An Index of the Source Records of Maryland

An Index of the Source Records of Maryland
Author: Eleanor Phillips Passano
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 506
Release: 1967
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806302713

The major part of this work is an alphabetically arranged and cross-indexed list of some 20,000 Maryland families with references to the sources and locations of the records in which they appear. In addition, there is a research record guide arranged by county and type of record, and it identifies all genealogical manuscripts, books, and articles known to exist up to 1940, when this book was first published. Included are church and county courthouse records, deeds, marriages, rent rolls, wills, land records, tombstone inscriptions, censuses, directories, and other data sources.

The WILLIS Family Genealogy

The WILLIS Family Genealogy
Author: Lanette Hill Brightwell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2004-08-28
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1435736834

The WILLIS Families early beginnings are found in England dating back to 1500's Records. John WILLIS was the first immigrant of this line to come to America. Descendants include the Benjamin Willis I, II, III, IV & V {to those that settled in Georgia}. Many descendants are still living in the same areas today. Turner Co., Telfair Co. Colquitt Co., Worth Co., and others in Georgia. Using Census, Wills, Property Records, Church Records, History Books, Marriage and Birth/Death Records. Family bibles; other researchers sharing information on their family lines. This book is a very treasured item for any member of the WILLIS family and will find this resource very useful in continuing to trace their own lineages.

McAlpin(e) Genealogies, 1730-1990

McAlpin(e) Genealogies, 1730-1990
Author: Doris McAlpin Russell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 766
Release: 1990
Genre:
ISBN:

The McAlpin family descends from the royalty of Scotland through Kenneth MacAlpin who united Celtic Scotland. One of his descendants was Alexander McAlpin, Sr. (ca. 1720's-1790) was born in Scotland and immigrated to America in the 1740s. He settled in South Carolina and eventually served in the American army during the revolution. After the war he settled in Wilkes County, Georgia where he died in 1790. He was married two to three times and was the father of twelve children. His many descendants live throughout the United States.

Grahams of Rowan & Iredell Counties, North Carolina

Grahams of Rowan & Iredell Counties, North Carolina
Author: Robert L. Graham
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2012-08-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1468575643

The book has a lot of historical content along with some poetry and humor. The main part is falily history including some of the sescenants of James Gram born in Scotland in 1670 along with documentation on the descendants

Dictionary of North Carolina Biography

Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Author: William S. Powell
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2000-11-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807867136

The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.

Red Book

Red Book
Author: Alice Eichholz
Publisher: Ancestry Publishing
Total Pages: 812
Release: 2004
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781593311667

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.