Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing, "old Hunterdon County," New Jersey

Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing,
Author: Eli Field Cooley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1883
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is a collection of genealogies of the early settlers of "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, the majority of the histories tracing families through successive generations of the 18th and 19th centuries in what is now mostly Mercer County. Composed chiefly of a recitation of births, marriages, and deaths, the family histories number more than sixty and touch on several thousand related persons, all of whom are conveniently cited in the index.

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
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Fayette County (Pa.)
ISBN: 0806307617

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.

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors
Author: Franklin Carter Smith
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2009-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806317885

Tracing one's African-American ancestry can be uniquely challenging. This guide helps overcome the obstacles and pitfalls of specialized research by offering a proven, three-part approach.