What is Christopher Jones?
{{Infobox Person |name = Christopher Jones | image = Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, by William Halsall.jpg | caption = ''Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor'' by William Halsall |birth_name = |birth_date = ca. 1570 |birth_place = Harwich, co. [[Essex]], [[England]] |death_date = ca. 5 March 1622 |death_place = Rotherhithe, England |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = St Mary's Church, Rothertithe |residence = |nationality = [[British]] (Subject of King [[James I of England]]) |ethnicity = |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = Shipmaster of the ''[[Mayflower (ship)|Mayflower]]'' on its voyage to the New World in 1620 |education = |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = Shipmaster |home_town = |title = Shipmaster |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |boards = |spouse = Sarah Twitt (m. 23 December 1593)<br />Josian Gray |partner = |children = Thomas, with Sarah Twitt (d. 17 April 1596)<br />Eight children with Josian Gray |parents = Christopher and Sybil Jones |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Christopher Jones''' (about 1570 – about 5 March 1622) was Master of the ''[[Mayflower]]'' when the ship carried the [[Pilgrims]] to [[North America]] in 1620. == Early life == Jones was born about 1570 to Christopher and Sybil Jones of [[Harwich]], co. [[Essex]], [[England]]. The Harwich records for the year of his birth are missing.<ref name=harw>{{Cite web |url=http://www.harwich.net/histjones.htm |title=Harwich History |access-date=2013-06-15 |archive-date=2013-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019105711/http://www.harwich.net/histjones.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Christopher was his father's eldest son. He lived in a house on High Street. Jones was eight years old when his father died. Christopher was