The Descendants of James Sherard and Nancy Cornelison


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John Sherard (1737-1810), and a brother and family, emigrated from Ireland or England to Hunterdon County, New Jersey during or before 1765. Samuel Sherard Sr. (d.1833), a son of the brother, was born en route, lived in Sussex County, New Jersey, married Elizabeth Holley in 1784, and moved to Butler County, Ohio and in 1832 to Clinton County, Indiana. James Sherard (1789-1843), a son of Samuel Sr., moved with his father to Butler County, Ohio, married Nancy Cornelison in 1812, served in the War of 1812, and moved to Clinton County, Missouri. Descendants of James lived in Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, California and elsewhere.




Genealogies in the Library of Congress


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This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.






















Notes and Queries


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Backcountry Revolutionary


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Biography of Col. James Williams, 1740-1780, the highest ranking officer who died from wounds suffered at the Battle of Kings Mountain (October 7, 1780) during the American Revolutionary War.