tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4034185776685299150..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Finding Published Surname Books for My AncestorsRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-34253384621472060782016-05-28T08:46:05.237-07:002016-05-28T08:46:05.237-07:00Yes, Randy, I too am a descendant of Governor Robe...Yes, Randy, I too am a descendant of Governor Robert Treat through his son, Joseph Treat. I have used the John Harvey Treat book extensively over many years to aid in my research of the Treat family, especially for the earlier generations. Written in the style common for family histories of that era, as you say, it does not document every fact, however there are often clues within the text to where the information came from. That is very helpful. Gary Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119636964076254730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-91752610231802742302016-05-26T22:29:46.461-07:002016-05-26T22:29:46.461-07:00Yes, I share this ancestral line with you, Randy (...Yes, I share this ancestral line with you, Randy (just one more way we're cousins). Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord are my 10th great grandparents; their son Richard and wife Sarah Coleman are my 9th greats.Donahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521576471803541895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-21405088073770338962016-05-26T18:30:45.587-07:002016-05-26T18:30:45.587-07:00I usually start with a Google book search, and the...I usually start with a Google book search, and then move on to checking online archives like MyHeritage, Ancestry, FamilySearch, etc. for compiled genealogy books. Don't forget to check town and county histories, too. At least in New England they are full of genealogy information, and some have the last half of the book or a second volume devoted to family genealogies. I know that there is an "Index to Genealogies in New Hampshire Town Histories" by William Copley and the New Hampshire Historical Society, but I don't know there is a similar index for other states. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-64856005517204340012016-05-26T16:35:15.947-07:002016-05-26T16:35:15.947-07:00I haven't seen this book specifically but I...I haven't seen this book specifically but I've run across the Treat family before.<br /><br />I have a book called A Fagan Genealogy by John J. Fagan, Jr. that was sent to me a number of years ago when someone ran across my website. It lists a ton of different families, including the Plume family (they married into my Thorwards) which married into the Crane family, who married into the Treat family. I wasn't in a huge rush to untangle all these webs but the book has a lot of information. It does seem to cite a lot of different family genealogies but it is very good about saying where the information came from.Kathleen Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361040241014947379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-5009398127584164552016-05-26T14:19:36.601-07:002016-05-26T14:19:36.601-07:00My 9th great-grandfather, Governor John Webster, w...My 9th great-grandfather, Governor John Webster, was elected as governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656. His son, Robert Webster (not my direct line), married Susannah Treat, daughter of Captain Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord.<br /><br />I'll have to check out the book you found and see if they are the same Treat family. Thanks for sharing your finds!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-906026155508008832016-05-26T14:10:08.695-07:002016-05-26T14:10:08.695-07:00That's a nice find.
I keep getting book-hints...That's a nice find.<br /><br />I keep getting book-hints from Ancestry.com for their reworked DAR Lineage books. Not much help there. The books on FamilySearch were uploaded in a way that makes them very hard to use. Wish they had used the format that used to be on the Harold B. Lee Library site at Brigham Young University. Very searchable and very navigable. Sigh.<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com