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By: William J. Northern, Pub. 1910, reprinted 2023, 514 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-112-8.This 7-volume set of books is a cover-to-cover set of biographical sketches of men from Georgia. The second volume contains the biographies of nearly a hundred fifty sturdy men, who, from 1800 till the War between the States, raised Georgia from a condition of struggling poverty to a position of great material wealth and prosperity. No other single publication contains so much biographical material relating to the early men of Georgia during this time period. Surnames: Abbott, Adams, Andrew, Alford, Anthony, Appling, Banks, Barrett, Barnett, Beman, Berrien, Bibb, Black, Blackshear, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Campbell, Candler, Carey, Chappel, Charlton (2), Church, Clayton, Clarke, Clinch, Cobb (2), Coffee, Colquitt, Cone, Cooper, Cook, Couper, Crawford (4), Cuthbert (2), Dabney, Dawson, Dent, Dooly, Dougherty, Durham, Early, Echols, Elliott (2), Few, Forsyth, Fort, Foster (3), Gamble, Gilmer, Glascock, Gould (2), Gordon, Goulding, Grantland, Grieve, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Harris (2), Hart, Hawkins, Haynes, Hillyer, Hull, Iverson, Jack, Jackson (2), Johnson, Jones (4), King, Lamar, Long (2), Longstreet, Love, Lumpkin (3), Mead, Means, Meigs, Mercer, Meriwether (3), Mitchell, Millen, Miller, Milton, Murray, McDonald, McIntosh (2), Owen, Owens, Pierce, Prince, Rabun, Ray, Reid, Sanders, Sanford, Schley, Screven, Shorter, Sherwood, Smelt, Spalding, Stiles, Stocks, Talbot, Taliaferro, Talmage, Tait, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Thompson, Towns, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Waddell, Waldhauer, Walker, Ward, Ware, Warren, Wayne, White, Wilcox, Wilde, and Williamson.

By: William J. Northern, Pub. 1910, reprinted 2023, 460 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-111-1.This 7-volume set of books is a cover-to-cover set of biographical sketches of men from Georgia. The first volume contains the biographies of nearly a hundred of the leaders prior to 1800, covering the colonial, revolutionary and formative periods of Georgia History. No other single publication contains so much biographical material relating to the early men of Georgia. Surnames: Andrew, Baker, Baldwin, Berrien, Bowen, Brownson, Byran, Bulloch, Carnes, Clarke, Clay, Davies, Dooly, Elbert, Ellis, Emanuel, Ewen, Few (2), Floyd, Forsyth, Galphin, Gibbons, Glascock (2), Glen, Greene, Gunn, Gwinnett, Habersham (3), Hall, Hammond, Handley, Heard, Holcombe, Houston, Howley, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jones (2), Langworthy, Marshall, Martin, Matthews, McCall, McIntosh (2), McWhir, Milledge, Oglethorpe, Parker, Pierce, Reynolds, Sallette, Screven, Stephens, Stewart, Stirk, Tattnall, Telfair, Tom-O-Chi-Chi, Treutlen, Twiggs, Walton (2), Wayne, Wells, Wereat, Wesley (2), White, Whitefield, Willis, Wood, Wright and Zubly.

By: John Spencer Bassett, Phd., Pub. 1896, reprinted 2023, 86 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-129-6. Contents of this book: Conditions of Settlement, Estimate of numbers, Importation and Distribution of Salves, Laws relating to slavery, the Slave Court, Runaways, Slave's Rights, Emancipation, Free Negroes, Indian Slavery and White Servitude.

By: William MacFarlane Jones, Pub.1928, reprinted 2023, 408 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-110-4.Goochland County was created in 1728 from Henrico County. The Douglas Register is an extremely valuable set of records covering births, marriages, and deaths from 1750 to 1797. The registers are for St. James Northam Parish (Dover Church) and King William Parish both of Goochland County. These entries under the headings of births, marriages, and deaths are arranged in alphabetical order covering several thousand persons for Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Orange, and Spotsylvania Counties. The author has also included lists of Huguenot settlers at Manakin-Town (King William Parish) and an index of Goochland County wills, 1728-1840, containing approximately 1,000 names with references to dates and locations.

By: Max Von Eelking, Pub. 1893, reprinted 2023, 360 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-119-7.This book is a history of the German troops (i.e., Hessians, Brunswickers, Waldeckers, etc.) who fought for the British during the American Revolution. The author has devoted approximately 70 pages to a List of the Officers of the Hessian Corps who served during 1776-1783. This list names about 1,500 men, arranged by regiment and thereunder by rank, with dates of service and other records. Since many of these German "auxiliaries" were captured and ultimately remained in America, this work should interest many researchers with ancestors from the Revolutionary era.

By: Viola Root Cameron, Pub. 1930, reprinted 2023, 120 pages, Soft Cover, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-103-6.These records have copied from old Treasury Papers in the Public Record Office in London. This book lists approximately 2,000 persons by age, station, occupation, residence in Scotland, destination in America, and reasons for emigrating. Ports of entry in the US were: New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Wilmington, NC; Savannah, GA; Charleston, SC; and ST. Johns Island. This work is of great value in bridging the Atlantic during the years of 1774-1775.

By: John B. O. Landrum, Pub. 1900, reprinted 2023, 544 pages, Index, Soft Cover, ISBN #9787-1-63914-104-3.A native of the Piedmont section of South Carolina, Dr. J.B.O. Landrum wrote the History of Spartanburg County as a continuation of his Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina. This reprint reproduces the original 1900 edition and covers the period from the organization of the county in 1785 to the Civil War. Over 100 family sketches and more than 125 portraits make this volume of primary interest to the genealogist, and thousands of names of early Spartans are reported. The first census of Spartanburg County taken in 1790, estimates the population at 8,800, and the heads of families residing in the area at the time are listed. Included also are the names of all the Spartanburg men who served in the Civil War, with the names of battle for those killed or wounded. Although it also contains descriptions of the textile industry, churches, schools, and politics, this work is mainly an aid to family history and contains much valuable genealogical material. Surnames of persons or families included in the biographical sketches that the author included in this book, are: Allen, Amos, Anderson, Archer, Ballenger, Barry, Benson, Berwick, Bishop, Blake, Blassingame, Bomar, Bowden, Brockman, Brown, Burke, Burnett, Caldwell, Calvert, Camp, Cannon, Carlisle, Carpenter, Chapman, Choice, Clarke, Cleveland, Cofield, Compton, Crocker, Dean, Douglass, Drummond, Duncan, Earle, Edwards, Elford, Evins, Ezell, Farley, Farrow, Fielder, Fleming, Foster, Griffith, Hampton, Harris, Henneman, High, James, Jordan, Judd, Kennedy, Kilgore, Lake, Lanford, Landrum, Lee, Legg, Lipscomb, Martin, Mason, McCullough, McDowell, McMillen, Monk, Montgomery, Moore, Nesbitt, Nicholls, Odel, Pendleton, Petty, Poole, Reid, Richardson, Rowland, Rudisail, Russell, Sloan, Smith, Snoddy, Switzer, Thomas, Thompson, Trimmier, Tucker, Turner, Vernon, Walker, Westmoreland, Wilkins, Wilmot, Wilson, Wingo, Winsmith, Wofford, Wood, Woodruff, and Zimmerman.

By: Isaac H. Elliott, Pub. 1882, Pub. 2023, 376 pages, Soft Cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-105-0.This book contains a complete roster of commissioned officers and enlisted men of both wars, taken from the official rolls on file in the War Department in Washington, D.C. with an appendix giving a record of the services of the Illinois Militia, Rangers and Riflemen in protecting the Frontier from the ravages of the Indians from 1810 to 1818.

By: Robert W. Smith, Pub. 1883, reprinted 2023, 826 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-101-2.Armstrong County was created in1800 from Allegheny, Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties. Its early settlers were of Scotch-Irish and English descent. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and Civil War involvement - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents. A particular useful feature of this book is the extensive biographical information included. This volume contains approximately 90 biographical sketches, included in which are some 2,000 additional family members. Also found in this nook are the names of some 7,000 other persons prominent in the early history of this county. The New Index that was created for this reprint mentions approximately 14,500 entries...

By: J.S. Schenck, Pub. 1887, reprinted 2023, 998 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-093-0.Warren County was created in 1800 from Allegheny and Lycoming counties. It sits in the Northwestern corner of the state boarding New York. This history begins with chapters devoted to the Province of Pennsylvania, Penn in Pennsylvania, its French Dominion, its English Dominion, Native Indians, early settlements, organization of the county, considerable amounts of data on the Civil War, along with the usual topics of such histories as: buildings, townships, agriculture, newspapers, county officials, navigation via rail, road or water ways, the Bench and Bar, and histories of the various townships. The genealogists will be delighted with the biographical section. The New Index that was created for this reprint mentions approximately 18,000 entries.

By: Lyman Chalkley, Pub. 1912, reprinted 2023, 714 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-098-5.This monumental 3 volume set of books consists of abstracts of court records pertaining to the Scotch-Irish pioneers who first breached the mountain barrier sealing off the Atlantic seaboard from the country west of the Blue Ridge. However, it's referred to, its value as a reference work is unsurpassed, genealogists and historians alike regard it as the basic record of the first settlement of the country beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1745, when Augusta County, Virginia was erected, its boundaries extended from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi River, and from the northern part of Tennessee to the Great Lakes. This means that all of the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia were created from this one Virginia County along with the Virginia counties of: Bath, Botetourt, and Rockingham. Data to be found within this volume: Will abstracts (1745-1818) and deed abstracts (1745-1792). Each volume is indexed, and the combined total of names is over 50,000.

By: I. D. Rupp and M.V. Kroger, Pub. 1876 and 1935, 826 pages with Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-100-5.This book is considered one of the most useful tools for identifying persons who came to North America between 1727 and 1776. It contains 319 ships passenger list with more than 30,000 names. Its main emphasis is on the early Palatine immigration. The lists are arranged in chronological order according to date of arrival, listing the names of the ships on which the passengers arrived and the places from which they emigrated. In addition, the appendices list over a thousand early settlers who landed at some port other than Philadelphia, but who afterwards came to Pennsylvania from New York, North Carolina, and Georgia. Included are "Names of the First Palatines in North Carolina, 1709 and 1710," and "Names of Salzburgers Settled in Georgia, 1734-1741." To make this book even more useful, we have included Kroger's 232-page full name index of which the original is lacking. Without this index, this book is very difficult to use.

By: Lyman Chalkley, Pub. 1912, reprinted 2023, 3 volumes, 2000 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-096-1.This monumental 3 volume set of books consists of abstracts of court records pertaining to the Scotch-Irish pioneers who first breached the mountain barrier sealing off the Atlantic seaboard from the country west of the Blue Ridge. However, it's referred to, its value as a reference work is unsurpassed, genealogists and historians alike regard it as the basic record of the first settlement of the country beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1745, when Augusta County, Virginia was erected, its boundaries extended from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi River, and from the northern part of Tennessee to the Great Lakes. This means that all of the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia were created from this one Virginia County along with the Virginia counties of: Bath, Botetourt, and Rockingham. Data to be found within this volume: Abstracts of court order books (1745-1799), plus notes from county court judgments, original papers on suits (1745-1825), and petitions filed in court from 1745 on. Each volume is indexed, and the combined total of names is over 50,000.

By: Lyman Chalkley, Pub. 1912, reprinted 2023, 656 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-097-8.This monumental 3 volume set of books consists of abstracts of court records pertaining to the Scotch-Irish pioneers who first breached the mountain barrier sealing off the Atlantic seaboard from the country west of the Blue Ridge. However, it's referred to, its value as a reference work is unsurpassed, genealogists and historians alike regard it as the basic record of the first settlement of the country beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1745, when Augusta County, Virginia was erected, its boundaries extended from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi River, and from the northern part of Tennessee to the Great Lakes. This means that all of the states of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and West Virginia were created from this one Virginia County along with the Virginia counties of: Bath, Botetourt, and Rockingham. Data to be found within this volume: Records of the circuit and district courts, marriage bonds, licenses and returns (1748-1800), land entries (1744-1751), guardians' bonds (1782-1801), administrators' bonds (1776-1810), tax delinquents (1748-1804), proceedings of the Vestry of Augusta Parish (1746-1799), and records of military service in colonial wars and the Revolution. Each volume is indexed, and the combined total of names is over 50,000.

By: John Eyerman, Pub. 1899, reprinted 2023, 86 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-094-7.Northampton County was created in 1752 from Bucks County. It is situated in the eastern most region of the state along the Delaware river, just across the border from Warren and Sussex Counties New Jersey. It is the parent county in whole or part to: Cabon, Lehigh, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne counties. This book should have been titled, Will Abstracts of Northampton County, PA., 1752-1802. The entire book is devoted to abstracts of Wills from the county for 1752-1802.

By: The Lewis Publishing Company, Pub. 1904, reprinted 2023, 860 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-247-3.The Western portion of the great commonwealth of Kentucky has produced many grand men and women, whose carriers have shed lustre not only on the history of the community in which they lived, but also on that of their state and nation. The entire make up of this book is biographical sketches of men and women of person living in western Kentucky. These biographical sketches were collected largely by interviews. The New Index references approximately 7,000 persons within this book. Surnames of the biography's: Akin, Allen (2), Allensworth, Anderson (4), Arnold, Atkins, Atwood, Baker, Ballowe, Barber, Barry, Bauer, Becker, Beeler (3), Bell (2), Bennett, Berry, Bethshares, Beyer, Bishop, Blakey, Blane, Bloomfield, Blue, Blythe, Boli, Bone (2), Boone, Boyd (2), Bradley, Bradshaw, Brasher, Braswell, Breathitt (3), Brewer, Briggs, Brooks (2), Brothers, Brown, Bryant, Buchanan, Bugg (2), Bullock, Burch, Burchard, Burgess, Burnett (2), Burton, Bush, Butler (2), Caldwell, (2), Campbell (3), Carrico, Carter (2), case, Catlett, Choice, Chowning, Clark (2), Clay, Coleman (2), Colley (2), Collins, Conant, Cook, Cooper, Corbett, Coulter, Coyle, Crawford, Creedle, Crockett, Crossland (3) Crouch, Crumbaugh, Cummins, Curd, Crutchfield, Curtsinger, Dabney, Dalton, Daniel, Darby (2), Davis (6), Day, Dean, Deboe, Dickey, Dismukes, Dorsey, Douthit, Downer, Dreyfuss, Driskill, Dunn, Dycus, Eager, Eaton, Elliott (2), Elliston, Elmore, Elsey (2), Eubanks, Faith, Farabough, Farley (2), Farrell, Finch, Finley, Fisher (4), Flatt, Flourney, Foster, Fowler (3), Friedman (2), Futrell, Galloway (3), Gardner (2), Garnett (3), Garrett, George, Gilbert (2), Glenn, Gordon (2), Grace, Graham, Grant, Graves, Gray, Greer (2), Gresham, Griffin (2), Grifith, Groom, Gunn, Guthrie, Hale (2), Hall, Happy, Harrison, Hazelwood, Henderson, Henry, Herndon, Hicks, Hilliard, Hobbs, Hobson, Hodge, Hodges, Hogancamp, Holloway, Hostetter, Housman, Howard, Hubbard, Huey, Hughes (2), Husbands (2), Jackson (3), James (3), Jeffrey, Johnson (2), Jones, Kane, Kelley, Kevil, Kirkpatrick, Klapp (2), Koltiusky, Lackey (2), Landes, Landrum, Lawson, Leavell, Lee, Leech (2), Lemon, Lenihan, Leonard (2), Lightfoot, Ligon, Linn, Lisanby, Little, Loeb, Lovelace (2), Lyon, Major, Mantle, Marble (2), Martin (2), Mason, Mathews, Maxon, McAlister, McCarroll, McClain, Meacham, Merritt, Miller, Mizell, Molloy (2), Moore (5), Moorman, Moreman, Morehead (2), Morgan (2), Morris, Morton, Mosby, Moss (4), Myatt, Nance (3), Newberry, Newman, Nichols, Ogilvie (3), Oliver, Owen (2), Payne (2), Peal, Perryman, Petree, Petrie, Pettit, Phillips, Pierceall, Polivick, Pollard, Pool, Potter, Powell (2), Pritchett, Prowse, Pryor, Pullen, Purdy, Puryear, Quiqley (3), Randle, Ratliff, Ray (2), Reddick, Reed (2), Reeves, Reynolds, Rich, Richmond, Riglesberger, Rivers, Robb, Robbins (2), Robertson, Rock, Rodgers, Rogers, Rozzell, Randolph, Samuels, Sanderson, Saunders, Schmidt, Scott, Shacklett, Shelbourne, Shelton (2), Sherrell, Sights, Sleeth (2), Smith (5), Spalding (2), Spicer (2), Spink, Stanfield, Stanley, Starr, Steele, Stevens, Stone, Sublett, Sullivan, Tartt, Taylor, Templeman, Terrell (2), Tharp, Thompson (3), Todd, Torian, Travis, Trimble, Troutman, Turk, Turner (2), Underwood, Utley, Utterback, Vaughn, Via, Walker, Wallace (2), Waller, Wasbam, Watkins (2), Webb, Whayne, Wheeler, White (3), Whitlow, Wickliffe, Wiley, Williams, Williamson, Willingham (3), Wisdom, Witty, Woelfle, Wood (2), Wray, Wright, Wyatt, Yates (2), Yeiser (2), and Young.

By: The Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, Pub. 1903, reprinted 2023, 672 pages, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-091-6.Unlike previous works on Royal Descents which have been principally, if not wholly, confined to setting out the specific descents of those persons who have paid for that purpose, every attempt has been made in this book to trace out ALL the descendants of the above-named Kings, of which no fee or charge was made for their insertion. The author traces all the living descendants of King Edward III as of the date of original publication (1903), with some 48,000 individuals and with over 300,000 lines of descent between them. Included in the Roll are the names of all the crowned heads of Europe; of the majority of hereditary peers; of all the royal and princely houses of Europe; of many of the higher nobility of France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Bohemia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, and Belgium; and of the old aristocracy of the Southern States of America, together with baronets and county gentry.

By: Rev. Edgar Woods, Pub. 1901, reprinted 2023, 412 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-878-1. Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western part of Goochland County. The first five chapters unfold the early history of the county, while the bulk of this book is devoted to biographical sketches of early families. Surnames to be found within this section of the book: Abell, Alphin, Anderson, Ballard, Barclay, Barksdale, Bibb, Bishop, Black, Bowcock, Bowen, Bramham, Brand, Brockman, Brooks, Brown, Burch, Burnley, Busters, Carr, Carter, Clark, Clarkson, Cochran, Cocke, Cole, Coles, Craven, Dabney, Davis, Dawson, Dedman, Dickerson, Dollins, Douglas, Dowell, Duke, Dunkum, Durrett, Dyer, Eades, Early, Eubank, Everett, Fagg, Farish, Farrar, Ficklin, Field, Fitch, Fretwell, Fry, Gantt, Garland, Garrett, Garth, Gentry, Gilmer, Gooch, Goodman, Goolsby, Gordon, Goss, Grayson, Hamner, Hancock, Hardin, Harper, Harris, Harrison, Hart, Harvie, Hays, Henderson, Hening, Hopkins, Hudson, Hughes, Irvin, Jameson, Jarman, Jefferson, Jones, Jouett, Kelly, Kerr, Key, Kinkead, Kinsolving, Leake, Levy, Lewis, Lindsay, Lynch, McGehee, McKennie, Macon, Magruder, Marks, Martin, Massie, Maupin, Maury, Mayo, Meriwether, Michie, Mills, Minor, Monroe, Moon, Moore, Moorman, Morris, Neilson, Nelson, Nicholas, Old, Oldham, Page, Patrick, Perry, Peyton, Phillips, Pilson, Piper, Price, Quarles, Railey, Ramsay, Randolph, Rea, Rives, Rodes, Rogers, Sampson, Schenk, Scott, Shelton, Simms, Smith, Southall, Sowell, Staples, Stevenson, Stockton, Suddarth, Sumter, Sutherland, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Thompson, Thurman, Timberlake, Tompkins, Tooley, Turner, Twyman, Waddell, Walker, Wallace, Watson, Watts, Wayt, Wertenbaker, Wheeler, White, Wilkinson, Wingfield, Winn, Wood, Woods, Woodson, Yancey, & Yergain. the remaining portions of the book are appendices of: Frontier Militia, revolutionary Soldiers, military organizations of the county, county officers, emigrants from Albemarle to other states and a necrology from 1744-1890.

By: Helen Marsh, Pub. 2022, 508 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-075-6.These records are abstracted from the Caleb M. Thompson funeral home in Bedford County, which is located on Depot Street in Shelbyville, covering a period of 1930's. Given here is valuable family and genealogical information, such as date of births and deaths, parents, place of birth and place of death and interment, often time telling the type of garments the persons were buried in (suits, dress, slippers, underwear, etc..) whether a hearse was rented, or a car (or hack) rented for the preacher. Information as to whether the deceased was married or single, and the cause of death may be included. There are many people listed who were born in the mid 1800's

By: Helen Marsh, Pub. 2022, 376 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-076-3.These records are abstracted from the Caleb M. Thompson funeral home in Bedford County, which is located on Depot Street in Shelbyville, covering a period of 1940's. Given here is valuable family and genealogical information, such as date of births and deaths, parents, place of birth and place of death and interment, often time telling the type of garments the persons were buried in (suits, dress, slippers, underwear, etc..) whether a hearse was rented, or a car (or hack) rented for the preacher. Information as to whether the deceased was married or single, and the cause of death may be included. There are many people listed who were born in the mid 1800's

By: Warner, Beers & Company 1886, reprinted 2022, 756 pages, New Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-084-8. Adams County was created in 1800 from York County which in turn was carved out of Lancaster County. It lies in the south-central portion of the state along the Maryland State line. First settlers started arriving in the area around 1730. The majority of these immigrants were Scotch-Irish along with a smaller population of English and Germans. This book is broken down into three parts. The first is a history of the state of Pennsylvania from 1624-1886. The second is a history of the county with such topics as: the German, Scotch-Irish and Jesuit immigration; early settlers, French Huguenots, roads, customs, politics, religion, War of 1812, Civil War, education, newspapers, citizens of Gettysburg, 1717-1829; Battle of Gettysburg, various townships listing early land owners and value of land, Lists of first claims of land at Manor Maske giving dates and acreage, list of early marriages 1774-1808, Roster of officers during the Revolutionary War. The third is a biographical sketch section of approximately 387 persons with a New Index that was produced for this reprint which mentions approximately 23,000 persons.