About sixty years ago, the genealogist J. Montgomery Seaver began to compile family histories-in-brief of 49 prominent American families, including the twelve listed below. Each of these volumes includes the family coat of arms, a record of ancient families of the name, a list of prominent members of the family past and present in both England and America, a record of those of the name tracing descent from royalty, a record of the first emigrants to America and the first few generations descended from them, Revolutionary War veterans from the family, and various lists of sources. Good starting points for further research!