Some Watkins Families of Virginia and Their Kin


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Henry Watkins (b.ca. 1638), a Quaker and possibly emigrated from England as an indentured servant, was in Henrico County, Virginia during or before 1664. By about 1675, Henry and his family owned a small farm in Henrico County, where he died after 1715. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kentucky and elsewhere.




A Blessed Company


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In this book, John Nelson reconstructs everyday Anglican religious practice and experience in Virginia from the end of the seventeenth century to the start of the American Revolution. Challenging previous characterizations of the colonial Anglican establi




The Researcher


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American Poetry 19th Century 2


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First Published in 2004. From Philip Freneau to Walt Whitman, Herman Melville to Trumbull Stickney, this collection of two volumes, selected by John Hollander, gives an insight into the artform during the nineteenth century. This collection is sorted by author with focus on American Indian Poetry, Folk Songs and Spirituals. An extensive list of works with attention to their chronology and editor notes on the texts within.




American Men of Science


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