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Turkey In 1621, English colonists and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest feast in Plymouth. Thanks to help from theMayflower,Massachusetts, andProfile Improvement projects, we're featuring attendees of this meal in ourConnection Checkers game.

To play, first click here to see which of these is closest to you on our Big Tree:

William Bradford
Francis Billington
Mary Brewster
Elizabeth Howland
Priscilla (Mullins) Alden
Henry Samson
Constance Snow
George Soule, Sr.
Myles Standish
Elizabeth Walker (wife of Richard Warren who was at the meal; Elizabeth came over a couple years later).
Chief Massasoit
Edward Winslow

Second, attempt to verify your connection to one of them. In seven days (December 2), three players will be declared the winners and entered in the Connection Checkers Hall of Fame:

The player who has the shortest verified path to one of the connections.
The player who has the longest verified path to one of the connections.
The player who verifies the most individual connection steps for themselves and by helping others. [current scores]

Please join us, even if you don't know where to begin. Start by simply posting an answer below with a link to a connection you'll try to verify. Then post updates by editing or commenting on your answer. If you get stuck, ask a question and others may be able to help. [m ore information]

P.S. Help us with next week'sCemeteries Connection Checkers game.

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Here are the winners for last week's Country Music Connection Checkers Game:
Shortest path verified: Eric Weddington to Loretta (Webb) Lynn (10 Steps)
Longest path verified: Debra Akin to John Ray Cash (52 Steps)
Most steps verified: Jean (Hannaford) Paradis (92 Steps)
Two new Connection Checkers Player badges were awarded.
Ahem... not to be too nit-picky, and no disrespect intended for my 11th great grandmother Elizabeth Walker Warren, but she in fact WAS NOT THERE at the first Thanksgiving. Her husband Richard was there, and I'm sure he sorely missed her, but she and their daughters, including Mary from whom I descend four different ways, arrived on theAnne in 1623.
I was curious, myself, why she (an amazing person, obviously) was included, but not Richard...

She is one of my favorite ancestor stories, though!
@Jean and @Loretta - We always have a large selection of greats to choose from and it's tough to narrow the list down to 12. Thanks for sharing your favorites!

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Ditto...my 12th great-grandmother, though I think of Richard as the one who was at the Thanksgiving feast.

Sandy Patak · Answer 1 · 2025-11-25T17:23:02+0000

I am 15 degrees fromEdward Winslow and half way verified! Not Verified... I was not confident on a few spouses.

Moving on toConstance Snow, at 14 degrees, who shares half of the connections that Edward Winslow did with me. Weird. Not Verified...yet.

Nice, Sandy! This should be a fun game. I'm sure some players will have close connections.

Eric Weddington · Answer 2 · 2025-11-25T17:25:05+0000

13 degrees from George Soule - VERIFIED
13 degrees from Henry Samson - VERIFIED
13 degrees from Constance Snow - VERIFIED
14 degrees from Mary Brewster - VERIFIED
14 degrees from Elizabeth Howland - VERIFIED
14 degrees from Priscilla Alden - VERIFIED
14 degrees from Myles Standish - VERIFIED
15 degrees from William Bradford - VERIFIED
15 degrees from Elizabeth Warren - VERIFIED
16 degrees from Edward Winslow - VERIFIED
16 degrees from Francis Billington - VERIFIED

I can't form a valid connection to Massasoit Wampanoag. There's just not enough early profiles with enough sources.

I may definitely give it a shot. There are multiple paths to each connection that I can attempt. It may take me the rest of the week though.
Hi Eric! Thanks for verifying the connections. In the future, if you could post an answer on the first one you wish to verify and then comment on that answer for each additional one you verify throughout the week vs listing all in one post, it would be appreciated.

Thanks so much for playing Connection Checkers!
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Connection_Checkers
States:

"#4. Update your G2G post by editing it or adding a comment when you want to tell others about your progress, choose a different path, or announce that you have verified a path."

I'm attempting to verify all paths, and I'm editing the post, per the instructions.
I followed the directions too, in previous weeks, but was told by her to do it differently. I don't get it.

Eowyn Langholf · Answer 3 · 2025-11-25T17:26:05+0000

13 degrees from George Soule with just one marriage! (Also 13 from Elizabeth Howland but I will start with verifying George.)

You have me beat by one on Elizabeth... and now have me curious.

Lyn Young · Answer 4 · 2025-11-25T17:26:43+0000

I'm going to start with a possible 12º connection to Elizabeth Howland.

Update: Had to go to 15º on her. But I've discovered one, and possibly more, mistakes in Mayflower descendancy. I'm fixing them today, with the Mayflower Project's permission and so some of my, and everyone else's, connection paths may change during the week.

Update: I found the proof and did the 12º on Eliz. Howland.

VERIFIED:

Elizabeth (Tilly) Howland at 12º and 10th gg

Priscilla (Mullins) Alden at 13º and 11th gg

Myles Standish at 13º and 11th gg

William Bradford at 13º and 11th gg

Elizabeth Warren at 13º and 11th gg

Henry Samson at 13º and 11th gg

Constance Snow at 14º and 11th gg-aunt

George Soule at 14º

Francis Billington at 14º

Edward Winslow at 14º and 11th gg-uncle

Mary Brewster at 15º and 12th gg-aunt

Lyn - you might have the lowest one of the week! Pop back in and share the results of your verifying.
Could you let us know about the errors you found? In whose lineage, etc.? TYVM

Jean Paradis · Answer 5 · 2025-11-25T17:36:42+0000

Happy Thanksgiving to Connection Checkers! I descend directly from nine of the twelve listed this week, so I look forward to discovering many new cousins! I will list those I have already verified, and work on those I have not- I hope to post connections to all twelve this week. cool The first five listed here are my 9th great grandparents:

William Bradford verified at 11 degrees.

Francis Billington verified at 11 degrees.

Henry Samson verified at 11 degrees.

Constance Snow verified at 11 degrees.

George Soule verified at 11 degrees.

These next two are my 10th great grandmothers:

Elizabeth Tilley Howland verified at 12 degrees.

Priscilla Mullins Alden verified at 12 degrees.

These next two are my 11th great grandmothers:

Mary (unknown) Brewster verified at 13 degrees.

Elizabeth Walker Warren verified at 13 degrees.

Edward Winslow, my 9th great grand uncle, verified at 12 degrees.

Myles Standish, my 8th great grand aunt's father-in-law, 13 degrees.

Oh cousin, it is the week for all our matching Mayflower lines, LOL!
Jean - 11 degrees is awesome and SO many! Great job and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Debra Akin · Answer 6 · 2025-11-25T17:43:22+0000

Only directly related to one person. Will try and verify:

Henry Samson - 6th cousin 11xR - verified at 34° (no checkmarks on pre-1500 profiles)

Roger Stong · Answer 7 · 2025-11-25T17:47:04+0000

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Jacque Koscheski · Answer 8 · 2025-11-25T17:56:57+0000

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Kari Undbekken · Answer 9 · 2025-11-25T18:22:14+0000

My 19 degrees fromElisabeth Warren, is Verified

20 degrees from William Bradford, verified.

18 degrees from Elisabeth Howland (Tilly-73) through her daughter Hannah Howland-178), and 19 degrees throuhg her daughter Desire Howland-7, is verified.

19 degrees from Pricilla Alden (Mullins-7) through her daughter Ruth Alden-1, and 21 degrees trrough her daughter Elisabeth Alden-7 , is verified.

22 degrees from Henry Samson-27, through his daughter Elisabeth Samson-30, and 22 degrees from his son Stephen-25 , is verified

22 degrees from from George Soule-33 , through his son Nathaniel Soule-89 , is verified.

22 degrees from Edvard Winslow-83 , through his brother John Winslow-77 , and 22 degrees through his brother Josiah Winslow-3 , is verified

Sorry, but l can't find the link to include, so maybe i should take a break. l'll have my son look into it, when he have a chance.

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Awesome, Kari! This might be the fastest I've seen you verify the longer connections. Great job! Who is up next?

(I added the connection link to your post just to make it a bit easier for Darren who awards the winner's badges).
Thank's for your help Sandy. l know several languages, but unfortunately not computer languages, completely ignorant. So l am still trying to figure out how to send the link over to G2G. l read in your reply to someone els, that seemed simple, You say that after copying, go to G2G and click on the icon that looks like a chain link. But no, no icon that looks like a chain link is visible on my computer, in G2G. Can American and European computers be a bit different?
Hi Kari - you are doing great. I am so impressed by your languages.

The chain link icon appears when you edit your answer or make a new answer or a new comment. Other icons that also appear are the B (for bold), I (for Italics), I (for underline), etc. Those might be a bit different on your computer but they are also standard.

I don't think it is any different for European or American computers. I asked another WikiTree'er in England and the single chain link icon appears for them.

But definitely don't let those hold you back from playing Connection Checkers. Until we figure it out, I'm always here to help. I always look forward to seeing your connections every week and the bits of info you share.

Bob Keniston · Answer 10 · 2025-11-25T19:25:48+0000

First on my list isElizabeth Walker at 15 degrees - VERIFIED

Edward Winslow, 15 degrees - VERIFIED

William Bradford, 16 degrees- VERIFIED

Francis Billington, 16 degrees - VERIFIED

Mary Brewster, 15 degrees - VERIFIED

Elizabeth Howland, 13 degrees - VERIFIED

Priscilla Alden, 15 degrees - VERIFIED

Henry Samson, 14 degrees - VERIFIED

Constance Snow, 14 degrees - VERIFIED

Myles Standish, 15 degrees - VERIFIED

Thanks for playing Connection Checkers again this week, Bob! Pop back in and let us know how the verifying goes.

Kathy Nava · Answer 11 · 2025-11-25T19:28:59+0000

I am going to verifyElizabeth Warren as she is 13 degrees (adopted) and 14 degrees (bio) from me.

I have verified her on my adopted maternal paternal line.

Thanks for sharing both connections, Kathy. I think it's important to be able to show the connections on biological lines and non biological lines.

Cathy Brandstetter · Answer 12 · 2025-11-25T20:02:21+0000

[[Bradford-24|William Bradford (bef.1590-1657)]] is my 9th great-grandfather and I believe I've previously verified this so I'll also attempt to verify more of these ancestors! Connection Path to 11 degrees.

Ninth great granddaughter (Confident)

1. Cathy is the daughter ofLydia (Kerr) Lee
2. Lydia is the daughter ofMary Shaw (Pope) Kerr (1900-1973)
3. Mary is the daughter ofFanny Laura (Shaw) Pope (1875-1961)
4. Fanny is the daughter ofMary Alice (Bissell) Shaw (1843-1910)
5. Mary is the daughter ofWilliam Henry Augustus Bissell (1814-1893)
6. William Henry is the son ofEzekiel Bissell (1764-1824)
7. Ezekiel is the son ofDaniel Bissell III (1724-1814)
8. Daniel is the son ofJerusha (Fitch) Bissell (1699-1780)
9. Jerusha is the daughter ofAlice (Bradford) Fitch (abt.1659-1745)
10. Alice is the daughter ofWilliam Bradford Jr. (1624-1704)
11. William is the son ofWilliam Bradford (bef.1590-1657)
This makes William the ninth great grandfather of Cathy.

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Connection Path to 13 Degrees

[[Walker-1209|Elizabeth (Walker) Warren (bef.1583-1673)]]

11th great granddaughter (Confident)

1. Cathy is the daughter of Lydia (Kerr) Lee
2. Lydia is the daughter of Harry Watt Kerr (1893-1963)
3. Harry is the son of Lydia Jane (Watt) Kerr (1868-1902)
4. Lydia is the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth (Bryant) Watt (1848-1900)
5. Sarah is the daughter of Roswell Bryant (abt.1810-1888)
6. Roswell is the son of Lydia Horton (Ballou) Briant (1779-abt.1849)
7. Lydia is the daughter of Benjamin Ballou (1746-1834)
8. Benjamin is the son of Lydia (Harris) Ballou (abt.1728-1773)
9. Lydia is the daughter of Lydia (Sprague) Harris (1699-abt.1736)
10. Lydia is the daughter of Anthony Sprague II (abt.1663-bef.1729)
11. Anthony is the son of Elizabeth (Bartlett) Sprague (abt.1636-1713)
12. Elizabeth is the daughter of Mary (Warren) Bartlett (abt.1610-1683)
13. Mary is the daughter of Elizabeth (Walker) Warren (bef.1583-1673)
This makes Elizabeth the 11th great grandmother of Cathy.

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Connection Path to 13 Degrees

[[Tilley-73|Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland (1607-1687)]]

11th great granddaughter (Confident)

1. Cathy is the daughter of Lydia (Kerr) Lee
2. Lydia is the daughter of Harry Watt Kerr (1893-1963)
3. Harry is the son of Lydia Jane (Watt) Kerr (1868-1902)
4. Lydia is the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth (Bryant) Watt (1848-1900)
5. Sarah is the daughter of Lydia (Tryon) Bryant (abt.1810-1895)
6. Lydia is the daughter of William Tryon (abt.1784-aft.1864)
7. William is the son of Elizabeth (Lewis) Tryon (1762-bef.1815)
8. Elizabeth is the daughter of Timothy Lewis (1727-1818)
9. Timothy is the son of John Lewis (bef.1700-1737)
10. John is the son of Elizabeth (Huckins) Lewis (1671-1741)
11. Elizabeth is the daughter of Hope (Chipman) Cobb (1652-1728)
12. Hope is the daughter of Hope (Howland) Chipman (abt.1629-1683)
13. Hope is the daughter of Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland (1607-1687)
This makes Elizabeth the 11th great grandmother of Cathy.

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Connection Path to 14 Degrees

[[Unknown-199693|Mary (Unknown) Brewster (abt.1568-1627)]]

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edited2 days agobyCathy Brandstetter

Connection Path to 13 Degrees

[[Hopkins-5|Constance (Hopkins) Snow (bef.1606-abt.1677)]]

Cathy is the 10th great grandniece of Constance

Cathy (Lee) Brandstetter andConstance (Hopkins) Snow (bef.1606-abt.1677) are both descendants ofMary (Kent) Hopkins (abt.1583-1613).

1. Cathy is the daughter ofLydia (Kerr) Lee
2. Lydia is the daughter ofHarry Watt Kerr (1893-1963)
3. Harry is the son ofLydia Jane (Watt) Kerr (1868-1902)
4. Lydia is the daughter ofSarah Elizabeth (Bryant) Watt (1848-1900)
5. Sarah is the daughter ofLydia (Tryon) Bryant (abt.1810-1895)
6. Lydia is the daughter ofWilliam Tryon (abt.1784-aft.1864)
7. William is the son ofElizabeth (Lewis) Tryon (1762-bef.1815)
8. Elizabeth is the daughter ofTimothy Lewis (1727-1818)
9. Timothy is the son ofMarcy (Hopkins) Lewis (1703-aft.1747)
10. Marcy is the daughter ofJudah Hopkins (abt.1677-1748)
11. Judah is the son ofSteven Hopkins (1642-1718)
12. Steven is the son ofGiles Hopkins (bef.1608-bef.1690)
13. Giles is the son ofMary (Kent) Hopkins (abt.1583-1613)
This makes Mary the 11th great grandmother of Cathy

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Frank Blankenship · Answer 13 · 2025-11-25T20:39:30+0000

15 degrees from William Bradford.

15 degrees from Elizabeth Howland.

16 degrees from Francis Ballington.

16 degrees from Mary Brewster.

16 degrees from Priscilla Alden.

16 degrees from Constance Snow.

16 degrees from George Soule.

16 degrees from Myles Standish.

16 degrees from Elizabeth Warren.

16 degrees from Edward Winslow.

17 degrees from Henry Samson. 6th cousin 12 times removed.

25 degrees from Massasoit Wampanoag.

Hi Frank! Thanks for verifying the connections. In the future, if you could post an answer on the first one you wish to verify and then comment on that answer for each additional one you verify throughout the week vs listing all in one post, it would be appreciated. That way we can keep your verifications all nested together.

Thanks so much for playing Connection Checkers! I always look forward to seeing your connections.

Frank Blankenship · Answer 14 · 2025-11-25T20:39:30+0000

With 2 figures at 15 degrees (William Bradford & Elizabeth Howland), Elizabeth Howland's connection seems the most direct of the 2.

0. Elizabeth Tilley

1.Hope Howland (her daughter)

2. Mercy Chipman (her daughter)

3. Ruth Skiffe (her daughter)

4. Samuel Mayhew (her son)

5. Samuel Mayhew (his son)

6. Henry Mayhew (his son)

7. Saluda Mayhew (his daughter)

8. Henry Brumfield (her son)

9. Saluda Brumfield (his daughter)

10. George Blair (her husband)

11. William Blair (his father)

12. Samuel Blair (his brother)

13. John Blair (his son)

14. Irene Blair (his daughter)

15. Frank Blankenship (her son)

My ancesters arrived mostly in Virginia, and thus, no direct descendants from Massachusetts. Of course, here comes the war between the states to make conclusions seem even more top heavy.

I didn’t know we had any Massachusetts ancestors until yesterday. It was all NY/NJ/PA until early 1800s when they started spreading out.

Kay Knight · Answer 15 · 2025-11-25T20:43:27+0000

I can see that I have some connections to check:

Hi Kay -

If you could post the first connection you want to verify vs the entire list, that would be great. Saves you some time. Once verified, you can edit your comment to let us know how it went. When you are ready to verify more featured profiles, add a "comment" to your "answer" so we can keep all your verifications nested together.

Many thanks!
Myles Standish 9th ggrandfather verified, assuming the Mary-Mary-Mary connections look good

Chad Heal · Answer 16 · 2025-11-25T23:05:45+0000

Edward Winslow 13 degrees VERIFIED

Myles Standish 15 2 to verify

Constance Snow 14 and William Bradford 12, to verify on Bradford-Gay side.

Henry Samson 14, 2 to verify

Priscilla Alden 14, to verify Rogers-Gay side

Mary Howland 15, to verify 2

Mary Brewster 15, to verify 1.

Elizabeth Warren as mentioned was not there, 14. To verify me?!

Hi Chad! Thanks for verifying the connections. In the future, if you could post an answer on the first one you wish to verify and then comment on that answer for each additional one you verify throughout the week vs listing all in one post, it would be appreciated. That way we can keep your verifications all nested together.

Thanks so much for playing Connection Checkers!

Bobbie Hall · Answer 17 · 2025-11-25T23:14:19+0000

I'm 11 degrees fromConstance Snow, direct line, though I expect others will have shorter connections to some of the others. Her line has been verified.

Thanks Bobbie for verifying the connection and for all the work you do on the Mayflower Project.

Jennifer Robins · Answer 18 · 2025-11-26T00:20:04+0000

Cousins

14 degrees from Henry Samson 6C 10xR (Uncertain) - Varified

Connections

12 degrees from William Bradford -Varified
13 degrees from George Soule - Varified
14 degrees from Elizabeth Warren - Varified
15 degrees from Mary Brewster - Varified
15 degrees from Constance Snow - Varified

Hi Jennifer! Thanks for verifying the connections. In the future, if you could post an answer on the first one you wish to verify and then comment on that answer for each additional one (as you had done) vs listing all in one post, it would be appreciated. We are trying to see only the connections that have been verified or attempted.

Thanks so much for playing Connection Checkers!

Donna Smith · Answer 19 · 2025-11-26T02:14:05+0000

Verified - Direct Line

12 degrees from William Bradford (1590-1657) 10th great-grandfather

11 degrees - William Bradford Jr. (1624-1704) 9th great-grandfather

10 degrees - Mercy (Bradford) Steel (1660-1720) 8th great-grandmother

9 degrees - Thomas Steel (1681-1757) 7th great-grandmother

8 degrees - Jerusha Steel (1710-1780) 6th great-grandmother

7 degrees - Daniel Mills II (1730-1809) 5th great-grandfather

6 degrees - Daniel Mills III (1754-1820) 4th great-grandfather

5 degrees - Abner Mills (1792-1870) 3rd great-grandfather

4 degrees - Ruth Mills (1822-1852) 2nd great-grandmother

3 degrees - Susan Elizabeth Judson (1851-1944) great-grandmother

2 degrees - Franklin Cleveland Smith (1883-1970) grandfather

1 degree - Frank Smith (1920-1997) father

Hi Donna -

In the future, if you could post the first connection you want to verify vs the entire list, that would be great. Saves you some time. Once verified, you can edit your anawer to let us know how it went. When you are ready to verify more featured profiles, add a "comment" to your "answer" so we can keep all your verifications nested together.

Many thanks!

Reta McCollum · Answer 20 · 2025-11-26T02:39:13+0000

All are 14 or 15 degrees except for Chief Massasoit at 27.

Only one cousin, Henry Samson, 15 degrees and 6th cousin 10 times removed.

I won't be trying to verify any of these since I am too busy this week.

Hello Reta! I completely understand being busy this week. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

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