Key to Abbreviated Titles

These references are not necessarily the source of the genealogical information and are not considered proof of the lineage, but rather are references to where data about the individuals has been written or published.

APPLETONS
Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 1888.
BALLOU
History and Genealogy of the Ballous.
BOSTON TRANSCRIPT
Genealogical column of The Boston Transcript, published 1906-1941, available in many large libraries.
BREWSTER GEN
Brewster Genealogy by Emma C. Brewster Jones, 1908. The Brewster Genealogy 1566-1907; Record of the Descendants of William Brewster of the Mayflower. CS71/B848/1908.
BRISTOL
History of Bristol County, MA, 1883.
CHURCH
Simeon Church of Chester, Connecticut, by C. W. Church, 1914. CS71/C56/1914.
COLONIAL CLERGY
Pedigrees of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy, 1976.
CW RECORDS
Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War, 1937.
CFA
Colonial Families of America.
CRAPO GEN
Certain Comeoverers, by Henry H. Crapo. 2 vols. New Bedford, MA, 1912.
CTVR
Alphabetized vital records to about 1850, from all Connecticut towns, as copied by Lucius B. Barbour. Available in bound volumes and on microfilm at various genealogical libraries.
DAMON
John Damon of Scituate, Massachusetts
DURFEE GEN
The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, RI, by William F. Reed. Vol. 1, 1902; Vol. 2, 1905, Washington, DC.
EDDY GEN
Eddy Genealogy. CS71/E2/1884.
FAMILY RECORDS
Information obtained from family members by telephone or correspondence.
FEDERAL CENSUS
Federal censuses for the locations and years as indicated.
HENRY ALMY GEN
Henry Augustus Almy, by Lloyd Huber Almy, Crafton, Pittsburgh, PA, 1956.
HICKS
Hicks Families of Rehoboth and Swansea, MA by Harriet Woodbury Hodge.
HISTORIC FAM
Historic Families of America - William Almy of Portsmouth, RI, 1630, by Charles Kingsbury Miller, Chicago, IL, 1897.
HORACE M. ALMY
History of the Family of Horace Manchester Almy. Private MS by Mignon Almy (1407-1C74-1)
HOWLAND
Howland Heirs, by William M. Emery, 1919.
IGI
International Genealogical Index. Source of additional references.
JEWETT GEN
Jewett Genealogy, by Frederic C. Jewett, 1908. CS71/J6/1908.
KITCHEL GEN
Robert Kitchel and His Descendants, 1879. CS71/K63/1879.
KNOX VR
Vital records of Knox County, Indiana, located in Vincennes Public Library, the Lewis Library of Vincennes University, and other libraries.
LANCASTER CO.
Lancaster County, Nebraska. Ref. F672/L2P8/1888.
LAWTON
Descendants of William Almy of Portsmouth, RI, by Elva Lawton, Seattle, WA. Private MS available in the Newport Historical Society and the Rhode Island Historical Society libraries.
LITTLE COMPTON FAMS
Little Compton Families. Published by the Little Compton Historical Society from records compiled by Benjamin F. Wilbour. Providence, RI, 1967.
LUTHER
Genealogy of the Luther Family in America, 1635 to 1913, by William O. Luther.
MAVR
Massachusetts vital records by towns indicated.
NEHGR
New England Historical and Genealogical Register published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. (Vol. 1 - Jan 1847)
NEHGS
Manuscripts at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
NE HIST
Magazine of New England History, Vol II, Newport, RI, 1892.
NYGBR
New York Genealogical and Biographical Record published by the Society. (Vol. 1 - 1870)
POTTER GEN
History and Genealogies of the Potter Families in America, by Charles Edward Potter, 1888.
PROV VR
Published vital records of the city of Providence, RI.
RepMenMA
Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, J. H. Beers & Co., 1912.
RepMenRI
Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, J. H. Beers & Co., 1908.
RIFAM
Genealogies of Rhode Island families, from the New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Two volumes by Gary Boyd Roberts.
RI GEN DICT
The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690, by John O. Austin. Albany, NY, 1887; repr. Baltimore, MD, 1969.
RIHS/MS
Genealogy of the Almy Family in the Rhode Island Historical Society library, Providence, RI.
RIVR
Vital Records of RI, 1636-1850, by James N. Arnold. 21 vols. Providence, RI, 1891-1912.
SENECA CO.
History of Seneca County, NY, 1876.
SLOCUM GEN
Slocums of America, by Charles E. Slocum, 1882.
TLAWTON
Descendants of Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth, RI, by Elva Lawton. Private MS available in the Newport Historical Society, Rhode Island Historical Society, and the New England Historical and Genealogical Society.
WHEELER GEN
History of the Wheeler Family in America, compiled by the American College of Genealogy under direction of Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., Boston, MA, 1914.
WILCOX GEN
Daniel Wilcox of Puncatest, by Herbert A. Wilcox, South Pasadena, CA, 1943.
WILLIAMS GEN
Roger Williams of Providence, RI.