Edward Winslow, 1651, by an anonymous artist

Edward Winslow (1595–1655) was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and finally in 1644. Image File history File links Edward_Winslow. ... Image File history File links Edward_Winslow. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Pilgrims is the name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony, MA. Their leadership came from a religious congregation who had fled religious persecution in the East Midlands of England for the relative calm of Holland in the Netherlands. ... Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882) For other uses, see Mayflower (disambiguation). ... A governor or governour (archaic) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered... The Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691. ...

He was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, on October 18, 1595. In 1617 he removed to Leiden, united with John Robinson's church there, and in 1620 was one of the "pilgrims" who emigrated to New England on the Mayflower and founded the Plymouth colony. Droitwich Spa is a town in northern Worcestershire, England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Leyden redirects here. ... Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson: Bishop John Robinson, persons named John Robinson who also happened to be Bishops John Robinson (1576-1625), organized Mayflower voyage John Robinson (1615-1680), English MP John Robinson (1650-1723), English diplomat; later Bishop of Bristol from 1710 and Lord Privy Seal... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...

His first wife was Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, whom he married in May 1618 at Leiden. She accompanied him on the Mayflower, and died soon after their arrival in Plymouth. Also accompanying Winslow were his children, George Soule, a teacher for the children, and Elias Story, a servant. Winslow remarried in May 1621 to Mrs Susannah (---) White, the mother of Peregrine White (1620-1704). This was the first marriage in the New England colonies. Winslow later founded what would become Marshfield in the Plymouth Colony where he lived on an estate he called Careswell. George Soule (c. ... Peregrine White (November 20, 1620-July 20, 1704) was the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. ...   Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Winslow was delegated by his associates to treat with the Indians in the vicinity and succeeded in winning the friendship of their chief, Massasoit (c. 1580-1661). He was one of the assistants from 1624 to 1647, except in 1633-1634, 1636-1637 and 1644-1645, when he was governor of the colony. He was also, in 1643, one of the commissioners of the United Colonies of New England. On several occasions he was sent to England to look after the interests of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colony, and defend these colonies from the attacks of such men as John Lyford, Thomas Morton and Samuel Gorton. He left on his last mission as the agent of Massachusetts Bay, in October 1646, and spent nine years in England, where he held a minor office under Cromwell, and in 1654, was made a member of the commission appointed to determine the value of certain English ships destroyed by Denmark. This 1902 photo shows Profile Rock in Assonet, Massachusetts. ... Mercator projection: New England Confederation in yellow The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the British colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... The Reverend John Lyford (ca. ... Thomas Morton wrote New English Canaan Little is known about Morton’s early life except that he became a lawyer in the “west countries” of England and married in 1621. ... Samuel Gorton (c. ... Oliver Cromwell (April 25, 1599–September 3, 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for making England a republic and leading the Commonwealth of England. ...

In 1655 he was the chief of the three English commissioners whom Cromwell sent on his expedition against the West Indies to advise with its leaders Admiral Venables and Admiral William Penn, but died near Jamaica on 8 May 1655, and was buried at sea. Winslow's portrait, the only likeness of any of the "Mayflower pilgrims" done from life, is in the gallery of the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Admiral Sir William Penn, 1621–1670 by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... The Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the oldest museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824. ...   Settled: 1620 â€“ Incorporated: 1620 Zip Code(s): 02360 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...

His son Josiah Winslow later served as governor of Plymouth colony. Josiah Winslow (1629? - 1680) was an American Pilgrim leader. ...

His writings, though fragmentary, are of the greatest value to the historian of the Plymouth colony. They include:

• Good Newes from New England, or a True Relation of Things very Remarkable at the Plantation of Plimouth in New England (1624);
• Hypocrisie Unmasked; by a True Relation of the Governor and Company of Massachusetts against Samuel Gorton, a Notorious Disturber of the Peace (1646), to which was added a chapter entitled "A Brief Narration of the True Grounds or Cause of the First Plantation of New England";
• New England's Salamander (1647); and
• The Glorious Progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England (1649).

With William Bradford he also is supposed to have prepared a Journal of the Beginning and Proceeding of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England (1622), which is generally known as Mourt's Relation, owing to its preface having been signed by "G. Mourt." For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... Signing of the Mayflower Compact William Bradford (1590 – May 9, 1657) was a leader of the separatist settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and was elected Governor of the Colony for 15 two-year terms. ... Mourts Relation was written primarily by Edward Winslow, although William Bradford appears to have written most of the first section. ...

Some of his writings may be found reprinted in Alexander Young's Chronicles of the Pilgrims (Boston, 1841). Alexander Young was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

Further reading

Dempsey, Jack, editor, 'Good News from New England and Other Writings on the Killings at Weymouth Colony' (Scituate MA: Digital Scanning 2001)

Dempsey, Jack, 'Thomas Morton: The Life and Renaissance of an Early American Poet' (Scituate MA: Digital Scanning 2000)

'The Coming of The Pilgrims' and '1621-1630' illustrated pages of historical website http://ancientgreece-earlyamerica.com

• J. D. Bangs's 'Pilgrim Edward Winslow: New England's First International Diplomat (Boston, 2004);
• J. B. Moore's Memoirs of American Governors (New York, 1846);
• David P. and Frances K. Holton's Winslow Memorial (New York, 1877);
• J. G. Palfrey's History of New England (3 vols., Boston, 1858-1864).

Also see a paper by W. C. Winslow, Governor Edward Winslow, his Place and Part in Plymouth Colony,"in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1895 (Washington, 1896}

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.