Sketches of the Families of Thomas Ewing and Mary Maskell, William Ewing and Eleanor Thompson, James Ewing and Eleanor Rhea and Their Descendants

Excerpt from Sketches of the Families of Thomas Ewing and Mary Maskell, William Ewing and Eleanor Thompson, James Ewing and Eleanor Rhea and Their Descendants, Vol. 1 of 3: With Historical Data and Reminiscences; Notes and Appendices"Men who are regardless of their ancestors and of their posterity are apt to be regardless of themselves. Our ancestors belong to us by affectionate retrospect; our descendants, by affectionate anticipation." Thus spoke Daniel Webster, at the Anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims held at Washington, D. C., December 22nd 1845.In the spirit of this remark, the following pages have been compiled and written. Save for the general plan followed, the writer lays little claim to originality. Material has been collected from many sources. Chief among these is the "Record of the Family of Thomas Ewing," a work of about forty pages from which much of the first part of our book has been taken. Substantial aid has been given by a number of persons who, in recent years, have been collecting genealogical data about the various branches of the Ewing family, presumably with the intention of publishing at some time. Notable among these are William Cox Ewing of Yonkers, N. Y., John G. Ewing of Elizabeth, N. J., William A. Ewing of Dayton Ohio and Helen Ewing Benjamin of Philadelphia who jointly gathered and classified more than three thousand persons bearing the Ewing name, James L. Ewin of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. E.L. Martin of New Straightsville, Ohio. The memoirs of the late James Henry Ewing of Saltsburg, Pennsylvania and Rev, Thompson R.Ewing, D. D, of Hillsdale, Md., have also furnished valuable contributions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com