When my nephew (who has the genealogy bug) visited the settlements in the southern part of the country he was told at the museum that the Puritans and colonists kept such excellent records that is why the settlements in the north got much more coverage in the history books. The settlements in the south were not as well documented. Today we see it as a north/south political issue and some people think history has favored the Pilgrims and Puritans etc. but it was originally largely due to the record keeping. Jean in Haverhill