"This is the basic genealogical dictionary of early New England settlers, giving the name of every settler who arrived in New England before 1692 regardless of their station, rank, or fortune. Alphabetically arranged for each it gives the dates of his marriage and death, dates of birth, marriage and death of his children, and birthdates and names of the grandchildren. According to the author, "nineteen twentieths of the people of these New England colonies in 1775 were descendants of those found here in 1692, and probably seven-eighths of them were offspring of the settlers before 1642." Owners of this series will also want to purchase the new Female Index to "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England," which indexes all the females scattered throughout Savage's four volumes by both maiden and married names."--Amazon.