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Who is Eligible?
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).
Any direct descendant (18 or older) of one of 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.
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Prospective members shall begin the membership process by submitting a Lineage Review Form 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 application fee. 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.
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Application Fees
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The non-refundable initiation fee is $200 and includes the first year's annual dues. This is sent with the signed application.
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The current Kentucky Society Supplemental application fee is $150
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Annual Membership Dues are $50
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Lifetime Dues are $1,000
Junior Membership
Junior membership offers an insightful and fun look in to their Mayflower ancestors’ lives and history as they left their homelands, undertook a harrowing journey and experienced this new land. They will receive a certificate of Junior Membership with their Mayflower Passenger’s name and be able to explore a variety of interesting and educational materials. This is a great extra-curricular for college applications.
Additional Resources
To aid in the application process, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants library also offers an optional lineage review of your lineage for a $75 fee. This is separate from the Kentucky Application Review Form.
The optional Mayflower Lineage Match Form is available on the General Society's website, or by clicking here.
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 $75.00 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.
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