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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Some Descendants of John Thomas of Jamestown, Rhode Island
Author: Hollis A. Thomas, MDPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475965710
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
In 1636, Roger Williams, recently banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of his religious beliefs, established a settlement at the head of Narragansett Bay that he named “Providence.” This small colony soon became a sanctuary for those seeking to escape religious persecution. Within a few years, a royal land patent and charter resulted in the formation of the “Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,” which incorporated Williams’ original settlement and espoused his tenets of freedom of religion and separation of church and state. During the ensuing decades, thousands of Baptists, Quakers, Jews, and Huguenots relocated to Rhode Island from other New England colonies, the British Islands, and Europe in search of religious freedom. One such individual, John Thomas, an immigrant from Wales, made significant contributions to early settlements at Jamestown on Conanicut Island and at Wickford on the nearby mainland of Rhode Island. He was the first town constable of Jamestown in 1679, and later owned hundreds of acres of land in the towns of North and South Kingstown. This fully indexed work traces and sketches the lives of his descendants, many of whom were at the forefront of the great American westward migration, and represents the most comprehensive compilation of them to date. It is the result of twenty years of extensive research and includes detailed information from military pension archives, will and estate records, agricultural data, county histories, and migration patterns that far exceeds the standard for genealogical works of this scope and magnitude. It is important for us to remember those who helped shape our nation. This work provides valuable information for those who are interested in this family and its evolution in America.
Papers and Reports Presented to the Connecticut Historical Society at the Annual Meeting
Author: Connecticut Historical SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Plugging Into Your Past
Author: Rick CrumePublisher:
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Shows how to find family genealogy online and includes a description of many different genealogical Web sites and strategies for searching them.
Genealogies of Connecticut Families
Author: Judith McGhanPublisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806310308
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 2456
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Writings on American History
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 808
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Cahill's Consolidated Laws of New York
Author: New York (State).Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1258
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Records of the Guthrie Family, of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Virginia
Author: Harriet Nancy DunnPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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History of Wabasha County
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Category : Wabasha County (Minn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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