Contents

The back of the book. Every family line, every major page, every named ancestor from every AncestorTable placard in the archive. Scannable, not a menu.

The archive’s deepest fully documented immigrant ancestors are the founding families of Nantucket and the Mayflower passengers of 1620. The notable ancestors and cousins are indexed at Notable Ancestors and Cousins.

218 unique ancestors across 31 lines. The list grows with the archive, ancestors auto-appear once their placard has a PID.

Notable Cousins

Three documented cousins from a family tree that intersects with American history.

  • ●Benjamin Franklin1706-1790LJLQ-WRC1st cousin, 10x removed

    Founding Father, printer, inventor, diplomat. The man on the hundred-dollar bill shares your maternal great-grandmother’s blood through Peter Folger of Nantucket.

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  • ●Lucretia Coffin Mott1793-1880LRBB-TZHvia Capt. Nathaniel Coffin

    Quaker abolitionist who led the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the founding moment of American women’s rights. Hosted Frederick Douglass. Same Nantucket Coffin line as ours.

    Read more on Wikipedia ↗
  • ●Gen. John Coffin1756-1838via Capt. Nathaniel Coffin

    Fought at Bunker Hill on the British side during the American Revolution. Exiled to New Brunswick after the war. Became a British Army general, the Loyalist branch of your own family, blood cousins who chose the other side of the Revolution.

    Read more on Wikipedia ↗

A. By Line

Every family-line page in the archive, grouped by region. Plus the major landing pages and research-in-progress.

The Big Picture

Cape Cod & The Islands

Fall River & New Bedford

The Mayflower

French-Canadian

Active Research

Notable Stories

Major Pages

B. By Ancestor

Alphabetical by surname (with titles stripped). Each name links to the line page where that ancestor appears in a placard, if on multiple lines, all are listed. Source links open primary genealogical records.

C. By Cousin

Notable cousins with documented most-recent-common-ancestor chains. Each links to a dedicated page with the descent tree, confidence rationale, and sources.

D. Ancestor Spotlights

Deep-dive pages on direct ancestors of particular historical weight. Each spotlight includes biography, accomplishments, the descent chain to the brothers, and notable cousins through that ancestor.

E. Research in Progress

Ancestors and theories still under investigation, unsourced claims, partial chains, and active research tracks.

Jump:A. By LineB. By AncestorC. By CousinD. Ancestor SpotlightsE. Research in Progress