By Richard D. Ames

This book tells of the Ames ancestors and descendants of Jabez Ames who was born in 1760 in New York. His ancestral roots are in Normandy and Scotland and his descendants are spread out throughout the United States. This book contains many chapters on the background of the family as well as related families and various tables containing information on the genealogy of numerous Ames ancestors.

(344p., Illus., Index, 1959)