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Formerly published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July, 1916, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The content of this work was originally developed in 1914, when Mr. Robinson, then employed by the United States Government, as the Historian for the War and Navy Departments, authored a report entitled the Development of Virginia Counties. Later, and following his appointment as Virginia State Archivist, Mr. Robinson became awa...

During the Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Transcriptions Unit, transcribed all of Sequatchie County, Tennessee, Will Books for the years 1858 to 1895. This book contains these originial transcriptions. Information in this work include the Name of the Deceased, date of death, dates on court filings and actions, sales of personal property of the deceased, Recorded Wills, Lists of Personal Property and Inventories of estates...

A brief history of the Moravian settlement in Georgia, with an overview of the sect, their departure from Moravia in the late-1600s, and their eventual settlement in the Georgia community. Genealogists and historians will find numerous references to transfers of land involving the Moravians, settlement maps, passenger lists of Moravian arrivals, a brief list of Moravian deaths in Georgia, and a name index to the persons mentioned in the text. ...

The Battle of New Orleans occurred on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase. The battle is widely regarded as the greatest American land victory of the war. This work provides a descriptive history of the Battle ...

This work contains a broad, comprehensive, early history of Wight County, Virginia, and its early white settlers, and native inhabitants. The book provides detailed biographical and genealogical sketches of many residents, and detailed genealogical information on the Bennett and Boddie families in the Carolinas and Virginia. Approximatley 190 pages are devoted to Wills, Deeds, Land Grants, Quit Tax Rolls, and a Roster of County Officers. Suppl...

The facts contained in this work were collected over a period of eight years largely because of the author's desire to acquire knowledge of his more immediate relatives. The fruits of his efforts not only resulted in facts concerning his immediate family, but also provided extensive information on the allied Virginia families named in the title of this volume. The order in which the families are arranged in the book was determined solely by th...

This book contains a detailed history of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, which traces its early settlement, growth, and development, as well as many of the individuals responsible for the County's progress. The author did not restrict her documentation to only current county boundaries, but also addressed the people of Southern Piedmont Virginia, that is, of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Bedford and Campbell Counties. The boo...

A lo que es hoy América la hicieron hombres y mujeres, unos que vinieron de afuera, españoles mayormente y africanos, y otros que ya estaban dentro, los indios. Todos por igual contribuyeron a formar hogares y familias que generaron descendencias que a través de los siglos llegaron a constituir la nueva raza y civilización que hoy llamamos "Hispanismo". A diferencia de los otros europeos que fueron arribando posteriormente, las tres razas se m...

In this work, the author, Charles Fletcher Lummis, writes of the southwestern United States and the Spanish Pioneers to which the credit for its discovery and settlement should be given. Much has been written about the Spanish Jesuits and their settlements in the New World and their work with the natives, especially in California, but little has been written of other Spanish pioneers and the extent of their contributions to United States, west...

This early history, written in 1849, is arranged in a fashion typical for the period. It contains, the history and background for the towns, villages, and cities located in the county, the geology, various lists of citizens and officials, a significant number of those signing the revolutionary pledge, biographical sketches of early residents, and numerous revolutionary letters. Paperback, (1849), 2007, Annex, Index, 362 pp.

This is the first ever book written about the Jewish men and women who came to Central Louisiana to settle as early as the 1830s in Avoyelles Parish. Far more than a genealogy, the author takes the reader on a journey through time from the earliest beginnings of the parish, through the Civil War, and two World Wars, and finally, to the last man standing who practices Judaism today in this mostly agrarian section of the state. These families, t...

At its annual meeting in March 1889, the town of Lancaster made appropriation for the preservation in print of its older records of births, marriages, and deaths. The publication was entrusted to Doctor Horace M. Nash, town-clerk, and Henry S. Nourse, who was solely designated as the author. The records included in this work were collected from several sources, including church records, town records, court records, cemeteries, and miscellaneou...

A history of the famous Texas Brigade, better known as "Hood's Texas Brigade, " which fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The work is chronological, following this distinguished brigade from the beginning of the War in 1861 through General Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865. The author narrates the battles in which they participated, including Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Savage Station, Second Manassas, An...

This is a history of the Fourth Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, a component of Wheeler's Corps, of the Army of Tennessee, during the Civil War. The work narrates the Regiment's activities from its formation in 1862 to the conclusion of their service, and includes an annex, a list of living members in 1913, and an index. Paperback, (1913), 2012, Index, 270 pp.

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The Battle of King's Mountain, which occurred on October 7, 1780, was a decisive victory for the Americans in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. This encounter lasted only 65 minutes and resulted in the total destruction of Major Patrick Ferguson's Loyalist militia force of over one-thousand men. This book is an important work on this engagement and of the Revolutionary Soldiers who participated. Information was collected...

The War of 1812 was a defining period in the history of Tennessee. At the commencement of the War, most military action was focused on the border with Canada, but the large distance between the fighting and Tennessee forces rendered Tennessee's participation impractical, if not impossible. However, when President James Madison requested Tennessee's assistance to defend the "Lower Country, " record numbers of Tennesseans volunteered, earning th...

This book is a transcription from the 1880 United States Census schedules of Maury County, Tennessee, and has been arranged alphabetically by head of household. The names and ages of other household members are also included in each entry. Paperback, (1977), repr. 2011, Index, 206 pp.

This work is a transcription of Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriages from microfilm of the original county record books. There are more than 7, 000 marriages, or in excess of 14, 000 individuals, which are arranged alphabetically by bride and groom. Paperback, (1985), repr. 2011, Index, 246 pp.

A complete transcription of the Town Meetings and Selectmen's Records contained in the first two books of the general records of the town. Also included is a copy of all the vital statistics of the town prior to the year 1764. Approximately 3, 000 individuals listed. Paperback, (1896), repr. 2011, Illus., Index, 389 pp.