George Soule

Not to be confused with George Soulé, his descendant and founder of Soulé Steam Feed Works in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, or his further descendant George Soulé (musician).

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.

Contents

Biography

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 probably 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 1-acre (4,000 m2) 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. In 1637, Soule volunteered to serve during the Pequot War. Soule moved to Duxbury, Massachusetts at some point before 1642 and eventually became a prominent landowner there. He served as a deputy (representative) for Duxbury to the Plymouth General Court and on many committees in Plymouth Colony. Soule died in 1680, leaving a sizable estate. He was likely buried in Miles Standish Burial Ground where a stone was later erected in his memory.[1][2]

Images

Children of George Soule and birth years

Notable descendants

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Soule, John E., Col.; Perry, Milton E., Ph.D.; Harding, Anne Borden (1980). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations - George Soule, Volume 3. General Society of Mayflower Descendants. http://books.google.com/books?id=QnA9GwAACAAJ. 
  2. ^ "George Soule in 17th Century Records". Pilgrim Hall Museum. 1998-07-14. http://www.pilgrimhall.org/soulegeorgerecords.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-23. 
  3. ^ a b http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Genealogy/famousdescendants.php
  4. ^ George Soule of the Mayflower and his descendants for Four Generations, by John E. Souel, Milton E. Terry and Robert S. Wakefield, Second Edition, Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1995, pg. 72
  5. ^ Jack Shank (1986). Meridian: The Queen with a Past. Volume II. Meridian, Mississippi: Southeastern Printing Company. p. 56–61. ISBN 0961612320. "Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1849, G. W. Soulé was a descendant of another George Soulé that came over on the Mayflower."