The Mayflower Ancestry of Lynn Winfield Gallup
(Well, one is not exactly a descendant of the Mayflower - It was a ship, you
know. )
I was a few years into this genealogy project
when I found a family genealogy giving a line of descent from Pilgrim John Howland down to
Jonathan Macy and Lois Gorham. Though it then branched off through their son Barnabas, it
gave the birth date of their son Samuel. I was surprised to note that it was the same
birth date as for a Samuel Macy I had already determined was a 2nd great grandfather of my
dad. The reference given for this was John Howland of the Mayflower - The First Five
Generations by Elizabeth Pearson White. I had seen references to this book before but
never so closely connected to my line. The thought that the line of my father might be a
Mayflower line was more than a little exciting so I ordered a copy of the book. While
awaiting delivery I scooted about the internet and learned that Madam White was a past
president of the Mayflower Society of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and her book was considered
THE authority on the descendancy of Pilgrim John Howland.
The White book is a wonderful piece of work but it does not go
beyond this Samuel, son of Jonathan and Lois, not even so far as mentioning a marriage for
him. Further searching led me to one of the "look-up volunteers" on the
internet, those kind folks who offer to search references which they happen to own. He
told me that he had found a reference to Henry Dingman, Dad's great grandfather, in the
vital statistics of Nantucket, so I bought a copy of the statistics on CD-ROM - And there
it was, births, deaths, marriages, children, the whole works. It documented Samuel's
marriage to Lydia Folger and their daughter Rebecca, my dad's great grandmother. The
records named Rebecca's husband, Henry Dingman, and all their children including Eliza,
Dad's grandmother. All this in spite of the fact that Rebecca had left the Island and
married Henry in New York state. Thankfully, those old Nantucket Quakers just didn't let
go of their people easily.
Now, so I figured, I would simply send all my stuff to The
Mayflower Society, get my certificate and that would be that. Ha! No way. Sure, White's
book was good enough for them and so were Nantucket's vital records, but the mere fact
that I had found a bunch of secondary references from Eliza's marriage on down to me just
didn't impress the Society very much at all - They were genealogical pros and my standards
didn't cut it with them.
It was almost two years before I had acquired primary sources for
the births, marriages and deaths of the people involved. I just kept feeding them to the
Society as I found them and one day I received in the mail a very nice looking document
stating that I was certified Mayflower Descendant number 68,924.
Just as it was not necessary for me to re-prove the information
in E.P. White's book, it is now no longer necessary for a descendant who wishes to be
officially designated a "Mayflower Descendant" to prove more than their
connection into any generation of the same line as mine; it is now considered a proven
line by the Society. This line is:
First Generation
11. Lynn Winfield Gallup was born on 29 May 1933 in Portage, Columbia Co., WI. Lynn
married first Frances Emogene ("Jean") Tackett on 1 May 1951 in Washington, DC.
Jean was born on 15 May 1933 in Tupelo, MS. She died on 18 Feb 1991 in Edina, Hennepin
Co., MN and was buried in Ft. Snelling Nat'l Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. He married second
Carol Jeanne (Raleigh) Peine at Minneapolis, MN. Carol was born in Red Wing, MN.
Second Generation
21. Winfield Dyer Gallup was born 30 Oct 1892 in Binghamton, Broome Co., NY, died 25 Apr
1970 in Longmont, CO and was buried in Ft. Logan Natl. Cem., Denver, CO. Winfield married
Florence Bertha Miles on 25 Jun 1926 in Watertown, Coddington Co., SD.
22. Florence Bertha Miles was born on 26 Apr 1904 in Conde, SD. She died on 3 Sep 1985 in
Tucson, AZ from a fall down a stairs at the nursing school, Tucson, and was buried in 1985
in Fort Logan Nat'l Cemetery, Denver, CO.
Third Generation
31. Elam D. Gallup was born 14 Mar 1856 in Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY, died 21 Oct 1921
in St. Peter, Nicollet Co., MN from Senile Dementia and was buried 23 Oct 1921 in New Ulm
City Cemetery, Brown Co., MN. Elam married Georgia A. Dyer on 10 Dec 1876.
32. Georgia A. Dyer was born on 26 Mar 1859 in Schoharie Co., NY. She died on 8 Mar 1906
in Binghamton, Broome Co., NY and was buried in Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, NY,
plot number 57.
Fourth Generation
41. Amos Gallup was born on 26 Feb 1818 in Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY. He died on
2 Jul 1882 in Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery,
Jefferson, NY. Amos married Eliza Dingman on 18 Jan 1852.
42. Eliza Dingman was born on 10 May 1828 in Claverack/Hudson, Columbia Co., NY or
Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY. She died on 24 Oct 1902 in Binghamton, NY and was buried on
26 Oct 1902 in the family plot with her husband.
Fifth Generation
51. Henry (Hendryk) Dingman was born on 10 Jan 1783 in Claverack/Hudson, Columbia Co., NY
and was christened on 9 Mar 1783 in Kinderhook Reformed Church, Kinderhook, NY. He died on
9 Jan 1872 in Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY and was buried on his farm between Jefferson
and Summit, NY. Henry married Rebecca Macy on 18 Apr 1813.
52. Rebecca Macy was born on 3 Jul 1789 in Nantucket, MA. She died on 16 May 1860 in
Jefferson, Schoharie Co., NY, and was buried in the private plot with her husband.
Sixth Generation
61. Samuel Macy was born on 18 Feb 1765 in Nantucket, MA. He died on 13 Feb 1838 in (pos.)
Claverack/Hudson, Columbia Co., NY. Samuel married Lydia Folger on 29 Jun 1786 in
Nantucket, MA.
62. Lydia Folger was born 12 Apr 1767 in Nantucket, MA, and died 21 Aug 1831 in (pos.)
Claverack/Hudson, Columbia Co., NY.
Seventh Generation
71. Jonathan Macy was born on 8 Jun 1725 in Nantucket, MA. He died on 17 Jun 1798 in
Nantucket, MA. Jonathan married Lois Gorham on 6 Dec 1744 in Nantucket, MA.
72. Lois Gorham was born on 5 Jan 1728 in Barnstable, MA. She died on 10/11 Mar 1804 in
Nantucket, MA.
Eighth Generation
81. Stephen Gorham was born on 23 Jun 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA. He died in
1743 in Nantucket, MA. Stephen married Elizabeth Gardner on 25 Dec 1703 in (prob.)
Nantucket, MA.
82. Elizabeth Gardner was born after 1685 in (prob.) Salem, MA, and died 22 Jul 1763 in
(prob.) Salem, MA or (pos.) Nantucket, MA.
Ninth Generation
91. John Gorham, IV, Lt. Col. was born on 20 Feb 1651/1652 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co.,
MA. He died on 11 Nov 1716 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA and was buried in Cobb's Hill
Cemetery, Barnstable, MA. John married Mary Otis on 24 Feb 1673/1674 in Barnstable,
Barnstable Co., MA.
92. Mary Otis was born 14 Mar 1652/1653/1654 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 1
Apr 1733 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA and was buried in Cobb's Hill East Cemetery,
Barnstable, MA.
Tenth Generation
101. John Gorham, III, Capt. was christened on 28 Jan 1620/1621 in Benefield,
Northamptonshire, England. was buried on 5 Feb 1676/1677 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. John
married Desire Howland about 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.
102. Desire Howland was born (prob.) 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, and died 13 Oct
1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA.
Eleventh Generation
111. John Howland, Sr. (Mayflower passenger) was born about 1592 in Huntingdon-Fenstanton,
Cambridgeshire, England. He died on 23 Feb 1672 in Rocky Nook, Kingston (Plymouth), MA and
was buried in Burial Hill, Rocky Nook, Kingston, MA. John married Elizabeth Tilley
(Mayflower passenger) on 25 May 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.
112. Elizabeth Tilley was born in 1606/1607 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England and was
christened on 30 Aug 1607 in St. Mary the Virgin Church, Henlow, Huntingdonshire, England.
She died on 21/31 Dec 1687 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA.
Twelfth Generation
121. John Tilley (Mayflower passenger) was christened on 19 Dec 1571 in Henlow,
Bedfordshire, England. He died between 11 Jan and 10 Apr 1620/1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth
Co., MA from starvation & exposure and was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. John
married Joan Hurst (Mayflower passenger) on 20 Sep 1596 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England.
122. Joan Hurst was christened on 13 Mar 1567/1568 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. She
died a few months before 10 Apr 1620/1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA from starvation
& exposure.
Rescue of Pilgrim John Howland
(Had that tiny speck of a man failed to grab the rope, this 8th great grandchild of his
would not be here!)
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The two images on this page are through the courtesy of Mike Haywood, the artist. More of
his Mayflower work may be seen at:
http://www.mikehaywoodart.co.uk/mayflower.html
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