The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony at what now is Plymouth, …

Dec 2, 2009 · These original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the Pilgrim Fathers, or simply as the Pilgrims. The group that set out from Plymouth, in southwestern England, in September 1620 …

Nov 15, 2023 · Not only can many prominent Americans, from Julia Child to James Garfield, trace their lineage to the Pilgrims, but the Pilgrims also represented the beginnings of the future United States.

Nov 27, 2025 · The Pilgrims were the first English colonists who established a permanent settlement in New England, which they called New Plymouth. They made the journey to the New World on the …

Who were the Pilgrims? Learn all about the people who traveled on Mayflower in 1620 and founded Plymouth Colony.

Oct 8, 2020 · Who were the Mayflower pilgrims, and why did they come to America? Here's a summary of the life and facts of the English settlers, their voyage, and the Plymouth Colony. Some 100 …

Pilgrim Fathers, in American colonial history, settlers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, the first permanent colony in New England (1620). Of the 102 colonists, 35 were members of the English Separatist …

There is no single definition of "Pilgrim." Many families, Separatists and non-Separatists and Separatist sympathizers alike, traveled to America in several ships in the 1620s. However defined, the story of …

The Pilgrims were Separatist Puritans who came to America for religious freedom. Their view of God’s sovereignty shaped their colonies.

Nov 13, 2020 · When the Pilgrims set sail from Europe in 1620, several powerful reasons propelled them across the Atlantic Ocean to make new lives in America—but religious liberty was not their most …