The General Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants — commonly called the Mayflower Society — is a
hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from at least one of the 102 passengers who arrived on the ''
Mayflower
''Mayflower'' was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, ''Mayflower'', with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, r ...
'' in 1620 at what is now
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth (; historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as ...
. The Society was founded at Plymouth in 1897.
Organization
A primary goal of the Society is to educate the public about the role of the
Pilgrims in the early history of what would later become the
United States of America
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. There are Mayflower societies in all 50
United States
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, the
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, and
Canada
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.
Today, it is estimated that up to tens of millions of
Americans
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have at least one ancestor who was among this group of early settlers.
Any person able to document their descent from one or more of the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims is eligible to apply for membership in the Mayflower Society.
The General Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants is listed as an approved lineage society with the
Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America ("HSC") is a non-profit organization, founded in 2002, which conveys the public interface for over 300 lineage societies. HSC's primary mission is to facilitate and increase the comm ...
.
List of Pilgrims with known descendants
![The Pilgrims by Florence Earle Coates Thomas Whitney Surette 1900](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/The_Pilgrims_by_Florence_Earle_Coates_Thomas_Whitney_Surette_1900.jpg)
This is a list of ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims who are known to have living descendants:
*
John Alden
John Alden (c. 1598 - September 12, 1687) was a crew member on the historic 1620 voyage of the ''Mayflower'' which brought the English settlers commonly known as Pilgrims to Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, US. He was hired in Sou ...
*
Priscilla (Mullins) Alden
* Bartholomew Allerton
*
Isaac Allerton
Isaac Allerton Sr. (c. 1586 – 1658/9), and his family, were passengers in 1620 on the historic voyage of the ship ''Mayflower''. Allerton was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact. In Plymouth Colony he was active in colony governmental affair ...
* Mary (Norris) Allerton
*
Mary (Allerton) Cushman
* Remember (Allerton) Maverick
* Elinor Billington
* Francis Billington
*
John Billington
John Billington (also spelled as Billinton) (c. 1580September 30, 1630) was an Englishman who travelled to the New World on the ''Mayflower'' and was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
In England
Nothing is known about John Billingt ...
*
William Bradford
*
Love Brewster
Elder Love Brewster () was an early American settler, the son of Elder William Brewster and his wife, Mary Brewster. He traveled with his father, mother and brother, Wrestling, on the ''Mayflower'' reaching what became the Plymouth Colony in Mas ...
*
Mary Brewster
Mary Brewster (April 17, 1627) was a Pilgrim and one of the women on the ''Mayflower''. She was the wife of Elder William Brewster. She was one of only five adult women from the Mayflower to survive the first winter in the New World, and one of onl ...
*
William Brewster
*
Peter Browne
*
James Chilton
James Chilton (c. 15561620) was a Leiden Separatist passenger on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship ''Mayflower'' and was the oldest person on board. Upon arrival in the New World, he was a signer of the Mayflower Compact. James Chilton was ...
* Mrs. Chilton (wife of James)
* Mary (Chilton) Winslow
*
Francis Cooke
Francis Cooke (c.1583 – April 7, 1663) was a Leiden English Separatist, Separatist, who went to America in 1620 on the Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower'', which arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a founding member ...
* John Cooke
*
Edward Doty
Edward Doty (August 23, 1655) was a passenger on the 1620 voyage of the ''Mayflower'' to North America; he was one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
Early life
Doty came from England, but from where in England is currently unknown. A pos ...
*
Francis Eaton
* Samuel Eaton
* Sarah Eaton
*
Moses Fletcher
Moses Fletcher (in Pilgrim records written by William Bradford his name is given as Moyses Fletcher; c. 1564 – 1620/1) was a Leiden Separatist who came to America on the historic 1620 voyage of the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower''. He was a signatory ...
*
Edward Fuller
* Mrs. Fuller (wife of Edward)
* Samuel Fuller (son of Edward)
*
Samuel Fuller
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(brother of Edward)
*
Constance (Hopkins) Snow
* Giles Hopkins
*
Stephen Hopkins
*
Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins
*
John Howland
John Howland (February 23, 1673) accompanied the English Separatists and other passengers when they left England on the to settle in Plymouth Colony. He was an indentured servant and in later years an executive assistant and personal secretary ...
*
Richard More
*
William Mullins
*
Degory Priest
Degory Priest (c. 1579 – c. 1621) was a member of the Leiden contingent on the historic 1620 voyage of the ship ''Mayflower''. He was a hat maker from London who married Sarah, sister of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton in Leiden. He was a signatory to th ...
* Joseph Rogers
*
Thomas Rogers
*
Henry Samson
Henry Samson (c. 16031685) In 1620 Henry Samson travelled as a member of the Edward Tilley family on the historic voyage of the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower''. The Tilleys died in the first winter but Henry Samson survived to live a long, fulfilling ...
*
George Soule
*
Myles Standish
Myles Standish (c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonizer. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States by the Pilgrims. Standish accompanied the Pilgrims on ...
*
Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
*
John Tilley
* Joan (Hurst) Tilley
*
Richard Warren
Richard Warren (c. 1585c.1628) was one of the passengers on the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower'' and a signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Early life
Richard Warren married Elizabeth Walker, at Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, on 14 April 1610. Elizabeth ...
*
Peregrine White
Peregrine White ( 20 November 162020 July 1704) was the first
baby boy born on the Pilgrim ship the '' Mayflower'' in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the ''Mayflower''s historic voyage, and the first known English child b ...
*
Resolved White
*
Susanna (Jackson) White Winslow
*
William White
*
Edward Winslow
Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and ...
Museum
In 1941 the Society purchased the Edward Winslow House in
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth (; historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as ...
. The mansion home was originally built in 1754 by the great-grandson of
Edward Winslow
Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and ...
, third Governor of Plymouth Colony. The Society operates the home as the
Mayflower House Museum
The Mayflower House Museum is an 18th-century period historic house museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts operated by The Mayflower Society, also known as the General Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants. The Society purchased the Edward Winslow Hous ...
, an 18th-century
historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
with period decorations and furnishings. The offices and library of the General Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants are located behind the mansion.
See also
*
List of ''Mayflower'' passengers
*
Lidian Jackson Emerson
Lidian Jackson Emerson (born Lydia Jackson; September 20, 1802 – November 13, 1892) was the second wife of American essayist, lecturer, poet and leader of the nineteenth century Transcendentalism movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and mother of his ...
Notes
External links
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A Guide to the Society of ''Mayflower'' Descendants in the State of Texas Records University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries)
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Special Collections.
The Mayflower Pub LondonThe original mooring point of the Pilgrim Fathers’ ''Mayflower'' ship in Rotherhithe, London and the oldest pub on the River Thames
The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America
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Lineage societies
*The Mayflower Society
Organizations established in 1897
Migration-related organizations based in the United States
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1897 establishments in Massachusetts