From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mayflower Society
The Mayflower Society
• Peter Browne • William
• James Chilton White
• Francis Cooke • Edward
• Edward Doty Winslow
Museum
Mayflower House Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants (also
Society)
known as the Mayflower Society is a hereditary organi-
zation of individuals who have documented their descent
from one or more of the 102 passengers who arrived on Mayflower Society Headquarters (Mayflower House Museum)
the Mayflower in 1620 at what is now Plymouth, Massa- in Plymouth, Massachusetts in an early 20th century postcard
chusetts. The Society was founded at Plymouth in 1897.
In 1941 the Society purchased the Edward Winslow House
Organization in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The mansion home was
originally built in 1754 by the great-grandson of Edward
A primary goal of the Society is to educate the public Winslow, third Governor of Plymouth Colony. The Soci-
about the role of the Pilgrims in the early history of what ety operates the home as the Mayflower House Muse-
would later become the United States of America. There um, an 18th century historic house museum with peri-
are Mayflower societies in all 50 United States, the od decorations and furnishings. The offices and library of
District of Columbia, and Canada. the General Society of Mayflower Descendants are locat-
Today, tens of millions of Americans have at least one ed behind the mansion.
ancestor who was among this group of early settlers.[1]
The following are the names of the 29 adult Mayflower
passengers currently known to have descendants.
Notes
• John Alden • Francis Eaton • Thomas [1] Mayflower Society webpage
• Priscilla • Moses Fletcher Rogers The [2] The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the
Alden (née • Edward Fuller • Henry Pil- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mullins) • Samuel Fuller Samson grims
Hymn
• Isaac Allerton • Stephen
• Mary (née Hopkins
• George
Soule writ- See also
Norris) • Elizabeth (née • Myles ten • List of passengers on the Mayflower
Allerton Fisher) Standish for
the
• John
Billington
Hopkins
• John Howland
• John
Tilley
PA External links
So-
• William • Richard More • Joan (née ci- • The Mayflower Society
Bradford • William Hurst) • The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the
ety[2]
• Love Mullins Tilley Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in
Brewster • Degory Priest • Richard 1900 • The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the District
• William Warren of Columbia
Brewster
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mayflower Society
• The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of the activities of the state chapter and the duties
Illinois performed by the Society’s officers. Records include
• The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of correspondence, legal documents, articles of
Texas incorporation, constitution and bylaws, membership
• The University of Texas at San Antonio houses a ledgers and index cards, photographs, newsletters
collection of records for the Society of Mayflower published by the Connecticut Society and some
Descendants in the State of Texas. The collection material connected with the General Society of
spans the years 1931 through 2003 and documents Mayflower Descendants.
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