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SeanFromQueens t1_iva6241 wrote

How old would you have to be to known as Old Mr. Nash in 1640 within the first decade of the settlement existing? I had the assumption that those who mad the trip across the ocean in 17th century were young adventurous types, not Old Mr. Nash.

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twoshovels OP t1_iva8cu3 wrote

Funny!! Great point!! Honestly I always thought any age person jumped on a ship and came here. Probably sick as hell of king stupid over there, & the main driving force was money, and land.I believe like them my biggest worry would have been the natives..

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SeanFromQueens t1_iva9lqb wrote

Like if you were 50+ years old in England, were going to risk the 6 week voyage and all the dangers of settling virgin territory or just sit back and in England and live out your old age in relative certainty of your last days that you won't starve, attacked by wild animals, or killed by Natives who are interloping on their lands?

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twoshovels OP t1_ivbq1h7 wrote

Not to mention, “oh no I’ve cut myself, now I’m going to die “

I mean I guess so. I mean it seems to me @ 50 yrs old your pretty well set in your little routine in life , and to just up & go to what was to them people back then a new world is a Huge life change. Honestly I can’t say I would. Nothing like that exists today and I’m exuding outer space. But back then I guess it was a promise of sorts , untold wealth & Fortune, and land await all in the new world. I suppose if I hated the king, maybe even the king had it out for me, no work, living under the kings army’s rule, hungry all the time? Maybe I would go. Just seems to us here & now a huge gamble.

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