Excerpt from Mediocria Firma: Baron Most of the family names treated are widespread. For example, the sixty common names of the world, as enumerated by Lower, are included. There are few Americans of Colonial stock, therefore, who will not find at least ten or twenty of their ancestral families in the list. Miss Smith's work will have a special value for Americans, interested in their ancestral lines, who do not enjoy access to the great genealogical libraries, or do not possess the means, the leisure, the patience, or the experience demanded for successful genealogical re search. But even to those desirous of tracing out their immediate ancestry, line by line, and generation by generation, these sketches afford a general survey and point of departure; after which the search must be continued in larger technical works and among original records. A vast amount of detailed information, not included in these sketches, is in the possession of the Author and Publishers, who gladly will render to inquirers any assistance in their power. And as other volumes of colonial families are contemplated, additional to the seven in the present series, correspondence is invited and information solicited regarding families which might appropriately be included. 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.