JAMES CHILTON COLONY ! SEPTEMBER 2012 Chilton Chatter

March Colony Meeting Did You Know? Not a! of the Pilgrims le" England because they wanted #eedom #om religious persecution.

This interesting fact about the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving tells more than what we are taught in school. While several of the Pilgrims (called Separatists) did want to flee England for religious freedom, others went 1st Annual Picnic - Spruce Creek South to the New (March Colony minutes and Ancestor Role Call can be found on page 3) World for business opportunities, some were GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE hired hands and some were servants. Once again we had a great Our program was presented meeting in March. If you missed it, by Nelson Albrecht who spoke on (See additional facts Page 2) you will have another chance next “The First Comers and the U.S. year. Unless I hear differently, our Constitution”. It was a great 1st Annual Picnic met with great presentation and I certainly Please look for details as we get success. learned a lot. closer to this date. The picnic was held at Spruce Many thanks to Nancy Scrib Kelly Creek South and they did a great Formisano, Marcia Dalkalitsis, Colony Governor job. The picnic area was under Tom Hodges, Shirley Smith, Jean some old Florida trees which Albrecht and their spouses for provided shade from the sun. At making our 1st Annual Picnic a one point I wasn’t so much worried GREAT success. about the sun, but the impending Our next meeting will be held rain showers. We finished in time November 10th in The Villages. and missed the rain. ! PAGE 1 JAMES CHILTON COLONY ! SEPTEMBER 2012

DID YOU KNOW? - (CONTINUED) The Mayflower le' Plymouth England on September 6, On November 9, 1620, the Pilgrims spotted land at 1620. Cape Cod. After a search party of the healthiest men Another interesting fact about the Pilgrims is that went out to find Plimouth, they again set sail and they did not sail to the New World on their first land on December 21. attempt. There were two ships that were to sail to Pilgrims buried their dead in the dark. the New World, The and The Mayflower. During their first The Speedwell, made two attempts to leave with the winter in Plimouth, Mayflower, but each time it leaked. So the Mayflower more than half of sailed alone across the Atlantic Ocean. the Pilgrims died The Mayflower crew and the Pilgrims did not get along from illness. In very we!. order to not let the The Pilgrims were unaccustomed to the sea, and Native Americans frequently became sick. The sailors called them who lived nearby "glib-glabbety puke stockings." The Pilgrims did not know how much like the sailors' "salty" language. Another interesting their ranks had fact about the Pilgrims is that by the time the shrank, they buried journey was over, the sailors were impressed by their the dead in the dark. fortitude. The Mayflower was no luxury cruise. Native Americans and saved the day. The journey from England to the New World was an Another interesting fact about he Pilgrims is that uncomfortable one. The Mayflower was a cargo ship their two Native American friends, Squanto and and not meant to carry the 102 Pilgrims and 30 crew Samoset, spoke perfect English. Squanto taught the members. The Pilgrims had to spend most of the Pilgrims to plant with fertilizer, such as fish heads, sixty-six days of the journey underneath the ship in with their seeds. cramped quarters. The first Thanksgiving feast was based on the Jewish What makes this an interesting fact about the holiday of Sukkot. Pilgrims is their lack of hygiene. There was no In the fall, when the harvest was great and bountiful, bathroom, so they had to use buckets to relieve the Pilgrims decided to give thanks to God and their themselves. There were no showers or laundry, so Native American friends for helping them through most of the people did not bathe and wore the same their first year in the New World. clothing for all sixty-six days of the voyage! Can you imagine the bugs, the dirt and the odor on that ship? The Jewish holiday of Sukkot celebrates the fall harvest, and being religious people, the Pilgrims There was no midnight buffet on the Mayflower and the based their feast on this holiday found in the Bible. food was awful. What was served at the first Thanksgiving? The Pilgrims had very little variety in their diet. Because of the winds, they were unable to cook their The Pilgrim girls and women prepared what the men meals and ate everything cold. They ate "hardtack", a had hunted: wild turkey, wild geese, wild duck, meat dry biscuit. Insects infested much of the food that pies, lobsters, eels, clams, oysters, fresh fish of all was aboard the ship. kinds. The Native American guests brought five deer, popcorn, corn, carrots, cucumbers, turnips, onions, A baby boy was born on board the Mayflower. radishes, beets and cabbages. Despite the horrid conditions on the Mayflower, a So while you gobble up your turkey with family and baby was born while it was crossing the ocean. The friends, see if they know any of these ten interesting name of the baby who is this interesting Pilgrim fact? facts about the Pilgrims. . (Source & Image: www.infobarrle.com) The Pilgrims did not settle in the first place they landed.

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MARCH COLONY MINUTES The regular meeting of the James Chilton Colony of Nelson Albrecht spoke about “ The First Comers the Society of the Mayflower Descendants in the and the U.S. Constitution “ which was extremely State of Florida was held on Saturday, March 31, 2012, informative and was given “rave “reviews by all in at Spruce Creek South picnic grounds, Summerfield, attendance. Florida. A “Library Project” to Governor Scrib welcomed prospective members and help others determine guests: their Mayflower lineage is being planned. More The Invocation was given by Jean Albrecht details to follow and Captain Shirley Smith led everyone in the Pledge of Richard Wheeler, spoke Allegiance, the Pledge to the State Mayflower Flag about the 75th State and read The Mayflower Compact. Meeting planned for November 16th and 17th in Historian Tom Hodges conducted a role call of the Jacksonville. He extended ancestors (see Ancestor Roll Call below). an invitation to everyone to check out the State The minutes from the January 7th meeting stand website @ http:// approved. flmayflower.com. Ken Carter-Treasurer, reported that we had $ 4319.56 The dates of future as of March 31,2012. After disbursements and the meetings are : escrow of dues, we had $ 2562.87. November 10th - Regular Colony Meeting and Tom Hodges- Historian, reported that we now have Thanksgiving Feast similar to last year. 78 members and 3 dual members for a total of 81. There are 2 applications in process and Stanley Winners for the 50/50 drawn and cash prizes McKay’s membership was transferred to another distributed - Also drawn was the Door Prize” An colony up north. Apple Pie. A real “RED -WHITE and BLUE” picnic was held A wonderful time was had by all and the meeting under the shade of the old oak trees . Our Chef’s concluded with the benediction by Elder Jeanne Governor Scrib and Michael Formisano assisted by Albrecht. other members and friends cooked hot dogs and hamburgers, that with a good variety of salads and Respectfully Submitted brownies and cookies for dessert made for a Nancy Formisano/Secretary delightful lunch at noon.

ANCESTOR ROLE CALL 4 Francis Eaton 1 Henry Sampson 0 Priscilla Mullins Alden 0 0 George Soule 3 0 Edward Fuller 0 0 Mary Norris Allerton 0 2 John Tilley 2 1 Stephen Hopkins 3 Joan Hurst Tilley 1 William Bradford 3 Elizabeth Fisher Hopkins 1 3 0 5 William White 6 William Brewster 5 Richard More 1 0 Peter Browne 0 Pricilla (Mullins) Alden 1 0 James Chilton 1 William Mullins 2 Susanna White 0 3 0 0 1 Thomas Rogers 1

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Calendar

September 7th, 2012 Board Meeting - 10:00 AM to Noon

October 19th, 2012 Board Meeting - 10:00 AM to Noon

November 10th, 2012 Colony Meeting

November 16th - 17th, 2012 FSMD Annual State Meeting - Jacksonville Avenue Hotel, 3405 South Florida Ave.

January 5th, 2013 Colony Meeting

April 13th, 2013 Annual Colony Picnic - Spruce Creek South

November 9th, 2013 Colony Meeting

Contributor SCRIB KELLY James Chilton Colony Governor.

Other member contributor names and pictures will appear in future Newsletters.

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