The Pennsylvania Mayflower

The Pennsylvania Mayflower
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Editors: Stacy B.C. Wood, Jr.
Fred Clement
Volume XXI, No. 2
Phone: (215) 463-2422
www.SAIL1620.org
Summer, 2009
Meet Our Gov. General at the Picnic
flagstone area
under the trees
poolside. You need
bring only your
overnor
swimming and
General Judith H. Swan
tennis gear, picnic
will be our Guest of
and camera.
Honor amidst the lovely basket
We will provide
gardens, aviary, pool and the lifeguard, soft
tennis court of
drinks, iced tea
Conestoga House in
and ice cream plus
historic Lancaster, a mere “alternative
weather” shelter.
85 miles west of
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Philadelphia..
Reserve the date: Saturday, August
8, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Enjoy picnic
fare among friends at tables on the
Note the underwater
"shelf" on
which these
weary swimmers are resting their
elbows. The
Conestoga
House pool:
Veeeerrryyy
relaxing.
The
Spring Tea
was huge
fun, as
always at
the home
of Aldys
and Murt
Davis in
Villanova.
Be sure to
check out the photos starting on page 4.
Governor General
Swan will be
accompanied by her husband, Phil,
GSMD “Merchant Adventurer #1.”
Although Gov. Swan has traveled
before to western Pennsylvania
where her in-laws reside, this
will be her first visit to the
eastern side of our fair state.
e.html. Plan to spend the weekend
or week. Lodging is conveniently
near. Simply check out
http://www.padutchcountry.com.
R.S.V.P. with the attached
registration form. Driving directions
are on the outside cover.
Also, if you have any Pilgrim/
For information about
Mayflower books that you no longer
Conestoga House and Gardens, need, you are invited to bring them
one of our all-time favorite
to a “book giveaway.” Just
spots, please go
remember, you will
to
be responsible for
http://www.cone
taking home books
stogahouse.org/
not taken.
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More about Judy
Swan on page 2
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UDITH H.
SWAN, elected our
31st Governor General at last
September’s Triennial
Congress, is no stranger to
Pennsylvania. Her husband
Phil’s mother, Evelyn Swan,
was born and raised in
Warren County in western
Pennsylvania. The Swan
family continue to live in
Warren and Erie counties,
and Phil
and Judy
have
made
many
visits there.
In addition, she has led the
General Society in its
decision to publish Jeremy
Bangs’ long-awaited history
of the Pilgrims: Strangers
and Pilgrims, Sojourners –
Leiden, and the Foundations
of Plymouth Plantation.
An active family history
researcher, Gov. Swan has
worked with beginning
genealogists at a local
library and
taught
genealogy
courses
through the
CSULB Extension Services.
In the early ’90s, she read
about the Mayflower Society
in a local newspaper and
joined by proving a John
Howland line. Subsequently
she proved four more
Howland lines and one each
for Bradford and Brewster.
south for the SMDCA,
assistant membership
secretary and investment
chair.
Among her other
responsibilities, she is a
Pilgrim Society trustee and
Plimoth Plantation liaison.
Judith H. Swan
Our Governor General
As she stated in her initial
Governor General’s
Message, Gov. Swan plans
to focus on three areas:
Education, including online
resources such as an
up-to-date list of Society
officers and committee
chairs and a newsletter on
the GSMD’s
www.TheMayflowerSociety
.com website, directing
attention to the lives, origins
and ancestry of women of
the Mayflower by
establishing a new
committee of that name (the
maiden names of only four
are known currently); a new
committee titled Records
Preservation; and increased
support and maintenance of
the Mayflower House. She is
looking for volunteers
having skills in any of these
fields as well as for other
committees.
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Gov. Swan is the third
Californian and woman to
be governor general. Prior to
this position, she served two
three-year terms as treasurer
general and was a trustee of
the Mayflower House
Endowment Fund and
Pilgrim Fund. She also has
been co-director of the Five
Generations Project,
becoming director after the
death of Edith Bates
Thomas.
She is a past governor and
treasurer of the Orange
County Colony of the
SMDCA, deputy governor
Gov. General Judith H. Swan
Gov. Swan is the California
Mayflower Society’s
Investment Chair and serves
as treasurer for three other
lineage societies. She is the
California organizing regent
for a new DAR Chapter and
belongs to many other
societies.
For 22 years she was
employed by the State of
California, retiring in 2004.
She served eight years on
her city’s Community
Service Commission She
holds bachelor of science
and master’s degrees in
Business.
Born on Martha’s Vineyard
the younger of two children,
she grew up in Arizona. She
and Phil have two children
and five grandchildren.
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The Pennsylvania Mayflower
Governor’s Message
s with any
organization there is
one thing that is
constant —- that is
change. With change one
always hopes it results in the
continued betterment for the
organization and progress for
those participating. As
Governor I am pleased to say
that I feel confident that is the
case with SMDPA.
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Subsequent to the April Board
of Assistants meeting the
retirement of Mary (Mimi)
Connelly as SMDPA historian
was announced. We wish
Mimi well for the future, and
we thank her for her loyalty
and dedication for the years she
devoted in helping prospective
applicants join our society.
Valerie Cullen, who has been
serving as assistant secretary
this year, accepted the
appointment to replace Mimi as
historian for the balance of her
term. Valerie has jumped into
her new position with great
enthusiasm and her stated
objective this year is to smooth
out and speed up this
application process so that we
can grow our much needed
roster of members. Let’s all
get behind Val to support her in
achieving this formidable
objective.
The Society Spring Tea held on
Saturday May 16th at the home
of Aldys and Murt Davis was
again a happy event. Some of
Summer 2009
the food dishes brought by
those attending were so
delicious they were consumed
before the serving plates ever
made it to the serving table. It
was great to see a nice
representation from the
Susquehanna Colony. It was
SMDPA to: SMDPA Education
Program and mail to Treasurer,
Deborah A. Yingst, 1071
Petersburg Rd., Boiling
Springs, PA 19147-6218.
Coming up on Saturday August
8th is the annual SMDPA picnic
to be held again at the historic
“Conestoga House” in
Lancaster, PA. This will be a
special year for us
Pennsylvanians as the Society
of Mayflower Descendants
Governor General, Judith Swan
will be our honored guest. See
her bio and announcement for
this event elsewhere in this
issue of the Newsletter. You
won’t want to miss this
Gov. Robinson chats with
occasion to welcome the
member Sandy Boyd at the
Governor General, meet her,
Spring Tea.
and hear what good things are
happening with the Society in
also good to see Past Governor general. You will also have the
Win Carroll in attendance after opportunity to enjoy the most
a long bout with a serious
pleasing gardens anywhere and
health issue. Again we thank
even take a swim if that is your
Aldys and her family for
pleasure. Please put this date
providing a wonderful setting
on your calendar now if it isn’t
for this annual event.
already. You will have a good
time, guaranteed.
Plimoth Plantation School
visitation program will be
taking place in the Western
Colony in September. With
two re-enactors scheduled for
the week of 9/11/2009 funds
supporting this important part
of the education program are
still very much needed. Please Norman P. Robinson
give whatever you feel you can Governor
to this program. Send your tax
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deductible gift payable to
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Spring Tea b
Hats off to our Society’s Social Events
co-chair Aldys Davis for again opening her
home and gardens for our annual Spring
Tea. Even though this is the third year in a
row she has done so, there were a number
of members making their first visit, and
what a surprise they had! This also
happened to be the birthday of Aldys,
Secretary Layton Fireng and Layton’s
guest, Joan Stanford. Layton had brought a
cake appropriately decorated with the
Society Mayflower logo and names of all
three celebrants. Aldys’ sister, children and
grandchildren were present to join the
celebration. In addition, attendees
Main Line
had brought various salads, cakes, cookies,
candies, etc. for all to enjoy. Joan acted as
“staff photographer” and her photos
accompany this report.
The weather cooperated and many visited
horticulturist Aldys’ beautiful garden
behind the house. Some of us had not seen
the album of large photos showing what
had been a derelict stable in the ’40s before
it was turned into today’s lovely home.
Our thanks again to Aldys and Murt for
another memorable Spring Tea at
Broughton Lane.
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The Pennsylvania Mayflower
Summer 2009
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'Women of the Mayflower' – Joan Hurst Tilley
By Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr.
(a descendant)
Governor General Judy Swan
has created a new GSMD
Committee, Women of the
Mayflower, “to look into their
lives, origins and ancestry.” To
date only four of the wives who
came on the 1620 Mayflower
have known maiden names:
Mary Norris, the wife of Isaac
Allerton, Dorothy May, wife of
William Bradford, Elizabeth
Fisher, wife of Stephen
Hopkins, and Joan Hurst, wife
of John Tilley. At the 2005
GSMD Triennial, the Congress
approved three of them as
Mayflower ancestors from
whom separate lines may be
submitted for approval. Dorothy
May did have a son by Bradford
but no grandchildren came of
the marriage. The same
concession was not given to
daughters, such as John and
Joan Hurst Tilley’s daughter
Elizabeth who accompanied
them on the voyage and later
married John Howland. Since
Gov. Swan is descended from
Joan Hurst Tilley it seems
proper to begin with Joan Hurst.
Of course there are no GSMD
Five Generation volumes for
either Joan Hurst or John Tilley:
they appear only in Howland
Volume 23 of that series and the
four Howland volumes
compiled by Elizabeth Pearson
White and published “outside”
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the series by Picton Press. Little March 1567/8. She had four
mention is made of Joan Hurst. older siblings: 1. John (died
young); 2. Henry (died a
bachelor); 3. Joan (died young);
The Hurst and Tilley
4. Agnes, who married a
genealogies appear in articles
William Albone and had a child
by Robert Leigh Ward in
Elizabeth. Joan married first on
Volumes 52 and 60 of The
18 June 1593, at Henlow,
American Genealogist (TAG).
Thomas Rogers (d. c.1594-5)
In the former we find Ward’s
(not to be confused with the
article “English Ancestry of
Pilgrim Rogers of that name).
Seven Mayflower Passengers:
They had a daughter, Joan, who
Tilley, Sampson and Cooper.”
was baptized on 26 May 1594
The title refers to five Tilleys,
and about whom no further
Henry Samson and Humility
information is provided. She
Cooper, who all hailed from
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. married second on 20
September 1596, at Henlow,
In the latter is his article
John Tilley. She died 1621 in
“Further Traces of John Tilley
Plymouth Colony.
To date only four
of the wives who
came on the 1620
Mayflower have
known maiden
names...
of the Mayflower” in which he
states that John Tilley was still
in Henlow on 22 September
1607 when he is mentioned in a
will of one George Clarke as
residing with a Thomas Kirke.
More about this later.
Beginning with the TAG 52
section “II. Hurst and others,”
in the Henlow Parish Registers
and Bishop’s Transcripts, Ward
found Joan Hurst, a daughter of
William of Henlow and his
wife, probably Rose. Joan was
baptized in Henlow on 13
In TAG section “I. Tilley and
others” Ward states that John5
Tilley was a son of Robert4
(William3, Thomas2, Henry1) of
Henlow and Elizabeth, maiden
name unknown. John was
baptized in Henlow on 19
December 1571 and married
there on 20 September 1596
Joan Hurst, widow of Thomas
Rogers. He further notes that, as
Bradford says in his Mayflower
passenger list, John and Joan
died in Plymouth Colony during
the first winter. John’s
occupations are not known. No
wills are known to exist. Five
children, all baptized in
Henlow, are listed for John and
Joan (Hurst) (Rogers) Tilley: 1.
Rose baptized 23 October 1597
who apparently died young; 2.
John baptized 26 August 1599;
3. Rose baptized 28 February
The Pennsylvania Mayflower
1609. Eminent Pilgrim scholar
Jeremy D. Bangs, Ph.D., lists
the Tilley brothers John and
Edward (baptized as Edmond)
as being “documented names of
people who can be considered
members of the Leiden
Church.” He also includes John
and Joan Tilley’s children John,
Rose, and Robert, whose
marriages and/or deaths are not
recorded in Henlow, as possibly
having come to Leiden with
their parents. He includes their
daughter Elizabeth who later in
Plymouth Colony married
Pilgrim John Howland.
However, Dr. Bangs has found
no mention of them in the
Leiden records. He does not list
Joan and Edward’s wife
Ann/Agnes* but as he points
out, just because you don’t find
a name recorded in the Leiden
records, do not assume that an
individual was or was not there.
Dr. Bangs, who earned his
doctorate degree at Leiden
University, is fluent in the
Dutch language and 17th
century script. While previously
serving as curator of the Leiden
Pilgrim Document Center at the
There is a lack of further
Bedfordshire records containing Leiden Municipal Archives, and
information about John and
Joan Hurst Tilley following the * Although Bradford refers to
Edward Tilley’s wife as “Ann”
mention of John in the 22
and the Henlow records record
September 1607 will of a
her baptism and marriage as
George Clarke. Many readers
“Agnes,” following a previous
will know that the successful
flight of the Separatist Pilgrims article about her name, I have
been advised by historians of
from the banks of the Humber
England during this period, that
River near Immingham,
Ann and Agnes are
England, to Amsterdam,
Holland, occurred in the spring interchangeable and that the
17th-century pronunciation of
of 1608 and that they had
Agnes sounded like Ann.
relocated to Leiden by 1 May
1601/2; 4. Robert baptized 25
November 1604; and 5.
Elizabeth baptized 30 August
1607, died 21 February 1687/8,
aged 80, in Swansea, MA. Ward
does not state the fate of
Elizabeth’s other siblings. Ward
further states that c. 1625 she
married John Howland of the
Mayflower, and that they had
“eleven [sic - 10] children and
many descendants.” The wills
of both Elizabeth and John
Howland are posted on
www.PilgrimHall.org. The
Pilgrim John Howland Society
has placed a memorial plaque to
Elizabeth and her parents in the
Henlow church in which she
was baptized, St. Mary the
Virgin. Elizabeth is the only
Tilley child recorded as having
accompanied her parents on the
Mayflower. As a teenager she
was most likely one of the
seven “sound persons” praised
by Bradford whose help during
the deadly first winter, “the time
of most distress,” was as “a rare
example and worth to be
remembered.”
Summer 2009
now as a resident of Leiden and
director of the Leiden American
Pilgrim Museum, Dr. Bangs has
read all the records of the city of
Leiden from 1475 to 1630,
paying particular attention to
those concerning the Pilgrims.
He has also read many of the
Amsterdam records of the
“Pilgrim period.” He found that
records did not survive for all
parts of the city of Leiden and
that when records do exist it
was sometimes difficult to
equate the “Dutchified” names
of the English who had settled
there. Also, even though the
Separatist Pilgrims tried to keep
together in work, socially and
religion, they did not live in a
small enclave, but rather were
scattered throughout the walled
city. Dr. Bangs has not been
able to locate the residences of
John and Edward Tilley and
their wives. He asks us to
realize that, contrary to the
common belief that there were
only a few hundred English
Separatists in Leiden, there
were nearly three hundred
members not including children.
John and Joan Hurst Tilley both
died during the three-month
period of the winter 1620/21 of
which William Bradford wrote
in history: “the greater half [of
the Mayflower passengers] died
in the general mortality.” In his
list of the passengers Bradford
does not mention Joan’s name,
merely referring to her as “his
wife.” Their bones may rest in
the Sarcophagus memorial on
Coles Hill, site of the first
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burying ground.
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Vrouwekerk Ruins Saved r Given Monument Status
By George DeLano, President, Delano Kindred
We are very pleased to announce that the Vrouwekerk
Ruins in Leiden were officially given Monument Status
at an official opening ceremony in the restored public
square on 5 March 2009. The City of Leiden has
renovated the ruins and tiled the church square
surrounding the church.
Pennsylvania became involved with the preservation
effort.
In 2001 Cousin Ren started several websites to provide
wider distribution of the information. They included
www.vrouwekerk.org, www.aalmarkt.org, and
www.leidenchurches.org. Ren also set links to other
preservation sites in The Netherlands to assure the rapid
exchange of information. Lively discussion between
This culminates an effort that started in late June of
preservationists, anti-pilgrim factions and those pushing
1991 when Cousins Muriel Cushing and George
for redevelopment appeared on some of these websites.
DeLano received phone calls from Dr. Jeremy Bangs
It was found that Royal Ahold, a Dutch international
in Leiden telling of plans by the Leiden City Council to
food marketing firm (it owns the “Giant” and “Stop and
destroy the ruins of the Vrouwekerk for the city’s
Shop” food store chains in the U.S.) was deeply
redevelopment plans to make way for modern shops,
involved in the redevelopment of these areas in Leiden.
movie theaters and supermarkets. Similar plans were
The international banking and insurance company,
made for the Aalmarkt area nearby, thus creating the
Fortis, was also involved in this redevelopment project.
likelihood that many old buildings and at least one
A Letter to the Editor appeared in The Washington
museum would be destroyed as well.
Times telling of the plans for destruction of the
Vrouwekerk in order to make way for the
There were phone calls and e-mails to various
redevelopment. The New York Times picked up the
institutions including the NEHGS, the Mayflower
story as did the Associated Press. In May the City of
Society, and the National Huguenot Society. A
Leiden received the protest petition from the United
letter-writing campaign was started with many of you
members sending letters to the Netherlands Embassy in Church of Christ and as the clamor mounted, Royal
Ahold pulled back its plans for a “mega movie theater”
Washington, and the U.S. Ambassador in The Hague.
in the redevelopment plans. The City of Leiden made
Meanwhile Dr. Bangs was working with other
some modifications to the redevelopment plan to save
concerned preservation organizations in Leiden to
some of the historic buildings and the Vrouwekerk.
prevent the destruction of the Vrouwekerk and the
Fortis withdrew its support for the plan.
buildings in the Aalmarkt. During 2000 Cousin Ren
LeVally took the lead in providing updates and
By 2002 it was discovered that one of the City
in-depth background about the Vrouwekerk on the
Councilmen resigned. The Leiden City Council found it
DLIST and provided an almost continuous flow of
was facing a possible demand referendum on the issue
information about the developments in this issue.
of redevelopment and withdrew the entire
Cousin Ren was also instrumental in contacting many
redevelopment plan. The Council established a
organizations. The United Church Council and the
planning committee that included Dr. Bangs in its
United Church of Christ were informed and a petition
membership. A new plan was drawn up that finally
was started to ask the Leiden City Council to preserve
received approval of the City Council that preserved the
the ruins and the Aalmarkt. A “loophole” in the Dutch ruins of the Vrouwekerk. Finally, about seven years
Monument Laws was discovered, and the issue went to later, the restoration of the Vrouwekerk ruins was
the Raad (the Dutch Supreme Court) in The Hague.
completed and opened as a Dutch monument in early
Although the decision of the court was in favor of the
March of 2009.
City of Leiden these preservation efforts continued. By
the end of 2000 Cousin Stacy Wood Jr. in
We thank Cousins Ren LeVally, Muriel Cushing and
Stacy Wood Jr. for their extraordinary efforts in
assisting in this preservation effort. We thank our many
Reprinted from the Delano kindred newsletter
Cousins who wrote letters or signed petitions to save
Bonnes Nouvelles, Ma. – Apr. 2009 No. 60
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the Vrouwekerk Well Done Cousins!
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The Pennsylvania Mayflower
Edward Franklin Ripley
on our SMDPA Board as an Assistant
from 1999 through 2001. Following our
annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Gulph
Mills Golf Club in 1999 he gave a talk in
Ed was born in Cohasset, MA, joined the navy period costume about his ancestor The
at 17 and served in the Pacific during WW II. Rev. Peter Hobart (1604-c.1679). He
repeated the program at a meeting of the
He then graduated from Lafayette College,
Susquehanna Colony. In 2001 his book
earned a master’s degree in philosophy from
Columbia University followed by a certificate about Hobart, Shepherd in the Wilderness
– Peter Hobart 1604-1679: A Founder of
in banking from Louisiana State University
Hingham Plantation in Massachusetts,
in1962. He then joined the Philadelphia
was published by University Press of
brokerage firm of Studley Shupert Co. and
America. He was also a member of the
eventually served as president and CEO of
Resource Management Group until it merged Military Order of Foreign Wars and served
as governor of the Society of Colonial
with First Pennsylvania Bank. He next
became a vice president of what is now Legg Wars of Pennsylvania. He is survived by
Mason Capital Management, retiring in 2001. his wife Elizabeth, a daughter Elizabeth
White, a sister, and three grandchildren.
Ed joined SMDPA in 1993 using John
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Howland as his Pilgrim ancestor. He served
Edward Franklin Ripley of Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia, a board member for two years,
died March 16, 2009 at the age of 81.
Update !
Jeremy D. Bangs’ long awaited book,
Strangers and Pilgrims, Travellers and
Sojourners – Leiden and the Foundations
of Plymouth Plantation, is being
published by the General Society and
should be available this fall. This 950
page comprehensive work about the
Pilgrims’ beginnings, their escape to
Holland in 1608 and subsequent 11-year
stay in Leiden, followed by their early
days in New England, is the result of
many years of intensive research by Dr.
Bangs in England and Holland. It is
highly annotated and will make an
excellent Christmas gift. Further
information in our next newsletter.
Summer 2009
Coming Events
Thanksgiving
Service & Dinner
2 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 22, 2009
Old First
Reformed Church,
UCC, 151 N. 4th
Street, Phila.
Dinner to follow at
the Holiday Inn at
400 Arch Street.
Annual Meeting
& Luncheon
11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 23, 2010
Corinthian Yacht
Club
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Eye on The Susquehanna Colony
By Joan Miller, Colony Governor present the following slate:
Alice Boucher, Governor;
On Saturday 02 May 2009, we James Buckner, Assistant
Governor; Colette Bailes,
held our spring luncheon and
meeting at the Calvary United Secretary; Robert Fuller,
Methodist Church, Harrisburg. Treasurer; Mary King, Elder
and Archivist.
Twenty-four members and
guests attended. We were
On 30 May we met with our
pleased to recognize a new
member of our Colony, Lucile Colony members and guests at
the Country Cupboard,
Buda, a John Alden
Lewisburg. Sadly and quite
descendant, and her husband
unexpectedly, Mrs. Nancy
Tony. We look forward to
having both Lucille and Tony Coppes of Muncy passed away
on 07 April 2009. Mrs. Coppes
at our meetings.
was a Henry Samson
descendant and sister of John
In addition, we were pleased
that Bruce Smith and his wife Bruch, Jr., Muncy, who is one
of our dependable attendees at
Cecelia Smith did not have a
our meetings. Next Meeting:
conflict with their busy
12 noon, Saturday, 3 October
schedules so that they were
able to attend for the very first 2009, Country Cupboard,
time. We hope to see you more Lewisburg. Please mark your
often at our meetings. Because calendar. Again, Mary King
our secretary, James Buckner addressed the group along with
was unable to attend, Collette co-organizer, Dot Snyder
Bailes agreed to take notes for about the planning of a trip to
which we were most grateful. Plymouth, MA in May 2010.
Our guest speaker, Jerry Ellis, The tentative dates are 13-17
Archivist with The
Pennsylvania State Archives
gave an outstanding and
informative talk about
“Preparing to visit the
Archives” and circulated
copies of papers on various
places to locate information
when researching. We applaud
Jerry for taking the time to
volunteer to speak with our
group.
Election of officers will take
place at our Harvest Feast
meeting on 24 October 2009 at
The Allenberry Resort Inn,
Boiling Springs. The
Nominating Committee will
10
May 2010 or 20-24 May 2010 to
take advantage of the off-season
rates. The plan is to rent vans and
depart from different areas where
members live, meeting at
Plymouth, MA at a predetermined
hotel.The cut-off date to sign up is
01 September 2009. Mary will
have final plans by our 24 October
2009 meeting, where a down
payment will be required to secure
your space on the trip. Space is
limited. Call to sign up or ask
questions: Mary King (717)
235-0460.
On Saturday, 27 June 2009 at
12:30 p.m., our annual
Susquehanna Colony Picnic will
be at Mayflower Meadows,
Boiling Springs. John and Debbie
Yingst will host. They will furnish
the entrée and drinks. Please
contact Debbie to verify what to
bring. Phone: (717) 245-2975.
This is the fourth year Debbie and
John have so graciously offered to
host our Colony picnic. We are
most appreciative. It is a fun
event. Remember we will be
giving a prize to whoever can
guess the age of that huge
Norway maple tree on their
property.
Last but not least, in future
issues of The Pennsylvania
Mayflower we will be sharing
very interesting articles about
our tour of the UK and The
Netherlands, 08-21 May 2009.
Look for articles and pictures
Deb Miller, Colony Assistant
by those on the tour: Richard
Governor, presents a ceramic
tile of the Mayflower to member Mix, Debbie Yingst and her
Richard Mix, a Billington descen- mother Bea Hoffman, Deb
Miller, Joan Miller and our
dant. The award was for most
unusual 17th-century hat, a mari- Merchant Adventurer Don
Miller.
ners cap, at the luncheon.
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The Pennsylvania Mayflower
Western Colony Report
On Sunday, May 3, 2009, Members of the
Western Colony and guests enjoyed the
excellent cuisine and gracious surroundings
of the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont,
Pennsylvania, on the occasion of their spring
luncheon meeting. Since its beginnings in
1903, the Club has hosted many major golf
championships. The fine interior decoration
and extensive views of the golf course from
the Club House combined to provide a most
pleasant setting for the event. The Colony
welcomed transferred members from the
Hawaii and Susquehanna colonies, as well as
four new members, including a life member
born in June, 2008. The luncheon speaker
was Dr. Edward T. Brett, Professor of
History at La Roche College in Pittsburgh.
He has published three books and numerous
articles in the areas of U.S. and Latin
American history, U.S. foreign policy, and
the Cold War. The title of his presentation
was “Separation of Church and State and
How the Pilgrims Started It All” in
which he related that although the Pilgrims
Donna and Edward T. Brett enjoyed time talking
with Colony Gov. Margaret Montgomery Leo
(right).
(and others after them) came to the New
World to escape religious persecution in
their homeland, religious tolerance was not
always a reality in the colonies.
The annual election of officers was held
and the following installed: Mrs. Margaret
Leo, Colony Governor; Mrs. Jane Blair,
Asst. Colony Governor; Mr. Robert
Coates, Treasurer; Ms. Linda Laitine,
Secretary.
A summer picnic will be held on Saturday,
July 18, 2009 at past governor and current
registrar/historian Patricia Hill’s home. A
workshop for prospective members is at
10:00 A.M. and the luncheon at Noon.
Western Colony Officers: Treasurer Robert
Coates, Secretary Linda Laitine, Colony Gov. Margaret Montgomery Leo, and Deputy Colony Gov.
Jane Blair.
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PM
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The Cook's Corner
Oyster Stew
How
Governor's Favorite Recipe
Nothing is easier to make and few things
are more warming and delicious than a rich
oyster stew. Care should be taken not to
overcook the oysters.
Ingredients
¼ cup butter
1/8 tspn. freshly ground black pepper or
paprika
1 pint shelled oysters with liquor
2 tbspn. chopped parsley (optional)
double boiler over
place the butter,
liquor, milk, cream,
paprika.
2. When the oysters float, the butter has melted and
the milk and cream are hot, add two tablespoons
chopped parsley, if desired.
3. Serve hot.
Note: A richer stew may be made by increasing
the cream to one cup and decreasing the milk by
one-half cup.
Of course, if you can find them in the grocery
store, you must eat this oyster stew with some
good ole Trenton Oyster Crackers. Not the small
bitty ones but the thumb-size ones.
The Chef
1 ½ cups milk
½ cup light cream
Norman P. Robinson, Governor of our
Society, has been eating oysters in any form
— raw, stewed, fried — as long as they are
shucked from the shell. He adds:
½ tspn salt
Quote
“Why, then the world’s mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.”
— William Shakespeare
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1. In the top of a
boiling water,
oysters with their
salt and pepper or
to Cook
“Back in the Thirties my father had a
business partner from Baltimore and every
Christmas he would ship a keg of freshly
caught oysters packed in ice via the old
Railway Express Co. We ate oysters until
they were coming out of our ears. Those were
the days when the Chesapeake Bay was a
good breeding ground for oysters. Still some
of the best oysters come from the lower
Chesapeake.”
The Pennsylvania Mayflower
JUNIOR PA MAYFLOWER
Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
VOL. 9 NO. 2
WWW.SAIL1620.ORG
WOMEN ON THE MAYFLOWER
I
nstead of looking at one Pilgrim or a place associated with the Pilgrims, in this issue we will talk about
those women and some of the girls who came on the
1620 Mayflower. They were some of the first women
to come with men who came over to found English
colonies: The Jamestown women came after their husbands. Although they could not sign what is known as the
“Mayflower Compact” and could hold no office, these
women were there through thick and thin.
You probably know the name(s) of your Mayflower Pilgrim male ancestor(s). Do you know the name of his wife
from whom you also descend? If so, did she come on the
Mayflower or on a later ship, perhaps the Fortune or the
Anne?
Governor William Bradford included a list of the 1620
Mayflower passengers in his history Of Plymouth Plantation and this is the main source for many of the husbands
and their wives. In some instances he doesn’t name the
wife, only referring to her
as “wife.” When he does
name them, he doesn’t give
their maiden name.
Fifty years ago our General Society of Mayflower
Descendants authorized a
Five Generations Project
with the goal of publishing
documentation
(proof)
from primary sources
(church records, family
bibles, etc.) for any claims
that were made about the
Pilgrims and their descendants down through five
generations. This meant
trying to discover the parents of the Pilgrim men, the
complete maiden names of
their wives and parents
whether they came on the
Mayflower or not, and the
towns where they were
born or baptized and their
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descendants down to where deaths would have occurred in
the late 1800s.
Of the 26 male passengers who are known to have had
descendants 21 now have hard cover Five Generation
volumes published devoted to their families. Of the remaining five two are included in the volumes dedicated to
the husbands of their daughters who were also passengers:
John Tilley and his wife Joan Hurst (the widow Rogers) in
the Howland volumes and William Mullins and wife Alice
in the Alden volumes. Two families (George Soule and
William Brewster) are currently in soft cover volumes and
waiting publication in hard cover. Passenger Moses
Fletcher had descendants but there are so few it is unlikely
a volume covering his descendants will ever be published.
Four women passengers who were not daughters of other
passengers, and whose maiden names are known, are
included in the books of their husbands. One, Dorothy
May who married William Bradford, had only one known
child who, although he married, left no known descendants.
Of the 26 male passengers with known descendants,
they had the following wives, not all of whom bore
children that survived. Names in italics came on the 1620
Mayflower and those with + had children: John Alden –
Priscilla Mullins+ (daughter of passenger William
Mullins); Isaac Allerton – 1. Mary Norris+, 2. Fear Brewster+, 3. widow Swinnerton (?); John Billington – Elinor/
Ellen+ …; William Bradford – 1. Dorothy May+, 2. Alice
Carpenter+ (the widow Southworth); William Brewster –
Mary+ …; Peter Brown – 1. Martha+ … (the widow Ford)
, 2. Mary+ …; James Chilton – undiscovered+; Francis
Cooke – Hester Mahieu+; Edward Doty – 1. undiscovered,
2. undiscovered+; Francis Eaton – 1. Sarah+ …, 2.
Dorothy …, 3. Christian Penn+; Moses Fletcher – 1. Mary
Evans+, 2. Sarah+ … (the widow Denby); Edward Fuller –
undiscovered+; Samuel Fuller – 1. Alice Glascock, 2.
Agnes/Anna Carpenter, 3. Bridget Lee+; Stephen Hopkins
– 1. Mary+ …, 2. Elizabeth Fisher+; John Howland –
Elizabeth Tilley+; Richard More – 1. Christian Hunter+, 2.
Jane … (the widow Crumpton); William Mullins – Alice+
…; Degory Priest – Sara Allerton+ (the widow Vincent);
Thomas Rogers - Alice Cosford+; Henry Samson – Anne
Plummer+; George Soule – Mary Bucket+; Myles Standish – 1. Rose …, 2. Barbara+ …; John Tilley – Joan
Hurst+ (the widow Rogers); Richard Warren – Elizabeth
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Walker+; William White – Susanna+ …; Edward Winslow –
1. Elizabeth Barker, 2. Susannah+ … (the widow White).
You now know the thirteen names of fifteen women and
young girls who came on the Mayflower and married Pilgrims. One, Susanna, wife of William White, following the
death of her husband and the wife of Edward Winslow,
married Winslow. There were other females who were also on
the Mayflower and who later married in the Colony.
Where do we find out more about these “Women of the
Mayflower”? Some information may be found in the Pilgrim
husband’s family Five Generation or Mayflower Families in
Progress works published by the General Society but you will
be lucky to find more than a few sentences at the most. The
Mayflower Society’s Governor General, Judith Swan, has
created a special committee to study their lives, origins and
ancestry. Early records often fail to mention a mother such as
in the record of birth or baptism of a child. For instance,
photo copies of the Henlow, Bedfordshire, England parish
records showing the baptism of Pilgrim Henry Sampson only
list his father James, although the baptisms of eight siblings
do list both father James and mother Martha, but for a ninth it
does not. The baptism of his mother, Martha Cooper, is
recorded and only her father Edmund is listed. The will of
Henry’s father James, whose occupation is given as yeoman,
lists the children living at the time it was written on 29 Jan
1638/9 and proved 16 Feb 1638/9 and it also mentions
Henry’s mother by name. Her death date is uncertain because
no Martha Sampson is found although there is a “widow
Sampson” who died on 17 Aug 1654. It should be mentioned
that dates of birth were not normally recorded and the baptism
in the Church of England (the only church recognized) could
normally be expected to take place the first Sunday after
birth.
These days it is hard to understand that women in the 17th
century were considered possessions. Unless they had a run in
with the law, either church or civil, it is unlikely that they
would appear in records.
Did you ever wonder where your great-great grandparents
lived and what they did for a living? Do you even know their
names? If not, check your lineage paper and then search for
them in the online Federal Census from 1850 on. In that year,
for the first time, all members of a family were listed by
name, age and occupation. You might be surprised to find
that they had more children than just your great grandparent.
Perhaps your great-great grandmother was widowed and supporting the family with the help of one or more of her
children. You can then follow your line down through the
generations with each 10 year census (except for 1890 that
was destroyed in a fire) through 1930! Enter your ancestor in
one of the online search engines and you may be surprised
what you will find, perhaps an obituary that can be a great
source of information about female members of your line. But
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don’t stop here. On your lineage paper application are the
names of your direct line of descent. Without each individual
you would not be you. The closer you get to yourself in that
list, the more you are apt to discover information about these
key people in your life, both men and women.
In the late 1800s many family genealogies were published.
You might find
one or more that
will help you
know more about
your ancestors.
Search for them
by family name
online and then
see if your library
has them or can
get
copies
through
interlibrary loan. They
may contain stories of their scientific discoveries,
military service,
government service, artistic endeavors and just
plain day to day
lives. Once again,
without them and
their
struggles
and sacrifices, you wouldn’t be here! Then why not write an
article about one of your ancestors, either Pilgrim or otherwise, try and find or create some images to accompany it and
send it to the editor of this newsletter for consideration. You
might wish to become a genealogist (it means one who loves
family). You get to solve mysteries every day without the risk
of being a detective. Above all, have fun!
Both images in this article courtesy of Plimoth Plantation.
FIVE GENERATION BOOK LOCATIONS
The General Society’s Mayflower Families Through Five
Generations books are sold online at http://
www.themayflowersociety.com/book.htm. For a list of the
seventeen libraries within Pennsylvania where our state society maintains complete collections of these books see http://
www.sail1620.org/proving-your-lineage.html.
Any comments or suggested topics for the feature articles of
this newsletter? Perhaps an article for consideration? If so,
please contact Stacy B. C. Wood, Jr., Editor, “JR PA
Mayflower,” 1530 South Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA
19147-6218 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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WHICH ITEMS ARE ASSOCIATED IN THE TWO
COLUMNS? DRAW CONNECTING LINES.
A. 4
a. Dorothy May’s husband.
B. 13
b. Stephen Hopkins’ wife.
C. 26
c. # married Mayflower women
with known maiden names.
d. The Mayflower arrives!
D. 31
E. 102
G. 2048
e. # of male Pilgrims with known
descendants.
f. Elizabeth Hurst Tilley’s son-inlaw.
g. # of Pilgrim wives.
H. Elizabeth Fisher
h. Mary Norris’ husband.
I. Isaac Allerton
i # of passengers on the 1620
Mayflower.
j. John Alden’s in-laws.
F. 1620
J. John Howland
K. Mullins
L. William Bradford
k. # of women & young girls on
Mayflower who married Pilgrims.
th
l. # poss. 11 great grandmothers.
ANSWERS: A = c, B = k, C = e. D = g, E = i, F = d, G = l,
H = b, I = h, J = f, K = j, L = a
A ROUND ABOUT A MAZE WE GO!
Find the ins and outs!
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Women On The MAYFLOWER 16 X 20 Wordsearch
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A WOMEN ON THE MAYFLOWER 16 X 20 WORDSEARCH The following words are found in this issue. The
unused letters spell a line ‘attributed” to one of the
Mayflower women by her descendant. The words:
ALDEN, ALICE, ALLERTON, BARKER, BEDFORDSHIRE, BILLINGTON, BRADFORD, BREWSTER,
BROWN, CHILTON, COOKE, DESCENDANTS,
DOROTHY, DOTY, EATON, ELINOR, ELIZABETH,
FISHER, FLETCHER, FULLER, GENERATION,
GRANDPARENTS, HENLOW, HOPKINS, HOWLAND,
HURST, JOAN, MARY, MAY/MAYFLOWER, MORE,
MULLINS, NAME, NORRIS, PLYMOUTH, PRIEST,
PRISCILLA, ROGERS, ROSE, SAMSON, SARAH,
SOULE, STANDISH, SUSANNA, TILLEY, UNDISCOVERED, WARREN, WHITE, WINSLOW, WOMEN.
ANSWER TO NUMBER OF WORDS IN “MAYFLOWER”: 236
DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
The Sudoku puzzle uses
nine non-repeating letters instead of numbers.
Sudoku Answer
HOW MANY WORDS OF 3 OR MORE LETTERS IN LENGTH
can be spelled using non-repeating letters of the word
“MAYFLOWER?” A few of the words are used more often in
England, Scotland and Australia than in the U.S. For the complete
list type in “Mayflower” at: www.wordplays.com/fcgi-bin/jumMAYFLOWER SUDOKU
This one honors one of four Women of the Mayflower
ANSWER: Unused letters from the 16 x 20 Wordsearch: “If I am
not worth wooing, I surely am not worth winning.” from “The
Courtship of Miles Standish” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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A PAGE TO COLOR
Some Women of the Mayflower
ADD SOME CLOUDS, SEA GULLS OR PERHAPS A RAINBOW IF YOU WISH.
From The Pilgrim Story - A Picture Book For Coloring by Charles H. Overly. Courtesy of Plimoth Plantation.
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Please
see
directions on
the other
side
of
this
page
Reservation Form
SMDPA 2009 Summer Picnic
Where: Conestoga House and Gardens
1608 Marietta Pike (= PA 23)
Lancaster, PA 17603-2450
(telephone 717-397-5353) web site: http://www.conestogahouse.org/Old Index Page.html
When:
Saturday, August 8, 2007
12 noon to 5 PM
Park in one of three areas, walk to "dance floor" (our designated place) beside swimming pool. Please bring your
own lunch. Beverages and ice cream will be available at no cost, thanks to our Social Events Co-chairs. Optional
donations are welcome.
I / We Reserve
place(s) at Conestoga House and Gardens, Lancaster PA.
Name(s)
Telephone number(s)
Please reply by July 27 to Social Events Co-Chair
Aldys C. Davis
256 Broughton Lane
Villanova, PA 19085
telephone: 610-525-6144
Driving Directions To “Conestoga House And
Gardens”
1608 Marietta Pike ( = PA 23), Lancaster, PA 17603-2450
(tel. 717-397-5353)
From the West: PA Turnpike (I 76) East to Exit 347 (east side of the Susquehanna River); at toll gate
keep right and take PA 283 East to PA 741 South; straight on to intersection with PA 23, then East
(left) approx. 1 and a half miles (cross Little Conestoga Creek), left on River Drive.
From York, PA: US 30 East to PA 741, South (right) to intersection with PA 23, then East (left)
approx. one and a half miles (cross Little Conestoga Creek), left on River Drive.
From Philadelphia Main Line: 1. PA Turnpike (I 76) to Exit 286 (Reading Exit), US 222 South to
US 30 West (toward York) to PA 741, South (left) to intersection with PA 23, then East (left)
approx. 1 and a half miles (cross Little Conestoga Creek), left on River Drive. 2. Alternate scenic
(but slow) route: PA 23 West through Lancaster, right on River Drive. 3. Alternate: US 30 West
(toward York) around Lancaster to PA 741, South (left) to intersection with PA 23, then East (left)
approx. one and a half miles (cross Little Conestoga Creek), left on River Drive.
Get your own directions online: Go to www.mapquest.com Use “1608 Marietta Ave, Lancaster PA
17603-2450” as the address of your destination.
Society of Mayflower Descendants
1001 Ave. C, Apt. 2B
Bayonne, NJ 07002-3259
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