I've posted before about my own connections to passengers on the Mayflower that landed at Plymouth in New England in December 1620, but I want to do it again.
Here are my blog posts for each core Mayflower ancestor (with the names of my Mayflower passengers in parentheses):
* My Mayflower Connections - 1. George Soule (George Soule)
* My Mayflower Connections - 2. William White (William White, Susanna (Jackson) White, Peregrine White)
* My Mayflower Connections - 3. Richard Warren (Richard Warren)
* My Mayflower Connections - 4. Francis Cooke (Francis Cooke, John Cooke)
* My Mayflower Connections - 5. Stephen Hopkins (Stephen Hopkins, Constance Hopkins)
* My Mayflower Connections - 6. William Brewster (William Brewster, Mary (--?--) Brewster)
* My Mayflower Connections - 7. Edward Fuller (Edward Fuller, Ann? (--?--), Samuel Fuller)
So my ancestors include 14 Mayflower 1620 passengers. Of those, I think only William White, Edward Fuller and Ann Fuller did not survive the first winter, so 11 were at the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621.
I probably have sufficient information to apply for and receive a General Society of Mayflower Descendants membership for the William White line - I started the application process, but between COVID and Linda's fall, it is on hold. My White, Soule, Cooke and Warren lines come down to a common descendant - 3rd great-grandfather Jonathan White (1803-1850). I may be able to apply on those lines also with a bit more work. The Brewster, Hopkins and Fuller lines are through other lines, and need a lot more work on my part before I could apply for membership in GSMD.
See the 2012 post on this topic to see how I answered the reader comment: "Why are you boasting about your Mayflower ancestors? Are you trying to show that you are a better researcher than the rest of us? Or that these passengers were somehow special?"
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1 comment:
Randy:
I just submitted an application about six weeks ago for my wife for Richard Warren. Still haven't found a Mayflower ancestor for me. Was told not to expect any results until the middle of March. The Colorado Chapter Registrar is a very capable and helpful woman who aided the process considerably.
Hoping you have family to share Thanksgiving with or, perhaps, Linda's facility will have a dinner that you can join. . . . Del
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