Just in time for Thanksgiving, my cousin in Florida verified that the old family story was true.  We really did have a relative on the Mayflower on my mother's side!  (My father's side narrowly made it across the big pond by stowing away on a ship and then jumping off the coast of the Carolinas...)  Previously, we all just assumed that every family had old people in it that made the claim to be descended from the Mayflower. [Our ancestor was William Brewster, for any geneologists out there.]

We had a lovely day at my parents' home in Six Mile.  It just couldn't have been any more relaxing or pleasant.  My brother was the only out-of-towner -- he's a teacher at Lake Mary Preparatory School in Florida and made a whirlwind trip in for the holiday.

Still, my husband and I take time each year to consider the perspective of an occasional environmental ally of mine, who frequents the gubernatorial ballot in Tennessee, and who first introduced us to the Native American version of Thanksgiving.  It just supports my hypothesis that practically everyday brings the apocalypse for somebody!

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Posted by SmallWorld

This is really weird: Randy and I are descended from the SAME Mayflower ancestor! Peregrine White was THE baby born on the Mayflower in the harbor. We come from different sons of Peregrine. (We both have great-grandmothers who were Whites in Southern Illinois.) Your ancestor may have HELD our ancestor in his arms!

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Posted by QueenoftheHill

That is soooo weird. Especially since both you and Dr. Hibiscus are coming over for dinner...

Most of our ancestors on that side, even down to my maternal grandparents, wound up on big farms in upstate NY. They are Downers and Keyes. Ring any bells? We actually have a family website with photos of many of the gravestones to keep track of dates. Interested?

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