The Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony came from England.

Quick Scoop

  • The group known as the Pilgrims were English Protestants called Separatists who broke away from the Church of England.
  • Their religious community formed around places like Scrooby in Nottinghamshire before fleeing persecution.
  • They spent several years living in Holland (Amsterdam and Leiden), but their original homeland and nationality were English.

So in simple terms: they were English people from England, with a significant stopover in Holland before crossing to North America.

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