London JOHN BAY
i've been tracing my roots for a little while now. Im to the point where I am craving more information, ultimately from the original country. John Bay born abt 1619 was a passenger on the ship Safety in aug 1635 to depart from London - Gravesend to Virginia. It is getting Very difficult to trace back this far. My question is, did immigrants fill out departure records before they left? perhaps listing occupation, place of birth, mother or father, convict or indentured serveant? I ultimately want to find out where my family clan was living in the 1500s-1600s and were we irish english or scottish what was our religion. thanks for any help