The Abigail of 1635

ABIGAIL of London, Richard Hackwell, Master. She listed passengers for New England from June 4 until July 24, and sailed from Plymouth, as her last port of departure, about August 1, with two hundred and twenty persons aboard and many cattle. She arrived at Boston about October 8, infected with smallpox. Among those coming in this ship, but not listed, were Sir Henry Vane, son and heir of Sir Henry Vane, Comptroller of the King's Household, traveling incognito; the Reverend Hugh Peter, pastor of the English Church at Rotterdam, and the Reverend John Wilson, who was returning to Boston, with his wife, her first appearance in New England.

**The AbigailPassenger List**
ROBERT MEARES, 43, husbandman, Boston Mrs. Elizabeth Meares, 30 Samuel Meares, 6 John Meares THOMAS BUTTOLPH, 32, glover, Boston Mrs. Anne Buttolph, 24 RALPH MASON, 35, carpenter, of Saint Olave's, Southwark, Boston Mrs. Anne Mason, 35 Richard Mason, 5 Samuel Mason, 3 Susan Mason, 1 JOHN WINTHROP, 27 Mrs. Elizabeth Winthrop, 19 Deane Winthrop, 11 Matthew Abdy, 15, fisherman, Boston Edward Belcher, 8, Boston Elizabeth Epps, 13 Mary Lyne, 6 GEORGE BURDEN, 24, tanner, Boston EDWARD RAINSFORD, 26, merchant, Boston NATHANIEL TILLEY, 32, of Little Minories, London, Boston WILLIAM TILLEY, 28, of Little Minories, London, Boston RALPH ROOT, 50, Boston Mary Root, 15 ROBERT SHARPE, 20, Braintree RALPH SHEPHERD, 29, tailor, Dedham Mrs. Thanks Shepherd, 23 Sarah Shepherd, 3 JOHN HOUGHTON, 4 (sic.) of Eaton Bray, county Dedham, Bedford EDWARD WHITE, 42, of Cranbrook, county Dorchester, Kent Mrs. Martha White, 39 Martha White, 10 Mary White, 8 JOSEPH FLUDD, 45, baker, Dorchester Mrs. Jane Fludd, 35 Elizabeth Fludd, 9 Obadiah Fludd, 4 Joseph Fludd, 1/2 EDMOND MUNNINGS, 40, of Denge, county Essex, Dorchester Mrs. Mary Munnings, 30 Mary Munnings, 9 Anna Munnings, 6 Mahalaleel Munnings, 3 THOMAS JONES, 40, Dorchester Mrs. Ellen Jones, 36 Isaac Jones, 8 Hester Jones, 6 Thomas Jones, 3 Sarah Jones, 1/4 HENRY BULLOCK, 40, of Saint Lawrence, County Essex, Charlestown Mrs. Susan Bullock, 42 Henry Bullock, 8 Mary Bullock, 6 Thomas Bullock, 2 THOMAS KNOWER, 33, of London, clothier, Charlestown Sarah Knower, 7 NOEL KNOWER, 29, of London, Charlestown PHILIP DRINKER, 39, potter, Charlestown Mrs. Elizabeth Drinker, 32 Edward Drinker, 12 John Drinker, 8 GEORGE HEPBORNE, 43, glover of Southwark, County Surrey, Charlestown Mrs. Anne Hepborne, 46 Rebecca Hepborne, 10 Anna Hepborne, 4 JOSEPH BOREBANK, 24, servant Joan Jordan, 16, servant WILLIAM FULLER, 25, Ipswich Joseph Fuller, 15 Robert Whitman, 20, of Little Minories, London, Ipswich John West, 11, Ipswich John Emerson, 20, Scituate RICHARD CARR, 29, Salisbury Hugh BURT, 35 of Dorking, county Surrey, Lynn Mrs. Anne Burt, 32 Hugh Burt, 15 Edward Burt, 8 William Bassett, 9, son of Mrs. Burt by a previous marriage EDWARD IRESON, 32, perhaps from Buckenham, county Norfolk, Lynn Mrs. Elizabeth Ireson, 27 HENRY COLLINS, 29, starchmaker, certified at Stepney, Lynn Mrs. Anne Collins, 30 Henry Collins, 5 John Collins, 3 Margery Collins, 1 DENNIS GEERE, 30, certified by the minister of Lynn Islesworth, county Middlesex, but came from Oving-dean, county Sussex Mrs. Elizabeth Geere, 22 Elizabeth Geere, 3 Sarah Geere, 2 Elizabeth Tusolie, 55 Anne Pankhurst, 16, cousin of Geere Constance Woods, 12 Thomas Brane, 40, servant Thomas Launder, 22, servant EDMUND FREEMAN, 34, Gentleman of Pulborough, county Sussex, Lynn Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman, 35 Alice Freeman, 17 Edward Freeman, 15 Elizabeth Freeman, 12 John Freeman, 8 WILLIAM ALMY, 34, of South Kilworth, county Leicester, Lynn Mrs. Audrey Almy, 32 Agnes Almy, 8 Christopher Almy, 3 CHRISTOPHER FOSTER, 32, husbandman of Ewell, county Surrey, Lynn Mrs. Frances Foster, 25 Rebecca Foster, 5 Nathaniel Foster, 2 Joseph Foster, 1 Alice Stevens, 22, (probably sister of Mrs. Foster) Thomas Stevens, 12 JOHN DEACON, 28, blacksmith, Lynn Mrs. Alice Deacon, 30 HUGH ALLEY, 27, certified at Stepney, Lynn JOSHUA GRIFFITH, 25, certified from Stepney, Lynn Richard Woodman, 9, Lynn RALPH WALLIS, 40, husbandman, Malden George Wallis, 15 JOHN ALLEN, 30, of Haverhill, Suffolk, Plymouth Mrs. Anne Allen, 30 Ezra Covell, 15 RICHARD ADAMS, 29, shoemaker of Northampton, county Northants, Salem Mrs. Susan Adams, 26 Henry Sumner, 15, certified from Northampton, Woburn Elizabeth Sumner, 18 JOHN HARBERT, 23, shoemaker of Northampton, county Northants, Salem RICHARD GRAVES, 23, Salem John Cooke, 17, Salem Robert Driver, 8, (sic.) probably 43, tailor, Salem John Mere, 3 mo. JOHN FREEMAN, 35, Sudbury Mrs. Mary Freeman, 30 John Freeman, 9 Cicely Freeman, 4 JASPER ARNOLD, 40, certified from Shoreditch, London Mrs. Anne Arnold, 39 WILLIAM POTTER, 27, husbandman, Watertown Mrs. Frances Potter, 26 Joseph Potter, 1/2 JOHN ROOKMAN, 45 Mrs. Elizabeth Rookman, 31 John Rookman, 9 JOHN COKE, 27 EDWARD FOUNTAIN, 28 JOHN Fox, 35 Richard Fox, 15 THOMAS FREEMAN, 24 WALTER GUTSALL, 23 JOHN HOLLIOCK, 28 CHARLES JONES, 21, certified from Little Minories, London John Jones 15 WILLIAM KING, 28 WILLIAM MARSHALL, 40 GEORGE RUM (?), 25 JOSEPH STANLEY, 34 JOSEPH TERRY, 32 George Drewry, 19, of East Grinstead, Sussex James Dodd, 16 Thomas Goad, 15 Peter Kettell, 10 Edward Martin, 19 William Paine, 15 John Paine, 14 John Stroud, 15 Thomas Thompson, 18 William Yates, 14 Agnes Alcock, 18 Lydia Browne, certified from Little Minories, London Ruth Bushell, 23 Margaret Devotion, 9 Elizabeth Ellis, 16 Elizabeth Harding, 12, certified from Little Minories, London Susan Hathaway, 34 Elinor Hillman, 33 Mary Jones, 30 Rebecca Price, 14 Margaret Tucker, 23 Joan Wall, 19 Anne Williams, 10