George Soule

George Soule

George Soule (c. 1595 – 1679) was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and one of the original 102 Pilgrims who arrived on the "Mayflower" to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

Soule was born in England about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher to Edward Winslow's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the "Mayflower" in 1620 as an indentured servant. He was one of forty-one signers of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620. Soule was among the one half of the population that survived the first winter in Plymouth and was present at the time of the "First Thanksgiving" in 1621. In the 1623 Plymouth division of lands, Soule received one acre as a passenger on the Mayflower. About 1626, Soule married a woman named Mary (likely Mary Buckett), and they had nine children: Zacariah, John, Nathaniel, George, Susanna West, Mary, Elizabeth, Patience, and Benjamin. Soule eventually became a prominent landowner in Duxbury, Massachusetts. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate.cite book | last = Soule | first = John E., Col. | coauthors = Perry, Milton E., Ph.D.; Harding, Anne Borden | title = Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - George Soule, Volume 3 | publisher = General Society of Mayflower Descendants | date = 1980 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=QnA9GwAACAAJ ] cite web | title = George Soule in 17th Century Records | publisher = Pilgrim Hall Museum | date = 1998-07-14 | url = http://www.pilgrimhall.org/soulegeorgerecords.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-23]

ee also

*Mayflower Compact
*Plymouth, Massachusetts
*Pilgrims
*Society of Mayflower Descendants

Notable Descendants

*William West, Rhode Island politician, American Revolution general
*Richard Tiffany Gere, American actor

External links

* [http://www.soulekindred.org/ George Soule Kindred in the U.S.]
* [http://www.sole.org.uk/ Soule Family in England]
* [http://www.pilgrimhall.org/soulegeorgerecords.htm George Soule Primary Sources]

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