Mary Allerton Mayflower Passenger
by Janice Drew
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Mary Allerton Mayflower Passenger
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Janice Drew
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Mary Allerton was born to parents Isaac and Mary Norris Allerton in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands in June 1616. She arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts on the Mayflower when she was about four years old.
In 1636 she married Thomas Cushman, who had come to Plymouth in 1621 at the age of 13 on the ship Fortune with father Robert Cushman, a prominent member of the Pilgrims' congregation in Leiden.
Thomas and Mary had eight children named Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Isaac, Elkanah, Fear, Eleazar, and Lydia. Seven of their eight children survived to adulthood, got married, and provided at least 50 grandchildren.
Thomas and Mary both lived to very old age, having never moved from Plymouth.
Thomas died in December 1691, reaching nearly 85 years in age. Mary, who gave birth to and raised eight children, lived to the age of 83 on November 28, 1699. She is buried on historic Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Mary Allerton Cushman is the last surviving passenger of the Mayflower.
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June 5th, 2017
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