Mayflower Ancestry Professional Research

An estimated 35 million people can claim descent from a Mayflower passenger….. Could you be one of them?

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Plimouth Plantation on a recent visit.

November 9, 2020 marked the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, bringing its 102 passengers, known as the Pilgrims, to America—and with them many of the the ideals and spirit that shaped America’s development.  More people than ever are becoming curious whether they have a family connection to the Mayflower.

As a Boston-Providence metropolitan area-based professional genealogist—and a proven Mayflower descendant myself—I can help you discover your Mayflower roots:

  • Over 25 years of professional experience researching ancestral roots in Massachusetts, New England and beyond;
  • Access to the premiere facilities for Mayflower research, including the New England Historic Genealogical Society research library in Boston, the General Society of Mayflower Descendants library in Plymouth, the Massachusetts State Archives and Massachusetts Historical Society;
  • I have proven my own Mayflower descent, and my research qualifies for membership in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants;
  • My research has been peer-reviewed and published in the Mayflower Descendant.  Read a sample of my work below.

Once we establish your Mayflower ancestry, I can also help you apply for membership in your state’s Mayflower Society chapter and at the national level.

Please contact me to get started.

WORK SAMPLE:  [Read PDF] Mark A. Wentling, “Joseph Brownell (1699-ca.1773) of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and Little Compton, Rhode Island: Corrections to the Identities of His Wives and Children,” Mayflower Descendant [subscribe], 71 (Summer 2023): 132-163.

Note: Legacy Family Tree Webinar subscribers can also view an online presentation of the above published case study. I receive a small royalty for each view.