{"id":448,"date":"2012-10-10T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/resources-for-genealogy-research-in-colonial-america\/"},"modified":"2013-07-05T12:43:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T17:43:54","slug":"resources-for-genealogy-research-in-colonial-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/resources-for-genealogy-research-in-colonial-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Genealogy Research in Colonial America"},"content":{"rendered":"

In September, I wrote about my <\/em>Link Collection to Various Genealogy & History Resources Online<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 This collection is my <\/em>Diigo<\/em><\/a> bookmark library targeted at genealogy.\u00a0 I created a list for each state, as well as a few countries and various topics.\u00a0 There is also a list for general genealogy resources.\u00a0 Over the next week or so, I will highlight some of these lists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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These are a few of resources I find helpful for genealogy research in Colonial America.<\/p>\n

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Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Although this is a lineage society, their website has helpful information, including the list of the 163 Hartford founders with short biographies for each.<\/p>\n

Cambridge Historical Society<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Has some digital collections as well as other resources and finding aids to their archives collection.\u00a0 Collections cover the colonial period up to the present.<\/p>\n

The Founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A Careful Research of the Earliest Records of Many of the Foremost Settlers of the New England Colony<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Digitized book available through Internet Archive<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Witches in Colonial America<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 An article by Kory L. Meyerink, which includes a listing of early-American witches.<\/p>\n

New York in the Revolution as Colony and State<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Digitized book available through Internet Archive<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Another lineage society website, this one has information on each of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n

Caleb Johnson’s Mayflower History<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Includes a list of Mayflower passengers as well as information related to pilgrim history and Mayflower research.<\/p>\n

The Plymouth Colony Archive Project<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 \u201cA collection of fully searchable texts, including: court records, colony laws, seventeenth century journals and memoirs, probate inventories, wills, town plans, maps, and fort plans; research and seminar analyses of numerous topics; biographical profiles of selected colonists; and architectural, archaeological and material culture studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

King Philip’s War: Based on the Archives and Records of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and Contemporary Letters and Accounts, with Biographical and Topographical Notes<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Digitized book available through Google Books<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Visit Colonial America Genealogy<\/a> for the entire list of Colonial America resources, or visit my library<\/a> to see my entire collection and other lists.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m always updating these resources, so be sure to check back regularly.\u00a0 To receive updates to the Colonial America Genealogy list, you can subscribe via RSS<\/a>.\u00a0 You can also subscribe to my entire collection<\/a> at for updates to all of my lists.<\/p>\n

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