Genealogical and biographical information of descendants of Walter Palmer who came to America from England in the 1620's. Only one line is traced from Walter to Fenner and Lydia Palmer. Then the descendants of Fenner's four sons (John, Nathaniel, Peter Ward, and Fenner Jr.) are traced in depth.

"This book is a basic tool both for genealogists and for historians. Those whose work focuses on seventeenth-century New England will wonder how they managed without it.'

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.