On the Mayflower who were the "Separists" and who were the "saints"?

Question

What did they believe in and why did they leave England?

Answer 1

The Separatists were the religious dissenters from England who had settled in Holland before sailing to New England (which was considered to be part of Virginia at the time!); I suppose they considered themselves to be saints in the sense of having been saved.

The others who sailed with them were called "Strangers," because they didn't share the Separatists' religious beliefs.