Henry Tuthill was baptized 28 June 1612 in Tharston, Norfolk County, England. He came to America prior to 1637 at which time he had a lot in Hingham, Massachusetts. In 1644 he sold his lot and went to Southold, Long Island where his brother, John, had located. John Tuthill returned to England and died there. Henry stayed on Long Island and his descendants lived there until the American Revolution when they began, slowly to disperse to all parts of the nation and a few went to Canada. Some of them spelled their name as Tuttle.

The author has researched his own family history extensively and explains how he went about this and sets out the resulting discoveries which include finding a direct line of descent from the Plantagenet Kings of England which in turn established links to many royal and aristocratic families. There are many interesting characters revealed in the process, about whom the author comments, and there is much advice about how to research family history together with some warnings of some of the pitfalls which may mislead the unwary. This anatomy of a family provides some illuminating insights into social history and some entertaining anecdotes.

Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of Thomas Mapes. He was born May 1628 in England. He married Sarah Purrier 1650 in Southold, Long Island, New York. She was born in 1630 in Olney, England, to William Purrier and Alice. He died ca. Oct 1687 in Southold, New York. She died in 1697 in Southold, New York. They were the parents of eleven children.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.