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CENSUSES and LISTS OF PEOPLE

The History of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks

Volume I
Situation and Area - p. 1
Population - pp. 28 - 30
What is the Correct Name of the Vineyard? - pp. 73 - 77
The English Family of Mayhew - pp. 104 - 116
Pedigree of Mayhew of Dinton - p. 106.
The Organization and Jurisdiction of the County of Dukes County - pp. 258 - 262
The County of Dukes County: The Shire Town pp. 271-273
Naval Service - pp. 524 - 527
The Army pp. 518 - 523

Volume II
Annals of Edgartown - pp. 9 - 16
Annals of Edgartown: Sketches of the Early Settlers: NICHOLAS BUTLER - pp. 54 - 58
Annals of Edgartown: Sketches of the Early Settlers: THOMAS HARLOCK, SENIOR - pp. 72 - 74
Annals of Edgartown: Sketches of the Early Settlers: NICHOLAS NORTON - pp. 85 - 90
Annals of Edgartown: Sketches of the Early Settlers: JOHN SMITH - pp. 111 - 113
Annals of Edgartown: Sketches of the Early Settlers: THOMAS TRAPP - pp. 113-114

Annals of West Tisbury pp. 3 - 7
Annals of West Tisbury: Sketches of the Early Settlers - pp. 25 - 65

Annals of Chilmark - pp. 3 - 7
Annals of Chilmark: Sketches of the Early Settlers and Early Transient Residents - pp. 29 - 41
Annals of Chilmark: Nomans Land - pp. 71 - 74

Guide to Annals of Tisbury
Annals of Tisbury - pp. 1 - 18
Annals of Tisbury - pp. 19 - 31 (Includes Sketches of the Early Settlers)
Annals of Tisbury - pp. 31 - 53
Annals of Tisbury - pp. 53 - 70
Annals of Tisbury - pp. 70 - 82

Annals of Oak Bluffs - pp. 3 - 13

Annals of Gay Head - pp. 3 - 8

Annals of Gosnold - pp. 3 - 9

Volume III - Genealogies
Guide to Genealogies
Notes on the Genealogical Origins of Martha's Vineyard Families - pp. vii - x
The ADAMS Family - pp. 1 - 3
The AREY Family - pp. 18 - 20
The ATHEARN Family - pp. 20 - 27
The ATSATT, BACON, BAILEY, BAKER, BANNING, BARKER, and BARSTOW Families - pp. 27 - 30
The BAXTER Family - p. 18 (with additional material.)
The BEETLE Family - pp. 40 - 41
The The BENSON, BERWICK, BICKFORD, BISHOP, BLAIR, BOARDMAN, BOUDESART, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRIDGES, BRYAN, and BUNKER Families - pp. 41 - 45
The BURGESS Family - p. 46
The BUTLER Family - pp. 47 - 66
The CARTWRIGHT Family - pp. 66 - 67
The CASE Family - pp. 67 - 69
The CATHCART Family - pp. 69 - 71
The CHASE Family - pp. 71 - 80
The CLAGHORN Family - pp. 80 - 87
The CLIFFORD Family - pp. 92 - 94
The COFFIN Family - pp. 96 - 103
The COTTLE Family - pp. 106 - 115
The CROWE or CROWELL Family - pp. 122 - 124
The DAGGETT Family - pp. 126 - 145
The FLANDERS Family - pp. 177 - 178
The FOSTER Family - pp. 178 - 180
The GRAY Family - pp. 182 - 184
The HAMMETT Family - pp. 186 - 188
The HILLMAN Family - pp. 194 - 208
The LAMBERT Family - pp. 228 - 233
The LOOK Family - pp. 238 - 245
The MANTER Family - pp. 284 - 290
The MAYHEW Family - pp. 298 - 328
The MERRY Family - pp. 330 - 334
The Nicholas and Isaac NORTON Families - pp. 341 - 382
The Joseph NORTON Family - pp. 357 - 374
The Benjamin NORTON Family - pp. 375 - 382
The PRESBURY Family - pp. 410 - 411
The SKIFF(E) Family - pp. 432 - 440
The TILTON Family - pp. 471 - 482
The TRAPP Family - pp. 482 - 483
The WEST Family - pp. 500 - 508
WINSLOW Family - pp. 513 - 514 - See The Descendants of James WINSLOW of Tisbury.

Other Genealogies
The Descendants of Moses CLEVELAND on Martha's Vineyard Compiled by Judy Haddock Swan.
The DILLINGHAM Family of Martha's Vineyard
The DOWNS Family of Martha's Vineyard
The EDDY Family of Martha's Vineyard by Ruth Story Devereaux Eddy.
The MERRY Family of Industry, Maine by William C. Hatch.
The Descendants of James WINSLOW of Tisbury
The WORTH Family of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard Compiled by Bill Worth.
A Survey of the Descendants of Francis WEST of Duxbury by Carlton Prince West
The Descendants of Thomas and Sarah (Butler) WEST Compiled by Judy Haddock Swan.
Guide to Jeruel WEST Genealogies:

Descendants of Capt. James Shaw WEST (Partially unedited!)
Descendants of Jeruel WEST Jr.
Descendants of Dr. Silas WEST
Descendants of William WEST
Descendants of Deborah (WEST) SMITH
The Family of Albert C. WEST, Sarah C. Merry, and Elizabeth A. Luce
Descendants of Gustavus Lewis WEST
Descendants of Betsey (WEST) HILLMAN
Name index to Descendants of Capt. Jeruel WEST of Tisbury, MA and their spouses (Old)
Descendants of Capt. Jeruel WEST of Tisbury, MA - Generation One - (Old)
Descendants of Capt. Jeruel WEST of Tisbury, MA - Generation Two - (Old)

The Portuguese Genealogy Project of Martha's Vineyard:

Three ANDREWS Families of Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven
ALLEY (MEDEIROS) - From Our Portuguese Heritage
Four CECELIO Sisters: Balbina ANDRADA, Anna ROSE, Julia ISAACS, and Amelia RAMOS
Frank GOLART of Tisbury
Emanuel JOSEPH of Tisbury
MACHADO/MARSHALL Families of Martha's Vineyard
MACIEL Family of Martha's Vineyard
MARSHALL Families of Martha's Vineyard
MARTIN Families of Martha's Vineyard
MAURY Family of Martha's Vineyard
MEDEIROS / MADEIRAS / ALLEY Families of Martha's Vineyard
MELLO Families of Martha's Vineyard
MENDENCE/MENDANCE Families of Martha's Vineyard
METELL Family Notes
The PACHICO / PACHECO Families of Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven
PACHICO, PACHECO - From Our Portuguese Heritage
SILVA, SILVIA, SYLVIA Families of Martha's Vineyard
DUART(E) Families of Martha's Vineyard

Vital Records

Births
Index to Births in Tisbury 1844 - 1920 from the Town Clerk's Office

Marriages
Index to Marriages in Tisbury by Bride's Name 1844 - 1940 from the Town Clerk's Office
Index to Marriages in Tisbury by Groom's Name 1844 - 1940 from the Town Clerk's Office
Index to Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1850 - 1863
Tisbury Marriage Records, 1850 - 1853
Tisbury Marriage Records, 1853 - 1875
Index to Tisbury Marriage Records, 1850 - 1875
Index to Death and Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1884 - 1939 A - K by Mrs. Kathryn Stewart
Index to Death and Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1884 - 1939 L - Z by Mrs. Kathryn Stewart

Deaths
Before 1850: TISBURY DEATHS TO THE YEAR 1850 Part One: Adams - Linton
Before 1850: TISBURY DEATHS TO THE YEAR 1850 Part Two: Look - Yale
Columbian Centinel Death Notices 1800-1840 for Selected Martha's Vineyard Families
Index to the 1831-1841 Medical Journal of Dr. Leroy Milton Yale of Holmes Hole
Index to Deaths in Tisbury 1844 - 1920 from the Town Clerk's Office
Index of Death Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1850 - 1875
Guide to Deaths in Tisbury 1850-1875

Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Introduction
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Surname Index
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Annotated index of ships, towns, and localities
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Annotated index of causes of death
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part One: c. 1850-1852
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Two: c. 1852-1855
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Three: c. 1855-1857
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Four: c. 1857-1860
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Five: c. 1860-1862
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Six: c. 1862-1866
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Seven: c. 1866-1871
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Eight: c. 1872-1875
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Nine: Deaths not Recorded by the Town, 1850-1875
Deaths in Tisbury 1850 - 1875 Part Ten: Deaths of Former Tisbury Residents, 1850-1875

Index to Death and Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1884 - 1939 A - K by Mrs. Kathryn Stewart
Index to Death and Marriage Notices in the Vineyard Gazette 1884 - 1939 L - Z by Mrs. Kathryn Stewart
Deaths in Tisbury, 1901-1912 (Photographs of the original records)
Index to Deaths in Tisbury 1920 - 1960 from the Town Clerk's Office

Gravestones and Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Martha's Vineyard - Guide to the cemetery pages at this site.
Gravestones at West Tisbury Village Cemetery
Gravestones at Tower Hill Cemetery, Edgartown
Gravestones at Abel's Hill Cemetery, Chilmark
Company Place Cemetery, Vineyard Haven (Crossways, Causeway, East Village, Chase Family, South End Cemetery)
Gravestones near Christiantown, West Tisbury - Mary Spencer and the Mingo Family
Graves near the Pumping Station, Vineyard Haven - Seth Daggett and Elizabeth (West) Daggett
Gravestones at West Chop Cemetery

Maps and Photographs
Vineyard Haven maps and photographs, c. 1914 (In progress!)
Guide to Maps
1775 map of Holmes Hole from the Des Barres Chart
1784 Map of Martha's Vineyard from Crevecoeur's "Lettres D'un Cultivateer Americain" (97 KB)
1796 map of Martha's Vineyard by J. Reid
1796 map of the Cape and Islands
1796 map of the Cape and Islands (biggest)
1847 Holmes Hole coast survey map (356 KB)
Guide to the 1858 Walling Map
1858 Walling Holmes Hole map by Henry F. Walling
1871 Map of Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands by Walling & Gray. (444 KB)
1887 Topographical Survey of Tisbury and Oak Bluffs (with parts of West Tisbury and Edgartown) (241 KB)
1891 Map of Tisbury and Oak Bluffs (with part of West Tisbury) by O. W. Walker (400 KB)
1891 map of Chilmark and Gay Head (with part of West Tisbury) by O. W. Walker (286 KB)
1891 map of Edgartown and Chappaquiddick by O. W. Walker (272 KB)

Histories, Writings and Notes

The History of Spring Street to Centre Street, Main Street Vineyard Haven:
Maps and index page
(23) The history of the E.T. Walker's / Issokson's / Amelia Bloomers building:
(25) The history of the Tilton's Drug Store / Yates Drug Store building.
(26) The history of the Bunch of Grapes / Cafe Moxie building.

The History of Centre Street to Church Street, Main Street Vineyard Haven:
Maps and index page
(27) The history of Vincent's Paper Store / Mardells
(28) The history of Frank Swift's Howes Clothing Co. Store
(28 1/2) The history of the Police Office Alley
(29) The history of the Vineyard Dry Goods store
(30) The history of the Eagleston Block (the old Thrift Shop)
(32) The history of the old Post Office building

The History of Church Street to Drummer Lane, Main Street Vineyard Haven:
Maps and index page
(33) The history of the Cronigs Block
(34) The history of the Bodfish House
(35) The history of the North End Bakery
(36+) North of Drummer Lane

The History of the Bank to Union Street, Main Street Vineyard Haven:
Maps and index page
(1) The history of the Crocker's First Harness Factory
(1) The Great 1883 Fire
(0) North of the Bank

Excerpts from A Tisbury History (Tisbury, England) by Jill & Peter Drury
The History of Cedar Neck (Hines Point, Vineyard Haven) by C. G. Hine, 1907.
The History of Martha's Vineyard by Henry Franklin Norton, 1923.
The History of Tisbury (Vineyard Haven) by Henry Franklin Norton, 1923.
MARTHA'S VINEYARD'S TEN WORST STORMS 1625-1998 by W. H. Renear
FISH TALES #16 - by Tom and Ali Morse
Medical Journal of Dr. Leroy Milton Yale Sr - description and sample
The Island Doctor, Dr. Leroy Milton Yale by Julia Milton (Yale) Cornwell
The Biography of Dr. Leroy Milton Yale, Sr. by Dr. Leroy Milton Yale, Jr.
Old Houses in Vineyard Haven 1712-1830 by the 1971 Tercentenary Committee
Sketches of Old Homes in Our Village By Mrs. Howes Norris
An 1849 Description of Dukes County - pp. 140-141 of A Gazeteer of Massachusetts by John Haywood.
News items from the Vineyard Gazette
Historical Population Figures of Dukes County
Population Change on Martha's Vineyard, 1790-1970
The Naushon Daily Agitator (1936) - Satirical "newspaper" for the crew of the steamer Naushon.

Oral History
Guide to Oral and Written Histories
South Main St., Spring St., and Centre St., Vineyard Haven by Stan Lair
From Martha's Vineyard National Bank to Around West Chop by Stan Lair
Vineyard Haven's Main Street by Stan Lair
People by Stan Lair
The 1918 Wreck of the Port Hunter by Stan Lair
Interview with Ralph Look June 4, 1979 by H. Stanton "Hun" Lair
Interview with Stan Lair (1902-1987) by Seventh Graders Missy Maciel and Kathy Young
Union Street, Water Street, Beach Road, and Beach Street by Stan Lair
William Street, Vineyard Haven by Stan Lair

Other Pages

What's New?
Dukes County Queries Page (Also: Old Queries and Even Older Queries)
Resources for Further Research
Search page
Guide to Records in Chilmark (out of date!)
Guide to Records in Edgartown (out of date!)

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