Anne Marbury, later when she was married Anne Hutchinson, was born in Alford Lincolnshire, England in July, 1591. She was the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury. Her father was a deacon at Christ Church, Cambridge. Hutchinson's father, Francis, hadn't obtained ministries for the proper training but for political reasons. (A) Hutchinson's father openly stated this and was arrested multiple times. .
With her father's strong beliefs and her education, she grew an interest in religion and theology. Hutchinson was homeschooled and read from her father's library. Anne Hutchinson wasn't the average quiet, seen-but-not-heard woman. She supported her father's ideals and wasn't afraid to support the questioning the principles of faith or authority of the church. (A).
She married Will Hutchinson and made roots in Alford. Hutchinson took the role of the domestic housewife and mother. Hutchinson and her family followed Reverend John Cotton, a Protestant Minister, who had the same ideas as her father, but were accepted as Puritanism. (A).
In 1634, John Cotton was relocated to Puritan colonies of New England, Will and Anne Hutchinson with their fifteen children sailed to America with John Winthrop and other colonists in hope to practice their faith. Hutchinson realized that the colonial life was more stifling than liberating. Also, that there wasn't really any real "religious freedom " in the area of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Even less likely for an English Schooled woman like herself. .
She already had her own opinions based on John Cotton's teachings. Hutchinson believed that people could correspond with God, without the help of ministers, or the Bible. Women were considered inferior beings, with inferior minds, and were needed to be governed by men. Hutchinson kept quiet during most days. Yet, she felt the need to discuss matters of faith. (A) So, she started weekly meetings for women to discuss recent sermons and express her own theological views.
