Sep 22, 2020 the online database was built using the 30volume publication, mayflower families through five generations. Gsmd makes them available in softcover so that the information can be available to genealogists while further research is underway. For a complete list, with prices, contact mayflower families, po box 3297, plymouth ma 02361, or any currently active member of. The mayflower launched with 102 passengers, 74 male and 28 female, and a crew headed by master christopher jones. Digitized records of mayflower descendants now available on. 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. Prominent families of new york connecticut general assembly. These booklets are made available while new information is being researched.
Explore our online collections from the comfort of your home, including books, family papers, photographs, organizational records, and other digitized materials. Mayflower families genealogy book plimoth patuxet museum. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants books and. Jul 06, 2018 these volumes are often referred to as the silver books for their distinctive covers.
I found this book on that covered the first 5 generations, starting with mayflower passengers. Looking also for direct male descendants of unrecognized line via john hopkins born england 16, died hartford, ct. This release marks the first time in the field of genealogy that this unique and valuable collection is available online. Bushnell family genealogy connecticut general assembly. Genealogies of mayflower families, 3 volumes 1985 gmf. From the estate of jeanette schmidt, widow of former arizona mayflower society governor l bernard schmidt, jr. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. Please call ahead before visiting, especially in bad weather. The 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. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants 175 derby st.
Silver booksmayflower families picture of mayflower. In plymouth colony, by virtue of his education and existing stature with those immigrating from the netherlands, brewster, a brownist or puritan separatist, became senior elder and the leader of the community. Volumes of family histories have been written about all of the mayflower passengers who survived and procreated. 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. Clarkson, the preindustrial economy in england, 15001750. The books are generally considered the best genealogy on mayflower families available today. The most important and respected is the mayflower families through five generations, a multivolume collection also known as the silver books, published by the general society of mayflower descendants which the surname index above pulls its information from. Mgc also has the wonderful book series mayflower families through five generations. Mayflower pilgrim genealogies digitized news wicked local. The clarkson bookstore to help you get settled more quickly during your orientation, we recommend that you preorder your textbooks at the clarkson university bookstore. Neither the gsmd or nehgs have a license to release the mayflower genealogies published by picton press for john howland. These books are available at the family history library in salt lake city and in the harold b.
Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower. It was a genealogy reference library copy and appears to have been treated very gently. Newspaper evidence for peregrine or peregrin white and his descendants. Also known as the silver books, this collection is the most respected and welldocumented source for research on mayflower ancestry available. Americas 20th chief executive was descended from a family of troublemakers. Nov 25, 20 the silver books trace the first five generations of mayflowerdescendants. This largest online database of authenticated mayflower passenger genealogies is only available to full members of. Jan 01, 2001 mayflower families through five generations vol.
Mayflower descendant pilgrim genealogy and history. Our pink mayflower families in progress mfip booklets are silver books in the making. Mayflower group donates 6 silver books to hayes library. Portraits and busts in the possession of brown university, and of the providence athen. Mayflower ancestors tops us genealogy records now online. About half of the passengers died in the first winter. A piece of family silver, and a boston silversmith of 1712. This exclusive database offers meticulous documentation for the fifth generation of mayflower passengers who arrived in 1620 and left descendants. Looking for direct male descendants of stephen hopkins via giles or other recognized silver book line. Through the exciting partnership of the general society of mayflower descendants and the new england historic genealogical society, the mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880 database. Winning cases worth billions in controversy since 1878. They can be found at many libraries that have genealogical sections. Descended from not just one from nine mayflower passengers. Mayflower families through five generations series.
This donation from the toledo colony was made possible through. The pink mayflower families in progress mfip booklets are silver books in the making. Sons of the revolution, the society of mayflower descendants, the society of colonial. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants database. Database news get realtime alerts when we add new information to our. As new silver books are issued, they will be added to the 18 sponsored library collections.
It was just what we needed to complete the 10 generations of mayflower descendents and qualify for membership in the mayflower society. Subscribe to the mayflower descendant for 2018 mayflower families through five generations. Mayflower families through five generations 1975 edition. Chapter formerly the john boots stratford chapter at auburn university in 2012, mckinnon has served as a member of silver wings higher headquarters as the national development officer 20142015 and as the first national sustainability officer 20152016. The nehg register flagship journal of american genealogy since 1847. The smaller pink books are mayflower families in progressmfip, and are produced as new information becomes available. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, massachusetts, december 1620 silver books chronicles of the pilgrim fathers of the colony of plymouth, from 1602 to 1625. Nov, 2017 search terms like mayflower genealogy will get you to a number of resources in books, periodicals, and cds. The silver books are the nicknames for books actually entitled mayflower families through the five generations then it goes on to save the volume number and who the book is about and whether it is part 1, 2, etc. 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. 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. After his wifes death a silver pin and a pair of silver hooks were to remain to her son.
Mayflower families silver books fifty plus advocate. Do you have access to mayflower silver books or pink. Click on the volume of interest to see pricing information and to order them from. Now members of can search the largest online database of authenticated mayflower passenger genealogies to discover and research their mayflower ancestry. Mayflower families silver books the general society of mayflower descendants meticulously investiga. Wakefield, general society of mayflower descendants. This is a list of the passengers on board the mayflower during its transatlantic voyage of september 6 november 9, 1620, the majority of them becoming the settlers of plymouth colony in massachusetts. The warren book has a 2004, so i would expect the quality of scholarship to be high. Both the silver and the pink books are outstanding references, as they list many sources. Lee library of brigham young university in provo, utah, as well, no doubt, as in many other public, university and research libraries. Ancient bible reveals additional mayflower descendants bartlett family of nathan bassett of chatham. Published by the general society of mayflower descendants, the silver genealogy books trace the first four to six generations of descendants for each mayflower passengers. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants database on.
Mar 27, 2019 the silver book for william brewster is part 1 with only the first 4 generations. The weekly genealogist get special features, articles, and news about family history. Silver books texas society of mayflower descendants. Sep 16, 2020 in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of this historical event, familysearch, new england historic genealogical society and the general society of mayflower descendants the mayflower society announced on sept.
Also known as the silver books this series provides separate volumes for each of these. Dec 17, 2019 the warren silver book states that the families have been confused in the rhode island vital records the same as the family search links and in little compton families only one page is on the profile referenced in the query. The women with silver wings by katherine sharp landdeck. Ebenezer 5 is mentioned on pg 253 as a child of william 4 with birth, baptism, and marriage information, but nothing more.
Mayflower families silver books the general society of mayflower descendants meticulously investigates primary records that prove the lines of descent of the passengers who traveled on the mayflower in 1620. The mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880 database is a result of a collaboration between nehgs and gsmd announced in july of 2017. Silver books and related mayflower families through five generations series, pub. Mayflower society house and library, plymouth picture. This exclusive database offers meticulous documentation for the fifth generation of mayflower families who arrived in 1620 and left descendants. Aug 12, 2018 the book consists of short biographies on each of the mayflower families and individuals, tracing them from their baptism to their travels to holland and the new world to their deaths in plymouth. Thus henrys grandfather did have one mayflower line, back twelve generations. Additional books were donated by texas somd to complete existing partial silver book collections at these libraries in 20182019.
Duke university libraries foldoutcount 0 identifier mayflowerfamilie01kell identifierark. Volume 4, family of edward fuller descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. From the estate of jeanette schmidt, widow of former arizona mayflower. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, massachusetts, december 1620, and the documented applications for membership in the general society of mayflower descendants, submitted from 1896 to early 2019. Book club considerations libguides the university of akron. Mayflower families in progress plimoth patuxet museum shop. Oct 08, 2014 the ancestry of james and thankful is almost entirely in plymouth and barnstable counties, and using the mayflower silver book series, thankful is nicely profiled as a fifth generation descendant of stephen hopkins through his son giles, who also came on the ship. Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower descendants. Known as the silver books because of their distinctive covers, the mayflower families through five generations series from the general society of mayflower. Through that agreement, gsmd made its silver books resource available to nehgs for the purpose of digitization and indexing. A mayflower silver book this is a must have for anyone doing mayflower research for these particular lines from mp richard warren. The mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880 database features more than half a million searchable names, and is only available on. Mayflower pilgrim genealogies digitized news wicked. Oct 25, 2019 mayflower families through five generations descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass.
He claimed to be mayflower stephens son but is directly disavowed in the silver books. The book also includes a brief history of the mayflower ship using admiralty court records and customs records. Identity of elizabeth, wife of nathan bassett of harwich, mass. Digitized records of mayflower descendants now available. Nehgs releases new databasemayflower families 5th generation. In 20192020, the existing books in these collections are being updated. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. Fireside readers book discussion group wayne college. This new database includes a full index and page images for all fifthgeneration descendants and their children originally published by gsmd through the printed mayflower families volumes, often referred to as the five generations project or the silver books for their distinctive covers. This edition was published in 1975 by general society of mayflower descendants in plymouth, ma.
Library catalog learn what the library has in its collections of books, manuscripts, and more. American ancestors award winning magazine that contains articles about genealogical topics, plus advice and resources. Nov 29, 2018 theres no doubt that the landing of the mayflower in the new world in 1620 is one of the most important events in american history. Mayflower families silver books lake havasu genealogical. 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. Of the passengers, 37 were members of a separatist puritan congregation in leiden, the netherlands also known as brownists, who were seeking to establish a colony in the new world where.
Preordering your textbooks before classes begin will give you the opportunity to be best prepared for the first day of classes and choose from our many options of new, used. William brewster 1568 10 april 1644 was an english official and mayflower passenger in 1620. Designated sponsor list bridgeusaparticipants bridgeusa. These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality genealogy on mayflower. The new england historical and genealogical register. Silver books mayflower families check out tripadvisor members 26 candid photos and videos of mayflower society house and library. The records of the families of which the book treats have been arranged in a. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants mayflower.
These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality genealogy on mayflower families available today. Jul, 2017 the general society of mayflower descendants gsmd has published the very wellknown series of books mayflower families through five generations. Mayflower families through five generations available for all passengers who left descendants from the general society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, mass. 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.
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