"Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a religious reformer, Puritan dissident, midwife, and alleged prophetess whose beliefs and influence brought her into conflict with the magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, especially its governor, John Winthrop (1588-1649), in 1636-1638. She was the central voice of the so-called Antinomian Controversy, which divided the colony and, to the magistrates, threatened its mission and continued existence."
"Hutchinson ably defended herself in court, citing scripture to back up her defense, but her judges refused to be taught doctrine by a woman, and she was banished from the colony in March 1638. Hutchinson left Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled the region that would become Portsmouth, Rhode Island, after her trial. In 1641, her new settlement received word that the Massachusetts Bay Colony was expanding and might absorb the surrounding settlements of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island."
Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643) was a Puritan dissident, midwife, religious reformer, and alleged prophetess who argued that salvation depended solely on God's grace rather than on works. Her preaching and gatherings became the focal point of the Antinomian Controversy, which split the Massachusetts Bay Colony and alarmed magistrates including Governor John Winthrop. Authorities objected to her public preaching as a woman, to her denial that works demonstrated salvation, and to her claim to discern the elect. Hutchinson defended herself biblically but was banished in March 1638, settled Portsmouth, later moved to New Netherland, and was killed in 1643.
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