G2G: Mayflower Society will not accept my descent from John Minor and Isaac Minor, although DNA evidence seems solid.

Question

Need to prove John Minor was married to Nancy Goddard.

Comments

Something is wrong on his profile. Says he died in 1838, yet he is on 1850 census with Nancy and three children that are also names on profile. Lots of research needed.

Name	John Miner[John Minor]
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	60
Birth Year	abt 1790
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Home in 1850	District 33, Marshall, Virginia, USA
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Industry Not Reported
Line Number	6
Dwelling Number	430
Family Number	432
Inferred Spouse	Nancy Miner
Inferred Child	Jared N MinerMatilda MinerMartha A Miner

Answer 1

The Mayflower Society requires documentation from yourself back to the Mayflower member who you claim to descend from.  This requires that you provide documentation such as birth, death, marriage, wills, etc. and documents that start with yourself to prove the relationship to each generation back to the Mayflower ancestor.  The Mayflower society states that only in special cases where the paper trail is insufficient will they consider DNA, on a case by case basis, and an example of that would be to prove for one generation the relationship between a father and son.  You can not use just DNA evidence to prove your lineage.

Answer 2

 Here is what information the Mayflower Society wants to join. 
https://themayflowersociety.org/passenger-profiles

First, you must be able to prove direct lineal descent from a passenger aboard the Mayflower who stayed on to establish the colony. Anyone who can provide evidence of direct lineage to a Mayflower Pilgrim is invited to join.