Their son, the future Captain John Underhill, was born 7 October 1597 in Baginton, Warwickshire, England.
When the Netherlands offered their sovereignty to the Earl of Leicester, John Underhill was the bearer of confidential dispatches to Lord Burleigh, the Queen's Minister.
He accompanied Essex on a successful attack on Cadiz, Spain, and shared his ill fortune on a campaign against Tyronne and the revolted class in Ireland.
Essex was subsequently executed and Underhill left for the safety of Holland until the accession of King James in 1603, when he applied for pardon and leave to return to his native country.
His request being denied, he remained in The Netherlands a number of years thereafter, in the company of a group of pious Puritans under the Rev.
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