{"id":3557,"date":"2015-11-06T02:52:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T01:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2015-11-06T02:52:07","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T01:52:07","slug":"roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2015\/11\/06\/roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roy has connections back to the Mayflower, a certain Mr. Richard Warren, so off we went to see Plymouth Rock (not actually the rock they anchored to, but as the write up says &#8220;not a bad idea to have our nation founded on a rock&#8221;)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3558\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Plymouth-Rock-2.jpg\" alt=\"blog Plymouth Rock (2)\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Plymouth-Rock-2.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Plymouth-Rock-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/> and actually had a tour of the\u00a0replica of the Mayflower, built in England 50 years ago. \u00a0There were a few character actors on the ship, and they did a marvelous job of using olde English and keeping themselves to what was current in the 1620&#8217;s. \u00a0We got in a discussion about the Pilgrims who went to Leiden, Holland, and Roy mentioned &#8220;factories&#8221; (meaning the manual labor the Pilgrims had to do in order to survive), and our Mayflower passenger\u00a0got quite puzzled at the word. \u00a0She praised Mr. Warren, though, and said he was not one of those complaining, neighbor criticizing bible readers. &#8220;Who would want to dare to interpret the scriptures??!&#8221;Smile. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3546\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower.jpg\" alt=\"blog Mayflower\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thinking that my sister&#8217;s husbands family has some connection to Mr. Hopkins, and he also was thought highly of by the Mayflower passengers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3531\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower3.jpg\" alt=\"blog Mayflower3\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower3.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>66 days on the ocean, with mostly dried foods to eat. \u00a0&#8220;did you have enough water?&#8221; &#8220;we had enough beer!&#8221; Like, right? \u00a0Who needs water?<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3532\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower4.jpg\" alt=\"blog Mayflower4\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower4.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3530\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower2.jpg\" alt=\"blog Mayflower2\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower2.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3529\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower1.jpg\" alt=\"blog Mayflower1\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower1.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/blog-Mayflower1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>Dark and cramped quarters, not too easy with children, not to mention the seasickness and high death rate. \u00a0I am thankful that Roy&#8217;s family came, though, or there would be no Roy!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=3557&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy has connections back to the Mayflower, a certain Mr. Richard Warren, so off we went to see Plymouth Rock (not actually the rock they anchored to, but as the write up says &#8220;not a bad idea to have our &hellip; 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