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AN ACCOUNT OF THE MIGRATION TO CAPE MAY OF DESCENDANTS OF THE PILGRIMS WHO CAME t TO PLYMOUTH IN THE SHIP MAY- 1 " FLOWER, AND THEIR CHILDREN < TO THE PRESENT TIME 1 • ') t THE LOST COLONY' OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS ] AT CAPE MAY ] . J A VOLUME OF THfi DEEPEST INTEREST TO RESI- ' I DENTS o£ CAPE MAY COUNTY AND v /FAMILIES WHO HAVE GONE OUT FROM ' THE COUNTY MEMORIAL OF THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY) OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM 1 FATHERS AT PLYMOUTH 1 1620— 1920 - by Rev Paul Stcbtevakt Howe, ll.b. ph. d. Member of the Pennsylvania Historical 8ociety Member of the Pennsylvania Society of Mayflower Descendants. Member of the Pennsylvania Society of the' Sons of the devolution. Member of the Colonial Society of Pennsylvania. Past Chaplain General of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America . "These Cape May County Descendants of the Mayflower bend have been, until Dr. Howe arrived, a lost tribe, many of them uninformed of their illustrious origin others informed but indifferent to the interest of the subject. In common with the people in many other sections, the people in our County have never been sufficiently interested in perpetuating the record of the doings of the»rvperiod, and much of local history that would be valuable to present and future generations has been lost; for there hfcvs been stirring events and great deeds done in our section as uy others and by our citizens in all of the great war crises which have visited ' the colonies and the nation since the first settlements. It is fortunate for history, and equally fortunate for our "old families" that Dr. Howe has come among us and applied his enthusiasm, his ripe knowledge and trained skill to the unravelling of the tangled skein of descents, and establishing for all time the ancestry of the numerous families, the reoprAs of which he has investigated. It has taken him many months and upon many journeys, for w"herever there have been records apt to shed light upon 'dp his subject, there he has gone, and indefatigablv probed, questioned and examined. This book is the result of these arduous labors and is a lasting monument to his sincerity and interest in a subject of greatest importance. It is also a permanent and absolutely reliable record of incalculable value to this' and all succeeding generations of the families discussed, and a contribution to the general history of the nation, whose worth is of value beyond computation. ' ' AARON W. HAND, County Superintendent of Public Schbols August 1, 1920. cape may the greatest settlement of mayflower Descendants in the world Not even in Plymouth, or in any town of the County of ■ Plymouth can so many descendants of the Mayflower be found B J as In the oid County of Cape May. This will be a surprise to many who do not know the interesting history of the early ■ settlement at Cape May. Dr. Howe's book gives a full account ■ of the first settlement, and the several -lines of Pilgrim descent ™ in the County. Several years of continued study of documents, ® wills and deeds, formed the preliminary preparation for this 1 undertaking, and no effort or expense has been spared to make ■ this work reliable and complete as far as the main lines of Pil- ■ grim descent are discussed. Some twelve hundred living May- ■ flower descendants are included in the lists of names in this book, B and as many more included among the grandchildren and childB reu of descendants whose records are not complete through lack ■ of information in' the later generations. The genealogical work B of the Rev. Dr. J)aniel Lawrence Hughes and the late Major ■ Charles Welsh Edmunds" have been carefully examined, and as m far as the Mayflower lines a retouched upon are included in this _ most complete genealogical work of the County. Where infor- ™ m&tion has been given, not only are the family linaB of desft cent indicated, but even the children born during the present B anniversary year are named, with the date and place of birth. | Each recorded descendant of the Pilgrims of the County will ■| find in this volume a complete genealogical history of his MayB flower ancestors, reaching over the whole period of three hun- ® dred years from the Landing on Plymouth Rock on December ■ n,ioo, to the present time, and the Introduction gives a reft mum of the history of- the migration to Holland in 1606, the ■ twelve years sojourn in Amsterdam and Leyden, and the final de- _ pea-tare for the New World. Aside from the interest of Dr. 2 Howe's work as a contribution to the history af the Pilgrim ■ migration aad settlement, the boak gives a list of the Daksual ft esnhna and liriag maim of the aid famttss of the Oaw*y. mt k *•.

Undoubtedly the first two generations of the settlere the County knew of the Pilgrim strain brought from Plymouth Colony by the early whalemen. At an early date all memory of the Pilgrim ancestry of the County was lost, and in the devoted genealogical work of such a faithful son of the .County as Rev. Dr. Daniel Lawrence no mention of the most interesting fact in our genealogical history is made, altho' Dr. Hughes was descended from a passenger in two lines and his wife was of the sawe ancestry. The discovery of the document, famous in our history, the "Wast Book" of Colonel John Gorham, written during the Louisburg Expedition of 1745, brought lb light the long forgotten facts of the Pilgrim ancestry of the County,, and makes Cape May famous as the residence of the- largest settlement of Mayflower descendants in the world. MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN CAPE MAY COUNTY gives a fac -simile of the famous "Wast Book", and extensive extracts from other documents connected with the early history of the first settlers and their descendants. Dr. Howe's book showB the interesting fact that nearly all the older families of the County — and the many who have gone out from the County — are descended from three of the passengers of the Mayflower. In no part of the world should the present celebration of the THREE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS be of greater interest than in Cape May County — THE LARGEST SETTLEMENT OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE YTORLD. Learning, Whilldin, Crowell, Edmunds, Crease, Eldredge, Eldridge, Mecray, Crease, Foster, Gorham, Hand, Cassedy, Lee Richardson, Barnett, Duke, Thompson, Hughes, Jackson, Johnson, Hall, Bennett, Matthews, Parsons, Schellenger, Russell, Schenk, Stites, Ware, Smith, Wales, Phillips, Reeves, Moore, Rowland, Rutherford, Russell, Rice, Foster, MeigB, Matlock, Abbott, Inskeep, Pyke, Austin, Booker, Waters, Woolson, Ritter, Taylor, Timmons, Hfldreth, Hewitt, King, Hemsley, Lengert, Harris, Goff, Town, Stevens, Dolby, Clement, Bernshouse, Downs, Godschalk, Compton, Hoffman, Peterson, Bate, Cummings, Jaycox, Rose, Gaskill, Benezet, Chambers, Sapp, Hemmingway, Harrington, Kenny, Rock, Oakley, Butler, Carrell, Bassett, Irvine, Winter, Mc.Minn, Roberts, Kershaw, Bellangy, Dougherty, Gile, Wicks, Chester, Germon, Reed, Mears, \York, Shields, Beesley, Sheppard, Dunn, Weishampel, Koch, Williamson, Doak, Davis, Benkert, SaytC, Needles, Tutt, Wood, Montgomery, Okie, Pleasants, Newhall, Springer, Tuthill, Corson, Keeler, Haldeman, Huff, Miller, Horner, Ryan, Porter, Paul, Bockius, Peck, Hynson, Harris, Shaw, Rabeau, Wilson, Simmingtonn Boerner, Leuf, Robinsou, Ludlam, Connor, Barnes, Wynkoop, Young, Savage, White, Gilbert, Jonas, Stretch, Kindberg, Hitchn^r, Perkins, Patroni, Rief, Smyth, Poynter, Ashcroft, Kirby, Washburn, Swain, Sidney, James, Woltemate, Sutton, Crawford, Naves, Ginder, Sparks, Steffin, Kaufman, Loper, Williams, Marshall Blattner, Cook, Young, Reins, Ogden, Webbe, Wheather, Conellv, Cox, Parvia, Craig, Pcrkinpine, Deming, Barrows, Guest. Church Merritt. The above list of names will give an idea of the many Mayflower families included in this work. Aside from these Mayflower families, many by . intermari^age have the right to be enrolled among "the members of the descendant^ of the most distinguished ancestry of our Country making the total number OVER TWELVE HUNDRED and not less than TWELVE HUNDRED MORE, where the full record iB incomplete through failure of the present generation to send in the family record or temporary lack of information. The stimulating value of a work of this kind cannot be over estimated in stirring up the spirit of loyalty to the institutions founded by our ancestors. MAYFLOWER ^DESCENDANTS IN CAPE MAY COUNTY has the following illustrations : — I. THE MAYFLOWER AT ANCHOR IN THE NEW WORLD. II. REPRODUCTION OF PHOTOGRAPH AND AUTOGRAPH OF THE AUTHOR, REV. PAUL STURTEVANT HOWE, Ph„ D. IH. THE HOWLAND HOUSE ATPLYMOUTH. MASSACHUSETTS. IV. BURIAL HILL, PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. V. COLD SPRING CEMETERY, COLD SPRING NEW JERSEY. VI. THE GRAVE OF JOHN HOWLAND. VII. THE STANDISH MONUMENT, DUXBURY, MASS. VIII. THE ARMS OF THE HOWLAND FAMILY. GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. Foreword by Aaron W. Hand, County Superintendent of Public Schools of Cape May County. D. Introduction, including (a) The First Two Years of Pilgrim History, (from the author's thesis for the doctorate in Philosophy, (b) Manuscripts, Documents and Authorities for The Early History of the Pilgrims, (e) The Number and Character of the Mayflower Passengers, The Sojourn in Holland, The Voyage to America and The Settlement at Plymouth. III. The "Wast Bank" of Ooloniel John Gorham (in fae- • W- - - :* "IT.- Wflh, Deeds and Dtoupnts Proving The Mayflower lfctonit of the Caps May Fanuiwa. T " ^

V. The Will of John Howland The Pilgrim, And Outline _ Of His Life. Printed for the First Time in This State. Bl VL The Session Bode of The Cold Spring Presbyterian 8f Church, Containing Many Reoords of the Births, Deaths and Marriages of Mayflower Descendants — A Long Lost Book, Now 2 Printed for the First Time in This County. ^ Vll. Genealogy of Mayflower Families, With a last of Ancestors Extending Over The Period of Three Hundred Years. B VUL Genealogy of Mayflower Families, With A -Inst of fft TOMBSTONES IN THE COLD SPRING CEMETERY. 9. IX. Genealogical Notes, Examination of Disputed Prob- 9 lems of Genealogy. -'^B X. A COMPLETE INDEX TO ALL MAYFLOWER DE- ' B SCENDANTS AND ALLIED FAMILIES MENTIONED IN ; 9 THE WORK. B The limited edition of this intensely interesting book is now B < in the press of Albert R. Hand of Cape May and will be In readiness for the International Celebration at Plymouth. As the - 9 number of volumes will be limited, orders should be sent with . - B remittance to the pnblisher, Albert R. Hand, who holds the B • copyright Fill out the enclosed order blank and mail today B| if you wish to secure a copy of the most interesting book ever ^ published upon the subject * 2 SAMPLE PAGE— 119 J MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN CAPE MAY COUNTY ■ For ancestors leading back to the Mayflower see page 109 B ELIZABETH SCHELLENGER HUGHES £ ELIZABETH SCHELLENGER HUGHB8* (Albert J Henry Hughes,* Humphrey Hughes* Jane Whilldin,* James B Whilldin,* Joseph Whilldin,4 Hannah Gorham,* Desire How- B land, * JOHN HOWLAND,1 THE PILGRIM), was born at | Cape May, 4 April, 1844, married at Oepe May, 8 November, » 1865, James Mecray, M. D., born at Cape May, 21 February, ™ 1842, died at Cape May, 9 February, 1916. Bl Issue: — Bl (1) ) ELIZABETH HUGHES MECRAY, born 13 August, 5 1866, married 5 November 1885, Peter Logan Bockius, born 20 B April, 1859, died 6 March, 1905, and had: ELIZABETH ME- B CRAY BOCKIUS, bofn 7 September, 1886, died 13 June, 1888, Bl DOROTHY MECRAY BOCKIUS, born 13 August, 1889, 8 married 10 November, 1909, ELLWOOD SOUDER,n _ (Ell wood Souder,10 Hester Ann Eldridge Johnson,* H Jane White Eldridge,* Elizabeth Edmunds' Jane B Whilldin,® James Whilldin,' Joseph Whilldin,* Hannah B Qarham,* Desire Howland,' JOHN HOWLAND1 THE PIL- 3 GRIM), born at Wilmington, Delaware, 22 September, 1887, « and had, ELIZABETH MECRAY SOUDER, born 10 January, B 1911 ; LOGAN BOCtfTUS, born 31 March, 1893. Bl (2) HtTLDA SCHELLENGER MECRAY, born 29 De- Bl cember, 1869, died 18 February, 1870. . ■■ "~(3) PAUL MULFORD MECRAY, M. D. born 24 'October, J 1871, married 18 October, 1900, Jane Elizabeth Boyer, born 15 ® December, 1872, and had, HELEN BOYER MECRAY, born 1 B 1 October, 1901, PAUL MULFORD MECRAY, born 8 July, 1908. B. | AUTHOR'S NOTE _ The laborious task of this undertaking is not a financial enterprise, and the author can hardly expect a return for the ™ long months spent in its preparation. The publisher, Mr. ft Albert R Hand, has freely advanced considerable sums of B| money in printing and advancing this work, and it is due him k that this publication, the free contribution to the community of its author, should receive the support of the many families ft whose ancestry is here traced out to the Pilgrim Baud. ft PAUL STURTEVANT HOWE,.. wm Rector of the Church of the Advent, Cape May, N. J. m August 14th, 1920 5 — . ft ■ Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County ® SUBSCRIPTION BLANK m ■I (Limited Edition) H Albert R. Hand, Publisher, — Cape May, N. J. J Dear Sir: — ■ Please accept my order for one copy of the genealogical ft work, "Mayflower Descendants in Cape May County," by the B t Rev. Paul St niter ant Howe, Ph. Et I agree to pay the sum of f $5.00 (plus postage if sent by mail), upon the delivery of this | E book, which to now in press. m name . h 1 Street and no. i CITY ... _ dati , , j— i» ■ AH*.* I >»-- t LW». vtfl" ijri t ■* • •- •; •>-