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A comprehensive account of the development of the six towns that comprised the Colony: Branford, Guilford, Milford, New Haven, Stamford and Southold (LI), ending with their absorption into Connecticut in 1664. There is a large amount of biographical data woven into the main text. Has about 130 pages of genealogical data for the towns mentioned above plus Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk, New London and Saybrook.

This book is about the underage soldiers who served in the American Revolution, with descriptions of battles, military life and famous participants in the war as recorded in their pension applications.

Dauphin County was erected in 1785, from the northern townships of Lancaster County. Most of the early settlers were Scotch-Irish, and established Presbyterian Churches in Derry, Paxtang, and Hanover. The first German Church was Hill Lutheran, established in Derry Township in the mid 1750s; it was to be the only German church in the county for almost a decade.This book contains data from the following records: Salem Reformed Church, Harrisburg (baptisms, marriages, and burials); Reformed Church, Hummelstown (baptisms and burials); Shoops Reformed Church (baptisms); Wenerich's Reformed Church (baptisms); Zion (Klinger's) Church (baptisms); Middletown Church (baptisms); Fredericktown Church, Hummelstown (baptisms); Hoffman Reformed Church (baptisms, and communicants); Lykens Valley Lower Church (baptisms, burials, and communicants); Paxtang and Derry Churches (marriages); Fetterhoff's (St. Peter's) Lutheran and Reformed Church (baptisms); and, Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (baptisms). A full-name index adds to the value of this work.

The Channel Islands, primarily Guernsey and Jersey, contributed greatly to the influx of immigrants to the American colonies and the young United States, but the Island emigrants generally receive little attention from genealogists as a distinct ethnic group. In the beginning, they contributed important fishing and ship-building skills, but now their descendants are found in all walks of life. They were so numerous, and so widely dispersed among the colonies, that it is probably safe to say that most American families, that have been here for three or four generations, have some roots in the Channel Islands. This work contains interesting and useful background information on the Islands and Islanders, including maps, lists of Island surnames by state, etc. The bulk of the work is a genealogical dictionary which identifies thousands of known (or probable) Channel Island immigrants to America, and some of their descendants. There is also a section with brief sketches of people well-known in American history who had Channel Island roots: Sir Edmund Andros, John Bertram (merchant), General Sir Isaac Brock, the Cabots of Boston, Sir George Carteret, Buffalo Bill Cody, Philippe Langlois (Phillip English), Deming Jarves, Lillie Langtry, William N. Le Page (remember his glue?), John Wesley Masury (paint manufacturer), Nathaniel Messerve (ship builder), Paul Revere, Henry David Thoreau. This is a reprint of the 1984 edition, updated with six pages of corrections and additions.(1983), 2007, 51/2x81/2, cloth, 748 pp

The goal of this work is to help Youtsey descendants connect to their family roots. It is a compilation of information pertaining to Youtsey families living in the United States, which spans more than 250 years. This study begins with the immigrant Johann Peter Youtsey in 1744. He settled in Frederick County, Maryland, and is the progenitor of the Maryland line. The Maryland and main body of the Youtsey family is substantial, with over 2,400 people plus spouses and in-laws. This work opens with an examination of the Youtsey name, followed by family stories, then familial lines. Additional topics cover: family experiences, religious connections, coming to America, the Maryland years, migration West, the Kentucky years, the Ohio years, Miami County (Ohio), the Indiana years, Missouri, populating the United States, Youtsey lands, military service, personal stories, cemetery pictures, investigation and analysis of the bigger picture, and, two types of records: passengers lists and Civil War pension records. Supplemental material includes: Bible records and similar journals, a John Stuart dictation, Youtsey letters (1840-1922), selected poems by Henry Eckert Youtsey, newspaper articles, a Kentucky tax chart (1807-1848), books by and including Youtseys, book citations, and genealogical reports. The genealogical reports cover three generations of Johann Peter "Peter" Youtsey descendants, with source citations. This compilation is the result of over forty years of research by the author who collected everything with the Youtsey name and its many variants. Multiple lines have been identified and are located in the appendices. An Index to Genealogical Reports, an Index to Story, maps, facsimile reprints of original documents, a wealth of photographs, and numerous data-filled tables add to the value of this work. This book contains a CD-Rom: The Descendants of Johann Peter Youtsey and Other Families with Similar Surname Spellings (959 pages), which includes genealogies for five distinct families, complete with source citations and a full-name index. Genealogies include: Descendants of Johann Peter "Peter" Youtsey (nine generations), Descendants of Jacob Youtsey / Jutzy (seven generations), Descendants of Peter Youtsey / Youtcey / Youtzy (five generations), Descendants of Jacob Youtsey / Yeutze (five generations), Descendants of Lewis Youtzy / Youtsey (six generations). Allied family surnames include: Beckenbaugh, Brandenburg, Bristow, Culbertson, Derr, Hendricks, Iseminger / Ensminger, Main, Stevens, Sweany, Tinder, Turpin, Weil / Wile, and Yaste.

"Roger de Berchelai came to England with William the Conqueror and was granted Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. This early form of the name was believed to be the Anglo-Saxon version of 'beau' meaning beautiful, and 'lee', a meadow or field. Roger was mentioned in the Domesday Book as well as his son, John. In 1069 John de Berchelai accompanied Margaret (later St. Margaret) to Scotland. In gratitude for his service, King Malcolm (Canmore) granted him lands of Towie, near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, as well as the title, Barclay of that Ilk. ... The Barclays formed important alliances and held land throughout the northeast of Scotland, principally Towie, Mathers, Gartley and Pierston in Aberdeenshire. ... Throughout Scotland, they played important roles in national affairs. ... One of the major Barclay families was established at Urie near Stonehaven in Kincardineshire. The first Laird, Colonel David Barclay, was a professional soldier serving with such armies as that of Gustavus Adolphus." After the war, David Barclay became a Quaker. This volume is divided in two parts: Register Report of David Barclay of Urie and Outline Descendant Tree of David Barclay of Urie. Illustrations, maps and a full-name index enhance the text.

This is the fourth in a series of personal property tax records. This volume covers the years 1852, 1855, 1858, and 1860-1862; as well as totals for all years and, as an addendum, lists for Free Negroes for 1853, 1854, 1856, and 1857. It is interesting to note the variation in tax rates during this period. The introduction includes a breakdown of the various templates during 1852 to 1862, which corresponds to the original documents.2022, 8¿x11, paper, 464 pp.

This volume contains abstracts from Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book L (1781-1783) beginning on page one and ending on page 368 for courts held 16 October 1781 through 18 August 1783. Records generally include the full names of all persons involved in the transaction (grantor, grantee, witnesses, and court officials), sum paid, description and location of property, date of transaction and date recorded. A full-name and place index adds to the value of this work.(), 2022, 8¿x11, paper, index, 108 pp.

The purpose of this work is to present a single alphabetical index based on the General Index to Deeds No. 1, 1797-1867, that was created in the style known as a Campbell Index. In other words, the purpose here is not to validate the index but to resequence it. What typically results from a Campbell Index is a jumble that requires users to flip back and forth between groups of pages throughout the entire index to seek out where various groups are continued elsewhere.This present index is largely made up of entries to over 7,000 deeds, being either: bargain and sales, bills of sale, or trust deeds. Of additional interest may be: thirty-eight polls for the election of various officials; twenty-two apprenticeships; a bastard bond; thirty-six emancipation or manumission deeds; forty-one insolvents; forty-six marriage contracts or settlements; sixteen bonds for ministers to solemnize the rites of matrimony; bonds for sheriff, constable, tobacco inspector, or Commissioner of the Revenue; references to military service; or other non-routine items.Some deficiencies in the original index have been addressed here. As a result, over 1,500 additional index entries were added by the compiler over the original courthouse index. References to plats that did not appear in the original index have been added.2022, 8¿x11, paper, alphabetical, 354 pp.