WELCOME to the "Journal of Gentry Genealogy". This journal was initiated as a collection of articles relating to the family of Nicholas Gentry, who emigrated from England to settle on the banks of Totopotomoy Creek in what was then New Kent County, Virginia,in the latter half of the seventeenth century. The journal was an attempt to fill a niche that was then not satisfied (and is still not completely satisfied) by any of the normal genealogy-related websites on the Internet. The intitial series of documentary articles were written over a span of three years on a monthly schedule, ending with a final issue dated January 2004. A new series of more informal articles with less emphasis on research and documentation began with the February 2004 issue. In addition, revisions of, or additions to the original articles have been and may continue to be published on an irregular schedule and in random order. Articles which have been revised will be identified as such in the indexes, with the date of revision. The original aim of the journal has been largely accomplished and there are few areas of the first four or five generations of Gentrys that have not been covered -- sometimes in depth, and at other times in a more cursory fashion. As time has passed, material published in early articles has been shown to be incomplete or in error in various ways. As opportunity arises, these deficiencies will be addressed. Warning notice. Revisions of a number of earlier issues of the Journal of Gentry Genealogy starting in June 2008 reflect changes in conclusions as to Gentry family relationships by the editor of the Journal over a period of several years. This has resulted in issues identified by a specific volume and issue number that no longer read the same as the originals, but the editor feels it is more important that these issues, which may be used to assist other genealogists in tracing their Gentry families, be as correct as possible for future readers. The journal issues which have been revised have been identified in the separate indices to back issues. The journal articles, either in original or revised form, will continue to be maintained in archive form on this website for the forseeable future. The Google search capability together with the indexes provided below for the successive volumes of the journal give readers the ability to freely access any issue for reading and/or downloading. All rights to the articles as written are reserved. Articles may be reproduced in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes provided that proper attribution (including author and journal name) are included. Our goal has been and continues to be to: 1) Concentrate specifically on the history of the Gentry family beginning with its origins in the British colonies in North America in the 1600's with emphasis on the period before 1860; and provide a repository for references applying specifically to the Gentry family and in particular to individual ancestral members. 2) The journal has not intended to compete in any way with family websites that list ancestors and/or descendants for specific families. The emphasis has been on the sources of the evidence for family data and how they relate to the broader picture of the Gentry family as a whole. 3) The editor will continue to welcome communications from readers that might clarify or correct portions of individual articles. The editor is willing to provide whatever assistance he can to readers in their efforts to resolve individual problems. But in doing so, be aware that the editor's data is concentrated on the period before and including 1850 and such assistance will be limited to this period of time. W. M. Gentry, Editor Last additions or revisions - 11/16/2011

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