November 16, 2012

Immigrants to America, 1600's-1800's

Trace your ancestor's journey across the seas! Spanning states and centuries, this resource contains immigration data on various nationalities and destinations, from New York to Louisiana. Approximately 200,000 individuals are referenced in this collection of passenger lists, legal documents, church histories, land records, biographies, and tax lists.

 Including several out of print volumes, these 20 volumes were originally published by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Among these unique resources, you'll find a comprehensive account of Scotch-Irish immigration to South Carolina as well as a list of passengers who arrived in Charleston between 1820 and 1829. The Philadelphia "baggage lists" contained here, referencing about 40,000 individuals, are the oldest existing federal passenger lists.

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