Everyone has roots: An introduction to genealogy (A Star book)

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Camp, Anthony

Genealogy

Genealogical Publishing

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in search of your european roots: a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in every country in europe

History

Baxter, Angus

Europe

The first two federal censuses of Kentucky no longer exist; therefore, this "first census" of 1790 was developed from tax lists rather than population schedules. The territory covered includes the nine counties which comprised the entire State of Kentucky in 1790. Following the names of each of the 9,000 taxpayers is the name of the county of residence and the date of the return. At the rear of the book are the 1787 and 1788 tax lists for Fayette County, reproduced from another source.

"First Census" of Kentucky, 1790

Americas

Excerpt from the Preface: The seat of justice of Spotsylvania County was, first, Germanna, the residence of the Governor, but by Act of Assembly, passed in 1732, it was removed to Fredericksburg. After one of two other removals, the court was finally settled at its present site - Spotsylvania Court House. The record of books of the county have suffered materially from lack of care by early custodians, constant handling, removals of the court house, and vandalism during the Civil War. During this latter period they were only preserved by being boxed and buried. The earliest Will Book, covering the priod 1722 to 1749, is in an especially bad state of preservation, and the absence of Will Book C will be noted. This book, taking in the years from 1759 to 1761, was destroyed by the Federal soldiers. It will be found, however, that the wills, administrators' and guardians' bonds covering the period fo the lost book are recorded at the end of Will Book B, 1749 to 1759, the last entry in Book B being recorded 7 December, 1761, and the first entry in Book D being also dated 7 December, 1761. The loss of Will Book C, therefore, is not irreparable. The greatest care has been taken in the preparation of this volume.

Virginia County Records, Vol. 1: Spotsylvania County 1721-1800

This is a guide to approximately 2,000 pedigrees as listed in over 7,000 sources of information. The arrangement of the text is alphabetical by family name, the entries providing, in each instance, the exact reference to the books and periodicals wherein the pedigree is found. This widely used reference can save the researcher many valuable hours in his investigations.

A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North ... and Alabama (Virginia County Records, Vol. 8)

The first volume of an estimable three-volume series (see below), it provides pedigrees of descent from Charlemagne that can be proved without a doubt. The progeny of Royal Houses of Europe that trace back to Charlemagne are listed in chronological order under their respective Houses. Then, individual chapters list American families that link up with one or more royal lines, and pertinent facts are given for each member of the family--birth, marriage, children, connecting lines, station, distinctions, and honors.

Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Vol. I. (One)

Biographies & Memoirs

Marcellus Donald Alexander R. v. Redlich

Historical

A definitive textbook and an all-purpose reference, this new work constitutes the most important advance in genealogy since the beginning of vital records. It is a detailed examination of the various types of records that can be found in specific areas and in specific time periods; it identifies and classifies the records, groups them in convenient tables and charges, gives their location, explains there uses, and evaluates each of them I'm the context of the research process. Whether ship passenger lists or census records or marriage registers are under discussion, the author interprets the background, gives an account of the original records, analyzing their uses, and instructs the genealogists in the basic principles governing research in that particular class record.

The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy

Val D. Greenwood

This comprehensive survey of the Irish in all phases of their emigration, settlement, and life in North America profiles hundreds upon hundreds of Irish-Americans from the first immigrants to the Barbados in 1649 to the refugees of the 1840s.

A History of the Irish Settlers in North America: From the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850

McGee, Thomas D'Arcy

Among the laws agreed upon in England for the governing of the Province of Pennsylvania was one providing for a registry of marriages, births, and deaths. Marriage licenses were issued from the Office of the Provincial Secretary, those listed in this work dating from 1742. Some earlier registers of licenses and some kept at a later date are missing, yet this work still features a base list of 6,500 marriages, to which we have added a further 3,500 marriages from articles in the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. All 10,000 marriages are based on public records as opposed to church records.

Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790 Names of Persons for Whom Marriage

This is an extensive collection of genealogies of the first settlers of Schenectady, tracing families in the direct male line for at least three generations. The compiler based his research, in large part, on the baptism and marriage registers of the First Reformed Church of Schenectady but otherwise drew on records of the Secretary of State of New York, the Clerks of the City and County of Albany, and the Court of Appeals. The result is a genealogical compendium of unimpeachable authority.

Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent & City of Schenectady [N.Y.] from 1662 to 1800

Jonathan Pearson

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