Howland, John of the Mayflower Volume 1, The First Five Generations
- Author: Elizabeth Pearson White,
- SKU: 1131
- ISBN: 0929539311
- Our Price:
$69.50
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Description:
JOHN HOWLAND OF THE MAYFLOWER, Vol 1, The First Five Generations; Documented descendants through his first child Desire2 Howland and her husband Captain John Gorham. By Elizabeth Pearson White, CG, FASG, FNGS. 736 pp. Maps, illus, printed endsheets, 12,455 entry Every Name Index. Smythe sewn and hard cover. 1990. #1131 $59.50
"First Volume of Howland Genealogy is a Masterpiece" - The Pilgrim John Howland Society.
"John Howland of the Mayflower Volume 1 is an impressive, well done work and subsequent volumes are eagerly awaited." - The American Genealogist
"These volumes on John Howland's descendants will be a major contribution to New England genealogy." - NYG&B Record.
This long-and-eagerly awaited opus by Elizabeth White documents the multitude of descendants of Mayflower passenger John Howland through his first child, Desire (Howland) Gorham. The wait has been well worth it; scholarly reviews suggest that this is the best MAYFLOWER book ever published!
Mrs. White is well known and widely respected in the genealogical community; a former Editor of the Mayflower Quarterly, she is also a Certified Genealogist, a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, and a Fellow of the National Genealogical Society. Through the diligent work of Mrs. White and her fellow researchers, set forth in this massive book, readers will easily be able to document their descent from John Howland through his daughter Desire, whether for purposes of joining an hereditary society or simply for the thrill and satisfaction of knowing Mayflower blood runs through their veins!
Some of the surnames in the first five generations include:
Gorham (there are so many Gorhams, some have suggested this be called the Gorham Genealogy), Hawes/Hause/House/Howes, Sturgis, Hallett, Denison, Thacher, Whilldin, Daggett, Bacon, Hatch, Sproat, Dimmock, Baxter, Fuller, Cobb, Springer, Lothrop, Oldham, Clapp, Hinckley, Bourne, Champlin, Williams, Stanton, Freeman, Crocker, Otis, Harris, Leaming, Lovell, Worth, Manning, Coffin, Gardner, Bunker, Bennet, Fitch.
