United States, Early American Families
Were your ancestors one of the early settlers of the United States? Discover more about the early families in America in this collection of 140 titles.
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Were your ancestors one of the early settlers of the United States? Discover more about the early families in America in this collection of 140 titles.
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Discover the first settlers and early families of the United States in this collection of 140 titles. This collection can help enhance your research into the history of the United States and its founding families. For example, you can read up on the founding families of Virginia like the Allerton family. Isaac Allerton’s memoir is included in Genealogies of Mayflower Families from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 1 and includes details of his and his family’s journey to America on the Mayflower. You can also read a detailed biography of Isaac Allerton in Mayflower Increasings, which includes dates and specific locations for key life events. Furthermore, his children’s names and vital details are included. Isaac was one of the men who signed the Mayflower Compact – the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, which formed a majoritarian system amongst the settlers who were forced to anchor in Massachusetts, instead of traveling on to their final planned destination of Virginia, due to inclement weather.
If you have ties to the following states, these publications may help provide new information or avenues for research: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.
The publications in this collection contain a vast amount of details regarding the early settlers of America and their descendants. You may be able to learn the birth and death years of your ancestors, as well as other family names and significant locations.
Many of these volumes include records and details from pre-1776. If your ancestors came over before the American Revolution, this collection may help shed light on them. Were your ancestors Loyalists in the American Revolution? If so, be sure to check out Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution. This collection may help you trace your European roots and how your ancestors came to America.
The titles included in this collection are as follows:
- 4th & 5th Corrections & Additions to Pocahontas's Descendants
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, who came before May 1692, volume 1: families Abbee - Cuttriss
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, who came before May 1692, volume 2: families Dade - Jupp
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, who came before May 1692, volume 3: families Kates - Ryland
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, who came before May 1692, volume 4: families Sabin - Zullesh
- A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England, 1620-1675
- A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut
- American Ancestry: Name & Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in U.S. before 1776, volumes 1 to 3
- American Ancestry: Name & Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in U.S. before 1776, volumes 10 to 12
- American Ancestry: Name & Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in U.S. before 1776, volumes 4 to 6
- American Ancestry: Name & Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in U.S. before 1776, volumes 7 to 9
- An Index of Pioneers from Massachusetts to the West, 1780-1850
- Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700
- Applications for Enrollment of Creek Newborn Act of 1905, volume 4
- Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759, volume 1
- Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759, volume 2
- Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, volume 1
- Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, volume 2
- British Roots of Maryland Families, volume 1
- British Roots of Maryland Families, volume 2
- Burke's Family Records
- Cape Cod Library of Local History & Genealogy, volume 1: Early 20th Century pamphlets 1 - 59
- Cape Cod Library of Local History & Genealogy, volume 2: Early 20th Century pamphlets 60 - 108
- Census of the Inhabitants of the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, 1774
- Cherokee Descendants West. An Index to the Guion Miller Applications, volume 2 (A-M)
- Cherokee Descendants West. An Index to the Guion Miller Applications, volume 3 (N-Z)
- Colonial Families of Maryland: Bound & Determined to Succeed
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 1
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 2
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 3
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 4
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 5
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 6
- Colonial Families of the United States of America, volume 7
- Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700
- Early Families of Wallingford, Connecticut
- Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable, Massachusetts: Thirty Families
- English Origins of New England Families, from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1st series, volume 1
- English Origins of New England Families, from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1st series, volume 2
- English Origins of New England Families, from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1st series, volume 3
- English Origins of New England Families, from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 2nd series, volume 1
- English Origins of New England Families, from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 2nd series, volume 2
- English Origins of New England Families, from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 2nd series, volume 3
- Families of ancient New Haven, Connecticut (from New Haven Genealogical Magazine), volume 1
- Families of ancient New Haven, Connecticut (from New Haven Genealogical Magazine), volume 2
- Families of ancient New Haven, Connecticut (from New Haven Genealogical Magazine), volume 3
- Families of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut
- Families of ancient Windsor, Connecticut
- Families of Antrim, New Hampshire
- Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, volume 1
- Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, volume 2
- Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut
- Families of Early Milford, Connecticut
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, volume 1
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, volume 2
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, volume 3
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, volume 4
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Vermont, volume 1
- Genealogical & Family History of the State of Vermont, volume 2
- Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, volume 1
- Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, volume 2
- Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, volume 3
- Genealogical & Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston & Eastern Massachusetts, volume 4
- Genealogical Data from Colonial New Haven, Connecticut Newspapers
- Genealogical Data from Colonial New York Newspapers
- Genealogical Gleanings in England. Abstracts of Wills relating to Early American Families, with Genealogical
Notes & Pedigrees, volume 1
- Genealogical Gleanings in England. Abstracts of Wills relating to Early American Families, with Genealogical Notes & Pedigrees, volume 2
- Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America
- Genealogical Notes of Barnstable, Massachusetts Families, volume 1
- Genealogical Notes of Barnstable, Massachusetts Families, volume 2
- Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut & Massachusetts
- Genealogical Register of Plymouth, Massachusetts Families
- Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 1: Adams - Gates
- Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 2: Geer - Owen
- Genealogies of Connecticut Families, volume 3: Painter - Wyllys
- Genealogies of Hadley, Massachusetts Families
- Genealogies of Mayflower Families from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, volume 1: Adams -
Fuller
- Genealogies of Mayflower Families from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, volume 2: Gibbs - Parker
- Genealogies of Mayflower Families from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, volume 3: Peck - Wolcott
- Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from Rhode Island Periodicals, volume 1: Adams - Slack
- Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from Rhode Island Periodicals, volume 2: Smith - Yates, with Gore Roll of Arms
- Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, volume 1
- Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, volume 2
- Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton & Ewing, Old Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Hale, House & Related Families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley
- History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, volume 1
- History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, volume 2 part 1
- History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut, volume 2 part 2
- History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers
- Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776
- Jamestown, Virginia Ancestors, 1607-1699
- Lineages of Members of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, volume 1 to January 1, 1929
- Lineages of Members of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, volume 2 1929-1952
- Little Compton, Rhode Island Families, volume 1
- Little Compton, Rhode Island Families, volume 2
- Maine Biographies, volume 1
- Maine Biographies, volume 2
- Massachusetts & Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), volume 1, All-Fre
- Massachusetts & Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), volume 2, Gar-Mos
- Massachusetts & Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), volume 3, Nea-Wri
- Mayflower Descendants and their Marriages for Two Generations after the Landing
- Mayflower Increasings
- Nantucket, Massachusetts Genealogies
- New England Families: Genealogical & Memorial, 3rd series, volume 1
- New England Families: Genealogical & Memorial, 3rd series, volume 2
- New England Families: Genealogical & Memorial, 3rd series, volume 3
- New England Families: Genealogical & Memorial, 3rd series, volume 4
- New England Families. Genealogical & Memorial (1913 edition), volume 1
- New England Families. Genealogical & Memorial (1913 edition), volume 2
- New England Families. Genealogical & Memorial (1913 edition), volume 3
- New England Families. Genealogical & Memorial (1913 edition), volume 4
- One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families
- Plymouth, New Hampshire Families
- Roster of the People of Revolutionary Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Royal Families: Americans of Royal & Noble Ancestry, volume 1
- Royal Families: Americans of Royal & Noble Ancestry, volume 2
- Royal Families: Americans of Royal & Noble Ancestry, volume 3
- Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1783
- Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims of the National Society of the Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims
- The Colonial Clergy & the Colonial Churches of New England
- The Colonial Clergy of Maryland, Delaware & Georgia
- The Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies
- The Colonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina & South Carolina
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 1
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 2
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 3
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 4
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 5
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 6
- The Compendium of American Genealogy, volume 7
- The Genealogical Advertiser
- The Hammatt Papers: early inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1633-1700
- The Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, Massachusetts
- The Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire, 1623-1660
- The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650
- The Plantagenet Ancestry
- The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census
- Virginia Soldiers of 1776, compiled from documents in the Virginia Land Office, volume 1
- Virginia Soldiers of 1776, compiled from documents in the Virginia Land Office, volume 2
- Virginia Soldiers of 1776, compiled from documents in the Virginia Land Office, volume 3
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