The Blynman party came from Wales, mainly from Monmouthshire, and
very likely in the year 1640. They were apparently "recruited" by Gov.
Winslow in one of his trips to England. They were likely members of Reverend
Blynman's church in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, before he was ejected as minister.
They arrived initially in Plymouth, then Marshfield, then Gloucester,
Mass by 1641, and finally onto New London, Connecticut in 1650. Plymouth
was their incoming port. Marshfield was their intended destination, but
a breakup of the group led Rev Blynman and certain of his followers to
go to Gloucester within a year of arrival. They lasted about 10 years in
this fishing village before removing to New London about 1650, Conn. Rev.
Blynman himself returned to England, about 1658, and died in Bristol, England.
The members of this party identified in this article are:
Listed in Plymouth Records to be Freemen, Plymouth Records, Vol 2,
pg 8:
Rev. Blynman
Heugh Prychard
Obadiah Brewen
John Sadler
Heugh Cauken
Walter Tibbott
List of Selectmen of Gloucester, all probably in Blynman's
group from England, from Gloucester Town Records, Mar 2, 1642:
Wm. Steevens
Wm. Addis
Mr. Milwood
Mr. Sadler
Mr. Bruen
Mr. Fryer
Mr. Norton
Walter Tybott
Immigrants to New London, Conn (source not given)
Chrisopher Avery
James Avery
Wm. Addis
Obadiah Bruen
Hugh Calkin
John Coit, Sr.
Wm. Hough
Wm. Kenie
Andrew Lister or Lester
Wm. Meades
Ralph Parker
Wm. Wellman
Likely:
Add, (source not given)
John Coit, Jr.
Didn't stay long, back to Gloucester
Thomas Jones
Edmund Marshall
John Marshall, his son
Wm. Hough
Wm. Meades
James Morgan
Add, also appearing in New London about the same time, (source not
given):
Matthew Beckwith
John, Samuel and Thomas Beebe
Peter Collins
George Harwood
Richard Pool
John Packer
Add, not among the Welch immigrant group, (source not given):
Robert Allyn, from Salem
Philip Tabor, from Martha's Vineyard
And, possibly Henry Felch (source not given).