continued from part 1. "At an early age Anne Marbury married William Hutchinson, described as 'a very honest, peaceable man of good estate' and later referred to by Governor Winthrop as 'a man of a very mild temper and weak parts, and wholly guided by his wife.' During the last few years that Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson spent in England, Anne must have been well aware of the fact that people all about her were engaged in a relentless struggle for their rights against the Crown. Everywhere people were studying the Bible, pondering over its meanings, rebelling against the arbitrary dictates of the Bishops. Since her father was a Puritan clergyman, she probably shared his sorrow over the persecution of her friend, the Reverend John Cotton, and this incident in her life may have aroused her indignation to the point where she resolved to leave England and follow Cotton across the ocean to the new world where she and her family could continue to benefit by his teachings. At any rate, she left England with her husband and a large brood of children in 1634 and made the crossing to Boston on the ship 'Griffin', and it has been recorded that the family fortune brought along to America amounted to nearly one thousand guineas in gold. Until the new Hutchinson home could be built in Boston, Anne and some of her many children found shelter in the home of her beloved idol, the Reverend John Cotton, and for the three years that the family remained in Boston the homestead was directly across the street from that of John Winthrop and soon the Hutchinson fireside became 'the social center of the town.' Anne proved to be not only a capable, energetic and amiable person, but also an efficient nurse. As she went from home to home on errands of mercy, she would talk with the young women unto whom she ministered, and gradually won their complete affection and respect. In fact, both men and women welcomed her intellectual and magnetic personality, for she had a vigorous mind, dauntless courage and a natural gift for leadership." continued in part 3.