nov 22, 1620 - "Pilgrim" Separatists Land

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Establish Plymouth, Mass
The tiny band in the Pilgrim story were not Puritans. They were simple country people who were not interested in trying to purify what most of their neighbors wanted to keep the same.
They wanted something altogether new. That’s where their trouble started. Their faith compelled them to gather "Separately" from the established order and establish true worship and a righteous way of life based on the Bible. As one of their number wrote:

"They entered into covenant to walk with God and one with another, in the enjoyment of the Ordinances of God, according to the Primitive Pattern in the Word of God. But finding by experience they could not peaceably enjoy their own liberty in their Native Country without offence to others that were differently minded, they took up thoughts of removing." [Chronicle of the Pilgrim Fathers]

People called them Separatists, and soon they had to flee for their lives. If they had been satisfied to just go to church in England and not make waves, life would have been much easier and more comfortable for them. However, in their hearts burned a vision of a life of faith and care for each other that gave them courage to face the waves.
Faced with fines, imprisonment, losing their jobs, along with public scorn, these determined believers sought for refuge — a place where they could live out their faith and raise their families together. They chose to
flee to the wilderness of America to establish their plantation, as they would call their settlement.

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