The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maryland
In remembrance of the Pilgrims who were the first English settlers of New England, their descendants founded the General Society of Mayflower Descendants on January 12, 1897. The General Society is a federation of 52 State Societies, consisting of the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Canada.
About The Mayflower Society
In remembrance of the God-fearing and dauntless Pilgrims who were the first English settlers of New England, their descendants founded the General Society of Mayflower Descendants on January 12, 1897. The original State Societies were those of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
The General Society is a federation of 52 State Societies, consisting of the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Canada. The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maryland was chartered on March 4, 1938 and organized on March 5, 1938.