New Genealogy Books from Clearfield Company

Clearfield Company has some new books available of interest to genealogists:

A Census of Pensioners - for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1840. [Published with] A General Index to a Census of Pensioners. 2 vols. in 1. - $45.00

The body of this consolidated work is a list of 25,000 Revolutionary War pensioners still living in 1840, with their ages and the names of the heads of families with whom they were residing. This is a compilation of the returns by marshals of the several judicial districts under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census (1840), and it makes available the entire 1840 U.S. census insofar as it relates to pensioners then living.

Passports of Southeastern Pioneers, 1770-1823 - Indian, Spanish and Other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, North and South Carolina - $38.50

Dorothy W. Potter has assembled a complete collection of the passports and travel documents issued to individuals and families going to the Mississippi Valley area from Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Never again can genealogists complain that research in the Old South is hampered by lack of a comprehensive sourcebook, for in this one outstanding reference work there is now a huge and invaluable body of source material at their disposal.

Little Compton Families - Fifth Edition. Two Volumes - $75.00

The town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, was founded by a band of explorers from Plymouth Colony. From its inception Little Compton has been a bastion of Mayflower ancestry, including that of the Wilbor [Wilbour] family of compiler Benjamin Franklin Wilbour. Mr. Wilbour devoted much of his life to assembling genealogies of his own and other families of Little Compton. Based on extensive research in primary sources and featuring numerous illustrations, LITTLE COMPTON FAMILIES is Mr. Wilbour's legacy to the descendants of some 200 families, many of whom are traced back to the middle of the 17th century.

Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children - Apprentices from 1784 to 1902 - $32.50

Dr. Alan Miller has sifted through the apprenticeship records of Middle Tennessee and brought them within the reach of the genealogy researcher. This second volume of Tennessee's "forgotten children" contains some 7,000 apprenticeship records scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Middle Tennessee. These records span the period from 1784 to 1902 and list in tabular form the apprenticeships created in the following 35 Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson.

East Tennessee's Forgotten Children - Apprentices from 1778 to 1911 - $25.00

This publication contains the records of apprenticeships scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Eastern Tennessee. The records, some 11,000 of them, span the period from 1778 to 1911 and bear reference to apprenticeships created in 29 Tennessee counties. The information in the book was compiled from county court minutes on microfilm obtained, in almost every case, from the Tennessee State Archives. Mr. Miller has arranged the records by county and thereunder chronologically. For each record, Mr. Miller gives the name of the apprentice, a date (either the date of the original bond or indenture, or a subsequent date), the age at apprenticeship, the name of the master, and miscellaneous information ranging from the name of the mother or a sibling, race, cause of apprenticeship (e.g., orphan), his/her trade, etc.

Genealogical Records in Texas - $37.50

Texas covers a lot of ground, but this guide cuts it right down to size and makes record searching fast and convenient. In text and maps, it provides detailed information on the legal and historical background of the state, the origin of each county, the location of the records for each portion of the county before it was organized into its present boundaries, and the specific records available in the various county courthouses, the Texas State Library, the Texas State Archives, and the Texas General Land Office. In addition, it provides information on the original colonies and districts of Texas, a list of Spanish terms used in land grants and deeds, a list of Texas libraries with resources for genealogical research, and a bibliography.