PREFACE.

By way of an introduction to this Family History the writer calls attention to the following selections from old authors.

They furnish two of the three incentives which gave origin to this pleasurable calling

"The thing that first moved me to take some pains in this studie was the verie naturall affection which generally is in all men to hear of the worthiness of their ancestors, which they should be as desir ous to imitate as delighted to understand. -- Camden.

"Derived down to us, and received
In a succession, far the noblest way,
Of breeding up our youths in letters, arms,
Fair rnein, discourse, civil exercise,
And all the blazon of a gentleman."

-- Ben Jonson.

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