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Degory Priest

Degory was born in 1579. He was 41 or 42 years old when he sailed on the Mayflower.

Degory came with the members of the Leiden Congregation from Holland. He was a Separatist and a signer of the Mayflower Compact.

The Leiden Congregation

Group's entry in Bradford's Journal

Degory Priest

Other people in this group: (Click one for more info)

The Voyage

The Mayflower Compact

Degory married Sarah (Allerton) Vincent, widow of John Vincent and sister of Isaac Allerton. He had at least two daughters, Sarah and Mary, though they didn't come until 1623.

  1. Sarah Priest, who married John Combe.
  2. Mary Priest, who married Phineas Pratt.

He died on January 1, 1621, in the general sickness that befell.

The First Winter

Plymouth Colony

Degory Priest

Non-Separatist

Degory Priest

Separatist

Birth:

1579

Marriage:

Sarah (Allerton) Vincent

Children:

  1. Sarah Priest, who married John Combe.
  2. Mary Priest, who married Phineas Pratt.

Death:

1621

Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Sources:

Your possible Mayflower ancestor, by Frank H. Kasson, 1900 [Link]

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