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AN ACCOUNT OF THE MIGRATION TO CAPE MAY OF DESCENDANTS OF THE PILGRIMS WHO CAME TO PLYMOUTH IN THE SHIP MAYFLOWER, AND THEIR CHILDREN TO THE PRESENT TIME THE LOST COLONY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS AT CAPE MAY/ A VOLUME OF THE DEEPEST INTEREST TO RESIDENTS OF CAPE MAT COUNTY AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE GONE OUT FROM THE COUNTY MEMORIAL OF THE THRV.E HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM J FATHERS AT PLYMOUTH j 1620 1920 BY Rev Paul Stubtevaut Howe, lub. ph. ». Member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society 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 Pounders and Patriots of America "These Cape May County Descendants of the Mayflower band 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 their period, and" much of local history that would be valuable to present and future generations has been lost; for there have been stirring events and great deeds done in our section as in 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 records of which he has investigated. It has taken him many months and upon many journeys, for wherever there have been records apt to shed light upon his subject, there he has gone, and indefatigably 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 Schools August 1, 1920. CAPE MAY THE GREATEST SETTLEMENT OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE WORLD Not even in Plymouth, or in any towp of the County of Plymouth can so many descendants of the Mayflower be found as in the old 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 ye*rs of continued study of documents, wills and deeds, formed- the preliminary preparation for this undertaking, and no effort or expense has been spared to make this' work reliable and oomplete as far as the main lines of Pilgrim descent are discussed. Some twelve hundred living Mayflower descendants are included in the lists of names in this book, and as many more among the grandchildren and children of descendants whose reoordLage not complete through lad of information in the later generataona.~~Tbe^renealograal work of the Rev. Dr. Daniel Lawrenee Hughes and-, the lata Major Charles Welsh Edmunds have bean carefully examined, and as far aa the Mayflower lines are touched upon are included in this moat oomplete genealogical work of the County. Where information has been given, not only are the family lines of deaeent indicated, but even the children bonf during the present anniversary year are named, with the date and place of birth. Bash recorded descendant of the Pilgrims of the County will find in this volume a oomplete genealogical history of his Mayflower ancestor*, reaching over the whole period of three hundred yean from the Tending on Plymouth Rod an December SI, USD, to toe present time, and the Introduction gives a reawns of the history of the migration to Holland in lflQS, toe twelve yean aajonm in Amsterdam and LsydsaCand the final do pnrtnre Cm toe New World. Amde from the internet of Dr. Bank wad aa a contribution to toe history of the Pilgrim migmtien and iiHliniil. toe haak gbas a hat of tot Cilia lit ■ii fl a and Bring nsmiiw ef toe aid famfliaa tf toa O— ty.

. Undoubtedly the flrtt two generations of the settler* the County knew of the Pilgrim strain brought from < Plymouth Colony by the early whalemen. At an early J date all memory of the Pilgrim ancestry of the County waa lost, and in the devoted genealogical work of < such a faithful son of the County as Rev. Dr. Daniel Lawrence J Hughes, no mention of the most interesting fact in our genea- 1 logical history is made, altho' Dr. Hughes waa descended from a Mayflower passenger in two lines and his wife waa of the aawe - 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 to 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 wbrld. I 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 shows the interesting fact that nearly all the older i 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 j LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS be of greater interest than in Cape May County — THE LARGEST SETTLEMENT OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN THE WORLD. Learning, Whilldin, Crowell, Edmunds, Crease, Eldredge, Eldridge, Mecray, Crewe, 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, Meigs, Matlock, Abbott, Inskeep, Pyke, Austin, Booker, Waters, Woolson, Ritter, Taylor, Timmons, Hildreth, Hewitt, IClng, 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, McMinn, Roberts, Kershaw, Bellangy, Dougherty, Gile, Wicks, Chester, Germou, Reed, Hears, York, Shields, Beesley, Sheppard, Dunn, Weishampel, Koch, Williamson, Doak, Davis, Benkert, Sayre, Needles, Tutt, Wood, Montgomery, Okie, Pleasants, Newhall, Springer, Tuthill, Corson, Keeler, Haldeman, Huff, Miller, Horner, Ryan, Porter, Paul, Bockins, Peck, Hynson, Harris, Shaw, Rabeau, Wilson, Simmington, Boeraer, Leuf, Robinson, Ludlam, Connor, Barnes, Wynkoop, Young, Savage, White, Gilbert, Jonas, Stretch, Kindberg, Hitchner, Perkins, Patroni, Kief, 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, Conelly, Cox, Parvin, Craig, Perkinpine, Deming, Barrows, Guest Church Merritt. The above list of names will give an idea of the many Mayflower families included jp this work. Aside from these Mayflowei* families, many by intermarriage have the right to be enrolled among the members of the descendants 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 is incomplete through failure of the present generation to send in the family record or temporary lack of information. The stimulating value of * 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 ANCHOfi IN THE NEW WORLD. II. REPRODUCTION OF PHOTOGRAPH AND AUTOGRAPH OF THE AUTHOR, REV. PAUL STURTEVANT HOWE, Ph. D. III. THE HOWLAND HOUSE AT PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. IV. BURIAL HILL, PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. V. COLD SPRING CEMETERY, COLD SPRING NEW JERSEY. VI. THE GRAVE OF JOHN HOWLAND. VIL 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. II. Introduction, including (a) The First Two Yean 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 Bosk" of Colonel John Gorham (in fneIV. Will*. Deeds and Document* Proving The Mayflower IMseam ei toe Cafe May FamSm. *

V. The Will of John Howland The Pilgrim, And Outline ~ Of His Life. . ^ .jjW for the First Time in This State. . VL The Session Book of The Cold Spring Prtsbyteriaa Church, Containing Many Records of the Births, Deaths and - ' 1 of Mayflower Descendants— A Long Lost Book, Now for the First Tu».«: in This County. VIL Genealogy a -.uyflower Families, With a List of Ancestors Extoi- Period of Thrte Hundred Year*. VIII - wer Families, With A List of TOMbS i »m- « i.\ OLD SPRING CEMETERY. • A '•*•••«■» - •-.«*, Examination of Disputed Proborutifcingy A •< <.*. I bTE INDEX TO ALL MAYFLOWER DEBCE.Ni. I.- AND ALLIED FAMILIES MENTIONED IN THE KtL _ The limited edition of this intensely interesting book is now in the press of Albert R. Hand of Cape May and will be in readiness for the International Celebration at Plymouth. As (he number of volumes will be limited, orders should be ant with remittance to the publisher, Albert R. Hand, who holds the copyright Fill out the enclosed 'order blank and "*»'i today if you wish to secure a oopy of the most interesting book ever upon the subject SAMPLE PAGE— 119 MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS IN CAPE MAY COUNTY For ancestors leading back to the Mayflower see page 109 ELIZABETH SCHELLENGER HUGHES ELIZABETH SCHELLENGER HUGHES,* (Albert Henry Hughes,* Humphrey Hughes' Jane Whilldin,* James Whilldin,* Joseph Whilldin,* Hannah Gorham,* Desire Howland, * JOHN HOWLAND,1 THE PILGRIM), was born at Cape May, 4 April, 1844, married at Cape May, 8 November, 1865, James Mecray, M. D., born at Cape May, 21 February, 1842, died at Cape May, 9 February, 1916. Issue: — (1)) ELIZABETH HUGHES MECRAY, born 13 August, 1866, married 5 November 1885, Peter Logan Bockius, born 20 April, 1859, died 6 March, 1905, and had : ELIZABETH MECRAY BOCKIUS, born 7 September, 1886, died 13 June, 1888, DOROTHY MECRAY BOCKIUS, born 13 August, 1889, married 10 November, 1909, ELLWOOD SOUDER,11 (Ell wood Souder,10 Hester Ann Eldridge Johnson,* Jane White •fildridge,* Elizabeth Edmunds' Jane Whilldin,* James Whilldin,* Joseph Whilldin,* Hannah Gorham,* Desire Howland,* JOHN HOWLAND1 THE PILGRIM), born at Wilmington, Delaware, 22 September, 1887, and had, ELIZABE'1'U MECRAY SOUDER, born 1(1 January, 1911 ; LOGAN BOCKIUS, born 31 Mhrch, 1893. (2) HULDA SCHELLENGER MECRAY, born 29 December, 1869, died 18 February, 1870. . (3) PAUL MULFORD MECRAY, M. D. born 24 October, 1871, married 18 October, 1900, Jane Elizabeth Boyer, born 15 December, 1872, and had, HELEN BOYER MECRAY, born 1 October, 1901, PAUL MULFORD MECRAY, born 8 July, 1908. AUTHOR'S NOTE The laborious task of this undertaking is Dot a financial enterprise, and the author can hardly expect a return for the long months spent in its preparation. The publisher, Mr. Albert R Hand, has freely advanced considerable sums of money in printing and advancing this work, and it is doe him that this publication, the free contributioD to the community of its author, should receive the support of the many families whose ancestry is here traced out to the Pilgrim Band. PAUL STURTEVANT HOWE,.. Rector of the Church of the Advent, Cape May, N. J. August 14th, 1920 Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County SUBSCRIPTION BLANK (Limited Edition) Albert R. Hand, Publisher, Cape May, N. J. Dear Sirs— Pteaaa accept my order for one copy of the geaoalogfaal work, "Mayflower Descendant* in Cape May Connty," by the Rev. Paal Starter ant Howe, Ph. JX I agree to pay the aam of $5. to (ptaa postage if aent by wail), upon the dehvoiy ef thfa hook, wkkh fa sow in preen. name STREET and no. ^ ott dat* vm NOTE: To theoa wfag ttoa apofaal — b— togas I— ntoitog asj-vc jsrfc jSS"-? HS