I read about Resolved, from whom our line descends, and found a piece several years ago at the NEHGS site that Susannah and William White named him Resolved because they had just resolved to join the Puritans going to the new world when he was born, hence the name to commemorate their decision. Sorry, can't give you book and verse. Jan Nelson On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:48:43 -0600 "Glitz" <[email protected]> writes: > I thought that I was descended from the Mayflower Whites so was > researching > Peregrine whom I was suppose to descend from. As already stated the > Mayflower does not reconize this line. After reading the info > posted I > still maybe kin to them whether Mayflower Associa. agrees or not > correct? > At the time my sister and I remarked "wonder what William and > Susannah > resloved to name a child Resolved" (bro to Peregrine) > > Anyway in my journey researching the Peregrine White I came across > this in a > book (I have it packed some where being as I was told NO I am not of > that > line I packed it all down and started looking elsewhere). The story > went on > to say that the birth of Peregrine on board the Mayflower came about > because > two of the Billington boys were acting up on board the ship. The > men folk > were already ashore building houses ect so they could leave the > ship. One > of the Billington boys caused a keg of gunpowder to catch fire which > threw > Susannah into labor. The book also states that the Billington boy I > believe > his name was Luke was the first hanging in the new world. He was > hung > because he committed murder. Like I said I have the info here > somewhere but > can't get to it right now. It was a blue book kinda slender and I > think it > was called History of Mayflower. It also talked about before they > came > over. The way the ship was and a lot of interesting things. This > has been > about 5 years ago that I came across this book. Maybe someone else > has read > it? Glitz > > > > > ==== WHITE Mailing List ==== > WHITE UNSUBSCRIPTION DIRECTIONS > [email protected] NSUBSCRIBE [in subject line] > [email protected] UNSUBSCRIBE [in subject line] > >