Promises offered on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean span the late sixteenth century and into the first third of the seventeenth century for the families Cole, Clarke, and Collier. This golden age of exploration furthers England’s push to colonize America. Promises of vast natural resources and virgin land beckon all types of colonists from Puritan separatists, including those who traveled on the Mayflower, wealthy merchants who invested in the colonies, and others pursuing their hopes and dreams. The fitting climax explores the final straws that push, pull, and propel the author’s ancestors and 21,000 other English men, women, and children to leave England during the Great Puritan Migration and forge new lives in America. Their story is one that represents us all.