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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY OF DESCENDANTS IN WASHINGTON STATE VOLUME 21 ISSUE 1 - WINTER 2008

Mayflower Member Donates Historical Teaching Tool GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE

We are looking forward to the Annual meeting of our Society on March 30, 2008, which honors the date we received our Charter from GSMD. This year we will be meeting at the La Quinta Hotel & Suites in Tacoma (near the Tacoma Dome), reached very easily from I-5 either north or south. Our program is to be presented by Col. Isabelle J. Swartz, Ret. on the National Cemetery at Arlington, VA. I had read an article recently about this famous resting place for our honored men and women who have served our country; its history was very interesting. The Governor was invited to the Alice V. Hedden The scale model of Plimouth Plantation is an exact replica of Elementary School in Edgewood, WA by former Board member the living history museum plantation in Massachusetts. Warren Stewart and wife Ruby near Thanksgiving for a presentation. Warren and his wife had preserved a large Edited from the Fife Free Press/Milton-Edgewood Signal, December 6, 2007. Plimoth Plantation model for many years; now the model has found a home at that school. General Society Editor Alice Teal Society member Warren and Ruby Stewart gifted to the Al- has sent proof pages for a future article in the General Society ice V. Hedden Elementary School a fascinating one-of-a-kind Quarterly about this exciting day so be sure to watch future teaching aid. -- an approximately 20-foot by eight-foot scale editions. More about this wonderful day follows in this issue. model of the original pilgrim settlement Plimoth Plantation, in A very interesting opportunity presents itself to the Plymouth, MA. The model was built about 8 years ago by membership in April, 2008. The Seattle Genealogical Society is fourth graders, parents and staff in the Shoreline School District presenting a seminar, "Discovering Your Mayflower Ancestors" over a three-month period. It includes thatched-roof houses, on Saturday, April 26, 2008. More information will be each marked with the name of the family that occupied it, a fort available at the meeting. with cannons protruding from various openings, a small clay Work is being done on the formation of a second colony in community oven, corn fields, gardens and a set of rounded In- Washington State. A committee has been looking into interest dian huts to show how the pilgrims lived side-by-side with these in the Southwest part of our state. first Americans. The entire plantation is surrounded by a high Our thanks go out to all the hard-working members of the fence, as the English immigrants were very much afraid of dan- Board who have been working on promotion of our Society and gers that lurked in the thick forests that surrounded their new to many of you who have aided our efforts. home. The model was on view in the state capital in Olympia be- fore being stored in the Stewart’s garage for many years. The Society then told them if they could find a home for it, to do so. Warren made arrangements with the school through his daugh- Luanne R. Green ter’s connections with the Librarian and Principal. It was pre- Governor (Continued on page 2) Model (Continued from page 1) Model sented to Hedden November 27, 2007, just before Thanksgiving WELCOME ABOARD! by Warren Stewart and Governor Luanne Green. “We are very excited and privileged to be the recipient of this remarkable gift,” said Hedden Principal Julia Grubiak. “The new members model makes learning about the pilgrims very authentic for chil- dren. They become more engaged in learning when the materi- als used bring the learning to life for them.” Lake Forest Park The model took up a big portion of the school library’s floor Bainbridge Island while it was assembled in full over Thanksgiving. Fifth graders Harold B Slater Elma F Adams William Bradford (11) in Karen Haug’s class researched the topics of pilgrims and the George Soule (12) plantation and put together a Powerpoint presentation for every Camas Seattle class in the school. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart came to visit the stu- Caroline R Palser Francis Cunningham dents dressed as pilgrims and talked to the children as the cou- (14) (12) ple has done in the past as educational ambassadors for the Everett Spokane, . Terry F Walker Transfer from California School librarian, Carol Ayers said she is grateful for such a William Brewster (12) Barbara A Bates teaching tool that gives young learners a tangible view of what John Alden (11) life was like for pilgrims, especially pilgrim children. Perhaps Federal Way even more importantly, she said, it provides an opportunity to John B Ogden Deborah B L Westwood teach students about the bedrock of democracy and religious (11) Edward Fuller (12) freedoms the pilgrims established for America. Friday Harbor Vancouver, “The children learned all about the incredible hardships that Barbara E Sorenson Kristi L Pilgrim, the pilgrims survived just to make democracy get started,” George Soule (10) (11) Ayers said. “These pilgrims were so brave and had such a hard Yakima life. Before they even built a building they wrote the Mayflower Goldendale Compact, which is the first time people agreed to govern them- Transfer from Alaska Judith A Arnold (12) selves. Coming from England, where the king could arrest and Patricia G Collins torture you for worshipping at a place he didn’t want...this was Francis Cooke (12) Mellisa L Arnold-Mullins unheard of, for people to govern themselves.” Richard Warren (13) “Wow, what a debt we owe these people.” The students also learned the origins of the first Thanksgiv- ing. “You know how Thanksgiving has become all about the big feast,” Ayers said, “well (the Pilgrims) landed in 1620 and it was a good three years before they had enough crops and a foot- hold. Half of them died. “They met English-speaking Native Americans who taught them how to survive. At that point they were very thankful they had survived and they declared a Thanksgiving Day.” Grubiak said the model will be put in storage until next Thanksgiving, when it will be brought out again for a whole new group of students at Hedden. “We will treasure and care for it so that many generations of Hedden students will profit from it,” Grubiak said.

EVERGREEN LOG

EDITOR - Guy Moellendorf [email protected] Associate Editors Donald Wingerson - John Bonsey Production Manager - Charles Garrett Published three times a year in February, June and October Material received by the Editor less than thirty days prior to issue month can not be guaranteed inclusion in the current EVERGREEN LOG. © 2008 Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Washington All Rights reserved - Society members may reprint if credit is given - All others contact editor for permission - Authors retain rights to their work. Society members Warren Stewart, Ruby Stewart at the Hedden Elementary with Librarian Carol Ayers and Principal, Julia ADDRESS & LIFE CHANGES - Notify the Corresponding Secretary Grubiak. (3700 32nd Ave. West, Seattle, WA 98199-1658) of changes to members’ address, phone numbers, email and births or deaths.

2 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Recording Secretary, Steve Arnold, conducted the Ances- SECRETARY’S REPORT — tor Roll Call. Submitted by Recording Secretary Steven Arnold Evergreen Log Editor, Guy Moellendorf, prepared a pic- ture board presentation of his September 2007 trip to England COMPACT DAY MEETING. November 11, 2007 and the Netherlands. This included great pictures of our his- Held at the Bellevue Red Lion Inn, Bellevue. torical sites. The GSMD is planning another trip in 2009. Guy also asked for members to send articles for the Log. As a new Governor Luanne Green called the Annual Compact Day feature, the Log will be emailed to those who wish. This will Meeting to Order by at 12:35PM. There were 76 in attendance. be a cost saving and convenience feature for our members. The minutes of the Summer Picnic were accepted as printed in the Evergreen Log.Our Guest Speaker, Alma F. Plancich, was introduced by Deputy Governor Bett Houston. Ms. Plancich gave an intriguing presentation detailing her trials of becoming an American Citizen after emigrating from Croatia. After leaving Croatia, living in refugee camp, her family was turned away at Ellis Island. Alma’s family was sent to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. With the help of then Senator Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson, Alma and

Governor Green called the meeting to order.

Elder Mavis Ratcliff gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of Amer- ica led by our Captain, Ted Todorovich. The was read by Deputy Governor Bett Houston. Gov. Green introduced all Officers, Board Members and Guests in attendance. Steve Arnold, Recording Secretary; Ann Gibson, Board; Bett Houston, Deputy Governor; Rick Hut- chins, Board; Virginia Kaiser, Board; Guy Moellendorf, Board & Evergreen Log Editor; Kathleen Quickstad, Board; Mavis Ratcliff, Elder; Catherine Roberti, Assistant Historian; Jim Guest speaker Alma Plancich detailed her trials of Siburg, Board; Gloria Swanson, Board & Assistant Governor becoming an American Citizen. General; Ted Todorovich, Captain; Don Wingerson, Former Governor & Corresponding Secretary. Robert Doughty was her family finally made it to Washington six years after leaving introduced as our newest Life Member. Croatia. Alma took her oath of citizenship in Skagit County, Wash- ington, at the age of 14. Becoming American Citizens was the main goal of her family, and it had finally been achieved. Alma told everyone to never forget why your family came to Amer- ica. Tell your children, grandchildren of the experience and why. Alma told us all to remember that this is the greatest country on earth. Governor Green reported that our State Society web page is almost complete. Don Wingerson then presented the Treas- urer’s Report for Brian Stout, who was absent. Deputy Governor General, Gloria Swanson, then presented the Historian’s report for Charles Garrett, who was absent. This year we have 445 members, including one new life member, one new 40-year member, eight deaths, one transfer-in and 33 new members. Everyone helped Deputy Governor General Gloria Swan- son celebrate her birthday with a rousing rendition of Happy Guy Moellendorf displayed photos from the General (Continued on page 4) Compact Day Society’s tour of England & Holland, Summer 2007.

3 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Former Governor Don Wingerson and new members Fern Catherine Roberti presents certificates to Steve Arnold’s Adams (Bradford); Judith Arnold (Warren); Mellisa Arnold- grandchildren. Mullins (Warren) and Mary Markham (Warren).

(Continued from page 3) Compact Day Birthday. Governor Luanne Green, Deputy Governor General Gloria Swanson and Former Governor Don Wingerson presented New Member Certificates and membership packets to our New Soci- ety Members. Fern Adams (Bradford); Judith Arnold (Warren); Mellisa Arnold-Mullins (Warren); Mary Virginia Tinker (Warren); Nicholas O’Connell (Allerton); Barbara Sorenson (Soule); Anne Weglin (Allerton). Catherine Roberti, Assistant Historian, and Recording Sec- retary Steve Arnold presented Certificates and ancestor packets to new junior members Jessica Bacon, Jennifer Bacon and Jona- than Mullins. Steve Arnold introduced three new juniors — his grandchildren. Steve explained to the Society that this brought four generations of Warren descendants into membership today. Four generations of Warren descendants join the Society at The juniors’ mother, Mellisa Arnold Mullins, grandmother Ju- the Compact Meeting. Left to right, back row, Leslie Mark- dith Arnold, and great-grandmother Mary Tinker received their ham, Steve Arnold, Chad Mullins. Middle row, Jennifer Ba- certificates as new members today also. These three children con, Jessica Bacon, Melissa Arnold-Mullins, Mary Virginia are also Jamestown descendants through their father Chad Mul- Markham, Judith Arnold, Joan Arnold. Front, Jonathan Mul- lins, who is a descendant of John Rolfe of Jamestown. lins. Governor Green announced that the Annual Spring Meet- ing will be March 30, 2008, at the La Quinta Hotel/Restaurant, Tacoma. Elder Mavis Ratcliff gave the benediction and the Mayflower Descendants Prove their meeting adjourned at 2:40 pm. Pilgrim Ancestry

By ADRIANA JANOVICH, Edited from YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Steven Arnold found the missing link in the basement of a building on the East Coast. Acting on a hunch and information from a couple of old genealogy books, he traveled to Maine in search of records he hoped would prove that his wife's family had descended from a Mayflower passenger. On a handwritten property deed dated 1828, Arnold found the evidence that would allow his wife and mother-in-law to join the General So- ciety of Mayflower Descendants. Three months after discovering the document -- and just in time for Thanksgiving -- four generations of the Arnold family got their official paperwork from the society. "It was a tear-jerker," says 35-year-old Mellisa Arnold- New members Nicholas O'Connell (Allerton); Barbara Mullins, recalling how her father presented the certificates to Sorenson (Soule) and our newest LIFE Member, Robert the family at the state society's meeting last week in Bellevue, Doughty (Chilton) . Members also welcomed, but not present (Continued on page 5) Ancestry were: Bruce Jones (Fuller) and Anne Weglin (Allerton).

4 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 COLONY NEWS MARGARET HYRE MID-COLUMBIA COLONY Editor's Corner Secretary’s Report Minutes of the May 6, 2007 Meeting Held at the Ellensburg Inn, WA Read any good Silver books lately? I collected the documentation on my William Bradford ances- Submitted by Colony Recording Secretary Carla Rigby try in 1997, joined in 1998 and collected more data to prove four supplementals by 2001. Then no more research. My grandmother The Margaret Hyre Mid Columbia Colony met on October (WA state #26, 1916) in her genealogy records left me a mysteri- 7, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. at the Apple Tree Golf Course Restaurant ous “Mary Bonney (Mayflower descendant).” There were many located in West Yakima, Washington. Presiding Officer Carla Mary Bonneys — I was not able to find my Mary married to Rigby introduced special guest, Margaret Hyre, for whom the Webster Hayford. colony is named and Richard Greene, whose grandfather, War- However in 2007, I took the Mayflower Historic Sites tour of ren Greene, was the founder of the Society of Mayflower De- England and remembered my grandmother’s mystery note. Re- scendants in the State of Washington. Washington State Gover- solved to try to find my mystery ancestor, I hit the library, start- nor, Luanne Green; Corresponding Secretary, Donald Winger- ing with the Mayflower Five Generations “silver books.” son; Historian, Charles Garrett, and Board of Assistants Mem- Eureka! The Family, Part 2, was published in ber, Gloria Swanson were also introduced as well as long time 2005 and there was my Mary on page 3! State Elder, Frances Walters. The Invocation was given by If it has been years since you did your research, you may want John Hull. to look-up your family names in those newer Silver books. Their Following the luncheon, the presiding officer opened the publication dates are listed in The Mayflower Quarterly. business meeting. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America was recited. The Minutes of the May Thinking to computerize your genealogy? Meeting were approved as written in the summer "Evergreen The Eastside Genealogy Society, Bellevue WA, is offering a Log" and Steven Arnold summarized the Treasurer's Report. Legacy software special interest group meeting the first Wednes- Thomas Hull, Jennifer Hull and Steven Arnold spoke of day of the month from 12:30—2:30, at Crossroads Mall’s Com- their respective summer genealogical and family adventures munity Room, in the mall. Anyone interested in genealogy is while visiting the East Coast. welcome, and to attend future meetings, needs to join the mem- The spring gathering of the Margaret Hyre Mid Columbia bership ($17). Their web page has the application: www. Colony will be held on May 18, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the Apple rootsweb.com/~wakcegs/. The group an will be led by expert Tree Golf Course Restaurant, 8804 Occidental Road, Yakima, Legacy staffer. This should offer a quick way to learn this soft- Washington. Election of officers for the colony for the upcom- ware. Legacy is a major genealogy software program and the ing term of 2008-2010 will be conducted. basic software can be downloaded free at www.legacyfamilytree. The meeting was adjourned by the presiding officer and the com. I entered my records into Legacy in 2007, and have been Benediction was offered by John Hull. very pleased with its time-saving data entry, quick access to data, and attractive reports. Data from other genealogy programs can be transferred to and from Legacy.

(Continued from page 4) Ancestry Wash. "He went up and gave all the kids their certificates, and we got a standing ovation." It took the family three years of research to get there. Since Arnold was already a society member, his daughter and grand- children would have qualified to join. But the newly established eligibility of his wife and her mother brought it all together, making it possible for four generations of the Arnold family to be inducted on the same day. "I'm still excited about it," says Arnold, 56, recording secre- tary of the state society and treasurer for the Margaret Hyre Mid-Columbia Colony of the Society of Mayflower Descen- dants. Documentation is required to join the society, which was founded in 1897 to bring people together to celebrate their com- mon heritage and carry on the memory of their ancestors. To- day, there are more than 26,000 members — including about MHMC Colony presiding officer Carla Rigby with (Continued on page 6) Ancestry Steve Arnold, presenting the treasurer’s report.

5 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Howland and Warren descendants, visited the Howland home- stead and spent hundreds of dollars copying records, including the property deed that established the link. Finding the deed marked another milestone: It's uncommon in Western states -- except maybe California, which has more than 2,700 Mayflower Society members -- to have both a husband and In Memoriam wife descended from the ship's passengers. And, "it's less common out in Eastern Washington," where there are only about 70 members, says Seattle's Don Wingerson, Hearts Be Free and Spirits Blessed immediate past governor of the state society and its current corre- sponding secretary. Finding Leah Locke isn't the end of the line for Arnold, who's Virginia LeMay-Stender #1043 continuing his research. His next project: tracing ancestors of his 21 January 2008 grandson J.T. to the first successful English settlement in what was to become the United States -- Jamestown, Va., founded in Fred E Lockwood #619 1607. 15 June 2007 "My database has 85,000 people in it now, and they're all Emmett Alexander Shearer #1215 relatives. 0h,” he says, "It never ends. That's why it's fun. You're 30 July 2007 always finding something new." 4 Priscilla Louise Campbell #182 Meantime, his discovery could open the door for other de- 26 January 2008 scendants. Proving the Leah Locke line "absolutely makes it eas- ier" for others tracing their ancestry, says Ann S. Lainhart, histo- rian general at the society's Plymouth, Mass., headquarters. "Obviously, the Arnold family's done some good work," she says. "And, hopefully, we'll have more people through Leah."

(Continued from page 5) Ancestry 450 in Washington State. Membership makes up less than one-tenth of one percent of Children of and the United States' approximately 290 million people. But it's esti- mated that 35 million Americans could be descended from May- Judith Vassall have a flower passengers. Jamestown Connection Descendants now officially include 77-year-old Virginia Markham, Arnold's mother-in-law; 55-year-old Judith Arnold, his By Donna Crosby, Judith Vassall descendant. wife; their daughter, Arnold-Mullins; and their grandchildren, 16- year-old Jessica Bacon, 14-year-old Jennifer Bacon and 6-year- In his list of those who came in the Mayflower in 1620, old J.T. Mullins. They are 12 to 15 generations removed from Bradford includes “Mr. William White and Susanna his wife Mayflower passenger Richard Warren. and one son called Resolved….” Resolved White at Scituate To many descendants, it's a wonder that any of the 102 May- MA, 1640, married Judith Vassall, daughter of John Vassall, an flower passengers survived the 1620 voyage. After the harsh, investor in the Virginia Company. two-month journey from Leyden, Holland, they were cold, hun- From the book The Vassals of New England, by Edward gry and far from the familiar. Nearly half of them died before Doubleday Harris of Cambridge MA, 1862, it is stated that spring. Survivors celebrated with a three-day feast of thanksgiv- ‘John Vassall, the first of his name of whom we have any defi- ing, now commemorated as a national holiday. nite information, was an alderman of London, and in 1588 fitted Their eventually became the second suc- out and commanded two ships of war, with which he joined the cessful English settlement in the New World. Royal Navy and Sir Francis Drake to oppose and defeat the Arnold is a descendent of Mayflower passenger John Spanish Armada in 1588 under Queen Elizabeth I.” Howland, who fell overboard during the voyage, but managed to A son of a prominent French Huguenot, John was sent to climb back into the vessel and who eventually married Elizabeth London to escape genocide. Nothing more is known of his rise Tilley, another passenger. to power and wealth; however he would marry and would have Through his research, Arnold had a hunch his wife also de- two sons who would figure prominently in the history of the scended from a passenger. But he got only so far on the family New World. As a result of his successful war efforts against tree before getting stuck on a limb. Spain and support of the English Crown, John Vassall was He knew his wife was related to an 18th-century woman by awarded the island of Barbados that would also figure in the the name of Leah Locke. It took years of research and a cross- history of early America. country trip, but Arnold eventually proved that Locke was a de- John Vassall, with other prominent merchants and nobility scendant of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren. of England, would decide to invest in America. As a result of "In order to prove this line, we had to prove Leah Locke was their thoughts of development of the New World, these men of the right Leah Locke," says Arnold, who found proof in Portland, the London establishment invested in and founded the Massa- Maine, during an eight-day visit to New England in August. chusetts Bay Company and The Virginia Company of London, During the vacation, he and his family attended reunions of (Continued on page 9) Vassall

6 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Junior Members Welcomed Games Pilgrim Children Played The Washington State Society is pleased to welcome Pilgrim children did household chores and other jobs, but they the following to Junior Member Status. still had time to play games. The games brought to America were those they knew from England. Some of them are familiar to chil- dren today. Hide and seek, jump rope, marbles and blind man’s Bonnie L MacDonald, George Soule, Sponsor, Peter A bluff, were all games known to Pilgrim children. Here are some MacDonald other games a group of Pilgrim children might have enjoyed when the day’s work was done (and sometimes maybe even be- Jessica M Bacon, Jennifer L Bacon, Jonathan T Mul- fore). lins, Richard Warren, Sponsor, Mary V Markham Natalie M Tsutsumi, Zoë A O'Brien, Ian C O'Brien, Ring-Taw Samuel Fuller, Sponsor, Catherine W Roberti Two or more players. Bonnie M Weglin, Emma R Weglin, , Draw a ring (circle) on the ground. Each player places an equal Sponsor, Anne Weglin number of marbles inside the ring. A line called the “taw” is Caroline A O'Grady, Jonathan H O'Grady, Edward drawn some distance from the ring. Each player shoots a marble, Fuller, Sponsor, Deborah L Westwood and the one whose marble comes closest to the ring becomes the first player. The player stands on the taw and shoots into the ring, Samuel Y Lillie, Francis Cooke, Sponsor, Richard G Lil- trying to knock marbles out of the ring. That player continues lie shooting until missing. Then the person whose first marble came Stephanie M Guy, William Brewster, Sponsor, Michael next closest to the ring gets a turn until missing, then the next, P Guy etc. If a taw marble stays in the ring after being shot, the player must put back all the marbles that player knocked out of the ring. Amali B Wijesena, , Sponsor, Myrtle G Prohaska Aaron W James, John Howland, Sponsor, Lee A James Hunt the Slipper

Six or more players. All the players sit in a circle. One player, the “guesser,” leaves the area while the others hide a slipper or some other small object under one player’s knees. When the guesser returns, they secretly pass the object from one to another while the guesser tries to find it. Once the object is located, the guesser trades places with the Girls on the Mayflower one who had it and the play starts again.

While much attention is focused on the men who came on the Games found in The Thanksgiving Primer, a Mayflower, few people realize and take note that there were Plimoth Plantation Publication. eleven girls on board, ranging in ages from under one year old up to about sixteen or seventeen. William Bradford wrote that one of the Pilgrims’ primary concerns was that the “weak bodies” of the women and girls would not be able to handle such a long voyage at sea, and the harsh life involved in establishing a new Colony. For this reason, many girls were left behind to be sent for later af- ter the Colony had been established. Some of the girls left behind include Fear Brewster (age 14), Mary Warren (10), Anna Warren (8), Sarah Warren (6), Elizabeth Warren (4), Abigail Warren (2), Jane Cooke (8), Hester Cooke (1), Mary Priest (7), Sarah Priest (5), and Elizabeth Rogers (10) and Margaret Rogers (8).

As it would turn out, however, the girls had the strongest bod- Are Your Parents Taller than Your ies of them all. No girls died on the Mayflower’s voyage, but one Ancestors? man and one boy did. And the terrible first winter, twenty-five men (50%) and eight boys (36%), got sick and died, compared to The average height for an adult English man in the 1600s was only two girls (16%). about 5 feet 6 inches. In your family, how tall are the adult men?

From the Iowa Hawkeye, Spring 2003 And the average height of an adult English women in the 1600s was about 5 feet 1/2 inch. In your family, how tall are the adult women?

From Carolyn F. Travers, Plimoth Plantation

7 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 Courtesy of Connecticut SMD, Nutmeg Greetings, Fall 2006 8 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 (Continued from page 6) Vassall and of Jamestown Colony. SOCIETY EVENTS John Vassall would die of the plague in London in 1628. One of his two known sons, William Vassall, born about 1590 and Mark your calendar! was the first of this surname to come to America. William be- Tentative Schedule of Meetings: came an Assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company and one of Time and Place to be Announced the original patentees of all New England lands. Having inherited the fleet of ships from his father John, Wil- 2008 liam Vassall, a friend and follower of John Winthrop, was en- March 30, Sun, Annual Meeting couraged to ‘go over’ and in 1630 he sailed to America and re- LaQuinta Hotel, Tacoma turned after a short stay on the ship Lyon, 10 years after the land- ing of the Mayflower, July 13, Sun, Summer Meeting In June 1635 he embarked with his wife Anna, and their six Camp Barachah, Auburn children on board the ship Blessing for New England. His eldest November 9, Sun, Compact Day daughter Judith was born about 1619, and was a young woman of Location to be selected 16 years of age. At Scituate MA, in 1640, she married Resolved White, Mayflower passenger and eldest son of Mr. William 2009 White, Mayflower Compact signer, and his wife, Susanna March 25, Sun, Annual Meeting White. Location to be selected Resolved White and Judith Vassall would become the parents July 19, Sun, Summer Meeting of William White, born 1642, John, b. 1644, Samuel, b. 1646, Location to be selected Resolved b. 1648, Anna b. 1649, Elizabeth b.1652, Josiah 1654, November 15, Sun, Compact Day and Susannah b. 1656. Judith Vassall-White would die in 1670. Location to be selected Therefore, any descendant of any of the children of Resolved White and Judith Vassall are the descendants of the Mayflower 2010 voyage through their father Resolved White. They are also de- March 28, Sun, Annual Meeting scendants of Jamestown Colony through their mother, Judith Location to be selected Vassall. The Jamestowne (spelled with an “e” at the end) Soci- ety treats investors in the Virginia Company of London and the July 15, Sun, Summer Meeting Jamestown Colony among those to be considered founders of Location to be selected Jamestown Colony, and thus eligible for membership in the November 11, Sun, Compact Day Jamestowne Society. Location to be selected

astronomy is a hobby. I dabble in photography. Care of orphaned Meet Ted Todorovich, backyard wildlife has provided a lot of enjoyment and satisfac- Our Captain tion over several years. I’m also very fond of classical guitar – playing just a little. I’m Ted Todorovich (or, as the birth certificate says, Theodore I am a 12th generation descendant of Edward Fuller. (And let Milan Todorovich). I’ve been a member of the Society since 2001 me admit to this fact: Lee and currently hold the office of Captain within our state organiza- is the ‘genealogist’ in this tion. The duties of that office, aside from participating on the Soci- family. Her diligent effort ety Board and various projects and functions associated with that, over the past 10 years has are relatively light — involving responsibility for the care of the been the sole reason for American and Mayflower Society flags, their transport, set-up and my knowledge of most of display at the three major Society meetings each year and leading my maternal [Mayflower] the assemblage in the Pledge of Allegiance at those meetings. ancestry.) My lineage in- I’ve had the great good fortune of being married to Leila cludes: Edward Fuller (‘Lee’) Phillips Todorovich since 1968. We have a daughter, Jes- (Mayflower), Matthew sica, who is a member of the Mayflower Society. Jessica and her Fuller, Elizabeth Fuller husband, Scott, blessed us with a granddaughter, Addison, about a Rowley, Moses Rowley year ago. Jr., Moses Rowley III, I was born in Walla Walla, WA and was raised there and in Moses Rowley IV, David Kennewick, WA – so I’m familiar with and have many fond Rowley, Bemsley Rowley, memories of the eastern side of the state. After we finished col- David Rowley, Almeron Rowley, and my maternal grandmother lege, Lee and I moved to Olympia, WA where we’ve resided since Maude Rowley. 1970. I worked in the information technology field during my em- Mathew Fuller, the second in this line, did not arrive from ployment years and retired a few years ago from the state Depart- England until about 1640. He was one of the first physicians to ment of Transportation. Along the way I served in the U.S. Army settle in Barnstable, MA and in 1673 was appointed Surgeon from 1966-1968; I was quite fortunate to spend the majority of that General of the Colony troops. time in southern Germany versus southeast Asia. (Continued on page 10) Todorovich I have considerable layman’s interest in astronomy; backyard

9 | EVERGREEN LOG WINTER 2008 (Continued from page 9) Todorovich Henry Rowley, progenitor of the Rowley line above, was a SPLINTERS member of a group known as ‘The Men of Kent,’ founders of FROM THE BOARD of ASSISTANTS the settlement of Scituate, MA. In addition to laying out the early community of Scituate in about 1628, they built and pre- Year End Statistics pared a church for the arrival of their friend and former pastor, Rev. John Lathrop who arrived from England in 1634. A monu- Membership as of December 31, 2006 2007 ment erected to ‘The Men of Kent’ is located in the Men of Regular Members 343 368 Kent cemetery on Meeting House Road in Scituate, MA. Henry Life Members 69 63 Rowley’s name is inscribed with the other members on that 40-year Members 22 14 monument. I enjoyed visiting Scituate and that cemetery as well Total 434 445 as viewing the monument in 2003. Another ancestor of whom I am especially proud is Captain Junior Members 182 215 John Cowles, who marched with his Company of minute-men General Fund $20,393.00 $23,810.85 20 April 1775 in response to the alarm of 19 April 1775 (Paul Revere’s ride.) Life Membership Fund $31,419.00 $32,449.79 It is an honor to hold the office of Captain and I enjoy par- ticipation in the Society in this way. If I’ve not yet met you, I’ll be delighted to make your acquaintance at a future Society Discovering Your Mayflower meeting! Ancestors Saturday, 26 April 2008 New on the Washington Mayflower Web The Seattle Genealogical Society (SGS) will host an all-day http://www.rootsweb.com/~wasmd/index.html seminar on the Mayflower ancestry and history. Agenda: Check out the one-page biographies of the Mayflower passen-  8:15-9 a.m. Registration: $35 SGS members, $40 non-SGS members. In- gers. These are handy for a quick bio of the passengers. cludes syllabus, display tables, sales table for genealogy books.  9 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome  9:15 - 10:30 a.m. EARLY HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS. "The May- flower Trail" in England, including Scrooby, Austerfield, Babworth, and Member Dedicates Plaque Boston. (Jean Roth, genealogist, travel agent) to Pilgrim Henry Samson  10:45 - 12 noon - REFUGE IN HOLLAND. A new home in Amsterdam, , and Delfshaven, then departure for the New World. (Jean Roth) Our Barbara L. Williams is chair  12 noon - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch Optional box lunch must be ordered by April of the GSMD Historic Sites Com- 18th. See the SGS website. mittee, a Henry Samson descen-  1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - JOURNEY TO THE NEW ENGLAND AND SETTLE- dant and a member of the Pil- MENTS. Cross the Atlantic to settlements in Plymouth and Duxbury, Mas- grim Henry Samson Kindred sachusetts. Later crossings of the Fortune, Anne, and Little James. (Jean Society. On September 25, Roth) 2007, during the GSMD’s  2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - RESEARCHING MAYFLOWER HISTORY and September 2007 Historic GENEALOGY. Visit various web sites for doing research. (Dr. David Ault) Sites Tour of England  4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. THE MAYFLOWER SOCIETY. An introduction to and Netherlands, she dedi- The Mayflower Society (Charlotte Kennedy, WA Mayflower Society) cated a plaque in memory Mark your calendar, register early, enjoy. More info at: http:// of Pilgrim Henry Sam- son, at the place of www.rootsweb.com/~waseags/program.html Henry’s baptism, his par- ish church, St. Mary the Virgin, Henlow, Berd- fordshire, England. Forty other tour members at- tended, including two Acknowledgment is made to the following publications or individuals for material used Washington Mayflower Steven & Judy Arnold members, Marilyn Connon Donna Crosby and Guy Moellendorf. Charlotte Kennedy Details and photos were pub- Ted Todorovich lished on pages 311-314, of the Don Wingerson Governor Luanne Green, December 2007 The Mayflower Plimoth Plantation Quarterly. Iowa Hawkeye Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants Fife Free Press/Milton-Edgewood Signal The Back Page Yakima Herald-Republic

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