Anne Hutchinson Research Paper

Anne Hutchinson was born in England in 1591. She went with John Cotton, a puritan leader, to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. Anne spoke about Mr. Cotton’s spirit-centered ideas of theology, saying John Cotton and John Wheelwright, her brother-in-law, as true Christian Ministers. Anne left no written works behind. We can acquire knowledge of what Anne said through her trial before the General Court in November 1637 and her trial before the Church of Boston in March 1638. Anne Hutchinson was born in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, and was the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury. Anne was the second daughter out of thirteen children, and so quickly learned the use of herbal medicines and developed a talent for domestic leadership. Francis Marbury was the dissenting Anglican Clergyman, and so she learned theology and about conscientious dissent from him. Her family later moved to London, where Anne met a merchant named William Hutchinson. Anne and William married in 1612 and they moved back to Alford.

Botolph’s, to hear John Cotton preach. While in Alford, Anne also gave birth to twelve children, and later a thirteenth in Boston. When Cotton was suppressed due to his puritan beliefs, he moved to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and included in the ranks of the settlers who moved with John Cotton was Anne and her family. They were assured a prominent position in the colony due to their piety and gentry status. However, when Anne started to hold biweekly meetings in her house to discuss spiritual-centered theology, and saying that Cotton and John Wheelwright were the true ministers, they were all charged with