The genealogies, called silver books, because of their distinctive covers, have previously only been available for purchase from the mayflower society or from libraries, said ryan woods, the. Gsmd makes them available in softcover so that the information can be available to genealogists while further research is underway. Being of mayflower descent is certainly a badge of honor in new england, where we value deep roots. There are several volumes, not silver books, on the howland family, which supplementreplace the howland silver books. Oct 12, 2017 the six silver books each detail a different pilgrim on the mayflower the english ship that brought pilgrims to america and his or her descendants for several generations. While nearly half of the passengers who arrived on the shores of massachusetts died during the first winter, 26 mayflower families are known to have left descendants. You can find them in the secondary market, but they are now quite expensive. The silver books the society of mayflower descendants in the state of wisconsin has donated 16 sets of mayflower families through five generations. Our pink mayflower families in progress mfip booklets are silver books in the making. If you know the name of the mayflower ancestor, your next step is to consult the series of books mayflower families through five generations also referred to as the silver books because of their silver covers. Our deputy historian will then prepare a worksheet for you with the first 5 generations documented for you from the mayflower families silver books. Index of the fifth and sixth generation descendants from mayflower families through five generations.
These books are noted for being very well documented, highly accurate, and are the best quality genealogy on mayflower. But the ranks of descendants have swelled enormously over many generations. Mayflower group donates 6 silver books to hayes library. Steps you need to take to join the mayflower society.
Angelo public library, cumberland, dedicated to ralph e hopkins, wi mayflower member johnson public library, darlington l. The first five generations white, elizabeth pearson on. In 20192020, the existing books in these collections are being updated. 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. First published in 1899 by george ernest bowman, founder of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants, which published the journal until 2014, the mayflower descendant has long been a highly regarded source of scholarship relating to mayflower families and related genealogies, their origins in england, and their lives and places of. 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.
Newspaper evidence for peregrine or peregrin white and his descendants. While gsmd books are valued and important among genealogy academia, the collection. Nov 25, 20 the silver books trace the first five generations of mayflower descendants. Most of the mayflower families have been published as a single volume for each individual passenger. Some people are experiencing technical difficulties during the checkout process. In addition, many of the colonies supply local libraries with the mayflower silver books, which are published by the general society of mayflower descendants. Mayflower research databases mayflower heritage and history.
The smaller pink books are mayflower families in progress mfip, and are produced as new information becomes available. The general society of mayflower descendants lists fifty one mayflower passengers known to have descendants living today. The general society of mayflower descendants has not completed or published silver books for all mayflower passengers. Francis cooke added to mayflower families fifth generation. Mayflower society house and library, plymouth picture. Mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880.
The general society of mayflower descendants gsmd has published the very wellknown series of books mayflower families through five generations. The general society of mayflower descendants publishes a set of what are called silver books that document the proven descendants of mayflower passengers to five generations out from them. 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. Silver books texas society of mayflower descendants. That means we will not need to prove the first four or five generations connecting you to your pilgrim ancestor. 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. Other family organisations have produced these interim books, as well, and then combined and revised them for publication in the final, definitive silver book. 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. Mayflower families through five generations abebooks. New england historic genealogical society nehgs and. The books are generally considered the best genealogy on mayflower families available today. The society has a published series of books called mayflower families through five generations also known as the silver.
An additional charge for postage may be added if the actual shipping cost exceeds the original charge. Most estimates place the number of descendants alive today at around 35 million. 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. Neither gsmd or nehgs have a license to release the. December 1620 volume i by kellogg, lucy mary ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These booklets are made available while new information is being researched. The silver book for jonathan brewster was recently published and is available from the general society of mayflower descendants. The silver books contain the first five generations of most of the mayflower passengers. The society has a published series of books called mayflower families through five generations also known as the silver books because of the color of their hardcovers. The merchant adventurers shareholders in plymouth colony. Descendants of the pilgrims who landed at plymouth, mass. Many of the colonies supply local libraries with the mayflower silver books, which are published by the general society of mayflower descendants. John howland of the mayflower volume 1 through desire 2 is permanently out of print. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants research.
Additional books were donated by texas somd to complete existing partial silver book collections at these libraries in 20182019. Mayflower 1620 anne and little james 1623 famous mayflower descendants. 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. The gsmd also accepts lineages from the women and children including girls who were passengers. Mayflower families genealogy book plimoth plantation. These books follow most of the mayflower passengers and their known descendants through the first five generations after the landing at plymouth. Mayflower descendants and their marriages for two generations after the landing. Mayflower families through five generations history of the five generations project of the general society of mayflower descendants the concept of this genealogical project was first formally conceived by george e. Apply for membership the mayflower society of oregon. We have added the francis cooke volume to the searchable database of authenticated mayflower pilgrim genealogies, mayflower families fifth generation descendants, 17001880. From the estate of jeanette schmidt, widow of former arizona mayflower society governor l bernard schmidt, jr. How to begin researching your mayflower ancestors ancestral. Bowman in boston and herbert folger in san francisco in the early 1900s.
General society of mayflower descendants, po box 3297, plymouth, massachusetts, 0236297. Mayflower families silver books lake havasu genealogical. If the name doesnt have an underline it means a book for this passenger has not been published yet. Get a free guide to proving your mayflower ancestry. Access2archives national archives, london prerogative court of canterbury, probate search. Mayflower families through five generations, published by the general society of mayflower descendants, is a multivolume series. Jul, 2017 the following announcement was written by the new england historic genealogical society. Steps you need to take to join the mayflower society legacy. They soon became known as the silver books because of the color of the cover, and are an invaluable tool because of the meticulous. The contents of each volume of the silver mayflower books.
You can order the book that pertains to your supposed ancestor, or find it online or at a library that has genealogy books. As soon as a book is published the index will appear on this site. As new silver books are issued, they will be added to the 18 sponsored library collections. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants books and. Many of the newer silver books are blue because the printer is unable to make the silver binding. There are also the pink books, for the george soule family. This is because the general society of mayflower descendants has already done a lot of the most distant work for you. Mayflower families genealogy book plimoth plantation museum.
See the cooke and billington sections for those lineages. The gsmd plans to produce a silver book for george soule in the future. Black earth library black river falls public library thomas st. Samuel fuller which are approved and contained in the silver books, volume 4 and volume 10, published by the general society of mayflower descendants.
You can order the book that pertains to your supposed ancestor, or find it. Your colony historian is available to assist you in finding the necessary documentation and help you with. Silver books and mfip please contact sylvie carlson, sales manager in the sales office in plymouth. New england historic genealogical society nehgs and general. Florida mayflower society society of mayflower descendants.
The following announcement was written by the new england historic genealogical society. Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower descendants from gsmd silver books and 50 years of mayflower quarterly mayflower databases to be searchable on gsmd members to enjoy discounts on membership in new england historic genealogical society july. Silver booksmayflower families check out tripadvisor members 4,974 candid photos and videos of mayflower society house and library. The silver books are published by the general society mayflower descendants at the national headquarters in plymouth, massachusetts. Some silver books have all of the pilgrims children in one volume, then by the time gen. Heres how to find out if youre a mayflower descendant. 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. Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower descendants from gsmd silver books and 50 years of mayflower quarterly mayflower databases to be searchable on gsmd members to enjoy discounts on membership in new england historic genealogical society july, 2017boston. If you are unable to complete your order please call 5087465058. This update adds 490 pages, 9,600 records, and over 28,000 searchable names in the following volume.
Anne, i can stop what i have been doing and help as i am working on getting my mayflower lineage together. The silver books trace the first five generations of mayflower descendants. 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. Nehgs to digitize the fifth generation of mayflower. Aug 23, 2018 the society of mayflower descendants in the state of ohio has been working for the last several years to provide collections of silver books to research libraries around the state. I have the forgotten classic reprints for descendants of edward dots, genealogy of one line of the hopkins family.
Each pilgrim has been researched by professional genealogists and the findings published in a series of books titled the mayflower families through five generations, commonly known as the silver books. Seth and isaac of generation 4 were by different wives. Mayflower families through five generations available for all passengers who left descendants from the general society of mayflower descendants, plymouth, mass. We, the society of mayflower descendants in the state of new jersey, are pleased to plant our silver books in jersey city, so that the citizens of that city, and of hudson county, might grow. General society of mayflower descendants the tracing of. Do you have access to mayflower silver books or pink. 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. Use the silver books to compare known descendants of the mayflower passengers with your familys lineage.
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. Note that the doty silver books are disarmingly thin. Always start with your immediate family, documenting births, deaths and marriages. Jul, 2017 the genealogies, called silver books, because of their distinctive covers, have previously only been available for purchase from the mayflower society or from libraries, said ryan woods, the. In september of 1620, 102 passengersmen, women, and childrenand a crew of approximately 30 left england aboard the mayflower. In these sixty years the general society of mayflower descendants has published in one form or another silver books, pink pamphlets, etc. Silver book donation to ashtabula library ohio mayflower. Mar 27, 2019 the silver book for jonathan brewster was recently published and is available from the general society of mayflower descendants. The lineage information beyond the first six generations contained in the database may not be accepted by the general society of mayflower descendants and is not.
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