Book Review
by Vermont Genealogy
This book review is reprinted in it's entirety by written permission. This review written by John A. Leppman appeared on pages 39-40 in the January 1998 issue of Vermont Genealogy published by the Genealogical Society of Vt .
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Harlow Family: Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow (1624/5 - 1691) of
Plymouth, Massachusetts, compiled by the Genealogy Committee of the
Harlow Family Association, edited by Alicia Crane Williams
vi, 686 pp., clothbound
Order from The Harlow Family Association, Winfield Harlow, 483 Grange Road, North Smithfield, RI 02896-8169. $45.00 postpaid. Published 1997.
The Harlow Old Fort House in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the site annually of a gathering of the descendants of William Harlow, who had arrived in Plymouth by 1643 and died there on 25 August 1691. It is said that Harlow built the house with timbers from the fort erected in 1620-21 on Fort Hill, now the site of the old burial ground in Plymouth. This is one of those stories which can neither be confirmed nor denied, but both the house and the descendants stand as a memorial to this early Plymouth settler. This comprehensive genealogy of William's descendants down to the sixth generation in all lines will be a solid and recognized reference for the family.
Marriages of William's descendants bring into this account many common Plymouth County surnames as well as many names associated with other parts of New England and New York. (Among the latter, a notable example is a clan of Terwilligers descended from a great-granddaughter of William1 Harlow.) By the time we reach the sixth generation - only listed in this work with birth dates in family groups of fifth-generation parents - a total of 4178 descendants of William have been identified.
Because of its comprehensive coverage of all lines and careful documentation, this book will be worth checking for anyone with interests in Plymouth County families or their descendants elsewhere in New England. That includes Vermont, of course.