Our Descent from George Soule of the Mayflower

Our Descent from George Soule of the Mayflower

By Jared L. Olar

January-February 2011

My mother's ancestors include Mayflower passenger George Soule of Eckington, Worcestershire, England, one of the three servants brought over on the Mayflower with Edward Winslow, later Governor of Plymouth Colony. George Soule's parents are unknown, but it has been suggested he could have been the son of John Soule and Ruth Fox of St. Butolph's Parish, Bishopgate, London, who were married in St. Dionis Backchurch in London in Dec. 1581. There is, however, no evidence linking George Soule to St. Butolph's Parish. Soule was born circa 1595-1600 in England and died in Duxbury, Massachusetts, shortly before 22 Jan. 1679/80, the date his will was inventoried following his death. He married perhaps circa 1625 Mary Becket (or "Bucket"), who came over on the Anne in July or August of 1623. She was born probably circa 1605 and died in Duxbury in Dec. 1676. George and Mary had seven children, including their daughter Mary, born circa 1644, my mother's ancestress.

The following chart shows that I am 11th in descent from George Soule of the Mayflower.

                                     GEORGE SOULE=Mary Becket (Bucket?)
                                  (c.1595-c.1678)|     d. 1676
                                                 |
                                            Mary Soule=John Peterson
                                                      |
                                                   Jonathan Peterson
                                                           |
                                          Ruth Delano=John Peterson
                                                     |
                                Edward Sherman=Lucy Peterson
                                              |
                                        Lucy Sherman=Job Shaw
                                                    |
                                            Manley Sherman Shaw=Malinda DeWolf
                                                               |
                                    Mary Rebecca Linn=James Monroe Shaw
                                                     |
                                            Sherman Linn Shaw
                                                     |
                                           Sherman Linn Shaw II
                                                     |
                                Joseph Olar=Dolores Frances Shaw                  
                                           |
                                    Jared Linn Olar

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