Videos

Buncombe Beginnings: Buncombe County, NC through 1806

This video was written especially for Western North Carolina. It explores the forces that brought the Germans and Scots-Irish from Europe to this area and visually tells what they went through to get here -- Indian wars, Revolution, hard work, etc. from 1700 to 1806.

Every head of household from the 1790 census of this area is listed here, with credit given those unsung heroes -- the women, children and the 73 persons listed as slaves -- who also played a huge role in developing Western North Carolina.

Whether your family was here in 1790 or came along a little later, this video shows what it took to get from the Atlantic seaboard up to these mountains. As the Cherokee Indians were pushed ever westward, it was the thin edge of the wedge to open the land for the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the size of the country.

This fast-moving video holds the attention of 8 year olds on up, setting the stage for every development of this country's westward expansion.

Written by Doris Cline Ward and directed by Jacqueline Ward Britton, this video is available as a DVD from The Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society at www.obcgs.com.

Prescott Catalog

This following listing of materials for sale on various Prescott lines is provided as a service by Prescotts Unlimited to our affiliated researchers. Specific materials should be ordered directly from the addresses provided in the right-hand boxes. All prices given include postage. If you have genealogical material for sale of interest to Prescott descendants and would like to be included in this listing, contact DorisWard@aol.com.

Southern Prescott Lines:

(Available from Mrs. Adell Prescott, P.O. Box 1466, Greenville, NC 27835)

Aaron Prescott, of VA & NC .......... $3.00

William Prescott, of VA & NC ..........$3.00

The Prescotts of Colleton District, SC .......... $5.00

Moses & Susannah (Warren) Prescott and their descendants in 14 Chapters. ..........$25.00

The Ancestry & Desc. of Benjamin Prescott of NC and Sumpter District, SC (c1752-prior to 1830) ..........$20.00

The Ancestry of the Appling Co., GA Prescotts ..........$20.00

The Family of Owen Melvin & Mary E. (Wildes) Prescott. .......... $7.50

The Family of Benjamin Simon & Annie Clara (Gibson) Prescott. ..........$13.00

The Family of Henry Oliver & Mary A. (Wainwright) Prescott. ..........$14.00

The Family of Robert Alexander & Jeanette V. Prescott. ..........$17.00

John Wilson & Harriet A. (Studifant) Prescott and Desc. .......... ask price

Those interested in Benjamin Prescott of Screven County, write to Adell Prescott.

Some Mississippi material is available, and new lines are known regarding Prescotts who went into Kentucky. Write Adell Prescott.

Those descending from early Utah settlers have their ancestry back to Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England. Contact David W. Warner, 289 W. 100 North Smithfield, UT 84335-2044.

A Prescott Path, by Dan F. Prescott. The Family of Ephraim Prescott of South Carolina/Alabama....$36.00 Order from Dan F. Prescott, 3031 Sutton Dr., Montgomery, AL 36111-2933.

Lines from John Prescott of Massachusetts:

(The following pamphlets are available from Ward Publishing Company, 42 Larchmont Road, Asheville, NC 28804)

The Fayerbanke/Fairbanks line from circa 1300's to include Jonas Fairbank ..........$7.50

Biography of son Jabez Fairbank and Ancestry of Mary Wilder ..........$7.50

Biography of Thomas Fairbank and Ancestry of Dorothy Carter (including Prescott line)..........$7.50

Biography of Silas Fairbank of Putney, VT..........$1.50

Ancestry of Lydia (Prouty) Fairbank ..........$30.00

Biography of James Fairbank of VT & NY..........$1.50

Ancestry of Eunity Moore..........$30.00

Biography of John Prescott (his life in Massachusetts) and Mary Gawkroger, including her English Ancestry..........$8.50

Biography of Mary Prescott and Thomas Sawyer, including his ancestry..........$8.50

Lines from James Prescott of New Hampshire:

(The following pamphlets are available from Ward Publishing, 42 Larchmont Road, Asheville, NC 28804)

Biography of James Prescott & Mary (Boulter)..........$8.50

Biography of John Prescott & Abigail (Marston), including her Ancestry..........$8.50

Biography of James Prescott Jr. & Maria (Marston), including her Ancestry..........$8.50

Biography of Jonathan Prescott of New Hampshire (1685-1755)..........$4.00

Biography of Joshua Prescott (son of James & Mary) ..........$4.00

Unconnected Lines: send your lineage chart as far back as you can go and let's see if we can help. Include the approximate era --time frame-- for your person must have lived, and the county and state associated with him/her if at all possible. This will give clues as to what census records to search -- remember that personal records are found in county records. You have to identify counties and states, even when you start researching in archives.

For 19th and 20th century immigrants: check with the Immigration Department (your local public library should be able to give you addresses). Applications for Citizenship should give details of prior country and residences. Don't forget Social Security Records from 1937.

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