eligibility

Any person able to document their descent from one or more of the Mayflower Passengers is eligible to apply for membership in the Mayflower Society. Crew members of the ship are not to be considered passengers. The attribution of the status of "a passenger" has always been reserved for those men and women who remained in Plymouth after the Mayflower returned to Englan having completed its purpose of bringing its passengers to their new home. The following is a complete list of Mayflower Passengers:

COMPACT SIGNERS:
John Alden
Isaac Allerton 
John Billington
William Bradford
William Brewster
Peter Browne
James Chilton
Francis Cooke
Edward Doty Francis Eaton
Moses Fletcher
Edward Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Stephen Hopkins
John Howland
Richard More
William Mullins
Degory Priest Thomas Rogers
Henry Samson
George Soule
Myles Standish
John Tilley 
Richard Warren
William White
Edward Winslow

WIVES OF COMPACT SIGNERS WHO TRAVELED ON THE MAYFLOWER:
Priscilla Mullins Alden
Mary Norris Allerton
Elinor Billington
Mary Brewster
Susanna Chilton Sara Eaton
Mrs. Edward Fuller
Elizabeth Fisher Hopkins
Elizabeth Tilley Howland
Alice Mullins Joan Hurst Tilley
Susanna White
Susanna Winslow

CHILDREN ON THE MAYFLOWER WHO LEFT DESCENDANTS:
Bartholomew Allerton
Remember Allerton
Francis Billington
Love Brewster
Mary Chilton John Cooke
Mary Allerton Cushman
Samuel Eaton
Samuel Fuller
Constance Hopkins Giles Hopkins
Joseph Rogers
Resolved White

You can also gain membership or get official supplementals by providing lines to:
Joan Hurst, wife of John Tilley 
Elizabeth Fisher, second wife of Stephen Hopkins 
Mary Norris, first wife of Isaac Allerton 

Many families hold a tradition that they are descended from the Mayflower Passengers, which often kindles an interest in finding out more. Sometimes the stories of a Mayflower heritage are true and it is easy to document a descent. More often the documentation is missing and must be researched and supplied to prove your line. The good news is it that advanced research techniques, improved genealogy library collections and computerized resources have made it easier to track down your Pilgrim roots.
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