Preliminary Mayflower Descendant Review Form 
The Idaho Mayflower Society

 

Instructions

Please print the Preliminary Mayflower Descendant Review Form and fill-out the requested information.  This is not an application, but a review to see if your proposed lineage is complete enough to start an application.  Fill it out starting with the name of your Pilgrim ancestor.  On the next line, enter his/her son or daughter, and who they married.  Continue listing each ancestor through the generations down to yourself.   Please postal mail the form (do not email) to Idaho Mayflower Society, 3888 S Twilight Rise Way, Meridian, ID 83642 Attn: Historian along with a non-refundable check for $50 made payable to SMDID (Society of Mayflower Descendants in Idaho).

For questions email:  historian@idahomayflowersociety.org.  The historian will check your information, try to determine what portion of your proposed lineage is already documented, and get back to you with the results.  Please expect to wait 4 - 5 weeks for an initial response.

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If your proposed lineage is adequately documented for each generation down to yourself, you can move to the next step.  A membership application will then need to be prepared for submission to the National Organization and verified to become a member.  Although this can take some time, we are here to guide you through acquiring the necessary documents, then writing up and submitting your application.  When you start the application process, you will need to submit a non-refundable check for $245 made payable to SMDID and sent to the address above.  The contact information enclosed will allow you to communicate with Idaho volunteer historians who have knowledge of the necessary documents and pathways to acquiring acceptable documents.  The National Society now requires obtaining official certificates (birth, marriage, death) on anyone in your lineage after the date a state or local government started issuing those certificates (often 1880 - 1900). Cities and state charge a fee for copies, so if you can find someone in your family that has a copy it will save you time and money.

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We believe you will find this an interesting process and will learn new stories along the way about the people you come from and how their lives have shaped your life and who you have become. 

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To get started let us know what of the following information you already have.  We can help you identify and locate the correct path to getting any other forms you need. You can contact volunteer historians directly at historian@idahomayflowersociety.org

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Primary Sources:  

·     Vital records of birth, marriage, and death. Applicants will need to provide copies of state issued

      certificates for birth, marriage (include marriage licenses), and death for relatives after the year 1900.

·     Church records

·     Bible records which provide relationships (a title page from the Bible is required for such a record

      to be a Bible record).

·     Deeds

·     Probate records, wills, guardianships or orphan’s court records

·     Military and pension records

·     Cemetery records

Secondary Sources:

·     County and town histories

·     Published family genealogies.

·     Federal and state census records (at least two)

·     Newspaper obituaries

·     Newspaper marriage accounts

·     Photos of gravestone inscriptions 

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The Mayflower Society in the State of Idaho—Dues and Fees

·     The Application fees for Lineage Review and Submittal to GSMD are NON-REFUNDABLE.

·     Annual dues of $45 (that is included with completed application fees) is RE-FUNDABLE TO APPLICANT

                if application is not approved.

·     Lifetime memberships are available for $655.00 and the annual dues are currently $35.00. 

                Regular membership dues are currently $45.00 annually.

                Junior membership is available for children ($25.00).

.     Application fee for a Supplemental Line is $200.00 and is NON-REFUNDABLE

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