Excerpt from Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695): His Ancestors and Descendants My work has been based primarily upon several remarkable family charts prepared by my father about 1890-5. They include charts of the families of Wise. Sergeant. Douglas, and Beverley. Showing all the descendants of each generation. Then there was a composite chart showing the direct descent along all lines of his own children. Copies of these charts, which were litho graphed, were distributed by my father among the kin, and others were filed in various libraries and historical societies. The Douglas chart is the finest, perhaps. I have ever seen. In addition to these I had access to the Carter and other charts. My father's work was monumental. His work was as accurate as his researches were extensive. And it has been a keen satisfaction to me to be able to extend it considerably. Thus. I am able to produce a work carrying every line of my own ancestors back to the immigrants, and many of them beyond. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.