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This CD contains images of the pages of the following works by Susan Roser: Mayflower Increasings, Mayflower Marriages, Mayflower Births and Deaths, and Mayflower Deeds and Probates. Combined, the records refer to 85,000 persons descended from Mayflower passengers. With the added convenience of an index that covers all four books, this collection is essential for any serious Mayflower research. Mrs. Roser compiled these books by extracting birth, death, marriage, deed, and probate records from the "Bowman Files." Researchers will appreciate that George Ernest Bowman was a genealogist who spent fifty years tracing the families of Mayflower passengers, amassing more than 20,000 pages of documented records.

Spanning as many as ten generations, the information given for each individual varies, depending on the book from which it was extracted. For example, from Mayflower Increasings you can find names, dates, locations, spouses, children, and sources for locating additional records. Mayflower Marriages provides names, dates, and sources, as well as lines of descent within each marriage. From Mayflower Births and Deaths you get names, dates, and locations at the time of death. Finally, records in Mayflower Deeds and Probates give information such as names, occupations, residences, names of witnesses and heirs, and more.

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled “About this Family Archive�? appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16 or later: From the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.