![]() ![]() ![]() Records reveal that there were two men of that name living there, other than Mayflower William White about 1620 and both appear to have been still there after the Mayflower departed. As a result, "Little is known about Pilgrim William White." įurther, there is confusion about William White in Leiden. According to genealogist Charles Edward Banks, his surname is one of the dozen most common in England and his baptismal name one of the four most frequently bestowed in that period. The commonness of William White's name had made genealogical research on him difficult. William White of the Mayflower was baptized 25 January 1586/7 at Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, son of Edward and Thomasine (Cross)(May) White. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and perished early in the history of Plymouth Colony. Accompanied by his wife Susanna, son Resolved and two servants, and joined by a son, Peregrine, on the way, he traveled in 1620 on the historic voyage. William White (25 January 1586/7 – 21 February 1621) was a passenger on the Mayflower. Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) ![]()
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