The year 2020 is the 400^th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, and our ancestors include several of those who made that harrowing trip to America in 1620 on the famous little ship. In the next paragraphs click their names to go to their profiles in Our Family Tree database.

Through Lucy Ann Kemp, who married Charles Frederick Nowell in 1865, the Nowells in our family are descended from Lucy’s 6^th great-grandfathers, Peter Brown and George Soule, and her 7^th great-grandfather, Francis Cooke.

Through Eleanor Sinclair Gustin, who married Jesse Clinton Lafayette in 1910, the Lafayettes and Gustins in our family are descended from Eleanor’s 7^th great-grandfather, Francis Eaton, her 8^th great-grandfather, Degory Priest, and her 9^th great-grandfather, Thomas Rogers.

Both the Nowells and the Lafayette-Gustins are descended from John Alden & his wife Priscilla and Priscilla’s parents, William Mullins & his wife Alice. The Aldens are Lucy Kemp Nowell’s 6^th great-grandparents and Eleanor Gustin Lafayette’s 7^th great-grandparents.

To celebrate the 400^th anniversary the General Society of Mayflower Descendants has planned many special events and projects which you can check out here. To learn more about our Mayflower ancestors check out MayflowerHistory.com.