Have You Read the September 2024 Issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly?

The September 2024 issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ), Volume 112, No. 3, is available online in the members-only section of the website.

The NGSQ is published four times per year in March, June, September, and December.

CONTENTS

FEATURE ARTICLES

• "Same Name, Many Men: Joseph Reynolds in Early Greene County, Tennessee," by Donna G. White-Dropkin, CG
• "Uncovering the Jesse Wood Family of Amherst and Nelson Counties, Virginia," by Deborah R. Harvey, CG
• "A Family for Susanna Stonum of Richmond County, Virginia," by Kimball G. Carter, CG

EDITORS’ CORNER

• Time Travelers

SIDELIGHTS

• A Sweet "Seatsation"

REVIEWS

• Usner, Daniel H. Native American Women and the Burdens of Southern History. Reviewed by Darcie Hind Posz, CG, FASG
• Brown, Darius M. At the Feet of the Elders: A Journey into a Lowcountry Family History. Reviewed by Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL
• Curran, Robert Emmett. American Catholics and the Quest for Equality
  in the Civil War Era. Reviewed by David M. Morehouse, JD, BCL, MSc, CG
• Bell, Caryn Cossé. Creole New Orleans in the Revolutionary Atlantic, 1775–1877. Reviewed by Christophe Landry, PhD
• Webster, Rachel Jamison. Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations
  of an American Family. Reviewed by Jari C. Honora, CG
• Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec, or the United States who were Themselves Notable or Left Descendants Notable in American History, 3 vols., 2nd ed. Reviewed by David M. Morehouse, JD, BCL, MSc, CG
• Roulston, William J. Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600–1800. 2nd ed. Reviewed by Mary Wiley Campbell, CG
• Ryskamp, George R., Peggy Ryskamp, and H. Leandro Soria. Mastering Spanish Handwriting and Documents: 1520–1820. Reviewed by Maria Wittwer, CG, AG
• La Marca, Jeffry P. Simple Citations for Genealogical Sources. Reviewed by Eva Holmes, CG, AG
• Benes, Peter. Fruits of the Tree of Life: New Discoveries. Reviewed by Bryna O’Sullivan
• Tabor, Nick. Africatown: America’s Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Reviewed by Jim Ellis, PhD
• Christensen, Liv Birgit and Margaret H. Strand. Exploring Norwegian Genealogy. Reviewed by J. H. Fonkert, CG
• Sperry, Kip. Genealogical Research in Ohio. Reviewed by J. H. Fonkert, CG

 SEPTEMBER 2024 #iReadtheQ QUIZ

1. Who were Henry Reynolds’s documented wives?
2. In 1857 Ellender (Reynolds) Reeves tried to perfect her title on land in Gasconade County, Missouri. Who offered a supporting affidavit?
3. Who was the father of Joseph Reynolds who married Leah White in 1808?
4. Who did Joseph Reynolds and Leah White’s son Joseph marry? In what year?
5. What is the significance of the potential sibling gaps between Jane Wood (born 1771) and Richard Wood (born 1781)?
6. What specific types of records were used to hypothesize Jesse Wood’s parental relationships?
7. Which family members' names suggest a pattern of naming after Jesse Wood’s maternal relatives?
8. What challenges did multiple relationships among test takers present in the analysis of shared DNA segments?
9. Which parish records first show Susanna Stonum associated with her husband William?
10. What geographical feature divided the land of William and Susanna Stonum from William Norris’s land?
11. Who did George Cammel (Campbell) marry?
12. How is Suckey Norris Davenport related to Susanna (Norris) Stonum?
13. How does Daniel Usner’s book challenge past narratives about Native American women during periods of conflict and enslavement?
14. What type of sources does Brown use to enrich the narrative of his family’s history in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina?

Remember, we'll email answers to the quiz to NGS members in November and invite you to join us in the #iReadtheQ and Genealogy Methods community on FORUM. (If you need assistance with FORUM, visit the Help/FAQs page.)