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Florida Pilgrim - Winter 2015 Page 1 Newsletter of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Florida The Mayflower Chartered 31 July 1937 by Dr. Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs Director, Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Leiden, Netherlands Copyright (c) 2011-2015 J. D. Bangs. Vol. 40 No. 3 Winter 2015 Richard S. Wheeler, Editor All rights reserved. Used with Dr. Bangs’ written permission. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Dear Fellow Florida Mayflower Society Members: Thanksgiving and the FSMD Fall Meeting have come and gone – and now we are preparing for the Christmas and New Year festivities. I hope all of you are en- joying the music and spirit of these times with family and friends. I can’t believe that one year has already gone by, and we are about to enter the year 2016. Kathleen and I have visited colonies in Tallahassee, Miami, Sara- sota, Ocala, The Villages, Naples (twice) and met so many wonderful “cousins.” We look forward to visiting many more colonies in 2016 – and, again, meeting more “cousins.” Governor Kenneth E. Carter We were pleased to represent FSMD at the General Board of Assistants at the <><> IN THIIS ISSUE <><> Foxwoods Resort in Ledyard, CT. Then we had the pleasure of being invited to join the crew of the Shallop Elizabeth Tilley on a day sail around Plymouth Har- Governor’s Message 1 bor with our “four generations.” Our son Steven was able to arrange it and we were joined by granddaughter Meaghan & her husband, Joseph and their son Membership Changes 2 (our great-grandson) James and granddaughter Erin and Steven’s mother Nancy joined us from Spain. We had a great time – with lots of pictures. Florida Society Necrology 3 (2014-2015) Remember, our Spring BOA Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016 Members’ Help Needed in at the Holiday Inn Express Tampa North – Telecom Drive, Tampa, FL – hope to Lobbying Congress 4 see all colonies represented - . News from our Colonies 5-9 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! Report from 2015 Annual Meeting 9-14 Merry Christmas Wishes 15 Ken Legal “Stuff” from Editor 16 Ken Carter FSMD Governor Membership Info Changes 16 The Florida Pilgrim - Winter 2015 page 1 “All natural persons over eighteen (18) years of age who can prove to FSMD’s and GSMD’s satis- faction that they are descended from a passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which terminat- ed at Plymouth, New England, in December 1620 shall be eligible for Regular Membership pursu- ant to Section 3 of this Article IV.” Article IV, Section 1, FSMD Constitution & By-Laws MEMBERSHIP CHANGES (from 1 October 2015 hrough 30 November 2015) NEW MEMBERS Name Location Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Arthur Alan Arsenault DeBary 88786/5163 Richard More Howland Carlene Michelle Arsenault Furukawa Aiea, HI 88787/5164 Richard More Howland Katherine Louise (Jamieson) Adamo Port Charlotte 88788/5165 George Soule Tilley Ellen Dolliver Vaillancourt Leesburg 88789/5166 Stephen Hopkins Chilton Christina Lynn Lopus Mercer Island, WA 88842/5169 John Alden Standish Eileen Patricia (McNerney) Steele The Villages 88849/5170 Henry Samson Chilton Arthur James Proulx Somerville, NJ 88866/5171 Thomas Rogers Bradford Beatrice Fairbanks Cayzer Palm Beach 88987/5173 John Howland Bradford Catherine Margaret Rayburn Tampa 88988/5174 John Howland Bradford Katie Marie (Rondeau) Wright Severn, MD 88993/5175 Stephen Hopkins Standish Amy Beth (Rondeau) Owens Alexandria, VA 88994/5176 Stephen Hopkins Standish Elizabeth Ann Lee-Fulford Fort Lauderdale 88995/5177 Francis Cooke Alden Kelsa Lee Krohn Fort Myers 89001/5178 John Howland Standish Kristyn Nicole Stetson Bonita Springs 89002/5179 John Alden Standish Wesley Sherman Richardson Melbourne 89003/5180 John Howland Cooke Jill Susan (McCrea) Iorio Port St. Lucie 89026/5181 George Soule Hopkins TRANSFERS IN/OUT John Curtiss Glynn Jr. Sun City Center 81765/5162 John Alden Tilley TRANSFER IN FROM TN Joyce Ann Bever Cahill Longwood 73501/5167 Richard Warren Howland TRANSFER IN FROM CT Sandra Raub Bell Smyth Naples 72629/5168 George Soule Standish TRANSFER IN FROM CT Theresa Marie Rochon Peterson LaBelle 78025/5172 John Alden Samson TRANSFER IN FROM PA Alyssa Grace Langgood Ponte Vedra 88500/5182 John Billington Warren TRANSFER IN FROM NC Donald Robb 85764/4944 Myles Standish Fuller TRANSFER OUT TO MA Forrest Cedric Myers 85449/4914 John Howland Samson TRANSFER OUT TO PA SUPPLEMENTALS Name Location Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Julia Belle Simison 77038/4270 Henry Samson Cooke RESIGNED IN GOOD STANDING Lawrence Everett Lymburner Jr. 67549/3634 Stephen Hopkins Standish Robert Eugene Burt 47152/3699 James Chilton Brewster Barbara Elizabeth Boutin 83868/4781 Stephen Hopkins Warren IN MEMORIAM Name Date of Death Gen/FL #s Ancestor Colony Ruth Louise Henshaw 11 Apr 2015 45583/2314 Thomas Rogers Brewster Marilyn Hessar Ward 25 Apr 2013 57692/3118 John Howland Tilley Nancy Makepeace Paty 10 Oct 2015 80142/4485 Thomas Rogers Allerton Karoline Lenore Kielbama Kurlander 28 May 2014 86861/5036 Francis Cooke Allerton Lois Nangle Crossley 22 Nov 2015 52846/2794 Myles Standish Bradford Marjorie Waite Hassell 17 Nov 2015 61646/3443 Thomas Rogers Tilley The Florida Pilgrim - Winter 2015 page 2 We remember with loving and grateful hearts those of our fellow passengers who have moved on from this transitory life to eternal life with the Father. FLORIDA SOCIETY NECROLOGY (2014-2015) COLONY MEMBER PASSENGER John Alden Colony Ellen Bent Kirby John Billington Isaac Allerton Colony Susan Diane Culverhouse John Alden & William Mullins Karoline Lenore Kurlander Francis Cooke Nancy Makepeace Paty Thomas Rogers William Bradford Colony Nomina Cox Horton Stephen Hopkins Anne Ashton Kelly John Howland Richard Lindsley Hurtley Edward Fuller & William Bradford John Howland & John Tilley Robert George Maas Sr. John Alden Jay Hopkins Tiffin James Chilton Lois Nangle Crossley Myles Standish William Brewster Colony Ruth Louise Henshaw Thomas Rogers Verne June Voelker John Howland & Thomas Rogers Verlyn Foster Powell John Alden Francis Cooke Colony Joan Baer Drury Richard Warren Edward Fuller Colony Blythe Jamieson Thomas William Brewster & Stephen Hopkins Thomas Rogers & Henry Samson Alys Yager Morrison George Soule John Howland Colony Renaldo Hamilton James Chilton & Stephen Hoplkins Francis Cooke & Richard Warren William Mullins Colony Rosalie Lucile Clark Isaac Allerton Henry Samson Colony Robert Norma White III Myles Standish Myles Standish Colony Dorothy Francis Erikson Francis Eaton & Thomas Rogers Edith Catherine Sachs Isaac Allerton & John Howland Elizabeth Tilley Colony Betty Margaret Styer John Howland & Thomas Rogers & Stephen Hopkins Marilyn Hessar Ward John Howland Sharon Marie Pratt George Soule Dorothy Mae Hawkins Edward Fuller Marjorie Waite Hassell Thomas Rogers & William Brewster Edward Winslow Colony Stephanie Earle Richard Warren The Florida Pilgrim - Winter 2015 page 3 MEMBERS’ HELP NEEDED IN LOBBYING CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE MINTING OF SPECIAL MAYFLOWER COMMEMORATIVE COIN IN OBSERVANCE OF 400TH ANNIVERARY OF LANDING OF THE MAYFLOWER IN CAPE COD BAY IN 1620 FSMD Deputy Governor Jim Preston sent this email reminder: he Society of Mayflower Descendants is rapidly approaching our 400th Anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620 in Plymouth. To commemorate this milestone in American and Mayflower history a special half dollar coin has been pro- T posed to be minted by the U.S. Treasury for the year 2020. A similar coin was authorized by Congress in 1920 honoring those brave souls who made the perilous journey so long ago. U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) have introduced bills in Congress to au- thorize the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims. This coin would honor the Pil- grims from whom we are descendants and help in our mission to educate the public about this important part of American history. As a member of the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants, would you take just a moment to email Florida Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio to ask them to co-sponsor Senate Bill S.1715 in the Senate and email your U.S. Representa- tive in the House to request they co- sponsor House Bill HR.2980 in the House to authorize the Congress to have these coins minted? Here is my email message to Senator Nelson as a sample: Message: Dear Senator Nelson, I am writing as a member of the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants to request your support as a cosponsor for Senate Bill S.1715, "A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims." This bill was initially sponsored by Senator John Hoeven and introduced on 7/8/2015. Such coins will honor the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower Pilgrims on our shores. The General Society of May- flower Descendants has over 28,000 proud members across America whose lineage descends from those brave Pilgrims who ventured across the ocean in search of freedom. This important bill will help us with our mission to educate the public about this important part of our American history. In 1620, a small group of barely 100 souls arrived in New England after a perilous jour- ney to establish a settlement in the New World. They arrived in Plymouth where they began a "civil body politic" through the Mayflower Compact which set a precedent for self-governance that remains to this day. In 1920 the Congress authorized the mint to produce a similar coin in commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. This legislation has bipartisan support. Senator Hoeven (R-ND), represents one party and the House sponsor of the corresponding bill, Representa- tive Bill Foster, (D-IL), represents the other with HR.2980. You may contact staff member Tyler Hardy in Senator Hoeven's office to find out the details of this bill.
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