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August 2010 Arrivals

Raid on America: The Dutch Naval Campaign of 1672-1674. Donald G. Shomette and Robert D. Haslach. (1988), 2002, 6x9, paper, index, 402 pp. Dutch and English records are used to reconstruct Evertsen's campaign that included the naval invasion of the Chesapeake Bay, the capture or destruction of hundreds of English and French vessels, and the re-conquest of N.Y., N.J., and Del. S2245 - $30.00

Births, Deaths, Marriages and Other Genealogical Gleanings From Newspapers for Crawford, Vernon and Richland Counties, Wisconsin, 1873-1910. Vernon D. Erickson. (1997), 2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 360 pp. This new work is an extensive conglomeration of alphabetically arranged citations, totaling nearly 6,000, taken from local area newspapers. Each entry gives the person’s first and last name, the event or activity (which frequently includes additional names of family members, friends, neigors, etc.), and the newspaper. Other records encompass: divorces, immigration, military service, land sales and crime, to name a few. 0788407961 E0796 - $43.00

Richmond, Virginia Uncovered: The Records of Slave and Free Blacks listed in the City Sergeant Jail Register, 1841-1846. Nancy C. Frantel. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 176 pp. Richmond is located in the heartland of Virginia on the free flowing water of the James River. The James brought much pain, for it was by this river that the slave boats arrived and unloaded their imprisoned passengers in the 1700s and early 1800s. Many slaves purchased in Richmond were transported to other Southern states as demand for labor increased in those regions. History has not left a complete story of those who lived and died in the area. Many records were lost as a result of fires over the years, including during the Civil War. Fortunately information has survived to ensure that some of those who passed through this land are permanently documented. The Richmond City Sergeant Register is one of those precious records. The transcribed entries preserved on these pages portray the hardships experienced by the enslaved and free blacks in the area. Entries typically contain: name of the person committed, name of the person who apprehended the slave or free black, court information if applicable, date committed, date discharged, number of days maintained in the jail and the charge for that maintenance, charges for “turning the key,” apprehending fee, total charge to the prisoner or slave owner, and arrangements for the payment of jail charges. If a free black (who was discharged after proving his freedom) was unable to pay his jail charges, he (or she) was sold at public auction to pay off this debt. The length of service required to repay this debt ranged from months to years. Lucy Briggs, an unfortunate free black woman who attained her release from jail after providing her freedom papers, was hired out for fifty-nine years! A sentencing chart follows the register entries; a full name index completes this work. 078845045X F5045 - $21.00

White Servitude in the Colony of Virginia: A Study of the System of Indentured Labor in the American Colonies. James Curtis Ballagh. (1895), 2004, 5½x8½, paper, indices, 104 pp. This concise study focuses on the English origins of white servitude and the roll of white indentured servants in the development of the colony of Virginia. Special attention is paid to relevant legislation. B1707 - $14.00

History of Sweetwater Valley, Tennessee. William B. Lenoir. (1916), reprint, new fullname index, paper, 438 pp. Lenoir’s History of Sweetwater Valley is an admirable blend of regional history and family history, providing the researcher with a twin perspective of Monroe County, Tennessee. Background chapters dwell at length on Sweetwater pioneers, early settlers and settlements, churches, towns, schools, lodges, railroads, etc. Lenoir has included, moreover, genealogies of some fifty-five early Sweetwater families. L0904 - $32.00

Genealogical Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers, Volume 2, 1803-1812. Sherida K. Eddlemon. 1989, paper, index, 248 pp. These abstracts from the earliest newspapers published in Tennessee are a genealogical goldmine for researchers attempting to locate early settlers because there is no complete, extant census until 1830. The material abstracted includes the usual marriage and death notices, but also all other references to local residents such as notices of estate settlements, delinquent taxpayers, announcements of goods and services for sale, notices of runaway spouses and slaves, etc. from 7 papers. E0215 - $25.00

Robertson County, Tennessee, Court Minutes, 1796-1807. Carol Wells. 1992, index, 266 pp. The information, chronologically arranged, includes the names of the officials who were present at each session and the names of the parties involved in the court proceedings. Records of meetings could include appointments to offices, applications for licenses, petitions, descriptions of deeds, new roads and property boundaries, sales of slaves, etc. W0734 - $25.00

Tennessee Families: A Bibliography of Books about Tennessee Families. Donald M. Hehir. (1996), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 218 pp. With over 1,500 Tennessean surnames, Mr. Hehir provides, in one source, a comprehensive listing of all printed Tennessean genealogies and family histories that have made their way into major library collections across the U.S. The author researched library listings and catalogs covering many genealogical libraries, including the Library of Congress, the National Genealogical Society Library and the Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, along with historical association libraries from Massachusetts to California. Many of the books deal with multiple families, some with non-Tennessee roots. Arranged for ease of use, the entries are presented alphabetically according to surname, with a cross-reference index to family and secondary names to help researchers find surnames that would otherwise remain buried within the text. No genealogist working with Tennessee families should be without this time-saving volume. The author has also added an appendix with helpful hints on “Accessing the Library of Congress records via the internet.” H0517 - $22.00

Humphreys County, Tennessee Records: Tax Lists 1837-1843 and Marriages 1888-1900. Marjorie Hood Fischer and Ruth Blake Burns. (1987), 2009, 8½x11, paper, index, 182 pp. The tax lists were scrupulously copied from microfilm, but in many cases the handwriting was so poor, so blurred or so dim that achieving accuracy was difficult. When in doubt, the researcher should always refer to the microfilm. The marriage records are arranged by grooms name with a brides index. All entries in the original documents were hand written. Names were transcribed as they were spelled in the documents.F3690 - $26.00

History of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801-1870. Emma Middleton Wells. (1927), 1999, surname, index, c335 pp. Wells’ history is divided into five sections, the first four of which constitute a source-book of genealogical material: early tax lists and lists of voters, militiamen, justices, and veterans of the Revolution and the War of 1812, marriages, church members, and communicants. The fifth section comprises scores of family histories, with references to more than 10,000 persons. W1225 - $30.00

History of the Lost State of Franklin. Samuel Cole Williams. (1933), reprint, paper, index, bibl., 378 pp. No other movement for separate statehood reached, even approximately, the stage attained by Franklin, that of a de facto government, waging war, negotiating treaties and functioning for a term of years in the three great departments that mark an American State, the legislative, executive, and judicial. Genealogical and biographical information is included here as well. The author has preserved the names of minor participants in the struggle, for or against separate statehood. Of the leaders, a fuller account is given. For some of these, even, this is a rescue of their names and deeds from near-oblivion. W2066 - $31.50

Davidson County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes: Volume 2, 1792-1799 - Carol Wells. Few records survive from this formative period in Tennessee history when Davidson County encompassed all of middle and western Tennessee. They are important because many people mentioned in the court minutes do not appear in other records. (1991), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 252 pp. W9461 ISBN: 1556134614

Davidson County, Tennessee, County Court Minutes, Volume 1, 1783-1792 - Carol Wells. These court minutes are important because few records survive from this formative period in Tennessee history when Davidson County encompassed all of middle and western Tennessee. They are also important because many people are mentioned in the court minutes who do not appear in other records. County court responsibilities went beyond the hearing of lawsuits; roads and ferries had to be provided, brands and marks registered, orphans cared for, estates settled, and many other details of life handled in an orderly manner. In addition to providing a wealth of genealogical information, these abstracts give insight into life during the formative days of the county. A name index is included 1990, 5½x8½, paper, index. W0328 ISBN: 1556133286

Dayton’s German Heritage: Karl Karstaedt’s Golden Jubilee History of the German Pioneer Society of Dayton, Ohio. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, editor. (2001, 2005), 2010, 8½x11, paper, 122 pp. Includes biographies and photos of 80 of Dayton’s foremost citizens. T1774 - $23.50

Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records, Volume 11: Columbia Township - Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Mary H. Remler. (1998), 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 292 pp. Mary H. Remler, Editor. This work compiles readings of headstones and markers for 25 Columbia Township cemeteries. Records are divided into sections by burial ground and are preceded by brief histories of the grounds and churches around which they are established. Each entry consists of a complete reading of an inscription, including the deceased’s name, date of birth, date of death, and assorted information concerning family, military service, and in some cases the condition of markers themselves. The grounds examined in this work include: St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, United Afro American Cemetery, Columbia Pioneer Baptist Churchyard, Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Churchyard, Armstrong Chapel Methodist Churchyard, Fulton Mechanics Cemetery and others. 1998. H1062 - $44.00

The French Five Hundred and Other Papers. William G. Sibley. (1901, 1997), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 308 pp. This book sprang from the desire of the author, a newspaper editor in Gallipolis, Ohio, to write about some subjects that particularly interested him at greater length than allowed by the constraints of newspaper journalism. Consequently several seemingly unrelated subjects are treated in this four-part work. The book is primarily about Gallipolis, which is in the south central part of the state. The French 500 were a group of immigrants who migrated first to Virginia and then to Gallipolis, settling it in 1790. Roughly the first half of this book (about 120 pages) relates details of this process, in which an American land speculation syndicate called the Scioto Company opened an office in Paris and professed to own a vast tract of land in America that would offer an ideal refuge for gentlemen and gentlewomen who were discontented with conditions existing in France, where “the dark menace of the bloodiest revolution the world has ever known loomed high above the horizon, clouding every fair prospect.” What the French 500 found on their arrival at Gallipolis was a rectangular clearing on the banks of the Ohio River, containing log cabins and surrounded by forested wilderness. Hardships notwithstanding, they made the best of it and preserved a high degree of their social culture in the new locality. The second part of the book, about 90 pages, is an explanation of the origin, tradition, evolution and structure of the Fraternity of Freemasons, along with a history of famous attacks on it. This section will be of general interest to anyone who has ever been curious about Freemasonry, which is thought by many to have its origins before the time of Christ. Here readers will find Masonic facts from Artaxerxes to Zerubbabel, and more information than most Freemasons actually know about the order. The third section returns to the history of Gallipolis for about 45 pages. This section is named “Bronze John at Gallipolis” and concerns the attack of yellow fever (nicknamed “Bronze John”) which infected Gallipolis in 1878, as a result of the arrival of a steamer from New Orleans carrying infected persons. By the end of the crisis, 35 people in and around Gallipolis had died from the epidemic. The fourth and smallest section of the book (about 40 pages) is entitled “Cousins of Suicide,” and is a treatise on self-destructive behavior such as worry and anger, “abuse of the stomach,” lack of exercise, impure air, faulty breathing, and “indiscretions in attire” (in which the dangers of wearing corsets are pointed out). This is a very readable book written in a pleasing style—at times rather like an editorial piece—with something for almost everyone. An everyname index has been added for convenience. S0746 - $28.00

Westing: Personal Narratives of Life on the Rayado, New Mexico Frontier. Andrew Wahll. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 198 pp. W5043 - $22.50

The History of the Indian Wars in New England from the First Settlement to the Termination of the War with King Philip, in 1677. Reverend William Hubbard. (1677), 1990, index, map, 2 vols. in 1, 595 pp. Has a new historical preface, a biography and genealogical chart on Hubbard, and very extensive notes by Samuel G. Drake which identify people and places, and otherwise greatly expands on the original text. H3291 - $42.50

Shifting Winds of War: Indian Territory 1861-1865 . Ethel Crisp Taylor. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, 238 pp. Over 30,000 Western and Eastern Indians were drawn into the Civil War conflict as soldiers or auxiliaries of the United States or the Confederate States. Of these people, nearly 10,000 served in the Union in the Indian Home Guard Regiments and 20,000 plus served the Confederacy. T5179 - $24.50

Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II: The WASP. J. David Dameron. 2005, 5½x8½, paper, index, 196 pp. Here, at last, is a comprehensive book that examines WASP history. This fascinating true-life story of American women in action during World War II is interlaced with an abundance of pertinent photographs and class rosters, all combined in a single, easily referenced volume. D2566 - $26.00

The History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Nahum Mitchell. (1840, 1983, 1997), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, new index, 456 pp. Bridgewater was the first interior settlement in Old Plymouth Colony, and as such has great historical and genealogical interest. M9036 - $36.00

History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Chapman Publishing Company. (1880), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, index, 2 vols., 1054 pp. This two-volume set is divided into two sections, The first is a history of Indiana, which includes accounts of the pre-historic races, aborigines, the French, English and American conquests, and a general review of its civil, political and military history. The second is the history of St. Joseph County that includes sketches of its cities, villages and townships; educational, religious, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. C2081 - $73.00

John Saxe, Loyalist. George Hill. 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 202 pp. This revision and updating of the Genealogy of the Saxe Family, which was compiled by “J. G. S.” (published 1930), includes additional material, and copies of many original photographs and previously unpublished letters and documents. H5176 - $28.00

The Finleys of Early Sonoma County, California. Carmen J. Finley. (1997), 2009, 8½x11, paper, index, 276 pp. Between 1852 and 1888 three families by the name of Finley settled in Sonoma County, California. The first to arrive was John Finley with his wife, Keziah, and their three young sons: Samuel Emanuel, John Jay, and Henry Head, who ranged in age from six months to six years. They spent the winter of 1852 in Santa Rosa and then settled in the Bloomfield area in 1853. The next to arrive was William Asa Finley with his wife, Sarah, and their six-year-old son, Ernest Latimer. They arrived in 1876 and settled in Santa Rosa. Last to arrive, in 1888, was Harrison Finley with his wife, Livonia, and their nine children: Mattie Zoe, Matilda Narcissus, Eliza Belle, Wilson Ebenezer, Mary Frances, Abigail Josephine, Lucy Ray, Livonia Louise, and Alicia V., who ranged in age from three to twenty-four years. They settled in the Mark West area about five miles north of Santa Rosa. This work is a compilation of the stories of John Finley of Virginia, Ernest L. Finley, and the Mark West Finleys. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 focus on the early Finley immigrants, John Finley of Bodega, William Asa Finley of Santa Rosa, and Harrison Finley of Mark West. Chapter 4 gives some background on the Finleys’ early Virginia beginnings. The next three chapters give the detailed family history of their early Finley ancestors beginning with the earliest proven progenitor in the 1730s. These later chapters are written in the style of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. This work is thoroughly annotated and includes photographs, illustrations, maps, and an everyname index. 0788407805 F0780 - $38.00

History of the Lincoln Family. An Account of the Descendants of Samuel Lincoln of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1637-1920. Waldo Lincoln. (1923), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 2 vols., 754 pp. This exceptional genealogy traces ten generations from Samuel Lincoln, taking the family up to the time of WW I. The line of Samuel Lincoln numbers among its members President Abraham Lincoln. L1489 - $60.00

Our Maryland Heritage, Book 23: Etchison Families of Montgomery County, Maryland. William Neal Hurley, Jr.. 2000, 5½x8½, paper, index, 131 pp. The primary line of descent discussed is that of John Etchison (spelled Atchinson in the MD census of 1776), born c.1750 in Frederick Co., Maryland. His descent is traced through the lines of his sons: Ephraim, John Jr., Elisha, Frederick, William and Samuel. The text is enhanced by an extensive bibliography and an index of full names. H1445 - $16.00

Our Maryland Heritage, Book 20: Trundle and Allied Families of Montgomery County, Maryland. William Neal Hurley, Jr.. 2000, 5½x8½, paper, index, 275 pp. The eight allied families are Hempstone, Dade, Fletchall, Arnold, Sellman, Appleby, Brewer, and Dickerson. H1660 - $24.50

District of Columbia Ancestors, A Guide to Records of the District of Columbia. Wesley E. Pippenger. (1997, 2000), 2008, 8½x11, paper, index, 134 pp. This guide to the records of the District of Columbia provides a detailed description of public and private records, their content and location. Records include: census schedules and city directories; probate, guardianship and apprenticeship records; real and personal property records; marriage and divorce records; birth and death records; church records, cemetery records; court records; military records; and much more. Maps and an index to full names, places and subjects complete this work. 1585494321 P0432 - $22.00

Abstracts from The Connecticut (Formerly New London) Gazette covering Southeastern Connecticut: 1780-July 25, 1782, Volume 5. Richard B. Marrin. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 264 pp. This volume of news abstracts provides a view of everyday life of the citizens of Eastern Connecticut as they experienced the turmoil of the Revolutionary War with all its victories and defeats. M5191 - $26.00

May 2010 Arrivals

Accomack County, Virginia Court Order Abstracts, Volume 18: 1744-1753. Joann Riley McKey. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 538 pp. M5161 - $41.50

Tell My Why Dear Bennett: Memoirs of Bennett College Belles, Class of 1924-2012 - Juanita Patience Moss. Intent on “making a difference,” thousands of young women have passed through the Bearden Gates at Bennett College for Women. This book contains memoirs of over 140 women which reflect this country’s history from the post Civil War era when Bennett was organized in 1873, through several subsequent wars, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, the rise in technology, and the breaking of the glass ceilings of race and gender. Tell Me Why Dear Bennett will appeal to readers interested in “her-story” as women from the oldest Belle at 106 to the youngest at eighteen share their fascinating memoirs. Perhaps this book will inspire others to tell their unique stories as well. 2010, 6x9, paper, index, 414 pp. M5160 $39.00

To Hazard Our Own Security: Maine’s Role in the American Revolution - Mike Cecere. Maine’s role in the American Revolution has traditionally been obscured by the fact that it was part of Massachusetts during the conflict and did not become a state in its own right until 1820. Thousands of men from what is now Maine served in the Revolutionary War, but they did so alongside men from Massachusetts and in units identified as Massachusetts regiments. Together these men fought in nearly every key engagement of the war, including: the siege of Boston, invasion of Canada, and defense of New York in 1775-76, and the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Hubbardton, Saratoga, Monmouth, Rhode Island, Newtown, Stony Point, and finally, Yorktown. Although much of Maine’s contribution to the Revolutionary War occurred outside its borders, significant events like the seizure of the Margaretta in Machias, and the British destruction of Falmouth (Portland), brought the war home to Maine. Benedict Arnold’s epic 1775 march to Quebec and the ill fated Penobscot expedition of 1779 were also significant events that occurred in Maine. The service and sacrifice of Maine’s Revolutionary patriots has been overlooked for far too long and is the focus of this book. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 358 pp. C5174 $27.00

Forrest’s Forgotten Horse Brigadier. H. Gerald Starnes. (1995), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 166 pp. The wartime encounters of officers and privates of Starnes’ 4^th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment are traced in detail; includes a genealogical account of Col. Starnes’ family. S0234 - $19.50

History Of Brown County, Ohio: Biographical Sketches [Section V from the original] . W. H. Beers and Company. (1883, 1996), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 336 pp. A collection of nearly one thousand biographical sketches of prominent men in each of Brown County's townships focusing on the mid to late 1800s. Sketches vary in the amount of info given, but generally include the names of the subject's parents with relevant info about family heritage and immigration to the U.S., the names of his wife, their children and his wife's parents. The subject's professional or occupational history is usually recounted as well as his education, and his social, religious and political activities. B0427 - $30.00

New England Family Histories And Genealogies: State of Massachusetts. Lu Verne V. Hall. (2002), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 794 pp. This handy guidebook to existing published works belongs in the library of anyone searching for their New England ancestors, or researching Massachusetts family histories and genealogies. The author has researched and compiled this valuable bibliographic reference tool from the abundance of genealogical works about Massachusetts family histories and genealogies that are available to the public. Bibliographic references are grouped alphabetically by family name, with titles arranged alphabetically by author. Individual book listings contain author, publisher and publication date (as available) to make location easier. This volume also provides a list of the major Massachusetts libraries, codes to library abbreviations with a very brief glossary, a list of Massachusetts genealogical societies, a bibliography and a fullname index. H2070 - $55.50

Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: Volume V: Bradbury's Travels in the Interior of America, 1809-1811. Edited, with Notes, Introductions, Index, etc.. Reuben Gold Thwaites, LL.D. (1904), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 322 pp. If stories of westward exploration stir up your imagination, you will enjoy these accounts of the travels of naturalist John Bradbury and others. Bradbury traveled from St. Louis to the Arikara Indian villages, some eighteen hundred miles above the mouth of the Missouri. T1468 - $27.00

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April 2010 Arrivals

The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle. George F. Tuttle. (1893), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 850 pp. This book covers the descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from Old England to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches; also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle of Dover, New Hampshire; Richard Tuttle of Boston; John Tuttle of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill of Hingham, Massachusetts; to which is appended genealogical note of several allied families. This huge work also includes female lines of descent from William and Elizabeth Tuttle, and hence, covers portions of a great many Connecticut families. In addition, the ancestry of the allied families is frequently traced back to the immigrant. T0582 - $90.00

Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census: Volume 3, Anderson to Franklin Counties . Linda L. Green. 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 368 pp. G5175 - $40.00

Abstracts from the Clarksville Standard (Formerly the Northern Standard): Volume 5: 1855-1856. Richard B. Marrin and Lorna Geer Sheppard. 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 268 pp. The Northern Standard, later renamed The Clarksville Standard, was a weekly newspaper first published in 1842 by Charles DeMorse in Clarksville, a small town in the northeastern corner of the Republic of Texas. The paper grew to become the second largest in circulation in Texas and DeMorse was hailed as the Father of Texas Journalism. In 1856 and 1857, times were good and everyone thought life would only get better. New technology brought change, both good and bad. Texas agriculture took a giant leap forward with the introduction of mechanical threshers and reapers. The telegraph and railroads connected many states, and would eventually include Texas. But periodically, even in the face of seeming prosperity, economies crash and times become tense. The Crash of 1857, resentment against immigrants, the Dred Scott decision handed down by the Supreme Court, the Underground Railroad, and insurrection conspiracies all contributed to the undercurrent of stress in society. The Whig party was disappearing, the Democrats were split between North and South, the Republican Party was forming, and the Know Nothings’ American Party rounded out the political combatants of the day. All this, along with town activities, marriages and deaths, celebrations, crops, weather and more were covered in the Standard. Both the genealogist and the student of Texas history will prize this work. For the genealogist, there is a wealth of names. For historians, this volume offers a taste of the people, events and attitudes in motion which were to shape Texas and the United States. An every name index enhances the text. 0788449125 M4912 - $26.00

Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census: Volume 4 . Linda L. Green. 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 348 pp. G5170 - $26.00

The Essex Genealogist, Volume 27, 2007 . Essex Society of Genealogist, Inc.. (2007), 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 214 pp. E5167 - $29.00

Abstracts from the Connecticut [formerly New London] Gazette covering Southeastern Connecticut, 1774-1776. Richard B. Marrin. 2009, 5½x8½, paper, index, 280 pp. The New London Gazette, renamed The Connecticut Gazette in 1773, contained news of Europe, England and the other colonies; local news of southeastern Connecticut-from the Boston Tea Party to Independence Day. M4784 - $25.00

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, (Near the southwest corner of Main Street and Scotland Road, Adjacent to the First Presbyterian Church of Orange). History of the Cemetery; Expanded List of Interments; and Early History of St. Mark’s Church, Revised Edition. Carol Personette Comfort. 2008, 5½x8½, paper, pp. Improved and greatly expanded. C4770 - $25.00

New Hampshire Family Records. William Copeley. (1994), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 2 vols., 878 pp. Taken from the New Hampshire Historical Society’s major collection of original genealogical material, this work was transcribed from over 2,000 pages of old Bible records. Over 600 surnames. C0068 - $68.00

Diggin’ Up Bones, Part I and II: Obituaries of Lakin and Hartland Cemeteries, Kearny County, Kansas. Betty Barnes. (1995), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, 848 pp. Arranged alphabetically, the burials cover 1875 through 1994. In addition to providing the lot, block and section numbers used to locate the gravesite within the cemetery, each entry typically contains information from the original obituary for the deceased. This can include vital records and a short biography of the deceased. B0370 - $70.00

Columbiana County, Ohio Newspaper Abstracts Volume 2. Carol Willsey Bell, CG. (1987), 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 154 pp. This latest volume of newspaper abstracts by Mrs Bell includes articles of genealogical and historical interest taken from the New Lisbon Journal, 1867-1876. Articles cover such items as marriages, births, and deaths, arrests, accidents, biographical, sketches, petitions, divorces, elopements, court proceedings, and family reunions. An index gives easy-access to names. B0079 - $24.00

Squadron A: A History Of Its First Fifty Years, 1889-1939. Association of Ex-Members of Squadron A. (1939), 2010, 6x9, paper, 438 pp. A3503 - $48.00

People of Color: Black Genealogical Records and Abstracts from Missouri Sources, Volume 2 . Teresa Blattner. (1998), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, 178 pp. B0927 - $21.50

Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records, Vol. 8: Sycamore Township Cemeteries. Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. (1994), 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 230 pp. A compilation of information and burial records for all known cemeteries in Sycamore Township, with the exception of Rest Haven Memorial Park. Included are a large number of names from records that do not have grave markers in Hopewell and Reading Community Cemetery. H0105 - $32.00

Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records, Vol. 13: First German Protestant Cemetery of Avondale & Martini United Church of Christ Records. Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. (2001), 2009, 8½x11, paper, index, 170 pp. H1729 - $26.00

The Bantas Of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky: Their Ancestors And Descendants . Joan England Murray. (2000, 2010, 8½x11, paper, index, 128 pp. A brief background of the family in Holland (1618) is provided, followed by the arrival of the Epke Jacob family in New Netherland (1659), their move to NJ sometime before 1675, and their settlement in PA in the late 1700s. Genealogical records span 9 generations. M1396 - $20.00

History of Seneca County (Ohio), From the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. William Lang. (1880, 1999), 2010, paper, index, 768 pp. Text is replete with biographical sketches of notable citizens, often noting family members and accompanied by portraits. Chapters cover an array of topics, including the Battle of the Thames, Indians, early settlers, early structures, and more. L1387 - $54.00

Index of Death Lists appearing in the Cincinnatier Zeitung, 1887-1901. Hamilton County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society. (1999), 2010, 8½x11, paper, alphabetical, index, 308 pp. What makes this newspaper valuable to family history researchers is the list of German death records which were reported to the Cincinnati Health Department on a daily basis. This index contains more than 20,000 people who died between 1887 and 1901 and includes such information as: the full name of the deceased, sorted alphabetically by last name; the dates that the death notice appeared in the newspaper; and the actual date of death, if given. H1206 - $46.00

Prussian Netzelanders and Other German Immigrants in Green Lake, Marquette & Waushara Counties, Wisconsin. Brian A. Podoll. (1994), 2010, 8½x11, paper, 248 pp. Now for the first time, German family researchers will have a homeland directory from the heart of America’s most German state! Extracted from marriage and naturalization records in these three central Wisconsin counties, this book offers an alphabetized listing of those Prussian and German immigrants who gave their homeland birthplaces. P0954 - $34.50

The Ancestry and Descendants of John Grosvenor of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Richard Grosvenor. 1997, 8½x11, paper, index. Begins with a brief history of the Grosvenor family until 1670, when John went to America and worked as a tanner in Roxbury, MA. His family soon branched out and many Grosvenors lived in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties of New York and Geauga and Miami Counties of Ohio. The first generation begins with John Grosvenor. The following information (if known) is given for each individual; birth and death dates, place of birth, vocation, and marriage status. Every family member for the entire ten generations is assigned a number, and selected lines are carried through. Also, a list of sources and an index of over 2000 names are provided. G9762 - $21.00

Butler County, Ohio, Land Records, Volume 2: 1816 - 1823 and Miami University Land Leases 1810 - 1823. Shirley Keller Mikesell. (1997), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 308 pp. Picking up where Volume One left off, typical information in the entries includes type of transaction (most are deeds but there are also quitclaims, mortgages, etc.); grantor(s) and grantee(s) with place of residence for one or both of the parties; the section, township and range of the property; date of the transaction and date of the recording; signers and witnesses; and miscellaneous tidbits such as “Final payment due,” “no wife’s signature” and “Land now lived upon by” The Miami University Land Leases were copied from two original ledgers that are part of the Havighurst Special Collection, King Library of Miami University. Three types of lots were available: the Oxford town inlot; the larger (four or five acre) outlot adjoining the town; and the farm or country lot, which averaged 100 acres. These lease records contain the lot numbers and the names of the leaseholders in chronological order. Like Volume One, this work includes a brief history of Butler County, with maps of Symmes’ Miami Purchase of 1788 and the Congressional lands of 1800 as contained in early Butler County, and the Butler County townships. The appendix explains some of the terminology used in land records, including the “Military Range” and “School Lands.” An everyname index is included. M0698 - $27.00

Germans To Marion County, Ohio and Their Ancestors. Allen L. Potts. (1996), 2010, 8½x11, paper, alphabetical, 238 pp. The author’s search for his wife’s German ancestors turned into this collection of known first-generation German immigrants to Marion County, Ohio. In order to be included in this study one had to have emigrated from a German-speaking region of Europe between 1823 and 1900, and lived in Marion County for a time. The study does not include those who migrated from eastern states two or three generations after the initial emigration from Europe. Here, Mr. Potts has compiled an alphabetical list of immigrants—when possible headed by the German spelling of their name, but accompanied by other various Americanized spellings which he was able to establish—which includes such data as the immigrant’s date and place of birth, parents’ names, spouse’s name, and date and place of marriage. Ancestors of the immigrants are listed alphabetically in the second part of the book. The author’s intent is to provide future researchers with a source from which to begin their own family adventure such as the one he originally set out on. In his fact-hunting he used various Marion County records such as census, probate and cemetery records, as well as county histories and also village parish records. P0603 - $34.00

Fredericksburg, Virginia Death Records, 1853-1895. Robert A. Hodge. (1991), 2009, 8½x11, paper, index, 126 pp. Data on 2,051 deaths. The records generally indicate the date and cause of death, birthplace and age, pertinent family relationships, who reported the death, and occasionally, occupation and marital status. H0460 - $22.00

Hamilton County, Ohio, Church Death Records, 1811-1849. Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. (2000), 2010, 8½x11, paper, alphabetical, index, 240 pp. This new index has been compiled from the death and burial records of twenty-four churches in Hamilton County, Ohio. It contains nearly 11,000 deaths recorded in the death and burial registers of individual priests and ministers before 1850. H1504 - $32.00

Index of Death Notices Appearing in the Cincinnati Daily Times, 1840 - 1879. Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. (1994), 2010, 8½x11, paper, alphabetical, index, 288 pp. Death notices in the Cincinnati Daily Times frequently contained information about the deceased and their survivors. Because of space considerations not all of the vital information in the death notice is contained within this index. What it does contain is the name of the deceased, sorted alphabetically by last name, the date(s) that the death notice appeared in the newspaper, and the actual date of death and age, if published. The page number where the original notice can be found is included and if the place of birth was included in the notice, an * appears to left of the page number. H0063 - $41.00

Ohio Families: A Bibliographic Listing of Books About Ohio Families. Donald M. Hehir. (1993), 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 416 pp. This book provides, in one source, a comprehensive listing of all printed Ohioan genealogies and family histories that have made their way into major library collections across the U.S. Many of the books deal with multiple familes, some with non-Ohio roots. Arranged for ease of use, the entries are presented alphabetically according to surname, with a cross index to family and secondary names to help researchers find surnames that would otherwise remain buried within the text. Also included is a separate bibliography of titles on microfilm at the Library of Congress. H9895 - $34.50

Salem Witchcraft and Hawthorne’s “House of the Seven Gables”. Enders A. Robinson. (1992), 2008, 5½x8½, paper, index, 404 pp. This book offers a detailed and highly readable account of the Salem witchcraft affair of 1692. Its publication coincides with the tercentenary observance of the events that form one of the grimmest chapters in colonial American history. The book has three parts. Part One, “Salem Witchcraft History,” provides background information on the Puritan settlement of New England and documents the circumstances which led to the witch hunt of 1692. It identifies the conspirators who accused innocent people by working in collusion with the Puritan old guard authority. It then gives an account of the Andover phase of the witch hunt, with emphasis on the almost forgotten story of the fifty townspeople who were imprisoned for witchcraft in 1692. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a descendant of John Hathorne, one of the most zealous of the Salem witch hunters. Part Two, “The House of the Seven Gables,” briefly examines Hawthorne’s treatment of the witchcraft events in which his ancestor had played such a central role. It reveals the historical identity of several characters in Hawthorne’s novel, including the real-life counterpart of the fictional Matthew Maule, the executed wizard. Part Three, “Salem Witchcraft Genealogy,” gives biographies of the accusers and the accused during the latter phase of the Salem witchcraft affair. Genealogical inter-connections are shown that help to explain why certain family groups were targeted for witchcraft accusation. Several hundred people are mentioned in the genealogies, involving many families of the time. 1556135157 R0515 - $32.50

Abstracts from the Clarksville Standard (Formerly the Northern Standard) Texas: Volume 6: Jan. 2, 1858 - July 30, 1859. Richard B. Marrin and Lorna Gerr Sheppard. 2010, 5½x8½, paper, index, 312 pp. M5173 - $29.00

The Vital Records of Hudson, New Hampshire, 1734-1985. Gerald Q. Nash, Sandra J. Martinson and Roland A. Marchand. (1997), 2009, 5½x8½, paper, alphabetical, 606 pp. Birth records list: child’s name, sex, date of birth, and, when known, child’s birth position in family and the parents’ names. Marriage records include male and maiden female names, and bride’s and groom’s parents’ names. Death records contain: deceased’s name, and when known, the age at death, date of death, and parents’ names. N0799 - $45.00

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