Books published by Heritage Books

Compiled primarily for internal use in the National Archives; and, as its title indicates, it is intended to be only a "preliminary" description of the records to which it relates.

Searching for a Scottish ancestor? If the answer is "yes," then this book is for you! This goldmine of genealogical data includes land owners from Aberdeen to Zetland.In the Prefatory Remarks (dated 25th February 1874), Angus Fletcher, Comptroller-General of Inland Revenue for Scotland, describes this work as follows:This Return sets out the estimated acreage of owners of lands and heritages in Scotland; and the annual value of the same. The names and addresses of owners of one acre and upwards are given, together with the extent and annual value of their lands and heritages, and the number of owners of less than one acre of land, with the aggregate extent and annual value of their property.The Return is made up in Counties; with separate Returns for Boroughs containing 20,000 inhabitants.The estimated acreage has been obtained by the Surveyors of Stamps and Taxes from inquiry on the spot, and from the best resources at their command.The duty imposed on these officers in ascertaining the estimated extent or acreage of properties was one of considerable difficulty.

Extant records of the Alexandria Hustings Court which began to receive probates of wills and deeds and to grant administrations in 1782.

Gives names and brief abstract of the item: marriages, deaths, legal notices, property sales, chancery court cases, intentions to move, local events in which persons are named.

Heirs, relationships, executors, witnesses, dates wills were written and probated, page number of record.

These wills were done under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, land tract names, residence and occupation of the deceased when given.

These abstracts contain the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned in the records. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period also include transactions involving property other than

This right to exclude, or "warn out", was exercised frequently. Some towns only warned out persons they thought likely to become a charge, others automatically warned out any and all newcomers. Many who were warned out never left, with the result that "a

This work brings together information from primary and secondary sources concerning the equipment, daily life, and military service of the French colonial soldier in Canada during the final French and Indian War. Recruited in France by the Ministry of the

This is the definitive work on early passenger lists to the Delaware River. The volume contains reprints, reprints with corrections and additions, and original articles pertaining to shipping and passengers arriving during the first years of the founding

Menallen Monthly Meeting began keeping minutes for both the men's and women's meetings at their first meeting in 1780. The books, after they were filled, were eventually turned over to the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsy

Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church was organized about 1770. Rev. John Simpson (1740-1808) was ordained and installed as pastor in 1774; he served the church until 1790 when he removed to Pendleton District, South Carolina. Rev. Simpson visited every famil

A comprehensive guide to recording and understanding tombstone inscriptions and art. Traces the historical development of tombstone materials, styles, artwork and epitaphs, and details the process of creating and preserving a clear reproduction of a grave

A history of a 4,000 acre tract at the foot of Cobbler Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, and the families that lived there. The emphasis is on Turner Dixon, the first member of the family to settle there, and on his widow and twelve children. Chronic

Contains all of the articles, lists, excerpts, abstracts and minutes listed in the third edition of Lancour's Bibliography. This set includes obscure foreign sources and excerpts from books, bibliographies and place and variant surname spelling indexes, a