Kenelm Winslow | |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1599 |
Birth Place: | Droitwich, England |
Death Place: | Salem, Massachusetts |
Burial Place: | Salem, Massachusetts |
Monuments: | Settlers Memorial, Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Massachusetts |
Known For: | Early immigrant to the United States |
Spouse: | Eleanor Adams (married 1634–1672) |
Children: | 4 |
Kenelm Winslow (April 29, 1599 – September 13, 1672) was an English Pilgrim who traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1629.
Winslow was born on April 29, 1599, in Droitwich, England to his parents Edward and Magdalene Winslow. In 1629, he traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts along with his brother Josiah. In 1640, he became the town surveyor of Plymouth.
In 1641, he moved to Marshfield, Massachusetts. In 1653, Winslow became deputy in the Massachusetts General Court in for eight years. Kenelm was a joiner, farmer, and shipper. In 1669, he was one of the 26 owners of Assonet, Massachusetts.
His brother was Edward Winslow, governor of Plymouth Colony. Kenelm was married to Eleanor Adams in June 1634, and they had four children. Winslow died on September 13, 1672, in Salem, Massachusetts.