Our Colonial Ancestors and Their Descendants

Our Colonial Ancestors and Their Descendants

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Publisher:

Published: 1902

Total Pages: 110

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Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of Dierck Cornelissen Duyster. He immigrated to America during or before 1630 and settled in the area now known as Kingston, Albany County, New York. Descendants live mostly in New York and New Jersey.


Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service

Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service

Author: Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780806349442

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is the product of esteemed genealogist Elizabeth Rixford's efforts to trace her maternal and paternal lines and the main branches of her husband's family, namely: Rixford, Hawkins, Wilson, Flint, Cutting, Hinds, Cook, and Cushman. But, as researchers will appreciate, this work is no ordinary family history because in it the Vermont matriarch discloses her four Mayflower lines, two lines to the National Society Founders and Patriots of America, three lines to the Huguenot Society, ten lines to the DAR, three lines to the United States Daughters of 1812, forty-seven lines to the Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century, and 140 supplemental lines to the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists in Vermont. In all, Mrs. Rixford treats nearly 150 different lines touching on more than 5,000 ancestors.


Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

Author: Patricia Law Hatcher

Publisher: Ancestry Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781593312992

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When the early colonists came to America, they were braving a new world, with new wonders and difficulties. Family historians beginning the search for their ancestors from this period run into a similar adventure, as research in the colonial period presents a number of exciting challenges that genealogists may not have experienced before. This book is the key to facing those challenges. This new book, Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors, leads genealogists to a time when their forebears were under the rule of the English crown, blazing their way in that uncharted territory. Patricia Law Hatcher, FASG, provides a rich image of the world in which those ancestors lived and details the records they left behind. With this book in hand, family historians will be ready to embark on a journey of their own, into the unexplored lines of their colonial past.


Our Colonial Ancestors

Our Colonial Ancestors

Author: James Dewey O'Brien

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 232

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"In this story of some Alabama and Louisiana families, the author, a lawyer, traces the history of the Knott, Massey, Youngblood, Shackelford, Hickman and Pullen families to their colonial origins-- and some for centuries beyond"--Author's abstract affixed to end lining papers. James Knott (ca.1602/1603-1653) emigrated in 1617 from England to Jamestown, Virginia, and later lived in Accomac and then Nansemond Counties, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere. Includes lineage on some lines in England, France and elsewhere.


The Vittum Folks

The Vittum Folks

Author: Edmund March Vittum

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Published: 1922

Total Pages: 232

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William Vittom (probably Guillaume Vieuxtemps in France, and probably a Huguenot) immigrated from France to Hampton, New Hampshire during or before 1712. Descendants (spelling the surname Vittum) and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere.


Discover Your Family History Online

Discover Your Family History Online

Author: Nancy Hendrickson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-03-05

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1440318549

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Your Guide to Online Genealogy The internet has made millions of records available to search any time, anywhere. Start finding your ancestors with just a few strokes of a keyboard using the detailed instruction in this book. Inside you'll find: • An overview of where and how to start your family history research • Detailed descriptions of the best online databases for family historians • Hundreds of helpful websites to further your research • Step-by-step search instructions to help you find exactly what you're looking for • Chapters dedicated to finding specific records, including birth, marriage and death; census; military; land; and immigration • Case studies that apply key concepts to real-life searches • Ideas for connecting with fellow researchers and distant relatives through social media, blogging and newsletters • Special resources for researching American Indian, African-American and Jewish ancestors • Plus access to bonus online video demonstrations If you're curious about who's hanging out in your family tree, there's never been a better time to find out. Get this book, get online and get started today!