Mayflower descendants

Another group that can help you with your family history is the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. One hundred two passengers crowded aboard the Mayflower for the crossing to America. According to a family line that I tied into, I am a direct descendant of Edward Doty.

 

There are many published genealogies on Family Search and Ancestry.com that you can tie into; the accuracy of these genealogies vary. Be sure that you find a genealogy with SOME sources, and verify that the sources aren't just referring to another person's family tree. 

Once I found a marriage record for Siemon Reynolds and Mary Snell in Plynouth, Massachussetts, in 1809, I knew I was on the right path.

My Mayflower connection is through the Field line. The Fields have been in America since it was America.

How can you find out what famous Americans you are related to? Go to https://www.relativefinder.org/ and sign in with your FamilySearch user name and password. It compares a list of famous people to your ancestors, and displays any connection that it finds. I am descended not only from Mayflower pilgrims, but also from Rebecca Blake, a woman who was convicted of witchcraft in Salem, Massachussetts.