Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Descended from George and Sarah Smedley, Settlers in Chester County, Penna: With Brief Notices of Other Families of the Name, and Abstracts of Early English Wills; Published Pursuant to the Will of Samuel Lightfoot Smedley
Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Descended from George and Sarah Smedley, Settlers in Chester County, Penna: With Brief Notices of Other Families of the Name, and Abstracts of Early English Wills; Published Pursuant to the Will of Samuel Lightfoot Smedley
Excerpt from Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Descended From George and Sarah Smedley, Settlers in Chester County, Penna: With Brief Notices of Other Families of the Name, and Abstracts of Early English Wills; Published Pursuant to the Will of Samuel Lightfoot Smedley, of Philadelphia, Pa The publication of genealogies, in which all the branches of a large family are traced down to the latest generation, is an American idea which has obtained its greatest development in New England, and almost wholly within the last half ...
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Excerpt from Genealogy of the Smedley Family, Descended From George and Sarah Smedley, Settlers in Chester County, Penna: With Brief Notices of Other Families of the Name, and Abstracts of Early English Wills; Published Pursuant to the Will of Samuel Lightfoot Smedley, of Philadelphia, Pa The publication of genealogies, in which all the branches of a large family are traced down to the latest generation, is an American idea which has obtained its greatest development in New England, and almost wholly within the last half century. The fourth work of the kind, and the largest up to that time, was the Sharpless Genealogy, containing 132 pages of small size, published in Philadelphia in 1816. But one or two others appeared in Philadelphia prior to 1850, and of those published elsewhere the aggregate bulk would scarcely exceed that of single genealogies of recent date. Now these publications number thousands, while numerous genealogical societies and magazines foster a spirit of research among the generations long since turned to dust. The late Samuel L. Smedley appears to have commenced the collection of information about his ancestors as early as 1857, and obtained much from persons then living which otherwise would not have been accessible at this day. After a few years he became acquainted with the compiler of this volume, then actively engaged in genealogical work, and a very pleasant and congenial intimacy continued between them during the remainder of his life. In 1882 he was among the most interested in the bi-centennial gath ering of the Sharpless Family, and of the association afterward formed to guarantee the publication of a revised family history, of which he was the leading spirit. The accomplishment of this large work appears to have been so satisfactory to him that he decided to entrust the completion of his cherished desire, a Smedley Genealogy, to the same author, though his intention was a secret until after his death. Under this view it was thought best to make the Smedley a companion-work to the Sharpless Genealogy. Though somewhat smaller, it is otherwise almost identical in make-up with the larger book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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