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"Lancour's Bibliography"

A Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists 1538-1825
Compiled by Harold Lancour
Third Edition, The New York Public Library, 1963.

Notes:
This book provides a comprehensive reference to all books the compiler could determine to contain information on ships passengers. It is quite extensive in its listings by places and dates, and has a thorough index to documents by ship names. The general tendency in this book is to list ship names with only current ("updated") spellings which can cause some difficulty in locating particular ships.

"Hotten's Lists"

The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700.
From Mss. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England.
Edited by John Camden Hotten.
Chatto and Windus, Publishers, London, England, 1874.
(Also reprinted by G.A. Baker & Co., Inc., New York, 1931.)

Notes:
This book provides a transcription from a wide variety of original source lists. Some are lists of those having taken the required oath of conformity and allegiance to the Church and Crown. These lists are for those embarking on specific ships, with dates of embarkation given (often well ahead of the actual date of sailing, which is rarely specified). Other lists provide other information regarding emigrants and matters of general interest, but also do provide some scattered information about ship voyages for people listed. Many of the "passenger lists" I am including are compiled from those miscellaneous individual entries.
Note: At least one commercial CD version is known to contain significant errors and differences from the original records.

"Adventurers of Purse and Person"

Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1625.
Compiled and edited by Martha Woodroof Hiden, sponsored by the Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1620.
Printed by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956

Notes:
As described in the Preface, the book holds to its intent of presenting the full Muster of 1624/5 and presents three generations from original families of the establishment of the colony of Virginia. Organized by family names and descendency, with various information regarding individuals.

"Cavaliers and Pioneers"

Cavaliers and Pioneers; Abstracts of the Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800
Compiled by Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia Land Office, Richmond, Virginia
Dietz Publishing Co., Richmond, Virginia, 1934.
(Also reprinted, with Addenda, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1963.)

Notes:
The information contained, as indicated in its title, are the descriptions of properties and their transfers throughout the early years of Virginia. There are important records in the entries which often give lists of the persons who were brought to Virginia by the individual, to be counted toward the acreage granted. Other informative contents include dates of various events, names of "neighbors", and more. The reprint includes a summary of the settlement of Virginia and information regarding the original settlers.

"The Cradle of the Republic"

The Cradle of the Republic - Jamestown and James River
By Lyon Gardiner Tyler, LL.D., then President of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
The Hermitage Press, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1906.

Notes:
Principally a topographical history of early Virginia, correlating information from many sources including deeds and related land documents, this work identifies various "named" locations and features. Much information is supplied, as well, pertaining to property, structures, persons, and events identified with the area surrounding Jamestown and the James River. The second edition, in particular, corrects earlier misinterpretations of descriptions in relation to topography of the area.

"Jamestown 1544-1699"

Jamestown 1544-1699
By Carl Bridenbaugh
Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, 1980.

Notes:
This is an analysis and history of the "Jamestown" settlement from the point of view of the events and people, good and bad, English and Indian, well known and unknown. The information is extracted from a multitude of official documents and individual letters, indicating partiality in the descriptions, as well as effects at the individual human level. An excellent in-depth bibliography, chronology, and other information is provided in appendices.

"The Virginia Adventure"

Virginia_Adventure - Roanoke to James Towne: An Archaeological and Historical Odyssey
By Ivor Noël Hume
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1994.

Notes:
With interpretations of various archeological findings enhancing the historical presentation of the history of the English adventure into America, this book presents a broad perspective of the settlement of Virginia. Well worth reading.

"Plymouth Plantations"

Of Plymouth Plantations 1620-1647
By William Bradford, Sometime Governor Thereof
Edition by Samuel Eliot Morison
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1953.
(There are also a number of other editions, since this is a primary accounting of the passengers of the Mayflower.)

Notes:
Since there is such an abundance of sources regarding the Mayflower passengers, I have included this one as but a sample document. As others, this one is based on the documents of William Bradford, although some of his writing was done from memory at later dates. His information, however, is likely the most accurate available.

"Saints and Strangers"

Saints and Strangers
By George F. Willison, 1945

Notes:
This is primarily a recounting of Bradfords writing, there are useful tables of information relating to the arrivals and other information. There are also a number of other sources cited and explanatory information.

"The Planters of the Commonwealth"

The Planters of the Commonwealth
A study of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial Times: to which are added Lists of Passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the Ships which brought them; their English Homes; and the Places of their Settlement in Massachusetts
1620-1640

By Charles Edward Banks

Member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and of the American Antiquarian Society

Published at Boston, Massachusetts, 1930.
Also reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Co., 1961, and later dates.

Notes:
This book was based on numerous earlier publications as well as original source review, including many parochial records throughout the counties of England from where most of the emigrants of this period originated. Lists are "updated" to provide grouping of families who were passengers and to provide an improvement in the lists of the passengers on ships. An important feature is the inclusion of the origins of the emigrants throughout England. There are also interesting conjectures, based on known factors, regarding the conditions of the early voyages and what the emigrant passengers must have endured.

"Founders of New England"

Result of some Researches among the British Archives, for information relative to the Founders of New England
Mr. Samuel Gardner Drake, 1860, Boston (Mass.)

"Documentary History of New-York"

The Documentary History of the State of New-York, arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, secretary of State.
Other author: O'Callaghan, E.B. (1797-1880); 4 VOL. set.; Pub. 1850, C Van Benthuysen, public printer, Albany.

Plates; folded maps; plans. These volumes are primarily collections of church proceedings, township documents, and of special interest are essays on the daily life, cultural life, government, Indian affairs, deeds of record for large manor purchases, etc. of the State of New York in approximately 1624 through 1850. The passenger lists are located in Vol 3.


Author's Note:

The following passenger lists for the years 1657 through 1664 are immigrants and some soldiers who departed from Amsterdam, The Netherlands destined for New Amsterdam, a.k.a. New Netherland, a.k.a. New York, Long Island by contract with the West India Company to settle the new land. Some immigrants continued on to Delaware and others up Hudson's River to Fort Orange. The nationalities are primarily from The Netherlands, but also represented are Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Belgium (as it was known in 1657), and one family each from Prussia , "L'Orient", and Switzerland. There may be other nationalities represented but most origins are in the form of "villages", "lands", and a "manor" or "duchy" which do not designate the country of origin. A great majority of listings include the occupation, place of origin, wife & child(ren), servant, widow, or maiden status.


Contributor's Note:

Great care has been taken to proofread the following documents and keep the integrity of the original document in spelling, punctuation, format and order. This information was translated from the original Old Dutch Manuscripts for publication in The Documentary History of the State of New-York and thus contains ORIGINAL spellings, misspellings, and abbreviations. Some words are certainly spelled from sound as many persons were not literate. Also, I have taken the liberty of adding dates, and one explanatory note, in parenthesis to prevent a confusion of dates, as some ships made several trips to the same destination.

"Bristol and America"

Bristol and America, A Record of the First Settlers in the Colonies of North America 1654-1685
Transcribed by R. Hargreaves-Mawdsley
Originally published in London, England, 1929 and 1931.
Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1967.

Notes:

Including the names with places of origin of more than 10,000 Servants to Foreign Plantations who sailed from the Port of Bristol to Virginia, Maryland, and other parts of the Atlantic coast, and also to the West Indies from 1654 to 1685. This list is compiled and published from the records of the Corporation of the City of Bristol, England.

Prefaces also provide some background and historical information. The list, as published, provides mainly a list of names from the records, only some of which have additional information regarding origins, destinations, ships, and dates.

"Passengers to America"

Passengers to America, A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Edited by Michael Tepper
Selected excerpts from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977.

Notes:
Includes the names and considerable additional information for more than 18,000 individuals who sailed to New England between 1620 and 1836. This set of lists was compiled from articles in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, on the basis of references by H. Lancour in his bibliography (see reference above). The preface also provides some background and historical information. The material contained in the body of the work includes some duplication and enhancement of other lists, but as a consolidation with other sources of information.

"Ulster Emigration to Colonial America 1718-1775"

Ulster Emigration to Colonial America 1718-1775
by R.J. Dickson, 1966
Publication of the Ulster-Scot Historical Society, Belfast, Ireland
Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul, London

Notes:
The voyage and other vessel information includes the citations of the original sources.

"Handbook on Irish Genealogy"

Handbook on Irish Genealogy: How to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland
(160 pp.) by Donal F. Begley, Irish Genealogical Office, 6th Edition, 1984
Published by Heraldic Artists Ltd., Dublin

Notes:
A thorough coverage of Ireland counties and parishes, and Irish records pertinent to genealogical research in Ireland. Included is valuable information about published Irish pedigrees and family histories. One chapter provides the excellent 1837 maps of Samuel Lewis, which he published in "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". There is also a list of useful addresses for Irish research, as well as an index to referenced Irish surnames.

"Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773"

A Compilation of the Original Lists of Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773
(163 pp.) by Janie Revill, 1939
Published by The State Co., Columbia

Notes:
This source was transcribed from the Journals of the Council of the Colony of South Carolina and contains the names of immigrants, with an index to names.

"History of Nova-Caesaria, or New Jersey"

The History of the Colony of Nova-Caesaria, or New Jersey: containing, an Account of its First Settlement, Progressive Improvements, the Original and Present Constitution, and Other Events, to the Year 1721. with Some Particulars Since; and a Short View of its Present State.
By Samuel Smith
Printed by James Parker, Burlington, New Jersey, 1765.
(Reprinted exactly by William S. Sharp, Trenton, New Jersey, 1877.
Also printed, but omitting the ship Griffith, in The History of Burlington, New Jersey, listed below.)

Notes:
Contains a variety of information on the initial settlement of this area. This work contains many early letters and documents quoted in full. In particular, Chapters 5 and 6, pages 77-111, contain passenger information for a number of early ships. This information is also presented in tabular, abbreviated form in The History of Burlington, New Jersey, pages 379-380, listed below.

"History of Burlington, New Jersey"

The History of Burlington, New Jersey
From the early European arrivals in the Delaware to the Quarter Millenial Anniversary, in 1927, of the settlement by English Quakers in 1677.

By William E. Schermerhorn
Enterprise Publishing Co., Burlington, New Jersey, 1927.

Notes:
A history of New Jersey, particularly of Burlington, settlement which includes information on the settlement, settlers, and families of the region. Includes a list of passengers for a number of the original ships, although the individual information is very limited in the lists.

"Annals of Philadelphia"

Annals of Philadelphia, being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, & Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, from the Days of the Pilgrim Founders.
By John F. Watson
E.L. Carey & A. Hart, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; G. & C. & H. Carvill, New York, New York; 1830.

Notes:
An interesting and variegated collection of historical information regarding all aspects of settlement, development, places, and people of the area of Philadelphia. Includes anecdotes related by a number of people who lived through the century preceding the interviews conducted by the author, giving first-hand accounts of some of the early events.

"Annals of New York"

Annals and Occurrences of New York City and State, in the Olden Time; being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Incidents Concerning the City, Country, and Inhabitants, from the Days of the Founders.
By John F. Watson
Henry F. Anners, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1846.

Notes:
An interesting and variegated collection of historical information regarding all aspects of settlement and development of the area of New York. Includes anecdotes related by a number of people who lived through the century preceding the interviews conducted by the author, giving first-hand accounts of some of the early events.

"Virgin Coast"

Excerpt from: A Briefe and True Relation of the Discoverie of the North Part of Virginia in 1602. By John Brereton (Brierton)
Included in Our Natural World, compiled and edited by Hal Borland
J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York, New York, 1969.

Notes:
This is an account of the voyage of exploration to America by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, from the southern coast of Maine to Cape Cod (named by Gosnold). The compilation in which this is included also contains a number of other eye-witness descriptions of the natural state of early America throughout the times of exploration.

"A History of Block Island"

A History of Block Island
From Its Discovery, in 1514, to the Present Time, 1876.

By Rev. S.T. Livermore, A.M.
The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Connecticut, 1877.

Notes:
A history of the settlement and settlers of this island south of, and belonging to, Rhode Island. In particular, it has references to various ships and shipwrecks along its shores. It also is a citation for one personal ancestor, Dr. John Rodman, who endured, with others, invasion and plundering by French privateers and vessels of war during their tenure of residence there.

"Side-Lights on Maryland History"

Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families.
By Hester Dorsey Richardson
Originally published in the Baltimore Sunday Sun, May 17, 1903, to December 25, 1904.
Printed in book form (two volumes), Baltimore, Maryland, in 1913.
Reprinted by Tidewater Publishers, Cambridge, Maryland, 1967.

Notes:
A varied collection of Maryland historical facts, derived from original sources. The information extends from Lord Calvert and the origins and settlement of Maryland to the lives of early Maryland families.

"Annals of the Forty"

Annals of the Forty: Loyalist and Pioneer Families of West Lincoln 1793 - 1833
Compiled by R. Janet Powell
The Grimsby Historical Society, 1952; reprinted 1963, 1975, 1986, Reiger Press, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada.

Notes:
10 Volumes. Some references to ships and passengers.

"Ships of the World"

Ships of the World - An Historical Encyclopedia
Lincoln P. Paine, 1997, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston (Mass.) and New York

Notes:
Contains historical information, specifications, illustrations, and an extensive bibliography regarding the world's better known ("noteworthy") vessels. An excellent quick reference for the particular ships which are listed.

"Caribbean Islands"

Islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean: A Regional Study.
Edited by Sandra W. Meditz and Dennis M. Hanratty
Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1989.

Notes:
Contains historical information pertaining to the settlement and development of the various English-speaking island populations in the Caribbean.

"Caribbean History"

A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present.
By Jan Rogozinski
Facts On File, Inc., New York, New York, 1992.

Notes:
A general history of the Caribbean Islands and development of the populations of the individual islands.

"Rodman Genealogy"

Genealogy of the Rodman Family 1620-1886.
By Charles Henry Jones
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1886.

Notes:
Genealogy of the descendants of (1) John Rodman of Barbados, a personal ancestor through (2) John, (3) John, (4) Thomas, (5) Isaac, (6) Mary Rodman, who married Nemiah Pitman.

"Book of Emigrants"

The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776.
By Peter Wilson Coldham
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1988.

Notes:
A general collection of records relating to emigrants from England for the indicated period. At least one CD version is known to contain significant differences from the original records.

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IRISH GENEALOGY BIBLIOGRAPHY:


Be sure to add these resources to your collection to help patrons researching Irish Ancestors.

Baxter,Angus In Search of Your British and Irish Roots. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore.

Boylan, Henry A Dictionary of Irish Biography. Second Edition. . St. Martin's Press, N. Y.; c. 1988.

Census of Ireland-1659. Names of Landowners. Number of Tenants with common surname. Available at Tampa Public Library-Special Collections: Shelved with collection of the Florida Genealogy Society.

Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 13. The University of Chicago. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. Chicago. 1948.

The Famine Immigrants 1846-1851. Edited by Ira A. Glazier; Associate Editor Michael Tepper Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore. 1983-1989. Lists of arriving immigrants from Ireland to America during the famine. Data from the Balch Institute, National Immigration Archives, Philadelphia, Pa. Seven Volumes.

Falley, Margaret Dickson Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research: A Guide to the Genealogical records, Methods and Sources in Ireland. Two Volumes. Evanston, Illinois. 1962

Handbook on Irish Genealogy-How to Trace Your Ancestors and Relatives in Ireland. Heraldic Artists, Ltd. Trinity Street, Dublin. 1980 Super resource book, Includes maps of each county from Samuel Lewis'Topographical Dictionary of Ireland(1837)

National Geographic Magazine. "Historic Ireland, From Pre-Christian Times to the Turmoil of Today", with accompanying Map. National Geographic Society. April 1981

Parlimentary Gazateer of Ireland, Vol. 1-7 Compiled by the English Parliament in 1844. Describes Civil Parishes, and gives 1830, and 1840 Census Figures. Available on Microfiche and Microfilm from the LDS Family History Centers.

Pender, Samuel Who's Who and What's What In Ireland. Institute of Public Adminstration. The Irish Times.
Ancestral Map of Ireland

Book of Ulster Surnames by Robert Bell

Complete Book for Tracing Your Irish Ancestors by Michael C. O'Laughlin

Forgotten Part of Ireland by P. J. Joyce 

Gaelic Gleanings

Gaelic Titles and Forms of Address.

Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards by Brian Mitchell. 1990

Guide to Irish Parish Registers by Brian Mitchell. 1988

Guide to Irish Roots Including Celts, Viking, Normans, Kings, Queens and Commoners. by William and Mary Durning. 1986

Handbook on Irish Genealogy: How to Trace Your Ancestors and Relatives in Ireland by Heraldic Inc.

How to Trace Your Family Tree Pamphlets #1-24 and Local History #1-6 & 9 by Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (filed in Ireland notebook)

IGI Ireland 1992 (microfiche)

In Search of Your British & Irish Roots by Angus Baxter. 1987 (copy 2)

Index of Townland & Towns, Parishes & Baronis of Ireland

Index to Perogative Wills of Ireland

Ireland Beautiful by Wallace Nutting

Ireland: Genealogical Research Guide

Ireland: Misc. Travel Information

Irish & Scotch Irish Ancestral Research Vol. I and II by Falley

Irish Familiy Histories by Ida Grenhan. 1993

Irish Family History by Marilyn Yurdan. 1990

Irish Heritage. Betty Pfeiffer, comp. 1983

Irish Records by Ryan

Irish Records Sources for Family & Local History by James G. Ryan. 1988

Passenger Lists from Ireland (Excerpted from Journal of the American Irish Historical Society.) (filed in Reference/ Immigration)

Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland by John Bartholomew. 1882

Research Outline for Ireland by Family History Library

Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster & American by Bolton

See: International Society for British Gen. & Fam. Hist.

See: In Search of Your British-Irish Roots by Baxter filed in England

See: Parish Register Copies in Lib. of Soc. of Gen.

See: Pioneer Irish in New England (filed in NE)

See: Scotch-Irish Family Research Made Simple

See: Scotch-Irish: A Social History (filed in Scotland)

Shell Guide to Ireland by Lord Killanian & Michael V. Duignan 

St. Mullin's St. Michael's Tombstone Inscriptions

Supplement to Irish Families

Great Cities on Dublin

Griffith's Valuation

Householder's Index by The Griffith's Valuation

Irish World by Abrams

Ulster Genenealogical & Historical Guild, Vol. 1 #9 1983

Ulster Local Studies: Vol. 11 #1 Summer, 1989

Ulster Sails West by Marshall

Visitations of Ireland

Your Irish Ancestors by J. Anderson Black

Periodicals
Familia: Vol. 2 #1 1985

Ireland of the Welcomes: Vol. 47 #2 Mar/April, #3 May/June, #4 July Aug 1998

Journal of West Belfast Historical Society: #4

Lisburn Historical Society Journal: Vol. 4 Dec. 19983; Vol. 5 Dec. 1984

Local History Review #2, 1988 #3, 1989

Newsletter of the Irish Family History Forum: Vol. 4 #4 Dec. 1994, #8 April 1995 #9 May 1995

North Irish Roots: Vol. 2 #5, 6 1990; Vol. 4 #1 1993; Vol. 7 #1 1996

North Munster Antiquarian Journal: Vol. 9 #3 1964; Vol. 21 1979

South Mayo Family Research Journal: Vol. 1 1992

Counties/Towns
Dublin Consolidated Index to Records of Genealogical Office Dublin, Ireland Vol. I Chapter A-C by Virginia Wade McAnlis. 1994 
Dublin Consolidated Index to Records of Genealogical Office Dublin, Ireland Vol. II Chapter D-H by Virginia Wade McAnlis. 1994 
Dublin Consolidated Index to Records of Genealogical Office Dublin, Ireland Vol. III Chapter I-O by Virginia Wade McAnlis. 1994 
Ulster Research Outline for Ulster Province of Ireland by Family History Library 


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