Trace the Conkling family roots and their ties to early New England and New York history.
Discover how a single family unfolded through letters, land deeds, and local records.
In this detailed family history, you’ll meet the Conklings and other connected lines as they moved from English Nottinghamshire to the American frontier. The book blends narrative, context, and actual documents to illuminate life in Salem, Boston, and Monroe, New York, across the 17th to 19th centuries. It covers Puritan beginnings, the rise and challenges of a Salem glass factory, and the legal and financial workings of a growing New World family.
Readers will get a grounded view of daily life, family fortunes, and the way names and places shaped a community. The narrative draws on court records, wills, land grants, and personal papers to piece together a long, interconnected family story.
- Explore the Conklings’ role in early glassmaking and colonial industry.
- See authentic documents such as land grants, wills, and receipts reproduced in context.
- Learn how families managed property, debts, and inheritance across generations.
- Understand local history through the lens of Orange County and Monroe, New York.
Ideal for readers of family history, local history, and early American life, this edition brings a rich tapestry of names, places, and records to light.