> Hi Emily, Here is a little info I found in the following book...hope it's more clear to you than me. I included then numbering system they used but it seems that some numbers are missing. Linda > Page 1 > > > ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM, Frederick Virkus > > THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM > > OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY > > FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA > > THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM > > OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY > > The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of > > THE FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA > > EDITED BY > > FREDERICK A. VIRKUS > > VOLUME I > > 1925 > > F. A. VIRKUS & COMPANY > > Genealogical Publishers > > 440-442 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. > > > In numbering the generations in America it was found necessary to represent > the subject of the record as number one (although not actually numbered in > the > record), and his parents as number two, since under this system the > lineages of > both father and mother, seldom of equal number of generations, always > conjoin > in their common number (2). Thus, the subject is represented as number one > (although not actually numbered in the record); his parents are always > numbered 2; his grandparents in both lines of descent are always numbered > 3; > his great grandparents in both lines of descent are always numbered 4; > and so on, to the earliest known ancestor in America, who is given the > highest > number, which shows the number of generations in America in each line of > descent. > > Confusion was also avoided under this method of numbering by eliminating > > the designation "10th from," or "6th from," as the case may be; the > numbers, as > given in the records, show clearly the number of generations in America and > that > the subject is a descendant OF the ancestors named; of course, he is also > descended FROM the ancestors, but in a generation one number lower than > that > given the ancestors in the record. > > Page 2847 > lO-Elder William Brewster (qv); > 9-Jonathan (1593-1659), m 1624, Lucretia Oldham; > 8-Hannah (1641-64), m Samuel Starr (ca 1640-1668; > > Thomas 9; Dr. Comfort 10); > 7-Jonathan (b 1673), m Elizabeth Morgan; > 6-Hannah (b 1710), m Edward Mills; > 5-Edward (bap. 1747), soldier Am. Rev., m 1772 > > Hannah Avery (desc. Capt. James Avery); > 4-Edward (b 1781), m Lucina Stewart; > 3-Mary Lucina (b 1819), m 1844, Nathan Wright > (b 1817). > 2-Dau. Gamaliel Taylor (b in 1845), inventor and > > mfr., m 1874, Laura Caroline Wright (b 1852); > > issue: 1-Byron Orlando (m Carrie Eugenia > > > > > Page 2848 > > > Thomas; m 2d, Daisy Marita Bishop; m 3d, > > Bertha Mauer); 2-Lela Odella (b 1881; m 1901, > > Martin L. Lewellen); 3-Eloise Anna May > (above). > > 802 > > 3-M June 18, 1906, Edwin Snelling Roberts, b in > > Hardin Co., Ky., Oct. 24, 1866; son of David R. > > Roberts, of Morristown, Pa. > V.p. Avard State Bank. Author, genealogist. > > Organized 1st chapter of Am. R.C. in N.W. > > Oklahoma. Mem. S.M.D., Americans of Royal > > Descent, "First Families of Va. 1607-1620" (state > Page 1 > > > ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM, Frederick Virkus > > THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM > > OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY > > FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA > > THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM > > OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY > > The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of > > THE FIRST FAMILIES OF AMERICA > > EDITED BY > > FREDERICK A. VIRKUS > > VOLUME I > > 1925 > > F. A. VIRKUS & COMPANY > > Genealogical Publishers > > 440-442 S. Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. > registrar), D.A.R. (registrar Okla. Soc.), U.S. > > D.1812. Residence: Avard, Okla. > > ROBERTS, Kenneth Lewis, b Kennebunk, Me., > Subject: [CRV] DAR help needed > Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 22:07:39 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In order to prove my DAR lineage, I need information on EDWARD MILLS and his > father, JOHN MILLS. Edward was bp. 5 April. 1747, m. Hannah Avery 24 Dec. > 1772, d. 7 Sept. 1781 at the Battle of Groton Heights, Fort Griswold, Groton, > CT. > > I need photocopies of the following: MFIP Brewster 2:240 > Groton Avery > Clan 298 > Griswold > Church Records 1:263 > > Photocopies must cite author, title, date of publication, edition, and page > numbers. I will gladly pay for any expenses incurred. > > Also, I need ANY information on JOHN MILLS. I have nothing at all on his VR. > Thank you in advance. Emily