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Assorted Research Books
Clemens, William Montgomery. North and South Carolina Marriage Records. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2002. Marriage records for 1700s and 1800s listed by surname with first names, dates and location by county and state.
Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614 – 1775: Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1988.
Jones, Thomas K. Mastering Genealogical Proof. Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 2013. This is an important book & very useful.
Knox, Larry D. The Ritter Family of Lehigh and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania, the Descendants of Isaac Ritter in Wayne and Ashland Counties, Ohio. Volume 1. Privately Published, 1999. Larry sent this copy to me.There is a copy in the Wayne County Library in Ohio. It is filled with information on the Ritter family and history of the locations where they lived.
McCutcheon, Marc. Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians. OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 2001.
Robert Pearlman. Bridging Three Worlds; Hungarian-Jewish Americans, 1848 – 1914. The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 1991.
Potter, Dorothy Williams. Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770 - 1823. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1990. "The Passports and even the geographic area referred to in this book need clarification because it is somewhat unusual to associate passports with travel within what is now the United States, and one has to recall that the southeastern states occupy an area often referred to as the southwest when these passports were written. The majority of passports collected herein authorized passage through Indian or foreign-held territory east of the Mississippi River in the period 1770 - 1823." Contents include: Spanish Passports in the Mississippi Valley, British and Spanish Passports in West Florida; War and State Department Passports; State Passports for Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
· Southerland, H. D. and Brown, J. E. (1989) The
Federal Road through Georgia, the Creek Nation and Alabama, 1806 – 1836.
Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press.
Taylor, Dale. Everyday Life in Colonial America from 1607 to 1783. Published: Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 1997.
Cemetery Research Books
Clark, Gary W. Cemetery and Gravestone Handbook For Genealogists & Family Historians. Published by PhotoTree.com, 2019.
Snider, Tui. Understanding Cemetery Symbols, A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards. Published by Castle Azle Press, 2017
Georgia
Elmers, L. (2013)
Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia. Badgley Publishing Company.
Groover, R.
L. (n. d.) Sweet Land of Liberty; A History of Liberty County, Georgia.
Roswell, GA: W Wolfe Associates.
Ireland
Adolph, Anthony. Tracing Your Irish Family History. Published Firefly Books Ltd.
2009.
Ballymachugh History & Heritage Society. Ballymachugh & Drumloman South: Our Home Place by Sheelin’s Side, County Cavan, Ireland. R & S Printers, Ltd, Monaghan, Ireland, 2008.
Edward T. O’Donnell. 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History. Broadway Books, NY 2002.
Malachy McCourt’s History of Ireland. Running Press, Philadelphia, 2004.
O'Laughlin, Michael C. Volume IV of the Irish Families, Great & Small: Families of County Cork. Kansas City, Missouri: The Irish Genealogical Foundation. 1999.
Louisiana
Arthur W. Bergernon, Jr. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861 – 1865. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1989.
Carter, Hon. Prentiss. History of Washington Parish: As Compiled from the Records & Traditions.
Magee, Zuma F., and Thelma S. Bateman. Cemetery Records - Louisiana. Volume III. Franklinton, Louisiana: Privately printed, 1966.Smith Cemetery
Magee, Zuma Fendlason. Selected Obituaries from Louisiana (Washington & Tangipahoa Parishes) and from Mississippi (Pike, Walthall & Marion Counties). Volume I. Franklinton, Louisiana: Privately printed, 1976.
Ruth Temple Ott Wallis. The Descendants of Jacob Ott of South Carolina & Louisiana. 1967, Privately Printed.
Military
Ballard, Michael B., Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2011).Bergeron, Arthur W., Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, 1861-1865 (Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1989).
Carol Berkin, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence. NY 2005; Alfred A, Knopf.
Howell, H. Grady, Mississippi Rifles: A Muster Listing of all Known Mississippi soldiers, Sailors and Marines Who served in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2005).
Jones, Terry L., Louisiana in the Civil War (North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2015).
Lackey, Richard S. Frontier Claims in the Lower South (New Orleans: Polyanthos, 1977) War of 1812.
Mary Beth Norton. Liberty’s Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750 – 1800. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1980.
Rowland, Mrs. Dunbar, Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812 (Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Publishing CO., 2005).
Shellie, Ron, Lest We Forget, The Immortal Seventh Mississippi (Birmingham, AL: Banner Digital Printing and Publishing, Inc.,).
Varhola, Life in Civil War America. Published: Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books, 1999
Mississippi
Gregory A. Boyd, Jr.Family Maps of Pike County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition With Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads and More published by Arphax Publishing Co., Norman Oklahoma, 2005.
Casey, A. E. (2001) Amite County, Mississippi, 1699 – 1890. Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Conerly, Luke Ward. Resource Records of Pike / Walthall Counties Mississippi, 1798 - 1910. Reprint. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1989. Includes Census Records, Tax Lists, Marriage and Death notices, Family Sketches and more. This is another book that I have found invaluable with my Brown family research. Index included.
Conerly, L. W. (1909) Pike County Mississippi, 1798 – 1876; Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers. Madison, GA: Southern Lion Books.
Criminger, A. F. (1984) The Fortenberry Families of Southern Mississippi. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Fortinberry, G. K. Abstract History of the Fortinberry Family. Privately Published, 1942. This is available on Microfilm #1036152 at the Family History Libraries. Mine has been printed from that microfilm. There is no index. If you'd like me to search for a person or family in this book, please give as much information as possible to ease the search.
Dunbar Rowland, Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company, Inc., 2005
Williams, E.R. (2002) Marion County Mississippi Miscellaneous Records. Greenville, SC:
Southern Historical Press, Inc.
North Carolina
· Bell,
Mary Best (1963) Colonial Bertie County, N. C., Deed Books A – H, 1720 – 1757.
Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Fouts, R. P. (1982) Marriages of Bertie County, North Carolina, 1762 – 1868. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co., Inc.
Holcomb, B. H. (2007) Bute County, North Carolina: Land Grants Plats and Land Entries. Westminister, MD: Heritage Books.
Leary, Helen (1996) North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History. Raleigh: North Carolina Genealogical Society.
Mobley, J. A. (2003) The Way we Lived in North Carolina. NC: The University of North Carolina Press.
Owen, T. A. (1993) History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746 – 1800. Greenville, S. C.: Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Powell, W. S. (1989) North Carolina Through Four Centuries. NC: The University of North Carolina Press.
Ratcliff, C. E. (1987) North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679 – 1790 (Volume 2). Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
Smallwood, A. D. (2002) Bertie County; An Eastern Carolina History. Charleston, S. C. : Arcadia Publishing.
Turner, J. K. (1920) History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina (2015 Reprint). Raleigh, NC: Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. (Reprint by Forgotten Books).
Watson, A. D. (1998) Bertie County, A Brief History. Raleigh, NC: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
Whitley, C. B. (2008) North Carolina Headrights; A List of Names, 1663 – 1744. Raleigh, N. C.: Office of Archives and History; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
Williams, R. S. and Griffin, M. G. (1958) Marriages of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina, 1733 – 1868 (2017 Reprint). Rocky Mount, NC: Dixie Letter Service (Reprint Marham, VA: The Apple Manor Press).
Ohio
Ashland Co Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, First. Ashland Cemetery Burial Records, Ashland County, Ohio. Ashland, Ohio: The Ohio Genealogical Society, 2007. Includes cemetery history & maps of plots.
Pennsylvania
Bittinger, Lucy F. The Germans in Colonial Times. 1986 Reprint. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1901. This is not a book to search for surnames. However it paints a picture of the times our ancestors lived in. Talks about early Germans in many states, Palatines, Mennonites, The Germans as Pioneers, The Germans in the Revolution & more.
Bowman, Diana L. The Pennsylvania Herald & York General Advertiser 1794 - 1798. Book 2. Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 2009.
Bowman, Diana L. The Pennsylvania Herald & York General Advertiser 1789 - 1793. Book 1. Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1996. "Information compiled from the paper is from letters, advertisements, letters in post office, sheriff's sales, etc..It's intended for the use of genealogical research and helping understand those that came before us." During this time Adams County was still a part of York County. A surname index is included.
Brewer, M. M. Land Records of York County, Pennsylvania; 1746 - 1764. Lewes, Delaware: Colonial Roots. 2005.
Closson, Bob and Mary. Will Abstracts of Northampton County, PA 1752 - 1802. Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1982. Listed by surname. Gives dates, residence, names of family members listed in Will. I found Casper Ritter from Bethlehem for my records.
Dull, K. A. (2007). Early German Settlers of York County, Pennsylvania (Revised Edition). Westminster, MD: Heritage Books.
Fisher, Charles A. Central Pennsylvania Marriages 1700 - 1896. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2005. Includes marriages in Union & Snyder counties & Revolutionary War soldier marriages. Note says "Users of this compilation should remember that this is not a complete record of all marriages that took place in central Pennsylvania, but only such as the compiler was able to locate in public and private records. Many of these have never before been published."
Hively, Neal Otto. Original Pennsylvania Land Record Series: Germany, Conewago, Union, Mount Joy, Mount Pleasant & Straban Townships. Volume 1. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: 2008. This is a wonderful set of books that I purchased while visiting the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg, PA. There are also maps available that accompany these books. You may use or purchase the books at the Historical Society. Many details on the land transactions are included. Index by surnames, place names & tract names.
Hively, Neal Otto. Original Pennsylvania Land Record Series: Berwick, Oxford, Hamilton, Reading, Tyrone, Huntington and Latimore Townships. Volume 2. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: 2009. This volume was especially helpful to me in finding my Wolf ancestors.
Hively, Neal Otto. Original Pennsylvania Land Record Series: Menallen, Butler, Franklin, Hamiltonban, Liberty, Highland and Freedom Townships. Volume 3. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: 2009. This volume was also helpful to me in locating my Wolf ancestors.
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Briths, York County, 1730 - 1800. Washington, D. C.: Larjon & Company, Inc., 1998. Births are listed alphabetically by last name. Information given: date of birth, first name of each parent & name of church the information came from. Has a long list of Wolf & Wolff names and several from the Dick family.
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Lehigh County 1734 - 1800. Washington, D. C.: Humphrey Publications, 1992. Names are listed alphabetically by surname. Information given: date of birth, first name of each parent & name of church the information came from. I found a long list of my Ritter ancestors in this book!
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Bucks County, 1682 - 1800. Washington, D. C.: Humphrey Publications, 1993. Names are listed alphabetically by surname. Information given: date of birth, first name of each parent & name of church the information came from.
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Research: County and Township Records. Washington, D. C.: PA Genealogy Books, 2006. The Pennsylvania counties are listed alphabetically, giving the date the county was established & the origin of the county name. Information on county and town records are included. No family names are given. A good resource book for your shelf.
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Northampton County, 1733 - 1800. Washington, D. C.: 1991. Names are listed alphabetically by surname. Information given: date of birth, first name of each parent & name of church the information came from.
Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Gravestones, Northampton County. Washington, D. C.: Larjon & Company, Inc., 2000. Surnames are listed alphabetically. Information may include: dates of birth & death, age, spouse, comments and source. Source is cemetery where gravestone is located. Not all the above information is shown for each person. I found Ritter information for my research. A few Wolf & Wolff names are included.
For books by John Humphrey you may contact him at: P. O. Box 15190, Washington, D. C. He has many more books that are useful for Pennsylvania research.
McFarland, K. T. H. Births, Marriages, and Deaths of Adams County, Pennsylvania 1853 - 1854. Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, 1999. Births include dates, parents & asst. other notes. Deaths include birth & death dates, cause, burial, names of some family members. Marriages include residence, date, parents. Surname index included.
Wright, F. Edward. Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century. Lewes, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2003. Contents: Lower & Upper Bermudian Church records, Christ's Church in York Springs, Bender's Church, Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church in Littlestown, Abbottstown Reformed Church, Arendtsville Lutheran and Reformed Congregations, Dutch Reformed of Conewago, Rock Creek, Upper Marsh Presbyterians, Mennallen Quakers, Diary of Rev. John Cuthbertson, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germant Twp., Conewago Chapel. There is a surname index.Includes a long list of Wolf, Wolfe, Wolff names.
Wright, F. E. Abstracts of York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819. 2009.
Westminster, MD: Heritage Books
Yoder, Don. Pennsylvania German Immigrants 1709 - 1786. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1980. Contents: Emigrants from Wuerttemberg: The Adolf Gerber Lists, from Volume Ten (1945), 103 - 237; Pennsylvania German Pioneers from the County of Wertheim, from Volume Twelve (1947), 147 - 289; A List of German Immigrants to the American Colonies from Zweibruecken in the Palatinate, 1728 - 1749, from Volume One (1936), 101 - 124; A List of German Immigrants to the American Colonies from Zweibruecken in the Palatinate, 1750 - 1771, from Volume Sixteen (1951), 171 -183; A List of Eighteenth-Century Emigrants from the Canton of Schaffhausen to the American Colonies, 1734-1752, from Volume Sixteen (1951), 185 - 196; Index to Personal Names; Index to Ships. Found some Wolf family members in the book.
South Carolina
Ervin, Sara Sullivan. South Carolinians in the Revolution. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976. Contents include: South Carolina Pension Roll with Service Records; Names of Officers; Medical Men; Revolutionary War Prisoners; Soldiers from Other States and more. maps, photos, charts. Index of both men and women. I found this book in a charming used book store in Manassas Park, Virginia, Prospero's Books. I have not as yet uncovered any of my ancestors inside but hopefully can find someone for you.
Holcomb, B.
H. (1983) South Carolina Marriages, 1688 – 1799. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc.
Holcomb, B.
H. (1982) Lancaster County, South Carolina Deeds, 1787 – 1811. Greenville, SC:
Southern Historical Press, Inc.
Salley, A. S. (2011) The History of Orangeburg County, South Carolina From Its First Settlement to the Close of the Revolutionary War. Westminister, MD: Heritage Books.
Virginia
(1904) The Parish Register of Saint Peter’s, New
Kent, County, Virginia, 1680 – 1787; Parish Record Series, No. 2 (2004
Reprint) Richmond: Wm. Ellis Jones, Book and Job Printer (Reprint Greenville,
SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc.).
(1905) The
Vestry Book of St. Peter’s Parish, 1682 – 1758; New Kent County, Virginia;
Parish Record Series No. 3. VA: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of
America in the State of Virginia (Reprint Greenville, SC: Southern Historical
Press, Inc.).
Dunn, J. B.
(n.d.) The History of Nansemond County,
Virginia (2016 Reprint) Middletown, DE.
Fisher, T. A.
(2006) Vital Records of Three Burned Counties; Births, Marriages, and Deaths of
King and Queen, King William and New Kent Counties, Virginia, 1680 – 1860.
Westminister, MD: Heritage Books.
Jester, A. L.
(1957) Domestic Life in Virginia in the
Seventeenth Century. (1994 Reprint). Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co., Inc.
Virginia
Genealogical Society (1972) Some
Marriages in the Burned Counties of Virginia (2009 Reprint) Greenville, SC:
Southern Historical Press, Inc.
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