Author: Florence Amelia Wilson Houston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Maxwell History and Genealogy
Author: Florence Amelia Wilson Houston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Ancestors
Author: William Maxwell
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679759298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow offers an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, as he retraces, branch by branch, the history of his family, taking readers into the lives of settlers, itinerant preachers, and small businessmen, examining the way they saw their world and how they imagined the world to come.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679759298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow offers an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, as he retraces, branch by branch, the history of his family, taking readers into the lives of settlers, itinerant preachers, and small businessmen, examining the way they saw their world and how they imagined the world to come.
Researching Down Ancestors
Author: Ian Maxwell
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
ISBN: 9781903688014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Of all the nine counties of Ulster, none can claim a more cosmopolitan and fascinating history than Down. In ancient times it formed part of the ancient kingdom of the Ulaid; the Dal Fiatach, the most important of the groupings of tribes of Ulaid, came to dominate the east of the county with their capital at Downpatrick. Vikings came to raid and then settled along the coast. Later the Normans seized control of the Dal Fiatach kingdom constructing castles, monasteries and abbeys before becoming 'hibernicised'. In the seventeenth century, thousands of Scottish and English settlers poured into Down, establishing themselves in the north and east of the county. Meanwhile the native Irish were able to preserve their way of life in south Down where their close-knit communities were sufficiently well organised under their traditional leaders to co-exist with the newcomers. The distribution of surnames in the couty provides lasting evidence of its complex history. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for the family historian searching for ancestors in County Down. It is true that many records have been lost, including those in the destruction of the Public Record Office in Dublin in 1922. However, much has survived to aid the dedicated family or local historian. Moreover, it has become increasingly accessible in the detailed catalogues and user-friendly searching aids in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Because of the breadth of the material covered, this book will appeal both to the experienced researcher and to the novice. Of particular value are the detailed listings of the records of landed estates, churches and schools, as well as the appendices listing townlands and unofficial place-names for the county.
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
ISBN: 9781903688014
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Of all the nine counties of Ulster, none can claim a more cosmopolitan and fascinating history than Down. In ancient times it formed part of the ancient kingdom of the Ulaid; the Dal Fiatach, the most important of the groupings of tribes of Ulaid, came to dominate the east of the county with their capital at Downpatrick. Vikings came to raid and then settled along the coast. Later the Normans seized control of the Dal Fiatach kingdom constructing castles, monasteries and abbeys before becoming 'hibernicised'. In the seventeenth century, thousands of Scottish and English settlers poured into Down, establishing themselves in the north and east of the county. Meanwhile the native Irish were able to preserve their way of life in south Down where their close-knit communities were sufficiently well organised under their traditional leaders to co-exist with the newcomers. The distribution of surnames in the couty provides lasting evidence of its complex history. The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for the family historian searching for ancestors in County Down. It is true that many records have been lost, including those in the destruction of the Public Record Office in Dublin in 1922. However, much has survived to aid the dedicated family or local historian. Moreover, it has become increasingly accessible in the detailed catalogues and user-friendly searching aids in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Because of the breadth of the material covered, this book will appeal both to the experienced researcher and to the novice. Of particular value are the detailed listings of the records of landed estates, churches and schools, as well as the appendices listing townlands and unofficial place-names for the county.
The Dorsey Family
Author: Maxwell J. Dorsey
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 080634749X
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The work at hand is the only comprehensive history of Anson County, spanning over 225 years of the county's growth from a vast wilderness to a thriving industrial and agricultural community. The first third of the volume traces politics in the county. The middle portion covers Anson's social history, including education, religion, agriculture and industry, social and cultural life, etc. The final third of the book provides biographical sketches of scores of Anson "Men and Women of Note" and a number of source record collections of great import to genealogists.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 080634749X
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The work at hand is the only comprehensive history of Anson County, spanning over 225 years of the county's growth from a vast wilderness to a thriving industrial and agricultural community. The first third of the volume traces politics in the county. The middle portion covers Anson's social history, including education, religion, agriculture and industry, social and cultural life, etc. The final third of the book provides biographical sketches of scores of Anson "Men and Women of Note" and a number of source record collections of great import to genealogists.
A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family
Author: Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Representing History, 900-1300
Author: Robert Allan Maxwell
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271036362
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"Brings together the disciplines of art, music, and history to explore the importance of the past to conceptions of the present in the central Middle Ages"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271036362
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"Brings together the disciplines of art, music, and history to explore the importance of the past to conceptions of the present in the central Middle Ages"--Provided by publisher.
The History of Randolph County, West Virginia
Author: Hu Maxwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Randolph County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Randolph County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Scottish Migration to Ulster in the Reign of James I
Author: M. Perceval-Maxwell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000439852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Originally published in 1973, the emphasis of this study is on the Scottish settlers during the first quarter of the 17th Century. It shows that the ‘Plantation’, although a milestone in Ireland’s past is also of considerable importance in Scotland’s history. The society that produced Scottish settlers is examined and the reasons why they left their homeland analysed. The book explains what effect the Scottish migration had upon both Ireland and Scotland and assesses the extent to which James I was personally involved in the promotion of the ‘Plantation’ scheme.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000439852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Originally published in 1973, the emphasis of this study is on the Scottish settlers during the first quarter of the 17th Century. It shows that the ‘Plantation’, although a milestone in Ireland’s past is also of considerable importance in Scotland’s history. The society that produced Scottish settlers is examined and the reasons why they left their homeland analysed. The book explains what effect the Scottish migration had upon both Ireland and Scotland and assesses the extent to which James I was personally involved in the promotion of the ‘Plantation’ scheme.
A Genealogical Memoir of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond, and of the Several Branches that Have Sprung from It, from Its First Founder Maurice, to the Present Family of Perth
Author: David Malcolm
Publisher:
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Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
History of Hampshire County, West Virginia
Author: Hu Maxwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hampshire County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hampshire County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description