This is pretty cool. I was born in Plymouth and have 400 years of family history there. I am also a descendant of I think 6 Mayflower passengers. I am directly related to the Nickerson line whose family has a long history of keeping tract right to the Indian lines to Massasoit. There are (I believe last I looked) 32 million people in America who have ancestry to the Mayflower passengers. The thing is, they forget the lines to the Indians. YES, I said INDIANS. I have two step-mothers of Ojibwa descent, one of which was a chief here in Michigan. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "If you were born here, you are a Native American." I'm 62 and heard that in the 1970's. My relatives preferred the term "Indian". The plaque you read is political in nature. Hear me out. If you look up "blood quantum" you'll realize how in a strange way, the federal government was committing genocide just in those types of laws. Blood Quantum is the amount of Indian you had to be to live on the reservations or be considered "Native American" (whose term was popularized in the 1970's). Many people I knew growing up left the reservations due to lack of opportunities, financial support or control issues. You see, the reservations are held in trust. The federal government has a direct hand in what goes on in the reservations. Many that leave, do not show up on rolls. What I'm saying is... many more Indians exist then the federal government allows you to see. But then, there are many atrocities that happened to them as well. Massasoit though, was helpful and friendly to the Pilgrims. America's history is diverse and at times very complicated. WE are not all responsible. Not even those on the Mayflower are. Indian reservations are not much better today than they were when I was a kid. In fact, I think they are worse. Imagine being told in a house you are suppose to own, that you can not run a business out of it or even build a business on the rez. Imagine being told that your kids will not be enough Indian to live on the reservation and won't have the government card saying their Indian. Imagine being told, you have to marry an Indian and then they make up a rule where it has to be the same tribe. Imagine living so far away from town, you can't get a job. This isn't about the Pilgrims or what happened in the past. It needs to be about NOW. Political people politicize so much Native thinking, at some point, it's just not Native anymore. Who is responsible for throwing Indians onto reservations and stopping them from freely roaming and hunting and fishing wherever they like? Greedy SOB's. MEANING, business men looking to steal for profit. Indians did not understand the idea of "owning" the land. So many times, these types of people took advantage. The term "Indian Giver" means someone that gives you something and then takes it back. Wonder where that came from. ;-) When I was a kid, I was taught never trust the government. Not, white man bad. Not kidding. Much love to you. My Uncle always said, "Hug a tree, they have a spirit too." ;-)
Im part Cherokee ( my grandmothers side). The current people in this country understand that when the people who came over from Europe and took our First Peoples land and persecuted them/us that the Americans of today had no part of that To much time has passed and those that came here ( not all) that did horrible things are no longer in existence. We are now a country that loves everyone and hopefully the lessons from so long ago have been learned Thats why the constitution envelopes all. My sister in laws people came over on the Mayflower. It's so amazing when heritage of our people come into play Mine is Cherokee and Irish. Great video! History matters 🖤🐈⬛
So interesting, the information you've been able to find out about your ancestry and visit these locations on your summer road trip. As I said on Tampa Jay's video, you're having an amazing summer!
Small world Cris, I am a direct descendant of William Brewster as well. So, a special "Hello cousin!" Also Elder is a title not his first name, because he was an Elder in the church.
Chris love your videos. Now your visiting Plymouth Massachusetts. You both are descendants of pilgrims. That is neat. Tampa Jay has family roots too. Hope your enjoying your road trip. Before heading back to Florida. I love Florida too. The sites look nice. The replica of the Mayflower. Is a nice looking ship. I found out. I'm related to Pocahontas. I think it's neat. Thank you for making the video. ⛵⚓
Love the video! How cool you got to experience the area where your ancestors started in this country. I have been to Plymouth. It’s such a beautiful place.
I can see that this trip was very personal to you and Jay and I just wanted to say that I'm very happy for you. I really appreciate what you said in the last few minutes. Have a safe trip home.
Don’t know how long you guys are in the area but if you can get over to Martha’s Vineyard for jaws locations and Lizzie Borden house In Fall River would definitely be some things you guys would love.
Thank you for sharing Cris. Some of my ancestors also came over back then. If I remember correctly within 10 years of the Mayflower. I remember going to see Plymouth Rock and I though they had 3 small ships back then too, not just the Mayflower. To long ago to remember clearly. Very cool how your ancestry is intertwined with TJ's.
I live in Plymouth (about 1/2 mile from the rock). There is so much history here. I am a direct descendant (10th grandfather )of James Chilton.(Oldest Pilgrim). Please come back and check out the Mayflower and Pilgrim Plantation .
Local here. That spring/fountain at the corner of Leyden and Main hasn't worked for as long as I can remember. It was intentionally shut off because the spring didn't pass inspection for drinking. Brewster Gardens used to be a heavily industrial area in the 1800s and the town has progressively done a ton of work to restore the Town Brook to a more natural state, especially upstream.
Cris thank you for covering all different angles. I applause you for being true! Everything you said was absolutely correct and truth. Everyone in this country came from a different place. Native Indians deserve respect and love. The whole story is unbelievable sad and thank you for being open to share your thoughts which I agree with. Truly enjoy all your videos and tampa jay as well. Have a great one 🤘🏼💜
Great watch, I used to live in Plymouth, England and always wanted to visit Plymouth, MA. I appreciate there is a lot of older indigenous burial grounds in the USA but I’m amazed that cemetery is the oldest maintained. Our tiny villages cemetery and church is 800 years old which isn’t particularly special for Somerset x
So interesting because I’m currently reading a in depth book on the Mayflower pilgrimage as my grandmother has done our ancestry and I am related to Edward Winslow who was a passenger on the first ship that arrived.
girl I am addicted to your videos. you passion truly shines through and it's all so fascinating! my sister lives up there in that part of New England and it's a really special place. learned so much, thank u! have you thought about joining 'daughters of the American revolution"? you can join if you are a descendant of the Mayflower (I think!)
Great video! I’m also a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and enjoyed watching your first time in Plymouth. I’ve found that a lot of people think they only descend from one passenger, however the families did marry into each other. I thought I only descended from 1, however it turned out to be 9 passengers. You might have more Pilgrim ancestry than you think.
Very cool to have such connections. I've been greatly enjoying you two's vacation week. I was told my great grandmother was pure Cherokee. Geneology comes back, I'm zero percent Native American. Good thing it wasn't something I embraced & celebrated or that could've been devastating.
also , there is a distinction between Puritans and Separatists. American Congregationalism is a direct descendent of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Puritanism, which began as a protest movement in England's national Anglican Church. So many Congregational Churches around here 😊
So you need to do a return trip in Nov for the big Thanksgiving Parade in town, We have been going for several years (doing the WW2 Airborne display in Brewster Gardens) i always get set up by the bridge. so many shops and great places to eat
I live in Massachusetts. It's unfortunately one of the most expensive places to live in the country. I often hear people around here either moving to New Hampshire or down south somewhere. Where it's cheaper.
Hi Cris! I've enjoyed following along on your trip and hope you have been having the best time! I highly suggest that you look into the background and owners of The Yellow Deli! May or may not be something you want to be promoting on your channel
If you google living descendants it is rare to be a living descendent of one passengers. Only 50 lived upon arrival on the Mayflower. Google says 10 million in the US and 35 million worldwide. Thats crazy!!!!
Very good video! Thanks for sharing.
18:23 aw Cris, it definitely is emotional! I'm so glad you got to connect with him and thank you for bringing us along ❤
We really enjoyed this video! You did a great job!
This is pretty cool. I was born in Plymouth and have 400 years of family history there. I am also a descendant of I think 6 Mayflower passengers. I am directly related to the Nickerson line whose family has a long history of keeping tract right to the Indian lines to Massasoit. There are (I believe last I looked) 32 million people in America who have ancestry to the Mayflower passengers. The thing is, they forget the lines to the Indians. YES, I said INDIANS. I have two step-mothers of Ojibwa descent, one of which was a chief here in Michigan. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "If you were born here, you are a Native American." I'm 62 and heard that in the 1970's. My relatives preferred the term "Indian".
The plaque you read is political in nature. Hear me out. If you look up "blood quantum" you'll realize how in a strange way, the federal government was committing genocide just in those types of laws. Blood Quantum is the amount of Indian you had to be to live on the reservations or be considered "Native American" (whose term was popularized in the 1970's). Many people I knew growing up left the reservations due to lack of opportunities, financial support or control issues. You see, the reservations are held in trust. The federal government has a direct hand in what goes on in the reservations. Many that leave, do not show up on rolls.
What I'm saying is... many more Indians exist then the federal government allows you to see. But then, there are many atrocities that happened to them as well. Massasoit though, was helpful and friendly to the Pilgrims. America's history is diverse and at times very complicated. WE are not all responsible. Not even those on the Mayflower are.
Indian reservations are not much better today than they were when I was a kid. In fact, I think they are worse. Imagine being told in a house you are suppose to own, that you can not run a business out of it or even build a business on the rez. Imagine being told that your kids will not be enough Indian to live on the reservation and won't have the government card saying their Indian. Imagine being told, you have to marry an Indian and then they make up a rule where it has to be the same tribe. Imagine living so far away from town, you can't get a job.
This isn't about the Pilgrims or what happened in the past. It needs to be about NOW. Political people politicize so much Native thinking, at some point, it's just not Native anymore. Who is responsible for throwing Indians onto reservations and stopping them from freely roaming and hunting and fishing wherever they like? Greedy SOB's. MEANING, business men looking to steal for profit. Indians did not understand the idea of "owning" the land. So many times, these types of people took advantage. The term "Indian Giver" means someone that gives you something and then takes it back. Wonder where that came from. ;-)
When I was a kid, I was taught never trust the government. Not, white man bad. Not kidding. Much love to you. My Uncle always said, "Hug a tree, they have a spirit too." ;-)
Im part Cherokee ( my grandmothers side).
The current people in this country understand that when the people who came over from Europe and took our First Peoples land and persecuted them/us that the Americans of today had no part of that
To much time has passed and those that came here ( not all) that did horrible things are no longer in existence.
We are now a country that loves everyone and hopefully the lessons from so long ago have been learned
Thats why the constitution envelopes all.
My sister in laws people came over on the Mayflower.
It's so amazing when heritage of our people come into play
Mine is Cherokee and Irish.
Great video! History matters
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I have a three times Great Grand mother who was Cherokee . The others came from Plymouth or Virginia.
Definitely a place to visit one day. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, you two. Thank you both for sharing parts of your history, your ancestors.
Hugs 🤗 and safe travels 🙏
Thanks that awesome place I enjoyed hearing about your family
Plymouth is a cute town/city. My mom & I did visit the Mayflower ship and the rock.
What an amazing experience. So glad you got to see your ancestors history
Thanks for sharing this video and teaching about your annsestery 😊
So interesting, the information you've been able to find out about your ancestry and visit these locations on your summer road trip. As I said on Tampa Jay's video, you're having an amazing summer!
My Grandfather helped save the rock.
Hi cousins! I’m related to you both. So exciting! Love your show and now I know why!
Small world Cris, I am a direct descendant of William Brewster as well. So, a special "Hello cousin!"
Also Elder is a title not his first name, because he was an Elder in the church.
Welcome to Plymouth! I love it there! Have been many times.
Chris love your videos. Now your visiting Plymouth Massachusetts. You both are descendants of pilgrims. That is neat. Tampa Jay has family roots too. Hope your enjoying your road trip. Before heading back to Florida. I love Florida too. The sites look nice. The replica of the Mayflower. Is a nice looking ship. I found out. I'm related to Pocahontas. I think it's neat. Thank you for making the video. ⛵⚓
Love the video! How cool you got to experience the area where your ancestors started in this country. I have been to Plymouth. It’s such a beautiful place.
Hello from Western Mass! I appreciate how much work you put into your content and how much you post!! Thank you both and looking forward to more 🖤
Awesome series!!!
I can see that this trip was very personal to you and Jay and I just wanted to say that I'm very happy for you. I really appreciate what you said in the last few minutes. Have a safe trip home.
That's all very interesting Cris. Ans I knew the Mayflower wasn't that big, But I thought it was bigger than that's
What an amazing day for you. I would be the same if i visited somewhere like that to me, a very emotional visit
Looks like u guys are having a wonderful time! Enjoy!❤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🐈⬛
Fascinating! Apparently Tampa Jay and I are related. My Grandmother tracked our lineage back to John and Priscilla Alden as well.
Me too!
Don’t know how long you guys are in the area but if you can get over to Martha’s Vineyard for jaws locations and Lizzie Borden house In Fall River would definitely be some things you guys would love.
Thank you for sharing Cris. Some of my ancestors also came over back then. If I remember correctly within 10 years of the Mayflower. I remember going to see Plymouth Rock and I though they had 3 small ships back then too, not just the Mayflower. To long ago to remember clearly. Very cool how your ancestry is intertwined with TJ's.
We may be related. Priscilla was also my ancestor! So cool, a small world to find others that have origins from the Mayflower
Looks like such an interesting place to visit. Very cool you were able to find your ancestor.
Hi Chris the girl and Tampa Jay just watched your video another great one Chris thanks for taking us with you love you both from Michelle 😊😅😂❤❤❤❤
You should make a trip to Fall River and visit Lizzie Borden’s home.
My Grandfather helped save the rock from destruction. Thomas Faunce
Wow that is amazing!!
You guys are in my neck of the woods, I live in Mass!Whale watching there is awesome! 🐋🦈Hope you are enjoying your time here!🦭💜
I too am a descendant of William Brewster! ❤❤❤
Really fun video Cris, you and Jay take care when travelling home, lots of rain and flooding heading your way.
You+Jay=destiny. You were meant to meet all these years later.
I live in Plymouth (about 1/2 mile
from the rock). There is so much history here. I am a direct descendant (10th grandfather )of James Chilton.(Oldest Pilgrim). Please come back and check out the Mayflower and Pilgrim Plantation .
Local here. That spring/fountain at the corner of Leyden and Main hasn't worked for as long as I can remember. It was intentionally shut off because the spring didn't pass inspection for drinking. Brewster Gardens used to be a heavily industrial area in the 1800s and the town has progressively done a ton of work to restore the Town Brook to a more natural state, especially upstream.
Really been some interesting videos that you and Jay have been posting. Stay safe in your travels😎🌹
Cris thank you for covering all different angles. I applause you for being true! Everything you said was absolutely correct and truth.
Everyone in this country came from a different place. Native Indians deserve respect and love. The whole story is unbelievable sad and thank you for being open to share your thoughts which I agree with.
Truly enjoy all your videos and tampa jay as well.
Have a great one 🤘🏼💜
Great watch, I used to live in Plymouth, England and always wanted to visit Plymouth, MA. I appreciate there is a lot of older indigenous burial grounds in the USA but I’m amazed that cemetery is the oldest maintained. Our tiny villages cemetery and church is 800 years old which isn’t particularly special for Somerset x
So interesting because I’m currently reading a in depth book on the Mayflower pilgrimage as my grandmother has done our ancestry and I am related to Edward Winslow who was a passenger on the first ship that arrived.
girl I am addicted to your videos. you passion truly shines through and it's all so fascinating! my sister lives up there in that part of New England and it's a really special place. learned so much, thank u! have you thought about joining 'daughters of the American revolution"? you can join if you are a descendant of the Mayflower (I think!)
Great video! I’m also a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and enjoyed watching your first time in Plymouth. I’ve found that a lot of people think they only descend from one passenger, however the families did marry into each other. I thought I only descended from 1, however it turned out to be 9 passengers. You might have more Pilgrim ancestry than you think.
My Father's side of My Family are Descendant's of Robert Cushman, and Mary Allerton, They also Arrived in Plymouth,Mass.on The Mayflower in1620
Great video. I love this kind of stuff. Gives me ideas where to travel. You should be a teacher ☺️
The fifth meeting house, erected in MDCCCXCVII was 1897. (M=1000, +D=500, +3*C=300, +XC=90, +VII =7 so 1897)
Very cool to have such connections. I've been greatly enjoying you two's vacation week.
I was told my great grandmother was pure Cherokee. Geneology comes back, I'm zero percent Native American. Good thing it wasn't something I embraced & celebrated or that could've been devastating.
Good afternoon Cris!!
also , there is a distinction between Puritans and Separatists. American Congregationalism is a direct descendent of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Puritanism, which began as a protest movement in England's national Anglican Church. So many Congregational Churches around here 😊
very cool! 😎
My wife’s family are descendants of Mayflower passengers William and Susanna White. I think you did a great job pronouncing Duxbury!
So you need to do a return trip in Nov for the big Thanksgiving Parade in town, We have been going for several years (doing the WW2 Airborne display in Brewster Gardens) i always get set up by the bridge. so many shops and great places to eat
I have native american ancestry, I just don't know how far back. I find it very interesting.
No matter what they are your family ❤️🌺🌹
I live in Massachusetts. It's unfortunately one of the most expensive places to live in the country. I often hear people around here either moving to New Hampshire or down south somewhere. Where it's cheaper.
He's my direct relative too!
William Brewster fantastic
We didn't land on plymouth rock, plymouth rock landed on us
Hi Cris! I've enjoyed following along on your trip and hope you have been having the best time! I highly suggest that you look into the background and owners of The Yellow Deli! May or may not be something you want to be promoting on your channel
@@elenaholt766 my thoughts instantly when I saw they went there! I live in Plymouth and locals stay clear
Ben from Albuquerque my family has a conection to john alden and percila mullins
Yo! I just moved here last week!! My friend is a Standish descendant!!
I am a direct descendant of Lt. Joseph Rogers who was also on the Mayflower.
Duxbury pronounced right.
Many of my relatives are buried in Burial Hill
I'm also a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden! Idk what distant cousin of Tampa Jay that makes me, but that's cool regardless!
If you google living descendants it is rare to be a living descendent of one passengers. Only 50 lived upon arrival on the Mayflower. Google says 10 million in the US and 35 million worldwide. Thats crazy!!!!
Careful, yellow deli is owned by the 12 tribes cult lol fr tho
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April showers bring Mayflowers, Mayflowers bring pilgrims. it is an old joke, but it is true.