Jasper More, Bradford says, “was a child yt
was put to him.” Further
information concerning
him is given in connection with his brother
Richard, “indentured”
to Elder Brewster. He is erroneously called
by Justin Winsor in
his “History of Duxbury” (Massachusetts)
a child
of Carver’s, as
Elizabeth Tilley is “his daughter.”
Others have
similarly erred.
Elder William Brewster’s known age at his death
determines his age in
1620. He was born
in 1566-67. His early life was full of interest
and activity, and his
life in Holland and America no less so. In
early life he filled
important stations. Steele’s “Chief
of the
Pilgrims” is a
most engaging biography of him, and there are others
hardly less so, Bradford’s
sketch being one of the best.
Mrs. Mary Brewster’s age at her death determines
it at the embarkation,
and is matter of computation.
Love Brewster was the second son of his parents, his
elder brother
Jonathan coming over afterwards.
Wrestling Brewster was but a “lad,” and his father’s third son.
Richard More and his brother, Bradford states, “were
put to him” (Elder
Brewster) as bound-boys.
For a full account of their English
origin, Richard’s
affidavit, etc., see ante. This makes him
but
about six, but he was
perhaps older.
Governor Edward Winslow’s known age at his death
fixes his age at the
time of the exodus,
and his birth is duly recorded at Droitwich, in
Worcester, England.
(See “Winslow Memorial,” David Parsons
Holton,
vol. i. p. 16.)
Mrs. Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, the first wife of
the Governor, appears
by the data supplied
by the record of her marriage in Holland, May
27, 1618, to have been
a maiden of comporting years to her
husband’s, he
being then twenty-three. Tradition makes her
slightly
younger than her husband.
George Soule, it is evident,—like Howland,—though
denominated a
“servant”
by Bradford, was more than this, and should rather
have
been styled, as Goodwin
points out, “an employee” of Edward Winslow.
His age is approximated
by collateral evidence, his marriage, etc.
Elias Story is called “man-servant” by
Bradford, and his age is unknown.
The fact that he did
not sign the Compact indicates that he was
under age, but extreme
illness may have prevented, as he died early.
Ellen More, “a little girl that was put to him”
(Winslow), died early.
She was sister of the
other More children, “bound out” to Carver
and
Brewster, of whom extended
mention has been made.
Governor William Bradford’s date of birth fixes
his age in 1620. His
early home was at Austerfield,
in Yorkshire. Belknap ("American
Biography,” vol.
ii. p. 218) says: “He learned the art of
silk-dyeing.”