_Explanation of the Plan in preparing the Memoir_.
In the following Memoir the numbers inserted in the parentheses on the
left, are the numbers of the paragraphs, each, generally, containing
a notice of one entire family. The Roman numbers immediately after
indicate the generation of the family, including the first person
named. The descendants are doubly numbered--first in consecutive order,
and secondly by each family separately. The figures in brackets after
the name refer back to these numbers of the descendants, indicating the
family and connections to which the individual belongs. The numbers
inserted in the parentheses on the right, against the name of a child,
show the subsequent paragraph where a notice of the family of such
child may be found.
It is impossible to present a memoir of this kind, which shall be
entirely free from error, perfect and complete. In existing families,
births, marriages, and deaths, are constantly occurring, and in more
ancient ones new facts are often discovered. Such facts it is desirable
to have entered; and such a plan as would allow their insertion without
re-writing the memoir will be preferred. By leaving some space in the
original entries, the plan admits of correction, amplification, and
extension, without marring its simplicity and beauty.