Links to Offsite Resources for Genealogy

Experience Mayhew's Indian Converts has been an important resource for genealogists as well as for historians and literary scholars. A crucial book for understanding the families mentioned in Mayhew's work is Jerome D. Segel and R. Andrew Pierce's The Wampanoag Genealogical History of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. In addition, within the Indian Converts Study Guides, you will find information and exercises on creating family trees in the Kinship section. You may also find these off-site resources useful:

Resources

• Dukes County Genealogy

  • The MAYHEW Family of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks (from Banks, HMV III.298 - 328.)
  • Historical Records of Tisbury People (Censuses, vital records, etc.)
• Family Search
• Free Genealogy Charts & Forms
  • More Family Tree Charts
• Kinship and Social Organization Tutorial
• Martha's Vineyard Historical Society. Genealogist is Kay Mayhew.
• Massachusetts 1790 - 1930 Census Records
  • 1790 Federal Census of Tisbury, Dukes Co., Mass.
• Massachusetts State Archives
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• The Wampanoag Genealogical History of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts