I recently purchased this item from eBay, which is a supplemental claim to The Colonial Dames of the State of New York. "I claim hereditary membership in this Society by right of descent from Nathaniel Morton who was born in Leyden, Germany on (blank) A.D. 1613, was a citizen of Plymouth, Mass and died in Plymouth, Mass on September 23 A.D. 1685. His services upon which my claim of eligibility to membership is based, were as follows: He was brought up in the family of Governor William Bradford whose assistant he was for some time. In 1645 he was chosen Secretary of the Colony and so continued to his death in 1685 a period of forty years a longer time than any other incumbent has held a similar office. Both of these positions are on the list of eligibility. Facts to substantiate this claim may be found in Genealogy of Morton Family published at Cambridge Mass 1894; in Davis Landmarks of Ancient Plymouth in Savage's Historical and Genealogical Dictionarie of New England Vol. III. The dates of marriages will be found in Davis' Landmarks of Ancient Plymouth , Savage's Genealogical Dict. Of New England and Centennial of Bedford N.H. Claimant: Mary Louise Atwood (Back of Form) Affidavit In support of the foregoing claim 1. 1. That the deponent was born on January 25 1855 in Madison, Wisconsin and is a citizen of Madison, Wisconsin. 2. That she is the daughter of David Atwood of Madison and Mary Ann Sweeney Poe of Potosi Wisconsin his wife, married 1849 3. That the said David Atwood was the son of David Atwood of Bedford New Hampshire and Mary Bell of Bedford, N.H. his wife married 1802 4. That the said David Atwood was the son of Isaac Atwood of Bedford, N.H. and Plymouth, Mass and Hannah Chubbuck of Bedford N.H., and Abington, Mass his wife married 1770 5. That the said Isaac Atwood was the son of Isaac Atwood of Plymouth, Mass and Lydia Wait of Plymouth, Mass his wife married 1740 6. That the said Isaac Atwood was the son of John Atwood or Wood of Plymouth Mass and Sarah Leavitt of Hingham, Mass his wife married 1709 7. That the said Sarah Leavitt was the daughter of Israel Leavitt of Hingham, Mass and Lydia Jackson of Plymouth, Mass his wife married 1677 8. That the said Lydia Jackson was the daughter of Abraham Jackson of Plymouth, Mass and Remember Morton of Plymouth, Mass his wife married 1657 9. That the said Remember Morton was the daughter of Nathaniel Morton of Plymouth, Mass and Lydia Cooper of Plymouth his wife married 1635. And deponent further says that the said Nathaniel Morton is the ancestor and propositus mentioned in the foregoing claim and that the facts hereinbefore set forth are true to the best of her knowledge and belief. This form was not signed or notarized (and probably never submitted). Glenda Atwood