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Many genealogies have been researched and published for the colonial states. Names of the earliest immigrants and settlers have been identified. Examples of numerous published sources are:  
Many genealogies have been researched and published for the colonial states. Names of the earliest immigrants and settlers have been identified. Examples of numerous published sources are:  


*Austin, John Osborne. ''The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation)''. Reprint with additions and corrections. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978.) {{FSC|328872|item|disp=FS Library book Q 974.5 D26a; film 022257; index on film 022258}}  
*Austin, John Osborne. ''The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation)''. Reprint with additions and corrections. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978.) {{FSC|328872|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q 974.5 D26a; film 022257; index on film 022258}}  
*Cutter, William Richard. ''New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial''. Four Volumes. 1913. Reprinted and enlarged. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.) {{FSC|272367|item|disp=FS Library films 164686-89; book 974 D2c 1913}}; and {{FSC|290452|item|disp=FS Library films 962340-41; fiche 6051510-12; book 974 D2c 1914}} A surname index to this and other series by Cutter relating to New England is Norma Olin Ireland and Winifred Irving, ''Cutter Index: A Consolidated Index of Cutter's Nine Genealogy Series'' (Fallbrook, California: Ireland Indexing Service, 197?) {{FSC|51887|item|disp=FS Library film 1036507 item 6; fiche 6046737; book 974 D2ci}}  
*Cutter, William Richard. ''New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial''. Four Volumes. 1913. Reprinted and enlarged. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.) {{FSC|272367|item|disp=FS Library films 164686-89; book 974 D2c 1913}}; and {{FSC|290452|item|disp=FS Library films 962340-41; fiche 6051510-12; book 974 D2c 1914}} A surname index to this and other series by Cutter relating to New England is Norma Olin Ireland and Winifred Irving, ''Cutter Index: A Consolidated Index of Cutter's Nine Genealogy Series'' (Fallbrook, California: Ireland Indexing Service, 197?) {{FSC|51887|item|disp=FS Library film 1036507 item 6; fiche 6046737; book 974 D2ci}}  
*''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From Rhode Island Periodicals''. Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983.) {{FSC|429266|item|disp=FS Library book 974.5 D2g.}} This indexes six periodicals.  
*''Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: From Rhode Island Periodicals''. Two Volumes. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983.) {{FSC|429266|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 D2g.}} This indexes six periodicals.  
*Greenlaw, William Prescott. ''The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society''. Two Volumes. (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979.) {{WorldCat|5765667|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|159544|item|disp=FS Library book Q 974 D22g}} This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940.  
*Greenlaw, William Prescott. ''The Greenlaw Index of the New England Historic Genealogical Society''. Two Volumes. (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979.) {{WorldCat|5765667|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|159544|item|disp=FS Catalog book Q 974 D22g}} This is an index to many local histories and genealogies published between 1900 and about 1940.  
*''English Origins of New England Families: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. First Series, Three Volumes, 1984. Second Series, Three Volumes, 1985. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing. Contains and indexes much of what is known about New England immigrant origins. Multi-generation genealogies. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|323303|item|disp=FS Library films 6047919-6047921, First Series}}(*) and {{FSC|164748|item|disp=FS Library films 6047922-6047924, Second Series}}(*). ''Also at:'' Ancestry ($) - index & images - First Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48555/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48085/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48086/ Vol. III]; Second Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48556/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48087/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48088/ Vol. III].
*''English Origins of New England Families: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register''. First Series, Three Volumes, 1984. Second Series, Three Volumes, 1985. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing. Contains and indexes much of what is known about New England immigrant origins. Multi-generation genealogies. '''Online at:''' {{FSC|323303|item|disp=FS Library films 6047919-6047921, First Series}}(*) and {{FSC|164748|item|disp=FS Library films 6047922-6047924, Second Series}}(*). ''Also at:'' Ancestry ($) - index & images - First Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48555/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48085/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48086/ Vol. III]; Second Series: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48556/ Vol. I], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48087/ Vol. II], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48088/ Vol. III].
*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical-Biographical Index''. Volumes 1-186+. (Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-.) {{FSC|193375|item|disp=FS Library book 973 D22am}}. Digital version available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry. This is a continuing series. As of 1997, surnames A-Walker have been indexed. An earlier version in 48 volumes was published as ''The American Genealogical Index, 1942-51''. {{FSC|152434|item|disp=FS Library films 1425577-86; book 973 D22am}} Digital version available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry.  
*Rider, Fremont, ed. ''American Genealogical-Biographical Index''. Volumes 1-186+. (Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952-.) {{FSC|193375|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D22am}}. Digital version available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry. This is a continuing series. As of 1997, surnames A-Walker have been indexed. An earlier version in 48 volumes was published as ''The American Genealogical Index, 1942-51''. {{FSC|152434|item|disp=FS Library films 1425577-86; book 973 D22am}} Digital version available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry.  
*''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England''. Four Volumes. 1860-62. By James Savage. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability.
*''A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England''. Four Volumes. 1860-62. By James Savage. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. [[A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England]] - description and online availability.
*De Breffny, Brian, "The American Sailor Who Succeeded to an Irish Peerage." Genealogy of John de Courcy who became 25th Baron Kingsale, from Newport Rhode Island, covering years 1642-1763. Article in The ''Irish Ancestor'' vol. IV, no. 1. 1972 pages 1-7. FamilySearch Library Ref. 941.5 B2i
*De Breffny, Brian, "The American Sailor Who Succeeded to an Irish Peerage." Genealogy of John de Courcy who became 25th Baron Kingsale, from Newport Rhode Island, covering years 1642-1763. Article in The ''Irish Ancestor'' vol. IV, no. 1. 1972 pages 1-7. FamilySearch Library Ref. 941.5 B2i
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*The FamilySearch Library has an extensive collection of almost 50,000 published U.S. family histories and newsletters. Copies at the library are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Last names Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog.  
*The FamilySearch Library has an extensive collection of almost 50,000 published U.S. family histories and newsletters. Copies at the library are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Last names Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog.  
*Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the FamilySearch Library see the [[United States Compiled Genealogies#Family_Histories|Family History]] section of [[United States Compiled Genealogies]] in the Wiki.  
*Major collections of printed family histories are also found at most of the archives and libraries listed in [[United States Archives and Libraries]]. Most large libraries have indexes and catalogs to published family histories. For a list of the indexes and catalogs available at the FamilySearch Library see the [[United States Compiled Genealogies#Family_Histories|Family History]] section of [[United States Compiled Genealogies]] in the Wiki.  
*[http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)]. "The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, established in 1959, is a cooperative cataloging program in which repositories from all over the United States open to the public report their holdings of manuscript collections to the Library of Congress. Staff members of the Manuscripts Section of the Library's Special Materials Cataloging Division prepare catalog entries for these reports, which are published annually in book form by the Library of Congress"--Index to personal names in the National Union Catalog of manuscript collections, 1959-1984, p. vii. An index is available at the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200187|item|disp=FS Library book 016.091 N21 1959 to 1984}}  
*[http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/about.html National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)]. "The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, established in 1959, is a cooperative cataloging program in which repositories from all over the United States open to the public report their holdings of manuscript collections to the Library of Congress. Staff members of the Manuscripts Section of the Library's Special Materials Cataloging Division prepare catalog entries for these reports, which are published annually in book form by the Library of Congress"--Index to personal names in the National Union Catalog of manuscript collections, 1959-1984, p. vii. An index is available at the FamilySearch Library {{FSC|200187|item|disp=FS Catalog book 016.091 N21 1959 to 1984}}  


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030 Ancestry.com] ($) Public and Private member trees.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1030 Ancestry.com] ($) Public and Private member trees.  
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