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Mr. Hurley has made numerous additions and corrections and has included 3,000 more names than the original edition! Volume 1 now contains all the known or probable descendants of Daniel Hurley, the 1676 immigrant of Talbot County, Maryland. Follows nine or more generations, in both the male and female lines. Added chapters include: Jasper Hurley (b. 1825); William Neal Hurley, Jr. (b. 1924); Nancy Hurley (1800-1879); William Hurley (1803-1884); Edmund Hurley, Sr. (1788-1850/60); American towns named Hurley and census records of Ashe County, North Carolina.(1999, 2007), 2019, 8¿x11, case-laminate, index, 472 pp

This volume of the Fauquier County, Virginia series contains entries from Fauquier County Minute Book, 1764-1768 beginning on page 22 and ending on page 185 for courts held September 29, 1764 through July 28, 1766.Court minute books contain minutes of all matters brought before the court when it was in session and may contain important information not found anywhere else. A wide variety of information is found in court minute books including appointments of county and militia officers, records of legal disputes heard before the county court, appointments of guardians, apprenticeship of children by the overseers of the poor, naturalizations, road orders, and registrations of free Negroes. An index to full-names, places and subjects adds to the value of this work.(1994), 2021, 8¿x11, paper, index, 124 pp

This is the fifth volume in a series of land tax records, which offer a wealth of valuable genealogical data presented in a convenient table format with entries listed alphabetically by surname within each section. This volume covers the period 1875 to 1895. It includes four complete years: 1875, 1880, 1885 and 1895, including the tax for public school and county purposes. Taxes for county purposes were collected for eight years between 1852 and 1861 and began again in 1880. The 1890 Land Tax has been published in a separate book, Northampton County, Virginia "1890" Land Tax. Between 1875 and 1880 the author noticed several inconsistencies such as in 1875 a James T. Ashby Est. 167 1/3 acres and in 1880 a John T. Ashby Est. with the same acreage. There are also discrepancies in number of acres in several areas as well. It is interesting to note the sale of Cape Charles lots between 1885 and 1895. A facsimile reprint of an original map that shows the 644 Cape Charles lots is included.Tables include: 1875 Land Tax by John C. Darby, Assessor (Capeville District); 1875 Land Tax by G. R. Jacob, Assessor (Eastville District); 1875 Land Tax by Geo. H. Thomas, Assessor (Franktown District); 1880 Land Tax by John T. W. Custis, Com: Rev:; 1885 Land Tax by Geo. R. Jacob, Com: Rev:; 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Capeville District, Whites); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Eastville District, Whites); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Franktown District, Whites); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Capeville District, Colored); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Eastville District, Colored); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Franktown District, Colored); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Cape Charles District, Whites); 1895 Land Tax by Zoro. Willis, Com: Rev: (Cape Charles District, Colored); and Land Tax Totals by year 1875-1895.Appendices include: 1875 Named Estates & Owners, 1875 Largest Landowners, 1880 Landowners of 1,000 acres or more, 1885 Largest Landowners, 1885 Lots in Cape Charles City, 1895 Named Estates & Owners, 1895 Landowners by Locality, Cape Charles Lots, and a map of Cape Charles.2021, 8¿x11, paper, 296 pp.

For those on sailing vessels plying Aquia Creek centuries ago, the "Great Rock" referred to the massive freestone outcropping that loomed above the northeast side of the creek. For them, it was a landmark in their travels. For seven or eight generations of Stafford residents, the great rock, freestone, put food on their tables. For the nation, the great rock built one of the most beautiful and powerful capital cities on earth.The focus of this volume is on Aquia freestone, sometimes also called Aquia stone. Massive deposits of this material are found throughout eastern Stafford, especially in the hills framing Aquia Creek. The word "Aquia" is a corruption of an Indian name noted by John Smith during his early seventeenth century visit here. Exactly how the Native Americans pronounced the word isn't known. Whatever the now obscure pronunciation and translation, for some three hundred years "Aquia" has been synonymous with fine quality building stone.The goals of this volume are to: document the scope of the freestone industry in Stafford County; present evidence, both positive and negative, about the suitability of Aquia stone as a building material; dispel some of the erroneous information that has been published about Aquia stone; explore the technical aspects of quarrying freestone, including tools, cutting methods, moving, and shipping of the stone; examine the use of labor in the quarries; record the locations of known freestone quarries, both private and commercial; record the names of people associated with the freestone industry in Stafford; and, list buildings/sites where freestone has been used, both in Stafford and elsewhere.Quarry operations to provide stone for the new federal city began in 1792, and there is little debate that the period between 1792 and 1844 witnessed the greatest, nearly continuous, activity in Stafford's quarries. Documented use of this material long pre-dates the construction of Washington; by the time that project was in the conceptual phase, the stone had been used for over a century, long enough to have established its reputation regionally.A wealth of photographs and illustrations, and an index to full-names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.2021, 8¿x11, case-laminate, index, 622 pp

One of the forgotten legacies of the Civil War was a special census of eastern Florida conducted on the orders of Federal military authorities. Its motivation is to this day unclear, but it seems likely to have been done to help register voters. African-A

This is the fourth volume in a series of land tax records, which offer a wealth of valuable genealogical data presented in a convenient table format with entries listed alphabetically by surname within each section. This volume covers the period 1851 to 1870. It includes fourteen complete years: 1852, 1855, 1858, and 1860-1870. Appended are state tax rates and taxes collected and special county tax rates and taxes collected for the years 1851-1870 along with the yearly tax rate, county tax purpose totals and rate are in the back of this work. Taxes for county purposes were collected eight years between 1852 and 1861. Starting in 1862 the location column was expanded to include the homestead and location. All Civil War years are included because of the difference in the tax rate during the War.Column headings include: Name of Owners (Residence is Northampton unless otherwise noted), Estate whether held in fee or life etc., Number of Acres of Land, District of Land, Distance and bearing from Court Yard, Value of Land per acre including buildings, Sum added on account of buildings, Total value of the land and buildings, Amount of tax at the current rate per every $100, and Explanation of alterations during the preceding year. Tables include: 1852 Land Tax by Edward P. Roberts Com: Rev:, 1855 Land Tax by Luther H. Read Com: Rev:, 1858 Land Tax by Luther H. Read Com: Rev:, 1860 Land Tax by Luther H. Read Com: Rev:, 1861 Land Tax by Luther H. Read Com: Rev:, 1862 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1863 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1864 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1865 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1866 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1867 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1868 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1869 Land Tax by Richard H. Read Com: Rev:, 1870 Land Tax by Littleton W. Johnson Com: Rev:, and Land Tax Totals by year 1851-1870.2021, 8¿x11, paper, , 440 pp