John Soule

Other Events and Attributes:

• Mayflower Descendant - George Soule - 2nd generation: 1631

Notes:

Birth:
Based on age in 1685 and 1705 depositions

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17741460/john-soule

Mayflower Descendant - George Soule - 2nd generation:
GEN2: JOHN SOULE [2], (George Soule1)

Buried:
Standish Burial Ground
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 17741460

Family/Spouse: Esther Delano. Esther (daughter of Phillippe Delano and Hester Dewesbury) was born on 6 Mar 1640 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Sep 1735 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 12 Sep 1735 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joseph Soule was born on 31 Jul 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1763 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Josiah Soule was born on 31 Jul 1679 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Jan 1764 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Joshua Soule was born on 12 Oct 1681 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 May 1767 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Simmons. Rebecca (daughter of Moses Simmons and Sarah Chandler) was born in 1635 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1675 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rebecca Soule was born in 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Nov 1732 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Sarah Soule was born in 1659 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Mar 1693 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
3. James Soule was born on 4 Oct 1659 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Aug 1744 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
4. Rachel Soule was born on 5 Sep 1662 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Sep 1727 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 18 Sep 1727 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
5. Aaron Soule was born in Abt. 1664 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Mar 1752.
6. Benjamin Soule was born in 1665 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Dec 1729 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
7. Zachariah Soule was born in 1670; died on 16 Mar 1691.
8. John Soule was born in 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 May 1743 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 19 May 1743 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
9. Moses Soule died on 25 Jan 1749.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Mayflower Passenger - George Soule: 1620

Notes:

George Soule's origins in England have not been discovered. The most promising record found to date is the baptism of a George Soule on 9 February 1595 at Tingrith, Bedford, son of William. Other Soule families using the name George can also be found in Sudbury, Suffolk, and Flitwick, Bedford. George Soule came on the Mayflower as a servant to the Edward Winslow family, indicating he was under 25 years old at the time; however, he did sign the Mayflower Compact, suggesting he was over 21. This puts his birth year at around 1595-1599. This matches well with his apparent marriage date of around 1625 at Plymouth: by the May 1627 Division of Cattle, he was married to Mary, and they had had one son, Zachariah. George Soule and family moved to Duxbury very early on, and he was a deputy to the Plymouth Court for a number of years beginning in 1642. He had volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637, but Plymouth's troops were not needed. He was on various committees, juries, and survey teams, during his life in Duxbury. In 1646, for example, he was appointed to the committee to deal with Duxbury's problem of the disorderly smoking of tobacco. George Soule made out his will on 11 August 1677, and added a codicil to it on 20 September 1677. The codicil is quite interesting as it gives a little insight into a family squabble between son John and daughter Patience: "If my son John Soule above-named or his heirs or assigns or any of them shall at any time disturb my daughter Patience or her heirs or assigns or any of them in peaceable possession or enjoyment of the lands I have given her at Nemasket alias Middleboro and recover the same from her or her heirs or assigns or any of them; that then my gift to my son John Soule shall be void; and that then my will is my daughter Patience shall have all my lands at Duxbury and she shall be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and enter into my housing lands and meadows at Duxbury."

Web Link:
http://mayflowerhistory.com/soule/

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5728447/george_soule

Web Link:
https://soulekindred.org/

Web Link:
https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profile/passenger-profiles/the-soule-family/

Mayflower Passenger - George Soule:
Mayflower Ancestor: George Soule
George Soule traveled on the Mayflower as a servant to Edward Winslow.

Buried:
Standish Burial Ground
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5728447

George married Mary Beckett in Bef. 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born on 17 Jan 1590 in Eckington, Worcester, England; died on 16 December 1676 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dec 1676 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mayflower - George Soule:
Mary Beckett wife of Mayflower passenger and mother of his children

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26862296/mary-soule

Buried:
Standish Burial Ground
Find a Grave Memorial 26862296