Organized 27 October 1943 - Incorporated 17 October
1944 - Amended & Restated 26 April 2008
The Kentucky Society of Mayflower Descendants was organized
on 27 October 1943 and Incorporated on 17 October 1944.
The Articles of Incorporation were Amended and Restated on 26
April 2008. The current active membership roll consists of
about 145 adult members and 40 or so junior members.
The total membership meets twice each year. The annual
Compact Day meeting is held in November and the spring meeting
in April. These meetings with speakers are open to all members
and their guests. The Board of Assistants meets prior to the
meeting, or upon notification by the Governor.
Any
person able to document his/her lineal descent from one or
more of the following Mayflower passengers
from whom descent is known is eligible to apply for membership
in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (source: The Mayflower
Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 4, Dec
2009).
Men
on the Mayflower:
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John
Alden
Isaac Allerton
John
Billington
William
Bradford
William Brewster
Peter Browne
James
Chilton
Francis Cooke
Edward Doty
Francis
Eaton
Moses Fletcher
Edward Fuller
Samuel
Fuller
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|
Stephen
Hopkins
John Howland
Richard More
William
Mullins
Degory Priest
Thomas Rogers
Henry
Samson
George Soule
Myles Standish
John
Tilley
Richard Warren
William White
Edward
Winslow |
Women
on the Mayflower:
Mary (Norris) Allerton wife of
Isaac Allerton
Elinor Billington wife of John
Billington
Mary Brewster wife of William
Brewster
Mrs. James Chilton name uncertain,
possibly Susanna Furner
Sarah Eaton wife of Francis
Eaton
Mrs. Edward Fuller name
unknown
Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins wife of
Stephen Hopkins
Joan (Hurst) Rogers
Tilley wife of John Tilley, widow
of Thomas Rogers, not the Mayflower passenger
Susanna White wife of William
White, later became Susanna Winslow,
wife of Edward Winslow
Note:
Mrs. Alice Mullins is not qualified as she is not proved to be
Priscilla's mother
Children
on the Mayflower:
Bartholomew Allerton had known
children, but no one has yet to prove descent
Remember Allerton later married
Moses Maverick
Mary Allerton later married Thomas
Cushman
Francis
Billington
Love Brewster
Mary Chilton later married
John Winslow, brother of Edward Winslow
John Cooke
Samuel Eaton
Samuel Fuller
Constance Hopkins later
married Nicholas Snow
Giles Hopkins
Priscilla Mullins later
married John Alden
Joseph Rogers
Elizabeth Tilley later married John
Howland
Peregrine White born on Mayflower
in Provincetown Harbor
Resolved White
Any
direct descendant (18 or older) of one of the above-named
passengers on the Mayflower on the voyage terminating at
Plymouth, New England, in 1620, is eligible for membership in
the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. All Candidates
for membership must be proposed and seconded by members in
good standing of the Kentucky Society.
Prospective
members shall begin the membership process by submitting an
Application Review Form (see link below) to the Kentucky
Historian for initial review. After the initial review,
the Kentucky Historian will request copies of the documented
proofs for the line of descent. The Kentucky Historian
shall prepare the Application for Membership, and mail it to
the applicant for signature. The signed application
form shall be forwarded back to the Kentucky Historian along
with the initiation fee. The non-refundable initiation
fee is $150.00 and includes the first year's annual dues.
Currently the annual dues are $30.00 and life memberships are
$600.00. Final approval of all lineage papers rests with the
Historian General in Plymouth, Massachusetts, after which
the applicant is elected to the Kentucky Society of
Mayflower Descendants and is assigned a Kentucky
number. Finally the applicant is assigned a
General Society number. An attractive
certificate suitable for framing will be sent to the new
member.
The
current Kentucky Society Supplemental application fee
is $100.00.
For
a free review of your line by the Kentucky
Historian complete and submit the Application Review
Form - CLICK
HERE
To aid in the application process, the General
Society of Mayflower Descendants library
also offers an optional lineage review of your lineage for a
$20 fee, see at:
Fill out the Preliminary Review Form online and submit it.
It will be reviewed by the Mayflower Society librarian as
quickly as possible and you will receive a report on the
findings with complete instructions on how to proceed. There
is a $20.00 fee for this service. The lineage review is not
necessary in cases where a close family member has recently
joined the Mayflower Society. You may also inquire about
membership by calling the General Society office at
508-746-3188.
Junior members are proposed by a relative already a member
in good standing in the Kentucky Society. The application form
may be obtained by contacting the Junior Membership Chairman,
payment of the appropriate fee, and then receiving final
notice from the Kentucky Historian. Junior members may remain
in this category until age 25 with no further dues. However,
upon reaching the age of 18, junior members may become a
regular member by following the usual procedures.
For a Junior Membership Application Form - CLICK HERE
The Pilgrims
Most people know the story of the Mayflower which set sail
from England in 1620 for the northeast coast of America. It
carried 102 passengers of English origin. Some of the
passengers came from Holland where they had been living to
escape the religious persecution they had experienced in
England. They were now leaving Holland for economic reasons
and for the welfare of their children who would otherwise lose
their identity in this foreign country. They sought a place
where they could continue to have the same religious freedom
they had enjoyed in Holland. The remainder of the passengers,
who had still been living in England, were simply seeking a
new home for the betterment of their personal situations.
Together, these two groups were later to be known as
Pilgrims.
The Mayflower Compact
When the Mayflower was safely anchored at Cape Cod, the
Pilgrims drew up a declaration which established the basis for
an eventual and unprecedented democratic system of
self-government. This document has become known as The
Mayflower Compact.
To learn more about the Mayflower Compact - CLICK HERE
The Mayflower Descendants
In remembrance of those early settlers and founders of
democracy, descendants formed a Society in 1897 for the
purposed of (1) perpetuating the memory of the Pilgrim
Fathers, (2) maintaining the democratic principles of civil
and religious liberty as set forth in the Mayflower Compact,
and (3) fostering the ideals and institutions of American
freedom. The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is a
federation of 52 regional societies, consisting of 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and Canada.
1. You would be honoring the memory of our forebears
who inspired ideals for the founding of our great
Constitutional Republic.
2. You would enter into the fellowship of people who
share a common history and ancestry in the passengers of the
Mayflower.
3. By joining the Society, your genealogical record
would be filed in a secure place.
4. With your record on file with the Society, it would
be easier for your descendants to establish their genealogical
lines.
5. Through the programs of the Society, history can be
made to come alive for you.
6. This is an era of mobility. If you should
move to a new locality, your membership can be transferred.
This would enable you to meet new people more quickly and
easily, and thus become better acquainted in your new
home.
7. As a member, you would receive the Kentucky Society
newsletter and the General Society's Mayflower Quarterly, a
magazine providing current information and views on Pilgrim
history.
For photos of Plymouth, Massachusetts - CLICK HERE
For photos of Members and Guests - CLICK HERE
For upcoming events - CLICK
HERE
Contact the Kentucky Society of Mayflower Descendants
at: kentuckymayflower@yahoo.com
Links - CLICK HERE
