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The DELANO KINDRED was founded in 1991 for the purpose of exploring the ancestry and genealogy of our common ancestor, Philippe de Lanoy. Philippe was born to Jan and Marie de Lanoy around 1602 in Leiden, Holland, and was baptized there on the 6th of November, 1603. In 1621, Philippe arrived in Plimoth (now Plymouth, Massachusetts) on the ship Fortune and some time later changed his name to Philip Delano. He is the progenitor of the Delano family in America.

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• Documents and Reports for the 2024 Annual Membership Meeting:
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• For the LATEST NEWSLETTER (Bonnes Nouvelles #118, October-November 2024), click here.

Latest Documents Added to the Library:

• 2024 Annual Meeting and Reunion documents:
• President's Letter
• Biographies of candidates for election as Officers
• Annual Meeting Agenda
• Treasurer & Finance Committee Report
• Proposed FY2024-2025 Budget
• Committee Reports
• Board of Directors Meeting minutes for 06 April 2023.

Latest Videos Posted

• 2024 Annual Membership Meeting on September 14, 2024 in Maggie Valley, NC
• Sara Delano Roosevelt, News Clips
• DELANO and COOKE ANCESTORS, recording of ZOOM presentation by George English on 4 November 2022.

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2018 REUNION UPDATE #3 - Our Speakers!

We are delighted to announce that some of the most knowledgeable local historians will address the people, places and protocols of the early settlement here on the South Coast. They will be presenting some new material and significant insights into the uniqueness of the vast land settlement of "Old Dartmouth" which, as you know, comprised the land mass of Westport, Dartmouth, New Bedford, Fairhaven, Acushnet and parts of Tiverton and Little Compton. Our first three speakers are highly respected contributing members of the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society (DHAS):

• Sally M. Aldrich, Historian, will present an overview of the Dartmouth Propriety established in 1652 and the little-known history that unfolded over the following century that made this area unique among New England towns.
• Robert E. Harding, Ph.D, president of DHAS, will discuss "Delanos" and a Few Surprises in the Old Dartmouth Town Meeting Records 1680-1786. Included will be a variety of excerpts from the records which give insight into the way of life of Old Dartmouth as well as special actions prior to and during the Revolutionary War.
• Richard Gifford, Esq., will reveal some of the early homesteads, farms and land transactions of some of the very old family names: Delano, Church, Cooke, Spooner. His research of deeds may help to pinpoint the exact location of Lt. Jonathan Delano home which has remained a mystery.
• George B. DeLano, Delano Kindred Newsletter Editor and Past President, will update us on his efforts to determine the acreage and relative location of Lt. Jonathan Delano?s parcels of land contained in his Will and mentioned in the Deed of Apportionment Surveys of 1714 to 1763.

We have themed the event, "Connections: Old and New" as it is our desire to link the old family names with the families of today and encourage a better understanding of the wonderful heritage we all share in the South Coast. Toward that end, our Delano Kindred genealogist and Mayflower historian, Muriel Curtis Cushing, will be on hand to overview her works in progress. She is the author of the multi-volume "Mayflower Families in Progress" series published by the Mayflower Society titled Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and His Descendants for Four Generations. As part of the research for her books, Muriel compiled an impressive Family Tree Maker database which includes many South Coast families in addition to the Delano family. She is currently working with the Mayflower Society to complete her work as a Mayflower "Silver Book." Mayflower Society Silver Books are based upon meticulously investigated primary records and accepted as the "gold standard" by genealogists everywhere.