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Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, From 1602 to 1625

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In this 1841 publication, Young has gathered a number of lengthy documents covering the history of the Pilgrim Church in Scrooby and Leiden, the transfer of part of that congregation to New England in the 1620s, and the early history of the new plantation at Plymouth. Narratives were composed by William Bradford, Edward Winslow, and Robert Cushman, all of whom were participants in the events portrayed.

Alexander Young

Foreword by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG

6 x 9 paperback, 504 pages

Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, From 1623 to 1636

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Originally published in 1846, Young’s compilation of two dozen contemporaneous documents depict the preparations for the settlement of Massachusetts Bay Colony, the migration process itself, and some events from the early years of settlement. A key source for eyewitness accounts of the founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the late 1620s and early 1630s.

By Alexander Young

Foreword by Robert Charles Anderson, FASG

6 x 9 paperback, 572 pages

2025 Mayflower Descendant Subscription

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*American Ancestors and GSMD Members please select discounted pricing from the dropdown menu* 
This is for the 2025 subscription (Volume 73) to Mayflower Descendant which is published twice per year, in winter and summer. 
Each issue is approximately 100 pages plus an annual every-name index in summer. 
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Pioneers of Steuben County, New York: Migrations from New England, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, 1722-1790

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Author: Marian S. Henry

Published: September 2016

Paperback, 200 pages

The first settlers of present-day Steuben County, New York, in the Genesee Country, were among the first wave of migrants moving westward after the Revolutionary War. The family sketches in this work link these early pioneers with their eastern origins—usually New England, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey.

The book contains sketches for the following surnames:

History of Ancient Families of New Amsterdam and New York

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Between 1875 and 1879, Edwin Purple contributed several articles to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record on the first three or four generations of some of the ancient families of New York. Those articles, collected in this volume, feature the surnames Van Schaick, Siecken, Tymens, Brevoort, Varleth, Gouverneur, and those of other ancient and allied families. This volume also includes Purple’s instructive list of Dutch aliases and variant surname spellings.

By Edwin R. Purple

Foreword by Richard H. Benson

Published: September 2013

Ancestral Lines From New York to Texas: 80 Families in England, France, The Netherlands, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri & The South

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Author: Carl Boyer III

Published: 2016

 Hardcover, 339 pages

Carl Boyer, 3rd

This third volume covers more than fifteen mid-Atlantic and sixty Southern families. Principle surnames include Gilliam and Hamner of Virginia, Van Winkle of New Jersey, and Vermillion of Maryland. 

 

Dictionary of American Indian Place and Proper Names in New England

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This dictionary is a key resource for scholars of New England Native American language, history, and culture, as well as genealogists. Experts at American Ancestors have long relied on this book, first published in 1909, to help identify specific locations within New England and to interpret early deeds. Ideal for anyone with an interest in pre-1620 New England.

Features include:

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