George SOULE

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Between Feb 1594 and 1595, Tingrith, England
• Will: 11 Aug 1677
• Death: Between 20 Sep 1677 and 22 Jan 1680, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
• Fact: 22 Jan 1679, Inventory taken.

Notes:

Excerpt from "Mayflower Families - George Soule": The will of George Soule Sr. of Duxberry dated 11 Aug. 1677, with codicil dated 20 Sept. 1677, and inventory 22 Ja. 1679, gave lands in Dartmouth to sons Nathaniel and "Gorge"; mentions lands in "Middleberry" formerly given to daughters Elizabeth and Patience; names daughters Susanna and Mary; eldest son John tohave the remainder of his housing and lands. The codicil warned son John that if he disturbed daughter Patience, then Patience was to have the house and lands at Duxburrow. The account of John Soule mentions "since my mother died which was three yeer the last December."

Excerpt from "the Mayflower Quarterly" Sept. 2009: The more promising candidate to date would seem to be the George Soule of tingrith, baptized in February 1594/5. Although just a tad older than should be expected for a servant, an unusual clause in his father's will preventing his small inheritance payment until the age of 26 ( in 1621) might be an explantation, and his brother William may have ended up in the "Mayflower" hot-bed parish of Henlow. It was also shown that, contrary to previously published accounts, George Soule of tingrith was not the same man as the George Soule of Flitwick - and, as a result, his wehreabouts as an adult cannot be accounted for in Bedfordshire records.

Name:
He was a servant of Edward Winslow of Plymouth, probably indentured for seven years. He served as a volunteer for the Pequot War (1637).

According to Francis R. Stoddard in "The Truth About The Pilgrims" page 150, "George Soule came as a servant ofEdward Winslow. He was the 35th signer of the Mayflower compact. He was born about 1600 and is credited to the London contingent. He was the son of John Soule of Eckington, Worcestershire, England. Robert Soule of the family was a London salter. Droitwich, where Edward Winslow as born, was a salt mining place and connected with the salters company of London. This last may have brought George Soule and Edward Winslow together. George Soule married Mary Becket before 1627. His autograph has been preserved."

George married Marie BECKET on 29 Mar 1635 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Marie was born about 1605 in England; died on 16 Dec 1676 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Zachariah SOULE was born before 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died before 11 Dec 1663 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. John SOULE was born before 1632 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died between 11 Jul 1701 and 14 Nov 1707 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Nathaniel SOULE was born about 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; died before 12 Oct 1699 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
4. George SOULE was born about 1639 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died between 25 Mar 1697 and 17 May 1704 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
5. Susannah SOULE was born about 1642 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; died after Sep 1684 in Prob. Kingstown, Rhode Island.
6. Mary SOULE was born about 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died after 29 Apr 1718.
7. Elizabeth SOULE was born about 1645 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island.
8. Patience SOULE was born about 1648 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Mar 1706 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
9. Benjamin SOULE was born about 1651 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Mar 1676 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, (King Philip War).

Thomas married Mary INDENDEN on 16 Oct 1598 in Of Hawkhurst, Kent, England. Mary was born in 1573 in Of Hawkhurst, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]