George SOULE b. Abt 1601 Haarlem, , Holland, Dutch Republic d. Bef 22 Jan 1679/80 Duxbury, , Plymouth,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1601 - Bef 1680 (~ 79 years)

Name	George SOULE [1, 2]
Birth	Abt 1601	Haarlem, , Holland, Dutch Republic [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
_UID	305B0EFA9C9E48498213B1A255B48B99734A
Immigration	11 Nov 1620	Plymouth, , Plymouth, [6, 7]
Mayflower Passenger from Plymouth, England 6 Sep 1620
Public Record	11 Nov 1620	, , , At Sea [8]
Signed the Mayflower Compact
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT In the name of God Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, etc. Having undertaken for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly, and mutually, in the presence of God, and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the end aforesaid, and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices from time to time, as shall be thought most right1 and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Year of our Lord, 1620. I have modernized archaic words and spelling for clarity. Notes from Caleb Johnson, Mayflower History.com: The "Mayflower Compact" was signed on 11 November 1620 onboard the Mayflower shortly after she came to anchor off Provincetown Harbor. The Pilgrims had obtained permission from English authorities to settle in Virginia, whose northern border at the time extended up to what is now New York. The Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the mouth of the Hudson River, but due to dangerous shoals and a near shipwreck on their attempt to head south, they decided instead to plant themselves outside the bounds of the Virginia Company patent--which caused some "mutinous speeches" amongst some of the passengers. The Mayflower Compact was an attempt to establish a temporary, legally-binding form of self-government until such time as the Company could get formal permission from the Council of New England. This formal permission came in the form of the Pierce Patent of 1621. The original Mayflower Compact has been lost, perhaps falling victim to Revolutionary War looting. The text was first published in London in 1622 in A Relation or Journal of the Beginning and Proceeding of the English Plantation Settled at Plymouth in New England. A copy of it is found in William Bradford's handwritten history, Of Plymouth Plantation, made about 1630. And Nathaniel Morton, secretary for Plymouth Colony, published it, along with the earliest known list of the signers, in his history, New England's Memorial, published in 1669. A list of signers is also found in Thomas Prince's 1736 book, Chronological History of New England; and Thomas Hutchinson published a list of signers in 1767 as well. It is uncertain if they had access to the original, or were basing their list of signers off Nathaniel Morton's. SIGNERS [In order of signing; our ancestors are highlighted in bold.] : John Carver Edward Tilley Degory Priest William Bradford John Tilley Thomas Williams Edward Winslow Francis Cooke Gilbert Winslow William Brewster Thomas Rogers Edmund Margesson Isaac Allerton Thomas Tinker Peter Browne Myles Standish John Rigsdale Richard Britteridge John Alden Edward Fuller George Soule Samuel Fuller John Turner Richard Clarke Christopher Martin Francis Eaton Richard Gardiner William Mullins James Chilton John Allerton William White John Crackstone Thomas English Richard Warren John Billington Edward Doty John Howland Moses Fletcher Edward Leister Stephen Hopkins John Goodman
Military	1643	Taunton, , Plymouth, [9]
In Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms.
Will	11 Aug 1677	Duxbury, , Plymouth, [10, 11]
Proven 5 March 1679/80
Mentions: Previous deeds of land given to sons Nicholas and George and daughters Elizabeth and Patience; 12 pence a piece to daughters Susannah and Mary; and to eldest son John everything else, making him executor. The codicil is interesting. It states that if John or his heirs should "disturb" Patience, then John is no longer executor and everything he has from the estate is to be given to Patience. Will of George Soule 11 August 1677 In the Name of God Amen I Gorge Soule senir of Duxberry in the Collonie of New Plymouth in New England being aged and weake of body but of a sound mind and Memory praised be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in Manor and forme following Imprimis I comitt my soule into the hands of Almighty God whoe Gave it and my body to be Decently buried in the place appointed for that use whensoever hee shall please to take mee hence and for the Disposall of my outward estate which God of his Goodnes hath Given mee first I have and alreddy formerly by Deeds under my hand and seale Given unto my two sonnes Nathaniel: and Gorge All my lands in the Township of Dartmouth; Item I have formerly Given unto my Daughters Elizabeth and Patience all my lands in the Township of Middleberry Item I Give and bequeath unto my Daughters Sussannah and Mary twelve pence a peece to be payed by my executer heerafter Named after my Decease; And forasmuch as my Eldest son John Soule and his family hath in my extreame old age and weaknes bin tender and carefull of mee and very healpfull to mee; and is likely soe to be while it shall please God to continew my life heer therfore I give and bequeath unto my said son John Soule all the Remainder of my housing and lands whatsoever to him his heires and Assignes for ever Item I Give and bequeath unto my son John Soule all my Goods And Chattles whatsoever Item I Nominate And appoint my son John Soule to be my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament; and lastly I Doe heerby make Null and voyde all other and former wills and Testaments by mee att Any time made; and Declare this Instrument to be my last Will and Testament In Witnes wherof I the said Gorge Soule have heerunto sett my hand and seale this eleventh Day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand six hundred seaventy and seaven; Gorge Soule and a seale The above Named Gorge Soule Did signe seale and Deliver this Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament in the prsence of us Nathaniell Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas Item the twentyeth Day of September 1677 I the above Named Gorge Soule Doe heerby further Declare that it is my will that if my son John Soule above named or his heires or Assignes or any of them shall att any time Disturbe my Daughter Patience or her heires or Assignes or any of them in peacable Posession or Injoyment of the lands I have Given her att Namassakett allies Middleberry and Recover the same from her or her heires or Assignes or any of them That then my Gift to my son John Soule shall shalbe voyd; and that then my will is my Daughter Patience shall have all my lands att Duxburrey And she shalbe my sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament And enter into my housing lands and meddowes att Duxburrow, In Witnes wherof I have heerunto sett my hande and seale; Gorge Soule and a Seal The above Named George Soule Did Signe and seale to this addition in the prsence of us Nathaniel Thomas The Marke D T of Deborah Thomas Source: Will Book 4:1:50 followed by his inventory of p. 51.
Death	Bef 22 Jan 1679/80	Duxbury, , Plymouth, [1, 2]
Inventory	22 Jan 1679/80	Duxbury, , Plymouth, [10, 11]
Valued at £40. 19. 0.
Burial	Duxbury, , Plymouth, [12]
	George Soule, 1931 Memorial, Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Mass. Inscription: Nearby Rests / GEORGE SOULE / Pilgrim / A signer of The Mayflower Compact / on Nov. the 11th 1620 / who died in / JANUARY 1679/80 / Erected by Soule Kindred 1931
	George Soule Headstone Myles Standish Burying Ground
Person ID	I3429	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	18 Oct 2023

Family Mary BUCKETT, b. Abt 1606 d. Abt Dec 1676, Duxbury, , Plymouth, (Age ~ 70 years)

Marriage Abt 1626 Plymouth, , Plymouth, [1, 2]

Children

	1. Zechariah SOULE, b. Bef May 1627, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Bef 11 Dec 1663, Duxbury, , Plymouth, (Age ~ 36 years)
+	2. John SOULE, b. 1632, Plymouth, , Plymouth, d. Bef 14 Nov 1707, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age 75 years)
	3. Nathaniel SOULE, b. Between 1634 and 1646, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Bef 12 Oct 1699 (Age ~ 65 years)
	4. George SOULE, b. Abt 1639, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Bef 22 Jun 1704, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 65 years)
	5. Susanna SOULE, b. Abt 1640, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Aft 1684, Kings Towne, , Rhode Island, (Age ~ 45 years)
	6. Mary SOULE, b. Abt 1642, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Aft 1720, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 79 years)
	7. Elizabeth SOULE, b. Abt 1644, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. Aft 1667 (Age ~ 24 years)
	8. Patience SOULE, b. Abt 1646, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. 11 Mar 1705/06, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 60 years)
	9. Benjamin SOULE, b. Abt 1652, Duxbury, , Plymouth, d. 26 Mar 1676, , , Rhode Island, (Age ~ 24 years)

Family ID F766 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Sep 2023

Photos
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Came over on the Mayflower.

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1601 - Haarlem, , Holland, Dutch Republic
	Immigration - Mayflower Passenger from Plymouth, England 6 Sep 1620 - 11 Nov 1620 - Plymouth, , Plymouth,
	Public Record - Signed the Mayflower Compact - 11 Nov 1620 - , , , At Sea
	Marriage - Abt 1626 - Plymouth, , Plymouth,
	Military - 1643 - Taunton, , Plymouth,
	Will - Proven 5 March 1679/80 - 11 Aug 1677 - Duxbury, , Plymouth,
	Death - Bef 22 Jan 1679/80 - Duxbury, , Plymouth,
	Inventory - Valued at £40. 19. 0. - 22 Jan 1679/80 - Duxbury, , Plymouth,
	Burial - - Duxbury, , Plymouth,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3429&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "George SOULE."

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