Richard Clyfton

Richard Clyfton

Richard Clyfton was the Separatist pastor of Babworth's All Saints' Parish Church in England. Under his teaching, the Pilgrim movement began. He was the pastor of a young William Bradford. Later, he moved to Holland and became one of the most effective authors for the Pilgrim Separatists.


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