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George Soule (c. 1594/5 – between 20 September 1677 and 20 January 1679/80)〔''A genealogical profile of George Soule,'' (a collaboration of Plimoth Plantation and New England Historic Genealogical Society accessed 2013) ()〕 was an English colonist who was one of the indentured servants on the ''Mayflower'' and helped establish Plymouth Colony in 1620.〔 He was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. == Early life == Nothing certain is known of his life in England other than that he came on the ''Mayflower'' being credited to the London contingent as an Edward Winslow manservant or apprentice, along with Elias Story and a little girl Ellen More, who both died in the first winter.〔Caleb H. Johnson. ''The Mayflower and her passengers'' (Indiana: Xlibris Corp., 2006), p. 205〕〔Charles Edward Banks, ''The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers: who came to Plymouth on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620, the ''Fortune'' in 1621, and the ''Anne'' and the ''Little James'' in 1623'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2006), pp. 80, 84〕〔Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691,'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 355〕 George Soule was mentioned in Bradford’s recollections of the Winslow group: "Mr. Edward Winslow; Elizabeth, his wife; and *2 * men servants, called Georg Sowle and Elias Story; also a little girle was put to him, called Ellen, sister of Richard More".〔Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691,'' (Salt Lake City Ancestry Publishing, 1986), p. 406〕 He continues: "Mr. Ed. Winslow his wife dyed the first winter; and he is maried with the widow of Mr. White, and hath *2 * children living by her marigable besides sundry that are dead. One of his servants dyed, as also the little girle, soone after the ships arrival. But this man Georg Sowle, is still living and hath *8 * children".〔Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691,'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986), pp. 407-408〕 Nothing for certain is known of George Soule's origins. For five years, noted ''Mayflower'' researcher and biographer Caleb Johnson managed a fairly intensive search for Soule's English origins; he examined a number of likely ‘George Soules’ in various parts of England and subsequently concluded that the most promising candidate of all the ‘George Soules’ he reviewed was that of Tingrith, Bedfordshire, baptized in February 1594/5.〔''The Mayflower Quarterly'', The hunt for the English origins of George Soule, by Caleb Johnson,(Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.), vol. 75, no. 3, September 2009, pp. 245-261〕 It is believed that George Soule was in London when he joined Winslow for the ''Mayflower'' voyage. Droitwich, in northern Worcestershire, the family home of the Winslows at that time, was a salt mining place connected in a business way with the Salters Company of London in trade. With that, it is believed the London association of Winslow and Soule was established.〔Charles Edward Banks, ''The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers: who came to Plymouth on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620, the ''Fortune'' in 1621, and the ''Anne'' and the ''Little James'' in 1623'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2006), p. 80〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Soule (Mayflower passenger)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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