The 22 titles reproduced
here were originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Within
the lineages, family histories, vital records and historical essays compiled
and indexed here, you'll find information on approximately 190,000 individuals.
The resources that make up this data set are comprehensive in their coverage
of early New England. Among the expertly sourced books, you'll find resources
that cover early New Englanders' journey to the New World as well as extensive
documentation of their lives once they settled. So, you not only have the opportunity
to learn of your immigrant ancestors' voyage but of their new lives in New England.
Among the resources, you'll
find:
- Biographical sketches
of early settlers
- Connections between immigrants
to New England and their homeland
- Historical essays on
early New England life
- Journal entries detailing
the daily struggles of early New Englanders (including entries composed by
John Winthrop and compiled by James Savage) You may find the following information
about an ancestor included among the 22 titles reproduced here:
- Names and descriptions
of family members
- Name of the ship on which
they traveled to the New World
- Residence in homeland
and in the New England
- Date and location of
arrival in New England
- Occupation
- Church affiliation
- Dates of vital events
- General characteristics
- Details of personal inventory
Books Included
in This Data Set
Produced in collaboration
with the Genealogical Publishing Company, this data set includes the following
volumes:
Chronicles Of The
First Planters Of The Colony Of Massachusetts Bay, From 1623 To 1636
Alexander Young
Based entirely on original sources, the Chronicles of the First Planters
of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay includes comprehensive biographies, notices
and histories on the original planters of the Colony. The twenty-four heavily
sourced chapters also reference contemporary family members.
Peirce's Colonial
Lists Civil, Military And Professional Lists Of Plymouth And Rhode Island Colonies,
1621-1700
Ebenezer Weaver Peirce
In more than 100 pages, this work lists colonial, county, and town officers
and clergymen, physicians, and lawyers who lived between 1621 and 1700 in the
Plymouth and Rhode Island Colonies. For convenient browsing, the book is divided
into three classifications: civil, military, and professional. Within those
classifications, you'll learn the following information:
- Office
- Date of service
- Residence
- Dates of election or
appointment
- Dates of commission
(for officers in the local militia).
You'll also find excerpts
from militia laws and laws of the Colonies. The surname index to this book
contains approximately 1,000 names, most with multiple references.
The Colonial Clergy
And The Colonial Churches Of New England
Frederick Lewis Weis
This work contains an annotated, alphabetical list of approximately 2,000 of
New England's clergymen as well as a complete list of colonial New England churches.
The annotations furnish such useful genealogical information as:
- Place and date of birth;
- Names of parents;
- College of matriculation;
- Date of ordination;
- Religious denomination;
- Names of parishes.
Directory Of The Ancestral
Heads Of New England Families, 1620-1700
Frank R. Holmes
A highly esteemed guide to New England ancestry, this work consists of an alphabetically
arranged list of nearly 15,000 heads of families who arrived in New England
in the 17th century. For members of each family, you'll generally learn:
- Earliest place of residence
in New England;
- Place of emigration;
- Where the individual
moved to in New England;
- Occupation;
- Dates of birth and
death;
- Derivation of surname;
- Source citation.
Genealogical Guide
To The Early Settlers Of America
Henry Whittemore
Originally, this work was published serially from September 1898 through June
1906 in the short-lived periodical called The Spirit of 76. Since complete
sets of the periodical are virtually unknown, this volume is especially valuable.
The "Guide" consists of genealogical notices of 10,000 seventeenth-century settlers.
Generally, you'll learn:
- Dates of arrival;
- Places of residence
and removal;
- Spouse's name and date
of marriage;
- Names and dates of
birth of children;
- Dates of wills and
other records;
- Names of ships and
countries of origin;
- Descriptions of coats-of-arms
are also given for many families.
Genealogical Notes,
Or Contributions To The Family History Of Some Of The First Settlers Of Connecticut
And Massachusetts
Nathaniel Goodwin
A cornerstone of genealogy for the two states, this volume provides biographies
and genealogies of early settlers. Among the information that you'll learn about
an individual included here is residence, name and parentage of wife, death
date, and lines of descent (usually to the third generation, and often to the
fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh generation).
Genealogical Notes
on the Founding of New England
Ernest Flagg
In this book, the author details his lineage which includes no less than 172
different New Englanders, most of whom settled in this country between 1635
and 1640. All 172 lines, concentrated primarily in eastern Massachusetts, the
Connecticut Valley, Rhode Island and South Carolina, are examined in this meticulously
researched work.
Genealogical Notes
on the Founding of New England
Sebastian V. Talcott
In more than 700 pages, this work consists of genealogical notes on approximately
18,000 individuals who were members of New York and New England families. The
notes often include dates and locations of vital events for all members of a
family (often back to the original immigrants to America and forward to the
last quarter of the 19th century) and were extracted from Bible records, records
of burials in New York from 1727 to 1757, and an index of intermarriages for
both New York and New England families.
Genealogical Notes
Of New York And New England Families
John Farmer
Like many of the other volumes included in this data set, this directory of
the first settlers of New England is based almost entirely on original records.
Arranged alphabetically by surnames, the information on each individual includes:
- Date of arrival;
- Place of settlement;
- Dates of birth and
death;
- Biographical highlights.
The History Of New
England Volumes I And II
James Savage
These two volumes combine the works of John Winthrop, among the first sources
on the early history of New England, and James Savage, the leading name in New
England genealogy. Often referred to as Savage's Edition of Winthrop's Journal,
this work was inspired by the discovery in 1816 of a third part of Winthrop's
History of New England. Mr. Savage transcribed the newly discovered manuscript
and integrated it with the previously published pages of Winthrop's Journal.
Savage also added his own annotations about the men, women, and events Winthrop
referred to thereby yielding a work perhaps twice as long as the original journal.
Winthrop's History of New England is arranged in order of journal entry
and covers the patriarch's 1630 arrival in Massachusetts Bay to 1648 (the year
before his death). Turn to any page in the Savage edition and you will find
notes of great genealogical value. For example, when Winthrop refers to a fire
in the house of John Page, Savage's notes tell us that Page was one of the first
freemen admitted to the Massachusetts General Court. When Winthrop refers to
an obscure tract of land, Savage reveals that it may now be found in the town
of Middleborough. In 1637, Winthrop records that a Captain Mason attacked a
group of Pequots, but it is Savage who identifies the same Captain Mason as
having arrived with the first settlers of Dorchester in 1637 and having a son,
John, who would be wounded in 1675 in a battle with the Narragansetts. In addition
to the notes, you'll find an index to more than 3,000 persons and places mentioned
in the "History."
Immigrants To New
England, 1700-1775
Ethel Stanwood Bolton
This work consists of an alphabetical list of 2,250 immigrants who arrived in
New England between 1700 and 1775. Entries contain important information such
as place of origin and place of settlement, dates of departure and arrival,
names of family members, date of marriage, and names of children. The information
derives from a variety of printed sources (including town records, family compendia,
genealogies, and local histories). Since each detail is sourced, you can easily
determine where to perform additional research.
Marriage Notices,
1785-1794
Charles Knowles Bolton
Arranged in alphabetical order and extracted from the "Massachusetts Centinel"
and the "Columbian Centinel," this work cross-references over 5,000 brides and
grooms. While primarily New England marriages, there are entries from all of
the original colonies and Ohio. Generally, you'll find:
- Age;
- Occupation;
- Notation of a previous
marriage;
- Name of the minister.
One Hundred And Sixty
Allied Families
John Osborne Austin
These genealogies begin with the first member of the family to come to New England
and extend into the 19th century. Most of the families detailed here migrated
to Rhode Island.
The Real Founders
Of New England Stories Of Their Life Along The Coast, 1602-1628
Charles Knowles Bolton
In more than 200 pages, the author describes the lives of planters, settlers,
fishermen, and traders who lived along the New England coast years before the
landing of the Mayflower. He includes an extensive look at the Popham Colony
of 1608 and valuable appendices which identify hundreds of lesser-known early
New Englanders.
Result Of Some Researches
Among The British Archives For Information Relative To The Founders Of New England
Samuel G. Drake
Compiled between 1859 and 1860 from records contained at the British Archives,
this volume contains lists of names of passengers who were among the earliest
emigrants to America. For each individual, you'll generally learn their port
of embarkation, debarkation, and dates of travel.
Soldiers In King Philip's
War Official Lists Of The Soldiers Of Massachusetts Colony Serving In Philip's
War, And Sketches Of The Principal Officers, Copies Of Ancient Documents And
Records Relating To The War
George Madison Bodge
Called "The standard work on its subject." By "The New England Historical and
Genealogical Register," this is the definitive study of the Indian war of New
England known as "King Philip's War" (1675- 1677). Among the source documents
included here you'll find:
- Muster and payrolls
of colonial soldiers (both regular and militia);
- Biographical and genealogical
sketches;
- Lists of grantees and
claimants of the Narragansett townships of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,
and Connecticut.
Altogether, this comprehensive
resource references more than 5,000 individuals.
The Pioneers Of Maine
And New Hampshire, 1623-1660
Charles Henry Pope
A revision and supplement to the Maine and New Hampshire entries in James Savage's
"Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," this volume
references nearly 1,000 individuals. The information was compiled from public
and private archives as well as ship passenger lists.
The English Ancestry
And Homes Of The Pilgrim Fathers
Charles Edward Banks
This critically acclaimed work has biographical sketches of 112 passengers
who sailed on the first four ships to New England. Along with data on the passengers'
origins, family connections and later histories, it substitutes proof for guess-work
and blows holes in many cherished traditions. The author gives first the historical
evidence, then follows a list of the passengers on the Mayflower, Fortune, Anne,
and Little James. These are dealt with, one by one, and the little known facts
about their place of residence in England and their parentage and ancestry are
given.
The Planters Of The
Commonwealth In Massachusetts, 1620-1640
Charles Edward Banks
Scrupulous in every detail, this work contains the names of 3,600 passengers
on the ninety-six ships which brought them to New England between 1620 and 1640.
Working with the same records employed by Savage, Drake, and Hotten, and with
records unknown or inaccessible to them, the author pulls the several classes
of records together to form one of the most complete and authoritative collection
of passenger lists for the period ever published. In addition to the names of
passengers and ships, places of origin, and places of residence in America,
the book includes indexes to surnames, ships, English parishes, and New England
towns.
Topographical Dictionary
Of 2,885 English Emigrants To New England, 1620-1650
Charles Edward Banks
Nearly 3,000 emigrants are included in this "Dictionary." For each, you'll generally
find:
- Their English home;
- The name of ships upon
which they sailed;
- Towns in which they
settled in New England;
- References to the printed
or manuscript sources from which the information was extracted.
In collecting data for
this work, Colonel Banks made seven visits to England, searching the records
of nearly 2,000 parishes in order to connect the New England immigrants with
their native parishes. Additional information is provided in a series of indexes:
Index to Emigrants to New England; Index of the Wives and Children of the
Emigrants; Index of Parishes; Index of Ships; and Index of Towns in New England.
The Winthrop Fleet
Of 1630
Charles Edward Banks
This is an authoritative list of the 700 passengers who are believed to have
come to New England with John Winthrop in 1630. Based on research undertaken
in England and America, it provides as much information as could be verified
on each passenger. This information includes:
- Name;
- Place of departure;
- Places of residence
in England and America;
- Occupation;
- Church affiliation;
- Dates of birth, marriage,
and death;
- Relationships to other
passengers.
It also has indexes of
names, places, and subjects as well as appendices listing the passengers on
the Lyon as well as on the Mary and John which sailed at the same time as
the Winthrop Fleet.
