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The book, "Matthew's American Armoury and Blue Book," by John Matthews,
printed by the Gorham Co., New York & London, 1907. Do you have Blue Sap (blood) in
your family tree? This book provides significant genealogical data about a large number of
American 'blue bloods' as of 1907. What is useful is that the data usually traces
lineage back to the immigrant ancestor, thus helping a great many people today. There are
many, many surnames and many allied families mentioned. Many of the allied families are
not listed in the lists below. Please Note: This is not a paper book - it is a direct scan
of a copy of the original book, on CD-ROM. It is read using the free Adobe Reader
software. It is a digital version of a hard to find book. The CD book is fully linked for
ease of use. There are two sections in the book. The first has a fairly comprehensive
entry listing a lot of information about the individual's ancestry, his family, and
biographical information about the person (clubs,!
organizations, residences, etc). The second 'Addendum' provides fewer data about
the individuals listed, but usually gives the year the person moved to America and where
they settled. Both sections provide a B&W drawing of the Arms associated with the
individual's family and there description in in heraldic terms (please see the
images).
Carroll names are represented.
Please see URL
http://home.insightbb.com/~geneo.sales/armoury.html
Cost is $15 incl. postage.