Passengers of the unnamed ship from Weymouth - 1635

Here is the roll of passengers of an unnamed ship, bound for New England, sailing from Weymouth, Dorset, in 1635.

This is taken from 'The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; serving men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700 ... from Mss. preserved in the state paper department of her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. Edited by James Camden Hotten: London 1874 - see original texts. This ship list starts at page 283.

This describes the ship as Bound for New England" and sailing from "Waymouth, ye 20th March 1635". There is a footnote by Hotten to the date, saying "Really 1635/6". There is a reference to this ship on a website from Weymouth, Dorset on this webpage, which dates it 1636/7 and gives the Master: John Driver. See discussion of dates.

Thomas Dible is number 72 on this list, and his sister (sonor) Francis is number 73. Thomas Dible is a husbandman (farm labourer) and is 22 years old. Francis Dible is 24 years old.

Comments on my transcription: I have tried to give the spellings of names as they are given in the original. The numbering system went wrong in several places, but I have stuck to the original. The people are obviously grouped into families so I have inserted a blank line between them - this is not in the original. The descriptions seem to tail off towards the end, and some of the ages are frankly absurd - perhaps the "cleark" got tired! For accuracy, please consult the original - see above.

	Name	Location	Job / relationship	aged .. Yeare
1	Joseph Hall	of Somerset	a minister	40
2	Agnis Hall		his wife	25
3	Joane Hall		his daughtr.	15
4	Joseph Hall		his sonne	13
5	Tristram Hall		his son	11
6	Elizabeth Hall		his daughtr.	7
7	Temperance Hall		his daughtr.	9
8	Grissell Hall		his daughtr.	5
9	Dorothy Hall		his daughtr.	3
10	Judeth French		his s'vaunt	20
11	John Wood		his s'vaunt	20
12	Robr. Dabyn		his s'vaunt	28

13	Musachiell Bernard	of Batcombe, Somersett	Clothier	24
14	Mary Bernard		his wife	28
15	John Bernard		his sonne	3
16	Nathaniel Bernard		his sonne	1

17	Rich: Persons		salter & his s'vant	30

18	Francis Baber		Chandler	36

19	Jesope Joyner			22

20	Walter Jesop		Weaver	21

21	Timothy Tabor	of Batcombe of Som'st.	taylor	35
22	Jane Tabor		his wife	35
23	Jane Tabor		his daughtr.	10
24	Anne Tabor		his daughtr.	8
25	Sarah Tabor		his daughtr.	5
26	Willm Fever		his s'vaunt	20

27	Jno: Whitmark			39
28	Alice Whitmark		his wife	35
29	Jmo: Whitmark		his sonne	11
30	Jane Whitmark		his daughtr.	7
31	Ouseph (or Onseph) Whitmark		his sonne	5
32	Rich: Whytemark		his sonne	2

33	Willm. Read	of Batcombe in Somersett	Taylor	28
34
35	Susan Read		his wife	29
36	Hanna Read		his daughtr.	3
37	Lusan Read		his daughtr.	1

38	Rich: Adams		his s'vante	29
39	Mary Adams		his wife	26
40	Mary Cheame		his daughtr.	1

41	Zachary Bickwell			45
42	Agnis Bickwell		his wife	27
43	Jno. Bickwell		his sonne	11
44	Jno. Kitchin		his servaunt	23

46	George Allin			24
47	Katherin Allyn		his wife	30
48	George Allyn		his sonne	16
49	Willm. Allyn		his sonne	8
50	Mathew Allyn		his sonne	6
51	Edward Poole		his s'vaunt	26

52	Henry Kingman			40
53	Joane Kingman		his wife	39
54	Edward Kingman		his sonne	16
55	Joane Kingman		his daughtr.	11
56	Anne Kingman		his daughtr.	9
57	Thomas Kingman		his sonne	7
58	John Kingman		his sonne	2
59	Jn. Ford		his servaunt	30

60	William Kinge			40 (or 30)
61	Dorothy Kinge		his wife	34
62	Mary Kinge		his daughtr.	12
63	Katheryn Kinge		his daughtr.	10
64	Willm. Kinge		his sonne	8
65	Hanna Kinge		his daughtr.	6

66	Thomas Holbrooke	of Broudway Somm'		34
67	Jane Holbrooke		his wife	34
68	John Holbrooke		his sonne	11
69	Thomas Holbrooke		his sonne	10
70	Anne Holbrooke		his daughtr.	5
71	Elizabeth Holbrooke		his daughtr.	1

72	Thomas Dible		husbandm.	22
73	Francis Dible		soror	24

74	Robert Lovell		husbandman	40
75	Elizabeth Lovell		his wife	35
76	Zacheus Lovell		his sonne	15
78	Anne Lovell		his daughtr.	16
79	John Lovell		his sonne	8
	Ellyn Lovell		his daughtr.	1
80	James Lovell		his sonne	1
81	Joseph Chickin		his servant	16

82	Alice Kinham			22

83	Angell Hollard			21
84	Katheryn Hollard		his wife	22
85	George Land		his servaunt	22
86	Sarah Jand		his kinswoman	18

87	Richard Joanes	of Dinder

88	Robt. Martyrn	of Badcombe	husbandm.	44

89	Humfrey Shepheard		husbandm.	32
90	John Vpham		husbandman	35
91	Joane Martyn			44
92	Elizabeth Vpham			32
93	John Vpham		Jun.	7
94	William Graue [Grave]			12
95	Sarah Vpham			26
96	Nathaniell Vpham			5
97	Elizabeth Vpham			3

98	Richard Wade	of Simstuly Dorst.	Cop [Cooper]	60
99	Elizabeth Wade		his wife	6 [sic]
100	Dinah Wade		his daughtr.	22
101	Henry Lush		his s'vant	17
102	Andrewe Hallet		his s'vaunt	28

103	John Hoble		husbandm.	13

104	Robt. Huste		husbandm.	40

105	John Woodcooke			2

106	Rich. Porter		husband	3 [sic]

At the end, the list is signed John Porter, Deputy Cleark to Edw: Thoroughgood.

John Winthrop was founder of the colony of Massachusetts Bay in New England, which included Dorchester. In his journal, in the early 1630's, he describes each ship arriving at the colony, but on June 3 1635, he just says: "There came in seven other ships, and one to Salem, and four more to the mouth of the bay, with store of passengers and cattle. They all came within six weeks." He sounds rather overwhelmed! Presumably Thomas and Frances Dible's ship was one of these.