born:   January 1594/95 in Ratcliffe, Stepney Parish, London, England
died:  2 May 1657 at his home, Figtree Yard, in London
Occupation:  Mariner
Baptism record preserved at St. Dunstan's; christened by Rev. Samuel Cottesford. He kept a house on the London Waterfront, Figtree Yard in Ratcliffe.  He also owned rental property in Ship Alley and Ratcliffe. In his will, he left fine clothes, a library, rental property, 100 acres of land in Bermuda, and mining property. 
From 1632 to 1650, he was captain of various ships, such as Dorset of London, Virginia Merchant [sank in 1660, discovered and salvaged in 1950], Gillyflower, and James, sailing between England, Somers Isles (Bermuda), Newfoundland, and Virginia.
The "Dorset" sailed from Gravesend, Kent with John Flower master and 95 passengers for Bermuda 30 September 1635.
He transported fleeing Royalist officers to Virginia, along with many other colonists. 
He was an investor in John Alcock & Co., Marmushan Co., and the Bermuda Co. operating in Bermuda,  and principal partner in John Flower & Co., operating in Virginia. He was a pioneer land owner in Bermuda, and an investor in East country English mines. In 1640 in purchased from Jeremy Dickinson 200 acres "lying opposite to Swan Bay in Upper Chippokes Creek" (later Surry County, Virginia). In 1645 he patented 300 acres at Upper Chippokes Creek. In 1656, he sent his  sons, John and Jacob, to Virginia.
Dispatched on trade mission by Parliament to Newfoundland in 1650

Father:  John Flower
Mother: Katherine //

Spouse:  Anne Bradley
Married: 21 November 1617 in St. Dunstans & All Saints Church, Ratcliffe

Children:
1. Catherine Flowers
2. Margaret Flowers
3. John Flowers
4. Orlando Flowers
5. Anne Flowers
6. Elizabeth Flowers
7. Jacob Flowers
8. Martha Flowers
9. Elias Flowers