Painting: “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor,” by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 38 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on September 6, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry again focuses on the family lines of Ebenezer Tallant, a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Mayflower Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 38 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on September 3, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on the family lines of Ebenezer Tallant, a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: the home of "Mayflower" passenger Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644) at Plimoth Plantation, a reconstruction of Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Courtesy of World Encyclopedia.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 17, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the trouble that seemed to continually follow Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Photo: from the Plymouth Tercentenary Pageant: Stephen Hopkins, his wife Elizabeth, and their children -- including infant son Oceanus, the only child born during the Mayflower's journey across the Atlantic. Photo taken in August 1921 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by Edward P. McLaughlin. Credit: in the collection of the Plymouth Public Library. Courtesy of Digital Commonwealth.

‘Mayflower’ Mutiny & Other Musings on Stephen Hopkins (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on February 15, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on historian Edward Rowe Snow writing about his Mayflower ancestor, Stephen Hopkins... (Read More)

Illustration: “Wreck of the Sea Venture off Bermuda, 28th July 1609.” Courtesy of Christopher M. Grimes, Bermudian artist.

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’ (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on February 3, 2023

Melissa Berry continues the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (Read More)

Illustration: rebuilding new ship from the timber and materials of the "Sea Venture" in Bermuda. Courtesy of the thebermudian.com

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’

By Melissa Berry on January 31, 2023

Melissa Berry begins the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (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)

William Halsall: Artist of ‘Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on September 2, 2015

Marine artist William Formby Halsall’s 1882 “Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor” painting is a favorite of New Englanders and Mayflower descendants. What do we know about the painter – was he also a Mayflower descendant? William Halsall was born 20 March 1841 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England, and came to America in 1858 at age 17.... (Read More)

New Discovery about Mayflower Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 7, 2014

Did you know Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins vacationed in Bermuda before he came over on the Mayflower? I didn’t know that! Well, it wasn’t exactly a vacation—but Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins lived on the island of Bermuda for over a year, from 1609 to 1610. Below are some interesting facts about Stephen Hopkins and his connection... (Read More)

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