Henry S Nourse

The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1725 Henry S Nourse

From 1726 forward, records for Lancaster are complete and continuous; records before 1726 for Lancaster are scanty. This collection of early records, which will help researchers "fill the early gaps," is filled with names and covers the topics of: annals of the Nashaway Plantation, 1643-1653; town records; King Philip's War; King William's War, 1689-1697; Queen Anne's War, 1701-1713; Lowell's War, 1722-1726; the Book of Lands; births, marriages and deaths, 1645-1700; and an appendix gives brief information on such people as town officials and ministers. An everyname plus subject index provides easy access to thousands of names listed.