Last year I wrote about my journey to join the Mayflower Society. I had applied through a paternal line that I believed lead to passenger, Edward Doty. You can read all about that journey, from application to receiving my certificate, here Mayflower Society.
Once I was able to frame and proudly display that certificate, I had my eye on submitting a couple of supplementals for additional passengers I’m related to. I asked the California Mayflower historian (Dianna S.) who had helped me originally, what the process was. She explained it to me and even offered to fill out the forms for me. She said since she has done it many times it wouldn’t be a problem. That is a kindness I can never repay.
When the filled out forms arrived at my house I checked them over, as I was told to do. Once I determined there were no errors, I wrote a check, put everything in the mail, sent it back to the historian and waited. They were mailed 30 Nov 2020.
I received my certificates May 21, 2021. Yes, I did another little happy dance.
It was a dream to be able to join the Mayflower Society and finding one ancestor was amazing. Finding out I was connected to 2 others, came as a surprise. However, it shouldn’t have. Most members can connect to more than one of the passengers. Why? Because there were not many people in the colony and the children of one couple married the children of another couple etc.
So here is a list of my descendants from both Stephen Hopkins and Francis Cooke.
If your in the process of applying for the Mayflower Society, I’d love to hear about it. Which passenger are you connected to? Maybe we’re cousins?
Happy hunting,
Michigan Girl
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