Penobscot Press
Under the Penobscot Press imprint we offer authors and societies who are financing their own books a full range of services with the same high quality presentation we use for Picton Press. Our services include making text camera-ready from your disk or typescript or even hand-written manuscript; book layout and design; and all other services needed to produce the finished book. Please contact us before beginning your final typing! We particularly like to work on genealogies of the highest quality, books where our expertise can complement the authors'.
A few of our Penobscot Press publications (please contact the author to obtain copies):
(FISH) NATHAN FISH (1748-ca. 1811) and His Wife, Betsey Kinney/ Kenney, Early Settlers of Starks, Maine and Their Descendants Volume 1. 244 pages, hard cover, smyth sewn, every name index, maps, original documents, over 40 photos. 2004. This volume follows Nathan's family from Groton, MA to Mason, NH. It includes interesting episodes involving the Fish in Mason, which were gleaned from the original town records now housed in the NH State Archives. It documents Nathan's action in the Revolutionary War and tracks him to Ballstown, ME, where he and brother Simeon farmed together before he moved on to the frontier of Starks. This volume carries Nathan and Betsey's family down through four generations. We see how the Industrial Revolution drew many of the families to the cities to work in the mills. The generations which followed spread their wings to Colorado, Missouri, Illinois and beyond. $38.00 plus postage and handling ($3.00 for the first book, $1.00 for additional books bought at the same time). Available from the author: Linda Dodge, 9 Hastings St., Stow, MA 01775, or email lrldodge@aol.com
FRONT LINES: The World War I Memoirs of Capt. Wiltshire Clark Clayton, 144 pages, 2003. Serving in The Great War: Young American dentist Wiltshire Clark Clayton, from an adventuresome family with roots in New Jersey, Connecticut and Brooklyn, NY, served in France as a volunteer medical officer before, during and after America's official participation in the conflict. In 1915-1916 at the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris, Clayton worked with other pioneers in plastic surgery to reconstruct faces of soldiers wounded at Verdun. This first-hand account, only recently discovered, brings focus to the soldier's life in dangerous times from 1915 to 1919. $14.95 plus Priority Mail fee. Order from: Lauralee Hill Clayton, 870 Dominica Ave., Venice, FL 34285. lolclay@yahoo.com
BENJAMIN BARNES OF BOSTON AND MARSHFIELD MASSACHUSETTS AND HIS DESCENDANTS by William H. Barnes and Kathleen M. Westover. 849 pages, 52 pages of documents, 250 photographs, 8-1/2" x 11", hard cover, smyth sewn, 14,417 endnotes, name index and extensive bibliography. Ten generations of descendants are recorded in modified Register format from 1742 until the present in both male and female lines who migrated from Massachusetts to Maine, New Hampshire,Vermont, New York, Iowa, and Canada before 1860 and to many States thereafter. $75.00 which includes postage and handling. Order from William H. Barnes, 1407 Stagecoach Circle, Salado, TX, 76571, e-mail WBarnes586@aol.com or Kathleen M. Westover, 2322 S. Vercler Rd., Spokane, WA 99216, e-mail KtWstvr@aol.com
THE DAMON FAMILY OF WAYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS by Richard A. Damon, Jr. 439 pages, printed in 1997. The book follows the descendants of Thomas Damon, one of the three Damon men who came to America in the early 1600's, who dwelt in Reading, Mass. and many of whose descendants resided in Wayland. The book contains data from twelve generations and is the result of 30 years of research. This is sure to be a very meaningful and treasured book to be passed on through future generations. $40.00 plus $5.00 postage and handling. Send orders to Warren L. Forsythe, PO Box 1299, Ellensburg, VA 98926-1299; phone: (509) 925-2356; payment options: check or money order.
GOD WILLED IT, by Jane P. Neale Stories of the 19th Century Missionaries from the First Religious Society of Holden, Massachusetts. These men and women from Holden shared a common background as members of the church and as neighbors in the town. It reflects the 18thand 19th century religious enthusiasm that led these men and women from their homes to mission work far afield, some never to return. $29.95 Postage and handling $2.00. Order from Jane P. Neale, 57 Mill Street, Jefferson, MA 01522-1443. E-mail: JPNeale@aol.com Phone Number: 1 508-829-4031
GRAHAM - LEWIS FAMILY FROM TOWNSEND TO HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS AND BEYOND, by W. Everett Mason. This book brings together the descendants of George Sumner Graham and Martha Elizabeth (Lewis) Graham. Included is a direct line from the early settlers up to and including the present families. $25.00 Postage and handling charge: $2.00. Order from W. EVERETT MASON, 30 Chaffins Ln, Holden, MA 01520 Phone number: 1-508-829-0934. E-mail: MRZip@gis.net
HINCKLEYS OF MAINE The Ancestry and Descendants of Samuel^4 Hinckley of Brunswick, Maine. By Marlene Hinkley Groves, 384 pages, 9 orig. documents. 10,484 entry Every Name Index. 2002 (1993). $34.50 plus $4.00 postage and handling. Send orders to Marlene A. Groves, 5 Olympic Ave, Rockland, ME 04841-2213; e-mail:Magroves1@verizon.net
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN HORTON OF BOSTON, MASSACUSETTS AND NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, THROUGH HIS SON, SAMUEL HORTON OF EASTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS by Margaret Horton Weiler. 122 pages, hardbound, 9 illustrations, over 200 families, bibliography and every-name index. Ten generations of the Horton/Haughton Family of Cape Cod and, in later generations, Boston, Dover, Gloucester, Lynn, Needham, and Swampscott, MA, Blue Hill, ME, and other towns of New England and the United States, with a brief mention of the family of John's father Richard Haughton of New London, CT. $20.00 plus $2.00 postage and handling. Order from Margaret H. Weiler, P.O. Box 767, Bradford, NH 03221. Phone #: (603) 938-2892; email: mweiler@mcttelecom.com
THE FAMILY JORDAN - This NEW Book Set of Three(3) Volumes contains 2536 pages of Jordan Family History including 87,443 index entries. It is a compendium of Old and New World genealogy covering the life of the Reverend Robert Jordan, his descendants in America, and early ancestors in England. It is, in general, a total overhaul of past information involving the life of The Reverend Robert and his spouse, Sara (Winter) Jordan. The new work includes information listed in The Jordan Memorial by Tristram Frost Jordan; Jordan Family Descendants by Charles M. Jordan; and thousands of additional names garnered from countless family bibles, town records, personal records, census records, obituaries, cemetery records, and other sources. Thousands of hours were expended accumulating, sorting, and updating available information. This New Book Set is truly a spectacular family heirloom. Send orders for the New Book Set to: Ralph L. Jordan, Treasurer, The Family Jordan, P.O. Box 495036, Port Charlotte, FL 33949-5036. Check or Money payable to "The Family Jordan" in U.S. Dollars. Price including S&H; is $185.00 . Additional information may be obtained on the Jordan Family Web Site:www.familyjordan.com or by writing Roland G. Jordan, 42 Hector Street, Auburn, ME 04210 or by email: rgjordan@aol.com
THE LAWRY FAMILY OF FRIENDSHIP, MAINE by A. E. Sutton. 235 pages, 7 illustrations (photographs & tax roll) 6" x 9" Every Name Index. Study of families in Meduncook Plantation (c1754) to present Friendship. Traces Lawry family to Cornelius Lary (1657 in NH and Boston 1636). Friendship Lawries are Cromwell descendants (some also from Thos. Rogers of Mayflower, many from Gov. Wm. Bradford of Plymouth Colony, and most from Geo. Morton of the Anne, 1623.) $20 plus $5 handling. Order from A. E. Sutton, 7750 Yeomalt Place N.E., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, (206) 842-2249; e-mail aesatsea@bainbridge.net
HISTORY OF LEE, MAINE by Kay S. Crocker. Updated history from 1927. Includes cemetery records from all 3 Lee cemeteries, 1930 Census for Lee and the Civil Roster from 1927. Available from Kay S. Crocker, 729 Winn Rd., Lee, ME 04455. Cost $25.00 plus $4.00 shipping.
THE LOOP FAMILY IN AMERICA, by Victor L. Bennison. Descendants of Anthony Lupp of Germany, which includes most Loops/Leupp/Lupp Families in the U.S. This is a photocopy of the sold-out original harcover. $35 postpaid. Books available through author: Victor L. Bennison, 2 Georgetown Dr., Amherst, NH 03031, e-mail: vbennison@aol.com; phone: (603) 673-9073.
MORE MEMORIES FROM HARBOR VIEW PATHWAY, by Margret VanOrden Maloney. A collection of essays and poems about life on a Maine island that is located many miles off-shore. The author has spent over thirty summers enjoying the pleasures, sharing the sadness and feeling the spirit of life in a small, lobstering community. $13.95 plus $3.85 postage and handling. Order from Margret VanOrden Maloney, 30 Sundance La., Bluffton, SC 29909; phone: (843) 705-3661; e-mail: mahhgrit@davtv.com
JOHN PEET 1597-1684 OF STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT and His Descendants. 2nd ed. 2005. xlvi, 984 pp., casebound. This edition is greatly expanded from 1,980 descendants of John Peet of the 1986 (first) edition to more than 7,450 descendants; includes 30 page essay on medieval origins and early dispersal of the Peet surname by Dr. Malcolm Peet of Sheffield, England and six appendices of Peets (1,100 +) not connected or not proven to be connected to John Peet of Stratford, CT; limited availability at $47.00 each including shipping within the U.S. Orders to Terry C. Peet, 2051 Cheshire Rd, Binghamton, NY 13903-3199; inquiries at kavod@juno.com
THE PUTNAMS OF SALEM VILLAGE by Harold Putnam. 2nd edition. 112 pages. 19 illustrations. First Massachusetts map and first village boundaries. Index. 6" x 9". Genealogies of one of the first and largest Salem families. Traces origins of English families back to the Domesday Book of 1086 and the Roman occupation. $19.50 plus $2.50 postage and handling. Order from "The Putnams", PO Box 3821, Vero Beach, FL 32964. Fax (561) 231-0195. E-mail: haroldputnam@cs.com
A MAN CALLED SAMPSON 1580-1989: The Ancestry and Progeny of Sampson, a Mashantucket Pequot Indian. By Will Ottery and Rudi Ottery, C.A.I.L.S. 432 pp. 2002 (1989). 29 photos, maps, illstrations, etc. 7,930 entry Every Name Index. Endnotes, bibliography. The late Rudi Ottery, a Certified American Indian Lineage Specialist, compiled this genealogy for members of the Brothertown, Wisconsin Indian tribe, descendants of the Pequots. The numbering system is the standard modified Register format, and descendants are carried, in both male and female lines, right down to the present time. There are quite a few 17th century Indian deeds, treaties, captive lists, and other illustrations of importance. The family photographs are of course previously unpublished, and in all respects this is a genealogy of which the family can be proud! Order from: Will Ottery, 89 Irving Drive, Weare, NH 03281.
SAWYER FAMILIES OF NEW ENGLAND, 1636-1900, by Eleanor G. Sawyer. 718 pages, index, 7" x 10" hard cover. A Genealogy of the three brothers, Edward, William and Thomas, who arrived in Ipswich MA 1636, James of Ipswich and Gloucester MA, William of Reading MA and other unconnected lines. $50.00, which includes postage and handling. Send orders to Eleanor G. Sawyer, 9100 Belvoir Woods Pkwy, 305, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. E-mail: egsawyer@patriot.net
DEAR COUSIN: A Charted Genealogy of the Descendants of Anneke Jans Bogardus (1605-1663) to the 5th Generation by William Brower Bogardus. 8½" x 11" hardcover, 192pp. Includes complete vital data; previous errors in other published articles or genealogies have been corrected and new data included; most frequent errors and unproven lines of descent explained, with examples; descendants of Marritje JANS, sister of Anneke, also included; all names indexed; sources identified in extensive bibliography, keyed to 72 detailed charts. This is the first detailed account of the descendants of Anneke Jans BOGARDUS, through the children of both her husbands, since publication of an article in the July 1925 issue of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. $29.50 (US) $33.00 (foreign), postage and handling charges included. Books available through the author at: William B. Bogardus, 1121 Linhof Road, Wilmington, OH 45177-2917. Phone: (937) 382-3803. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ghosthunter/Anneke/page0.htm
THE CHADBOURNE FAMILY IN AMERICA: A Genealogy. Descendants of William Chadbourne of Tamworth, England and in 1634 Kittery/ Berwick, Maine. By Elaine Chadbourne Bacon. Now available in CD format. 928 pp. Num. photos, illustrations, maps, etc. 26,101 entry Every Name Index. Dec. 1994. $65.00. Temporarily Out of Print. Please contact: Howard Kaepplein, 33 Jacob Gates Rd., Harvard, MA 01451; E-mail: Howard.K@GalaxyPwr.com.
EARLY FAMILIES OF NEWFIELD, MAINE. by Ruth Bridges Ayers. 959 pages, 6"x9", hard cover, Every Name Index with 35,622 entries, introduction with 11 early photos and an extensive bibliography. Heavily documented text that includes most Newfield families who lived there before 1910. $49.95 (includes postage and handling) or pick-up price of $47.50. Maine residents please add 5% sales tax. Contact author: Ruth Bridges Ayers, 57 School Street, Gorham, ME 04038-1010; Phone: (207) 839-3666; E-mail: randg22@worldnet.att.net