The James left King's Road in Bristol on 23 May 1635 with her master, John Taylor, along with the Angel Gabriel, the Elizabeth (the Bess), the Mary and the Diligence. The James and the Angel Gabriel stayed together while the three faster and smaller boats went on to Newfoundland. The Angel was wrecked off the coast of Maine, but the James made it into Boston, torn and shredded.
Maud Rev Daniel (father in law to Mrs. Mather) (Maude, Daniel Rev. from Halifax, York, bound for Boston & Dover. Ref: Banks Mss. 36 pg 186) Wale, Nathaniel Fower, Barnabas Armitage, Thomas Mather, Richard Atherton, Humphrey (brother-in-law to Nathaniel Wales) Smith, John
Thanks to Don Johnston of Kent who sent along this information:
Banks, The Planters of the Commonwealth, pp. 134-5, lists the following passengers of the James on its eventful, storm-tossed voyage, May 23, 1635 to August 17, 1635: James
Armitage, Thomas (From Bristol, Glouchestershire, bound for Ipswitch. Ref: Pope 36 pg 55) Armitage, Joseph Armitage, Godfrey Fawer, Barnabas (Farr, from Bristol, Glouchestershire, bound for Dorchester. Ref: Pope 36 pg 55) Fawer, Mrs. Dina Kendrick, George (George and John, from Lancashire, bound for Scituate and Boston. Ref: Pope. 36 pg 89) Kendrick, Mrs. Jane Mather, Rev. Richard (From Toxteth, Lancashire, bound for Dorchester. Ref: Savage. 36 pg 88) Mather, Mrs. Katherine Mather, Samuel Mather, Timothy Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Joseph Maude, Rev. Daniel Mitchell, Matthew (From South Owram, York, bound for Wetherfield CT, Charlestown, MA, Concord , Springfield and Stamford, CT. RefL NEGR 11/241. 36 pg 186) Mitchell, Mrs. Susan Mitchell, Jonathan Smith, John Smith, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mary Wales, Nathaniel Rev. Richard Mather kept a journal of the voyage, and I believe most of the above names may be found listed in it. The ship, of 220 tons, carried "one hundred passengers, honest people of Yorkshire", so this is but a small portion of the names. More can be read about the journey here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rothlisberger/rothlisberger/996.htm
James sources: http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~kristin/fambly/Resources/AngelGabriel.html
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