The 1623 division of land marked the end of the pilgrims earliest system of land held in common by all. Resolved was the oldest child and given his name as the family resolved or determined to make a new life for themselves. The mayflower society states that susannas maiden name is jackson. William white is one of the passengers who traveled to plymouth colony aboard the mayflower in 1620. Peregrine white alchetron, the free social encyclopedia pilgrim fathers, my.
He was born on board the mayflower, in cape cod harbour, in december 1630. Publications by the general society of mayflower descendants. His father william died during the first winter, and he was raised by his stepfather edward winslow. The fiftyone mayflower passengers known to have descendants are listed below. Resolved white came to america with his parents on the mayflower in 1620. John howland of the mayflower volume 1 through desire 2 is permanently out of print. Historical person search search search results results resolved white 1746 1780 try free for 14 days try free for 14 days how do we create a persons profile. See mayflower families through five generations, volume thirteen, third edition, published by general society of mayflower descendants 2006. Would love to hear from other wm, white descendants, especially ones with goss connections. The white silver book gets as far as the birth of consider crapo but the george soule pink book includes his grandson nicholas noah crapo, hatties grandfather. In late november, susanna white also gave birth to a baby, peregrine white, on board the mayflower while it was anchored in cape cod harbor. Any person, age 18 or older, able to document hisher lineal descent from one or more of the following mayflower passengers is eligible to apply for membership in the nc society of mayflower descendants. Resolved white was born circa 1615 at leiden, zuidholland, netherlands.
No additional documentation is required for relationships and events included in these books. November 20, 1620 july 20, 1704 was the first baby boy born on the pilgrim ship the mayflower in the harbour of massachusetts, the second baby born on the mayflower s historic voyage, and the first known english child born to the pilgrims in america. Williams mother thomasine was buried on 10 november 1591 at wisbech. Resolved white was about 5 years old when he arrived on mayflower with his. This is a list of the passengers on board the mayflower during its transatlantic voyage of september 6 november 9, 1620, the majority of them becoming the settlers of plymouth colony in massachusetts. I have a better insight into the physical appearance of a few of these second generation mayflower descendants, going back 350 years, than i do of my own great grandparents, going back by about only 100 years. Each issue is approximately 100 pages plus an annual everyname index in summer. They were separatists and did not believe in the teachings of the church of england. Peregrine white resolved white susanna white winslow. Many publications exist, including the famous pink or gray pilgrim lineage books published by the general society of mayflower descendants many of which are available at libraries. Many people seem to think that the purpose of genealogy is to find out how. William white, peregrines father, died in the general sickness of 16201621.
The first is a lineage membership based upon an established line of descent from william and susanna white via either one of their two sons, resolved white or peregrine white. William white of the mayflower by aaron white march 10, 2004 at 09. Resolved white sr was a passenger on the mayflower. He was married on november 5, 1640 in scituate, plymouth, massachusetts, united states to judith vassall, they had 18 children. The ultimate goal of the mayflower project is to have wellresearched, wellsourced, wellwritten profiles for all ancestors we cover. It has information on all the families through five generations and it is very helpful if your doing family research.
There was one man named william white in leiden, and possibly two. We dedicate this book to the descendants of william white, our ancestor, with filial love and pride for so noble a part taken in building up our republic, disseminating the christian religion through the pilgrim blood, manifested to the present day. Peregrine white william 1 was born about 7 dec 1620 in on the mayflower and died on 20 jul 1704 in marshfield, massachusetts general notes. He died on september 19, 1687 in salem, essex, massachusetts, united states. Mayflower descendant a journal of pilgrim genealogy and historyis one of the most highly respected scholarly journals in the field of genealogy. The mayflower society publishes the majority of its books as a result of an ongoing program to identify the first five generations of pilgrim descendants. Any person able to document hisher lineal descent from one or more of the following mayflower passengers is eligible to apply for membership in the society. The merchant adventurers shareholders in plymouth colony. They were separatists and did not believe in the teachings of the church of england voyage. William white, tobacco merchant,is mentioned from 1623 to 1631. The mayflower passengers first sighted shore on november 9, 1620.
Later in life white became a notable person of plymouth. His mother, thomasine, was married to john may, and was therefore was also the grandmother to mayflower passenger dorothy may. Massachusetts society of mayflower descendants, 1914. He and his wife judith are buried there in winslow cemetery. These books are the only publication of the entire fortysix volumes of the mayflower descendant authorized by the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants. Sherman published an account of william white and his descendants as part of the first volume of the five generations project of the general society of mayflower descendants mf 1. Silver books and mfip please contact sylvie carlson, sales manager in the sales office in plymouth.
He was born in provincetown harbor to william and susanna white, before the passengers of the mayflower had decided where they would settle. Those in bold are the adult male signers of the mayflower compact. Membership society of mayflower descendants in the stat. William white, woolcomber, is mentioned in the leiden records from 1612 to 1621. Its good that they can read this enthralling, scholarly book and know where they came from. The complete mayflower descendant and other sources, 1600s. We collect and match historical records that ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. Resolved white simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The oldest records are often the easiest, because the general society of mayflower descendants in plymouth has published books containing the genealogies of the pilgrims in the five generations project, a set of published official genealogies that record the first five generations of descendants of each of the pilgrims who left descendants. In the 1627 plymouth division of cattle resolved white and peregrine white were the tenth and.
Peregrine whites descendants were understandably proud to have such a famous ancestor, mayflower ship passenger and the first pilgrim born in new england, in their family tree. He was born 4 dec 1620 in what is now provincetown harbor to william and susanna white, before the passengers of the mayflower had decided where they would settle. His parents, william and susanna white, had boarded the mayflower with their young son resolved. He married judith vassall, daughter of william vassall, a founder of the massachusetts bay colony. William white biography mayflower heritage and history. They could be considered famous mayflower descendants. Combined, the works on this database reference the names of approximately 200,000 individuals. Peregrine white november 20, 1620july 20, 1704 was the first english child born to the pilgrims in the new world.
The actual peregrine white cradle, kept at the pilgrim museum by the pilgrim. He was a soldier in king philips war of 1676, and became a freeman in salem in 1680, before moving back to marshfield a couple years later. Fortyone adult men signed the compact on november 11, 1620, william white among them. Resolved white was about 5 years old when he arrived on mayflower with his parents, william and susanna, and infant brother peregrine. The general society of mayflower descendants publishes a series of mayflower families through five generations and mayflower families in progress books, libraries with complete or nearly complete collections of the books are akronsummit county library ashtabula county library bexley public library cincinnati public library coshocton public library. Of the passengers, 37 were members of a separatist puritan congregation in leiden, holland also known as brownists who were seeking religious freedom in the new world. Apr 09, 2018 william white was baptized on 25 january 15867 at wisbech, cambridgeshire, england, the son of edward and thomasine crossmay white. William white was baptized on 25 january 15867 at wisbech, cambridgeshire, england, the son of edward and thomasine crossmay white. June 7 1636 peregrine white then about 16 was one of the volunters with the massachuetts bay and connecticut to fight the pequet indians. Mayflower 1620 anne and little james 1623 famous mayflower descendants. This remains the best clue to of the wife of william white.
Susanna gave birth to peregrine before the end of november old style calendar, 1620 while the mayflower was anchored in provincetown harbor. Sep 15, 2010 15 william white, susanna white, resolved white not approved. The pilgrim william white society has hit the 100 members mark. Resolved left plymouth, england on 16 september 1620. He then remarried to the widowed abigail lord in 1674 in salem.
His parents, william white and his pregnant wife susanna, with their son resolved white and two servants, came on the. Resolved white was born on september 15, 1614 in leiden, zuid holland, netherlands, son of william mayflower compact white and susannah fuller. Access2archives national archives, london prerogative court of canterbury, probate search. Our deputy historian will then prepare a worksheet for you with the first 5 generations documented for you from the mayflower families. To join the general society of mayflower descendants, you must document your direct lineage from one of the 51 mayflower passengers listed below. May 23, 2018 resolved white was born circa 1615 at leiden, zuidholland, netherlands. Books research, a family society would receive the following. A quarterly magazine of pilgrim genealogy and history, volume 16.
Mayflower families through five generations volume third edition william white is a great buy. The following is a very brief historical sketch of 17th century new england to establish the background for the history of the first, second and third generations of the white winslow family. Resolved white moved his family back to marshfield in the early 1660s, and judith died and was buried there on 3 april 1670. See francis cooke 9e 16 isaac allerton, mary norris, mary allerton validated line 6 joseph holmes m jemina adams. And if that surname research strategy fails, research mayflower descendants to the fifth generation to try and find a match to your family. Probate 14 aug 1704 he died testate, having written a will dated 14 july 1704, and it was proved on 14 august 1704. The passengers from the mayflower and their descendants. The following are the mayflower pilgrims known to have left descendants. Maybe today, on one estimate, there are more than 35 million descendants of those mayflower pilgrims living in america. Aboard the mayflower with his parents was his older brother resolved, who was about five at the time. Page vassall on the south with the land of resolved white on.
This five generations project involves the meticulous investigation of primary records that substantiate the identity of, often obscure, individuals and families. A genealogical profile of william white plimoth plantation. Resolved white came on the mayflower at about the age of about five, with parents william and susanna. The pilgrim william white society has two types of membership.
June 7 1636 peregrine white then about 16 was one of the volunters with the massachuetts bay and connecticut to. If your a descendent of william white then this book is for you. William white susanna white resolved white thomas williams edward winslow elizabeth winslow. The second part is based on early postcards, drawings and photographs owned and prepared by d.
This is the story of the whitewinslow family through the 17th and 18th centuries. Pilgrim hall owns and exhibits the cradle of peregrine white. This past summer, when mary alice haskell morey 19282011 died, her obituary prominently mentioned that she was a direct descendant of. General society of mayflower descendants, po box 3297, plymouth, massachusetts, 0236297.
Resolved white 1615 1687 who came over on the mayflower. Peregrine white was the first english child born to the pilgrims in the new world. Edward fuller find a grave memorial family history book, us history, history. The mission of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants is to gather together to honor and perpetuate the memory of our mayflower ancestors and the ideals of american freedoms and democracy, which have evolved from the mayflower compact signed by the pilgrim fathers when they reached cape cod shores in november, 1620. Nov 25, 20 we are lineal descendants to mayflower passengers and american colonial history ancestors like, william white, resolved white, george soule, george soule ii, arthur howland brother of mayflower passenger john howland, peter crapo and penelope white, and john tripp, the founder and early settler of the aquidneck island in the colony of. Nicholas crapo, nicholas noah, noah westwaste, consider, john, penelope white crapo, samuel white, resolved, william of the mayflower. In the 1623 plymouth division of land william white received five acres as a passenger on the mayflower even though he had been dead for two years pcr 12. Peregrine white was the first child born to the pilgrims in the new world.
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