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DELAWARE
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Land
Records of Sussex County, Delaware, 1769-1782
- F. Edward Wright. Many relationships are revealed in land records. Included in
this compilation are landmarks and all references to persons and relationships.
(1994), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 280 pp. $22.00
W0298 ISBN: 1585492981
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Colonial Delaware Records: 1681-1713
- Bruce Bendler. Contains rent rolls for Kent County, 1681-1688, Sussex County,
1681-1688; 1693 Tax Assessment list for all three counties; Kent County Quit
Rents, circa 1701-1713 & Sussex County Quit Rents, 1702-1713. (1992, 1997),
2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 86 pp. $13.00 B0214
ISBN: 1585492140
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Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800
- Leon
DeValinger, Jr. Short abstracts of the wills and administration accounts found
in the state archives, naming heirs and giving the Liber and folio number of the
document. (1944), 2000, 5½x8½, paper, index, 690 pp. $43.50 D0305
ISBN: 1585493058
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Kent County, Delaware Land Records, Volume 10: 1772-1775
- Irma Harper. This publication consists of a continuation of the series for
Kent County, Delaware Land Records for the Deed Book Volume “V.” (1999), 2004,
5½x8½, paper, index, 172 pp. $20.00 H0014
ISBN: 1585490148
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New Castle
County, Delaware Land Records, 1673-1710
- Carol Bryant. The abstracts of deeds contained here were copied from the
original records held at the Hall of Records in Dover, Delaware. This volume
continues the series that began in 1998. Land records contain much genealogical
data that may be found nowhere else. This volume contends earlier abstracts of
records from Libers A, B and C. (1999), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 192 pp.
$20.00
B0068 ISBN: 1585490687
Kent County, Delaware, Land Records, Volume 1, 1680-1701 - Mary
Brewer. Land records are a rich mine of genealogical information. This work
consists primarily of deeds, but these early land records served as a
"catch-all" for recordation of events, so a variety of documents are abstracted
here such as powers of attorney, patents, articles of agreement, acknowledgement
of receipt of estate portion, deeds of gift to family members, contracts, and
quit claims. A few surprising items appear including some marriage records and
births. Every name and relationship is abstracted. (1996), 1997, 5½x8½, paper,
index, vii + 185 pp. $16.00
B0345 ISBN: 1585493457
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Land Records of Sussex County, Delaware, 1681-1725
- Mary Marshall Brewer. Only those records in Liber A covering the
period 1681-1725 are published in this book, omitting for later publication
several pages which record deeds for various dates into the 1800s. These records
for the most part are deeds, granting of land warrants and patents, power of
attorney, appointments, petitioning and granting of town lots, some cases of
trespass, ejectment, and depositions regarding boundaries. Names of children and
wives are frequently given. (1998), 2004, 5½x8½, paper, index, 240 pp. $23.50
B0021 ISBN: 1585490210
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Calendar of Sussex County, Delaware Probate Records 1680-1800 - Leon
deValinger. "The probate records of Delaware provide the richest source of
information for those seeking genealogical data or material for social or
economic history in the early years. …All of the original probate records in the
Hall of Records have been compared with the recorded copies in the Sussex County
Court House in an effort to obtain as complete and accurate a record as
possible." These abstracts, arranged in chronological order, generally contain
the name of the deceased, the type of record, the date of the record, heirs,
officials such as executor and administrator, witnesses, and the place of the
complete record. An every-name index provides easy access to all people. (1964),
2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 400 pp. $30.00
D3819 ISBN: 1556138199
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Sussex County, Delaware Will Book L: 1 January 1852-24 February 1860 -
Marguerite R. Moore. Every name, relationship abstracted. (1996), 1998, 5½x8½,
paper, index, 44 pp. $4.00
M0336 ISBN: 1585493368
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware
Probate Records, 1680-1800 - Leon DeValinger, Jr. Short abstracts of the
wills and administration accounts found in the state archives, naming heirs and
giving the Liber and folio number of the document. (1944), 2000, 5½x8½, paper,
index, 691 pp. $43.50
D0305 ISBN: 1585493058
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Genealogical Abstracts from
Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware - Bill
and Martha Reamy. The compilers have extracted data of interest to genealogists
and arranged in lineages. The original was published by J. M. Runk and Company
in two volumes (1,547 pp.) without a complete index. The Reamys have made Runk's
work more accessible with an easier-to-use format and a complete index, and at a
major savings of your genealogy dollar. (1998), 2001, 8½x11, paper, index,
xv+614 pp. $62.50
R0469 ISBN: 1585494690
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Some Pioneer Delaware Families - Donald Odell Virdin. This work,
originally printed by the author, presents information discovered after the
publication of The Virdins of Delaware and Related Families. Information on the
Virdins makes up about one-half of Some Pioneer Delaware Families. The
genealogical data covers the lives of principal members of several branches and
lists known descendants, some of whom are then discussed in greater detail.
Although most of the Virdins named are from Delaware, there are many accounts of
the family in other eastern states, such as Pennsylvania, Maryland, North
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Georgia. Virdins found in Ohio, Missouri,
Arkansas, Iowa and Illinois are touched upon as well. The author used numerous
sources to compile this section including: city directories, newspaper
clippings, census records, letters, records compiled by family members and
cemetery listings. A chronology of marriages of Delaware Virdins from 1752 to
1912, some miscellaneous marriage records and a chronology of wills and
administrations provide a quick reference to the family's past. The second half
of the book discusses the early Delaware families of Broadway, Carter, Gilder,
Lowber, Marvel, Register, Reynolds and Rodney in varying detail. Limited
genealogical information is provided for these families, supplemented by
numerous accounts of wills and estate. This work includes a name index and an
index of the places and records cited. (1992), 2007, 8½x11, paper, indices, 272
pp. $51.00
V0608 ISBN: 1556136080
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
William King’s Mortality Books: Volume 1, 1795-1832 - Jane Donovan and
Carlton Fletcher. This is a listing, transcribed from the originals, of all the
burials in the Georgetown section of Wash. D.C. for which William King built the
coffins (1795-1832.) Never before available to the public, these ledgers of
King's coffin sales provide an unexpected look into the social history of 18th
and 19th century Georgetown, as well as raw data for mortality and demographic
studies. Surnames generally indicate the person that paid for King's services,
not the person being buried. All segments of society are represented. A brief
biography of William King precedes the listings. (2001), 2005, 5½x8½, paper, 247
pp. $25.50
D1853 ISBN: 078841853X
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National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts, 1849 - Joan M. Dixon.
This volume, twenty-third in the series, contains abstracts of the people and
events of this period: the Bowdoin family; the Jennings family; Kosciusko heirs;
the inauguration of General Zachary Taylor; Colonel Fremont in Mexico; steamboat
disasters; appointments by the President; promotions in the army and navy;
marriage and death notices; murders and accidents; criminal cases; all petitions
to Congress relating to a person or persons; real estate sales; legal notices;
chancery and equity records; letters in the post office; and much more. Where
there is information about something or someone that might be of interest, an
abstract was created. The newspaper reveals a personal side of the lives of many
people. During the author’s twenty-four years of research on her own family
genealogy, she always wanted to read the National Intelligencer and bring to
print the many stories found there. They can be found in this series. These
abstracts are a great aid to finding locations, ages or relationships of
ancestors in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas, and elsewhere.
Names of people in the news in these locales, as well as items or events which
might provide a clue to an individual’s location, age or relationship to others,
are included. The author has organized the abstracts chronologically to make
finding specific dates easier. All surnames, land tracts and vessels are
included in the index. 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 578 pp. $43.00
D4182 ISBN: 0788441825
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National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts, 1850 - Joan M. Dixon. This
volume, twenty-fourth in the series, contains abstracts of the people and events
of this period: the death of President Zachary Taylor; an arctic expedition;
steamboat disasters; claims against Mexico; appointments by the President;
promotions in the army and navy; marriage and death notices; murders and
accidents; criminal cases; all petitions to Congress relating to a person or
persons; real estate sales; legal notices; chancery and equity records; letters
in the post office; and much more. Where there is information about something or
someone that might be of interest, an abstract was created. The newspaper
reveals a personal side of the lives of many people. During the author’s
twenty-four years of research on her own family genealogy, she always wanted to
read the National Intelligencer and bring to print the many stories found there.
They can be found in this series. These abstracts are a great aid to finding
locations, ages or relationships of ancestors in the Maryland, Washington, D.C.,
and Virginia areas, and elsewhere. Names of people in the news in these locales,
as well as items or events which might provide a clue to an individual’s
location, age or relationship to others, are included. The author has organized
the abstracts chronologically to make finding specific dates easier. All
surnames, land tracts and vessels are in the index. 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index,
590 pp. $44.00
D4183 ISBN: 0788441833
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National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts, 1851
- Joan M. Dixon. This volume, twenty-fifth in the series, contains abstracts of
the people and events of this period: ship disasters; claims against Mexico; new
post offices; Captain Kidd; Admiral Paul Jones; murder of Catharine Day; murder
of the Cosden family; appointments by the President; promotions in the army and
navy; marriage and death notices; criminal cases; all petitions to Congress
relating to a person or persons; real estate sales; legal notices; chancery and
equity records; ladies with letters in the post office; and much more. Where
there is information about something or someone that might be of interest, an
abstract was created. The newspaper reveals a personal side of the lives of many
people. During the author's twenty-four years of research on her own family
genealogy, she always wanted to read the National Intelligencer and bring to
print the many stories found there. They can be found in this series. These
abstracts are a great aid to finding locations, ages or relationships of
ancestors in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas, and elsewhere.
Names of people in the news in these locales, as well as items or events which
might provide a clue to an individual's location, age or relationship to others,
are included. The author has organized the abstracts chronologically to make
finding specific dates easier. All surnames, land tracts and vessels are
included in the index. 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 638 pp. $47.00
D4569 ISBN: 0788445693
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National Intelligencer Newspaper Abstracts, 1852
- Joan M. Dixon. This volume, twenty-sixth in the series, contains abstracts of
the death of Daniel Webster; the Jennings heirs; the De Kalb heirs; ship
disasters-the Mississippi, the Taney, and the Henry Clay; new post offices;
appointments by the President; promotions in the army and navy; marriage and
death notices; criminal cases; all petitions to Congress relating to a person or
persons; real estate sales; legal notices; chancery records; and much more.
Where there is information about something or someone that might be of interest,
an abstract was created. The newspaper reveals a personal side of the lives of
many people. During the author's twenty-four years of research on her own family
genealogy, she always wanted to read the National Intelligencer and bring to
print the many stories found there. They can be found in this series. These
abstracts are a great aid to finding locations, ages or relationships of
ancestors in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas, and elsewhere.
Names of people in the news in these locales, as well as items or events which
might provide a clue to an individual's location, age or relationship to others,
are included. The author has organized the abstracts chronologically to make
finding specific dates easier. All surnames, land tracts and vessels are
included in the index. 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 640 pp. $47.00
D4570 ISBN: 0788445707
ENGLAND
FLORIDA
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“Census” Department of the South, November, 1864: For Jacksonville,
Fernandina and St. Augustine, Florida. Ordered by the Department of the South,
Hilton Head, South Carolina - Florida State Genealogical Society. One of the
forgotten legacies of the Civil War was a special census of eastern Florida
conducted on the orders of Federal military authorities. Its motivation is to
this day unclear, but it seems likely to have been done to help register voters.
African-Americans living in the region were also enumerated despite the fact
that they did not yet have the legal right to vote. The number, age and gender
of these “contrabands” would be of great interest to Union military men who were
always on the lookout for new recruits for the growing number of United States
Colored Troops regiments being formed. Thus, this special census data opens a
unique window on Florida’s Civil War population that has heretofore been closed.
This census has been transcribed in columnar format similar to the original. The
columns reveal the physical characteristics of the individual including height,
eye color, complexion and age. Other information includes where he was born, or
if he was “contraband.” A column that gives the last place of residence helps to
establish migration patterns. Other columns show where the person was registered
for the draft or who his former owner was if he was contraband; the date he came
into the department (area); and if he took the oath of allegiance. The last
column, entitled “remarks” sometimes reveals occupations. There are two indexes.
One is for every name and the other is for all owners of former slaves or
contraband. (2002), 2007, 8½x11½, paper, 282 pp. $35.00
F2208 ISBN: 0788420089
GENEALOGIES
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Lantz-Crossley
an Experience in Genealogy: Volume I, A-E, 2nd Edition - Raymond C. Lantz.
This book is a revised second edition of a record of the ancestry of Raymond
Clyde and Dianna Lee (Crossley) Lantz as researched and documented by the
author. The book covers primarily Michigan, Maryland, New York, Canada and the
majority of New England states. Included are many first families of New England,
with many of English origins, many Pennsylvania Amish, Mennonite and German
families, and Native Americans of Michigan. Wherever possible the author has
included copies of wills, estate records, land records, military records, photos
and church record entries for baptisms, marriages and burials. The book is
divided into four volumes totaling more than 2,100 pages (each with its own
every name index), with a combined index total of over 13,000 listings, and has
sections pertaining to the surnames: Acker, Adam, Aichelin, Albrecht, Allgar,
Amos, Angstadt, Arderne, Aylett, Badcock, Baker, Ballard, Barker, Batchelder,
Baughman, Beauchamp, Becker, Bergsträsser, Bergstresser, Berkstresser, Berwick,
Bierly, Birdsall, Blaich, Blanchet, Blesch, Blodgett, Blood, Blount, Bond,
Borniger, Bosworth, Bouchard, Boucher, Bourassa, Bourasseau, Bourman, Boutin,
Boyer, Brach, Brackett, Bradley, Brahm, Brandt, Brant, Brehm, Brown, Bruckman,
Brumbach, Brumbaugh, Bübel, Burckhardt, Buser, Butler, Byers, Caron, Carroll,
Cartwright, Charbonneau, Clark, Cloutier, Coitou, Colburn, Cole, Cook, Corbin,
Counsell, Cranfield, Cronewald, Crosby, Crossley, Cunradt, Cunraten, Dardaine,
Dardenne, Dätwyler, David, Davis, Deal, Dean, Debus, Demmler, Detweiler, Diehl,
Dietrich, Dilling, Dillinger, Dobson, Dodge, Dörflinger, Downing, Dowsett, Dube,
Duxford, Eddy, Eggiman, Eggleston, Ermoldt, Ermolt, Faissler, Fieß, Fiess,
Finger, Fischer, Flenner, Fletcher, Fournier, French, Fridley, Fridlin, Friedle,
Friedley, Fuchs, Fuller, Fulwater, Funck, Funk, Gagné, Gally, Garbrand, Gardner,
Garman, Garnier, Gass, Gaudin, Geiselmann, Gerber, Gerich, Gerlach, Gladwyn,
Göbel, Göge, Goldhatch, Gonnett, Good, Goodspeed, Gould, Gramlich, Gramley,
Gramly, Grant, Gräter, Greene, Greenland, Grindall, Groves, Gruebel, Grundbacher,
Gunnett, Gut, Guth, Gutt, Haburne, Hale, Hanauer, Häring, Harnish, Harrison,
Haskell, Hauer, Hayward, Hazen, Hearne, Hébert, Heckendorn, Henden, Hendon,
Herriott, Hersche, Hershey, Hessong, Heyderich, Hill, Hillebrandt, Hissong,
Holgrave, Holmes, Holyoke, Hooker, Hooper, Hoover, Hower, Howse, Huber, Hudghel,
Huelsewek, Hulme, Hunkins, Hunn, Hunt, Hunter, Hussong, Hutchinson, Hyssong,
Ilgaß, Imsweiler, Jenewein, Jencks, Jenks, Jenni, Jewett, Joly, Jones, Jung,
Keeney, Keller, Kemp, Kepperling, Kepperly, Kershner, Keÿser, Kidder, King,
Kinsey, Kirby, Kirschner, Klöppels, Klotz, Kniess, Knecht, Knight, Köhl, Kolb,
Krämer, Krehbiel, Küster, Kimmel, Kummel, Kummer, Kuntz, Kurtz, Kyle, La Groves,
Label, Labelle, Laicon, Lakin, Lamb, Langendörfer, Lantz, Lauer, Laux, Lebel,
Ledsworth, Legatt, Leigh, Leland, Lindeman, Loiselle, Look, Loos, Lothrop,
Loveall, Lucas, Lycon, Mackey, Mallinson, Mamro, Mansfield, Markey, Märklin,
Marks, Martin, Masterson, Matthia, McConnell, McDougall, Meder, Merkey, Metzger,
Meixel, Meyer, Migneault, Mikesell, Miller, Milot, Mixell, Mögenhardt, Moore,
Moritz, Morneau, Morse, Motz, Moulton, Moyer, Mühle, Müller, Murritts, Neef,
Negley, Newman, Nicholson, Ocker, Offley, Oichlin, Paddock, Palmer, Park,
Pelletier, Perne, Peter, Phippen, Picard, Pineault, Plaich, Plesch, Porter,
Prough, Puderbach, Puderbaugh, Puterbach, Puterbaugh, Putnam, Putt, Quackenbush,
Randall, Rawson, Reech, Reese, Reffner, Reist, Renz, Ricard, Richardson,
Ritchey, Roos, Roth, Saint-Denis, Sallows, Sämann, Santrock, Sattler, Savory,
Schäckler, Schäffer, Schafheusser, Schackler, Scheckler, Scherer, Schmid,
Schnebele, Schneeberger, Schneider, Scholfield, Scofield, Schramm, Schryock,
Schürch, Schupp, Schwab, Schweickhardt, Schweig, Seckler, Seibert, Seidel,
Senecal, Shaw, Shackler, Sheckler, Shirk, Shryock, Sias, Sierer, Silver, Simonds,
Smith, Snively, Snowberger, Sonneborn, Sorg, Spangler, Spaulding, Spengler,
Spiegelberg, Stalham, Stambach, Standering, Standring, Stanley, Stembel,
Stephan, Stockton, Stöhr, Stokes, Symonds, Teagarden, Theuß, Theiss, Thompson,
Thomson, Tice, Tidd, Tompson, Tomson, Town, Towne, Towns, Tracy, Trask, Treece,
Tries, Tritton, Tru, Trüssel, Tutweiler, Tybbot, Uhl, Van Alstyne, Venne, Vessey,
Volck, Voyne, Wagner, Walker, Walbridge, Wallbridge, Ward, Warde, Warfield,
Warner, Weishaupt, Wenger, Wentz, Whetstone, White, Winger, Wilbraham, Wilhelm,
Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Wineland, Winslow, Wolfhardt,
Wölflin, Wolf, Wolfe, Wood, Woodbury, Woodhall, Wright, Wyland, and Yoder. 2008,
8½x11, paper, index, 552 pp. $53.50
L4786 ISBN: 0788447866
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Wright Family Census Records, Franklin County, Virginia, 1810-1900
- Robert N. Grant. The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights
in southern Virginia; sources include church and circuit court records. This
material has been separated into sections by county and by type, making it an
efficient and organized resource for Wright family researchers. The information
in this volume has been extracted from censuses and varies with each decade, the
earliest providing only the name of the head of the family and listing the age
and sex of the other occupants, and the number of other free persons or slaves.
Later records go into much more detail, including names and relationships of all
members of the family, ages, occupations, place of birth, year of immigration,
etc. A most helpful feature for each entry is the “identification” column, in
which the author identifies the specific family and Wright ancestors from whom
the named Wright descends. All names are indexed. (2002), 2008, 8½x11, paper,
index, 192 pp. $25.00
G2069 ISBN: 0788420690
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Wright Family Personal Property Tax Lists Amherst County, Virginia, 1782-1850
- Robert N. Grant. The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights
in southern Virginia. This volume is a collection of Wright records from Amherst
County, Virginia. It contains source information and an index. Sources include
official county records in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. A most helpful
feature for each entry is the "identification" column, in which the author
identifies the specific family and Wright ancestors from whom the named Wright
descends. 2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 262 pp. $32.50 G4631
ISBN: 0788446312
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Wright Family Birth Records, 1853-1896, Marriage Records, 1761-1900, Census
Records, 1810-1900 in Amherst County, Virginia -
Robert N. Grant. The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights in
southern Virginia. This volume is a collection of Wright records from Amherst
County, Virginia. This work is divided into the following sections: birth
records, 1853-1896; marriage records, 1761-1900; and census records, 1810-1900.
Each section contains source information and an index. Sources include official
county records in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. A most helpful feature
for each entry is the "identification" column, in which the author identifies
the specific family and Wright ancestors from whom the named Wright descends.
2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 232 pp. $30.50
G4630 ISBN: 0788446304
Wright Family Land Tax Records Amherst County, Virginia, 1782-1850
- Robert N. Grant. The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights
in southern Virginia. This volume is a collection of Wright records from Amherst
County, Virginia. It contains source information and an index. Sources include
official county records in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. A most helpful
feature for each entry is the "identification" column, in which the author
identifies the specific family and Wright ancestors from whom the named Wright
descends. 2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 250 pp. $31.50
G4680 ISBN: 0788446800
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Our Maryland Heritage, Book 26: The Trail Families
- William Neal Hurley, Jr. . Data is not restricted to Trail family members who
have origins in Frederick and Montgomery counties. Chapter One discusses some of
the earliest references of the Trail family recorded in MD, including a line of
descent from John Trale (1475) through 6 generations to David Trail (born
c1695). Subsequent chapters follow various descendants including James Trail
(1730), James Trail Jr. (1748), William Trail, Susanna Trail, Nathan Trail,
Edward Northcroft Trail, and Gulielma Maria Trail (1794). Each chapter is
preceded by an ancestral chart. A bibliography and full name index is included.
(2001), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 200 pp. $22.00 H1831
ISBN: 0788418319
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Ancestors and Descendants of Ira Johnson and Abigail (Furbush) Johnson From
1590-2003
- William A. Blandin and Gerald G. Johnson. The original book on the ancestors
and descendants of Ira Johnson and Abigail Furbush Johnson was accomplished by
Gerald Garth Johnson in 1984. The format used at that time to report the names
and dates of family members was modeled after the Genealogy of Captain John
Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts by Paul Franklin Johnson (1951) so that the
two books could be used together by the thousands and thousands of descendants
of Captain John Johnson. Additional information and revisions have been based
upon marriage, birth and death records compiled by Karlene M. Johnson Messer as
well as from personal information from many other relatives. Additionally,
William Blandin inserted census and other documented information when found.
Information from the earlier books that is now believed to be in error has been
eliminated from this volume. (2004), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 678 pp.
$48.00
J2493 ISBN: 0788424938
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Families together with their heraldry, legends, superstitions, etc
- J. P. MacLean. A monumental history of the venerable MacLeans, who's history
is interwoven with the history of Scotland, like the bright threads of the clan
tartan. From Druidism to the Battle of Culloden, from family feuds to coats of
arms; no facet of Scottish and MacLean history is left untouched. Background
information on the family is followed by chronological material: the home and
origin of the clan, the first period of the chiefs (1250-1400), the MacLeans as
vassals of the Lords of the Isles (1365-1493), the MacLeans as an independent
clan (1493-1598), and the MacLeans as partisans of the House of Stuart
(1598-1746). The histories of the different houses of MacLean follow: the House
of Brolass; House of Lochbuie; Clann Thearlaich O'Buie; and the MacLeans of
Kingerloch; Scallasdale; Lehire; Ardgour; Borreray; Treshnish; Inverscadell;
Blaich; Ross; Coll; Achanasaul; Muck; Drimnacross; Totaranald; Crossapol;
Haremere Hall; Kinlochaline; Drimnin; Pennycross; Toroloisk; and the Counts
MacLean of Sweden. Further chapters cover the MacLean family's connections with
the mysterious island of Iona, refuge of Druids and St. Columbia; legends
associated with the clan; and numerous spellings of the name. A chapter is
devoted to "the Clansmen after Culloden," which describes the abolishment of
Highland garb, and the oppression that followed. Two chapters are devoted to
MacLean authors and poets. This work is profusely illustrated with maps,
portraits, battlefield views, castles, tombs, ruins and armorial bearings.
(1889), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 498 pp. $38.00
M1316 ISBN: 0788413163
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Genealogy of the Greenleaf Family
- James Edward Greenleaf. This volume presents a male-line genealogy showing the
descendants of Edmund Greenleaf who settled in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1635.
There is an introductory chapter on the history of Newbury, followed by a
lengthy section of biographical sketches of many family members, followed by
genealogies. The genealogies are in the usual concise format, and extend into
the ninth generation on many lines. There is a short chapter on unconnected
families, some other supplemental material, several illustrations, and a
complete index. By birth the name alone descends; Your honor on yourself
depends. -Gay (1896), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 586 pp. $40.00
G0227 ISBN: 1556132271
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Scull's "A Chapter of Family History:" Sir William Brown Knight, 1556-1610
and Sir Nathaniel Rich Knight, -1636. Transcription, Notes and Index
by - James Brown. In 1882 the expatriate American scholar G. D. Scull
prepared and donated this manuscript to Boston's New England Historic
Genealogical Society. It traces several generations of two seventeenth century
British houses united by marriage, politics and ambition. Sir William Browne, as
deputy commander of Elizabeth's army in Continental Vlissingen (Flushing), was
charged not only with the protracted military struggle with Europe's Catholic
armies, but also with the egos and whims of his superiors back at Court,
including Queen Elizabeth herself. Once believing himself accused of treason to
the Crown, he pleaded his loyalty with impassioned letters, one actually found
inserted in the manuscript itself and reproduced here. Sir Nathaniel Rich's gaze
looked westward; while maintaining a sturdy presence in Parliament and often at
odds with the Crown, he dedicated himself to the founding and support of its
struggling Atlantic colonies, notably Bermuda. In essence an anthology of
letters, verse, family charts and documents bound together by Scull's
commentary, Scull's often idiosyncratic prose style lends a charm of its own,
and is here reproduced without change. In addition to the author's family charts
and graphic, the editor has supplied an introduction, glossary, and index. 2008,
5½x8½, paper, index, 132 pp. $18.00
B4560 ISBN: 078844560X
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Wittry, Witry, Vitry: The Family Tree, 2007
- Eugene J. Wittry. This family tree of the Wittry/Witry/Vitry family begins
with Peter Witry, born circa 1575 in Budange, France (formerly a part of
Luxembourg), and includes fourteen generations. Each individual family has a
sequence number, and is listed as an atomic family-father, mother, children, and
spouses of the children. If one of the parents remarried, the second marriage
and its children are listed immediately after the original family. Information
about 9,000 people, including dates and locations of birth, marriage and death,
occupations, villages/cities of residence, and other items of interest are
included. The foundation of the book is the translation of about 4,000 original
birth, marriage and death documents from the original German, French and Latin.
This replacement for the 2001 edition includes thirty percent more people than
the original book. The atomic family structure and complete index of marriages
makes it much easier for the reader to find information about individual
families. It also includes information about Luxembourg births, marriages and
deaths, through the year 1923, based upon twenty-eight years of records released
for public use by Luxembourg several years ago. The book contains a complete
index of all couples, so that the information about a specific family can be
easily accessed by a sequence number assigned to each marriage. The index also
tells the sequence number of the parents of the marriage partner who is a direct
descendent of Peter Witry. This enables the reader to trace the generations of a
specific atomic family (father and mother) both forward and backward in time.
2008, 5½x8½, paper, 612 pp. $45.50
W4567 ISBN: 0788445677
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Neikirk - Newkirk - Nikirk and Related Families, Volume Two Being an Account of
the Descendants of Johann Heinrick Neukirch, born c.1708 in Germany
- William Neal Hurley, Jr. . Research over nearly thirty years indicates that
the vast majority of Americans bearing the subject family name, in any one of
the more than twenty identified spellings, are descended from either Johann
Heinrick Neukirch (born c.1708 in Germany) or Matheuse Cornelissen Van
Nieuwkercke (born c.1600 in Holland), whose descendants are the subject of
Volume One in this series. This study attempts to combine into one source
information from all the known reports, newsletters, and manuscripts that could
be found in various public and private libraries, together with public records
in courthouses and archives, and presents what is believed to be the most
comprehensive study yet of this important family, with numerous pieces of
information previously unavailable. As this book is presented in an easy-to-read
narrative style, there is no need to wander through a complex numbering system.
Divided into sixteen chapters, this volume contains: photographs; illustrations;
wills; inventories of estates; a bibliography; and a complete, every name index
with birth dates for quick identification of family members with the same name.
(1996), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 438 pp. $33.00
H0408 ISBN: 0788404083
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The Browns of Bedford County, Virginia, 1748-1840. A Collection of Brown Surname
Records Extracted from Primary and Secondary Sources
- Barbara Brown Eakley. Who was John Brown? Who were the ancestors of John
Brown? Every Brown researcher can empathize with the dilemmas inherent in
tracing that name. It would seem that most villages in early Virginia had a John
Brown in every generation. The author's John Brown was said by family tradition
to have "come from" Bedford County. Was that true? Bedford County in Virginia
was on the path of the great Wagon Road which led from Philadelphia to Harper's
Ferry to Tennessee. Uncounted scores of immigrants moved westward along that
road, settling in a county for a few years before moving farther west. Bedford
County records reflect that pattern of settling and moving, settling and moving.
Many Brown families passed through Bedford County on their way west and left
recorded evidence of having been there. Many of their family members, slaves,
neighbors and business associates were named with them. Some 606 other surnames
are associated with Brown in those records. The author studied all available
records, and was able to rule out that the ancestors of her John Brown were from
Bedford County. He was the descendant of several generations of pioneer settlers
in Montgomery County, Virginia, but had married into a family which had moved
there from Bedford County. Every genealogist knows that to rule out is to get
closer to the truth. This collection of abstracted records is intended as a
finding tool for researchers. The abstracts are written in modern English, and
place names have been standardized. (1998), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 192
pp. $22.00
E0922 ISBN: 0788409220
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First Families of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1 - John Pitts Launey.
Chester County was officially opened for settlement in 1682. Using a wide
variety of sources, this volume of first families provides data concerning when
and where they settled as well as information on early churches and meeting
places. Families covered in this volume include the following: Allen, Baldwin,
Bonsall, Green, Hibberd, Maris, Sharpless, Townsend, Trimble, Vernon, Yarnall,
and many more. (1999), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 196 pp. $19.50
L0015 ISBN: 1585490156
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A Genealogical History Of The Descendants Of Joseph Peck, Who Emigrated With His
Family To This Country In 1638; And Records Of His Father's And Grandfather's
Families In England; With The Pedigree Extending Back From Son To Father For
Twenty Generations; With Their Coat Of Arms, And Copies Of Wills. Also, An
Appendix, Giving An Account Of The Boston And Hingham Pecks, The Descendants Of
John Peck Of Mendon, Ma, Deacon Paul Of Hartford, Deacon William And Henry Of
New Haven, And Joseph Milford, Ct, With Portraits Of Distinguished Persons From
Steel Engravings. - Ira B. Peck.
Containing over 11,000 names, this work documents one of the most comprehensive
genealogical studies of the Massachusetts Pecks male line. (1868), 2001, 5½x8½,
paper, indices, 476 pp $36.00
P1871 ISBN: 0788418718
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"Beyond the Blue Mountain": Bartholomew Pastoral Records
- Carolyn Zimmerman Johns. Reverend Abraham Bartholomew was a minister in the
German Reformed Church in Pennsylvania for thirty-three years, from May 1861
until Aug. 1894. This work will prove invaluable to those interested in
researching the counties of Lehigh, Carbon, Schuylkill and Northampton. Compiled
from the pastoral records he kept during his ministry, these pages contain
records of 1,968 births and baptisms; 1,191 marriages; and 1,360 funerals. The
birth and baptism records contain the following: child's full name, date of
birth (if known), and the full names of the parents and witnesses. The marriage
entries include: surname and given name of the bride and groom, date of
marriage, and place of residence prior to the marriage. The death entries
include: full name of the deceased and complete date of death, including the age
at time of death. Rev. Bartholomew served in nine different churches during his
pastoral career. These churches are listed by name, location, and his dates of
service. This work is further accentuated by personal information including
letters of resignation and Bartholomew's obituary, dated September 10, 1903. An
original full name index has been included. (2001), 2008, 8½x11, paper, index,
214 pp. $29.00
J1892 ISBN: 0788418920
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Neglected and Forgotten: Fauquier County, Virginia, French & Indian War,
Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Veterans
- Joan W. Peters. This companion piece to the author's previously published
Military Records from the Fauquier County Minute Books contains transcripts of
original records, many not found in Court Minutes. These military records were
found in the loose papers in the Fauquier County, Virginia, vault and preserved
under a grant from the Library of Virginia as part of the Military Records
Series of the Fauquier County Clerks Loose Papers. Records include previously
unpublished material. Transcripts of documents in this series include 18th and
19th century muster rolls, early Virginia pension lists, military discharges,
bounty land warrants, papers from law and chancery suits containing military
records, pension declarations, notices of heirs-at-law, two interesting
never-before published Court-martials and a slander suit. (2004), 2008, 8½x11,
paper, index, 152 pp. $29.00
P0923 ISBN: 1585499234
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Drisko-Crocker-Foster: Some of the “Coasters” of Maine and New Hampshire
- Frances Sterling Drisko. Drisko lines begin in the mid-1600s and are covered
in some cases to the 14th generation. Crocker lines begin c.1695 and span 11
generations. Foster lines begin in the early 1600s and continue to the 11th
generation. All 3 include both male and female descendants. These lines appear
in almost every town along the coast of ME. Some of these families trace their
origins back to the Mayflower and England. Captains, and the vessels they
sailed, have been included for all 3 lines, and numerous photographs. Stories of
the bravery of the pioneer men and women—including Elizabeth Hull Heard, and
Margaret Stevenson Scott (hung as a witch at Salem) augment this genealogical
work. (2001), 2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 494 pp . $55.50
D1751 ISBN: 0788417517
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North
Carolina -- South Carolina Bible Records
- Jeannette Holland Austin. This collection of Bible records contains an
itemized list of the births, marriages and deaths found in approximately 450
family Bibles. This collection spans a period from the 1600s to the 1900s.
(1988), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 750 pp. $47.00
A0595 ISBN: 1585495956
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New
England Captives Carried to Canada Between 1677 and 1760 During the French and
Indian Wars
- Emma Lewis Coleman. In 1897, C. Alice Baker published True Stories of New
England Captives Carried to Canada During the Old French and Indian Wars, which
Heritage Books reprinted several years ago, but which is now out of print.
Following the initial publication of that work, Ms. Baker and Emma Lewis Coleman
continued to research this topic, scouring the libraries and archives of New
England and Canada for information. Following the death of Ms. Baker, Ms.
Coleman prepared the present volumes using all the data they had accumulated
over several decades. These volumes name all the captives they discovered and
provide biographical data on each, but the sketches on those people who had been
covered in the earlier volume are abbreviated in comparison to those who had not
been covered in the first compilation. This work provides an extensive picture
of the Indian attacks on New England communities over about an eighty-year
period, and in terms of identifying their captives, it is probably the most
definitive work ever published. Sources are cited in footnotes and an appendix
identifies various people and places mentioned in the text. There is a complete
name index (1926), 2005, 5½x8½, paper, index, 2 vols., 890 pp. $60.00
C0257 ISBN: 1556132573
Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892: Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of the
Descendants of Colonel Richard Lee - Edmund Jennings Lee. With Brief Notices
of the Related Families of Allerton, Armistead, Ashton, Aylett, Bedinger,
Beverley, Bland, Bolling, Carroll, Carter, Chambers, Corbin, Custis, Digges,
Fairfax, Fitzhugh, Gardner, Grymes, Hanson, Jenings, Jones, Ludwell, Marshall,
Mason, Page, Randolph, Shepherd, Shippen, Tabb, Taylor, Turberville, Washington,
and Others. The Lee family is composed of perhaps the most distinguished
ancestry on record, having provided, for example, greater numbers of
Revolutionary and Civil War generals and officers, politicians, and statesmen
than any family of comparable size and standing. Colonel Richard Lee, Secretary
of the Colony of Virginia and presumably a Counsellor to King Charles, was the
progenitor of the Virginia Lees and was himself descended from the Coton branch
of the Lees of Shropshire. The purpose of this volume is to collect and preserve
in permanent form the history of Colonel Lee's posterity, believing that such a
record will add something of interest to American history. (1895), 2002, 5½x8½,
paper, index, 586 pp. $46.50
L2103 ISBN: 0788421034
Colonel John Mann, Jr., His Kith, His Kin, His Ancestors, His Descendants
- Timothy A. Mann. This family register commences in Germany, with Hans Mann's
son, George Bernard Mann (1701-1769), who journeyed to the New World in 1732,
and eventually settled in VA. The patriarch of the Miami Valley (OH) Mann family
was Colonel John Mann Jr. He and his brother Jacob settled in the valley in the
1790's. Genealogical information is grouped by Mann family heads: Hans, George
Bernard, Jacob-with 4 generations, George Adam-with 6 generations, George Carl,
George Cunradt, Catrina, and John Sr.-with 10 generations. 2000, 8½x11, paper,
index, illus., 272 pp. $33.50 M1629
ISBN: 0788416294
Our Maryland Heritage, Book 21: Fisher and Beckwith Families of Montgomery
County, Maryland - William Neal Hurley, Jr. . This text is intended to
present the ancestry and descendants of William Thomas Fisher (born c.1819) and
his wife, Eliza Ellen Beckwith (born c.1820). The Fishers discussed here can be
traced back to Martin Fisher, a carpenter who died in Anne Arundel Co., c.1740.
His line of descent is traced through his son, Martin, Jr. (1738-1815), the
progenitor of the Montgomery Co. Fishers. The Beckwiths discussed are descended
from Sir Thomas Beckwith, of Acton (1565-1615), and his son George Beckwith
(1606-1667), who immigrated to the Maryland Colony c.1648. 2000, 5½x8½, paper,
index, 182 pp. $19.00 H1677
ISBN: 0788416774
Our Maryland Heritage, Book 25: Ricketts Families, Primarily of Montgomery &
Frederick Counties - William Neal Hurley, Jr. . Most of the individuals
recorded are presumed to descend from Thomas Ricketts, Jr. (born c.1685 in Anne
Arundel Co.) Chapters are also included on the descendants of Jeremiah and
Verlinda, through whom the Ricketts are connected to the Trail families of
Montgomery County. 2001, 5½x8½, paper, index, 179 pp. $19.00
H1754 ISBN: 0788417541
Ancestors and Descendants of Ira Johnson and Abigail (Furbush) Johnson From
1590-2003 - William A. Blandin and Gerald G. Johnson. The original
book on the ancestors and descendants of Ira Johnson and Abigail Furbush Johnson
was accomplished by Gerald Garth Johnson in 1984. The format used at that time
to report the names and dates of family members was modeled after the Genealogy
of Captain John Johnson of Roxbury, Massachusetts by Paul Franklin Johnson
(1951) so that the two books could be used together by the thousands and
thousands of descendants of Captain John Johnson. Additional information and
revisions have been based upon marriage, birth and death records compiled by
Karlene M. Johnson Messer as well as from personal information from many other
relatives. Additionally, William Blandin inserted census and other documented
information when found. Information from the earlier books that is now believed
to be in error has been eliminated from this volume. 2004, 5½x8½, paper, index,
xii+665 pp. $48.00
J2493 ISBN: 0788424938
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The Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families: A Genealogical History of Marmaduke
Semme(s), Gent., and His Descendants, Including the Allied Families of Greene,
Simpson, Boarman, Matthews, Thompson, Middleton, and Neale - Harry Wright
Newman. More than half a century ago, Raphael Thomas Semmes of Georgia
bequeathed his collection of genealogical data concerning Semmes and related
families to the Maryland Historical Society. This voluminous collection of
genealogical data relates to some of the earliest and most prominent of
Maryland’s settlers. The service of Harry Wright, a noted American genealogist
and author of numerous Maryland genealogical publications, was secured to
compile this interesting history of several of Maryland’s early and
distinguished families. The Semmes family of Maryland is considered to be of
Norman origin, with variations of the name, such as Sim, Sims, Simms, Syms,
Simme, appearing in England after the Conquest. Marmaduke Semme, the progenitor
of the Semmes family of Southern Maryland, was in the Province as early as 1662.
He married the widow, Fortuna Mitford, and they had four children—Anthony,
James, John and Marmaduke. Individual chapters are devoted to: Marmaduke Semme
(16__-1693)—the emigrant, Anthony Semmes, James Semmes, John Semmes, Marmaduke
Semmes, Governor Thomas Greene, Thomas Simpson, Major Willam Boarman, Thomas
Matthews, William Thompson, Robert Middleton, and Captain James Neale. Each
chapter is complete with genealogical sketches of descendants that contain
varying amount of biographical information. (1956), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index,
362 pp. $29.50
N2308 ISBN: 0788423088
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Pierson Millennium - Richard E. Pierson and Jennifer Pierson. This
book “covers the approximate period 850 AD to 1850 AD, …though some data earlier
than 850 and later than 1850 is presented.” Three distinct spellings of the name
Pierson (Pierson/Pearson/Peirson), all derived from “the surname’s place-name
origin about 1100 AD in Yorkshire, England, at the vill of Pericne alias Persene,”
are included. Two major sources used in compiling this work are books written by
Lizzie B. Pierson and George Rogers Howell, originally published in the 19th
century. These two books consist almost entirely of primary sources gleaned from
personal interviews, family records, bible records, wills, probate records,
burial records and other official state records. All information included, from
these as well as other sources, has been examined for accuracy; errors, where
found, have been corrected. Among the topics investigated are the English
ancestry of six American immigrants of the 1600s, with “family
inter-relationships provided.” These six individuals are Rev. Abraham Pierson,
Bartholomew Pierson, Henry Peirson, John Pearson of Lynn, Stephen Pierson and
Thomas Pierson Sr., who variously settled in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
and Massachusetts. Although Deacon John Pearson and Samuel Peirson have been
investigated, “their English ancestors were not discovered”; however, the
results of the research are included in Appendix B. Another major topic
addressed is 34 Pearson/Peirson/Pierson coats of arms which are provided for
England, Scotland and the Netherlands. Ten Pierson legends have also been
examined, discussed, and in most cases verified. One example of such deals with
the origins of the Pierson name. It has been determined that “the Pierson line
descended from Vikings” and the name originated “in the East Riding of
Yorkshire, England.” Two legends indicate that three of the earliest immigrants
(Henry Peirson, Rev. Abraham Pierson and Bartholomew Pierson) arrived in America
as passengers on the (2nd) Mayflower. Various other legends deal with topics
such as family inter-relationships and details of their immigration. Separate
from these legends is a chapter dedicated to “Pearson/Peirson/Pierson men in the
Revolutionary War.” Sources are cited alongside the data, making both more
accessible to researchers. A number of theories which cannot be verified are
presented, along with the rationale to explain them, so that the readers can
arrive at their own conclusions. An everyname index and detailed table of
contents make this well organized text a convenient as well as a reliable
research tool. (1997), 2007, 8½x11, paper, index, 340 pp. $49.50
P0742 ISBN: 0788407422
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Wilson Families in Colonial Virginia and related Mason, Seawell, Goodrich,
Boush Families: Ancestors and Kin of Benjamin Wilson (1733-1814) -
Patti Sue McCrary. This work documents the Wilson, Mason, Seawell, Goodrich and
Boush families in Colonial Virginia from their arrival in the 1600’s until the
Revolutionary War era. They immigrated to the Norfolk/Elizabeth City areas. Some
later moved up the James River and others to the Rappahannock River. Many served
as officers in the county government and/or as burgesses in the General
Assembly. Military titles are used as they appeared in public records; text
describes the Goodrich and Mason involvement in Bacon’s Rebellion. Each of the
five surnames is treated in a separate chapter. A detailed table of contents
shows the structure of each family. Documentation is provided in the footnotes,
appendix, and bibliography. Up to five generations are shown with over 400
descendants. Cross-references show the marriages between members of these
families. Additional surnames with numerous entries in the index include Butt,
Cary, Curle, Langley, Lightfoot, Newton, and Thelaball. The index gives birth
and death dates (when known) as well as maiden name and marriage name for women.
2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 298 pp. $28.00
M4391
ISBN: 0788443917
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Dunten/Dunton and Allied Families 2003 update - Joseph F. Dunten. Both
Robert and Samuel Dunton are on the town list in Reading in 1644 and drew their
land allotment in 1652. Both Robert and Samuel are said to have come from Lynn
prior to settling in Reading. Some authorities state, “they were father and son
or perhaps brothers,” but no evidence has been found to support these claims.
Due to the uncertainty of Robert Dunton’s family status, this text opens with
Samuel Dunton as number one. Samuel Dunton was born about 1620 in England and
died 9 June 1685 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. This two-volume
set spans fifteen generations, listing 4,178 descendants. Researchers will
appreciate the familiar Modified Register System used in this straight forward
genealogy outline. The source notes are numbered and are listed at the end of
each chapter, generally following the outline of the Silicon Valley PAF Users
Group. The index is arranged alphabetically by surname. The given name is
followed by the year of birth and death. A married woman will appear under both
her maiden name and under her married name with her maiden name in parentheses.
2007, 8½x11, paper, index, 2 vols. $72.00
D3749 ISBN: 0788437496
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Meet My Waterloo: A Midwestern American Boyhood - Lloyd R Engelbrecht.
—What happened after the young boy told his teacher-minister that “Sinning is
fun!”?
—Can you imagine a German Prisoner of War camp placed nearly in your backyard
during World War II?
—How about getting a sooty ride in a train’s steam engine, or
—Seizing an opportunity to snatch chips of ice from the iceman’s truck on a hot
summer day, or
—Rescuing your desk while the school is on fire?
These events, and many more, all happened to the author as a youngster in the
town of Waterloo, Illinois. Meet My Waterloo is his memoir of those times, more
than a half century ago as seen through the eyes of that boy growing up in that
Midwestern town, comprised of mostly immigrant German descendants. At the same
time, the book documents the creative ability of children to make delightful
experiences out of any event or circumstance during that difficult era of the
Great Depression and World War II. It presents a realistic and sometimes
humorous view of the town’s environment, its influential tradespeople, the
author’s family and teachers, his treasured refuge called home, the family
rituals, his ideas of fun and adventure, and the growth of his character. And
while you read this book, you will not be the first to say, “My town was just
like that! I remember….” (2005), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, 186 pp.
$25.50
E2559 ISBN: 0788425595
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The Descendants of Rev. Joseph Rhea of Ireland - Edward F. Foley.
The Rhea family in America is descended from Matthew Rhea of the Campbell Clan
of Scotland. His grandson, the Rev. Joseph Rhea, emigrated from Ireland to
America in the mid-eighteenth century. This book tracks nine generations of
Rheas from Joseph to the present day, and identifies over 1,600 descendants and
their nearly 800 spouses. Rev. Rhea settled in Maryland but later preached in
Tennessee, where he bought land. After his untimely death in 1777, his family
removed to eastern Tennessee. His descendants have now spread across Tennessee
and to all corners of the United States. With an easy-to-follow format and
numbering system, and information gleaned from many sources, this book is a must
for Rhea family libraries. A full name index completes the text. The author is a
well-traveled businessman living in Singapore, an amateur historian and a member
of genealogical societies in South Carolina and Tennessee. He married into the
Rhea clan. (1996), 2007, 5½x8½ paper, index, 280 pp. $25.50
F0526 ISBN: 0788405268
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Descendants of Jacob Amidown, (1720-1790) of Woodstock, Connecticut, and
Dudley, Massachusetts (to 1930) - Christopher D. Amaden and Nancy K. Ameden
Mullen. This well-documented genealogy includes seven generations of Jacob
Amidown’s descendants, and incorporates enough social history to provide a sense
of who the Amidowns/Amadens/Amedens/Amidons were as individuals. Entries contain
a wealth of valuable information gleaned from census, vital, church, court, and
military records—sources for every fact are cited. Vintage photographs, maps and
illustrations enliven the text. Appendices, a glossary, a bibliography and an
index add to the value of this work. 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 456 pp.
$37.00
A4192 ISBN: 0788441922
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Our Maryland Heritage, Book 38: Shaw Families - William Neal Hurley, Jr.
. This study began with the goal of providing information about the Shaw
families generally found in Montgomery County, as listed in the various census
returns from 1850 to 1900, and expanded to include information from a number of
other sources. The Shaw family has been in Maryland since the early days of the
colony. They participated in the Revolution, and members of the family have
served in many capacities, contributing to the growth of the state and nation.
In his search of Montgomery County records (principally), Mr. Hurley found
references to four members of the family who were contemporaries and may have
been brothers. They were Levi Shaw, born c1780; Rezin Shaw, born c1775; John
Shaw, born c1773; and Lemuel Shaw, born c1770. These men and the descendants of
their children are the main focus of the book. Chapters 12, 13 and 14 discuss
miscellaneous Shaw Family members of Montgomery, Prince George's and Frederick
Counties. Common allied names include Baker, Beall, Brown, Cary, Cashell,
Clagett, Davis, Funk, Gittings, Green, Harris/Harriss, Higgins, Hobbs, Johnson,
King, Lewis, Plummer, Pope, Proles, Purdum, Stiles, Suddath, Sullivan, Thompson,
Ward, Warfield, Waters, Watkins, Wilson, Young and others. Bibliography and
fullname index are included. (2002), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 156 pp.
$17.50
H2188 ISBN: 0788421883
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A Genealogy Of The Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family From Civil, Military,
Church and Family Records and Documents - Samuel Gordon Smyth. This
work is a genealogy and history of the related families of John Van Meter,
Thomas Shepherd and John Duke, all of whom settled in the Northern Neck of
Virginia between 1730 and 1750. The descendents of each played a prominent role
in the settlement of Frederick and Berkeley counties in the western part of
Virginia. This work is subdivided into four parts. Part One looks at eleven
generations of the Van Metre family in PA, MD and VA. Part Two looks at ten
generations of the Shepherd family, including Shepherdstown, Washington County,
Maryland, and Ohio branches. Part Three discusses five generations of the Dukes'
in Frederick County, VA, Harper's Ferry, and elsewhere throughout the MD, VA, WV
and NC region. Part Four covers the Van Meters' of Ohio and Kentucky, with
extracts from Shepherd Manuscripts, and looks at the Hedges family, Morgan Van
Metre, Rezin D. Shepherd and Henry Shepherd. This work also contains a large
selection of illustrations including the coat of arms for the Van Meterens' of
Holland, and two original fullname indices: one for those with the surnames
Duke, Shepherd and Van Metre and one for all other surnames. (1909), 2002,
5½x8½, paper, indices, 502 pp. $37.50
S2201 ISBN: 0788422014