The Blood of Patriots is the story of Captain Benjamin Merrell of North Carolina who was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered by the Tory Court under Governor William Tryon. Capt. Merrell was head of the Rowan County Militia and became involved with the Regulators, a group that protested the unethical conduct of colonial officials and the exorbitant fees charged for official papers. Capt. Merrell and his wife Jemima moved from New Jersey to North Carolina in the mid-1750s and established a home near Salisbury. He was a planter and gunsmith, and he was executed as an example to anyone...

This book is a collection of old photographs and stories about an area in middle Tennessee that includes portions of Lincoln County and Giles County. It contains information and photos that may be helpful to genealogy research. The book is intended as a preservation of old photos of the people who lived in that area many years ago. Numerous families are represented in this book including Smith, Merrell, Hamilton, Barnett, Gatlin, Ferguson, Bayless, Magnusson, Baird, Roper, Jones, Austin, Hamlett, Brown, and many more.

This book focuses on the area around Ardmore, Tennessee. It is a collection of photographs some made as early as the 1800's and after. The pictures and stories offer a look at he way people lived in the city and town that are a part of four counties and two states. This book is a companion to the book "Faces and Places of Yesterday," by the Author. New and different photos are included in this book, Moments In Time.