Yes I do!
It's 2020, the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims on the ship Mayflower in Plymouth Colony, North America, the 28th European settlement in Atlantic North America.
The first 3 are:
about 1000 - Norse in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
1492 - Spanish in La Navidad, Hispaniola
1493 - Spanish in La Isabela, Hispaniola
But how many of those 28 settlements were successful, you ask? Well, that's a matter of interpretation. How long does a colony have to last to be considered successful? How about, were they permanently occupied from then on?
The first 3 permanent European settlements in Atlantic North America:
1496 - Spanish in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1519 - Spanish in Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, Mexico
1565 - Spanish at St. Augustine, Florida
Plymouth is the 7th permanent European settlement.
How about permanent AND English-speaking? OK, now it is sounding more familiar.
1st - 1607 - Jamestown, Virginia
2nd - 1620 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
3rd - starting in 1622 - Province of Maine
I sent in my preliminary application to join the Society of Mayflower Descendants today. Here it is:
Do you see one of your ancestors on here? See Presbury - Mayflower Pedigree Chart, West Pedigree Chart, and Spence Pedigree Chart.
Stay tuned!
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