Thomas Prather (1604-1666) lived in North Wiltshire, England at Eton Water House near Salisbury and immigrated to Virginia at age 18, landing at Elizabeth Citte, now known as Newport News. He married Mary McCay/Powell (ca. 1608) in 1627. Ancestors, descendants and allied families lived in Virginia, England, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and elsewhere.

This ultimate reference to Kentucky's first chartered city is "an absolute must for anyone interested in Kentucky, regional, or urban history" (James C. Klotter). Readers learn about the inspiration for the city's name (King Louie XVI of France), its former famous residents (John James Audubon and Muhammad Ali), facts about the Kentucky Derby, and much more. 306 photos. 79 maps.

John Keigwin was born in about 1672. He married Hannah Brown 10 October 1700 in Stonington, Connecticut. They had seven children. He died in 1736 in Voluntown, Connecticut. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Illinois.

A study of early Hilton families in Maryland. Focuses particularly on the descendants of Thomas I. Hilton (1773-1864).