Susan and Terry, I, too, just received my little pink application for Mayflower Society membership just yesterday, and I understand that, if I know someone in my family, who is a member, I should be able to skip doing the research on the first 8 generations, but I do not know if I need to ask for a copy of my cousins' research, or if ask my cousins for a Lineage Number, or if I just give the names of the cousins who are members. My Mayflower passenger is Stephen HOPKINS through his daughter Constance, who married Nicholas SNOW, and then, to DOANE/DOAN, to JONES, and then, to GRIFFES, which is my maiden name. Terry, I am interested in your David LITTLE, because, even though my Mayflower lineage goes through my paternal grandmother, who is a JONES, the mother of her husband (My grandfather), Orson M. GRIFFES was Catherine Margaret LITTLE (Mrs. Ensign Beals GRIFFES), and her parents were Sarah (REDNER) and Latham "Mitchel" LITTLE), which is as far as I can go back in our LITTLE line. "Mitchel" was born 31 March 1830 in Brooklyn, Steuben Co., NY, or NJ, or PA. He and Sarah (REDNER) were married 16 October 1852 in Hector, Porter Co., PA. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan E. Roser" <roser@iprimus.ca> To: <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 10:14 AM Subject: Fw: [MFLR] Mayflower Society - needed records > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TCall2000@aol.com> > To: <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:48 PM > Subject: [MFLR] Mayflower Society - needed records > > > > I'm open for suggestions. Can any kind soul lend a hand? > > > > The other day, I received the Preliminary Application for membership in > the > > Mayflower society: > > > > My ancestry goes like this: > > > > JOHN ALDEN > > married to PRISCILLA MULLINS > > > > ELIZABETH ALDEN > > married to William Pabodie > > > > REBECCA PABODIE > > married to William Southworth > > > > ELIZABETH SOUTHWORTH > > married to David Little > > (David Little was a descendent of > > RICHARD WARREN, > > another Mayflower passenger) > > > > ELIZABETH LITTLE > > married to Deacon Joseph Otis > > > > MERCY OTIS > > married to Lt. Perrin Ross (killed 7/3/1778 at the > > Wyoming Valley > > Massacre, Wilkes-Barre, PA) > > > > JOHN ROSS > > married to Elizabeth Terry > > > > OTIS ROSS > > married to Harriet Devine > > > > JULIET ROSS, born 1853, died 1910 > > married to Christopher George Featherbay > > > > LE ROY ARTHUR FEATHERBAY > > b. August, 1873, died June, 1953 > > married to Bridget (Agnes) Kernen, 2/17/1898 > > > > MARGARET FEATHERBAY > > B. 9/3/1901 Married to Patrick Aloysius Harvey > > June 1921 died ?????? > > > > JAMES CALLEN (nee Harvey - adopted, 1945) > > B. 1/31/1925, married Teresa Stewart 7/19/1952 > > died 10/21/1989 > > > > Then me. > > > > Now, they say they want documentation from Mercy Otis Ross on down, but I > > don't know where I can get that old paperwork. > > > > Does anyone have suggestions? An LDS Family History Center, perhaps? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Terry C > > Southern NJ > > > > ______________________________ > Terry, > > That "old paperwork" is found in the offices of town clerks (birth, death, > marriage records), probate offices (wills) or archives, libraries, etc. and > isn't all that difficult to find. > > Start out with obtaining the b/d/m records from the town clerks in the towns > where your ancestors lived. In the New England states, the old records are > indeed there, just waiting for you to find them! You can probably find info > online on writing or calling these offices. > > Harlow gave his usual excellent advice so I won't repeat his points. > > Also, check out the web site below and go to the link regarding application > procedures/documenting your line. It gives a run down on the documentation > requirements which are the same for all societies. > > Best of luck in your search. If you run into a specific problem or snag and > need a little advice, feel free to contact me privately. > > Susan E. Roser, > Governor & Historian > Canadian Society > > www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html > > > > ==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== > Check out the Mayflower FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)page at http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/mayfaq.htm . >