William Peirce, Master, sailed from London June 22, 1632 and arrived September 16, 1632 at Boston. Aboard were one hundred and twenty three passengers, including fifty children. The voyage took twelve weeks.
The Lewis and Curtis families listed below are both direct ancestors! Members of the Goodwin family are collateral ancestors.
Passenger List
WILLIAM WADSWORTH
of Braintree, county Essex
Cambrldge
Mrs. . . . . . . Wadsworth
Sarah Wadsworth
William Wadsworth
Mary Wadsworth
John Wadsworth
JOHN TALCOTT
of Braintree, county Essex
Cambrldge
Mrs. Dorothy Talcott
John Talcott
Mary Talcott
JOSEPH ROBERTS
JOHN COGSWELL
of Halstead, county Essex
Roxbury
Mrs. Mary Cogswell
ROBERT SHELLEY
Roxbury
Mrs. Anne Shelley
JOHN WATSON
Roxbury
WILLIAM HEATH
Roxbury
Mrs. Mary Heath
Isaac Heath
Mary Heath
Anna Heath
RICHARD ALLIS
THOMAS UFFORD
of Newbourne, county Suffolk
Springfield
Mrs. Isabel Ufford
John Ufford
Isabel Ufford
ISAAC MORRILL
of Hatfield Broadoak, Essex
Roxbury
Mrs. . . . Morrill
Sarah Morrill
Katherine Morrill
JOHN WITCHFIELD
of London
Dorchester
Mrs. . . . . . Witchfield
JONATHAN WADE
of Northampton
Charlestown
Mrs. Susanna Wade
ROBERT BARTLETT
JOHN WHIPPLE
of Bocking, Essex
Dorchester
JOHN BROWNE
Plymouth
Mrs. Dorothy Browne
Mary Browne
John Browne
James Browne
William Browne
JOHN CHURCHMAN
THOMAS WILLETT
of Yarmouth, Norfolk
Plymouth
JOHN TOTMAN
Roxbury
NATHANIEL RICHARDS
Cambridge
Mrs. . . . . . . Richards
WILLIAM CURTIS
of Nazing, county Essex
Roxbury
Mrs. Sarah Curtis
Thomas Curtis
Mary Curtis
John Curtis
Phllip Curtis
NICHOLAS CLARK
Cambridge
DANIEL BREWER
Roxbury
Mrs. Joanna Brewer
Danlel Brewer
Anne Brewer
Joanna Brewer
JOHN BREWER
of county Sussex
Cambridge
JOHN BENJAMIN
of Heathfield Sussex
Mrs. Abigail Benjamin
WILLIAM JAMES
EDWARD CARRINGTON
Charlestown
WILLIAM GOODWIN
of Bocklng, county Essex
Cambridge
Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin
Elizabeth Goodwin
OZIAS GOODWIN
of Bocking, county Essex
Cambridge
Mrs. . . . . . Goodwin
William Goodwin
JOHN WHITE
Cambridge
Mrs. Mary White
Nathaniel White
Mary White
JAMES OLMSTEAD
of Fairstead, county Essex
Cambridge
Mrs. Joyce Olmstead
Nehemiah Olmstead
Nicholas Olmstead
Richard Olmstead
John Olmstead
Rebecca Olmstead
SETH GRANT
WILLIAM LEWIS
Cambridge
Mrs. Felix Lewis
EDWARD ELMORE
perhaps from London
Cambridge
Mrs. . . . . . Elmore
Richard Elmore
Edward Elmore
EDWARD HOLMAN
of Clapham, county Surrey
Plymouth
CHARLES GLOVER
Salem
The Lyon
LYON. This ship was famous in the history of the early emigration to Massachusetts, and her Master was equally noted for his skillful seamanship and his sympathy with the policy of the Puritan leaders.
In 1630, 1631, and 1632 she made four voyages hither in quick succession under his command with the regularity and safety of a ferry, and on one of them saved the new settlement from starvation and death by her timely arrival with provisions and anti-scorbutics.
The official connection of the Lyon with the Winthrop Fleet is of the same character as related of the Mary and John, as both were doubtless approved by the Governor and Assistants. In his letter of March 28, 1630, to his wife, written from the Arbella, off the Isle of Wight, after noting the sailing of the Mary and John, Winthrop wrote: 'and the ship which goes from Bristowe (Bristol) carrieth about eighty persons', This was the Lyon and she probably sailed from that port to accommodate passengers living In the West Counties -- Lancashire, Cheshire, Warwick, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. That they were authorized to settle in the limits of the Bay Patent seems assured as there is no evidence to the contrary following their arrival. The date of her departure is not known (probably in March) but her arrival at Salem is reported `in the latter part of May' some time before the Arbella reached that port. The identity of this ship is not established as there were several of her name in existence at that period. In view of her valuable services to the Colony it is to be hoped that the necessary search may be made to fix her home port, previous history, tonnage, and ownership. Of Captain William Peirce, her Master, more particulars are known. He had sailed to Plymouth in 1623 as Master of the Anne of London, bringing the last lot of passengers to the Pilgrim settlement.
He was then a resident of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, London, and at that date was about thirty-one years old. He made a voyage to Salem in 1629 as Master of the Mayflower (not the Pilgrim ship) and thereafter he was in constant traffic in passengers and merchandise across the Atlantic. He took up his residence in Boston in 1632 and was admitted freeman May I4, 1634. His wife, Bridget, joined the church February 2, 1632/3; perhaps a second wife, as a William Peirce, mariner of Whitechapel, was licensed in 1615 to marry Margaret Gibbs. Whitechapel and Stepney are adjoining parishes. He became a Town and Colony official and was engaged In coastwise shipping thereafter. He compiled an Almanac for New England which was the second issue in 1639 from the Daye press at Cambridge. In 1641 he was killed by the Spaniards while on a voyage to the island of New Providence, Bahamas Group, whither he was taking passengers for settlement.
Many thanks to Dave Curtin who gave me permission to use material from his site for this page.One of his sources was: C. Banks "Planters of the CommonWealth"
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