Ken. Newsletter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida. Chartered 31 July 1937

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1 Newsletter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida The Mayflower by Dr. Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs Director, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Leiden, Netherlands Copyright (c) J. D. Bangs. All rights reserved. Used with Dr. Bangs written permission February Chartered 31 July 1937 Kenneth E. Carter, Editor GOVERNOR S MESSAGE Kathleen and I were honored to represent FSMD, as your Acting Assistant General, at the GSMD Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis last September (see picture on right). We experienced a successful and well planned event, thanks to Governor Laura Stocker and the Indiana Society. Since we last communicated with you, we have had the opportunity to visit the Myles Standish Colony (Naples), John Howland Colony (Winter Park), James Chilton Colony (The Villages), William Bradford Colony (St. Petersburg) and the Stephen Hopkins Colony (Vero Beach). It was great to visit with so many of our cousins and their guests. So far, we have been able to visit 14 of the 17 FSMD Colonies. NOTE: Our FSMD Spring Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, 29 April 2017 at the Holiday Inn Express Tampa North, Telecom Dr., Tampa, FL. Please call the hotel at (813) as soon as possible to book a room for Friday night, 28 April (if needed) and make sure you state you are with the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants, to receive the room rate of $ If you are a Board Member or Colony Governor, please plan to attend we have some very important items to vote one. Ken Kenneth E. Carter FSMD Governor Governor Kenneth E. Carter and wife Kathleen Carter <><> IN THIIS ISSUE <><> Governor s Message 1 News from our Colonies 2-5 In Memorium 6 Fall Meeting Membership Changes 9-13 Legal Stuff from Editor 14 The Florida Pilgrim February page 1

2 <><><><><> NEWS FROM ACROSS THE SUNSHINE STATE - OUR COLONIES IN ACTION <><><><><> Governor William Bradford Colony St. Petersburg The Governor William Bradford Colony met on Saturday 5 November 2016 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Members and guests enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, its trimmings and pumpkin pie. Governor Laura Brock presented new member Jeff Berg with his certificate. Jeff is a descendant of William Brewster See photo at left. Elder Margaret Peggy Christie, who attended the General BOA in Indianapolis in September, showed a number of 2020 commemorative items that she purchased and told us that they are available on line for purchase from the GSMD store. Vice Governor Helen Bennett introduced our speaker, Will Michaels (picture on right). Mr. Michaels has served as the Executive Director and Trustee of the St. Petersburg Museum of History and is currently commissioner on the City Community Planning and Preservation Committee. Mr. Michaels is the author of The Making of St. Petersburg and The Hidden History of St. Petersburg. He spoke on Early Thanksgiving Observances in St. Petersburg. At the beginning of his talk, Will Michaels showed his collection of early Thanksgiving postcards dating from the early 20th century. Will then described John Bethell, who settled on Big Bayou in the 1800 s. The Bethell family might have celebrated Thanksgiving by feasting on the abundant food available in nature: such as oysters, mullet and gopher and also from cultivation: avocados and sweet potatoes. There were early community observances of Thanksgiving, but no one knows the actual date of the first Thanksgiving observance in St. Petersburg. GSMD HIGHLIGHTS: 1. We admitted our 90 thousandth member since our founding in 1897 and have seen a 25% increase in applications 2. We welcomed over 2,000 visitors to the Mayflower Society House for tours and local events such as Illuminate Thanksgiving, Christmas on North Street and Pirates Ashore 3. We established our 53rd Member Society, the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Europe 4. We watched the transformation of The Mayflower Magazine to The Mayflower Quarterly Magazine, a members-only, full -color, 24 page periodical 5. We published The Cry Of A Stone written by Pilgrim Robert Cushman in 1619, transcribed and annotated by historian and author Jim Baker 6. We introduced our new publication, Mayflower Journal, which features articles on Pilgrim genealogy, history, literature and arts in Colonial New England. The Florida Pilgrim February page 2

3 John Howland Colony Winter Park The John Howland Colony met on Monday, 9 January 2017 at the Mayflower Retirement Center in Winter Park, Florida. In attendance with 25 members and guests were State Governor, Kenneth Carter and wife Kathleen. (Colony Governor & FSMD Treasurer, Hank Dressel and FSMD Governor, Kenneth Carter shown on right) Everyone present enjoyed a lunch of Chicken Chowder, char-grilled rib-eye steak, sunburst squash, wild rice pilaf and white chocolate raspberry cake for dessert. The speaker was David Head, (shown on the left) Historian, Author and Professor at the University of Central Florida whose topic was Privateers of the Americas: Spanish-American Privateering in the early years of the United States. The early years of Amelia Island opened up a new picture in the beginning of the State of Florida. GSMD HIGHLIGHTS (continued from Page 2) 7. We installed an additional 152 inscribed bricks in the Mayflower Society House garden as part of our Garden Walkway Project 8. We published a new Silver Book: John Alden, Volume 16, Part Five, Sarah Alden 9. The GSMD Historic Sites Committee announced the itinerary for the 2017 Mayflower trip to visit historic Pilgrim sites in England and Holland 10. We established the Family Society Partnership and have welcomed five family societies: Samson, Howland, White, Fuller and Hopkins 11. We have begun talks to bring the First Parish Meetinghouse, located at Burial Hill in Plymouth, into the GSMD family. More information to come in 2017! 12. We presented the second Pilgrim Academic Research Award to Dr. David Landon and Dr. Christa Beranek for discovering evidence of the original Plymouth Colony settlement. Our list of accomplishments for the year 2016 ended with the 75th anniversary celebration of the purchase of the Mayflower Society House on December 5, 1941, making it the official headquarters of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The Florida Pilgrim February page 3

4 Myles Standish Colony Naples The Meeting of the Myles Standish Colony was held on Thursday, 19 January 2017 at Grill Room The Moorings in Naples with 55 members and guests in attendance. A lovely luncheon was enjoyed by all. The speaker of the day was Francis Cooke Colony Governor & FSMD Endowment Chair, Ruth Ann Fay. Her topic was 16th & 17th Century Clothing. Past FSMD, Fran Lopus talked about one of her ancestors. The Florida Pilgrim February page 4

5 Stephen Hopkins Colony Vero Beach The Stephen Hopkins Colony held their Meeting on 9 February at C.J. Cannon s Restaurant at the Vero Beach Executive Airport with 40+ members and guests present. Colony Governor, Brian McWaters, newly elected, presided. Guest speaker was FSMD Governor, Kenneth E. Carter (both shown at left). A wonderful luncheon was enjoyed by all. Colony Historian, Kurt Bressner indicates that they have many new members working on various stages of their applications and they continue to increase their membership. James Chilton Colony The Villages The James Chilton Colony was pleased to have Doug Hughes as our speaker Saturday, January 21, 2017 during a general membership meeting. Mr. Hughes spoke to us regarding Pilgrim Fables as they pertain to the History of Early New England. We learned that much of what is talked about regarding our Mayflower Pilgrims is only part of the whole story. His talk took us from the village of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire to Leyden, Holland to Plymouth, England and finally to the New World and Plymouth Colony. He reviewed the Separatist (Saints) and the Strangers. Our members were so interested and intrigued they were wanting for more when Mr. Hughes finished his presentation PROGRESS: AGG and 2020 Chair, George Garmany has been working on putting together an extended 2020 Congress celebration for our anniversary. Governor General, Lea Filson is assisting him in creating an event that officers, members, and family societies will long remember. Details will be forthcoming, but tentatively, we will begin the event in Boston and spend three days there before decamping for Plymouth for the final ceremonies and our Congress meetings. The events will be memorable and worth the trip to Massachusetts in September of You will begin hearing more about 2020 plans as 2017 unfolds. The Florida Pilgrim February page 5

6 IN MEMORY OF RICHARD SPICE WHEELER, ESQ. Former Utica, New York resident, Richard Spice Wheeler, 70 years old, died at his home in Eustis, Florida. He had been a Florida resident since 1983 and was an Attorney by profession, but his passions were American History (especially the Civil War) and Wheeler Family Genealogy. Born June 22, 1946, in Utica, he was the eighth of nine children of Everett Jesse Wheeler, Sr. and Marjorie Elizabeth Spice who raised all their children in the same house at 72 Prospect Street. Like all his siblings, Richard attended John F. Hughes School and Utica Free Academy, graduating in In 1968 Richard received a Bachelor s Degree from Colgate University, his Father s Alma Mater, and in 1971, a Juris Doctor Degree from Albany Law School of Union University, where he was an Editor of the Law Review. After graduating from Law School and passing the New York Bar, Richard served a 2-year appointment as Confidential Law Assistant to the nine Justices of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, of the New York State Supreme Court in Rochester, N.Y. From , Richard alternated between private practice in large law firms and service in the In-House Law Departments of large corporations. From , he practiced law with Florida s largest law firm, Holland & Knight, in Washington, DDC, Orlando, Miami and Tampa, before joining the In-House Legal Staff at Home Shopping Network, Inc., in Clearwater, FL. Since June 1993, Richard conducted a solo practice of Tax, corporate and estate planning in the Orlando, FL area. Richard is survived by two sons, Andrew Colin Wheeler and his wife Christine and their two children, Alexander Curtis Wheeler and Nicholas Richard Wheeler and Daniel Ethan Wheeler. Richard was pre-deceased by his Father in 1978, by his Mother in 1982, by his oldest Brother, Everett Jesse Wheeler, Jr. of Canton, CT also in 1982 and by his Brother Robert Bradford Wheeler of Whitesboro, NY in 2016; by his Sisters, Nancy Lee Wheeler Lawton of Fairport, NY in 1997 and Grace Elizabeth Wheeler Thomson of Hudson Falls, NY in He is survived by two Brothers, the Rev. William Ramsey (Darlene) Wheeler of Boonville and Jon Harold (Colleen) Wheeler of Jacksonville, FL and two Sisters, Marjorie Ann Wheeler (Bruce F.) Larlee of Island Falls, ME and Ellen Kay Wheeler (Mrs. James R. Winter) of Fairport, NY by 22 nieces and nephews by 38 grand-nieces and nephews. Richard traced his Wheeler lineage all the way back to Obadiah Wheeler who had been born in 1609 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England and who died in 1671 in Concord, MA. Richard was also a 10th Generation direct descendent of Resolved White, who at the age of 5, along with his parents, William and Susanna White, were aboard the Mayflower in Richard was a member of the Mayflower Society and Jamestowne Society. He was one of the original members of the Pilgrim William White Society, providing legal guidance and serving as the original Editor of their newsletter. He was active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida (FSMD), serving as Governor of the Richard Warren Colony, as Editor of the FSMD Newsletter The Florida Pilgrim and as FSMD Counsellor and PR Chair. In his later years, Richard had edited and published several volumes of Wheeler Family History, including the bound volume, Adirondack Life: The Boyhood Journals of Everett Jesse Wheeler of Boonville, which is in the permanent collection of the Erwin Library in Boonville and of the Onida County Historical Society in Utica. With his Brother Jon, he had also traced the history of the Wheeler s Old Homestead Farm in Lyonsdale back to their great-grandfather William Sippell Wheeler s purchase of that property in 1861 and had written and published biographies of their Grandfather, Jesse John Wheeler ( ) and Great-Grandfather William Sippell Wheeler ( ). Richard was a lifelong Episcopalian attending St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis, FL and when growing up in Utica attending Grace Episcopal Church. He was a devout, God-fearing man who tried to live each day of his life as a true Christian. He was also a lifelong NY Giants football fan and used to remind Packer fans that Vince Lombardi started his professional coaching career in the 1950 s as an Assistant under Jim Lee Howell with the Giants. Richard s favorite saying was one of Lombardi s best quotes: Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. That s how Richard tried to live his life only God can now judge how well he succeeded. At Richard s request, there are no calling hours and a private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Richard s ashes will be interred at the J.J. Wheeler plot at the Boonville Cemetery with Trainor Funeral Home, Inc. of Boonville being in charge of arrangements. The Florida Pilgrim February page 6

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8 ALL members, their children & grandchildren, spouses, partners, and guests are cordially invited to attend the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida hosted bv the James Chilton Colony November 17-18, 2017 Waterfront Inn, 1105 Lakeshore Drive, The Villages, FL MEETING REGISTRATION FORM (deadline for receipt of meeting registration is Saturday, October 31, 2017) MEMBER NAME GUEST NAME(S) (please print clearly as these are the names which will be used on the meeting identification badges) STREET CITY/STATE/ZIP PHONE ( ) COLONY NAME TITLE (if an officer) Friday, 17 Nov 2017 Non-Refundable Registration Fee for each adult member & guest $4.00 ($4 X =) $ Social Hour (6-7pm): cash bar $ 0.00 Mayflower Banquet (7-10pm): $38.00 per person X people = $ Thanksgiving Dinner including Harvest Salad, Chef s Homemade Soup, Traditional Roast Turkey with Pan Gravy, Cranberry Sauce and Dressing, Green Beans Almondine, Idaho Mashed Potatoes, Honey Ginger Glazed Baby Carrots, Fresh Baked Assorted Rolls, Coffee, Decaf or Iced Tea, Mayflower Cake for Dessert. Those with special dietary requirements PLEASE SEND THAT INFO WITH THIS REGISTRATION FORM ANYONE WISHING TO WEAR TRADITIONAL MAYFLOWER ATTIRE DURING THE BANQUET IS ENCOURAGED TO DO SO SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Richard Pickering, Deputy Director of Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA Saturday, 18 Nov 2017 BoA & General Membership Meeting (complimentary refreshments) $ 0.00 TOTAL ENCLOSED (if registering more than one person, you may write one check for the grand total) $ All registration forms with a check payable to James Chilton Colony FSMD should be mailed to colony treasurer Ken Carter, 1202 Arriago Way, The Villages, FL , so he received it before Saturday, October 31, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS (advanced registration required; book before October 16, 2017 to get preferential group rate; please mention Mayflower Society Special Rate ) The Waterfront Inn Discounted room rates are as follows: 1105 Lakeshore Drive Standard (1 King or 2 double beds) guestroom $ The Villages, FL Upgraded rooms at the following rates (subject to availability): Phone: Waterview $ Waterview w/balcony $ Website: PLUS Sumter County Occupancy Tax of 9% The Florida Pilgrim February page 8

9 All natural persons over eighteen (18) years of age who can prove to FSMD s and GSMD s satisfaction that they are descended from a passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England, in December 1620 shall be eligible for Regular Membership pursuant to Section 3 of this Article IV. Article IV, Section 1, FSMD May Constitution & By-Laws. MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (1 November 2016 through 31 January 2017) New Members Name Location Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Kim Michelle Wheatley Jenkins Ponte Vedra 90,242/5291 John Howland Warren Carolyn Loghman Johnson The Villages 90,282/5296 Richard Warren Chilton Michael Dennis Briggs Crawfordville 90,344/5301 Richard Warren Winslow Janet Jolly Milliken Cape Canaveral 90,626/5311 Degory Priest Howland Robert Cushman Brown Tallahassee 90,624/5312 William Bradford Winslow Lisa Ellen Desmond Coral Springs 90,625/5313 William Brewster Alden Roger Palmer Bonnett Merritt Island 90,659/5314 William Brewster Hopkins Elizabeth Ann (Bangs) Maxwell Fort Myers 90,660/5315 Stephen Hopkins Samson David Lowell Nash The Villages 90,661/5316 William Bradford Chilton Alice Merle (Tinkham) Trice Bradenton 90,662/5317 Peter Brown Tilley Holly Ann Bruck Alachua 90,697/5319 Isaac Allerton Mullins Joyce Boughner Kreis Carmichael, CA 90,803/5320 Richard Warren Tilley Ann Coleman Twitchell Brown Burlington, VT 90,833/5321 Edward Fuller Standish Elizabeth Ann Rudicel Hintz Fort Myers 90,854/5322 John Howland Standish Kaylee Shay Krohn Fort Myers 90,855/5323 John Howland Standish Mary Williams Brown Combs Naples 90,886/5324 Richard Warren Standish Michael Tobey Whitney Tallahassee 90,872/5325 Edward Fuller Winslow Alice White Dunbar Barrett Delray Beach 90,899/5326 William White Alden Kendall Wheeler Palm Beach 90,900/5327 William White Samuel Fuller Gloria Ann Kemp Lake City 90,930/5328 Richard Warren Mullins Randal Eric Soule Tallahassee 90,931/5329 George Soule Winslow Margaret Llyswen Dyer Berna Sarasota 90,942/5330 Stephen Hopkins Tilley George Arthur Munger Conger Lecanto 90,943/5331 Francis Cooke Chilton Bret Spencer Oetting Orlando 90,944/5332 William Brewster Howland Jeremy Robert Davids Ruskin 90,957/5333 Stephen Hopkins Tilley Elizabeth Harvey (Taylor) Thomson Palm City 61,018/5334 Dual w/ma #9636 Life William Brewster Hopkins Rodney Allen Hildebrant Coral Gables 90,970/5335 Richard Warren Brewster The Florida Pilgrim February page 9

10 MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (continued) (1 November 2016 through 31 January 2017) Supplementals Name Effective Date Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Barbara Louise Evans Lezette 20 Dec ,293/4818 John Tilley Allerton Katherine Louise (Jameson) Adamo 23 Jan ,788/5165 Degory Priest Tilley Reinstatements Name Effective Date Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Robert Miller Rogers Resigned in Error 84,503/4831 Thomas Rogers Bradford Scott Lindsey Arnold 15 Dec ,346/4096 William Bradford Bradford Roger Alan Crane, Jr. 19 Nov ,061/3609 John Alden Bradford George Albert Robbins, Jr. 15 Dec ,588/4108 Thomas Rogers Cooke Mary Catherine Martinez Dropped in Error 73,368/4041 George Soule Cooke Transfers Name Location Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Elizabeth Ann (Arnold) Sluder Rockledge 68,600/5279 TRANSFER IN FROM IN Brenda Victoria Neubauer Straus Palm Beach 31,992/5302 DUAL WITH NY#3629 Mark David Rhodes Boca Raton 87,739/5305 TRANSFER IN FROM IN Mark Stetson Herthum Lake Worth 89,955/5310 TRANSFER IN FROM VA Ann Elizabeth (Clark) Webb Palm Beach 88,596/5318 TRANSFER IN FROM MA George Soule John Alden Isaac Allerton John Alden Francis Cooke Howland S.Fuller Allerton Allerton S. Fuller Robert Stanley Kryder 79,449/4438 TRANSFER OUT TO GA William Bradford Bradford Jean (Shea) Harden 70,068/3796 TRANSFER OUT TO CA Francis Cooke E. Fuller Glen Edward Walker 80,184/4496 TRANSFER OUT TO CA Elizabeth Harvey (Taylor) Thomson Palm City 61,018/5334 Dual w/ma#9626 MA LIFE William Bradford E. Fuller William Brewster Hopkins The Florida Pilgrim February page 10

11 MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (continued) (1 November 2016 through 31 January 2017) Intercolony Transfers Name Effective Date Gen/FL #s From Colony To Colony Emily Conant Brown Jamieson 17 Nov ,383/2948 Howland Winslow Jacob John Walters 10 Feb ,408/5072 Howland Standish Resigned in Good Standing Name Effective Date Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Elizabeth Ann Lee Dixon 12 Nov ,741/4196 Edward Fuller Brewster Brad Dan Wofford, III 12 Nov ,895/4467 Stephen Hopkins Brewster Rosalind Allen Wofford 12 Nov ,788/4399 Stephen Hopkins Brewster Marianne Mangels 18 Nov ,452/4983 William Brewster Standish Audrey Marie Gay Conner 22 Nov ,115/4876 John Howland Bradford Danielle Grei Doten 13 Nov ,712/4848 Edward Doty Bradford Brian Evan Niemann 13 Nov ,708/5158 Edward Fuller Bradford Marie Proulx 13 Nov ,711/5019 Thomas Rogers Bradford Erika Jean Livingston Albrecht 16 Oct ,282/3695 John Alden Chilton Barbara Anderson Kerr 16 Oct ,260/3968 William Bradford Chilton Barbara Pryce Roberts Moore 16 Oct ,605/3985 William Brewster Chilton Dr. David Blaire Ripley 16 Oct ,075/3948 William Bradford Chilton Sandra (Elbring) Castle 15 Mar ,975/3602 William Bradford Tilley Ned Granger Kendall, Jr. 15 Jan ,950/4727 James Chilton Standish Harold Eugene LaBelle 15 Jan ,852/4259 Myles Standish Standish Imogene Williamson MacDonald 15 Jan ,833/3766 John Howland Standish Nancy Devoe Webert 15 Jan ,181/5058 George Soule Standish Mary Elizabeth Smith 23 Jan ,112/4417 William Bradford Hopkins The Florida Pilgrim February page 11

12 MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (continued) (1 November 2016 through 31 January 2017) In Memorium Name Date of Death Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Robert Eugene Burt 30 Oct ,152/3699 James Chilton Brewster Jane Cromartie Williams 24 Nov ,393/4436 Stephen Hopkins Brewster Kathleen (Pixley) Baker 28 Oct ,109/3398 Stephen Hopkins Tilley Caryl Thorpe Duffy 31 Oct ,369/3627 William White Tilley Majorie Waite Hassell 17 Nov ,646/3443 Thomas Rogers Tilley Nelson Walter Kennerson 23 Oct ,889/3710 William Bradford Standish Winn Lowell Taplin 03 Dec ,130/4028 Stephen Hopkins Tilley Reginald Stuart Thompson 12 Dec ,259/5256 William Brewster Bradford Stephen Clarke Taber 25 Jun ,522/914-Life #32 Francis Cooke Cooke First Parish Meeting House Plymouth, MA The Florida Pilgrim February page 12

13 MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (continued) (1 November 2016 through 31 January 2017) Drops Name Effective Date Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Roger Alan Crane, Jr. 19 Nov ,601/3609 John Alden Bradford Beverly Baha Hand 19 Nov ,632/3988 Myles Standish Bradford Karen Kase Quintero 19 Nov ,948/5044 John Howland Bradford Phyllis Westcott (Haig) Tiffany 19 Nov ,899/2860 John Howland Bradford Debra Lynn Wallace Artigliere 19 Nov ,714/4850 John Billington Cooke Ruth Harvey Bissell 19 Nov ,173/3666 James Chilton Cooke Raymond Lewis 19 Nov ,266/4602 Richard Warren Cooke Sylvia Ann Frederic McAulliffe 19 Nov ,318/2667 Richard Warren Cooke Christina Frederick-Recascino 19 Nov ,602/3982 Francis Cooke Cooke Mary-Catherine (Casey) Martinez 19 Nov ,368/4041 George Soule Cooke John Allen Reynolds 19 Nov ,740/4458 Stephen Hopkins Cooke Warren Chandler Baxley, Jr. 19 Nov ,204/3673 John Howland Doty Danica Aislinn Roark 19 Nov ,738/4551 William Bradford Doty Emily Anne Atwood 19 Nov ,538/5081 Stephen Hopkins Howland Stephen Sheldon Atwood 19 Nov ,539/5082 Stephen Hopkins Howland Shirley Ann (Herrington) Jordan 19 Nov ,007/3945 William Brewster Howland Beverly Jo (Lindsley) Muraski 19 Nov ,577/5000 Peter Brown Howland Beverly Jean Laun Nelson Landis 19 Nov ,438/4525 Richard Warren Mullins Victoria Leigh Witting Lowell 19 Nov ,225/3678 James Chilton Mullins Kenneth George McKelvy 19 Nov ,275/4033 Peter Brown Mullins Vanessa Thomas Mikesell 19 Nov ,025/3533 Degory Priest Mullins Jack Burton Ashcraft 19 Nov ,188/3888 William Brewster Tilley David Aaron Cole 19 Nov ,481/4830 James Chilton Tilley Betty Sue Palmer Moury 19 Nov ,328/3506 John Howland Tilley David Endicott Webster 19 Nov ,524/4172 Degory Priest Tilley Gloria Toland Traxler 28 Dec ,421/4162 Edward Fuller Chilton The Florida Pilgrim February page 13

14 Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida Kenneth E. Carter, Editor NOTE: The Pilgrim Newsletter will NOT be mailed it will be ed to all BoA Members and Colony Governors with the expectation that they will forward it to their Colony Members. This has a two-fold purpose: (1) it saves time and FSMD funds and; (2) it helps me to be able to get the message out to all FSMD members. LEGAL STUFF FROM THE EDITOR T he Florida Pilgrim is the official newsletter and the copyrighted property ( all rights reserved) of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida ( FSMD ), an unincorporated voluntary membership organization recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational organization. It is published periodically during the year. Please send submissions, comments or suggestions to the Editor at the address listed above. Items submitted for publication may be edited and published at the Editor s discretion. Photos should be in jpg format, be taken using a high resolution setting on your camera, and be accompanied by identification of all persons depicted so an appropriate caption can be included. Sister Mayflower societies have permission to reprint any material with appropriate attribution. All others must obtain prior written permission from the Editor. All published items reflect the views and opinions of their authors and not necessarily those of FSMD. As a matter of privacy, we will not publish specific financial information about FSMD or any of its colonies. Also we will publish the name and address of FSMD officers, BoA members, colony officers and members but not their postal addresses or phone numbers except in extraordinary circumstances. PLEASE NOTE: MEMBERSHIP INFO CHANGES: If you have had (or expect to soon have) a change in any of the following: Your name (e.g., in case of marriage or divorce) Your permanent mailing address Your address Your phone number Please send an to the state secretary at secretary@flmayflower.com. Please put Membership Info Change - Colony in the Subject line and fill in the blank space with the name of your colony. Thank you. If you have a friend or family member who s a FSMD member and who passes away, please let our state secretary know that too so we can send a note of condolences and include the departed member in an appropriate memorial service. The Florida Pilgrim February page 14