Mayflower Pilgrims and Colonists
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Mayflower History[edit | edit source]
On 6 September 1620 the ship Mayflower departed Plymouth, England carrying 102 passengers, 74 males and 28 females, many of whom were “Separatists” from the Church of England. They sited land on 9 November. Although they had a patent to settle in Virginia, with winter approaching and rough seas, they abandoned their destination and sailed into Cape Cod bay. Sickness and starvation took the lives of half the colonists the first year. Surviving families left a posterity estimated today to be in the millions.
William Bradford's History
William Brewster
- Ashbel Steele. Chief of the Pilgrims, or, the life and time of William Brewster : ruling elder of the Pilgrim company that founded New Plymouth, the parent colony of New England, in 1620.Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1857 FHL Digital Images
- Emma C. Brewster Jones, comp. and ed. The Brewster genealogy, 1566-1907 : a record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower," ruling elder of the Pilgrim church which founded Plymouth colony in 1620.New York, New York : Grafton Press, c1908. FHL 929.273 B758j v. 1
Additional Published Sources
- A.A. Addison. The romantic story of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and its place in the life of today. Boston, Massachusetts : L.C. Page & Co., 1924, c1918. FHL 974 H2a; Digital Images
- Azel Ames. The Mayflower and her log, July 15, 1620 - May 6, 1621 : chiefly from original sources.Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin, 1901. 974.4 W2a Digital Images
- George B. Cheever. The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in New England in 1620 : with historical and local illustrations of providences, principles, and persons.New York, New York : J. Wiley, 1849. FHL 974.4 H2cg
- Alexander Mackennal. Homes and haunts of the Pilgrim fathers.London, England : The Religious Tract Society, 1899. FHL 942 H2maL Digital Images
- Thomas W. Mason ; B. Nightingale, collaborator. New light on the Pilgrim story. London, England : Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1920. FHL 973 W2m; Digital Images
- Frederick A. Noble. The Pilgrims. Boston, Massachusetts : Pilgrim Press, c1907. FHL 974.4 H2n Digital images
- Daniel Plooij. The Pilgrim fathers from a Dutch point of view.New York, New York: New York University Press, 1932. FHL 974 D3p
- Alexander Young. Chronicles of the Pilgrim fathers of the colony of Plymouth, from 1602-1625Boston : C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1841.. FHL Digital Images
Mayflower Passengers[edit | edit source]
Many individuals living in the United States can trace their ancestors to the Mayflower.
- List of Mayflower Passengers and their descendants.
- Transcription of Original List of Mayflower Passengers
- Richard Henry Greene. List of passengers who came to Plymouth in the "Mayflower" on her first trip in 1620 New York, New York, 1896
- Pilgrim Hall Meseum - Passenger Biographies
- Charles Edward Banks.The English ancestry and homes of the Pilgrim fathers : who came to Plymouth on the "Mayflower" in 1620, the "Fortune" in 1621, and the "Anne" and the "Little James" in 1623.New York : Grafton Press, c1929. reprint. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1962. FHL 974 W2be
Mayflower Societies[edit | edit source]
General Society of Mayflower Descendants[edit | edit source]
- Mayflower Quarterly
- Duane A. Cline, compiler/editor Centennial history, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1897-1997
- Waldo Morgan Allen. A history of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1897-1965
- William Alexander McAuslan Mayflower index : compiled and edited for the General Society of Mayflower descendants
- Lewis Edwin Neff, rev. Mayflower index
- Milton E. Terry, and Anne Borden Harding, comps. Mayflower ancestral indexPlymouth, Massachusetts : General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1981 FHL973 D22t 1981 v. 1
Arizona Society
- Roster of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Arizona - 1975
- Roster of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Arizona - 1976
- Roster of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Arizona - 1979
- Roster of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Arizona - 1982
- Roster of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the state of Arizona - 1985
California Society
Massachusetts Society
- Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
- The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history
- George Ernest Bowman. Massachusetts Society of Mayflower descendants : the Bowman filesFHL 232 microfiche
- Susan E. Roser Mayflower births & deaths : from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1992 FHL 974.4 V2ra
- Susan E. Roser. Mayflower marriages : from the files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1990 FHL 974.4 V2r
New Jersey Society
Ohio Society
- Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio
- Society of Mayflower descendants in the State of Ohio - 1927
Pennsylvania Society
John Howland Society[edit | edit source]
Mayflower Resources - Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]
- List of resources that can help you trace your Mayflower ancestors.
- More information about the Plymouth Colony