Exploring Your Colonial US Ancestors: A Comprehensive Guide to Researching and Uncovering Their History

Though only 102 passengers boarded the Mayflower for Plymouth Rock in 1620, according to estimates by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, it’s estimated that millions of people worldwide can trace their roots back to them today. Even if one or more of your forbears weren’t part of that group themselves, chances are your family tree dates back at least part way through colonial America; even before this nation existed as we know it now.