Genealogical Memoir Of The Descendants Of Edward Winslow Governor Of Plymouth Colony

Author : Maria Whitman Bryant
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ISBN 13 : 9781332131136
Total Pages : 278 pages
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Download or read book Genealogy of Edward Winslow of the Mayflower and His Descendants written by Maria Whitman Bryant and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Genealogy of Edward Winslow of the Mayflower and His Descendants: From 1620 to 1865 These biographies are gathered and arranged for the use of the generations in the direct line of descent from Edward Winslow, as they will inevitably be dispersed in the future, giving into their possession, in a compact form, this knowledge of the incidents in the lives of those who preceded them. They are facts reliable and without embellishment. Adopting the sentiments expressed in the introduction to the history of the Otis family by Horatio N. Otis, member of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society of New York, we quote as follows: "It is to be regretted while sketching the external circumstances of some, the chroniclers, that such a man was born, died, and ran through such a circle of honors, etc., that we cannot more carefully trace the history of mind, those laws which govern in the transmission of physical and mental qualification. "In the histories of families that have been made, it is seen that the mental and physical qualities, the forms of body and face, the tastes, talents, and propensities, modes of thinking and acting have descended throughout the whole line of their progeny from the Pilgrim ancestors, and remain stamped even upon this generation. If this is true, every one should examine the subject. These laws of Nature ought to be deeply regarded by man, for they affect his posterity to the latest generation." "Go, call thy sons! Instruct them what a debt they owe their ancestors; and make them swear to pay it by transmitting down entire those sacred rights to which themselves were born." Akenside. The successive links as they occur in the chain may easily be added. An unbroken line back to Edward Winslow, and farther back into England to the year 1300, by consultation of the chart at Droitwich. These biographies should incite a noble emulation in those who follow, to wisely build the structure of their lives in view of their responsibilities. For, no purer line of six generations exists in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.