I was looking forward to visiting
Plymouth MA, where the pilgrims landed after traveling across the Atlantic on
the Mayflower. We were allowed to tour the Mayflower Replica. Amazing that
people were brave enough to travel across a vast ocean in such a small vessel. I
have to admire people who were willing to leave their home country in search of
religious freedom.
The guide told us the passengers stayed below and the crew
stayed above because the passengers were Christians and they did not appreciate
the actions and language of the crew.
Our ancestor
Edward Fuller, his wife and son, Samuel, were on the Mayflower. It was a really small ship to carry so many
people for such a long time. The rock they allegedly stepped out on was on
display, with the 1620 etched on it. It
was a small rock; I feel certain that people who had been on that rocking and
rolling ship would have chosen a bigger rock to step out on.
Sadly Edward Fuller and his wife died the first winter they
were in America, leaving their son, Samuel, an orphan. He went to live with his
father’s brother Samuel who was a doctor.
We viewed the memorial in honor of those hardy pilgrims who
braved storms, hunger and crowded conditions on the Mayflower so long ago. It
is a beautiful memorial listing everyone’s names.
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