurian Nayak Kingdom
The Tranquebar Treaty of 1620 (Danish: Trankebar traktaten af 1620) formally the Treaty between Raghunatha Nayak and Christian IV, was a treaty of friendship
Tranquebar_Treaty_of_1620
King of France from 1610 to 1643
1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown. Shortly before
Louis_XIII
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, executed around 1620. The topic of the canvas is taken from the Book of Judges, verses 4:11–22
Jael and Sisera (Artemisia Gentileschi)
Jael_and_Sisera_(Artemisia_Gentileschi)
English colonist in North America (1560 – 1644)
1566/67 – 10 April 1644) was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth Colony, by virtue of his
William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)
William_Brewster_(Mayflower_passenger)
English explorer of Ethiopia and the Gambia River
Richard Jobson (fl. 1620–1623) was an English explorer of West Africa. He is only known from his writings on his 1620–1621 voyage to the Gambia River
Richard_Jobson_(explorer)
Polish noble
Prince Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659) was a Polish nobleman. He became the Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown in 1641, the Palatine of Sandomierz
Aleksander Koniecpolski (1620–1659)
Aleksander_Koniecpolski_(1620–1659)
Mayflower passenger
Rogers (c. 1571 – January 11, 1621) was a Leiden Separatist who traveled in 1620 with his eldest son Joseph as passengers on the historic voyage of the Pilgrim
Thomas Rogers (Mayflower passenger)
Thomas_Rogers_(Mayflower_passenger)
Mayflower passenger
Edward Fuller (1575 – winter of 1620/21) was a passenger on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship Mayflower. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact
Edward Fuller (Mayflower passenger)
Edward_Fuller_(Mayflower_passenger)
Mayflower passenger (1585–1628)
that little is actually known of him. At the time of Mayflower's voyage in 1620, Richard and his wife had five daughters: Mary, Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth and
Richard_Warren
the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 July 1620 for Edward Frere, or Fryer. The title became extinct on his death in 1629
Frere baronets of Water Eaton (1620)
Frere_baronets_of_Water_Eaton_(1620)
John Turner (1563 – winter of 1620/21) was a passenger, along with his two sons, on the 1620 voyage of the historic Pilgrim ship the Mayflower. He was
John Turner (Mayflower passenger)
John_Turner_(Mayflower_passenger)
Italian painter
Giacomo Cordelli was an Italian painter, active circa 1600–1620. He was born in Viterbo, and is known for the lunette frescoes, depicting old-testament
Giacomo_Cordelli
Mayflower passenger
also sometimes listed as Constanta, was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. Hopkins was probably born in Hursley, England since her baptism record is
Constance_Hopkins
This page lists all peers who held extant titles between 1620 and 1629. Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland
List_of_peers_1620–1629
in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 3 July 1620 for Thomas Roberts, High Sheriff of Kent in 1621. The 4th Baronet represented
Roberts baronets of Glassenbury (1620)
Roberts_baronets_of_Glassenbury_(1620)
Rebellions in the Kingdom of France
and the military annexation of Béarn to France in 1620, with the occupation of Pau in October 1620. The government was replaced by a French-style parliament
Huguenot_rebellions
Governor of Plymouth Colony (1595–1655)
Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth
Edward_Winslow
Emperor of China in 1620
The Taichang Emperor (28 August 1582 – 26 September 1620), personal name Zhu Changluo, was the 15th emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was the eldest son
Taichang_Emperor
Moldavian royalty (1620-1686)
Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino (c. 1620 – 1686) was Prince of Moldavia 1673, 1674 to 1675, and 1684 to 1685. Dumitrașcu Cantacuzino was the son of the Grand Treasurer
Dumitrașcu_Cantacuzino
1620–23 phase of the Thirty Years' War
The Palatinate campaign (30 August 1620 – 27 August 1623), also known as the Spanish conquest of the Palatinate or the Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years'
Palatinate_campaign
Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1596–1632)
Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of his reign in Bohemia
Frederick_V_of_the_Palatinate
This article covers 1620 in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France)
1620_in_poetry
Master of the Mayflower (c. 1570–1622)
Christopher Jones Jr. (c. 1570 – about 5 March 1622) was the sea captain of the 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower. Christopher Jones is believed to have
Christopher Jones (Mayflower captain)
Christopher_Jones_(Mayflower_captain)
Events from the year 1620 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian IV 10 May – An expedition led by Admiral Ove Gjedde arrives in Ceylon 19 November – The Tranquebar
1620_in_Denmark
summer of 1620, in Virginia) was a 17th-century navigator and explorer. Thomas Dermer explored the eastern coastline of America from 1614 to 1620. He was
Thomas_Dermer
Calendar by Johann Baptist Grossschedel
The Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum is a late renaissance (c.1619-1620) grimoire and esoteric print of calendar engravings. Its full title is Magnum
Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum
Calendarium_Naturale_Magicum_Perpetuum
English merchant
Jones (1559–1622) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1620. Jones was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company
Francis_Jones_(Lord_Mayor)
Samurai
Domain from 1587 to 1600 and again from 1620 to 1638, as well as the daimyō of Tanagura Domain from 1606 to 1620. He was the head of the Tachibana clan
Tachibana_Muneshige
English separatist who was on board Mayflower
Edward Tilley (c. 1588 – c. winter of 1620/1621) traveled in 1620 on the historic voyage of the ship Mayflower as a Separatist member of the Leiden, Holland
Edward_Tilley
17th-century Irish translator
Thomas Shelton (fl. 1604–1620) was a translator of Don Quixote from Spanish into English. Shelton's translation of the first part of the novel was published
Thomas_Shelton_(translator)
Events from the year 1620 in Ireland. Monarch: James I County Longford is planted by English and Scottish landowners, with much of the O'Farrell lands
1620_in_Ireland
1620–1621 military expedition
The English expedition to Algiers occurred between 1620 and 1621, it was a naval attack ordered by King James with the goal of ending Muslim piracy. With
English expedition to Algiers (1620–1621)
English_expedition_to_Algiers_(1620–1621)
Church in Naples, Italy
Laurenzio, and in 1615 Giovanni Giacomo Di Conforto supervised the building. By 1620, the church was completed by Francesco Grimaldi. In 1625 Cosimo Fanzago added
Santissima Trinità delle Monache
Santissima_Trinità_delle_Monache
Virginia colony tobacco planter and politician
Ralph Wormeley (ca. 1620-1651) emigrated to the Virginia colony, where he became a planter and politician who represented York County in the House of Burgesses
Ralph_Wormeley_Sr.
Family of Italian violin makers
Tarisio Antonio & Girolamo Amati ca 1620 Northern Italian viola attributed to Andrea Amati. Made, in our opinion, circa 1620 by a member of the Amati school
Amati
Ship that carried Pilgrims from Holland to England
intended to sail to America aboard both the Speedwell and the Mayflower in 1620. The Pilgrims initially set sail in both ships, but Speedwell was found to
Speedwell_(1577_ship)
Part of the Thirty Years' War
The Capture of Bautzen occurred in September 1620, during the later stages of the Bohemian Revolt, when the Saxons bombarded the fortress city of Bautzen
Siege_of_Bautzen_(1620)
Mayflower passenger
after September 19, 1687) was a passenger on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower. In 1620, he accompanied his parents, Pilgrims William and Susanna White, on the journey
Resolved_White
Maharana of Mewar from 1620 to 1628
March 1628) was a Sisodia Rajput Rana (ruler) of the Kingdom of Mewar (r. 1620 – 1628). He was the eldest son of Maharana Amar Singh I and the grandson
Karan_Singh_II
English Member of Parliament (1620–1698)
Sir Lionel Walden (1620 - 23 March 1698) of Huntingdon was an English Member of Parliament in 1661-1679 and 1685-1687 and Mayor of Huntingdon for 1686–87
Lionel_Walden_(1620–1698)
Baby born on the Mayflower
Peregrine White (b. 1620 – d. 1704) was the first boy born on the Pilgrim ship the Mayflower in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on
Peregrine_White
Lorentz and Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger, is begun (completed 1640) 1620 Work on Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower in Xgħajra, Malta begins. Reconstruction
1620s_in_architecture
Journal by William Bradford, leader of the Plymouth Colony
they settled in the Dutch Republic on the European mainland through the 1620 Mayflower voyage to the New World, until the year 1647. The book ends with
Of_Plymouth_Plantation
Witness to Sir Walter Raleigh execution (1575–1621)
and “Toulson” — was Dean of Westminster from 1617 to 1620, and later Bishop of Salisbury from 1620 to 1621. He attended Sir Walter Raleigh at his execution
Robert_Tounson
Polish noble and failed assassin (died 1620)
November 1620), also known as Michael Piekarski, was a Polish petty nobleman and landowner, who attempted to assassinate King Sigismund III in 1620. Michał
Michał_Piekarski
English Royalist soldier and courtier (1620-1689)
Sir Edward Villiers (April 1620 – July 1689) was an English Royalist soldier and courtier. Part of the powerful Villiers family, he was a friend of Edward
Edward_Villiers_(1620–1689)
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1674 to 1683
Moropant Trimbak Pingale (1620–1683), was a Maratha military commander who also served as the first Peshwa of the Maratha Empire during the reign of Chhatrapati
Moropant_Trimbak_Pingle
1620
1620
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of three places called Billington, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Bedfordshire. The first of these is first recorded in 1196 as Billingduna ‘sword-shaped hill’ (see Bill); the second is in Domesday Book as Belintone ‘settlement (Old English tūn) of Billa’; the one in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from an Old English personal name Billa + dūn ‘hill’. The place in Lancashire is the most likely source of the surname.John Billington (1580–1630), from Spalding, Lincolnshire, was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620 and an early settler in Plymouth Colony. Governor Bradford called him ‘the profanest’ of the settlers; eventually he was hanged for murder. His son Francis married and had children.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly West Midlands)
English (mainly West Midlands) : from Middle English pr(i)est ‘minister of the Church’ (Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, Greek presbyteros ‘elder’, ‘counselor’, comparative of presbys ‘old man’), used as a nickname, either for someone with a pious manner or possibly for someone who had played the part of a priest in a pageant. It may also have been an occupational name for someone in the service of a priest, and occasionally it may have been used to denote someone suspected of being the son of a priest.A John Priest is recorded as being in Woburn, MA, as early as 1675. The Mayflower Pilgrim Digory Priest of Holland died the first winter at Plymouth in 1620, leaving behind a widow who remarried and two daughters, who did not pass on the family name.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : occupational name from Old French molineux ‘miller’ (see Molyneux).William Mullins (d. 1621) was one of the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He, his wife, and his son died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, leaving behind his daughter Priscilla, who married John Alden, by whom she had eleven children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.French (Soulé) : variant of Soulier 1.George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.The name was brought to Watertown, MA, by John Sawin (b. about 1620 in Boxford, Suffolk, England).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Roger.Thomas Rogers (c.1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Winslow, a place in Buckinghamshire named from the genitive case of the Old English personal name or byname Wine (meaning ‘friend’) + Old English hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘mound’, ‘barrow’.Edward Winslow (1595–1655), one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. He was a governor of the colony and also served as agent of the Massachusetts Bay Company in France. In 1621 he married Susanna, the widow of William White, the first marriage in New England. Their son Josiah (c.1629–80) was governor of Plymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680, the first native-born governor in North America. He had numerous prominent descendents.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name. This is either Aldan, a variant of Healfdane (see Haldane), or Aldine, Old English Ealdwine, literally ‘old friend’, but probably to be interpreted as ‘friend of the past’.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in western Norway, so named because of its situation below a high mountain.John Alden (c.1599–1687) was one of the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He moved from Plymouth to Duxbury, MA, about 1627. Many of his descendants were merchant seamen, among them James Alden (1810–77), who twice circumnavigated the globe.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : from Middle English whit ‘white’, hence a nickname for someone with white hair or an unnaturally pale complexion. In some cases it represents a Middle English personal name, from an Old English byname, Hwīt(a), of this origin. As a Scottish and Irish surname it has been widely used as a translation of the many Gaelic names based on bán ‘white’ (see Bain 1) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). There has also been some confusion with Wight.Translated form of cognate and equivalent names in other languages, such as German Weiss, French Blanc, Polish Białas (see Bialas), etc.Peregrine White (1620–1704), brother of Resolved, was born in Cape Cod harbor on board the Mayflower, thus becoming the first child of English descent to be born in New England. His father, William White, was the son of the rector of Barham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England; he died in 1621 during the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hopkin. The surname is widespread throughout southern and central England, but is at its most common in South Wales.Irish (County Longford and western Ireland) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac OibicÃn, itself a Gaelicized form of an Anglo-Norman name. In other parts of the country this name is generally of English origin.Stephen Hopkins (c.1580–1644) was a pilgrim on the Mayflower in 1620 and one of the founders of Plymouth Colony. At his death he left seven children and eighteen grandchildren.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French basset, a diminutive of basse ‘low’, ‘short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.William Bassett (c. 1598–1667) came to Plymouth, MA, from Kent, England, in the 1620s; in about 1650 he moved to Duxbury and subesequently to Bridgewater. He had many prominent descendants, among them one of the earliest families on Martha’s Vineyard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dresser of cloth, Old English fullere (from Latin fullo, with the addition of the English agent suffix). The Middle English successor of this word had also been reinforced by Old French fouleor, foleur, of similar origin. The work of the fuller was to scour and thicken the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. This surname is found mostly in southeast England and East Anglia. See also Tucker and Walker.In a few cases the name may be of German origin with the same form and meaning as 1 (from Latin fullare).Americanized version of French Fournier.Samuel Fuller (1589–1633), born in Redenhall, Norfolk, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a deacon of the church and until his death functioned as Plymouth Colony’s physician.
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English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), so named from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + edisc ‘pasture’. There is another place so named in Gloucestershire, but it does not seem to be the source of the surname.Myles Standish (?1584–1656) was a soldier of fortune, from 1620 captain of the Mayflower Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Little is known of his origins and early life, but in his will he claimed to be descended from a leading Catholic family, the Standishes of Standish, Lancashire, England. He also claimed to have been deprived of his inheritance, a claim not confirmed.
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English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
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English
English : habitational name from any of several places so called. Allerton on Merseyside, Chapel Allerton in West Yorkshire, and others in West Yorkshire were named in Old English as alra tūn ‘settlement by the alders’. One in Somerset (Alwarditone in Domesday Book) is ‘Ælfweard’s settlement’; one in West Yorkshire (Allerton Mauleverer, Alvertone in Domesday Book) is ‘Ælfhere’s settlement’.Isaac Allerton (?1586–1658) was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. His descendants included Samuel Allerton (1828–1914), one of the founders of modern Chicago.
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English
English : habitational name from any of the many places, large and small, called Bradford; in particular the city in West Yorkshire, which originally rose to prosperity as a wool town. There are others in Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Greater Manchester, Norfolk, Somerset, and elsewhere. They are all named with Old English brÄd ‘broad’ + ford ‘ford’.This name was brought independently to North American by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. William Bradford (1590–1657), born in Austerfield in South Yorkshire, England, the son of a yeoman farmer, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who emigrated to America on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact and in 1621 he was elected governor of Plymouth colony, being re-elected thirty times.
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1620
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Scandinavian Dutch German
God has been gracious; has shown favor.
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Icelandic
Icelandic form of Latin Mathilda, MATTHILDUR means "mighty in battle."
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Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
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Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
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Scottish English
True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the...
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Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi
Ray of Light; Energy; Brilliance; Intelligence
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Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Prosperous
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Faith; A Wife of Shiva; Trust; Concentration
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Scottish
This may have given rise to the Scottish dialect word 'cuddy', meaning donkey.
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Italian
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Modestus, MODESTO means "moderate, sober."
1620
1620
1620
1620
1620
n.
To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.