Robert wrote: I see that many people on this list display secondary, tertiary and even quaternary descendency from the Pilgrim Fathers. I have had my first line (Chilton) approved. I was wondering what the procedure is to get these other lines approved, or if you even do. I have Thomas Rogers and Edward Doty connections and possibly Francis Cooke as well if we can ever discover which wife of Josiah Leonard of Bridgewater was the mother of Samuel, Marjoram Washburn or Abigail Washburn. ______________________________ Robert, The secondary lines are referred to as "Supplementals" - where you have already proven your first, or primary, line with the society and wish to have additional lines of descent approved. Usually a supplementary line comes in early on - in the first few generations, therefore the procedure to have them approved is quite simple. Let your state historian know you would like to file a supplemental, let her/him know the line and ask if she/he has the MF book which contains your line. If so, he/she will be able to provide the necessary sources for the early generations up to the point where your primary line kicks in. Then, since the info is all the same, you merely cite the sources from your first approved paper for the rest of your line. It is not necessary to provide another set of copies of your documentation since the society already has a set with your first approved line. There is a fee to file a supplemental paper and some societies issue a certificate naming your ancestor for each supplemental line you have approved. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any further questions. Susan E. Roser, Governor & Historian Canadian Society www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html