PROSPECTIVE
MEMBER
If you are a descendant of Pilgrim John Howland and his wife,
Elizabeth Tilley, who were passengers on the ship Mayflower
and who landed at Plymouth in 1620, you are most cordially invited
to become a member of this Society. Since this Society was formed
in 1897, over 2,700 descendants have joined and today we have
over 1200 members, who are scattered throughout the country
and the world.
Our main purpose is to retain possession of Howland House which
the Society purchased on 1913. This museum house had been restored
and appropriately furnished so that it can be shown to the public
during the summer months. We, also, maintain the home site property
in Rocky Nook, Kingston, where John and Elizabeth lived in their
later years. This can be located on Howland Lane and a large
memorial marker can be seen on it. We aid research activities
relating to our forbears and preserve and publish manuscripts
relating to them and their families. To keep our members in
touch with our activities and Howland affairs, we publish The
Howland Quarterly. Each year we hold our Annual
Meeting at the Howland House in Plymouth , Massachusetts.
This usually takes place on the fourth Saturday in August
except in the year when the Mayflower Congress meets in Plymouth,
when we meet on the Saturday after Labor Day, as many of our
members belong to the
Mayflower Society, it is a convenience for those coming
from a distance to have our meetings at about the same time.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT - Application for
membership shall be accompanied by documentation/references
proving lineal descent from John Howland.
These are the various types of membership:
ANNUAL: For descendants of John Howland
who are over 21.
Entrance fee $20.00 plus annual dues of $12.00 - Total $32.00
JUNIOR: For descendants of John Howland
under 21.
$25.00 only charge until age 21.
LIFE: Payment of life membership fee of
$175.00 either when joining or after election to membership
(any type).
MARRIAGE AND PATENTAGE: For husbands and
wives of descendants of John Howland who became parents of
a descendant child. Entrance fee $20.00 plus annual dues $12.00.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING
AND DOCUMENTING (REFERENCING)
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP WORKSHEET
COMPLETING WORKSHEET
The Worksheet can be prepared on a typewriter or neatly printed
by hand.
DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET
(605KB)
(requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader™)
Please give names of all persons from the Pilgrim John Howland
to the applicant with places and dates of births, marriages
and deaths for all as known.
If an applicant has more than one marriage, information should
be given on all, with dates and places.
All dates should be in the order DAY, MONTH, YEAR, i.e. 12
June 1630.
Documentation (reference) is listed on page 3. Be sure documentation
links generations. Example: Gen 7 - documentation should link
generation 7 with generation 6.
DOCUMENTATION- REFERENCE
One (1) copy of ALL documentation (reference) must be supplied.
These are placed on file and will NOT be returned.
* For members of the Mayflower
Society, please send a photocopy of your approved Mayflower
Society application for references, in addition to sending
a copy of your Pilgrim John Howland Society application.
Examples of Documentation are:
1. Vital Records of Birth, Marriages and/or Death
2. Bible Records - include a copy of the Tide Page and statement
of ownership
3. Mortality Schedules and Cemetery Records
4. Probate Records
5. Land Records or Deeds or Division of Property
6. Guardianship or Orphan's Court Records
7. Contemporary family Letters and Records
8. Tax Assessment or Exemption Lists
9. Military or Pension Records and Land Bounty Records
10. Federal or State Census Records
11. Church Records
12. Town or County Histories - include Title Page
13. Genealogies - include Title Page
14. Genealogical Publications
DOCUMENTATION/REFERENCES OF FILE
Applicant does not have to resubmit documentation on file
with The Society. Applicant should note what was filed and
give Society Number of member who filed. The Registrar can
help from papers on file.
If two or more members of one family join at the same time,
only one applicant needs to file documentation for similar
generations.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Registrar with any
questions or problems you may have pertaining to the application
worksheet. Also applicants can contact the Registrar to determine
if any generations of the line have already been proved (documented).
Contact: Mrs.
Judith Elfring, Registrar
When the application worksheet had the approval of the Registrar,
one copy of the "Application for Membership" will
be returned for completion (Worksheet will be included).
Please not send in the worksheet, use it as a worksheet
only. Please contact our
Registrar for the actual paper work.
Please send no fees/due with the worksheet
application.
Please mail the completed paperwork
to:
Mrs. Judith Elfring
365 North Road
Yarmouth, ME 04096
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