Honoring Mayflower Mothers on Thanksgiving

Isaac Allerton was a leading figure in the Plymouth Colony and among the first five signers of what would become known as the Mayflower Compact. He was also my maternal Pilgrim ancestor.

For longer than I can remember, my family’s Thanksgivings have included some remembrance of Allerton. It’s been said that being one of the first five signers of one of America’s earliest covenants in self-governance demonstrated prominent standing in the colony. In other words, Isaac was a big man on the Pilgrim campus.

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Robert S. Eitel

Robert S. Eitel is the president and co-founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute.

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Isaac Allerton was a leading figure in the Plymouth Colony and among the first five signers of what would become known as the Mayflower Compact. He was also my maternal Pilgrim ancestor.

For longer than I can remember, my family’s Thanksgivings have included some remembrance of Allerton. It’s been said that being one of the first five signers of one of America’s earliest covenants in self-governance demonstrated prominent standing in the colony. In other words, Isaac was a big man on the Pilgrim campus.