HUTCHINSON, Anne [1591-1643] -- American religious leader

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née MARBURY, Anne

Immigrant to MBC from England, she was a brilliant thinker and speaker. She preached salvation by God's grace -- i.e. by individual intuition without regard to obedience to specific laws of church or state. The colony's leaders held the strict view of salvation by good works -- fasting, church attendance, honoring your elders, and so on. As her following grew, everyone was taking sides and a schism of the colony was threatened. "Covenant of Works" vs "Covenant of Grace" was the hot topic of the day.

Governor Winthrop and the Reverend Cotton took matters in hand and she was accused

antinomian: of or relating to the view that Christians are released from the obligation of observing moral laws.

of the heresy of antinomianism, treason and "traducing the ministers and their ministry". Despite giving good account of herself at her trial, the deck was stacked against her and she was convicted (1638).

Sentenced to banishment, she and a number of her followers emigrated to Rhode Island (1638), where they formed the first government in that colony.

After her husband's death (1642), she moved to Westchester County, NY^†, where she and her family were wiped out in an Indian attack the following year. One daughter survived the attack, and there were several older children who had left the nest and escaped the attack entirely.

There is a conjecture that one of her daughters married John Walker, father-in-law of Capt. James Sands ¤, the immigrant. No facts supporting this belief have been published.

Milestones

1635-1637	First woman in the new world to hold religious meetings in the home,
1638	First woman to establish a town in America (Portsmouth, RI)

Bookmarks (off-site links)

Works by
- Analyses, critiques and interpretations
  - Anne Hutchinson: American Jezebel or Woman of Courage?
  - America's Christian Leaders: Anne Hutchinson
  - Anne Hutchinson's Role Debated
  - Women in RI history - Making a Difference By ELIZABETH RAU, Journal-Bulletin Staff Writer
  - Mrs. Anne Hutchinson - Trial at the Court at Newton. 1637
  - Anne Hutchinson [archive]
  - Tolerance in America: Anne Hutchinson
  - Heresy Is a Cradle < Killing the Buddha
- The Diary of Anne Hutchinson
Works about
- Biographical
  - Specific periods, events, aspects
    - The trial
      - anne hutchinson Transcript of the court proceedings, the examination of Mrs Hutchinson by Governor Winthrop. One can almost see his jaws tightening, and feel his desire to thrash this uppity woman grow with each answer she makes!
      - WayBack . Stand Up For Your Rights . Features/Religious Freedom | PBS KIDS GO!
      - Introduction to Anne Hutchinson [archive]
      - Excerpts from: A History of the American Suffragist Movement, © The Moschovitis Group, Inc.
      - Trials Without Justice - Mary Dyer - The Trial of Anne Hutchinson - Chapter - 4
    - Portsmouth, RI
      - Part III, Chapter 25. THE STORY OF ANNE HUTCHINSON AND THE FOUNDING OF RHODE ISLAND
      - Portsmouth Compact
    - Eastchester, NY In Westchester County
      - Town of Eastchester History [archive]
  - Chronologies, synopses
    - Anne Hutchinson
    - The Bronx on the Web chronology relating to the Bronx (seems to be broken now)
  - The Glass Ceiling Biographies - Anne Hutchinson
  - National Women's Hall of Fame - Women of the Hall
  - PAL: Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643)
  - Hutchinson, Anne
- Genealogy
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
  - Suites
    - Anne Hutchinson - Notable Women Ancestors
    - RI History Online: Famous Rhode Islanders [archive]
  - Anne Hutchinson School Web Site
  - Downtown Walk [archive]
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
  - Search engines
    - Yahoo! Search Results for anne hutchinson
    - About Search - Find it now!
Collections, archives - Papers
Historical context, background
- Residences
- Deep Background on Anne Hutchinson [archive]
Gallery
- Mrs. Anne Hutchinson - Trial at the Court at Newton. 1637
- Google Search: anne hutchinson

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Footnotes

^†

Currently (1947) thought to be on the west side of the Hutchinson River, in Eastchester, just south of the present Boston Post Rd. [now Rt US-1]. I would place this in the small area bounded by: Boston Post Rd/US-1 on the N.W., Hutchinson River on the N.E., New England Thwy of the S.E., Conner St on the S.W. -R.

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