Degory Priest
E11215
Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Degory Priest canonical | 2 |
| Degory | 1 |
| Priest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T88129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Degory Priest Context triple: [Mayflower Compact, signedBy, Degory Priest]
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A.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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B.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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C.
Brom Bones
Brom Bones is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” known for his pranks, horsemanship, and possible connection to the Headless Horseman.
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D.
Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
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E.
Herbert
Herbert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including U.S. President Herbert Hoover.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Degory Priest Target entity description: Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
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A.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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B.
Edwin
Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "rich friend" or "prosperous friend."
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C.
Brom Bones
Brom Bones is the boisterous, brawny rival of Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” known for his pranks, horsemanship, and possible connection to the Headless Horseman.
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D.
Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
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E.
Herbert
Herbert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including U.S. President Herbert Hoover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayflower passenger
ⓘ
Pilgrim ⓘ Plymouth Colony settler ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden, Dutch Republic
Mayflower Compact ⓘ Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1621 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| destination | New England ⓘ |
| embarkedFrom | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName |
Degory Priest
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Priest
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Degory Priest
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Degory
|
| memberOf |
Separatist congregation at Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden Separatist congregation
|
| notableFor |
being a signer of the Mayflower Compact
ⓘ
being an early settler of Plymouth Colony ⓘ membership in the Leiden Separatists ⓘ |
| occupation | hatter ⓘ |
| participantIn |
establishment of Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
founding governance of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| relative | Isaac Allerton ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Protestantism
ⓘ
Separatist ⓘ |
| residence |
Leiden
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| shipPassengerOn | Mayflower ⓘ |
| signed | Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Allerton ⓘ |
| stepFatherOf |
Bartholomew Allerton
ⓘ
Mary Allerton ⓘ Remember Allerton ⓘ |
| traveledOn | Mayflower ⓘ |
| voyage |
Mayflower
ⓘ
surface form:
Mayflower voyage (1620)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Degory Priest Description of subject: Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Degory
this entity surface form:
Priest