The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-05
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It's Origin and Alms-striot Supervision Of
Genealogical Claims-Local Members
New Members.
There has been In existence in Con-
necticut since March II, 1896, society
whose purpose is to perpetuate the
memory of the Pilgrim Fathers" and
to preserve their records, their history
and all facts relating to them and their
posterity. This society was originally
known under the name of the New
England Society of MayAower Descend
ants" until last January, when it united
with similar societies in New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania In
bringing about the organization of the
General Society of Mayhower Descend
ants" since which time the society in
this state has generally been referred
to as the Society of MaytioWer De-
scendants in Connecticut"
The good effects Of this combination
of interests are already apparent in the
wider knowledge Of the aims and OBJ
Jects of the society, in the additional
strength impaired by the working to-
gether of a much greater number of
individuals, and by the cordial coop
Grafton which has developed among the
officers Of the state societies for the
common good In view of the stricter
supervision of the genealogical claims
Of applicants which naturally follows,
now that the pedigree of each applicant
must be accepted not only by the state,
but by the general historian also, final
admission will perhaps be made more
difficult, but the value of membership,
once it is attained, will be greatly en-
HANGED, and the tendency will be to
establish genealogical line practically
beyond the possibility of dispute and
error
The membership of the Connecticut
society is now 100 and there are large
number of applicants upon which final
action has not yet been taken. At the
last meeting, which was held April q at
New London, fifteen new members were
added to the roll They were Frederick
w. Davis, Hartford; Mrs. Helen M.
Sabin Brown, Miss Mary Helen Foote,
Miss Maria Garvin Foote, Sidney Avery
Sabin, Miss Florence Annette Foote
Miss Mary Asenath Sabin, Mrs. John
]. Foote, all of Belvidere, ILL.,; Sylvester
G. Durham, Hartford; William HI.
Moseley, New Haven; Mrs. Edgar r.
Downs, Denver, Col; Mrs. Enos Clarke,
Kirkwood, Mo-; Miss Mary L. Latimer
Rudd, Mrs. Herbert l.. Crandall and
Mrs. Catherine A. Dudley Bramble of
New London.
This is the largest list of names ever
OF q ~, rlo
is substantial evidence of the constantly
increasing interest which is being taken
in the Connecticut society.
A list of all the members of the gen
eral society and of the officers Of each
state society has just been published
and is found to include many well
known Connecticut names, among whom
are William Waldo Hyde, Morgan G..
Buckley, Thomas Sedgwick Steele, Lo-
rem P. W. Marvin, Mrs. George E.
fainter, Mrs. Leverett Brainard and
Mrs. Pitkin of Hartford; Charles P.
Clark, Charles H. Townsend, George f.
Newcomb, William T. Field, Mrs. Hen
ry l.. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Sara E. T. Kin
ney and Walter Allen of New Haven;
Benjamin Stark, A. w. Nelson, NJ D.,
Mrs. Thomas M. Waller and Mrs. Ste
phen A. Gardner of New London.
The following Norwich people are
members of the society: Frederick J..
Hun abingdon, Gilbert s. Raymond, Mrs.
Frederic l.. Osgood. Miss Eliza w.
Avery, and Mrs Amoret Mccall Rob-
inson, Norwich Town.
The governor general Of the society is
ex-Judge Henry E. Rowland of New
York. and Ex-Governor Levi P. Morton
is one of the prominent members in
that state.
Inasmuch as no state, with the ex-
ception of Massachusetts, has more
Mayfower descendants than Connecti-
cut, and as it is generally understood
that there are many in this city who
are eligible to the society, the following
quotation regarding eligibility Of mem
bers will be of interest:
"All persons over is years of age who
are descended from a passenger on the
Mayflower on the voyage which termi-
mated at Plymouth New England, in
December, 1920, or from signer of the
compact shall be eligible to member
ship"
Preliminary application blanks and
full information may be obtained of Mr..
Percy Coe Eggleston, New London, who
is the secretary of the Connecticut So
ciety.
The birthplace of the Connecticut
branch is the "Old Hampstead House.
New London, which was built as early
as 1878, and Is intimately associated
with the history of the early settlers
The part of the state embraced within
the limits of New London county was
largely settled by emigrants from Ply
mouth, which has made it particular
ly rich field for the acquisition of mem
bers.
WAS AN ACTIVE CLERGYMAN.