Pennsylvania Colonial Records

Description

The ten books included on this CD–which were originally published or reprinted by the Genealogical Publishing Company–contain newspaper abstracts, naturalization records, land records, court records, and family histories which identify approximately 200,000 people who lived in Pennsylvania during the colonial and Revolutionary War periods. Compared with that of its neighbors, Pennsylvania’s colonial population was extraordinarily diverse, featuring not only a broad mixture of national cultures (Welsh, Irish, Scotch-Irish, German, Swiss, English, etc.), but a vibrant mix of religions–Quakers, Mennonites, Presbyterians, Pietists, Lutherans, Anglicans, and so on. This diversity, accounted for by the large number of “foreigners” in its population, has always set Pennsylvania apart, especially in terms of its early records and documents. For example, its colonial archives, for example, many more records of naturalization and oaths of allegiance than any other colony; and at least three of the books featured on this CD are devoted to naturalizations, denizations, and oaths of allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania. System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).