Pious Pilgrims and Mayflower Misbehavior

“I sometimes wonder what my Mayflower ancestors would have made of my situation,” wrote Sydney Biddle Barrows in her bestseller, Mayflower Madam. However, the Pilgrims were not always pious. Barrows is a direct descendant of Mayflower passengers John Howland, Thomas Rogers, and William Brewster. Her Pilgrim pedigree would become the top drawer of society, with connections to the Biddle-Drexel-Duke family.

Sydney Biddle Barrows, the renowned “Mayflower Madam,” operated an exclusive escort service known as Cachet, with some of the world’s wealthiest, high-powered men as clients. Possibly a few Mayflower descendants’ names were in her infamous black book. To read more on my article click Pious Pilgrims Genealogy Magazine

Sidney’s Photo from Amazon.com

Ship Photo from Whispers of the Past Tales Told

Photo from In Memorium Caroline Lewis Kardell 1929-2007