From England to Hope: Local man linked to Mayflower passenger

Kathy and Don Crippen sit for a portrait in their home on Tuesday. Don Crippen is an 11th-generation descendant of Edward Fuller, who came to the continent on the Mayflower. Kathy Crippen said she has been working steadily on her husband's line for about five years.

Edward Fuller was born in 1575. He left England in 1620, crossing the Atlantic on the Mayflower. The Pilgrims were in search of religious freedom, having been persecuted for their strict, Bible-based beliefs.

Fuller died his first winter at Plymouth Colony. But his descendants lived on, starting with his son, Samuel Fuller, and to 2006 and Fuller’s 11th-generation descendant, Donald Crippen of Hope.

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