"...references approximately 570,000 individuals. Containing 24 volumes of vital records, family histories, passenger lists, military records, census data, and cemetery records..."--Container.

Contains detailed information, including occupation, genealogy, public service, estate and unusual or interesting facts, about each family or individual who emigrated to Plymouth Colony between 1620 and 1633.

This work features families' geographical distribution within Boston and eastern Massachusetts, providing a genealogical and biographical essay for each of the nearly 900 main families treated. Each article commences with the derivation or origin of the surname in question and is then brought forward in great detail from the oldest known ancestor to the family member (living or memorialized) featured in the account.