Chiefly a record of some of the ancestors and descendants of Francis Hardgrave. Francis was born 5 Mar 1745 in Augusta County, Virginia, to James Hardgrave III and Elizabeth Cawley. He married Sarah Skelton in 1769. She was born 7 Feb 1751 in Augusta County, Virginia. She died 30 Nov 1832 in Davidson County, Tennessee. He died 7 Aug 1828 in Davidson County, Tennessee. They were the parents of nine children. Descendants lived in Alabama, Kansas, New York, and elsewhere.

The book chronicles several families and their descendants, all connected with Revolutionary War soldier Garrett Z. Watts. The history underscores their adventures and family bonds as they seek to build their lives in Johnson County, Arkansas amidst the westward expansion from southeastern United States.

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

This book contains the pedigree of the sons of Isaac Newton Skelton-III and Carolyn Marie Boone, his wife. Ike-III is a great-great-grandson of John Skelton, an officer in the militia of Shenandoah County, Virginia during the Revolutionary War.