A History and Genealogy of Captain John Locke (1627-1796) Of Portsmouth and Rye N. H. And His Descendants: Also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth and a Short Account of the History of the Lockes in England (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A History and Genealogy of Captain John Locke (1627-1796) Of Portsmouth and Rye N. H. And His Descendants: Also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth and a Short Account of the History of the Lockes in England<br><br>The Locke Genealogy like most family histories was first started out of a curiosity which finally led to duty; curiosity to learn who and what was our family; duty to preserve that which was going so rapidly by the deaths of those older ones whose early days sitting in the home circle were filled with local and family events which became memorized and so were handed down to us. It was and is this class which has made genealogies possible supplying us with facts not contained in the early meager town records and happening before the present careless town statistics were inaugurated.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.