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John Crackstone
John Crackstone was born in 1575 in Colchester, Essex (possibly). He was approximately 45 years old when he sailed on the Mayflower.
John Crackstone was the head of his group, 'the Crackstone group'. They were members of the Leiden Congregation from Holland. He was a Separatist. He was a signer of the Mayflower Compact.
The Leiden Congregation
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Group's entry in Bradford's Journal
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The Voyage
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The Mayflower Compact
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John Crackstone was married. He brought only his son with him. John was the father of at least one child.
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John Crackstone
He died within the first year of arrival, in or abt. 1621.
The First Winter
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Plymouth Colony
John Crackstone
Non-Separatist
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Separatist
Birth:
1575
Colchester, Essex (possibly)
Marriage:
Children:
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John Crackstone
Death:
1621
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