Richard Britterige (bef. 1600 - 1620)

Born before 1600 in England

Died 21 Dec 1620 after age 20 in Plymouth Harbor

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Biography

"Moyses Fletcher, Thomas Williams, Digerie Preist, John Goodman, Edmond Margeson, Richard Britterige, Richard Clarke. All these dyed sone after their arivall, in the generall sicknes that befell. But Digerie Preist had his wife & children sent hither afterwards, she being Mr. Allertons sister. But the rest left no posteritie here."^[1]

William Bradford's list of passengers included Richard in a group of other men "Edmond Margeson, Peter Browne, Richard Britterige, Richard Clarke, Richard Gardenar, Gilbart Winslow," "strangers," who were not among the higher class, but not servants. In this case "strangers" were defined as those persons who were residents of England (not Leiden Church members) when they joined the Mayflower. They generally had some connection to a church member or to the merchants underwriting the voyage.^[2]

Richard signed the Mayflower Compact 11 Nov 1620.^[3]

"December 21 [1620] Dies Richard Britterige, the first who dies in this harbor." [ie. Plymouth Harbor]^[4]

Estimated birth, before 1600, based on the fact that he was not listed as a child.

Mayflower, First Sickness and Cole's Hill Burial Ground

Sources

1. ↑ Bradford, William. Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts Project Gutenberg ebook Google books
2. ↑ Johnson, Caleb. "New Light on William Bradford's Passenger List of the Mayflower" The American Genealogist 80:98, 99 Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
3. ↑ Morton, Nathaniel. New England's memorial. (Boston: Congregational board of publication, 1855) Originally published 1669.p. 26 Note: The original compact is gone. Morton furnished the earliest known list 1669 facsimile
4. ↑ Prince, Thomas. A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730 : with an Introduction Containing a Brief Epitome of the Most Considerable Transactions and Events Abroad, from the Creation ... (Antiquarian Bookstore, 1852) p. 168 Cites Bradford's pocket book

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004) p. 80 Available free 2020 American Ancestors
• Johnson, Caleb H. The Mayflower and Her Passengers. (Caleb H. Johnson 2006) p. 101
• Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History Web Site.
• Mayflower Society - Passengers Who Died With No Known Descent

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