anne hutchinson (baptized july 20, 1591 - 20 august 1643), was a religious dissenter in puritan new england. her parents are francis marbury and bridget dryden. her father, being a clergy, homeschooled anne hutchinson. she got more education than most other girls at that time. she was the defendant in the most famous of the trials intended to suppress religious dissent in the massachusetts bay colony. she was born anne marbury in alford, lincolnshire, england. she, her husband william, and their children left england for the massachusetts bay colony in 1634. once settled, she began holding weekly meetings in her home to discuss sermons and theology.