Compiled by Royal Ralph Hinman, Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1825 to 1842, this listing of Connecticut settlers includes for many the time of their arrival in the colony, their standing in society, and their place of residence. Hinman strove to include all the settlers he could find on record, continuing to add sections to this work as he discovered new information. Originally published in 1846, this resource is still valuable to family historians today.

By Royal R. Hinman

Foreword by Christopher C. Child

Originally published in 1909, this history of westward expansion provides an important context and framework for anyone researching their early New England and pioneer ancestors.

Topics include the socio-economic and religious impetuses for migrating first to New England and then westward, war’s impact on the ever-shifting frontier, the settlers’ relationship with Native Americans, the history of the formation of new states, and more.

William Aspinwall arrived with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, moved from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rhode Island, Connecticut, and back to Boston. As Recorder of the Suffolk County Court in Boston from November 1644 until October 1651, he kept careful records of every document he notarized-including letters of attorney, marriage contracts, and property and estate transactions. This compilation of those records provides invaluable insight to historians and genealogists alike.

This important classic work, first published in 1930, lists the names of immigrants to New England during the Great Migration, 1620–1640: more than 3,500 names of passengers on 96 ships. Going year by year, for each person, Banks lists full name, the name of the ship, believed place of origin, and residence in America. The book also includes an essay called “A Study of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial Times.” A key source for American Ancestors’s Great Migration Study Project, the book also includes comprehensive indexes.

By Charles Edward Banks

Pope's Pioneers of Massachusetts presents biographical information for nearly 6,000 pioneers who settled Massachusetts between 1620 and 1650. This classic reprint includes Pope's full, annotated text (published 1900) and his sixteen page supplement of additions and corrections (published 1902). This book also contains a list of abbreviations, sources, former town names, aggregate data for occupations and social position, and an all-name index.

By Charles Henry Pope

Foreword by Scott C. Steward

Published: December 2013

Originally published in 1908, Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire is a solidly researched precursor to the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire . Author Charles Henry Pope relied on colonial, town, church, court, and other contemporary records to create a list of original immigrants to the area and compile biographical information for each. Organized alphabetically by surname, the book includes an index of names not treated with their own entry.

By Charles Henry Pope

Trace your Irish roots to a specific city and county with these handy guides. Learn what kind of records you will find, and where and how you can access them. Well-illustrated with maps, sample records, and other relevant material, each volume also includes a comprehensive index.

This handy guide to tracing families in the city and county of Limerick tells you what kind of records you will find, and where and how you can access them. The main families include O’Brien, Ryan, O’Donovan, O’Sheehan, O’Hurley, O’Gorman, O’Scanlan, Fitzgerald, Wall, Fitzgibbon, Harold, de Lacy, and Woulfe. Well illustrated with maps, sample records, and other relevant material. There is also a comprehensive index. 

By Margaret Franklin

Published: 2013

A comprehensive guide to tracing families in the City and County of Galway. Galway is home to a diverse population whose culture and history has been shaped by the barren landscapes of its Western seaboard, or the rich farmlands at its Eastern end. In the centre is the historic city of Galway, an ancient trading port and home to the 14 ‘Tribes’ whose story is central to that of the county. Many have emigrated, particularly in the aftermath of the Great Famine. The population dwindled from 441,810 in 1841 to 214,712 in 1891.