FAMILY SKETCHES: ANCESTORS OF J. MCFARLAND WILLIAMS, JR.
Quarto. Hard Cover. Boards slightly bowed; scant pencil marginalia in text; blue cloth binding.
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GENEALOGY OF THE DAME FAMILY FOR TEN GENERATIONS IN AMERICA
Richmond VA: 1890. Octavo. Stapled Pamphlet. Loss to front wrapper; no missing pages; writing to wrappers; text shows light soiling.
WALKERS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Halbert’s Family Heritage, 1998. Hard Cover. Bound in black leatherette with gilt lettering. No marks of any kind. Illustrated with occasional pictures.
HISTORY OF THE CHATTIN FAMILY
1985. A substantial compendium regarding the Chattin Family; 297 leaves, with family notes, clippings, etc. With the final 6 leaves being addendum of the Fifth Generation, Mary Chattin Vaden -- with some handwritten annotations and additional information.
GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN WHITE OF WENHAM AND LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 1638-1900. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOLUME I. (ONE VOLUME ONLY)
Haverhill, Mass. Chase Brothers, Printers, 1900. Hard Cover. Facsimile Reprint. Volume I only. Facsimile reprint by the Higginson Book Company, with no marks. In a library style blue cloth binding. Remnants of a price sticker on the front board, and.....
THE DYNASTIC ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND MERIT OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SAVOY ORDERS AND THEIR CHARITABLE WORK IN NORTH AMERICA
MZI Global Marketing, 2007. Stapled Pamphlet. A stapled pamphlet, 11 x 8 1/2”. In colored printed wrappers. 33 pp. illustrated with color photographs.
THE HARRISONS OF SKIMINO; Being a Memoir of an American Family
Privately Printed (De Vinne Press), 1910. Hard Cover. First Edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Silverfisihing to the front and back boards. Previous owners bookplate on front paste down. Uniform toning on front and back pastedowns and.....
THE GORDONS IN VIRGINIA With Notes on Gordons of Scotland and Ireland
Richmond Virginia: Old Dominion Press, June, 1989. Octavo. Hard Cover. Repreint. Republished by James Waddell Gordon Jr in 1989 from the 1918 edition by Armistead C. Gordon. A clean tight copy in red cloth with a few notes reproduced from.....
THE CORNELL FAMILY.
Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, n.d. Hard Cover. Reprint Edition. With no marks. Library-style blue cloth binding.
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[GENEALOGY] THE GILMAN FAMILY TRACED IN THE LINE OF HON. JOHN GILMAN OF EXETER, N. H. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF MANY OTHER GILMANS IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA
Albany, N. Y. Joel Munsell, 1869. Hard Cover. First Edition. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s green cloth binding; xii, [2], 324 pages; illustrations; three rear hinge is lightly cracked but holding quite well; annotations adding to the the genealogical informaiton.....
DEATH CERTIFICATES OF BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (Volumes 1 & 2; 2 Volume set)
Self-published, 1988. Spiral Bound. A two-volume set in spiral bindings; the two volumes are in virtually As New condition except for a bit of sunning to the front covers. No marks of any kind.
CORNWALL PARISH REGISTERS. Marriages. Vol. XXVI.
London: Phillimore & Co., Ltd., 1935. Octavo. Hard Cover. Limited Edition. Only 100 copies printed. Pencil writing on reverse of front free endpaper. Scant pencil underlining in text. Boards very lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Boards slightly cocked. Blue cloth binding.....
VASA ORDER OF AMERICA TERCENTENARY AND CONVENTION PROGRAM. JUNE 27 - JULY 2, 1938. BELLEVUE-STRATFORD HOTEL. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
[Washington, D.C.]: Vasa Order, [1938]. Stapled Pamphlet. An uncommon publication of the Vasa Order, the fraternal society for Swedish immigrants to the United States, Uncommon, with 1 copy found in OCLC. A substantial program; short tear to the front panel.....
ABSTRACTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE PROVINCE 1692-1721
Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Co., 1978. Hard Cover. First Edition. There is a previous owner name and address on the front endpaper; otherwise a clean First Edition copy with no marks in the book. There is faint foxing.....
WHO WAS WHO. WARWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1880
Fort Eustice, Virginia: Fort Eustis Historical and Archaeological Association, 1977. Soft Cover. A statistical abstract transcribed from the Virginia State Tax Lists (1782-1890) and the Federal Census Records (1810-1880) and Published by the Fort Eustis Historical Society. An out-of-the ordinary.....
THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCHILL FAMILY OF RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Privately Printed. Hard Cover. Illustrated with b&w and Color Photographs; No pencil or ink markings in text. Blue cloth library binding with gilt lettering.
GENEALOGY OF THE GILLSON AND JILLSON FAMILY
Central Falls: E. L. Freeman and co., 1876. Hard Cover. First Edition. In the publisher’s green cloth, with gilt titling to the spine. Binding has some light silverfishing, but is sturdy and tight. The text is complete, though one page.....
THE NUTT FAMILY of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio and Beyond
Charlestown NH: Privately Printed, 2004. Soft Cover. Revised Edition. 2004 Revised Edition of the 1996 original.~Softcover with a blank black tape spine and grey paper covers. No marks of any kind.
COLEMANS, CROWS, DURHAMS AND RELATED FAMILIES
Fredericksburg, VA: Bookcrafters, 1999. Quarto. Hard Cover. Binding sound; previous owner sticker to front pastedown; no markings of any kind; boards very slightly bowed.
OLGETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. VOLUME XIII. 1891
Savannah, Georgia: Self-published, 2013. Hard Cover. Evidence of bookplate removal to the front pastedown; otherwise a clean copy. 533 pages, including the index. No marks of any kind.
DIRECT ANCESTORS OF THE PARKER AND GRAY FAMILIES.
Half Leather. Finely bound typescript of the genealogy of the Parker and Gray families, compiled by Elizabeth Gray Parker. With facsimiles and portraits throughout. Half red leather over red cloth. Top edge gilt. OCLC notes five institutional holdings. 219 pp.....
COLONEL JOHN POLLARD AND JULIET JEFFRIES, THEIR DESCENDANTS.
[1976]. Comb Binding. An extensive family tree of Colonel John Pollard and Juliet Jeffries, listing their descendants as well as whom they married and their issue, among other things. The copy of Robert N. Pollard, Jr., with his name on.....
THE HOOPER OF CASWELL AND DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND ALLIED FAMILIES, WITH THEIR VIRGINIA ORIGINS (WALKER, HENDERSON, KIMBROUGH (KIMBRO), JONES, FOSTER, HORTON, WILSON (WILLSON), STRONG, SALLIGN, AND CARTER)
Richmond: Self-published, 2002. Comb Binding. Beautifully researched and put together genealogical reference. 355 pages with folding chart. Plus Appendix A: Zacharia Hooper Bible Record; Appendix B: Genealogy of Susannah Walker Hooper; Appendix C: Bible Records of Zachariah L. Hooper and.....
THE PINDER/ELLETT FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA AND ALLIED FAMILIE (PINDER, TEBEAU, TREUTLEN, ELLETT, SPEARS, WOMACK, SUBLETT, CHEATHAM, SMITH, TRABUE) IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, BERMUDA AND BARBADOS
Richmond: Self-published, 1988. Comb Binding. Extensive and exhaustive genealogical compendium. 185 pages plus extensive Notes on Sources.
THE WILLIAMS/SIMS FAMILIES OF GREENE/ORANGE COUNTIES, VIRGINIA, AND ALLIED FAMILIES (RIDDLE, POWELL, McMULLAN, WALKER, MAUPIN, BANKS, MILLER AND BEADLES)
Richmond: Self-published, 1987. Comb Binding. Extensive and exhaustive genealogical compendium. 158 pages plus Appendices. Appendix A: Will (nuncupative) of Joseph Williams, dated April 1, 1910, recorded Greene County; Appendix B: Will of Felix Williams, dated September 24, 1870, recorded Greene.....