Genealogy of Some Early Families in Grant and Pleasant Districts, Preston County, West Virginia, Also the Thorpe Family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the Cunningham Family of Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Genealogy of Some Early Families in Grant and Pleasant Districts, Preston County, West Virginia, Also the Thorpe Family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the Cunningham Family of Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Author: Edward Thorp King

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0806307617

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Grant and Pleasant Districts, in Preston County, West Virginia, were formed in 1852. The early families of Grant and Pleasant Districts, like their Maryland and Pennsylvania neighbors, were among the first to endure the rigors of mountain life. The genealogy of some of these families--Christopher, Connor, Cunningham, King, Metheny, Ryan, Street, Thorpe, Walls, Wheeler, and Wolf, those mostly of early 19th-century provenance--is the basis of this book.


The Hidden Half of the Family

The Hidden Half of the Family

Author: Christina K. Schaefer

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9780806315829

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Offers information on finding female ancestors in each state, highlighting those laws, both federal and state, that indicate when a woman could own real estate in her own name, devise a will, and enter into contracts. In addition, entries contain information on marriage and divorce law, immigration, citizenship, passports, suffrage, and slave manumission. Material is included on African American, Native American, and Asian American women, as well as patterns of European immigration. Period covered is from the 1600s to the outbreak of WWII. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Pennsylvania Land Records

Pennsylvania Land Records

Author: Donna Bingham Munger

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 1993-09-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1461665965

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The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most complete in the nation, beginning in the 1680s. Pennsylvania Land Records not only catalogs, cross-references, and tells how to use the countless documents in the archive, but also takes readers through a concise history of settlement in the state. The guide explains how to use the many types of records, such as rent-rolls, ledgers of the receiver general's office, mortgage certificates, proof of settlement statements, and reports of the sale of town lots. In addition, the volume includes: cross-references to microfilm copies; maps of settlement; illustrations of typical documents; a glossary of technical terms; and numerous bibliographies on related topics.


History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania

History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania

Author: The Lewis Publishing Company

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2019-03-15

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13: 9781010323143

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies

Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies

Author: Hugh F. Gingerich

Publisher: Pequea Bruderschaft Library

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 992

ISBN-13: 1601260180

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This encyclopedia for Amish genealogists is certainly the most definitive, comprehensive, and scholarly work on Amish genealogy that has ever been attempted. It is easy to understand why it required years of meticulous record-keeping to cover so many families (144 different surnames up to 1850). Covers all known Amish in the first settlements in America and shows their lineage for several generations. (955pp. index. hardcover. Pequea Bruderschaft Library, revised edition 2007.)


Early Shanafelt Family

Early Shanafelt Family

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Published: 1994

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13:

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John (d. 1756) and Elizabeth Poet (d. 1760) Shanafelt arrived at the port of Philadelphia 18 Sep. 1733, settling in Germantown. Their descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon and elsewhere in the United States.