What Was the Mayflower Compact?
By Sarah Stevens on April 20, 2020
Exactly what was the Mayflower Compact? Discover how it began and whether your ancestors were a part of this historic moment... (Read More)
Tag: Pilgrims
Why Did the Pilgrims Come to America?
By Sarah Stevens on April 3, 2020
Exactly why did the Pilgrims come to America? We’re revealing the motives behind their immigration and tools to help you learn more!.. (Read More)
How Many People Were on the Mayflower?
By Sarah Stevens on March 11, 2020
We’re revealing just how many people came over on the Mayflower. Read on to learn more!.. (Read More)
Mayflower Hat Maker: Degory Priest
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 30, 2015
Are you a descendant of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest? If you are, then please tell us your line. According to Wikipedia, Degory Priest: was a hat maker from London who married Sarah, sister of Pilgrim Isaac Allerton in Leiden. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact in November 1620 and died less than... (Read More)
Light a Candle for Thanksgiving
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 20, 2015
Plymouth, England, and Plymouth, Massachusetts, are already beginning celebrations (which will culminate in 2020) for the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, with special events on both sides of the Atlantic. “As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled has shown unto many” –Plymouth Colony Governor William... (Read More)
Mayflower Genealogy: Finding Your Cousins Using Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 21, 2015
Searching through GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives recently, I found this old newspaper announcement for Margaret (Rogers) Smith’s 81st birthday. Margaret Anne (Rogers) Smith (1857-1943) didn’t come to America on the Mayflower ship – but according to this newspaper article her ancestor Thomas Rogers (c. 1572-Winter 1620/21) did. Ding! Hey – I am also descended... (Read More)
Full List of Mayflower Passengers in Gov. Bradford’s Newly-Restored Journal
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 19, 2015
An article about the Northeast Document Conservation Center preserving the manuscript copy of Governor William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation.”.. (Read More)
Scary Mayflower Fact: Storm Cracked Ship’s Main Beam
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 12, 2014
I didn’t realize that the Mayflower had such a difficult time when the Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in 1620. A long voyage—yes, I knew that. The ship got off course—yes, I knew that too. But multiple severe storms, including one that cracked and buckled the Mayflower’s main beam? No, I didn’t remember that part... (Read More)
Mayflower Pilgrim Thomas Rogers: Are You a Descendant?
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 5, 2014
Joseph Atwood Ordway (1852-1904) is a descendant of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers—and he thought so much of that genealogical fact, it was included in his obituary. This is a detailed obituary that gives us a lot of family history information about Joseph: His date and place of birth: 12 May 1852 in Boston, Suffolk,... (Read More)
