27 History: Why Did the Puritans Really Leave England for the New World? (owlcation.com) posted 3 years ago by 50_stars_for_freedom 3 years ago by 50_stars_for_freedom +27 / -0 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Also, a whole village from Friesland moved to the USA, and now share my maiden name in the mid-west. They weren't Puritans, but they were running from persecution by Catholic Spaniards, who were carrying out an inquisition.