The General Society of Mayflower descendants, an association for people with proven Pilgrim descent, figures that some 10 million people in he United States and 35 million around the world can claim legitimate Pilgrim ancestry.
The Mayflower Society lists 51 Mayflower Pilgrims as possible ancestors. If you can trace your lineage to any of them, you can become a card carrying member of them.
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PRESIDENTS
If you are a Mayflower descendant, you're among illustrious company.
According to the Mayflower Society, nine U.S. presidents are descended from Mayflower Pilgrims:
John Adams
John Quincy Adams (of course)
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant
James A. Garfield
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (What, no Theodore Roosevelt?)
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush (of course)
--CootPres
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