Of the 102 souls aboard
Pilgrim passengers with proven descendant lines
Your line must trace to one of these 51 passengers (or, in a few cases, recognized crew). The remaining souls died in the first winter or shortly thereafter without surviving issue.
Who may apply
Three ways in.
- Regular membership. Anyone aged 18 or older who can document descent from a Mayflower passenger may apply — residency in Maryland is not required.
- Junior membership. For relatives of Maryland members under 18; the status carries through age 25. See Junior Membership.
- Friends of the Society. No lineage documentation required — for spouses, family, and supporters who wish to attend dinners and contribute to the work. See Friends.
The roster
Mayflower ancestors with proven descendants.
Listed alphabetically. Your line must descend from one of these names through every intervening generation, with documentation for every link.
- John Alden
- Bartholomew Allerton
- Isaac Allerton
- Mary (Norris) Allerton
- Mary Allerton
- Remember Allerton
- Elinor (--) Billington
- Francis Billington
- John Billington
- William Bradford
- Love Brewster
- Mary (--) Brewster
- William Brewster
- Peter Brown
- James Chilton
- Mrs. James Chilton
- Mary Chilton
- Francis Cooke
- John Cooke
- Edward Doty
- Francis Eaton
- Samuel Eaton
- Sara (--) Eaton
- Moses Fletcher
- Edward Fuller
- Mrs. Edward Fuller
- Samuel Fuller
- Samuel Fuller (son of Edward)
- Constance Hopkins
- Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins
- Giles Hopkins
- Stephen Hopkins
- John Howland
- Richard More
- Priscilla Mullins
- William Mullins
- Degory Priest
- Joseph Rogers
- Thomas Rogers
- Henry Samson
- George Soule
- Myles Standish
- Elizabeth Tilley
- John Tilley
- Joan (Hurst) Tilley
- Richard Warren
- Peregrine White
- Resolved White
- Susanna (Jackson) White
- William White
- Edward Winslow
A note on lineage
Family Bibles & published trees are a starting point — not proof.
The General Society prefers primary documentation for every generation: birth, marriage, and death certificates, probate records, church and town records. Online family trees and undocumented compiled genealogies are useful for leads but cannot stand alone.
Where to start
Begin with yourself.
Work backward generation by generation. Most applications fail because of one missing link several generations back — not because the Pilgrim ancestor cannot be reached.
Ready when you are
Begin with a preliminary review.
The application starts with a worksheet that the Maryland Historian uses to validate the first five generations — before you commit to the full process.