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The Associate Reformed Presbyterians of the South sponsored two periodicals before the Civil War. Although endorsed by the Associate Reformed Synod of the South, both were published by individual ministers without any financial support from the synod. The Christian Magazine of the South and The Erskine Miscellany (later The Due West Telescope) regularly carried death and marriages notices until their respective terminations. Death notices gene...

These abstracts contain information from deeds, leases, releases, mortgages and other agreements that reveal family relationships. The abstracts are presented in the original order that they were entered in the deed books. The deed book page number is indicated. In addition to family relationships, these abstracts contain hundreds of names of witnesses and neighbors. The compiler made a note when a name was signed in German. A full-name index ...

This book is a compilation of 7, 903 marriage records for Somerset County, Maryland, for the period of 1 November 1796 to the end of December 1871. Entries are listed alphabetically by the groom's surname and include the full-name of the groom, the full-name of the bride, and the date. The researcher should be cautioned that the dates given are, in most cases, the dates that the licenses were purchased and recorded. The actual marriage usually...

This collectible classic, much sought after by connoisseurs of colonial American military history, is once again in print. Originally published in 1969, it constitutes Volume II of Burt Loescher's meticulously researched History of Rogers' Rangers. This

Abstracts from the Land Records of Dorchester County Maryland often reveal names of wives, sons, daughters, and other relationships. Included with the deeds are abstracts of land commissions that re-established the boundaries of land tracts at the request of a new owner. These hearings consisted of depositions of persons knowledgeable of the original markers. The individuals gave not only their knowledge of the history of the boundary markers ...

This is the story of 216, 000 German-born Americans and well over 300, 000 first-generation Americans of German descent who served in the Union and Confederate armies. It includes a 500-name biographical directory of the outstanding German-American officers in the Civil War, as well as bibliographical references, and footnotes. The American Civil War has often been referred to as the defining moment in American history, and the purpose of this...

This three-volume set contains a comprehensive history of the von Cramm and Cram families in Germany, Great Britain, Canada and the United States over eight centuries and twenty-three generations. More than 200, 000 family members are included.The text follows Cram family lines generation by generation. Organized chronologically, it begins with the "oldest" family members, every person bearing the family name whom the author could connect is i...

This is the fourth volume in a series of land tax records, which offer a wealth of valuable genealogical data presented in a convenient table format with entries listed alphabetically by surname within each section. This volume covers the period 1851 to 1870. It includes fourteen complete years: 1852, 1855, 1858, and 1860-1870. Appended are state tax rates and taxes collected and special county tax rates and taxes collected for the years 1851-...

This volume presents abstracts taken from Montgomery County, Maryland, Deed Books: Liber R, Liber S19, Liber S20, Liber T, and Liber U, 1813-1819, plus a few deeds enrolled 1825-1827 in Liber S20. In these abstracts you may find interesting aspects of your ancestors' lives. Entries generally contain the full name of the person recording the item and the date, the full name(s) of the seller(s) and the purchaser(s) involved in the sale, the sold...

Early vital records of many New Hampshire towns can be located either through the state's Vital Records Department or on microfilms made available through LDS Family History Centers. Some, however, have been lost or are inaccessible for various reasons. A valuable source of information for events occurring after 1886 is the vital statistics which are provided in a section of the Annual Town Reports of many New Hampshire towns. The author has g...

This volume includes three libers done under the supervision of William Ritchie, Clerk of Frederick County Court, and labeled WR5 through WR7, covering 1784 to 1788. Some of the more interesting records include the sales of confiscated British property, including the Frederick Town lots and the ground rents owned by Daniel Dulaney of Daniel, who left for England at the beginning of the Revolutionary War period, sold at auction during the war t...

During the Spring 2020 semester several students at the College of Charleston's Historic Preservation and Community Planning program participated in their Senior Seminar titled "What Is Your Heritage and the State of Its Preservation?" This was the fourth time this seminar topic had been taught, with previous sessions in 2014, 2016, and 2018. For this class each student had to conduct a lengthy in-depth research paper on the state of preservat...

The court records of Cecil County, Maryland, provide a fascinating glimpse into the lives and concerns of our ancestors in colonial Cecil County. This volume contains abstracts from the petitions presented to the court during the years 1717-1732, a period when the county's basic infrastructure and organization were just being established.Every action coming before the court has been abstracted and the name of every individual mentioned in each...

This book contains a reproduction of the land tax lists for King and Queen County, Virginia for the years 1782 through 1807. It has been created from online copies at FamilySearch.org. For the years 1783 through 1786 only alterations were made to the 1782 and subsequent lists. The earliest list in King and Queen contains the name of the owners of the land (as the person taxed), the number of acres owned, the rate of value from which taxation w...

This is the story of Theodore and Ariminta Hunsaker Burmester. It follows the paths that each took and the people they encountered along the way, giving readers a detailed look at the hard work, hazards, hardships, joys and tragedies of American life during the mid to late 1800s.This story "has many facets. Some are bright and clear like that of Ariminta mortally wounded, a modern-day Lucretia, who's first thought was not of herself but of her...

While conducting research on their own families in early Illinois newspapers, Mrs. Beals and Mrs. Kirchner realized that others could benefit from the wealth of genealogical material they had discovered. This volume is the result of their continuing efforts to make this valuable information on Illinois families available to fellow researchers and historians. This is an extensive collection of death notices, and related items, gleaned from the ...

The Abstracts from the Land Records of Dorchester County, Maryland series often reveals names of wives, sons, daughters, and other relationships. Included with the deeds are abstracts of land commissions that re-established the boundaries of land tracts at the request of a new owner. These hearings consisted of depositions of persons knowledgeable of the original markers. The individuals gave not only their knowledge of the history of the boun...

This alphabetized listing of Newington residents was derived from the 1880 census record. Since Newington had been a part of Wethersfield, Connecticut up until 1871, this is the first census of the people of Newington. The majority of the listed information is taken from that record. Chapters include: Newington Residents 1880, Non-Resident Tax Levy 1880, Newington Tax Levy Totals, Newington Happenings 1880, Newington Deeds 1880, and Town Selec...

This volume contains abstracts of deeds, patents, notes from wills and tax records, evidence of marriages, and family ties. Records are alphabetically arranged by location: from a 1683 patent in Abbington to an 1804 land division in Young Tinson. A full name index and several maps add to the value of this work.

This book contains a reproduction of the land tax lists for Essex County for the years 1782 through 1814. It has been created by use of microfilm copies from the Library of Virginia with exception of year 1805 where microfilm copies are incomplete and the original record was consulted. For the years 1783 through 1786 only alterations were made to the 1782 and subsequent lists. A separate listing of yearly alterations in Essex stops after 1791....