Research Books on New England
Mary Martin has provided the following list of helpful resources for people researching ancestors in New England, especially Massachusetts. These books contain alphabetical lists of people who immigrated to the New England area in the early colonial period of this country.
The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New England 1620-1633; Robert Charles Anderson. There are 3 volumes. They are located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
The Great Migration Immigrants to New England 1634-1635; Robert Charles Anderson; Volumes A-B, C-F, G-H, I-L, M-P are in print. They are located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
The Pioneers of Massachusetts; by Charles Henry Pope. This volume is located in the Massachusetts section of the Clayton Library.
A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; by John Farmer. This book is located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England; 1620-1650; by Charles Edward Banks. This volume is located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1892 on the Basis of the Farmer’s Register; by James Savage. There are 4 volumes. They are located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700; Compiled by Frank R. Holmes. This volume is located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
Immigrant Ancestry: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750; by Frederick Adams Virkis
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts; Prepared under the editorial supervision of William Richard Cutter. There are 4 volumes. This book contains genealogies of the families in them. These volumes are located in the Massachusetts section, but there is a similar set by the same author in the USA section of the Clayton Library. The index for all 4 volumes in located in Volume 4.
New Englanders in the 1600’s, A Guide to Genealogical Research Published Between 1980 and 2005; by Martin E. Hollick. This book was published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 2006. This book contains an alphabetical list of individuals and the places to find them in more recent publications. I don’t know if the Clayton Library has this book.
The Winthrop Fleet of 1630, An Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and their English Homes from Original Authorities; by Charles Edward Banks. The Clayton Library has this book.
Twenty-Six Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins; by John Brooks Threlfall. The Clayton Library has this book.
The Planters of the Commonwealth, A Study of the Emigrants and Emigration in Colonial Times: to which are added Lists of Passengers to Boston and to the Bay Colony; the Ships which brought them; their English Homes, and the Places of their Settlement in Massachusetts 1620-1640; by Charles Edward Banks
Quarterly Publications on New England:
The Mayflower Quarterly; Published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants Plymouth, MASS. This is a quarterly located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; Published by the New England Historical Genealogical Society. The first volume was published in 1847. They are currently working on Volume 162. This is a quarterly publication. There are indexes for the first 50 volumes and another set for the volumes published later. There is also an index in the back of each volume. These books contain genealogies, birth records, death records, marriage records, church records, military lists, English origins, discussions of previously published materials and more. These volumes are located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.
The American Genealogist is a quarterly located in the USA section of the Clayton Library.