The following sources were used in the compilation of the

Descendants of William Gaylord (1585-1673)

1. "History and Pedigree of the House of Gaillard or Gaylord in France, England and United States," William Gaillard, 1872

    a. Supplement to "History and Pedigree of the House of Gaillard or Gaylord in France, England and United States."

2. "Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Windsor," Henry R. Stiles

3. "Genealogies and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts," p. 890, 1035/6

4. "Holcombe - Their Genealogies and Biographies," Mrs. L.D. (Elizabeth Weir) McPherson, 1947, p. 63, 93, 222

5. "Connecticut Vital Records," Barbour Collection

6. "Genealogical Dictionary," Savage

7. The American Genealogist,
    Vol. 17, p. 71-4 "Clues to the English Home of William Gaylord." J.I. Coddington
    Vol. 29, p. 254 "From a Genealogist Notebook v Patience (Gaylord) Tomlinson" D.L. Jacobus
    Vol. 30, No. 4, p. 202 "Stebbins Genealogy."
    Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 202
    Vol. 41, No. 4, p. 240 "John Drake's English Connections"
    Vol. 48, No. 1, p. 41-43
    Vol. 47, p. 71/2 "Mamre (Gaylord)(Gillett) Bishop."
    Vol. 54, p. 133 "William Ward of Middletown, CT."
    Vol. 56, No. 2, p. 77
    Vol. 58, No. 4, p. 218 "The English Ancestry of Deacon William Gaylord New Light and Observations" Benjamin H. Gaylord

8. New England Historical and Genealogical Record (numerous volumes used dealing with records and families)   

9. "Journal of American History," Vol. XII, 4th Quarter, 1918,

10. "History of Woodstock, CT." C.W. Bowen 1933

11. "Twigs From Family Trees," Edward C Hoagland 1940, p. 62
      "Twigs From Family Trees," Part IV, p. 575

12. "Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy "

13. "Genealogies and Family History of the State of Connecticut," William R Cutter, Vol. 3, p. 1285-7

14. "The Mary and John," Maude Pinney Kuhns

15. "Homer W Brainard Papers," Connecticut Historical Society

16. "Gaylord Record," possession James M Gaylord

17. "Middletown Upper Houses," Charles C Adams, p. 559

18. "Hobbies - The Magazine for Collectors," May 1942, p. 109

19. "Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record," Vol. 3; p. 212, Vol. 4, p. 244

20. "Diary of Orange Gaylord," Oregon Pioneer Association 45th Annual Reunion,  p. 395

21. "Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina," Marilus Burch Smallwood, p. 197

22.  "Clippings of the Gaylord, Wetmore and Stow Families" Cuyahoga Falls Reporter, Ohio, February 1940, Frank A Green.

23. "Search for the Passengers of the 'Mary and John,' 1630" Mary and John Clearing House, Burton W Spears.

24. "Hale, House and Related Families," D.L. Jacobus & E.F. Waterman, p. 614

25.  New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
       Vol. 2, Nr 2, p. 99 "The Rockwell Family"
       Vol. 109, p. 308
        October 1976, p. 217 "Wiltsie Family in Early New York"

26. "Clark Genealogy," Emma Lee Walton, 1913

27. "Connecticut Nutmegger," Vol. 12, Nr. 4, p. 633

28. "Ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley and his wife Emma Arabella Bosworth," N Grier Parke II, 1960

29. "History and Genealogies of Families of Old Fairfield," D. L. Jacobus, 1930

30. "Register of Pedigrees and Service of Ancestors Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut."

31. "Pioneers of Massachusetts," Charles H Pope

32. "Stebbins Genealogy," R.S. & R.L. Greenlee, 1904

33. "American Ancestry," Anna R. W. French, 1894

34. "Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts," Nathaniel Goodwin, 1969

35. "History of Hadley," Sylvester Judd

36. "Newspaper Notices and Headstone Inscriptions," Charles R Hale Collection

37. "History and Genealogy of the Hubbell Family," H.B. & D.S. Hubbell, 1980

38. "Families of Ancient New Haven," D.L. Jacobus, 1931

39. "Stanley Families of American," Israel P Warren, 1887

40. "Early Families of Wallingford, CT.," Charles H. S. Davis, 1979

41. "History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut," Henry R Stiles

42. "Early Connecticut Marriages," Frederick W Bailey

43. "Index to Connecticut Church Records"

44. "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution"

45. "Coit Family," Rev. F.W. Chapman

46. "Bostwick Genealogy," Henry Anthon Bostwick, 1901, p. 183, 638

47. "Doolittle Family, Part I," William Frederick Doolittle, 1901

48. "Torrington Vital Records," Vol. 1, p. 41, 97

49. "Spalding Memorial," Samuel J. Spalding, 1872, p. 284

50. "Ohio Records and Pioneer Families," Ohio Genealogical Society, Vol. XIV, No. 3, No. 4

51. Queries from "Boston Transcript" and "Hartford Times."

52. "The Old Boston Post Road," p. 245

53. "The Report," Ohio Genealogical Society, Vol. XII, No. 1, p. 22

54. "McNair - McNear - McNeir Genealogies," Supplement 1928, James McNair

55. "Alvord Genealogy," Samuel Morgan Alvord, 1908

56. "Daughters of The American Revolution," Lineage Books

57.  "Comparative Study Tioga County, Pennsylvania," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 44, p. 44
       "Revolutionary Claims 1829-1831." National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 45, p. 194

58. "Comstock Family in American," John Adams Comstock

59. "Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania," Clement F. Heverly, Vol. 1, p. 108/9

60. "Renolds Family Roster (1530-1959)," S. F. Tillman, 1959

61. "History and Pedigree of a Branch of The Gaylord Family," Mrs Mary (Phelps) Marks Brooks.

62. "Bristol, CT. (In the Olden Time New Cambridge)," p. 62-78

63. "National Cyclopedia of American Biography," Vol. 23, p. 109; Vol. 24, p. 231

64. "Dictionary of American Biography," Vol. IV, p. 199-200

65. "Who Was Who in American," Historical Volume 1607-1892, p. 200
                                                        Vol II, 1943-50, p. 206

66. "Biography Hartford Co., CT.," p. 782

67. "New York State Cemetery, Church and Town Records," Vol. I and II 1925-26 LDS Film 836756.

68. "Connecticut Nutmeg," Vol. 12, No. 3, p. 508

69. "Deacon George Clark," George Clarke Bryant, 1949, p. 91, 143

70. "Though Dead, He Yet Speaketh," William A. Merrill

71. "Who's Who in America," Vol. 7, 1912-13, p. 786-7

72. "New York Times," 15 August 1943, p. 39

73. "Old Northwest Genealogical Quaterly," Marriage extracts by Marjorie Smith

74. "History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania," David Craft, p. 450

75. "Descendants of Myron Gaylord," Edited by William M. Gilbert

76. "Soldiers of American Revolution Buried in Illinois," 1976

77. "History of Clinton County, Illinois," p. 531

78. "Families of Dickerman Ancestry," E. D. and G. S. Dickerman (1897), p. 385-6

Copies of various records from microfilm, court records and information provided by numerous members of the Gaylord Family Organization on their families. Other sources will be added  as new pages are added to the Gaylord web site.

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