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October 16
The wife of Cleaveland Salter, aged 25
October 18
A child of Mr. Wylie
October 23 The wife of Elisha Jones, aged 46
November 3 A child of Mrs. Atwater, aged 4
November 10 George Croswell, aged 19
December 25
An infant of John Brown
METHODIST SOCIETY
January 5 The wife of George Stafford, aged 39
July 31
A child of Mr. Denslow, aged 9
August 13 A child of Mr. Reed
August 29
A child of Mr. Philo Hubbel
September 15
An infant of Mr. Sharp
September 17
An infant of Uri Tuttle
October 13 A child of Mr. Cotes
November 27 Mrs. Elizabeth Orshall, aged 54
December 26 A child of Eli Denslow, aged 7
December 27 An infant of Mr. Sharp
BAPTIST
October 7 The wife of Dr. Lindsley, aged 35
November 17 An infant of Mr. Mason
PEOPLE OF COLOUR
January 9 A child at Mr. Values, aged 2
February 5 An infant of Mr. Beach
February 10 An infant of Mr. Hall
April 12 An infant of Jesse Brown
April
18 An infant of Mr. Oson
May 17 A son of Mr. Oson, aged 17
June 1 An infant of Samuel Zachus ( ?)
June 17 Wmn. Pardee's wife, aged 40
June
24 A child of Mr. Jenkins, aged 2
July
4 A child of Adelah Wilson, aged 4
July
19 An infant of Mr. Jones
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July 20
A stranger, aged 27
July
23 An infant of Mr. Johnson
July 24 A child of Mr. Parmelee
July
26 An infant of Mr. Johnson
August 6 An infant of Sylva Ball
August 28 Charles Augustus, aged 18
September 10 An infant of Wm. Potter
September 12
Esau Freeman, aged 50
October 5 A child of Mr. Gipson, aged 4
October 8 An infant of Mr. Wilson
October 24 Mrs. Jones, aged 30
November 5 Webster Augustus, aged 16
November 26 An infant of Wm. Pardee
December 11 The wife of Jacob Oson, aged 49
December 31 The wife of Mr. Gipson, aged 55
BOOK REVIEWS
By GILBERT H. DOANE
This department is limited to a consideration of recent publications on the subject of American genealogy or colonial history. Books that may be of interest to our subscribers, especially those containing the genealogy of Connecticut families, are sometimes accorded a notice without request. Authors and publishers can make certain of securing a review by sending one copy of the book to the reviewer, Office of the Librarian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Reviews are by the Review Editor unless otherwise initialed.
Edwards-May. Richard Edwards and his wife Catherine Pond May : their ancestors, lives and descendants. By Rev. Maurice Dwight Edwards, D.D. (e 1931). 206 pp. Obtainable from Rev. Maurice D. Edwards, 423 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. $3.00.
This is a well made volume printed on Strathmore Wayside Text (glazed) paper, attractively bound in three-quarters dark brown cloth.
The Rev. Dr. Edwards, great-grandson of the well-known Jonathan Edwards, has written a type of genealogy rarely found in America, but rather common in England. He is quite justi- fied in using this "narrative style" since he designed this volume purely as a family memoriał and wrote it to preserve some of his memories for the descendants of his parents. The families from which he deseends are all well-known, some of them indeed illustrious in the annals of this country, so it was not necessary for him to go into full detail about even his line of descent in each family. In each generation he has included only the child from whom he derives descent, but he has attempted to portray the character and community position of each ancestor. If he speaks with pride of the achievements of some of his ancestors, such as Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Hooker, and the "Apostle" John Eliot, he does so with the decorum of a fine and truly bred gentleman and refrains from florid over-statements and vain boastings. Dr. Edwards's style is pleasing and easy to read, so even to one of no connection with the families of which he writes the book proves interesting and worth reading. To any- one who proposes to publish a memorial of his ancestors this is an example of one type worth following. However, no refer- ences are given, a criticism which Dr. Edwards anticipates in his preface. The index is adequate.
Chapter One (pp. 11-60) is devoted to the ancestry of Richard Edwards, a grandson of Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the Divine.
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This includes such families as the Pierrepont, Ogden, Hatfield, Woodbridge, Eliot, Merrick and Day. Chapter Two (pp. 61-89) comprises the ancestry of Catherine Pond May, wife of Richard Edwards, including the Bridge, Huntington and Avery families, as well as several Dutch families, which were carefully checked by Mr. Howard S. F. Randolph of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Chapter Three (pp. 90-132) is devoted to full and interesting biographical accounts of Richard Edwards and his wife. Chapter Four (pp. 133-206) records the activities of their descendants.
Arnold-Luckey. Arnold Luckey family ties : authorized history and genealogy complete, comprehensive in form and extensive in scope. Showing the exact connection and giving the complete line and lineage of Drusilla Arnold Ancestor and Descendants in perfect order from Alfred the Great, King of England, born 849, down to the last child of the family up to October, 1931. Written expressly by Leonard Wilson Arnold and Ethel Zwick Luckey. Published by the Rev. Leonard W. A. Luckey, Ph.D., D.D. New York City, New York, 1931. 168 pp. Obtainable from the Rev. Dr. L. W. A. Luckey, 43 West 84th St., New York City.
This is a nicely made book, printed on glazed paper, and suitably bound in black cloth.
It is unfortunate that the contents of the book are not coni- patible with either its format or its too suggestive title, which we have quoted in full as an ample warning to the curious' Except insofar as it contains the record (in none too compre- hensible form) of the descendants of Drusilla (Arnold) Luckey (1820-1885), this volume is of no value to a genealogist. The "illustrious" descent of the Arnold family reads as though it had been copied from Browning. It may be correct. Most of the book is taken up with highly laudatory and florid descrip- tions of the glories of the family and with innumerable senti- mental verses. The index is not a name index, which would have been useful, but merely a quasi-subject index, through which one learns that such valuable items as "Birthstones and their significance" can be found on page 162, and "Cornerstone laid July 4, 1872" on page 54 !
Sandford. Robert Sandford and his wife Ann Adams Sandford with some of their descendants, 1615-1930. Also brief notes on several Allied Families including Alden, Brewster, Chilton, Stinson, Topping, Standish, White, Sumner. Rogers, and others. By Josephine Sandford Ware. Printed for private circulation by the Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt. (1930?). 85 pp. Obtain- able from Mrs. H. F. Ware, 337 Marlborough St., Boston, Mass. $3.75.
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This is a very well printed book on good paper, bound in dark blue cloth and neatly lettered in gold.
Following the title and dedicatory pages are brief yet ample introductory and explanatory notes, after which three pages are devoted to a brief aecount of the origin of the name and an outline of the authentic history of Robert Sandford's known pro- genitors in England. Pages 11-78 comprise the history of Robert Sandford, the pioneer of Hartford. Conn., and his descendants. In the first five generations not all the male descendants of the name arc traccd, but beginning with the sixth generation the records given are very complete, and the family may be justly proud of this record of their relationships. Oeeasionally the text is interrupted by an outline pedigrec of the ancestry of a wife or mother.
Mrs. Ware has followed the well-known "Register" system of numbering, and has generally eited her references. although occasionally the source of her information is not noted. An adequate and carefully made index occupies pages 78-85.
Wentworth. The Genealogy of Edward Norris Wentworth, Junior. Special projeet Submitted in Courses in Community Life and Advanced Biology at the University High School, University of Chicago, June 1928. 85 pp. Obtainable from Edward Norris Wentworth, Armour's Live Stock Bureau, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill.
This pamplet is bound in attractive stiff paper covers, and contains two large charts tipped in.
Rarely does onc find a fifteen year old boy who is both active and healthy and interested in genealogy. When one does, his historical interest, as well as his health, is to be eultivated. Wc congratulate young Mr. Wentworth on his fine beginning as a genealogist, and we hope he will continue his study of this fasci- nating field either as a vocation or as a hobby. In consideration of his age and the nature of his work as a high school project we cannot eritieize this compilation for its lack of references, but we hope that he will learn their value as he grows older. The work is adequately indexed and as an example of industry puts many other volumes of ancestral compilations to shamc.
Mccutcheon. The Mccutcheon (Cutcheon) family records. Allied families of MeClary, Tripp, Brown and Critchett; also Mayflower line of Marie Amnic Warner (Mrs. Byron M. Cuteheon) through Warner, Cooper, Rockwell, Foote, Whitney, Treat, Canfield, Clark, Willoughby, Hotchkiss, Ivcs, Cook, Buell, Fitch to Governor Bradford. And Aneestry of Betscy Webster Carr (Mrs. Lewis M. Cutcheon) to George. Carr, founder of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and to Aquilla Chase of Hampton, New Hampshire, through Carr, Webster, Stuart, Brewer, Hud-
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son, Ford. Edwards, Morrill, Waldo, Cogswell, Morse, Perley, Chase. Compiled by Florence Mccutcheon McKee (Mrs. S. W.), Grand Rapids, Mich., Commonwealth Printing Company, 1931. Obtainable from Mrs. S. W. McKee, 418 North Avenue, N. W., Grand Rapids, Mich. $5.00.
This volume, substantially bound in fabrikoid, is not printed in a distinctive manner, although the type is clear and easily readable. In fact, it is the sort of book-making usually produced by a commercial printer unaccustomed to handling genealogical books.
The first part of this volume (pages 3-127) deals with the descendants of Phaedris Mccutcheon, who settled in New Hamp- shire in 1719. It is to be hoped that Mrs. McKee's record of the McCutcheons is more accurately compiled than that of some of the families represented in this book. She has cited deeds and pension records for the earlier generations of the MeCutcheons : the later generations are apparently based on the personal knowl- edge of descendants. Unfortunately, Mrs. McKee's system of numbering is not standard and not immediately comprehensible, although a little study will quickly determine the arrangement. In fact, she has reverted to the old and no longer generally used system of carrying out the descendants of a given child to the present generation, before taking up the next child's record. For example, on page 37 we find the record of no. 65, who chances to be of the sixth generation, and immediately following is the record of no. 5, of the third generation. Fortunately for the future user of this genealogy there is an adequate index, which, in a measure, helps to clear the chaos of this arrangement.
Pages 130-316 deal with the allied families mentioned on the title-page and many others. Most of these records are frankly copied from genealogical books old and new, which is quite per- missible in a book of this type, granted the compiler is meticu- lously careful to give references and refrain from citing notori- ously inaccurate compilations. Unfortunately, the compiler is not always careful, and many lines are entirely undocumented and contain no references to the sources of her information. Some of these repeat age-old errors-an unavoidable pitfall for the mere copyist-and others make new errors which future copyists will undoubtedly repeat ad infinitum. Had Mrs. McKee consulted the New Haven Genealogical Magazine for her Ives-Cook-Hotchkiss-Clark connections she would have avoided such errors and mis-statements as this: (p. 222) "Ebenezer Clark, born Nov. 29, 1651. Died April 30, 1721. Married May 6, 1678, Sarah, daughter of James Peck of New Haven. She died May 20, 1696, and he married Elizabeth Royce, Dec. 22, 1696. Children of Ebenezer Clark and Elizabeth Royce: They had nine children, among them the second was Elizabeth, born
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Sept. 24, 1698. . . " Actually, Ebenezer Clark married Sarah * whose surname is unknown, for his first wife, and for his second, Mrs. Elizabeth (Parker) Royce, daughter of John and Hannah (Bassett) Parker and widow of Josiah Royce. Moreover, Elizabeth was the first child of the second marriage, not the second, and was born Sept. 24, 1697, not 1698, as given.
On page 242, Mrs. McKee repeats the myth that George Carr of Salisbury, Massachusetts, came in the Mayflower. This has been denied by George Ernest Bowman, one of the great authori- ties on the Mayflower families (ef. The Mayflower Descendant, vol. 23, p. 76, where his article on "False and Faked Mayflower Claims" may be found). She quotes the notoriously unreliable New England families, edited by the late W. R. Cutter, as her authority.
Hence, aside from the original work on the MeCuteheon, MeKee (pages 284-86), Warner (pages 186-97), and one or two other families, this book holds very little that is of value to the serious genealogist.
Selden. Selden Ancestry: A Family History Giving the Anees- tors and Descendants of George Shattuck Selden and his wife Elizabetlı Wright Clark. By Sophia Selden Rogers, Elizabeth Selden Lane, and Edwin van Deusen Selden. Published by the last-named, Oil City, Penn., 1931. Octavo, 523 pp. Indexed, illustrated, pedigree charts. Order from Mrs. A. H. Lane, 4 Fitch Avenue, Auburn, N. Y. Priee, $7.00; morocco binding. $10.00.
An unusual book in several respeets, this family history is well bound, well illustrated, and printed on an excellent grade of paper. The price is extremely moderate for a book of this quality, and cannot eover even the printing costs, not to mention the work of research and compilation.
The first 232 pages contain a history of the descendants of Thomas Selden, who was baptized at Wadhurst, co. Sussex, Eng- land, 17 Mar. 1616/7, and came to America presumably before 1636, first appearing of record at Hartford, Conn., in 1639. His ancestry has been traced with apparent certainty to William Selkeden of Horton in Upper Beeding, born about 1485, died in 1549, and his probable connection shown with the Selkedens who were seated at Ecclesden from at least early in the thirteenth century. Upwards of thirteen hundred descendants of Thomas Selden have been traced, bringing most lines down to 1800 or beyond, and many of them to the present day. In the line of the
* The statement that Sarah was daughter of James Peck of New Haven originated in Davis's History of Wallingford. New Haven records are entirely silent as to existence of such a James, and Mr. Clarence D. Smith, who spent years collecting material for a Peck genealogy, was unable to place Sarah in the Peck family at all. The History of Wall'naford is so poor an authority that this Peek statement merits no consideration .-- D. L. J.
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compilers, full copies of original documents are printed, and the authorities are referred to for the other lines. The arrangement of material is simple and easily comprehensible.
About 150 pages are devoted to other ancestral lines, and the more unusual lines have been selected for special attention. Descended paternally from New England stock of English origin, and maternally from Pennsylvania-Irish families, the most fasci- nating lines come through the two paternal great-grandmothers. One of these descended from Philippe Hubert [Philip Hubbard] of Kittery, Maine, whose ancestry has been traced in the Island of. Jersey for six generations to Jean Hubert, born about 1450.
The other great-grandmother was daughter of General Alex- andre de Vincent de Mazade (1735-1808), Governor-General of the Island of St. Thomas, and it is through this connection that the most remarkable ancestry can be traced. Himself the scion of a noble French seigneurial house, his wife was Marie Thérèse Sophie de Chappotin, and her mother was Maric Françoise de Santo Domingo. The latter descended from a noble Castilian house. One of her ancestors, Don Pedro de Santo Domingo, dis- tinguished himself in the wars against the Moors under Ferdi- nand and Isabella. The house became domiciled in France, and François de Santo Domingo married Elizabeth de la Presse (or Presa, to use the Spanish form). She was sister of Juan de la Presa. Regidor [Governor] perpetual of the City of Lima, Peru, an office afterwards held by one of her sons. Apparently her family goes back to Domingo de la Presa who was associated with Pizarro in Peru, was first Secretary of the City of Lima in 1536, and was elected Alcalde and Regidor in 1538. The founders of Jamestown and Plymouth were late comers in com- parison with the founders of modern Peru under Pizarro, and few if any families of European extraction now living in the United States can claim a more ancient ancestral connection withi the western hemisphere.
If space permitted, we should like to cite further details from this interesting history. The long appendix (of 68 pages) sets forth the full documentary evidence for the English ancestry of the Selden family and the European ancestry of the Santo Domingos. The index is entirely adequate, but it is to be noted that the French surnames (as Chappotin and Valois) will all be found indexed under 'de' (as de Chappotin and de Valois) . They would not be indexed under the preposition in a French peerage or genealogical book.
This volume will be welcomed by all descendants of Thomas Selden, as there has not been until now a history of that family. It has been carefully compiled and contains the results of an immense amount of rescarch; and the compilers are to be con- gratulated for a remarkable achievement.
D. L. J.
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Bullard. Bullard Family Coat of Arms. Copies for sale by E. J. Bullard, 2111 David Stott Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Price : $2.00 each; six copies, $10.00.
This is a handsomely executed coat of arms in colors, 8 x 10, suitable for framing. It is from a painting by Mr. John Loos of New York City, an artist of repute. The source of the arms is stated in print on the reverse, where it is also frankly stated that the exact descent of the American family from the Euro- pean family to whom the arms pertain has not been traced. Descendants of the American family may therefore exercise their own judgment or pleasure as to whether they care to assume these arms. If they do, they can obtain no more carefully executed or beautifully printed copy of the arms than is here offered. The price is moderate for a colored print of this char- acter, and undoubtedly the arms will be of interest to all of the Bullard name. D. L. J.
Lake. The Lake Family of Derby, Conn., and Greene Co., N. Y. Compiled during the period 1921-1931 by Helen (Nellie) Lake Gibson and James Stewart Gibson of Montclair, N. J. Mimeo- graphed, 22 pp. Not for sale ; address the compilers if interested.
A very full genealogical account is given of the descendants of David Lake (1770-1856) and Sarah Vorce (1781-1857) of Derby, Coun., and Windham, N. Y. David was great-grandson of Thomas Lake, the first of the name who settled at Stratford, Conn. The descents of David and Sarah are set forth from Thomas Lake, Henry Tomlinson, Robert Walker, and Moses Wheeler. The rest of the monograph is devoted to a partial Lake genealogy in the line of David. The material is well arranged, covering eight generations. The lack of an index is not felt to the extent it would be in a larger brochure.
Every publication of this type helps to preserve family records for the benefit of future generations. All descendants of this branch of the Lake family can claim a Revolutionary ancestor in Elnathan Lake. The earlier generations could be further elucidated by research in record sources. D. L. J.
The Handbook of American Genealogy. Edited by Frederick Adams Virkus, F.I.A.G. Executive Director, The Institute of American Genealogy ; Editor-in-chief, The Magazine of American Genealogy, The Compendium of American Genealogy, and the Lineage Record Book. Member The British Record Society (London). Deutscher Roland, Verein fur deutschvolkische Sip- penkunde (Berlin), Zentralstelle fur Deutsche Personen und Familiengeschichte (Leipzig), Oeterreichische [sic] Gesellschaft Adler fur Familien und Wappen Kunde (Vienna), Het Genealo- gish-Heraldisch Genootschap "de Nederlandsche Leeuw" (The Hague), De la Societe Suisse d'Heraldique (Lausanne), Istituto
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Araldico Romano (Rome), Genealogiska Samfundet I Finland (Helsingfors), Dansk Genealogisk Institut (Copenhagen), Real Sociedad Hispano-Americana de Genealogia y Heraldica (Mexico City), American Eugenics Society, numerous American Genea- logical and Historical societies. Volume I. 1932. Pub. by The Institute of American Genealogy, Chicago, Ill. 382 pp.
The Handbook issued by the Institute, serviceably bound, is the most valuable publication which that organization has yet published. In some respects, it will be very useful to the genea- logical public. The chief value of the book, in our estimation, is to be found in the sections called "Genealogies in Course of Compilation" and "Who's Who in Genealogy." The former section lists surnames of families in which various persons are interested, with direct reference to the names of these persons in the latter section, where their specific wants and offerings may be seen. It will thus be possible for one who is interested in the gencalogy of a certain family to ascertain the addresses of others who are interested in the same family. In providing this service, the Institute has taken a stride towards fulfilling its self-advertised function of "The National Clearing House for Genealogical Information."
Since it is announced that this Handbook will be issued annu- ally, suggestions and even a little adverse criticism will doubt- Icss be welcomed by the editor, and if they are judicious, they will help towards improving the next edition. The title of the section, "Genealogies in Course of Preparation," is a misnomer. While it includes references to genealogies in course of prepara- tion, a large majority of the references are to persons who desire information regarding these families or who have information to offer (freely, or in exchange, or for pay) on certain branches of these families. For example : the present writer was recently engaged to edit for publication a family history which was chiefly compiled by a gentleman who did not live to attend to the final preparation and publication of his work. It embodies the labors of years on his part, and is one of the most accurate and comprehensive works of the kind ever compiled. Naturally, we turned to this family name in the section, "Genealogies in Course of Compilation," and were surprised to find six references.
One of these was to a person who aided and collaborated with the original compiler of the complete genealogy, and who does possess a large amount of data. Two references were to persons with whom we have corresponded; they possess some knowledge of one or two branches, but their knowledge, in comparison with the 50,000 names enrolled by the deceased compiler, must be described as meagre. The other three references were to persons who desired information.
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The compilation containing the complete family history would not be found by one who depended on the Handbook for informa- tion, since it contains no reference to the genealogy which is actually in course of compilation ; and of the six references given, only one is to a person who possesses extensive data on the family. After experimenting with other surnames listed in the Handbook, we find that this example is a typical one, and that the title of the section, "Genealogies in Course of Compilation" is decidedly misleading. That the title should be broader in its scope, we believe is self-evident. "Information Offered and Sought," or "Genealogical Wants and Offerings," would be less misleading titles.
The immense collections of family data in the possession of various historical societies throughout the country are of course not included in the first edition of the Handbook. We hope that they may be included in later editions, for very often the most valuable manuscript data were collected years ago, from family records and from the memory of people long dead, and such information could not be duplicated by the most intensive research to-day. It is our impression that the collections of manuscript data in possession of historical societies outweigh in . value and volume, the manuscript data still in private hands. To index it, by surnames and perhaps also geographically, would be one of the greatest services that could be performed in behalf of the genealogical public.
Other sections of the Handbook impress us much less favorably than those already described. The introductory "First Steps in Genealogical Research" is so sketchy as to have little value, and it might better be amplified or omitted entirely. Witlı com- mendable self-complacency, the first two authorities listed by Mr. Virkus as "General Reference Sources" are his own Com- pendium of American Genealogy and Magazine of American Genealogy, which many discriminating genealogists would not accord quite so high a place. For general usefulness, they can- not be classed with Munsell's Index, or the First Census, to which he accords fourth and fifth places; and for meticulous accuracy, they can hardly be classed with Hotten's Original Lists. It is not fair to the inexperienced gencalogist, in a list of the ten most important general reference sources, to give first place to his own two publications, and to include American Ancestry and Colonial Families of the United States, while omitting more important works. Without intending in any way to disparage the usefulness in their own sphere of any of the publications mentioned, this list of ten general sources exhibits a woeful lack of appreciation of genealogical values.
When we come to Colony Reference Sources, it is surprising to find no mention of Plymouth or New Haven Colonies, though
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apparently it was the intention of the editor to include them in Massachusetts and Connecticut respectively. Nevertheless, we can find no mention of The Mayflower Descendant, with its large amount of dependable data, under Massachusetts, nor of the New Haven Colony Records under Connecticut. The failure to men- tion our own New Haven Genealogical Magazine was to be expected; but we do fail to understand the omission of Mrs. Ljungsted's valuable periodical containing court records from the southern states. We can only repeat, that this section requires elaboration or deletion.
The Geographical Register would be extremely useful if one could feel sure that only competent genealogists were listed. Apparently it was the editor's intention to give the address of a genealogist for every county in the country, and several for a county if possible. To our positive knowledge, one lady received an invitation to be entered as a genealogist for her locality, who has had no experience in genealogical work and has never received a fee for research ; she ignored the invitation, but would all be equally scrupulous ? The librarian of an historical society is listed with the letter 'd' which means that she is on the Insti- tute's list of genealogists, yet she assures us that she has never replied to a single letter or circular from the Institute. Natur- ally, one must expect some mistakes in a work so extensive as the Geographical Register. There are times when it is useful to know that someone in some distant locality is at least interested in genealogy and willing to undertake research; and those who desire to obtain research in that locality will have to "take a chance" on the degree of competence they will encounter.
May we suggest in closing that it might be well, in preparing the next edition, for Mr. Virkus to proof-read more carefully the names of the foreign societies of which he is a member, and to instruct his printers to purchase a supply of accents and umlauts ? D. L. J.
FAREWELL
In bringing to a close this ten years' labor, the compiler of the Families of Ancient New Haven cannot refrain from express- ing his satisfaction that this "labor of Hercules" has been con- cluded, and his gratification that most of the original sub- scribers have loyally stood by the undertaking until the end.
There remain in our hands about twenty-five complete sets and many additional copies of some issues. Gradually, these will be sold, and the small size of the edition guarantees that the edition will eventually be sold out. We have started an Index Fund in the First National Bank and Trust Company of New Haven, and are depositing therein 25% of the gross receipts from the sale of sets and back issues. Most of the contributors to the long since exhausted endowment have noti- fied us that they desire to have the money used in this way rather than to receive a refund; but if any of those not heard from will write and instruct us that they prefer a refund, they will receive the money as soon as it is available. After January 1, 1933, we shall feel free to turn over to Miss Helen D. Love, compiler of the index, all of the funds that have then accumu- lated, together with whatever may thereafter be added, until the full amount of cash originally received as endowment has been replaced and utilized towards the publication of the index. The index is nearly completed, and will probably be ready for publication before the end of the year.
We have observed that some who undertake a genealogical compilation spend a few months on it and rush into print with an ill-digested assortment of data; while others are so smitten with the "mania for perfection" that they postpone publication until it is too late and their valuable collections are never made available to others by publication. We have tried to pursue a middle course, and to wait long enough but not too long. We realize, more than anyone, the imperfections of the finished work; but it has been a labor of love. and, with all its imper- fections, we are proud of it,-of the courage it took to begin so gigantic a task, and of the perseverance it required to complete it.
With gratitude for the patience, the encouragement, and the understanding sympathy which the subscribers have manifested from beginning to end, we thankfully write "Finis."
THE EDITOR.
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