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William Bradford ( c. 19 March 1590 – 9 May 1657) was an English Puritan Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620.
May 9, 2024 · William Bradford (born March 1590, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England—died May 9, 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was the governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years, who helped shape and stabilize the political institutions of the first permanent colony in New England.
Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about William Bradford, the Pilgrim leader who sailed on the Mayflower and governed Plymouth Colony for over 30 years. Find out his early life, religious beliefs, family, and his journal that chronicled the colony's history.
Nov 2, 2020 · William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE) was one of the leading members of the congregation of pilgrims who came to North America aboard the Mayflower, a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and the second governor of the Plymouth Colony after the death of the first, John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE), in 1621 CE.
Oct 14, 2015 · William Bradford was a Separatist religious leader who sailed on the 'Mayflower' and eventually became governor of the Plymouth settlement.
Jan 13, 2021 · Learn about the religious persecution, voyage, and colony of the separatists led by William Bradford, who wrote the first-hand account of their journey in 1630-1651 CE. Explore the themes of faith, community, and individualism in this influential work of early American literature and history.
William Bradford (1589–1657) told the story of the “Pilgrims,” the name by which this group became known in the nineteenth century, in a manuscript headed “Of Plimmoth Plantation.”
