Books published by Heritage Books

This volume, ninth in the series, contains classified ads, appointments by the President, marriage and death notices, congressional lists, advertisements, runaway slave notices and reward postings, tax lists, notable court cases, letters, accounts of military affairs, maritime information and other noteworthy events in and around the nation's capital. Where there is information about something or someone that might be of interest, an abstract was created. The newspaper reveals a personal side of the lives of many people. During the author's twenty-four years of research on her own family genealogy, she always wanted to read the National Intelligencer and bring to print the many stories found there. They can be found in this series. These abstracts are a great aid to finding locations, ages or relationships of ancestors in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas, and elsewhere. Names of people in the news in these locales, as well as items or events which might provide a clue to an individual's location, age or relationship to others, are included. The author has organized the abstracts chronologically to make finding specific dates easier. All surnames, land tracts and vessels are included in the index.

The author became interested in his family genealogy through inherited documents and records, and was inspired to update the material on the descendants of John Grosvenor. John Grosvenor's ancestors can be traced back thirteen generations in England to Adam Grosvenor of Shropshire County, England, who lived during the time of Edward I. The book begins with a brief history of the Grosvenor family until 1670, when John went to America and worked as a tanner in Roxbury, Massachusetts. John married Esther Clark, and their children were the first of ten generations of his descendants. These generations include more than 800 people born with the Grosvenor name. John bought property in Connecticut and his family moved there after his death. They soon branched out and many Grosvenors lived in Schoharie and Montgomery Counties of New York and Geauga and Miami Counties of Ohio. The first generation begins with John Grosvenor. The following information (if known) is given for each individual: birth and death dates, place of birth, vocation, and marriage status. Every family member for the entire ten generations is assigned a number, and selected lines are carried through. Also, a list of sources and an index of over 2000 names are provided.

This volume includes data previously released under the titles "Bones and Stones of Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, Maryland" and "Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church, Middletown, Maryland". It presents a listing of the graves and tombstones in the cemetery of the Zion Lutheran Congregation, including Mt.Tabor cemetery, Station Road, in Middletown. Also included are pastoral records of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1790-1996, for the Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. Includes stones not found in Holdcraft's "Names in Stone" and those from Gladhill (now Thompson) Funeral Home.

This third volume of county court minutes provides a glimpse into the early years of the fledgling state. "Constant creation of new roads and ferries reveal the influx of new settlers to middle Tennessee. Unfamiliar names appeared in the minutes as the justices of the peace dealt with disputes, orphans, poverty, estates, wills, sales, apprentices, licenses, and the multiplicity of other matters that fell to their jurisdiction." This work condenses the often flowery language of the original minutes to a brief accounting of the subject brought before the court and the people involved. Many citizens who would not appear in other records may have had business with the court, and would therefore be listed in the court's minutes. The index lists surnames, places and organizations mentioned in the text.

With a preface by Miles Barnes. The land causes abstracted here refer to chancery suits regarding dower rights, divisions of land among heirs, ejectment proceedings, etc. Included are depositions by various parties which frequently give dates of birth, death or marriage for key parties of the suit, and the verdict of the jury. In many cases ownership of the land is traced down from the original grant showing the various owners, and several generations of descendants.