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'Headquarters and afterwards center of our line of battle' drawing by Alfred R. Waud 1863, re Darius Nash Couch
"Headquarters and afterwards center of our line of battle" drawing by Alfred R. Waud 1863, re Darius Nash Couch
Library of Congress: LC-DIG-ppmsca-20882 
 
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1883 Commemoration of the 1793 Laying of the Cornerstone at UNC
1883 Commemoration of the 1793 Laying of the Cornerstone at UNC
Original event: Old East Building, 12 Oct 1793
Mention of Matthew McCauley
Excerpt: Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina
and Eminent North Carolinians, — John H. Wheeler, 1884
 
 
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Alexander Squire Fletcher's Sword
Alexander Squire Fletcher's Sword
Standard issue 1796 PAT style light Calvary Troopers Sword, mass produced for the British Crown forces by John Gill of Masshouse Lane Bringingham England from 1796 to early 1800's.

Additional Views (PDF) 
 
4
Anc Lines of Chester Everts Howell - HOPPER UPDATE 2008 (PDF)
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
 
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Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell - (PDF 39MB)
Compiled by Jesse Howell Finch - Public Domain
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
 
6
Ardvorlich House
Ardvorlich House
With Loch Earn in the Background
Photo by Ryk Brown,  
 
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Arvorlich House
Arvorlich House
Close View  
 
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Balimeanach of Ardvorlich
Balimeanach of Ardvorlich
Photo by Ryk Brown,  
 
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Behind Drummonderinoch Farmhouse
Behind Drummonderinoch Farmhouse
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Ben Vorlich from Ardvorlich
Ben Vorlich from Ardvorlich
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Biography of James Patchell, Jr.
Biography of James Patchell, Jr.
A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with
Source: "Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers". Western Biographical Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1882. (Library Call No.: 977.175 H2h) The full historical resource is available free in several formats at archive.org. The sketch of Union in Butler County begins on page 574, where James Patchell is mentioned for the first time in the text. His biography begins in earnest on page 575. (Note: Typographical errors exist in this transcription, including James' death year. Researchers should refer to the original text.) 
 
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Chronicles of Novgorod [p.51-] (PDF)
Chronicles of Novgorod [p.51-] (PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
13
Clarke's Kindred Genealogies - Pynchon Genealogy
Clarke's Kindred Genealogies - Pynchon Genealogy
Excerpt: pages 137-141, descendants of William Pynchon, son of John Pynchon of Springfield, Essex, England. William was born and died in England, but was a significant force in New England during his 22-year stay in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
www.archive.org 
 
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Col. William McCauley & Nancy <em>Jacobs</em> Craig
Col. William McCauley & Nancy Jacobs Craig
"A Historical Sketch of New Hope Church, in Orange County, N.C." (rev. ed.), by Rev. D. Irvin Craig, 1891, page 48. 
 
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Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties, Illinois - 1883
Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties, Illinois - 1883
www.archive.org 
 
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Corwin, Capt George- Corwin Genealogy (PDF 47MB)
Corwin, Capt George- Corwin Genealogy (PDF 47MB)
www.archive.org 
 
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Corwin, Capt George- Inventory of (PDF)
Corwin, Capt George- Inventory of (PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
18
Couch's Corps, Chancellorsville by Alfred R. Waud 1863
Couch's Corps, Chancellorsville by Alfred R. Waud 1863
Couch's Corps forming line of battle in the fields at Chancellorsville to cover the retreat of the Eleventh Corps disgracefully running away
Library of Congress: LC-DIG-ppmsca-22527 
 
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Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus Couchii
Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus Couchii
Discovered by Darius Nash Couch
Public Domain 
 
20
Couch's Spadefoot Toad - Scaphiopus Couchii
Couch's Spadefoot Toad - Scaphiopus Couchii
Discovered by Darius Nash Couch
Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License 
 
21
Darius Nash Couch - Post War Political Poster 1866 'The Tearful Convention'
Darius Nash Couch - Post War Political Poster 1866 "The Tearful Convention"
Political cartoon poster by Thomas Nast, mocking the National Union Convention of August 1866, showing Gen. Darius Couch of Massachusetts with Gov. James Orr of South Carolina; below, President Andrew Johnson cries as he reads about the convention.
Library of Congress: LC-USZ62-135802 
 
22
Drummonderinoch Barn
Drummonderinoch Barn
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Drummonderinoch Farmhouse
Drummonderinoch Farmhouse
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Drumvaich House
Drumvaich House
 
 
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Dundurn Chapel
Dundurn Chapel
 
 
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Dundurn Chapel view of Hill Fort of a Fist
Dundurn Chapel view of Hill Fort of a Fist
Photo by Ryk Brown,  
 
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Early History of the Bassett Family in Massachusetts
Early History of the Bassett Family in Massachusetts
"Shull, Burdsall, Stockton and Allied Families: A Genealogical Study with Biographical Notes" (excerpt), compiled by Rena Shull McCahan, NY 1940 
 
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Edward Cottle (1628-1710)
Edward Cottle (1628-1710)
Profile by Cromartie Family Association, 2020.

View Memorial to the First Settlers of Amesbury, 1654 
 
29
Edward I 'Longshanks' King of England (PDF Wiki)
Edward I "Longshanks" King of England (PDF Wiki)
 
 
30
Edward I 'Longshanks' Plantagenet, The English Justinian (PDF)
Edward I "Longshanks" Plantagenet, The English Justinian (PDF)
www.archive.org > www.google.com 
 
31
Edward I 'Longshanks'- Life and Reign (PDF 38MB)
Edward I "Longshanks"- Life and Reign (PDF 38MB)
www.archive.org 
 
32
Eleanor of Castile (PDF Wiki)
Eleanor of Castile (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Eleanor of Provence (PDF Wiki)
Eleanor of Provence (PDF Wiki)
 
 
34
Elizabeth Plantagenet of Rhuddlan (PDF Wiki)
Elizabeth Plantagenet of Rhuddlan (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Entering Drummonderinoch
Entering Drummonderinoch
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Entering Glen Artney
Entering Glen Artney
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Fireplace Mantel - JW Cromartie House
Fireplace Mantel - JW Cromartie House
 
 
38
Fletchers in the Black Book of Taymouth (76KB)
Fletchers in the Black Book of Taymouth (76KB)
(article on spaceless.com)
Full text (40MB) 
 
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Forest of Glen Artney
Forest of Glen Artney
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Forester Grad Ron Couch
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
 
41
Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews
Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews
Who Settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640: Embracing Their Descendants to 1872, by Alfred Andrews, 1872. — pages 28-29 re Andrews-Couch 
 
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Governor Winthrop's Farm
Governor Winthrop's Farm
A Chapter of Old Bedford's History [ 1.4MB PDF ]
by Abram English Brown 1892
www.archive.org 
 
43
Heimskringla - The Story of Haakon Shoulder Broad (1.8MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Haakon Shoulder Broad (1.8MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Harald Hardrade (6.4MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Harald Hardrade (6.4MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus Barefoot (2MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus Barefoot (2MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus Son of Erling (2.8MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus Son of Erling (2.8MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille (1.6MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille (1.6MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus the Good Olafsson (2.4MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Magnus the Good Olafsson (2.4MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Olaf the Holy (23MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Olaf the Holy (23MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Olaf the Quiet (614KB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Olaf the Quiet (614KB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimskringla - The Story of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer, Eystein and Olaf (3MB PDF)
Heimskringla - The Story of Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer, Eystein and Olaf (3MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimsrkingla - The Story of Hakon 'the Good' Haraldsson (2.3MB PDF)
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Hakon "the Good" Haraldsson (2.3MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
53
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Halfdan 'the Black' Gudrodsson (675KB PDF)
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Halfdan "the Black" Gudrodsson (675KB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
54
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Harald 'Fair Hair' Halfdansson (2.7MB PDF)
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Harald "Fair Hair" Halfdansson (2.7MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimsrkingla - The Story of Harald 'Greycloak' Eiriksson (1.2MB PDF)
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Harald "Greycloak" Eiriksson (1.2MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Heimsrkingla - The Story of Olaf Tryggvason (7.7MB PDF)
Heimsrkingla - The Story of Olaf Tryggvason (7.7MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Henry III King of England (PDF Wiki)
Henry III King of England (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Heroines of the Crusades (33MB PDF)
Heroines of the Crusades (33MB PDF)
Heroines: Adela of Blois, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, Isabella of Angouleme, Violante of Jerusalem, and Eleanor of Castile

Leaders: First- Godfrey of Boulogne, Stephen Count of Blois; Second- Lous VII of France; Third- Frederic I Barbarossa, Philip II Augustus, Richard I Coeur de Laon; Fourth- Henry Count of Champagne, Conrad of Germany; Fifth- Thibaut Count of Champagne, Dandolo Doge of Venice, Jean de Brievve King of Jerusalem, Hugh X de Lusignan Count la Marche; Sixth- Andrew II of Hungary, Frederic II of Germany; Seventh- Charles d'Anjou King of Sicily; Eighth- Edward I of England
www.archive.org 
 
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History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield - Couch References
History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield - Couch References
Compiled & Edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1902
(retyped as searchable PDF 2011)
 
 
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History of Summers County
History of Summers County
Summers County, Virginia, later Summers Co, West Virginia
Mathias Kaylor (excerpt) 
 
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History of Summers County
History of Summers County
Summers County, Virginia, later Summers County, West Virginia
          Lilly Family (excerpt) 
 
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How William Pynchon Blazed the Bay Path
How William Pynchon Blazed the Bay Path
Excerpt: Chapter 6, pp.52-58, from "Stories of the Old Bay State"
by Elbridge S. Brooks, 1899 
 
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Ingegerd Olofsdotter (PDF Wiki)
Ingegerd Olofsdotter (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Initial Launch of Japanese Freighter, Arisan Maru, WWII POW Vessel
Initial Launch of Japanese Freighter, Arisan Maru, WWII POW Vessel
The Arisan Maru was sunk 24 October 1944 by a U.S. Submarine, U.S.S. Shark, which was thereafter also sunk by depth charges. Frank O. Brown was among those listed as Missing In Action after this sinking. Only 9 men escaped immediate death, of which 5 were rescued by the Chinese. 
 
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Isabella of Angouleme (PDF Wiki)
Isabella of Angouleme (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Jacob Stover, Sr. - Migration, Family & Event Facts
Jacob Stover, Sr. - Migration, Family & Event Facts
from research by Ralph Adkins 
 
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James 'Jim Bill' William Cromartie House
James "Jim Bill" William Cromartie House
 
 
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James 'Jim Bill' William Cromartie House
James "Jim Bill" William Cromartie House
(rear view) 
 
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John 'Lackland' King of England (PDF Wiki)
John "Lackland" King of England (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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John Cleypoole descendants lineage to John Wesley Strickland
John Cleypoole descendants lineage to John Wesley Strickland
(husband to Nada Atkins)
<< Click Chart Image for Lineage

Source (excerpts): The Claypoole Family in America
     View or Download Complete Source: Vols. I & II (combined) – Vol. III 
 
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John Sinor, Jr. - Biographical Sketch by Marian TitsWorth Dingman
John Sinor, Jr. - Biographical Sketch by Marian TitsWorth Dingman
(Notes & Census Image added by Doug Couch, December 2018. No "changes" to original sketch.) 
 
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John Sinor, Sr. - Biographical Sketch by Marian Titsworth Dingman
John Sinor, Sr. - Biographical Sketch by Marian Titsworth Dingman
 
 
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John Winthrop First Governor of the Masschusetts Colony
John Winthrop First Governor of the Masschusetts Colony
by Joseph Hopkins Twichell, 1898 [12MB PDF]
www.archive.org 
 
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Laneway Entering Drummonderinoch
Laneway Entering Drummonderinoch
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Loch Earn, ca 1860 with Edinample Castle (right) and Ardvorlich House beyond
Loch Earn, ca 1860 with Edinample Castle (right) and Ardvorlich House beyond
(Lake of the Irish) »  
 
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Louis VI 'the Fat' King of France (PDF Wiki)
Louis VI "the Fat" King of France (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Lying to the Troops: American Leaders and the Defense of Bataan
Lying to the Troops: American Leaders and the Defense of Bataan
A factor in the fall of the Philippine Islands to the Japanese. U.S. Troops abandoned (perhaps necessarily), initially becoming Prisoners of War if not Killed In Action beforehand. 
 
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MacGregor Historical Rewrite
MacGregor Historical Rewrite
Viewpoint on MacGregor-Fletcher 
 
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Marker at Fort Couch - Rear View
Marker at Fort Couch - Rear View
Photo by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006
HMdb.org
 
 
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Marker at Fort Couch Memorializing Maj. Gen. Darius Nash Couch
Marker at Fort Couch Memorializing Maj. Gen. Darius Nash Couch
Photo by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006
HMdb.org
 
 
81
North Gate, Stirling Castle
North Gate, Stirling Castle
 
 
82
Old Annat Farmhouse Ruins
Old Annat Farmhouse Ruins
 
 
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Painting of Argaty House
Painting of Argaty House
This image is in the public domain in the United States. 
 
84
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
 
 
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Panorama View of Drummonderinoch
Panorama View of Drummonderinoch
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
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Peter of Courtenay (PDF Wiki)
Peter of Courtenay (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Philip I 'the Amorous' King of France (PDF Wiki)
Philip I "the Amorous" King of France (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Pioneer Biography, Sketches...Butler County, Ohio
Pioneer Biography, Sketches...Butler County, Ohio
Excerpt from: Pioneer Biography, Sketches of the Lives of some of the Early Settlers of Butler County, Ohio, Vol. II by James McBride of Hamilton, Robert Clarke & Co., 1871. - Pages 7-98 Recounts many exploits of three brothers, William, Robert W., and John McClellan, also providing the dates of their deaths. 
 
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Queen Berengaria's Tomb at Abbaye de l'Epau
Queen Berengaria's Tomb at Abbaye de l'Epau
 
 
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Ralph Wallen Profile
Ralph Wallen Profile
www.plymouthancestors.org 
 
91
Ramon IV Berenguer Count of Provence (PDF Wiki)
Ramon IV Berenguer Count of Provence (PDF Wiki)
 
 
92
Rev. Ephraim Huit <strong>& His Children</strong>
Rev. Ephraim Huit & His Children
Catalog of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut
(extracted pages & comments) 
 
93
Rogneda of Polotsk (PDF Wiki)
Rogneda of Polotsk (PDF Wiki)
 
 
94
Sagas of Olaf & Harald (16MB PDF)
Sagas of Olaf & Harald (16MB PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green 1888 (46MB PDF)
Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green 1888 (46MB PDF)
 
 
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Stephen Hopkins, A Chronology
Stephen Hopkins, A Chronology
Adapted from the web site of the McCarter Family
www.mccarterfamily.com 
 
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Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
 
 
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Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle
 
 
99
Strickland Outhouse Snake Shot Story
Strickland Outhouse Snake Shot Story

View Story as Page 
 
100
The Battle of Hillsborough - 1781
The Battle of Hillsborough - 1781
1781 Revolutionary War - Maj. William McCauley and Capt. Matthew McCauley were captured when Hillsborough was taken by Confederate Col. David Fanning on September 12, 1781.

Click Here to View History of
The Battle of Hillsborough

Note: Any links on the history page lead to pages on carolana.org web site.

 
 
101
The Clan MacNab, by John MacNab of Callandar
The Clan MacNab, by John MacNab of Callandar
Francis MacNab, pgs. 22,23 
 
102
The Doane Family
The Doane Family
I. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth
II. Doctor John Done, of Maryland
and their descendants
www.archive.org
 
 
103
The Fletchers of Achallader
The Fletchers of Achallader
This is your Land - These are your People/85
Scotland's Magazine, November 1972
 
 
104
The Great Migration-Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. I, A-B, William Bassett
The Great Migration-Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. I, A-B, William Bassett
Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn
Great Migration Study Project
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 1999 
 
105
The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut
The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut
Rev. Ephraim Huit References 
 
106
The History of Chicago - Excerpts, Vol. 1
The History of Chicago - Excerpts, Vol. 1
 
 
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THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol. I
THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol. I
From the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818
by Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck - New York, 1889
www.archive.org 
 
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THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol.II
THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol.II
From 1700 - 1800
by Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Shenck - New York, 1903
www.archive.org 
 
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The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William Pynchon, London 1650 (14MB PDF)
The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, William Pynchon, London 1650 (14MB PDF)
Reproduction 1931, Harry A. Wright, Springfield, Massachusetts

www.archive.org 
 
110
The Puritan Dilemma
The Puritan Dilemma
The Story of John Winthrop [ PDF ]
by Edmund S. Morgan 1958 
 
111
The Story Of The Johann And Wilhelmine Melchert Family In America 1853-1987
The Story Of The Johann And Wilhelmine Melchert Family In America 1853-1987

1987 & 1988 Editions Available through: OCLC World Cat (Cover only shown here as I do not have a copy) 
 
112
View of Baldorran
View of Baldorran
Photo by Ryk Brown/Heather Sharpe,  
 
113
Vladimir I 'the Great' Svyatoslavich (PDF Wiki)
Vladimir I "the Great" Svyatoslavich (PDF Wiki)
 
 
114
William McCauley - 'Hillsboro [North Carolina], Colonial and Revolutionary' References
William McCauley - "Hillsboro [North Carolina], Colonial and Revolutionary" References
• 1777 Magistrate
• 1778 Representative in the House
• 1780 Senator 
 
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William McCauley - 'Historical Sketches of North Carolina 1584-1851' References
William McCauley - "Historical Sketches of North Carolina 1584-1851" References
William is listed as a Senator from 1783-1788, and as a Representative in the House of Commons for 1824-1825 
 
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William McCauley - 'Orange County 1752-1952' References
William McCauley - "Orange County 1752-1952" References
History of Events from the Political Life of William McCauley

Click Image of Page Numbers Legend above to View Larger
Note: p.96 refers to brother, Matthew McCauley as a slaveholder (William's slaves are mentioned in other documents.) 
 
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Winchester Castle (PDF Wiki)
Winchester Castle (PDF Wiki)
 
 
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Winthrop, Gov John Jr- (Short Version) Sketch of (PDF)
Winthrop, Gov John Jr- (Short Version) Sketch of (PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
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Winthrop, Gov John Jr- Connecticut Charter Letter (PDF)
Winthrop, Gov John Jr- Connecticut Charter Letter (PDF)
www.archive.org 
 
120
Winthrop, Gov John Jr- Sketch of John Winthrop the Younger (PDF)
Winthrop, Gov John Jr- Sketch of John Winthrop the Younger (PDF)
Sketch of John Winthrop, Jr., Governor of Connecticut, son of John Sr., Governor of Massachusetts Colony.
www.archive.org 
 
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Wreck of the Sea Venture, Stephen Hopkins 1st Trip to America
Wreck of the Sea Venture, Stephen Hopkins 1st Trip to America
"Sounding the Chesapeake: Indian and English Soundways in the Settling of Jamestown"
A Paper presented to The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture by Richard Rath
http://way.net/rcr/chesapeake

 
 

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