{"id":84245,"date":"2022-04-29T11:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=84245"},"modified":"2022-05-06T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T15:41:22","slug":"mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/mayflower-descendants-whos-who-part-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Mayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who, Part 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction:<\/em><\/strong> In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Henry Hornblower II, who was instrumental in establishing the living museum \u201cPlimoth Plantation\u201d and bringing the \u201cMayflower II\u201d to America. Melissa is a genealogist who has a blog, AnceStory Archives<\/a>, and a Facebook group, New England Family Genealogy and History<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today I continue with my series \u201cMayflower Descendants: Who\u2019s Who.\u201d My last story covered the Mayflower II<\/em> replica of 1957. One of the most instrumental persons to facilitate the bringing of the Mayflower II<\/em> from England (where the ship was built using traditional materials and methods) to remain in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was Henry Hornblower II (1917\u20131985).<\/p>\n

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Photo: Mayflower II, a replica of the Mayflower, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Credit: Paul Keleher; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was a direct descendant of Mayflower<\/em> passenger Stephen Hopkins and founder of the Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum in Plymouth, aka Plimoth Patuxet<\/a>. Hornblower, a noted archaeologist, cranberry grower, and stockbroker, dedicated his life to conserve Pilgrim history, which has allowed millions to learn and explore.<\/p>\n

Henry is on the far right of the photo below.<\/p>\n

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Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 28 May 1957, page 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mayflower<\/em> lineage of Hornblower was confirmed and documented by Senior Genealogist Chris Child of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society in 2014. Hornblower\u2019s grandson Henry Hornblower published the findings in At Last: A Link to the Mayflower!<\/a> and noted a deep appreciation for his grandfather:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family takes great pride in the work my grandfather accomplished to preserve the history and culture of the Pilgrims and the Native Wampanoag People. The story of their struggle to survive in a new world is fascinating and should be experienced more than once in a lifetime. I encourage everyone both young and old to visit Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth Rock, and the Mayflower II\u00a0whenever they get a chance.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Henry Hornblower II\u2019s lineage:<\/p>\n