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Winthrop Society
The Winthrop Society is a hereditary organization made up of the descendants of immigrants who arrived in New England on the Winthrop Fleet, forming the Massachusetts colony, or other Great Migration (Puritan), Great Migration ships before 1634, as well as immigrants to Massachusetts by 1640. Notable members * Karen Batchelor, lawyer and genealogist External linksThe Winthrop Society Lineage societies Winthrop family, * {{US-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winthrop Fleet
The Winthrop Fleet was a group of 11 ships led by John Winthrop out of a total of 16 funded by the Massachusetts Bay Company which together carried between 700 and 1,000 Puritans plus livestock and provisions from England to New England over the summer of 1630, during the first period of the Great Migration. Motivation The Puritan population in England had been growing for several years leading up to this time. They disagreed with the practices of the Church of England, whose rituals they viewed as superstitions. An associated political movement attempted to modify religious practice in England to conform to their views, and King James I wished to suppress this growing movement. Nevertheless, the Puritans eventually gained a majority in Parliament. James' son Charles came into direct conflict with Parliament, and viewed them as a threat to his authority. He temporarily dissolved Parliament in 1626, and again the next year, before dissolving it permanently in March 1629. The King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Migration (Puritan)
Great Migration, Great Migrations, or The Great Migration may refer to: Historical events * The Migration Period of Europe from 400 to 800 AD * Great Migration of Puritans from England to New England (1620–1643) * Great Migrations of the Serbs from the Ottoman Empire to the Habsburg Monarchy (1690 and 1737) * Great Migration of Canada, increased migration to Canada (approximately 1815–1850) * Great Migration, resulting from the 1947 Partition of British India * African American "Great Migrations": ** The original Great Migration (African American) from the southern United States to the northern United States (1910–1930) ** The Second Great Migration (African American) from the southern United States to the northern and western United States (1941–1970) ** The New Great Migration, reverse migration from the North, Midwest and the West to the southern United States (1965–present) * The Great Migration of 1843, the first large group of settlers to travel via the Oregon Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Batchelor
Karen Batchelor, formerly Karen Batchelor Farmer, is an American lawyer, community activist, and genealogist. In 1977, she became the first-known African American member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. As a genealogist, she co-founded the Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society, which researches and preserves African-American family history. Batchelor is also a member of the Winthrop Society, the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches, the National Society of New England Women, and the Association of Professional Genealogists. Early life, family and education Batchelor was born in Detroit to Alice Vivian Dickinson, a schoolteacher, and Thomas Melvin Batchelor, a doctor who was the first African-American on staff, and the first African-American to teach, at Sinai-Grace Hospital. Batchelor's maternal grandfather, Frederick Dickinson, was from Bermuda. Her maternal great-grandmother, Jennie Daisy Hood, was white and her materna; great-grandfather, Prince Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineage Societies
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America. It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance. It does not include general ethnic heritage societies. A *Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts *Aztec Club of 1847 *Associated Daughters of Early American Witches * Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles () B * The Baronial Order of Magna Charta * Bloodlines of Salem C * Children of the American Revolution * Children of the Confederacy * Cleveland Grays * The Colonial Dames of America D * Daughters of Hawaii * Daughters of the American Revolution * Daughters of the Cincinnati * Daughters of the Republic of Texas F * Flagon and Trencher G *General Society of Colonial Wars *General Societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |