My family is descended from Rev. John Lothrop[0], who came across on the Griffin in 1634. The high literacy rate among Puritans and their subsequent notability through the colonial years left many, many records of them and their progeny.

He is also an ancestor of the Bush clan - among many others. At some point, everyone is related to everyone. :)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lothropp