Pocahontas (c.1595-March 1617)
Bill FedererPocahontas (c.1595-March 1617) was the daughter of the North American Indian Chief Powhatan. In 1607, she befriended the English settlers of the Jamestown Colony. Captain John Smith recorded her intervention…
William Bradford (March 1590-May 9, 1657)
William Bradford (March 1590-May 9, 1657) was a Pilgrim leader who helped establish the Plymouth Colony. Sailing in the Mayflower, he was chosen as governor of the colony in 1621,…
John Winthrop (January 22, 1588-April 5, 1649)
John Winthrop (January 22, 1588-April 5, 1649) was the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630), being elected 12 times consecutively as its governor. In England, he was a member…
Thomas Hooker (July 7, 1586-July 7, 1647)
Thomas Hooker (July 7, 1586-July 7, 1647) was the founder of Hartford, Connecticut in 1636. A Cambridge University graduate, Thomas Hooker was persecuted in England after having gotten involved with the…
John Cotton (December 1585-December 23, 1652)
John Cotton (December 1585-December 23, 1652) was a powerful Puritan minister and scholar in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in England, he fled to the colonies in 1632 to avoid religious persecution.…
Virginia History (1584)
Virginia History (1584) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, 2009): <Sir Walter Raleigh named Virginia after Virgin Queen Elizabeth. In 1584, he…
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh (1584)
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh (1584) by Queen Elizabeth of England: 1584WR001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes:.…
Hugo Grotius (April 10, 1583-August 28, 1645)
Hugo Grotius (April 10, 1583-August 28, 1645) was a Dutch jurist, theologian and statesman, who was considered the founder of the science of International Law. In 1607, being 24 years…
Peter Bulkeley (January 31, 1583-March 9, 1659)
Peter Bulkeley (January 31, 1583-March 9, 1659) was the Puritan leader who established the city of Concord, Massachusetts, 1636. In his only publication, The Gospel Covenant; or the Covenant of…
Captain John Smith (c. January 1580-June 21, 1631)
Captain John Smith (c. January 1580-June 21, 1631) was an English sailor, soldier and author. He helped found the English colony of Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay beginning in 1607.…