History of the Pilgrims and Puritans, their ancestry and descendants; basis of Americanization . elmJepson. The spelling of these^^ English names within twelve ^ <.» ^6^y / may prove how rapidly the Pil- grims lapsed into Dutch. An example of how tradition is up-set by newly discovered records is shown by the latest foundstatement that the widow Bridget Robinson* never came to * There were two Bridgets among the Pilgrims. Cromwells daughter (whosedeath hastened his), was also named Bridget, at that time a common English name 178 HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS AND PURITANS America, but died in Holl
History of the Pilgrims and Puritans, their ancestry and descendants; basis of Americanization . elmJepson. The spelling of these^^ English names within twelve ^ <.» ^6^y / may prove how rapidly the Pil- grims lapsed into Dutch. An example of how tradition is up-set by newly discovered records is shown by the latest foundstatement that the widow Bridget Robinson* never came to * There were two Bridgets among the Pilgrims. Cromwells daughter (whosedeath hastened his), was also named Bridget, at that time a common English name 178 HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS AND PURITANS America, but died in Holland some eighteen years after thedeath of her husband, as is proved by her will distributingher property to her children—two daughters, son Isaac in New England, and son John,physician in England. Thisis in direct contradiction tothe statement so long believedamong us that the widowRobinson came to New Eng-land on the vessel these aisles of theUniversity library walked,and at these forms Robinson,Brewster, and Bradfordpored over problems of liv-ing as set forth by the Leyden. SIMON EPISCOPIUS SUCCEEDED AR- MINIUS AND TAUGHT THE SAME DOCTRINE. University. Warrants of ar-rest against the leaders hadbeen sherifif-given at varioustimes, and it is said a coppercauldron concealed WilliamBradford from a search of-ficer, just prior to his leavingEngland. When an arrest asa Nonconformist really oc-curred, God must help thevictim, for neither friend norneighbor could. Of great aid to Elder Brewster was Thomas Brewer,also a member of Leyden University. He shared withBrewster and Robinson in the benefits of the printing en-
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