4ManysettlerscametotheAmericasearchofreligions freedombecausetheyhadbeenpersecutedinEngland. freedombecausetheyhadbeenpersecutedinEngland. Theearly13colonies Theearly13colonies Between1607and1733theBritishestablished13 Between1607and1733theBritishestablished13 coloniesalongtheeastcoastofNorthAmerica.Theywere coloniesalong...
Presuming the above account is true, then while ancestors to Hugh Sprague, possibly with some ties to an early European in North America, kept the Sabbath, this would mean that the original pilgrim settlers to Plymouth Rock did not. Furthermore, I did my own research into theJournal of the...
Joshua Z. Cozens and Asa Brown are known, from various old records, to have been residents of Salem, but they are not known to have provided any statements relating to the fictional writings of their neighbor, Solomon Spalding. James Harper was a member of the original family of settlers ...
The first record of human settlers to the Niagara Peninsula, came from southwestern Ontario between 1300 and 1400 A.D.One of the earliest native tribes called themselves the "Onguiaahra". It is a name from which the "Niagara River" originated.Among the early settlers were an Iroquois group ...
Restrictions in New England The Puritan settlers of New England came to the New World to establish a society based on a strict Calvinist interpretation of the Bible. Although the work ethic had not originated with the Puritans, they adopted it enthusiastically. Idleness was detested as the "...
This goes back as far as Bernard Ogborne whose will of 1568 is available on this website. Sir William made his name in London. It is thought that one or more of the 17th century settlers in New Jersey may have come from this family. We are members of: The Guild of One Name Studies...
They were the first settlers of Pennsylvania in 1682, underWilliam Penn,and have ever since flourished in thefree enjoyment of their religion. They believe that God has given to all men sufficient ligh...
homeless from the farmlands and villages of Europe. 4 Many settlers came to the "America" search of religions 4 Many settlers came to the "America" search of religions freedom because they had been persecuted in England. freedom because they had been persecuted in England. The early 13 ...
Even as Native peoples proved vital trading partners, scouts, and allies against hostile nations, they were often condemned by white settlers and government officials as “savages.” White ridicule of Indigenous practices and disregard for Indigenous nations’ property rights and sovereignty prompted ...
were easy to care for, therefore quickly supplying new settlers with a source of fresh meat. The ability to rear cattle and sheep is thought to have improved as farmers became better established; as more land was cleared for pasture and enclosures were built to keep away predators (Need1838:...