Mayflower Families Embroiled In Scandal Go Separate Ways.
Plymouth, 1674: Elizabeth Warren, a granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren, accused Joseph Doty, a son of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty, of fathering her child. Doty put up a bond of £80 on 27 October 1674 to ensure his answering the charges. Doty was apparently married at the time, and Elizabeth Warren married William Green. Doty married Deborah Ellis, whose parents, Lt. John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman, daughter of Sandwich's leading citizen, Edmond Freeman, were themselves fined for pre-marital misconduct before marriage. More news of other Mayflower scandals

John Billington Hanged For Murder Of John Newcomen.

Plymouth, 1630:  Mayflower passenger, John Billington, frequently at odds with Plymouth authorities, has been hanged for the murder of John Newcomen. He becomes the first white in the American colonies executed for murder. According to Governor Bradford, "he waylaid a young man, one John Newcomen, about a former quarrel and shot him with a gun, whereof he died." Bradford has been known to call the Billingtons, "...one of ye profanest families amongst them."  See additional coverage.

"Black" Bellamy Goes To Watery Grave With Pirated Treasures.
Wellfleet, 1717:  Caught in a raging storm off Cape Cod, the infamous "Black" Bellamy perishes with his treasure-laden ship, Whydah, and some 140 men in raging seas and gale winds.Only two are said to have survived.  He is rumored to have been returning for local beauty, Maria Hallet. Will the treasures ever be found? See full story.

Beloved Leader, Edward Winslow Dies At Sea: