A Genealogical History of the French and Allied Families


Book Description

William French (b.1603) and his family emigrated from England in 1624 on the ship "Defence" to Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas French of Halstead, County Essex, England. William and his wife Elizabeth were married in about 1623. William is a descendant of "Thomas French the elder, of Weathersfield, County Essex, England, [who] died [in] 1599".--P. 21. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and elsewhere. Includes some ancestry in England.




Short History of Descendants and Allied Families of Robert Woods of Ireland


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Robert Woods (d.1811) and two brothers immigrated ca. 1730 from Ireland to Charlotte County, Virginia, married Elizabeth Middleton, and moved to Bedford (later Franklin) County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri and elsewhere.







Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.













The 1996 Genealogy Annual


Book Description

The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.p liFAMILY HISTORIES-/licites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.p liGUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-/liincludes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.p liGENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-/liconsists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.p The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.