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This is the fourth in an eight-volume series pertaining to the early genealogy of Surry and Isle of Wight counties. The genealogies trace the various families in a six-generation format that includes all records, documents, and discussions of descent. Each genealogy begins with the immigrant ancestor and traces all descendants, male and female, down to the children of the fifth generation. The other books in the series consist of abstracts or transcriptions of the records of Isle of Wight County.

In this volume Mr. Brayton traces the descendants of Capt. Jennings through his second wife Mary (--)Seward, for seven generations. The allied families covered include Carrell, Bidgood, Gulley, Spratley, Thomas, and Wheadon. There is an appendix on the descendants of Phillip Thomas of Isle of Wight County (d. 1702/3), and a discussion of English common law.

See also the other volumes in this series:

Volume 1: The Five Thomas Harrises of Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Volume 2: The Descendants of Robert Harris of Isle of Wight, County, Virginia
Volume 3: The Court Orders of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, October 1693-May 1695
Volume 5: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Conveyances, Book A
Volume 6: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Will & Deed Book 1
Volume 7: The Pitt Family of Bristol, Gloucester, Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Volume 8: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Will & Deed Book 2
Volume 9: The Family of George Williams, died 1672, of Isle of Wight Co., VA
Volume 10: Bridger of Godalming, Surrey; Slimbridge, Gloucestershire; and Virginia