This is the definitive work on Americans taken prisoner during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the book is devoted to personal accounts, many of them moving, of the conditions endured by U.S. prisoners at the hands of the British, as preserved in journals or diaries kept by physicians, ships' captains, and the prisoners themselves. Of greater genealogical interest is the alphabetical list of 8,000 men who were imprisoned on the British vessel The Old Jersey, which the author copied from the papers of the British War Department and incorporated in the appendix to the work. Also included is a Muster Roll of Captain Abraham Shepherd's Company of Virginia Riflemen and a section on soldiers of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp who perished in prison, 1776-1777.

This book is a genealogy of the Cross family, tracing its history from William Cross's arrival in Virginia in the early 18th century to the early 20th century. The authors, John Newton Cross and Mary Cross, draw on extensive research, family records, and historical documents to provide a comprehensive and engaging account of the family's many branches, accomplishments, and challenges. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in genealogy, family history, or the history of Scottish and Irish immigration to the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

These records are from the late 18th through the early 19th century. Over 6,000 individuals are named in the marriage records. The probate records identify heirs, with relationships, and give the probate date.

Johannes (John) Kesler (1728-1823) immigrated from Germany or Switzerland to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and married Eva Dorothea Leman about 1755. They later moved to Botetourt County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, Washington, California, Arizona, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma and elswhere.