Understanding and Using Baptismal Records

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An in-depth study of baptismal practice and the recording of baptismal information in late 17th- and early 18th-century Colonial America. Through carefully researched and documente d examples, the author provides lost pieces to elusive genealogical puzzles and offers valuable hints for rewarding exploration into the mysteries of baptismal records where to look, what you should expect to find, why you cannot find what you are "sure" should be there. (166pp. illus. index. Author, 1996.) Show more