A family story from my mother's maternal family has it that we are descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of Mayflower fame. Three generations of women passed this story to me with the authority of truth. In genealogy we are taught that every story has a grain of truth so I took it upon myself two years ago to locate that grain.
And...the TRUTH is... "We are descended from a Mayflower passenger. Except that it is Richard Warren, not John Alden!" My mother greeted this news with a resounding "humph". Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all repeated the story in the exact same words and it HAD the ring of truth. These generations of mothers were correct also, as a 2006 research trip in a New England library proved . But, that is another story.
Research of the magnitude that I undertook two years ago demanded a well organized plan. My husband, as a Christmas gift, gave me the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maryland preliminary application. Along with the promise of the financial and other support such a search would require. Without his help, guidance, support and belief in my family story I could not have done this project.
My research has shown that I am a 14th generation Mayflower descendant. In this blog I will demonstrate how I found this information and continue to update you on the application process to the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maryland.
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My goodness, I could not be happier to read this! I am certain that you must be my mothers cousin the infamous Cathy Mack. We all have heard the infamous story that we descend from John Alden and I just sat down to begin my attempt to find out if was true. Imagine my surprise to find such a great genealogy line already set out for me! I am so interested in your findings and can not thank you enough for all the time and effort you have obviously put into this endeavor! I would love to hear more and look forward to devouring your blog now that I have found it
Patty Jones
daughter of Linda (Morris) Yarwood
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