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Peregrine White (c. late November 1620 – July 20, 1704) was the second baby born on the ''Mayflower''s historic voyage, and the first known English child born to the Pilgrims in America. His parents, William White and his pregnant wife Susanna, with their son Resolved White and two servants, came on the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower'' in 1620. Peregrine White was born while the ''Mayflower'' lay at anchor in the harbor at Cape Cod. In later life he became a person of note in Plymouth Colony, active in both military and government affairs.〔Johnson 2006, p. 247.〕〔Stratton 1986, pp. 79, 365, 370, 406, 408.〕〔(A genealogical profile of William White (Peregrine) )〕 == English origins == Peregrine White was the second son of ''Mayflower'' Pilgrim William White and his wife Susanna. The Mayflower Society states that her surname is unknown. His mother Susanna was pregnant during the ''Mayflower'' voyage and gave birth to Peregrine in late November 1620 while the ship was anchored at Cape Cod, now Provincetown Harbor.〔〔〔Stratton 1986, p. 21.〕 The name Peregrine is derived from the Latin word ''peregrinus'', which means "pilgrim". The Whites are believed to have boarded the ''Mayflower'' as part of the London merchant group, and not as members of the Leiden Holland religious movement. Evidence of the William White family coming to the ''Mayflower'' from England and not Holland comes from William Bradford’s ''Mayflower'' passenger list which has "Mr. William White" in his section for London merchants along with Mr. Christopher Martin, Mr. William Mullins, Mr. Stephen Hopkins, Mr. Richard Warren and John Billington. It is believed that if William White had been a member of the Leiden congregation, his name would have appeared in Bradford’s work for that section, but it does not. There is no evidence to associate William White and his family with Leiden, Holland. And regarding the various White family ancestries which erroneously place the William White family in them, the Mayflower Society states that “Little is known about William White.”〔〔Banks 2006, p. 94.〕 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「Peregrine White」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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