William of Orange Sixteenth-century Dutch nobleman William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) was the primary leader of the Dutch Revolt (1566-1648). William had a total of 16 children wi…
In October of 1636, Albert Andriessen Bradt and his wife Annetje boarded the Wapen Van Rensselaerwyck in Amsterdam and set off for the New World. (Interestingly, neither one was Dutch: Albert was o…
Love virtue baby names? This is the ultimate list of lists from all around the internet, from Plymouth Rock to the space age, and everywhere in between.
Clare's insight:
Another fantastic round-up from Abby! I'm looking forward to (re)reading all these posts.
This list was derived from the 1620 passenger list of the Mayflower. For the complete passenger list, click here. I left off the more mundane names like Mary and John, and only included the more interesting names here. It's a mix of surnames and given names.
Today's post is another installment in Artist Names, this time focusing on the Dutch Golden Age! In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic (now more or less the Netherlands) had entered a time of prosperity, leading to increases in cultural wealth. Artists and artisans flourished during this time, and some of the most iconic paintings were created during this century.
These are names of all of the children aboard the Mayflower who embarked on the voyage, and if they survived, went on to settle Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
Speaking of names in Boston Graveyards…I recently discovered a cool pair of books containing old Boston birth records from 1630 (the year Boston was founded) to just beyond 1800.
A while back, I stumbled upon a register of people associated with Oxford University in the late 1500s and early 1600s. The most interesting part? The author of the register included a chapter dedi…
I’ve always been curious as to what names actually first graced Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower Passenger list sheds some light on what names were stylish among the Puritan pilgrims of the time period. The passenger list was written by Governor William Bradford about 30 years after the ship docked, or rather, collided
Earlier this week we talked about the original Tristram Coffyn of Nantucket, who is known to have a massive number of descendants. He and his wife Dionis* had five children in England, then four mo…
Embarking in 1620, parents from Delfshaven, Holland and London, England sailed the Atlantic at great risk in order to establish a New World. While many of them liked traditional names such as William and Mary, there are plenty of surprises among the baby names chosen by these first colonists.
Peregrine White was the first baby to be born on the Mayflower. He joined older brother Resolved. I love them and yet I laugh because they could be names of paint swatches that I'd definitely get!
Today's post isn't too extensive, since it's a holiday, but I'll include some links to other great Thanksgiving name articles and a longer name list at the end.
I was really intrigued by the female names Phillippi, Phillipie, Philippe, etc., that kept appearing in those early Boston records. I found 17 females with a name based on Philip, and 16 of those 17 were listed as “Phillippi” or something similar at least once.
Those two books I discovered with the early Boston birth records also included lists of Boston baptisms, marriages and deaths. I scanned all of these lists to come up with the names below:
Clare's insight:
Wow! From Admonition to Zurishaddai by way of Laomi, Meddleton, Vigilant, and many more.
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