| Name |
John Robinson |
| Suffix |
Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers |
| Born |
1575 |
Sturton-le-Steeple (le or in the Clay), Nottinghamshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Between 1582 and 1604 |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Bachelor of Arts degree in 1596 and Master of Arts degree in 1599, staying on to teach |
| Education |
Bef 1592 |
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation |
1604 |
St. Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Pastor |
| Occupation |
1606 |
The Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England |
| Left the Church of England and joined Sir William Hickman and his mother, Rose. The congregation then met at Scrooby Manor, the home of John Smyth's Separatist congregation (founded in 1602), meeting in secret at The Old Hall under the protection of it's Lord, Sir William Hickman and his mother, Rose. The congregation then met at Scrooby Manor, the home of William Brewster. Brewster was the local postmaster and he was instrumental in the formation of the group. He was an old friend of Robinson as well as a Cambridge alumnus |
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The Mayflower Trail, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England
Courtesy St. Wilfrid Church, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Emigration |
1607 |
Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The Netherlands |
| Leaving from Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation |
1609 |
Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
| Soon after the Congregationalists settled in Leyden, John Robinson was publicly ordained as their new minister |
| History |
1620 |
Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
Only a minority of the congregation (35 members), under William Brewster sailed on the Mayflower from England to America. They were joined by 66 people from Southampton and London who had little or no religious motivation. The majority of the congregation remained in Leyden, and planned to make the voyage at a later date. John Robinson agreed in advance to go with the group that was in the majority, and thus did not make the great historic trip. Before Brewster and his group left Holland, a solemn service was held, at which Robinson chose Ezra 8:21 as his text:
'Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.'
The Pilgrims reached the coast of what is now Massachusetts on 21 Dec 1620. However, the Mayflower went off course as the winter approached, and remained in Cape Cod Bay. On 21/8 March 1621, all surviving passengers, who had inhabited the ship during the winter, moved ashore. They named their settlement 'Plymouth' after the city that they had sailed from in England. For the next several years, these Pilgrims awaited the arrival of Robinson and the rest of the congregation. |
| Died |
1625 |
Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
| Buried |
St. Peter’s Church, Klok-steeg (Bell Lane), Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
| Person ID |
I1748697617 |
Red1st |
| Last Modified |
31 Oct 2008 |
| Family |
Bridget White, b. 1579, England , d. 1643, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands (Age 64 years) |
| Married |
15 Feb 1604 |
Greasley, Nottinghamshire, and, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Ann Robinson, b. Aft 1604, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| | 2. John Robinson, b. 1606, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England |
| | 3. Bridget Robinson, b. 1608, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
| | 4. Isaac Robinson, b. 1610, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands |
| | 5. Mercy Robinson, b. 1612, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands , bur. 1623 (Age ~ 11 years) |
| | 6. Fear Robinson, b. 1614, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands , d. Bef 31 May 1670 (Age 56 years) |
| | 7. Jacob Robinson, b. 1616, Leiden, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands , d. May 1638 (Age 22 years) |
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| Family ID |
F672264499 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1575 - 1625 (50 years)
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