I suspect that there are many people within our Fenton Family that have connections to the Mayflower. With proper research, you can apply to the Mayflower Society. There are fifty-four member societies across the world, and you are not required to join in the state in which you live. For more details, go to the following website: themayflowersociety.org/join/join/
As most of us know in 1620, a brave group of 102 men, women, and children sailed across the Atlantic on the Mayflower in search of a better life landing on the shores of what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In 1897, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants was established to preserve their stories and educate others about this brave group of settlers. Eventually this group began to research the descendants more in depth and to publish a series of books on the topic. The original group of books trace the first five generations of descendants for each of the Mayflower passengers, which generally encompasses the time period up to the Revolutionary War. The project initially known as the Five Generations Project, evolved into the Silver Books Project and has since expanded beyond the fifth generation.
Each volume typically focuses on the descendants of a single Mayflower passenger or couple. The books include detailed information on births, marriages, and deaths with documentation from the original records.
For those of you interested in doing research on your family, the Hall House Research Library has a large group of Silver Books. Our original volumes have been enhanced with a major donation from Randy Paisley, longtime supporter of the Fenton. In addition to this donation, we were able to use funds from the Jean Vandewark Olson Stowell Genealogy Research & Education Fund, established by Karen Olson, in her mother’s memory to purchase additional volumes.
The Hall House Research Library is open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and our volunteers would be delighted to assist you.
