The Pilgrim Fathers
So they left that goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place near twelve years.
But they knew they were Pilgrims, and looked not much on these things; but lift up their eyes to the Heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits.
Governor William Bradford
William Bradford was born about 1590
The Mayflower reached Cape Cod; Mayflower Compact signed, November 11, 1620
The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, probably December 20, 1620
William Bradford died, May 9, 1657