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Mayflower

 

I've been reading a bit about the Mayflower and the history of Plymouth Colony lately. It inspired me to try to find a genealogical connection somehow to those early pioneers. It didn't take long to realize that no matter which branch of the family I tried to investigate, I found myself back in New England before too long. I was shocked at how nearly all of my ancestors lived in the Boston area at some point in their settlement and propagation. But I just couldn't make that final connection to the Mayflower. I thought I had made the connection once, but upon further review of my sources, I found an error.  After hitting several snags due to missing or bad information, I eventually hit gold! I've confirmed this connection through multiple sources now and am confident that it's legitimate:

 

b.1580 - Richard Warren - London, UK (Mayflower passenger, 1620)
b.1619 - Abigail Warren - London, UK
b.1651 - Sarah Snow - Marshfield, MA
b.1674 - Sarah Waterman - Marshfield, MA
b.1700 - John Hewett - Marshfield, MA
b.1737 - Ruth Hewett - Norwich, CT
b.1757 - Ruth Griswold - Norwich, CT
b.1785 - Roswell Lyman - Lebanon, NH
b.1813 - Amasa Lyman - Lyman, NH
b.1851 - Caroline Lyman - Salt Lake City, UT
b.1879 - Joseph P. Callister - Burtner, UT
b.1909 - Joseph L. Callister - Oak City, UT
b.1947 - Von Callister - Delta, UT
b.1983 - Daniel Callister - Salt Lake City, UT

 

Interesting to note: Richard Warren was one of only 50 people who survived the first winter at Plymouth. His wife and daughters (Abigail included) were not on the Mayflower, but joined him later. Another of his daughters, Elizabeth, married Richard Church - there are others in our family who claim that OUR Churches can be traced back to him, but I have not been able to find that connection yet. Also noteworthy: Ruth Griswold's father, Maj. John Griswold Jr. was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and is buried in New Hampshire.