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Excerpt from Denny Genealogy While the writers of this work have desired to present a formal bibliography, and a list of documentary sources, considerations of space prevent their inclusion. We wish, however, to make a state ment as to the origins of the facts contained in this Denny Geneal ogy, and to be contained in the subsequent book on the family history; announced in An Explanation herein, for publication in 1945. For the introductory chapters we have made use of hundreds of published volumes, found in the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, and in many other public and private libraries. The Reverend Sir Henry Lyttleton Lyster Denny of England and Sir Maurice Denny of Scotland very kindly have furnished valuable material which they secured from original documents in the British Isles. In our search in this country for facts about the early genera tions, we have made personal examination of the records of Chester, Lancaster, and Cumberland Counties in Pennsylvania, of Ohio County, West Virginia, of Frederick and other Shenandoah Valley Counties in Virginia, and of Ross and Pickaway Counties, in Ohio. Material from County records in many other States was furnished by correspondents. Personal investigation also was made in various Government Offices in Washington, the Congressional Library, and the Library there of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This last deserves special mention on account of its most helpful and exhaustive index. The Virginia and Pennsylvania State Libraries were used extensively, as well as the Library in Phila delphia of the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Also, many local historical societies were visited. Published records of other States were used, whenever found. Many illuminating facts have been sent us by living members of the family, quoting from old family letters and diaries of past generations. They, also, have sent copies of Bible Family Records, going back, in some cases, to the Revolutionary War. Some aged correspondents have been indefatigable in their efforts to furnishrecords, and, also, have included their personal recollections. Only in extreme instances has family tradition been depended on as a major source, and, then, mentioned only as probability. We have made trips to cemeteries, churches, and many homes in many States, to secure facts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.