The Massey Family of Worcester County, Maryland


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The immigrant ancestor, Alexander Massey (1627-1696), was born in London, England, the son of John Massey and Ruth Smith. He immigrated to the Colony of Virginia in 1651. He died in Accomac Co., Virginia. He married Sarah Wise (d. 1670) in 1659. This book covers 13 generations of Masseys in the United States spanning from 1565 to the present, predominantly in Accomac Co., Va., Sussex Co., Delaware, and the Maryland counties of Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico.




The 1995 Genealogy Annual


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The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections. FAMILY HISTORIES-cites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book. GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-includes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world. GENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-consists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county. 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.




An Index of the Source Records of Maryland


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The major part of this work is an alphabetically arranged and cross-indexed list of some 20,000 Maryland families with references to the sources and locations of the records in which they appear. In addition, there is a research record guide arranged by county and type of record, and it identifies all genealogical manuscripts, books, and articles known to exist up to 1940, when this book was first published. Included are church and county courthouse records, deeds, marriages, rent rolls, wills, land records, tombstone inscriptions, censuses, directories, and other data sources.










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Massey on Censuses


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