Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Bold text is denoted by =equal signs=.
Superscript letters are denoted by ^, for example y^e and Serv^t.
A number following the ^ indicates the generation of the family, for
example Joseph,^3 is in the third generation of the (Parsons) family.
Missing names and dates were usually indicated by a blank space in the
original text, a few times by ----, and this is retained in the etext.
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example:
horrours; thraldom; intrusted.
Pg 237, 'quotâ' replaced by 'quota'.
Pg 258, '(31)' replaced by '(34)'.
Pg 259, the list of children under (37) has been formatted to be
consistent with the other lists.
Pg 260, 'Jan. 4, 1748' replaced by 'Jun. 4, 1748'.
Pg 261, the list of children under (45) has been formatted to be
consistent with the other lists.
Pg 262, '335--4 Oliver' replaced by '335--4 Olive'.
Pg 264, 'Commonweath' replaced by 'Commonwealth'.