William Aspinwall arrived with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, moved from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rhode Island, Connecticut, and back to Boston. As Recorder of the Suffolk County Court in Boston from November 1644 until October 1651, he kept careful records of every document he notarized-including letters of attorney, marriage contracts, and property and estate transactions. This compilation of those records provides invaluable insight to historians and genealogists alike.

This important classic work, first published in 1930, lists the names of immigrants to New England during the Great Migration, 1620–1640: more than 3,500 names of passengers on 96 ships. Going year by year, for each person, Banks lists full name, the name of the ship, believed place of origin, and residence in America. The book also includes an essay called “A Study of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial Times.” A key source for NEHGS’s Great Migration Study Project, the book also includes comprehensive indexes.

By Charles Edward Banks

The years 1634 and 1635 were watershed years for New England immigration. The influx of immigrants represents twenty percent or more of the entire Great Migration period. Like The Great Migation Begins, these books continue to identify and document early New England families.

Author: Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Melinde Lutz Sanborn

Published: 1999

Under the leadership of Robert Charles Anderson, the Great Migration Study Project aims to compile authoritative genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1640. The Great Migration Newsletter has been a cornerstone publication within this project for the last twenty years and offers researchers essential articles on migration patterns, early records, life in seventeenth-century New England, and more. 

For those who own previously published compendia, a separate compilation of the final five volumes.

One of the most important genealogical and historical sources ever published for New England! Covering individuals not included in previous Great Migration compendia, this complete survey lists the names of all known to have come to New England during the Great Migration period, 1620–1640. Each entry provides the name of the head of household, English or European origin (if known), date of migration, principal residences in New England, and the best available sources of information for the subject.

Already a classic, this three-volume set contains the most accurate, up-to-date information on over 900 New England families! The information on each individual or family includes their port or country of origin, if known; the date and ship on which they arrived in New England, if known; the earliest known record of the individual or family; their first residence and subsequent residences, when known; return trips to their country of origin, whether temporary or permanent; and marriages, births, deaths, and other important family relationships.

Under the leadership of Robert Charles Anderson, the Great Migration Study Project aims to compile authoritative genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1640. The Great Migration Newsletter has been a cornerstone publication within this project for the last twenty years and offers researchers essential articles on migration patterns, early records, life in seventeenth-century New England, and more. 

In this ground-breaking historical narrative, Robert Charles Anderson reveals the "why" of the Great Migration to New England that took place between 1620 and 1640. Anderson focuses not only on the religious motivation of the puritan leaders but also on the ordinary laymen who formed a complex genealogical and intellectual network, extending temporally back to the beginning of the English Reformation and geographically across all of England and even to parts of Wales.

Great Migration Inspired 16 Generation Family Register chart

A perfect way to show your connection to your Great Migration ancestor!

This blank family register chart is designed to record up to 16 generations of a specific lineage. Generally, your earliest ancestor is #1 and each subsequent line is the next generation. The very top line can be yourself or the ancestor you are tracing back to. Have fun with it!

18 inches x 24 inches, parchment paper

Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts presents biographical information for nearly 6,000 pioneers who settled Massachusetts between 1620 and 1650. This classic reprint includes Pope's full, annotated text (published 1900) and his sixteen page supplement of additions and corrections (published 1902). This book also contains a list of abbreviations, sources, former town names, aggregate data for occupations and social position, and an all-name index.

By Charles Henry Pope

Foreword by Scott C. Steward

Published: December 2013