1673 Settlers

‘A List of Passengers ordered on Board the Two Shipps for St Hellena 1673’

(St Helena’s two Mayflowers, the EUROPEAN and the JOHN AND ALEXANDER)

source: India Office Library and Records, E/3/88, p.88


Capt. Antho: Beale 
Elinor his wife 
Richard his sonne 
Mary his daughter 
and seaven Serv’ts  -  11 

Wm. Gates 
Bridget his wife 
William & John their Children 
Eliz. Palmir their Serv’t  -  5 

James Easting 
Anne his wife 
Thomas and James their Children 
Anne their Serv’t  -  5 

John Walls 
Bridget his wife 
Dorothy Draper Serv’t  -  3 

John Greentree 
Mary his wife 
Elizabeth, Anne & Jane their Children 
one Maid Serv’t 
one Black  -  7 

Mr Wm. Swindell Minister 
Jno. Wharmly his Serv’t  -  2 

Tho. Smouet 
Anne his wife 
Elizabeth their Child 
Rich. Walett 
Alice Walett  -  5 

Richard Mattby Armo.  -  1 

Tho: Collins  -  1 

Rob’t. Tamps 
Ann his wife  -  2 

Wm. Young 
Eliz. his wife 
John, Richard, Robert, Phillip their Children 
Two Maid Servants  -  9 

 John Fuller 
Ann his wife 
one Child  -  3 

Rich: Swallow 
Marga: his wife 
Margaret, Martha their Children 
Abyas Betts. single woman 
Two Negro Serv’ts  -  7 

Fran: Rutter 
Marg: Griffin 
Sarah Butler  -  3 

Twelve Negro serv’ts of the Compa.  -  12 

Francis Rangham 
Anne his wife 
Samuell, Mary, Francis their Children 
Mary Bennet 
Mary Plowright  -  7 

John Coulson 
Grace his wife 
Nathaniell, Elizabeth, Martha their Children 
Wm Dufton 
Abigail Cox 
one negro  -  8 

John Younge 
Sarah his wife 
John & Barbara their Children 
Elizabeth Lewis Serv’t  -  5 

Fran: Moon Chyrurgion 
Marg: his wife 
Francis, Ephrath, Mary their Children 
Anne Perry, Sarah Tremor, Richard Hall Serv’ts  -  8 

John Amps 
John Starling 
one maid Serv’t  -  3 

John Keneday 
Elizabeth his wife 
Sarah Gray  -  3 

From the Governor's Commission and Instructions, 19.12.1673
(IOLR: E/3/88, p.85)

“[A]ll the old planters formerly settled on the said Island, & now bound thither, shall be repossest of their severall houses & plantations w’ch formerly they enjoyed, in the condicon they shall be found at the arrival of these shipps, and that all new planters, shall upon their arrivall have twenty Acres of Land rough & plaine, sett out unto them, by the Gov' & Councell for each family to build and plant upon it, and that all the plantaicons, both to the old, and new planters, be con[veyed] to them, their heirs, and assignes for ever [...].    [...]  That besides the said porcon of land, each family shall have two Cowes [...].”





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