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CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH OF THE MAYFLOWER - cape cod |
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- PASSENGER
LIST OF THE MAYFLOWER
- These names are based on the
passenger list made by
William Bradford in his
contemporaneous journal
which was published under
the title Of Plimoth
Plantation. Myles Standish
and Rose Standish, wife. List of
names found in the first
three generations of the
Standish Line: Gushee,
Delano, Hobart, Hatch,
Samson. * Source:
sail1620.org
- CAPTAIN
MYLES STANDISH OF
THE MAYFLOWER
- Among those on board the
ship Mayflower when it
finally reached New England
in
November, 1620 were Myles
Standish and his wife Rose,
whose maiden name is not
known.
A religious group called the
Separatists had fled from
England to Holland to escape
the
fines and punishments
for their illegal religious. They wanted to keep their
English customs
and their own religion, so
they decided to go to the
New World in search of
religious freedom.
And they needed a military
leader.
After several financial and
political problems, two
ships were obtained. The
Speedwell
(which leaked and could not
make the trip) sailed from
Leyden, Holland with the
Separatists.
And the Mayflower sailed
from South Hampton, England
with the London and English
group.
One problem after another
delayed their departure
until they had to cross the
stormy North
Atlantic Ocean during a bad
time of the year. After 66
miserable days at sea with
102 passengers
packed in that tiny ship,
they finally anchored near
Provincetown on Cape Cod in
Massachusetts.
- At First
Encounter Beach in Eastham
in 1620, a Pilgrim troupe
led by Myles Standish met
Nauset Indians, who attacked
the explorers with bows and
arrows. Today’s visitors
take Samoset Road to the
same spot, imagining what
may have transpired during
the legendary first meeting
between Pilgrims and Native
Americans. Arrows and musket
fire were exchanged but the
English gathered up all of
the arrows, sending these
back to England as
curiosities. This event made
such an impression on the
Pilgrims that they did not
return to the area for two
dozen years. Making this
pilgrimage towards sunset
means that today’s pilgrims
will be rewarded with a
truly dazzling sunset on
Cape Cod Bay.
It was December and very
cold before the area at
Plymouth Rock was finally
selected as
the site to establish
Plymouth Colony. Today we
call this group of people
who settled there the
Pilgrims. Myles Standish
survived that first terrible
winter when half of those
who had just
arrived perished from some
unidentified epidemic, but
his wife Rose died. He was
married
again by 1623 to a lady
named Barbara, maiden name
unknown.
- Myles’ exact date and place
of birth are not known, but
we do know that he died on
October 6, 1656 age past 70.
And we know that he was a
short man as he was called
Captain
Shrimp by some, that he had
red hair, and that his face
turned red when he lost his
temper which
was often. Standish did not
join the Plymouth church,
yet he held the responsible
position of military
leadership, served many
years as an Assistant and
five years as Colony
treasurer.
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