General society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, massachusetts. Silver booksmayflower families picture of mayflower. Access2archives national archives, london prerogative court of canterbury, probate search. The reason i am asking is that in the course of workingreworking over 60 wikipedia articles for mayflowerplymouth colony persons over the past year or so, i revised his wikipedia article last year without a copy of the rogers silver book to quote from. Soule kindred in america proposed sponsoring a revision and completion of louise w. Pictured here are smdoh treasurer mary chase, deputy governor betsie goad, historian ann gulbransen, library staff carrie wimer and rick consiglio and ashtabula genealogical society president troy bailey and.
Oct 27, 2017 on 25 october 2017, your ohio society donated a set of mayflower silver books and other books to the ashtabula county library to complete their collection. Jan 04, 2019 the mayflower society has documented the first five generations of mayflower descendants in their series of books mayflower families through five generations, known as the silver books because of their distinctive covers. Books and articles massachusetts society of mayflower. I see you connect with thomas rogers and wonder if you have a copy of the mayflower families book silver book for him. The theory that williams wife was hannah brewster was first. From the estate of jeanette schmidt, widow of former arizona mayflower society governor l bernard schmidt, jr. Do you have access to mayflower silver books or pink. Hardcover, silver cloth binding with black color stamp.
The contents of each volume of the silver mayflower books. By bruce campbell macgunnigle, governor general of gsmd, 2011 2014. The mission of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants is to gather together to honor and perpetuate the memory of our mayflower ancestors and the ideals of american freedoms and democracy, which have evolved from the mayflower compact signed by the pilgrim fathers when they reached cape cod shores in november, 1620. The fuller society maintains a database of genealogical data submitted by our members. The general society of mayflower descendants has not completed or published silver books for all mayflower passengers. Silver books texas society of mayflower descendants. On 25 october 2017, your ohio society donated a set of mayflower silver books and other books to the ashtabula county library to complete their collection. The silver books contain the first five generations of most of the mayflower passengers. Find your mayflower ancestors now full members of can search the worlds largest online database of authenticated mayflower passenger genealogies to discover and research their mayflower ancestry. For further information or to order a silver book, contact. Mayflower pilgrim genealogies digitized news wicked.
The silver book for jonathan brewster was recently published and is available from the general society of mayflower descendants. Known first as the five generations project these books, also called the silver books, are now being researched beyond the. You may be blazing new frontiers if you choose to join the mayflower society on this peter browne line, but someone has to be first. Part two of the billington silver book set gets the farthest, to the marriage of alberts paternal grandparents, consider fuller and mercy thompson. These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality genealogy on mayflower. We hope you will consider becoming a member of our soule kindred family and help us expand our. Welcome to the pilgrim edward doty society edward doty.
Part two of the billington silver book set gets the farthest, to the marriage of alberts. Steps you need to take to join the mayflower society legacy. General society of mayflower descendants, po box 3297, plymouth, massachusetts, 0236297. In 20192020, the existing books in these collections are being updated. I found this book on that covered the first 5 generations, starting with mayflower passengers.
Mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. The first five generations hardcover january 1, 1990 by elizabeth pearson white author 4. Our society is dedicated to telling the story of edward and his wife, faith clark doty, and the story of the doty family in america. Edward doty was a passenger on the mayflower and a signer of the mayflower compact. Mayflower society house and library, plymouth picture. John howland of the mayflower volume 1 through desire 2 is permanently out of print. The silver books series is comprised of 31 volumes, of which the fifth generation of each will be brought online as a database as the digitization is completed. An additional charge for postage may be added if the actual shipping cost exceeds the original charge. Silver books and mfip please contact sylvie carlson, sales manager in the sales office in plymouth. Volume i includes the first four generations of lydia, hannah, joseph, jabez, ruth, and isaac. Nov 10, 2019 the mayflower society of north carolina upcoming events. Florida mayflower society society of mayflower descendants. It was just what we needed to complete the 10 generations of mayflower descendents and qualify for membership in the mayflower society.
Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower. Home of the descendants of mayflower passenger george soule. Samuel fuller which are approved and contained in the silver books, volume 4 and volume 10, published by the general society of mayflower descendants. The general society of mayflower descendants has published a series of genealogical books that trace the first four to six generations of descendants for each mayflower passenger. Mayflower lineage application preparation by the mayflower. With the publication of eight silver volumes in less than six years, the society has taken a large step towards completion of the five generations project. Hello everyone, it is with great joy that i let you know that at 10. Mayflower group donates 6 silver books to hayes library submitted published 6. Mayflower families through five generations abebooks.
The general society of mayflower descendants honors the 102 passengers who. Nov 25, 20 lots of good info from your article, and the hopkins silver book was invaluable in getting started in my mayflower society application which was approved in june 2019, after nearly eight years. As soon as a book is published the index will appear on this site. Additional books were donated by texas somd to complete existing partial silver book collections at these libraries in 20182019. And if that surname research strategy fails, research mayflower descendants to the fifth generation to try and find a match to your family. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants research. The mayflower society has documented the first five generations of mayflower descendants in their series of books mayflower families through five generations, known as the silver books because of their distinctive covers.
The general society of mayflower descendants meticulously investigates primary records that substantiate the identity of individuals and families that descend from the pilgrims who traveled on the ship mayflower in 1620. As new silver books are issued, they will be added to the 18 sponsored library collections. Mayflower research databases mayflower heritage and history. How to prove someone is a direct descendant of a prominent. Francis cooke of the mayflower five generations project volume 12 of mayflower families through five generations. Mar 27, 2019 the silver book for jonathan brewster was recently published and is available from the general society of mayflower descendants. Steps you need to take to join the mayflower society.
The doty silver book from the general society of mayflower descendants gsmd gets as far as the birth of his great grandfather, john fuller and his marriage to bettybetsy smith. The wisconsin mayflower society scholarship is open to any high school senior who is a resident of the state of wisconsin and a citizen of the united states, and who is planning to attend an accredited college. This database does not include the george soule mayflower families in progress pink books, or the picton press books for john howland which cover the descendants of john howland that are not in the gsmd silver books. Oct 12, 2017 mayflower group donates 6 silver books to hayes library submitted published 6. The database also contains the first six generation lineages for edward and dr. General society of mayflower descendants home facebook. At the board meeting on april 2019, a committee was formed to pursue this project, composed. Mayflower group donates 6 silver books to hayes library. Beginning in the 1970s, the general society of mayflower descendants sponsored the publication of a series of books originally called the five generation project, which sought to document all of the descendants of the passengers with known descendants for the first five generations. Throops pink books with the ultimate goal of producing a final silver book, and thus fulfilling the project begun by john soule and milton terry half a century ago.
The texas society works to engage the public through education and understanding of the mayflower pilgrims voyage and why it is important and how it impacted our world today. The wisconsin mayflower society scholarship is open to any high school senior who is a resident of the state of wisconsin and a citizen of the united states, and who is planning to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational institution in the fall of 2020. The mayflower society has silver books which document lineage for each of the passengers that have descendants. Silver book donation to ashtabula library ohio mayflower. The society of mayflower descendants in the state of. Index of the fifth and sixth generation descendants from mayflower families through five generations. The texas mayflower society sponsors and maintains a number of silver book collections at local libraries throughout the state of texas.
Samuel fuller which are approved and contained in the silver books, volume 4 and volume 10. What you do is document with birth, marriage, and death records to the point that you get to the silver books. It can be done, so i encourage anyone to have patience and try not to get lost with bad information. He was one of the original settlers of plymouth colony and an originator of the american dream. Mayflower families silver books lake havasu genealogical.
I found this list on amazon or the internet archive, of the contents of each silver mayflower book and thought it might be helpful to others. Genealogical information regarding edward winslows lineage can be found in the mayflower families through five generations silver book, volume five shown. Our society is dedicated to telling the story of edward and his wife, faith clark doty, and the story of. Most recently, she is the author of the 2017 edition of. The first five generations white, elizabeth pearson on. The mayflower society of north carolina upcoming events. The gsmd plans to produce a silver book for george soule in the future.
Material from volume 12, mayflower families through five generations, francis cooke, 1996. Silver book donation to ashtabula library posted on october 27, 2017 by anngulbransen on 25 october 2017, your ohio society donated a set of mayflower silver books and other books to the ashtabula county library to complete their collection. The issue is that the the alden silver book series gets as far as the birth of henrys great grandfather, gen 6 david packard of bridgewater, ma 17421786 who served in the american revolution. Silver booksmayflower families check out tripadvisor members 4,974 candid photos and videos of mayflower society house and library. Mayflower lineage application preparation help to speed up the process, save time and effort, and make life easier for all. Dec 01, 2015 mayflower lineage application preparation help to speed up the process, save time and effort, and make life easier for all. General society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, ma, 1977. In 2017, there were 12 sponsored libraries in texas in amarillo, austin, beaumont, corpus christi. Jul 21, 2017 known as the silver books because of their distinctive covers, the mayflower families through five generations series from the gsmd meticulously documents the first five generations of descendants. Mayflower pilgrim genealogies digitized news wicked local. Pictured here are smdoh treasurer mary chase, deputy governor betsie goad. Known as the silver books because of their distinctive covers, the mayflower families through five generations series from the gsmd meticulously documents the.
Our programs include outreach to schools, maintaining mayflower silver book collections at multiple public libraries throughout the state and funding college scholarships. Always start with your immediate family, documenting births, deaths and marriages. If the name doesnt have an underline it means a book for this passenger has not been published yet. Publications by the general society of mayflower descendants. December 1620 volume i by kellogg, lucy mary ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.