Journey of a Lifetime: John Hurd and Mary

John Hurd boards the ship, Griffin, in 1634 with his boss and mentor, William Hutchinson to the New England Colonies. He is 22 years old, single and had 4 more years of serving until he was free. He has no financial ties and decides to come with William to start a new life, find a girl to marry, start his own tailor shop, and live without religious persecution. He meets the girl of his dreams on the ship a nurse named Mary. They promise to see each other again when their service contracts are over. They do just that. They court, marry, become inhabitants. He becomes a freeman, and a member of the church. They have children, deal with deaths, stresses, and difficulties, but one thing remains is their sweet love, devotion and faith in a faithful God. Follow them as they bravely embark of the journey of a lifetime. One that changes their lives forever. This book also covers their children and marriages, the births of their grandchildren, connection, customers, neighbors and their last days on earth. All information comes from factual documents, maps, records, church records, articles about the time period, and three books. The love stories and conversations are fictional, but dates of events are real. Some adult content in this book. Sexual content is not explicit or smut, and between married couples.