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"In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James,
by the Grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, e&. Having undertaken for the Glory of God,
and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the
northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant
and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the
Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions
and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which
we promise all due submission and obedience. In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh
of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland
the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620."
Only forty-one males, who were free agents, of the one hundred and two passengers (plus crew) signed the Mayflower Compact.
Thirty-seven were Separatists fleeing religious persecution in Europe. The intent of the Compact was to assure that all would
band together and submit to majority rule. It established the first basis of written laws in the new world.
Approximately half of the colony failed to survive that first winter. The remainder lived on and prospered. Many of us are
proof of that prosperity
(Click on the Mayflower Compact above to return to The Mayflower Connection.)
(Click on Passenger List below to view next page).
This is a copy of the Mayflower crew and passenger list in Governor Bradford's handwriting. (Page 1 of 5)
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