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By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 385 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-041-1.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River while being encircled by the Georgia Counties of: Harris, Randolph, Chattahoochee, Talbot, Marion and Stewart. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

BY: William Henry Egle, Pub. 1890, reprinted 2021, 788 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-034-3.In 1727, the British controlled Provincial Council passed a law requiring all male "foreign" immigrants age 16 and older to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown. This book is is an extensive list of "non British born" foreigners - mostly Germans, who immigrated into the State of Pennsylvania between the years 1727 and 1775 and again during the years 1786-1808. It is a collection of ships' passenger lists, with Captains' lists of passengers running up to the year of 1808. Along with the full name of the immigrant, including the names of all males over the age of sixteen, information is given including name of ship, date of arrival, port of origin, and in some instances, ages, names of wives, and names of children. The 118 page Index contains the names of approximately 35,000 persons.

By: Charleston Free Library, Pub. 1950, reprinted 2021, 328 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-029-9.Until 1782, South Carolina had only one probate court in the entire state and it was located in Charleston. So until 1782, if you wanted to record your Will, you had to travel to Charleston to have it recorded. The Wills in this book are entered in alphabetical order with approximately 10,000 names of testators with the identifying page number and volume of the original record.

BY: Folks Huxford, Pub. 1943, reprinted 2021, 702 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-030-5.Brooks county is located in the southern portion of the state while sharing a border with Florida. This are of Georgia is often times referred to as the Wiregrass Region. This monumental history of an area with rich and varied heritage begins with the creation of the Irwin County from Indian lands ceded to Georgia in 1818. From Irwin emerged Lowndes and Thomas counties and ultimately Brooks County in 1858. The book contains vivid accounts of the Indian wars and is replete with lists of early settlers. A complete U.S. census for Brooks County in 1860 is given, as well as portions of earlier census reports for the parent counties. Extensive treatment of the Civil War period includes muster rolls of every unit from Brooks in the Confederate or State service and deaths of individual soldiers are indicated. Military units of the Spanish-American War and World War I and II are provided. Topics discussed include professional life, agriculture, religious and fraternal organizations, educational and cultural activities, and the development of Quitman and county industries. This volume contains extensive lists of county officers, residents and soldiers. It concludes with approximately 200 pages of family history covering 65 Brooks County families and their connections: Allbritton, Avera, Baum, Bennet (2), Bower, Branch, Brice, Clower, Creech, Davidson, Davis, Denmark, Dukes, Duncan, Edmondson, Gaulden, Groover-Gruber, Harrell (2), Harden, Hassell, Hendry, Hitch (3), Hodges, Hunter, Jelks (2), Johnson, KIng (2), Long, Mabbett, Mizell, Morrison, Morton, McCall, McCardel, McDonald, McIntosh, McMichael, McMullen, McRae, Oglesby (2), Patrick, Perdue, Powers, Ramsey, Robinson-Wade, Rountree, Sheffield, Sinclair, Spain, Tillman (2), Turner, Wade, Walker, Wilson, and Young (3).

By: I. Daniel Rupp, Pub. 1846, reprinted 2021, 720 pages, New Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-016-9. From the noted author of his time, I.D. Rupp, comes the reprint of his important work covering south central Pennsylvania. These counties were officially created around the 1780's but settlers started arriving in the area around the 1730's. Early immigrants were of German and Scotch-Irish descents with some Amish being sprinkled in. There is much genealogical information to be found interspersed throughout this book. A new Index has been completed for this reprint with approximately 12,000 entries.

By: Frederick Lewis Weis, Pub. 1950, Reprinted 2021, 104 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-025-1. This book is alphabetical list of approximately 700 colonial clergymen from 1629-1776 who settled in Maryland, Delaware, and Georgia. These annotations furnish such useful genealogical data as date & place of birth, date & place of death, names of parents, college of matriculation, date of ordination, denomination, names of parishes, dates in which tenure was held, and a variety of other similar data.

By: Ellwood Roberts, 1898, 2021, 300 pages, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-023-7.Richland township is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is located less than 40 miles from Philadelphia. This area was settled by English & Welsh Quakers and also Germans seeking refuge for religious reasons. Information that will be gleamed from this book: Naming and creation of the township, the Friends' Meeting, Records of Richland Meeting, Original Documents, a section entitled Notes which has various data of these settlers and then the remaining half of the book is devoted to biographical sketches of the following surnames: Roberts Family;Lancaster Family;Lester Family;Johnson Family;Foulke Family;Strawn Family;Moore family;Jamison Family;Penrose Family;Ball Family;Morris Family;Greens Family;Shaw Family;Edwardes Family;Heacocks Family;Thomsons Family;Hallowell Family;Spencer Family

By: Lawrence Dalton, Pub. 1946, Reprinted 2021, 408 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-018-3.Randolph County was created in 1835 from Lawrence County and is located within the Ozark region along the Missouri border. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as towns, trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - 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 are the biographical sketches of the following persons: Athy, Bryan, Campbell, Dalton (3), Decker, Davis-Spikes, Hite, Hogan (2), Ingram, Jarrett, Johnston, Johnson, Haynes, Holt, Lamb, McCarroll, Mock, Marlette, Maynard, Martin, Rickman, Ruff, Shride, Stubblefield, Schoonover, Smith, Shaver, Spikes, Taylor, McColgan, Thompson, Lemmons, Price, Wyatt and White.

By: Armistead A. Aldrich, Pub. 1943, Reprinted 2021, 226 pages, ISBN #978-1-63914-014-5.This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as County creation, Courthouses, Newspapers, schools, Churches, Spanish Mission & Edens-Madden Massacre - 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. Almost half of this book is devoted to 73 biographical sketches. Surnames of biographical sketches are: Adair, Adams, Aldrich (6), Allbright, Baker, Barbee, Bayne, Beasley, Beeson (2), Berry, Box, Bracken, Bromberg, Burnett, Coleman, Collins (6), Cooper, Corley, Daniel, Davis (2), Dickerson, English (2), Gossett, Gause, Gillespie, Hall (3), Hallmark, Heflin, Hunter, Ingram, Johnson, Jowers, King (2), Kyle, LeGory, Long, Lundy, Madden, Mainer, Masters, McConnell, McLean, Meiwether, Miller, Monroe, Moore, Murchison (2), Nunn (2), Page, Patton, Pence, Randolph, Read, Rice, Smith, Stidham, Stokes, taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Tunstall, Wall, Williams, Woldert, Wortham, Worthington & Zavala

By: John W. Wayland, Pub. 1927, Reprinted 2021, 874 pages, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-006-0.Shenandoah County was created in 1778 from Dunmore which was created in 1782 from Frederick County, Virginia. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as formation of county, Indians, trade and transportation, labor, churches, schools and Civil War - 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. The reader will also discover the author has included additional information such as heads of families in 1785, lists of militiamen and soldiers, public representatives and church members, Births and Baptisms 1773-1782, Marriages 1782-1800, and Civil War muster rolls. But the reader will find the 150 plus pages devoted to biographical sketches of immense help when researching family members of this region.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 326 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-012-1.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 328 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-010-7.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2021, 350 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-011-4.Muscogee County was created in 1826 from lands ceded by the Creek Indians. It lies on the western boundary of the state boarding Alabama along the Chattahoochee River. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

By: Rosa F. Yancey, Pub. 1935, reprinted 2021, 522 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-007-7.The city of Lynchburg sits within Campbell County and was created in 1786 but not incorporated until 1805. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, churches, politics, slavery and Civil War - 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 are the 200 plus pages of extensive biographical sketches for: Adams (2), Addison, Ambler, Anthony, Armistead, Aunspaugh, Barksdale, Bass, Beale-Hite, Beale-Gatewood, Bias, Bell, Bigbie, Bowman, Bragassa, Bransford, Breckenridge, Brown (2), Burks, Burton, Busey, Cabiness, Calhoun, Camm, Carroll, Carson, Caskie, Clark, Coleman, Collins, Craighill, Dabney. Davis, Dillard, Dirom, Evans, Edmunds, Faulkner, Fisher, Fleet, Fleming, Franklin (2), Featherstone, Floyd, Ford, Forsberg, Fouard, Gannaway, Garland, Gilliam (2), Gimer, Glass, Gooch, Gordon, Gregory (2), Guggenheimer, Hall, Halsey, Hamner, Hancock, Handy, Harrison, Holcombe, Horsley, Hutter, Isbell, Ivey, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kean, Ket, Kinnier, Kirkpatrick, Kyle (2), Langhorne, Lee (2), Lucado, McDowell, McKinney, McLaughlin, McNamara, Macon (2), Manson, Massie, Miller (2), Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Moorman, Morgan (2), Morris, Morrison, Murrell, Nelson, Nowlin, Otey, Owen, Page (2), Paxton, Payne (2)Peak, Pendleton, Phelps, Percy, Perrow (2), Peters, Pettyjohn, Priddy, Radford, Rockenbach, Rodes, Ryland, Sale, Saunders (2), Schewel, Scott, Shaner, Shumate, Silverthorn, Slatter, Slaughter, Smith, Spencer, Stabler, Statham, Steptoe, Stokes, Stratton, Strode, Strother, Suhling, Taylor, Terrell, Thornhill, Thurman, Tilden, Tucker (2), Tunsstall, Tuner, Valentine, Victor, Voorheis, Waller, Walpole, Walsh (2), Watts, Williams, Wilson, Winfree, Wingfield, Wingfield-Leftwich, Wooling, Wray, Wyatt, Wysor, Yoder, and Yancey (2).

By: Carter G. Woodson, Pub. 1924, reprinted 2021, 86 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-008-4.This book will make a great addition to any ones collection of research books especially when it concerns Afro-American Genealogy. This book contains the names of the Head of Household along with their approximate age, gender, and number of persons within his or her family. Information is broken down by state and then into counties.

By: WPA, Pub. 1940, reprinted 2121, 410 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-004-6.The Spanish Land Grants were land claims filed by settlers in Florida after the transfer of the territory from Spain to the United States in 1821 in order to prove land ownership. Starting in 1790, Spain offered land grants to encourage settlement to the sparsely populated and vulnerable Florida colony. When the United States assumed control of Florida, it agreed to honor any valid land grants. This volume is comprised of confirmed Claims for the years 1797-1799. The value of the translation of the Spanish Land Grants and their supporting documents is also enhanced by the inclusion of geographical data, such as the names and locations of creeks, roads and Indian trails, as well as basic information on the size, location and basis of each claim will be found to be important social and economic data on the English occupation of Florida (1763-1783) and the second Spanish occupation (1783-1821).

By: WPA, Pub. 1940, reprinted 2121, 442 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-000-8.The Spanish Land Grants were land claims filed by settlers in Florida after the transfer of the territory from Spain to the United States in 1821 in order to prove land ownership. Starting in 1790, Spain offered land grants to encourage settlement to the sparsely populated and vulnerable Florida colony. When the United States assumed control of Florida, it agreed to honor any valid land grants. This volume is comprised of the Unconfirmed Claims 1752-1786, after the cession of Florida, that the United States authorities found invalid. The value of the translation of the Spanish Land Grants and their supporting documents is also enhanced by the inclusion of geographical data, such as the names and locations of creeks, roads and Indian trails, as well as basic information on the size, location and basis of each claim will be found to be important social and economic data on the English occupation of Florida (1763-1783) and the second Spanish occupation (1783-1821).

By: WPA, Pub. 1940, reprinted 2121, 442 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-001-5.The Spanish Land Grants were land claims filed by settlers in Florida after the transfer of the territory from Spain to the United States in 1821 in order to prove land ownership. Starting in 1790, Spain offered land grants to encourage settlement to the sparsely populated and vulnerable Florida colony. When the United States assumed control of Florida, it agreed to honor any valid land grants. This volume is comprised of confirmed Claims for the years 1752-1786. The value of the translation of the Spanish Land Grants and their supporting documents is also enhanced by the inclusion of geographical data, such as the names and locations of creeks, roads and Indian trails, as well as basic information on the size, location and basis of each claim will be found to be important social and economic data on the English occupation of Florida (1763-1783) and the second Spanish occupation (1783-1821).

By: WPA, Pub. 1940, reprinted 2121, 412 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-002-2.The Spanish Land Grants were land claims filed by settlers in Florida after the transfer of the territory from Spain to the United States in 1821 in order to prove land ownership. Starting in 1790, Spain offered land grants to encourage settlement to the sparsely populated and vulnerable Florida colony. When the United States assumed control of Florida, it agreed to honor any valid land grants. This volume is comprised of confirmed Claims for the years 1787-1793. The value of the translation of the Spanish Land Grants and their supporting documents is also enhanced by the inclusion of geographical data, such as the names and locations of creeks, roads and Indian trails, as well as basic information on the size, location and basis of each claim will be found to be important social and economic data on the English occupation of Florida (1763-1783) and the second Spanish occupation (1783-1821).