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Snow Hill Remembered: A History of the Harris Family of Maryland, Ohio, and Kentucky - Richard E. Stevens. An American odyssey, this work follows the lives and times of the Harris family and collateral family lines from the 1700's to the present. Along with the Harris family, there are detailed genealogies for the Baker, Bell, Bransford, Chalfont, Green, Harris, Hughes, Huls(e), Leak, Maddox, Noble, Nordyke, Smith, Sturgis and Van Meter (Van Matre) families. Also provided are detailed histories of Somerset and Worcester Counties in Maryland; Clinton, Hamilton and Adams Counties in Ohio; and Mason and Campbell Counties in Kentucky. 1994, 293 pp., 8.5x11, illus., maps, bibl., index, paper $44.00 #ZS721
Hawley Families in America: Descendants of Benjamin Hawley of Chester County, Pennsylvania - Raymond G. Hawley. Benjamin Hawley was born to Thomas and Francis (Maling) Hawley on October 5, 1703, in London, England. To escape prejudice against his Quaker faith, he moved to the American colonies at the age of 18, landing in Pennsylvania in 1722. He returned to England several times over the years, including a trip in the winter of 1729-1730, during which he married Dinah Gabiter. After returning to North America, Peter and Dinah settled in Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. They had six children. Peter practiced farming and teaching, and he remained influential in the Quaker religion throughout his life. He died on July 29, 1782.
This well-organized genealogy follows the Benjamin Hawley line for nine more generations, right up to the present day. It includes 243 descendants and 110 spouses. Benjamin Hawley descendants are still found in Pennsylvania, but there are also connections in New York, Washington, D.C., Iowa, Illinois, Arizona, Florida and elsewhere. Most records include dates and locations of birth, marriage and death. The author sometimes had more information available on certain names, and those records are longer and more detailed. All records have references listing the sources from which the information was obtained. The records are numbered sequentially, and the everyname index directs readers to the primary record number for each individual. 1997, 100 pp., index, paper, $20.00 #ZH086
Hawley Families in America: Descendants of Peter Hawley of Montgomery County, Virginia - Raymond G. Hawley. Peter Hawley was born c.1753, probably in New England. Sometime before 1777, he had moved to Orange County, Virginia, because in that year he enlisted in the 2nd Virginia Line under Col. William Brent. He served in the Revolutionary War battles of Stony Point and Monmouth. He and his wife, Mary (Carter) Hawley, had 11 children. He was jailed for debts late in life, and he died in 1834 in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.
This well-organized genealogy follows the Peter Hawley line for eight generations, right up to the present day. It includes 421 descendants and 236 spouses. Peter Hawley's descendants are still found in Virginia, but there are also connections in West Virginia, Kansas, Ohio, Montana and elsewhere. Most records include dates and locations of birth, marriage and death. The author sometimes had more information available on certain names, and those records are longer and more detailed. All records have references listing the sources from which the information was obtained. Several pictures of family members and gravestones are included. The records are numbered sequentially, and the everyname index directs readers to the primary record number for each individual. 1997, 168 pp., illus., index, paper, $21.00 #ZH085
John William Hines, Born c 1600 in Londonderry, Ireland, His Descendants, Principally of North Carolina and Virginia and Their Associated Families, Revised Edition. 1995, 532 pp, illus, bibl, index, paper $41.00 #H865.
Hurley Families in America, Volume Two - William N. Hurley, Jr. 19pp, 382 pp, fullname index, cloth $65.50 #H877.
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