Definition of Endecott

1. Noun. Born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665).

Exact synonyms: Endicott, John Endecott, John Endicott
Generic synonyms: Colonist, Settler

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Literary usage of Endecott

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Founders: Portraits of Persons Born Abroad who Came to the Colonies in by Charles Knowles Bolton (1919)
"endecott was the chief office holder of his time in New England; he was assistant in 1628/9, 1630-1634, 1636- 1640, 1645-1648; deputy governor in 1641-1643, ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1847)
"... which may be called hereafter the endecott Rock, lies nigher the Meredith than Gilford side of the strait; a short distance above the bridge, ..."

3. Memoirs of American Governors by Jacob Bailey Moore (1846)
"JOHN endecott was a native of Dorchester, in Dorsetshire, England, ... Mr. endecott was one of the six original purchasers of Massachusetts, ..."

4. History of the Pilgrims and Puritans: Their Ancestry and Descendants; Basis by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer (1922)
"Then most forcibly did the fiery endecott, Williams' unswerving friend, come to his rescue. He girded hard at that minister whose "insinuating, ..."

5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1916)
"On September 3, 1903, John endecott commenced a suit for divorce against Ida M. ... On September 8, 1903, Mrs. endecott appeared by her attorney and filed a ..."

6. Lives of the Governors of New Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay by Jacob Bailey Moore (1848)
"JOHN endecott was a native of Dorchester, in Dorsetshire, England, ... Mr. endecott was one of the six original purchasers of Massachusetts, ..."

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