- George Soule
George Soule (c. 1595 – 1679) was a signer of the
Mayflower Compact , and one of the original 102Pilgrims who arrived on the "Mayflower " toPlymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.Soule was born in
England about 1595, and as a young man became a teacher toEdward Winslow 's children. Soule came with Winslow to America on the "Mayflower" in 1620 as anindentured servant . He was one of forty-one signers of theMayflower 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 inDuxbury, Massachusetts . In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during thePequot War . He also served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury and on many committees inPlymouth 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
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Mayflower Compact
*Plymouth, Massachusetts
*Pilgrims
*Society of Mayflower Descendants Notable Descendants
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William West , Rhode Island politician,American Revolution general
*Richard Tiffany Gere , American actorExternal 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]References
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