Growing with America - The Fox Family of Philadelphia. Now we turn to Ruth Martin's side of the family. She had colonial ancestors in New England; New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Names such as Alden, Wolcott, Lay, Carbery, Hite, Manning, Blair, Warfield, Dorsey and Neale. They all converged on our nation's capital when it was first being built.

Rather than repeat what others have done, this book attempts to bring many of these ancestors to life by examining, in some detail, their timeline and life circumstances. A personal letter, a detail in a will or even some...

Growing with America - The Fox Family of Philadelphia. Now we turn to Ruth Martin's side of the family. She had colonial ancestors in New England; New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Names such as Alden, Wolcott, Lay, Carbery, Hite, Manning, Blair, Warfield, Dorsey and Neale. They all converged on our nation's capital when it was first being built.

Rather than repeat what others have done, this book attempts to bring many of these ancestors to life by examining, in some detail, their timeline and life circumstances. A personal letter, a detail in a will or even some...