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The first book covers the descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Connecticut, and also includes a short chapter on the descendants of Moses Barber, a Revolutionary War soldier from Jonesville, New York. The Thomas Barber genealogy is primarily male lines, with daughter lines usually only carried down one generation. The second book covers John Barber of Worcester, Massachusetts, who is apparently unrelated to Thomas Barber. The John Barber genealogy includes extensive female lines with the result that many of the people named do not bear the Barber surname. The families covered in both sections lived primarily in New England, New York, and the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince most researchers will want only one part of this composite work, and each part has a separate full-name index, the two books are offered individually.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Barber White\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1909, 1994), 2011, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 336 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781556139598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-W3959\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":621928742928,"sku":"101-W3959","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-w3959-1500px.png?v=1776802976"},{"product_id":"101-s2936","title":"Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the original Publisher's Note: The list of Sutton Births, Marriages and Deaths comprised in this volume includes all that were found in the Town Books covering the period from the earliest date there recorded to the end of the year 1849. Some additions have been made from other sources, and these are indicated in each instance by proper reference. All of the records are condensed in print as much as is consistent with intelligibility, accuracy, and completeness of information. Differences in duplicates, and explanatory or other matter which seemed necessary or desirable, appear in brackets. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties, but the full information concerning each person is given only under his or her name. An asterisk after a marriage indicates that the intention was not found recorded, and in many cases this is accounted for by the fact that neither party belonged in Sutton, and consequently publishment was made elsewhere. The double date is used in the months of January, February and March prior to 1752 only when it so appears in the original, and instances of the modern form after 1725 are not uncommon. When places other than Sutton and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSystematic History Fund\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1907), 2013, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, alphabetical, 478 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788429361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-S2936\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39284936671350,"sku":"101-S2936","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-s2936-1500px.png?v=1777304289"},{"product_id":"101-cd3717","title":"CD-History of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volumes I and II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history of Worcester County provides a general history of the county as well as individual histories of each town within the county. 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