English Origins of American Colonists. Articles Excerpted from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record

These abstracts constitute some of the most valuable articles on the English origins of American colonists ever published. In order of appearance here they are: (1) Clues from English Archives Contributory to American Genealogy by J. Henry Lea and J. R. Hutchinson; (2) New York Gleanings in England by Lothrop Withington; (3) Genealogical Notes from the High Court of Admiralty Examinations by J. R. Hutchinson; and (4) A Digest of Essex Wills with Particular Reference to Names of Importance in the American Colonies by William Gilbert. For the researcher's convenience all four articles appear here in their entirety with an index of nearly 10000 names.