Bible records, Jabez Fitch's diary, documentation files from the General and Massachusetts Mayflower descendant societies. It is not necessary to have proven your descent from a Mayflower progenitor to obtain a subscription to Mayflower Descendant . In order to become a member of the society, your genealogical research has to pass the highest standards of documentation. The documentation can be quite difficult to come by, and it's a good feeling to have it approved by some of the fussiest researchers in the field. The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is actually a confederation of 52 societies, which includes societies in each of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada.
Most societies have an annual meeting in the spring and a Compact Day celebration in the fall.
The Mayflower Compact was the most historically significant contribution made by the Mayflower passengers. It was signed on November 21, according to today's calendar. For more information about the Mayflower Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony visit, check out The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony 1620 and Caleb Johnson's outstanding Mayflower Web Page . This outstanding history and genealogy of Plymouth Colony contains more than 300 biographical sketches of the colony's inhabitants.