This work, the information for which was collected from ancient records, manuscripts, and printed works, consists of a genealogical register, first published in 1829, and contains an alphabetical listing of many of the first settlers, including dates of arrival, the location of settlement, date of birth, date of death, spouses and children, and often includes a biographical sketch of the individual. The author has also provided numerous lists, including Alphabetical Lists of Towns settled before 1692 in the several colonies of New England; Alphabetical List of the Governours, Deputy Governours, Assistants or Counsellors, and Ministers of The Gospel In The Several Colonies, from 1620 To 1692; Representatives of the General Court of Massachusetts, from 1634 to 1692; Graduates Of Harvard College to 1662; Members of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company to 1662; Freemen Admitted To The Massachusetts Colony from 1630 to 1662; With Many Other of the Early Inhabitants of New England and Long Island, N. Y., from 1620 to the year 1675. Paperback, (1829), 2014, Appendix, 354 pp.