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Are You a Descendant of the Mayflower?

It’s Thanksgiving and while our thoughts focus on pilgrims, it may be time to find out whether you had ancestors on the Mayflower. According to OneGreatFamily.com, the Caleb Johnson runs the best-known Mayflower repository on the Internet (http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html). He's a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (http://www.mayflower.org/), and he's done extensive research on the topic.

From Johnson’s site we learn, the Mayflower left England September 6, 1620 with 102 passengers, including three pregnant women, and a crew of unknown number (approximately 25 to 30). While the Mayflower was at sea, Elizabeth Hopkins gave birth to a son which she named Oceanus. After the Mayflower had arrived and was anchored in Provincetown Harbor off the tip of Cape Cod, Susanna White gave birth to a son, which she named Peregrine (which means "one who has made a journey"). The Mayflower then sailed across the bay and anchored in Plymouth Harbor. There, Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son. One passenger died while the Mayflower was at sea--a youth named William Butten, a servant-apprentice to Dr. Samuel Fuller. The death occurred just three days before land was sighted. One Mayflower crew member also died at sea, but his name is not known.

Are any of these people your ancestors? Or would you like to find out more about the Mayflower just to celebrate the season? Check out these interesting links.

Passenger List of Mayflower

List of all Mayflower Passengers with Descendants Living Today

False and Faked Mayflower Genealogy

All Known Wills of Mayflower Passengers

Revolutionary War Veterans with Mayflower Descent

Mayflower families genealogy books

The General Society of Mayflower Descendants

Important Addresses for Mayflower Researchers

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