Content samples from The Paxtons, an American History

Contents

Volume 1

Acknowledgments		v
Preface	The Paxtons: We Are One! (1903)	vi
Introduction	What's Past Is Prologue	vii
Chapter 1	Origins of the Paxtons and the Etymology of the Paxton Name Sample Page	1
Chapter 2	European Background Sample Page 1 Page 2	9
Chapter 3	American Immigration	35
Chapter 4	Pennsylvania Quaker Paxsons from England	47
Chapter 5	Presbyterian Beliefs Sample Page	59
Chapter 6	Early Pennsylvania and Maryland Paxtons	69
Chapter 7	The Scotch-Irish in War	93
Chapter 8	The Infamous Paxton Boys, 1763	101
Chapter 9	Virginia Paxton Families, North River and South River	105
Chapter 10	The Boston Tea Party, 1773	127
Chapter 11	The American Revolution, 1775-1784 Sample Page	139
Chapter 12	Between British Wars, 1781-1812	165
Chapter 13	The War of 1812	183
Chapter 14	Westward Ho!	197
Chapter 15	The American Civil War, 1861-1865 (Editors Note: Chapter includes Civil War Rosters for Paxtons serving in Union and Confederate Armies.)	219
Chapter 16	The Stonewall Brigade (First Virginia) Sample Page	255
Chapter 17	Missouri Civil War Diary, 1861	285
Chapter 18	Reconstruction	293
Chapter 19	African-American Paxtons Sample Page	305
Chapter 20	Letters and Articles	323
Chapter 21	Paxton Profiles	359
Chapter 22	Paxton 1904 Reunion Sample Page	441
Chapter 23	American Paxton Family Genealogy Charts (Four Generations)	453
Appendix A	Paxton Armorial Bearings (Color Plates) Sample Page	562
Index	Sample Page	569

Volume 2

The second volume of The Paxtons: An American History is a continuation of the genealogy charts that begin in Chapter 23 of Volume 1. Sample Page