Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: William Holbeck
Robert Charles Anderson
Birth: William Holbeck was born in
England.
Death: He died in the winter of
1620/1.
Ship: Mayflower,
1620
Life in England: Charles Banks found the surname
“Holbeck”
in St. Andrew’s parish, Norwich where the Reverend John
Robinson
had a curacy before travelling to Leiden.This finding
may be a clue to
William Holbeck’s origins.
Life in New England: William
Holbeck came to Plymouth
Colony as a servant to William
White.
Family: As a servant, Holbeck was most likely
unmarried.