----- 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