- [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1880 US Federal Census.
- [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as 1900 US Federal Census.
- [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
- [S376] Through the Looking Glass at MayflowerFamilies.com, online at www.mayflowerfamilies.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerFamilies.com.
- [S411] Susan E. Roser, Mayflower Increasings (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995, 2nd edition). Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Increasings.
- [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
- [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations.
- [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903). Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
- [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts). Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
- [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889). Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
- [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908). Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
- [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
- [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
- [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
- [S669] Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859 - NEHGS.
- [S673] Kenneth Bolton, "Descendants of Jeremiah Bolton of Massachusetts and New York", received on 18 March 2010 from e-mail address. Ken is the great-great grandson of Jeremiah Bolton, whom his family "suspects" may have been the youngest son of Gamaliel Bolton and Sally Hooper. When he gave his permission to include his family's file on this website, he stated that he was very careful about providing only data that he could confirm as accurate. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Jeremiah Bolton."
- [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
- [S761] William Bradford Browne, "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 70 (April 1916). Hereinafter cited as "Peterson Family of Duxbury."
- [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
- [S841] Mayflower History.com, online at www.mayflowerhistory.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerHistory.com.
- [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
- [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
- [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.
- [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-). Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
- [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition). Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
- [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York, New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2006). Hereinafter cited as Mayflower: A Story.
- [S912] All About History, online at www.allabouthistory.org. Hereinafter cited as All About History.
- [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
- [S1048] Lawrence Park, "Old Boston Families (Number Three) The Savage Family", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 67, pages 198-215 and 309-330; Volume 68, pages 18-32 and 119-126 (July and October 1913; January and April 1914). Hereinafter cited as "Old Boston Families: Savage."
- [S1050] Samuel Morgan Alvord, compiler, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord, an early settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Webster, New York: D.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908). Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Alexander Alvord.
- [S1127] Mary Bolton, Probate (1730 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2220, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Mary Bolton (1730 Bridgewater).
- [S1128] John Bolton, Probate (1755 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2217, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1755 Bridgewater).
- [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996). Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
- [S1250] George S. Mann, Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America : genealogy of the descendants of Richard Mann of Scituate, Mass., preceded by English family records, and an account of the Wrentham, Rehoboth, Boston, Lexington, Virginia and other branches of the Manns who settled in this country, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1884). Hereinafter cited as Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America.
- [S1252] Danforth Phipps Wight M.D., The Wright Family. Memoir of Thomas Wight, of Dedham, Mass., with genealogical notices of his descendants, from 1637 to 1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of T.R. Marvin, 1848). Hereinafter cited as Wight Family Memoir of Thomas Wight of Dedham.
- [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898). Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
- [S1290] Henry P. Waters, "Genealogical Gleanings in England", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 48, pages 396-404 (July 1874). Hereinafter cited as "Genealogical Gleanings in England (Bennett Elliott)."
- [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915). Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
- [S1354] Henry Winchester Cunningham, "John Winchester of New England and some of his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volumes 78 and 79 (1924 and 1925). Hereinafter cited as "John Winchester of New England."
- [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905). Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
- [S1356] Theodore S. Lazell, Whiting Genealogy : Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham, Mass., 1641, and Five Generations of his Descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: T.R. Marvin & Son Printers, 1902). Hereinafter cited as Nathaniel Whiting of Dedham, Massachusetts.
- [S1357] Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, The Drapers in America, being a History and Genealogy of those of that name and connection, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (New York, New York: John Polhemus Printing Company, 1892). Hereinafter cited as The Drapers in America.
- [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968). Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.
- [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
- [S1696] Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979, online at www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979.
- [S1702] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961.
- [S1703] Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937.
- [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
- [S1705] NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library, online at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/. Hereinafter cited as NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library.
- [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904). Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.