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Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: William Holbeck

Robert Charles Anderson

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Birth: William Holbeck was born in England.

Death: He died in the winter of 1620/1.

Ship: Mayflower, 1620

Life in England: Charles Banks found the surname “Holbeck”
in St. Andrew’s parish, Norwich where the Reverend John
Robinson had a curacy before travelling to Leiden.This finding
may be a clue to William Holbeck’s origins.

Life in New England: William Holbeck came to Plymouth
Colony as a servant to William White.

Family: As a servant, Holbeck was most likely unmarried.