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William Sayle

c. 1590–1671 · 17th century

William Sayle was an English Puritan colonist and governor of Bermuda who in 1648 led the Eleutheran Adventurers, settlers from Bermuda seeking religious freedom, to found a colony on Eleuthera in the Bahamas. In old age he was appointed the first governor of the Province of Carolina, sailing with the settlers who founded Charles Town in 1670, and died in office in 1671.

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Colony of the Bahamas

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). William Sayle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/william-sayle
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