Tag Archives: Pilgrims

The Mayflower Compact

Posted on November 26, 2015 by vanbraman

As I have been thinking of Thanksgiving today the Mayflower Compact has also come to mind. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony and was composed and signed while the Mayflower was anchored in what is … Continue reading →

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Mayflower Ancestry

Posted on November 27, 2014 by vanbraman

Religion in Family History Two years ago I wrote a post about my Pilgrim Ancestry. In the post I wrote about my ancestor Francis Sprague who had come to Plymouth Colony on the Anne in 1623. Last year I published … Continue reading →

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