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Hutchinson, Anne Marbury (1591–1643)| American colonial religious leader. In 1634, she and her family followed John Cotton from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony. Preaching a unique theology which emphasized the role of faith, she gained a wide following. The colony's leaders, including Cotton, felt threatened by Hutchinson and in 1637 she was banished and excommunicated. She then moved to Rhode Island, establishing the settlement of Pocahasset on Aquidneck Island in 1638. In 1642 she settled in Long Island, where she and her family were killed by American Indians. |
| Born in England, Hutchinson was noted for her intellect and forceful personality. |
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