{"id":29992,"date":"2013-11-26T23:14:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T05:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=29992"},"modified":"2013-12-02T23:15:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T05:15:15","slug":"planters-of-early-new-england-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=29992","title":{"rendered":"Planters of Early New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cf9931\"<\/a>Of course we judge books by their covers. The cover is the first indication of what is inside. However, there are times when looking beyond the cover may reveal an unexpected treasure. Such is the case with Planters of Early New England: A Sketch of Roger Mowry Mann\u2019s Seventeenth-Century Ancestors<\/a>. The subtitle would keep almost anyone from even picking the book up, unless you know your related to this Roger Mowry Mann. That, however, may be a big mistake. Let me explain.<\/p>\n

Mann (1944\u20142002), like many today, could trace his ancestry to early New England. After three hundred plus years, those early settlers of New England have millions of descendents. Mann\u2019s history, put together by his sister and brother-in-law, reveals \u201cmuch about life in seventeenth-century New England \u2014 land development, public service, religion, and other aspects of daily existence.\u201d There is information within this book on many well-known early settlers and their families. \u201cPlanters\u201d refers to those who founded colonies as well as referring to farmers. These early settlers were often both.<\/p>\n

This book covers and documents the founding and early settling of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, many of whom were the ancestor of Roger Mann. These are the ancestors to many more people than just Roger Mann. To demonstrate just how diverse and large the decedents pool is from these early settlers, chapter IX lists 9 U.S. Presidents who also trace their ancestry back to this group<\/strong>. \u201cThe work is organized as an historical description of the period, but Chapter II and the ancestor index assure that it is also a genealogical record\u2026 Also included in this work is significant other previously unpublished material transcribed from records of deeds and wills from many different towns and counties in New England, including transcriptions of town records in Concord, Massachusetts and Guilford, Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n

The table of contents provides a good overview of what the reader can expect in these pages. There is also and index of 256 names found in this book [see below]. Perhaps one of your ancestors is there, if not this book tells a great historical story anyone could find interesting.<\/p>\n

Note: Presidents listed in Chapter IX:<\/strong><\/p>\n