History of Richard Lyman Imigrant

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This is the coat of arms used by Richard Lyman of High Ongar, Eng.

Arms: qaurterly, first and fourth, per chevron gules and argrent, in the base an amulet of the first:second quarter, gules a chevron between three sheep argent: Third quarter, quartered emine and gules, a cross Crest A demi bull argent, attired and hooved or, langued gule
The Motto is QUOD VERNUM TUTUM (Wat is true is safe)
    At what time Richard began to institute measures for his removal to America does not appear; but in the 5th Charles I, A.D. 16 29, he sold to one John Gower two messuages, a garden, orchard and divers lands arable; also a meadow and pasture, all at Norton Mandeville, in the parish of Ongar, county of Essex, and about the middle of August, 1631, embarked with his wife and children in the ship Lyon, William Pierce, master, for New England, taking their departure from the port of Bristol. We are informed, that there went in the same ship, Martha Winthrop, the third wife of John Winthrop, at that time governor of New England, the governor's eldest son and his wife and their children; also Eliot, the celebrated apostle of the Massachusetts Indians; and that the ship's passengers consisted of about sixty persons all told, and, after being ten weeks at sea, arrived at Natascot, having lost none of their company but two children; and that as the wind was contrary, the ship stayed at Long Island, but the governor's son went on shore, and that night the governor went on board the ship, and remained on board over night. The next morning, November, 2d, the wind being fair, the ship made anchor before Boston, and on the 4th of November all the passengers landed, the ship giving them a salute from six or seven cannon.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas? the spoils of war?
They sought a faith's pure shrine.
Aye, call it holy ground,
The soil where first they trod;
They have left unstained what there they found,
Freedom to worship God.

The Lyon departed London about August 23, 1631, with "about" 60 passengers and arrived at Nantasket November 2, 1631.

    Passengers

  • William Peirce, Master
  • Known passengers:
  • Mrs. Margaret Winthrop (wife of Governor), bound for Boston, Adam Winthrop, AnneWinthrop, John Winthrop, Jr., of Groton, Suffolk, bound for Boston
  • Rev. John Elliot, of Nazing, Essex, bound for Roxbury
  • Philip Elliot, of Nazing, Essex, bound for Roxbury
  • Richard Lyman, of High Ongar, Essex, bound for Roxbury, Mrs. Sarah Lyman, Phyllis Lyman, Richard Lyman, Jr., Sarah Lyman, John Lyman and Robert Lyman
  • Samuel Wakeman, bound for Roxbury and Mrs. Elizabeth Wakeman

    Believed to be passengers:

  • John Steele, of Fairstead, Essex, bound for Cambridge, Mrs. Rachel Steele, Samuel Steele, John Steele and Hannah Steele.
  • George Steele, of Fairstead, Essex, bound for Cambridge, Mrs. Margery Steele, Margery Steele, Joan Steele, Mary Steele and James Steele.
  • Andrew Warner, of county Essex, bound for Cambridge, Mrs. ---- Warner, Mary Warner and Andrew Warner.
  • Stephen Hart, bound for Cambridge
  • Nicholas Clark, of (possibly) Nazing, Essex, bound for Cambridge

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