Membership


Membership in the New Jersey Society of Mayflower Descendants is available to any person who is able to document their lineal descent from one or more of the following Mayflower Pilgrims:

John Alden
Isaac Allerton
Mary (Norris) Allerton
John Billington
William Bradford
William Brewster
Peter Brown
James Chilton
Francis Cooke
Edward Doty

Francis Eaton
Moses Fletcher
Edward Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Stephen Hopkins
Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkins
John Howland
Richard More
William Mullins
Degory Priest

Thomas Rogers
Henry Samson
George Soule
Myles Standish
John Tilley
Joan (Hurst) Tilley
Richard Warren
William White
Edward Winslow
 

The best documentation to look for is vital records such as the birth, marriage, and death certificates for each person. Other documentation might include published genealogies, family documents, and other official records. If you have a relative who is a member of the Society, you may be able to use their lineage documentation to help you with your research.

Print out the Preliminary Review Form from our web site, and fill it out beginning with the name of your Pilgrim ancestor. On the next line, list his son or daughter, and who they married. Then list the next son or daughter and their spouse, through the generations down to you. Make a copy for yourself and send in this preliminary review along with a self-addressed stamped-envelope to:

Phyllis A. Hansen
Historian – NJ SMD
142 N. Chestnut Street
Westfield, NJ 07090-2409

Please do not send original documents or any other information at this time. Your preliminary review form will be reviewed and you will receive a subsequent response on the findings with complete instructions on how to proceed.

If you would like to make an inquiry about membership, please call our Historian, Phyllis A. Hansen, on (908) 233-7410 or email her at njhistorian@njmayflower.org.

Membership Fees

Original Application Fee - $100.00   
Supplemental Line Application Fee - $75.00   

Annual Dues $25.00
Life Member Dues $500.00