Biographical Summary
Nothing much is known about
Mayflower passenger John Rigsdale, other than the fact he came on
the Mayflower with his wife Alice. Both he and Alice died
the first winter.
It is quite possible that John and
Alice Rigsdale of the Mayflower are the John Rigsdale and Alice
Gallard who were married on 17 November 1577 at St. Mary, Weston,
Lincolnshire. If true, this would make John and Alice the oldest
Mayflower passengers. There are a couple other Rigsdale
families in England, however: the one at Bagley, Yorkshire and the one
at Westbury On Severn, Gloucester, might also be worth investigating.
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