The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-24

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be much interested in the history which
will be published shortly of the colonial
families of the southern states.
This exceedingly valuable work mas
been prepared by Stella Pickett Hardy,
and will be published by Mr.. Tobias A.
Wright of New York. the well-known
genealogist who considers this fortheom-
ing publication one of the most notable
contributions to the history of the colonial
families which settled in the colonies prior
to the revolution.
This book will deal directly with the
genealogical history of southern families
whose colonial forefathers were estab-
lished in the colonies before the founda-
ton of the 10 original states.
The editor and compiler has had access
to public and printed records. and also
to many imprinted records. rich in his
torical and genealogical lore, which are
of great interest and value and anthem
tic
The volume will be illustrated with the
family portraits and homes, and will con-
tain about 100 pedigrees. The publication
will be limited to 500 copies.
| The Alabama society of Colonial Danes
has a membership of many distinguished
women, among whom are a number of
Birmingham women, and this society, in
which could be found many private colon
ial manuscripts of great value, will be
| especially interested in list of some of
the families whose lineage will appear
in Colonial Families of the Southern
! States of America
Adams, Allerton, Amber, Armstead,
Atkinson.
Bacon. Ball, Basset, Beale, Berkeley.
Blackwell. Boiling, Bouldin, Braxton,
Burwell, Butler.
Carter, Cary Chapman, Chiffon Clark,
| Clarkson. Collier. Conquest. Cook, Cooke,
Corbin Creel, Cromwell, Currie, GUSTS.
Dabney. Dorsey. Downing, Duke, Duval.
Edwards, Eltonhead.
Ferrill, Fitzhugh.
Gawain, Green, Griffin, Grimes. 6ros-
venor, Gwynn.
Hardy Hammond, Harrison, Higgin son.
Hill, Howard
Jacquelin, Jennings, johnston
Keith, kincheloe.
Lane Langhorne. Lee, Lewis, Ishtfoot,
Lindsay, Lloyd, Ludwen.
Marshall. Mason, Mcdowell, Morgan.
Needles. Nelson, Norton.
Orrck.
Page Parker Payton. Peagram, Pendle-
ton, Pickett, Pierce, Powell.
Randolph, Raines. Ridgely, Robinson.
Scott. Slaughter, Smith, Steptoe, Stew
art, Stribling, Stuart, Sutton
Taliaferro, Tayloe, Taylor, Throckmor-
ton Tucker Turbervill. Tyler.
Walker, Waller. Washington. Watkins,
watts, Williams, Willis, Wormley, Wyatt,
Wylie.
Interest In Genealoey.
The publisher of these records. Mr.. To-
bias A. Wright has published many fam
lily histories and genealogical records, both
in book, pamphlet and chart form. He is
a member of the New York Genealogical
| society, one of the most interesting and
= distinguished societies in this city, and
{ which owns a handsome building where
: | its records are kept. The society pub
Z fishes a quarterly which gives in detail
} the progress of it's Investigations and in
teresting researches.
Mr. Wright whose list of genealogical
| publications comprises some of the most
valuable records, believes that the old
families of America are becoming more
and more interested in their genealogy.
| and that pride OF ancestry should be Gull
| tivated all the more in an age of COM
| mercialism.
This interest in lineage is not fad"
| he said today. 1T has outgrown that,
| and has become deeply and permanently
rooted In the earlier days of historical
societies. when the Daughters of the
American Revolution were organized and
other branches that l might mention, the
hunting up of the revolutionary ancestor
grew into a fad. Ambitious people were
anxious to join these societies, and gen
ealogists were employed to establish rec
, ords. From this sudden interest in line
age has developed a permanent and more
commendable purpose on the part of
American families to preserve their rec
i | ords and the result has been the pub
: LEGATION of many valuable manuscripts
: | and family histories
Some of the recent genealogical publica-
tons which Mr.. Wright has issued are:
THE Davis Family" Being an account
of the descendants of John Davis, a ma
tive of England, who died in East Hamp-
ton, L. L.. in 1905, with notices of indi-
| viduals and families connected with them,
| brought down to 1886 BY Albert A. Davis
'Tefferts Haughwout Family" chart
| genealogy in eight generations By LET
ferd Merle Alexander Haughwout, M. A.
The Chesbrough Family" Descendants
= of William Chesbrough of Boston, Re
| hoboth Mass, the founder and first white
settler of Stonington, Conn. BY Anna
, Chesebrough Widely
THE Westervelt Family Genealogy.
BY Walter Tollman Westervet.
1.-THE Jones Family of Long Island
Descendants of Maj. Thomas Jones 1855
1929 and allied families. By John H.
| Jones.
The Morris Family" Descendants OF
| Lewis Morris of MorTisania, first governor
of New Jersey as a separate province
, 173S-l746. By Elizabeth Morris Lefferts
= | (Charts).
1.-The Cornell Family" Descendants OF
Thomas Cornell Of Portsmouth, r. l.
BY the Rev. John Cornell, M. A
The Runkle Family" Being ac-
L count of the Runkles and their descen-
dants In America. BY Benjamin Van d.
c Fisher.
The Lasher Family" In three parts.
Part first, descendants of Francois LIE
= Seur; part second, descendants of Sebas-
tian Loescher; part third, descendants of
| John Lejere. BY c. s. Williams.
The De VOLTS Charles D'Wolf Of
Guadalupe, his ancestors and descend
ants. Being a complete genealogy of the
Rhode Island D VOLTS" the descendants
to Simon DeWolf. with their common
descent from Balthasar de Wolf of
Lynne, Conn, with biographical intro
duction of the Nova Scotia de Volts
and other allied families. By the Rev.
Calbraith B. Perry d. d.
The Social CRATER.
In the recent issue of the Smart Set
Lillian Bell discusses the social grafters.
She very frankly says that modern So
ciety has produced the genius who either