Describes the kinds of population, immigration, military, and land records found in the National Archives, and shows how to use them for genealogical research.
Richard Linville (ca. 1652-1684), Quaker son of Thomas Linvill and Elizabeth Wickersham, emigrated with his wife Mary, from England to Chester, Pennsylvania in 1684 (he died almost immediately after arrival). His widow married Thomas Baldwin of New Jersey in 1684. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere. Includes genealogical data about Linville and Wickersham ancestry in England to 1600 A.D.
Following the Glorious Revolution, the supporters of the House of Stuart, known as Jacobites, could be found throughout the British Isles. The Scottish county of Angus, or Forfarshire, made a significant contribution to the Jacobite armies of 1715 and 1745. David Dobson has compiled a list of about 900 persons--including not only soldiers but also civilians who lent crucial support to the rebellion. Arranged alphabetically, the entries always give the full name of the Jacobite, his occupation, his rank, date of service and unit (if military), and, sometimes, the individual's date of birth, the names of his parents, a specific place of origin, and a wide range of destinations to which the Jacobites fled after each of the failed insurrections.