Pilgrim ship lists early 1600s over 7100 families and 290 ships. The 250 ton angel gabriel and her master robert andrews, carrying immigrants and supplies, left in june other sources say may 23 and wrecked and sunk in a great storm off the coast of maine while docked at pemiquid harbour august 15, 1635. The great colonial hurricane of 1635 was a severe hurricane which brushed virginia and then passed over southeastern new england in august. This jewel of a book presents the history of and search for the remains of a fascinating seventeenthcentury ship. The great colonial hurricane and the wreck of the angel gabriel. A 376yearold, horsehide trunk that survived the 1635 shipwreck of the angel gabriel at pemaquid now is on display at the colonial pemaquid state historic site museum in new harbor. Istg vol 17 angel gabriel immigrant ships transcribers. The james and the angel gabriel stayed together while the three faster and smaller boats went on to newfoundland. His parents were richard tothill and elizabeth attwell. John bailey and the angel gabriel were all relative.
The day after john and his fellow passengers disembarked, it was caught at anchor and destroyed by the great colonial hurricane of 1635. The great colonial hurricane and the wreck of the angel. She sank in a storm off pemaquid point, near the newly established town of bristol, maine, on august 15, 1635. Robert andrews, was the brother of mary andrews burnham. This jewel of a book presents the history of and search for the remains of a. The puritan minister, richard mather, described the end of the angel. In august 1635, the 240ton angel gabriel sank in pemaquid bay after. They eventually settled in dover, new hampshire, ca. The elusive english galleon warren curtis riess on. He sailed from bristol, england in the angel gabriel in 1635. The ship angel gabriel 1635 smashes up on rocks in maine.
This set of ships passenger lists includes ships to virginia a catchall phrase to mean almost anywhere along the coast, barbadoes. Most of the cattle, 1 seaman and 3 or 4 passengers died. The following article is a story about our first bailey ancestor that came to america in 1635 and as circumstances would have it, his ship, the angel gabriel shipwrecked off the coast of maine. The cogswell family, 1635 1996 cogswell, donald james on. Warren riess which documents the history of the ship and the details of his search for the wreck. The angel gabriel was a 240 ton english passenger galleon, commissioned for sir walter raleighs last expedition to america in 1617. Lots of information out there on the angel gabriel, but none written as dramatically. The home which they owned before leaving england is located just a few hundred feet south of all saints church in westbury. Bristol, england to pemaquid, maine 15 august 1635. John cogswell is made a freeman at ipswich on 3 march 1635 6. She was built for sir walter raleighs last expedition to america in 1617. Robert andrews, came from england, and settled at ipswich, massachusetts, early in the year 1635. On august 15, 1635 the bristol merchantman angel gabriel.
For the procedure being followed here, see talk page. See the current notes on the category page for angel gabriel. The angel gabriel was a 240 ton english passenger galleon. The puritan minister, richard mather, described the end of the angel gabriel in his diary, on sunday morning about. However, these are the only people we can be certain were on the ship. National association, jesus loves me, shipwreck, tall ships, family history. Andrews, came from norwich, norfolk county, england, early in 1635, as owner and master of ship angel gabriel. I do not have any secret or additional information. In my own little quick survey, i find notes about a pack of four ships deparating bristol 23 may 1635. The elusive english galleon riess, warren curtis on amazon. As to the elizabeth departing from bristol, i didnt find further information.
A stout ship designed and built to cope with combat, even as a merchant ship the angel gabriel was involved in many further skirmishes between 1618 and 1635, including a notable engagement in 1627 off cales where it was boarded several times but was. County, england, early in 1635, as owner and master of ship angel gabriel. Richard mather, in his narrative of his voyage in the james says, they came in company part of the way, and that many. Thankfully, the ship had already achieved its target and loss of livestock and supplies was minimal. The angel was torn to pieces by the savage storm and cast away.
Found your site while looking for more information on john bailey, my 9th great grandfather. She sank in a storm off pemaquid point, near the newly established town of bristol, maine, on 15 august 1635. In 1635, madeline pike, along with nearly thirty other passengers, set sail from kings road, bristol, england, for new england aboard the angel gabriel, but just as the final leg of her journey was in sight, the ship surrendered to a fierce hurricane. Collection of family group records of the descendants of john tuttle who was born in the 1610s in england or wales.
Bernard waters this book was originally published prior to and. The trunk, once owned by pemaquid colonist john cogswell, has been loaned by the cogswell family to the museum for display. Accounts of the storm are very limited, but it was likely the most intense hurricane to hit new england since european colonization. Many ships and lives were lost, including 21 passengers who had set out from ipswich on august 21, 1635 on a small bark named watch and wait. That night, august 1415, a storm later known as the great colonial hurricane struck the area and the angel gabriel was torn from her. The mayflower ii, a replica of the mayflower, is similar in appearance to the angel gabriel, a ship that sank in 1635 off the coast of maine. She sank in a storm off pemaquid point, near the newly established town of bristol, maine, on august 15, 1635, apparently in the midst of the. Robert andrews master and owner of the angel gabrial. Records of ships passenger lists from england to new england between 1620 and 1640.
The angel gabriel was captained by robert andrews of norwich, norfolk county, england and was joined on the journey by the james, the elizabeth bess, the mary and the diligence. The elusive english galleon presents the history of and search for the remains of a fascinating seventeenthcentury ship. From england to massachusetts in a fleet of five ships, the angel gabriel, the elizabeth and ann bess, the mary and the diligence. Warren riess has contributed a significant account describing the career of a 17th century armed merchant vessel and its unfortunate demise on the maine coast in 1635. The great colonial hurricane of august 1635 eastmans. Robert andrews came from norwich, norfolk, england, early in the year 1635, as owner and master of the ship angel gabriel which sank in the great colonial hurricane modern scientists believe this was a category four storm, robert died 1 mar 164243 in ipswich, mass. On august 15, 1635 the bristol merchantman angel gabriel, conveying settlers and supplies to the new world, wrecked near the pemaquid settlement in presentday bristol, maine. Westons ships charity, swan, sparrow unspecified port, england. The ships captain and many of the passengers were rescued, including john tuttle, born c1618 in devonshire, england, who later settled in dover neck, new hamsphire.
Tuttle 756 kb the tuttles arrived on the ship angel gabriel in 1635 and settled in dover, nh. The ship had carried passengers from england to the new world. She was commissioned for sir walter raleighs last expedition to america in 1617. Reiss provides a history of the angel gabriel which sunk off the coast of pemaquid, maine while tied up at harbor in the hurricane of 1635. Voyage on the angel gabriel the 3 burnham brothers, john, thomas, and robert, sons of robert and mary andrews burnham, arrived in may, 1635 on the ship angel gabriel in the charge of their maternal uncle, capt. The angel gabriel was a 240 ton galleon carrying settlers to new lives in new england in august 1635 when it anchored at the village of pemaquid.
For 150 years, all of the tuttles in new hampshire were descended from him. I had an ancestor on the angel gabriel, and it was great to read about the ship, the. Sailing ships were often caught in hurricanes with terrible results. The pack included the elizabeth above and also the angel gabriel.
See puritan great migration ships for details note. The next day there was a terrible rainstorm that ravaged the whole coast from nova scotia to new york starting at morning. John and elizabeth thomson cogswell, who removed to the american colonies in 1635 aboard the illfated ship angel gabriel, came from the town of westbury in wiltshire, england. Through sound historical and scientific research, the author shares his years of painstaking work in attempting to find the final resting place of this. The sinking occurred during the middle of the great migration the ship was initially built as the starre in 1615 and renamed the jason by sir. Hallowell man leading states effort to locate a centuries. She was built for sir walter raleighs last expedition to america in 1617, carried many people on adventures in the atlantic ocean for eighteen years, brought families to settle in america, and was wrecked by a hurricane at pemaquid, maine in 1635. From all that can be authentically learned, the progenitor of all of this surname in essex was john andrews, a first cousin of the original three burnham brothers and a son of captain robert andrews, who commanded the ship angel gabriel, wrecked at pemaquid in 1635. On the last wednesday of may, 1635, the angel gabriel, a 240 ton ship set out from england, bound for new england. The elusive english galleon riess, warren curtis on.
The angel gabriel was a 240ton english passenger galleon. The angel gabriel was a 240 ton english passenger galleon that sank during a hurricane in 1635. Within a year of landing, a record is created by the emigrant. Dont leave without searching for your ancestors on olive tree genealogy. The ship james left kings road in bristol on may 23, 1635 with master john taylor at the helm. Search individuals in the geneanet genealogy library. Out of 40 passengers, 29 members are listed here as passengers, all were headed for ipswich, where they show up. All descendants in this book come through john, jr. Free ships passenger lists, orphan records, almshouse records, jj cooke shipping lists, irish famine immigrants, family surnames, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more are free to help you find your brickwall ancestor. Robert andrews came from norwich, norfolk, england, early in the year 1635, as owner and master of the ship angel gabriel which sank in the great colonial hurricane, robert died 1. The angel gabriel was a 240 ton english passenger galleon that sank during a hurricane in 1635 off what is now pemaquid point, maine, but.
Following raleighs return it was seized and became a merchant ship, renamed the angel gabriel. The ship had been commissioned as the starre for sir walter raleighs last expedition to america in 1617. Gedcom has links to parker, endicott, pinkham families as well as all tuttles reported in shipwreck john. I was recently asked where to buy the book angel gabriel.
Angel gabriel shipwreck, 15 aug pemaquid point, maine, cogswell family, via lori. Please tag person profiles with the specific ship category, as seen below. It was stout and built for combat armed with 16 guns, but on this final journey, it would cross paths in august with the most intense hurricane in new england history. Ships that took settlers to the new england colonies between 1620 and 1640. Most of the passengers and crew got off the ship before nightfall to rest on land as guests of the villagers. Riess contains information of interest to the descendants of the three burnham boys, john, thomas, and robert, who traveled from england to the new world on the ship angel gabriel.
The ship angel gabriel pulled into pemaquid bay pemaquid, maine on august, 1635 and laid at anchor. Most other stories give the impression that the ship was wrecked with all passengers aboard and all but three made it to shore. The angel gabriel founders off pemaquid in august 1635. View ralph blaisdell, of lancashire, york and salisburys genealogy profile. The angel gabriel left kings road in bristol on 23 may 1635 with her master, john taylor, along with the james, the elizabeth the bess, the mary and the diligence. August of 1635 had been a fair one for the small settlements which were striving to establish themselves in new. For anyone researching the burnham line, i came across this book from 1869 it describes the estate of the original. All four of the remaining ships rode out the hurricane and continued on to massachusetts. On the morning of august 15, 1635 the great colonial hurricane of 1635 struck and the 240ton galleon angel gabriel was torn from her anchors and wrecked against the rocks of pemaquid point. Endicott with the ship, the gorge, and a colonist company of settlers, followed by john winthrop, help make this settlement. He immigrated to america on the ship angel gabriel with his wife, dorothy and family in 1635. Riess contains information of interest to the descendants of the three burnham boys, john, thomas, and robert, who traveled from england to the new world on the. Tom desjardin, a hallowell resident and director of.
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