On the last Wednesday in May, 1635 (May 27th), the ship "Angel Gabriel" a strong ship of 240 tons, and carrying a heavy armament of 16 guns swung at her moorings in the King's Road, four or five miles distant from the city. Her destination was Pemaquid. On her deck was "a company of many Godly Christians", some from other ships, bound for New England. The wreck of the bark, Angel Gabriel, a major disaster in the middle of the "Great Migration". It was wrecked in a great storm, probably a hurricaine, in August 1635 off Pemaquid Pt. Maine.
According to the "Lighthouses in Maine" site one of the passengers was a man who left his wife behind planning to send for her after he became established. Although he survived the wreck, his wife was afraid to follow him after what had happened to the Angel Gabriel. He was unable to face the journey back to England, so they never saw each other again. A visitor to this site has sent me information that the man who was seperated from his wife was John Bailey who also left behind his son, Robert, and one or more daughters.
What follows is a partial list of some of the ships passengers that I have compiled from the internet and other sources. There is, I understand, a complete list on a plaque at Pemaquid Maine. I intend to complete this when I obtain the full list. If you have any additions or corrections to this list please drop me a note.
Follow this link for some notes concerning Capt. Andrews and his three Burnham nephews
| Capt. ROBERT ANDREWS | Ship's Master | Ipswich, Mass | |
| JOHN BAILEY ,
Sr. contact |
a weaver from Chippenham, Eng. | Newbury | |
| John Bailey, Jr. | b.1613 | ||
| Johanna Bailey (poss. came on a later ship soon after) | |||
| HENRY BECK | |||
| (Dea.) John Burnham | |||
| Thomas Burnham | |||
| Robert Burnham | |||
| RALPH BLAIDSDELL | of Lancashire | York, Maine | |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Blaidsdell | |||
| Henry Blaidsdell | |||
| WILLIAM FURBER | |||
| JOHN COGSWELL | 43 | Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire | Ipswich, Mass. |
| Mrs. Elizabeth (Thompson) Cogswell | abt 41 | ||
| Mary Cogswell | abt 18 | ||
| William Cogswell | abt 16 | ||
| John Cogswell | abt 13 | ||
| Hannah Cogswell | abt 11 | ||
| Abigail Cogswell | abt 9 | ||
| Edward Cogswell | abt 6 | ||
| Sarah Cogswell | abt 3 | ||
| Elizabeth Cogswell | infant | ||
| SAMUEL HAINES | abt 24 | Apprentice to J. Cogswell | prob. Ipswich Later Dover Point |
| WILLIAM HOOK | |||
| HENRY SIMPSON | |||
| JOHN TUTTLE | Dover | Ipswich later Dover NH |
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