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Silver Books in Virginia

Mayflower Silver Books collection on shelves in the Virginia Room (City of Fairfax)

Call for Assistance.  If you know of a library that has Silver Books, please post a message in the Discussion Forum (members only) with the details and he will update this page.  Thank you!

The book series is more commonly known as the "Silver Books" due to their covering (so yes, we can judge a book by its cover, in this case). But seriously, use the title below to search the catalog on your favorite library website or when asking a librarian directly.

  • Mayflower families through five generations

The Silver Books Project, supported by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), are an invaluable resource for Mayflower members and those who wish to research the lineage of passengers by serving as the 'de facto' reference guide for up to 5 or more generations nearest each of the Mayflower passengers with known descendants.

Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, several libraries and resource centers have copies of the Silver Books.  Here are the known locations we've gathered for your value as a society member.

Holdings in Virginia Public Libraries

Northern Virginia

Central Virginia

  • Library of Virginia. The Library of Virginia (LVA) has a complete set of the Silver Books. The Library is located at 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219.  See the Visitor's Guide including registration of VA residents, parking and directions.
  • Jefferson–Madison Regional Library.  Contact the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society (ACHS) Reading Room at Margaret Martin O’Bryant Research Library at 200 Second Street, NE, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, for more information and appointment scheduling.
  • Bedford Public Library System. 321 N. Bridge St., Bedford, VA 24523

  • Jones Memorial Library.  2311 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Contact  434-846-0501 or visit https://www.jmlibrary.org/ for details.

Southeast Virginia

Southwest Virginia

  • Roanoke Public Library (Virginia Room). Virginia Room located in the Main Library at 706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA 24016.  Give them a call at (540) 853-2073 or email at virginiaroom@gmail.com.
  • Botetourt County Libraries, 28 Avery Row, Roanoke, VA 24012
  • Bristol Public Library, 701 Goode St., Bristol, VA 24201
  • Campbell County Public Library, 684 Village Hwy, Rustburg, VA 24588
  • Ruby B. Archie Public Library, 511 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541

General search

Holdings in Virginia Historical & Genealogical Societies

  • Fairfax Genealogical Society, see Fairfax County Library
  • Henry Hungerford Library & Genealogical Research Center, Westmoreland County Museum, 15803 Kings Hwy, Montross, VA 22520

Holdings in Virginia’s Four-Year Colleges and Universities

  • Washington & Lee University, James Graham Leyburn Library, 204 W. Washington St., Lexington, VA 24450
  • The College of William & Mary, Earl Gregg Swem Library, 400 Landrum Dr., Williamsburg, VA 23186


Last updated:  20 Jan 2026


Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (series, pub. Plymouth, Mass.):

See https://themayflowersociety.org/genealogy/explore-your-roots/silver-books-project/guide-to-the-silver-books/ for the most complete and up-to-date listing.

  • v. 3 George Soule by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry (1980); Addendum (2nd ed., 1991).
  • v. 4 Edward Fuller by Bruce Campbell MacGunnigle (2006).
  • v. 5 Edward Winslow by Ruth C. McGuyre and Robert S. Wakefield and John Billington by Harriet W. Hodge (2nd ed. 1997).
  • v. 6 Stephen Hopkins by John D. Austin (3rd printing, 2001).
  • v. 7 Peter Brown by Robert S. Wakefield (2nd ed., 2002).
  • v. 8 Degory Priest by Mrs. Charles Delmar Townsend, Robert S. Wakefield, and Margaret Harris Stover (2nd ed., 2008).
  • v. 9 Francis Eaton by Lee Douglas Van Antwerp, rev. by Robert S. Wakefield (rev. ed., 1996).
  • v. 10 Samuel Fuller by Katharine Warner Radasch and Arthur Hitchcock Radasch, rev. by Margaret Harris Stover and Robert S. Wakefield (rev. ed., 1996).
  • v. 11 Edward Doty by Peter B. Hill, pt. 1 (2nd ed., 2009), pt. 2 (1996), pt. 3 (2000).
  • v. 12 Francis Cooke by Ralph V. Wood Jr. (Rockport, Me., rev. ed. 1999).
  • v. 13 William White by Ruth Wilder Sherman and Robert Moody Sherman, rev. by Robert S. Wakefield (3rd ed., 2006).
  • v. 14 Myles Standish by Russell L. Warner, Robert S. Wakefield, ed. (1997). [Note: This book has been reprinted with no changes in 2007.]
  • v. 15 James Chilton by Robert Moody Sherman and Verle Delano Vincent, rev. by Robert S. Wakefield, and Richard More by Robert Moody Sherman, Robert S. Wakefield, and Lydia Dow Finlay (1997).
  • v. 16 John Alden by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, Alicia Crane Williams, ed., pt. 1 (1999), pt. 2 (2002), pt. 3 (2004).
  • v. 17 Isaac Allerton by Robert S. Wakefield and Margaret Harris Stover (1998).
  • v. 18 Richard Warren by Robert S. Wakefield, rev. Judith H. Swan, pt. 1 (3rd ed., 2004), pt. 2 (2nd ed., 2011), pt. 3 (2001).
  • v. 19 Thomas Rogers by Alice W. A. Westgate, rev. by Ann T. Reeves (2000).
  • v. 20 Henry Samson, pt. 1 by Robert Moody Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Robert S. Wakefield, ed. (2000), pt. 2 (2005) and pt. 3 (2006) by Jane Fletcher Fiske, Robert Moody Sherman, and Ruth Wilder Sherman.
  • v. 21 John Billington by Harriet W. Hodge, rev. by Robert S. Wakefield (2001).
  • v. 22 William Bradford by Ann Smith Lainhart and Robert S. Wakefield (2004).
  • v. 23 John Howland for children: Lydia, Hannah, Joseph, Jabez, Ruth, and Isaac by Ann Smith Lainhart and Robert S. Wakefield, pt. 1 (2006), pt. 2 Fifth Generation of his Children Lydia and Hannah by Ann Smith Lainhart and Jane Fletcher Fiske (2010).
  • v. 24 The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, ed. Scott Andrew Bartley, First Edition (2014).


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