Lyon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

• Name	Lyon
  Type	Ship
  Transit	May 1629	From Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [9]
  	To Plymouth
  	Capt. William Peirce, Master Isaac Allerton
  	The ship arrived in August after landing some goods and passengers "at Salem and the Bay."
  Migration	Feb 1629/30	From Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [6, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  	To Salem
  	Capt. William Peirce, Master Thomas Harris Elizabeth Hills Isaac Allerton
  	The ship arrived in May 1630.
  Member	8 Apr 1630  [4]
  	of the Winthrop Fleet with Arbella Mary & John
  Migration	1 Dec 1630	From Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  	To Salem
  	Capt. William Peirce, Master John Perkins Quartermaster John Perkins Mary Perkins Elizabeth Perkins Deacon Thomas Perkins Sgt. Jacob Perkins Judith Gater
  	The ship arrived on 5 Feb 1630/1. Information about the ship LYON in an article written about Roger Williams and published in the Genealogist's Post vol 1:5 (May 1964) pp.3-9. This was on page 3: In December of 1630, a small, one hundred ton boat, the "Lyon" (which became famous in the history of the early immigration to Massachusetts) sailed from Bristol, England with about twenty passengers and two hundred tons of goods. Her Master, Captain William Pierce, noted for his skillful seamanship, was at her helm. Among the passengers was the reverend Roger Williams and his wife Mary; John Throckmorton with his wife Rebecca and children, John and Patience; John Perkins with his wife Judith and children John, Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas and Jacob; Edmond Onge and his wife Frances and children Simon and Jonah; and William Parke. On February 5, 1631, the little boat docked in Boston for her Master was sympathetic to the policy of the Puritan leaders. Here is the list of passengers on the Lyon which are recorded in the book "The Perkins Family in Ye Olden Times" by D. W. Perkins 1916. Mr. Roger Williams Mrs. Mary Williams, his wife Mr. John Throckmorton John Perkins, aged 47 Judith Perkins, his wife, aged 42 John Perkins, Jr, son of John and Judith, aged 22 Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of John and Judith, aged 20 Mary Perkins, daughter of John and Judith, aged 15 Ann Perkins, daughter of John and Judith, aged 13 Thomas Perkins, son of John and Judith, aged 9 Jacob Perkins, son of John and Judith, aged 3 Edmond Onge Frances Onge, his wife. Simon Onge, son of Edmond and Frances, aged 6 Jacob Onge, son of Edmond and Frances aged____
  Transit	1 Apr 1631	From Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America   [8]
  	To England
  	The ship arrived 4 weeks later.
  Migration	Abt 23 Aug 1631	From London, Middlesex, England   [19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  	To Nantasket
  	Capt. William Peirce, Master Margaret Tyndal Adam Winthrop Anne Winthrop Deacon Andrew Warner Mary Humphrey Mary Warner Andrew Warner Richard Lyman Phyllis Lyman Sarah Osborne John Lyman John Steele Ens. John Steele Rachel Talcott Gov. John Winthrop Rev. John Eliot Deacon Stephen Hart
  	The ship arrived on 2 Nov 1631.
  Migration	22 Jun 1632	From London, Middlesex, England   [1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47]
  	To Boston
  	Capt. William Peirce, Master Elder William Goodwin Elizabeth White Isaac Morrel Sarah Morrel Katherine Morrel Sarah ________ William Wadsworth Sarah Wadsworth William Wadsworth Mary Wadsworth John Wadsworth Sarah Talcott Col. Jonathan Wade Susanna ________ Daniel Brewer Hannah Brewer Joanna Morrill Daniel Brewer Joanna Brewer John Benjamin Abigail Eddy James Olmstead Capt. Nicholas Olmstead Abraham Morrill Elder John Whipple Osias Goodwin Richard Benjamin John Brewer Elder John White
  	The ship arrived on 16 Sep 1632.
  Person ID	I35284	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family	Capt. William Peirce,   b. Abt 1591/2   d. 13 Jul 1641, at sea (Age ~ 49 years)  [10]
  Family ID	F17108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Transit - To Plymouth,Capt. William Peirce, Master Isaac Allerton   - May 1629 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Migration - To Salem,Capt. William Peirce, Master Thomas Harris Elizabeth Hills Isaac Allerton   - Feb 1629/30 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Migration - To Salem,Capt. William Peirce, Master John Perkins Quartermaster John Perkins Mary Perkins Elizabeth Perkins Deacon Thomas Perkins Sgt. Jacob Perkins Judith Gater   - 1 Dec 1630 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Transit - To England - 1 Apr 1631 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America Migration - To Nantasket, Capt. William Peirce, Master Margaret Tyndal Adam Winthrop Anne Winthrop Deacon Andrew Warner Mary Humphrey Mary Warner Andrew Warner Richard Lyman Phyllis Lyman Sarah Osborne John Lyman John Steele Ens. John Steele Rachel Talcott Gov. John Winthrop Rev. John Eliot Deacon Stephen Hart - Abt 23 Aug 1631 - London, Middlesex, England Migration - To Boston, Capt. William Peirce, Master Elder William Goodwin Elizabeth White Isaac Morrel Sarah Morrel Katherine Morrel Sarah ________ William Wadsworth Sarah Wadsworth William Wadsworth Mary Wadsworth John Wadsworth Sarah Talcott Col. Jonathan Wade Susanna ________ Daniel Brewer Hannah Brewer Joanna Morrill Daniel Brewer Joanna Brewer John Benjamin Abigail Eddy James Olmstead Capt. Nicholas Olmstead Abraham Morrill Elder John Whipple Osias Goodwin Richard Benjamin John Brewer Elder John White - 22 Jun 1632 - London, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  This ship was famous in the history of the early emigration to Massachusetts, and her Master was equally noted for his skillful seamanship and his sympathy with the policy of the Puritan leaders. In 1630, 1631, and 1632 she made four voyages hither in quick succession under his command with the regularity and safety of a ferry, and on one of them saved the new settlement from starvation and death by her timely arrival with provisions and anti-scorbutics. The official connection of the Lyon with the Winthrop Fleet is of the same character as related of the Mary and John, as both were doubtless approved by the Governor and Assistants. In his letter of March 28, 1630, to his wife, written from the Arbella, off the Isle of Wight, after noting the sailing of the Mary and John, Winthrop wrote: 'and the ship which goes from Bristowe (Bristol) carrieth about eighty persons', This was the Lyon and she probably sailed from that port to accommodate passengers living In the West Counties -- Lancashire, Cheshire, Warwick, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. That they were authorized to settle in the limits of the Bay Patent seems assured as there is no evidence to the contrary following their arrival. The date of her departure is not known (probably in March) but her arrival at Salem is reported 'in the latter part of May' some time before the Arbella reached that port. The identity of this ship is not established as there were several of her name in existence at that period. In view of her valuable services to the Colony it is to be hoped that the necessary search may be made to fix her home port, previous history, tonnage, and ownership. Of Captain William Peirce, her Master, more particulars are known. He had sailed to Plymouth in 1623 as Master of the Anne of London, bringing the last lot of passengers to the Pilgrim settlement. He was then a resident of Ratcliffe, parish of Stepney, London, and at that date was about thirty-one years old. He made a voyage to Salem in 1629 as Master of the Mayflower (not the Pilgrim ship) and thereafter he was in constant traffic in passengers and merchandise across the Atlantic. He took up his residence in Boston in 1632 and was admitted freeman May I4, 1634. His wife, Bridget, joined the church February 2, 1632/3; perhaps a second wife, as a William Peirce, mariner of Whitechapel, was licensed in 1615 to marry Margaret Gibbs. Whitechapel and Stepney are adjoining parishes. He became a Town and Colony official and was engaged In coastwise shipping thereafter. He compiled an Almanac for New England which was the second issue in 1639 from the Daye press at Cambridge. In 1641 he was killed by the Spaniards while on a voyage to the island of New Providence, Bahamas Group, whither he was taking passengers for settlement. In view of her valuable services to the Colony it is to be hoped that the necessary search may be made to fix her home port, previous history, tonnage, and ownership.

  
  

• Sources

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