942.073 ENGL
British Origins of American Colonists, 1629-1775
William Dollarhide
Heritage Quest Genealogical Services
c1997
From the book cover:
This is a very helpful source for British Genealogy before the American Revolution.
Dollarhide identifies four migrant groups to colonial America.
1. East Anglian Puritans to New England, 1629-1640.
2. West County Cavaliers and their Servants to the Chesapeake, 1640-1675.
3. North Midland Quakers to the Delaware Valley, 1675-1725.
4. British and Scotch-Irish to the American backwoods, 1717-1775.
A discussion of each group identifies their:
- Folkways
- Religion
- Naming traditions
- Inheritance customs
- History
- Reasons for coming to America
This book contains wonderful maps. For each migration group there is a map showing:
- Counties in England where the emigrants lived
- Counties in America where they settled
Dollarhide includes a list of sources to help genealogists locate the county, parish, or village where a particular surname occurs in Britain. There is a bibliography of books and microfilm sources for further British Origins research.
