Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley [New York] Families. in Two Volumes. Volume 1 - Families Aalbach to Nancy

Twenty-five years in the making the Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families is nothing less than a complete and concise record of every family known to have lived in New York's Mohawk Valley in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Under each of the families listed the Compendium presents abstracts of all genealogical records pertaining to every individual of the surname with the data deriving from primary record sources--marriage birth/baptism death probate land military pension and census records. Systematically under the heading of each of these record classes it identifies every person of the surname of whom there is any mention in the records then gives all relevant genealogical details (date place nature of event etc.) and concludes with a precise citation to the source of the information. To give the reader a visual representation of the various places mentioned in the text each volume contains a map showing details of the five historic districts of the Mohawk Valley: Canajoharie German Flats Kingsland Mohawk and Palatine. Originally all this area was in Tryon County then from 1784 in Montgomery County.