Colonial Religion had a great deal of variety and was very different. There were many religious groups some big ones being the Pilgrims, Separatists, Anglicans, Catholics, Puritans and the Quakers. These religious groups set up the 13 colonies for the beginning of their religious beliefs. Anne Hutchinson followed the Puritans for many years. …show more content…
Hutchinson is known for her appearance in the Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was unusual for a woman at this time to speak out. The Puritan movement in seventeenth-century England gave women a considerably massive belief for leadership like preachers, visionaries, and petitioners (Barbara Ritter Dailey, Anne Hutchinson).
Like many people from around the same time, Hutchinson left nothing. There were only documents of the Antinomian Controversy. The evidence of her trials previously the General Court on November 1637 and the Church of Boston on March 1638. The documents display what she said which helped historians understand how things used to be (Barbara Ritter Dailey, Anne Hutchinson).
Anne Hutchinson was born in Alford, Lincolnshire, England. She was the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Anglican minister Francis Marbury. Anne was the 2nd oldest of 13 kids which advanced her maturity growth and big responsibilities. Her father educated her in theology. Her dad moved her family to London in 1612, where she will meet her husband in the near future. Her husband's name was William Hutchinson they got married in 1612. Soon after, they went to Alford to live. They traveled around together to hear John Cotton preach. During this time, Anne and William had 12 children and another one in Boston, Massachusetts (Barbara Ritter Dailey, Anne …show more content…
One person shunned for following Anne was Mary Dyer. Mary Dyer was a friend of Anne Hutchinson and stood by Anne when she was banished from the colony. Mary and her family moved to Rhode Island and years later Mary became a Quaker. As she had in England, Anne Hutchinson held religious meetings in her home and refused to stick closely to the rules of worship required by the Puritan leaders who governed the colony (Barbara Ritter Dailey, Anne