BEING A GUIDE TO PUBLISHED LISTS OF
ARRIVALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Compiled by P. William Filby
Published by Gale research
Submitted by Joseph Horned
A Brief Explanation
Commonly referred to as "Filby's," the following records come from a series of volumes compiled by P. William Filby in an effort to put under one title the various sources for locating immigrants to the U.S. and Canada. These records are taken from many sources, including previously published books. The number in bold is Filby's reference number for the source of the information. It is followed by the named source. Annual updates are made to the original volumes, published in 1981.
NAME Age Destination and Year of Arrival
1986-1990 CUMULATION
Presley, William: na Indiana, 1846
3434: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1981: An Index To Indiana Naturalization Records, Found in Various Order Books of the Ninety-Two Local Courts prior to 1907. p. 124.
Presley, William Jr. na Barbados, 1680
776: Brandow, James C.: Omitted Chapters from Hotten’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality….and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700: Census Returns, Parish Registers, and Militia Rolls from the Barbados Census of 1679-80. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. p.13.
Presley, William Sr., na Barbados, 1680
Same as above and same page.
Pressley, Antone na Fairfield Co., Ohio, 1857
1918: Ohio Genealogical Society, Fairfield Co., Chapter, 1983: Index to Naturalizations of Fairfield County, Ohio. P.32.
Pressley, Charles na Fairfield Co., Ohio, 1857
Same as Antone Pressley and same page.
Pressley, William Jr: na Barbados, 1679
776: Brandow, James C.: Omitted Chapters from Hotten’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality…and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700: Census Returns, Parish Registers, and Militia Rolls from the Barbados Census of 1679-80. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982. p. 104
Pressley, William Sr: na Barbados, 1679
776: same as William Pressley, Jr. and same page.
Pressly, John: na America, 1746
1217.5: Coldham, Peter Wilson: Bonded Passengers to America. Vol. 5, Western Circuit, 1664-1775: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, with a List of the Rebels of 1685. p. 87.
Pursely, John: na Barbados and/or Jamaica, 1702
1217.4: Coldham, Peter Wilson: Bonded Passengers to America. Vol. 4, Home Counties, 1655-1775: Surrey, Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex, and Sussex. P. 59.
Pursly, John: na America, 1751
1217.2: Coldham, Peter Wilson: Bonded Passengers to America. Vol. 2, History of Transportation, 1615-1775. p. 218.
1991-1995 CUMULATION
Presley, Edward:
na
Virginia, 1671-1672
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion: Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 106.
Presley, Jno: na Virginia, 1689
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion: Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 337.
Presley, Jno: na Virginia, 1695
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion: Cavaliers and Pioneer: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 402.
Presly, Peter: na Virginia, 1672
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion: Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 109.
Presly, Richard: na Virginia, 1674
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion: Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 160.
Pressley, Agnes: 4 Charleston, S.C., 1767
3627.37: Jones, Jack Moreland & Mary Bondurant Warren: South Carolina Immigrants, 1760 to 1770. p. 177.
Pressley, David: na Charleston, S.C., 1767
3627.37: Jones, Jack Moreland & Mary Bondurant Warren: South Carolina Immigrants, 1760 to 1770. p. 173.
Pressley, David: na Charleston, S.C., 1767
3627.37: Jones, Jack Moreland & Mary Bondurant Warren: South Carolina Immigrants, 1760 to 1770. p. 217.
Pressley, David: 6 Charleston, S.C., 1767
3627.37: Jones, Jack Moreland & Mary Bondurant Warren: South Carolina Immigrants,
1760 to 1770. p. 176.
Pursley, Ann: 18 New York, N.Y., 1834
5704.1: Mitchell, Brian: Irish Emigration Lists, 1833-1839: Lists of Emigrants Extracted from Ordinance Survey Memoirs for Counties Londonderry and Antrim. p. 97.
Pursley, Antho: na Virginia, 1668
6221: Nugent, Nell Marion, Cavaliers and Pioneer: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. 2: 1666-1695. p. 35.
Pursley, David: 12 New York, N.Y., 1834
5704.1: Mitchell, Brian: Irish Emigration Lists, 1833-1839: Lists of Emigrants Extracted
from Ordinance Survey Memoirs for Counties Londonderry and Antrim. p. 97.
Pursley, Elizabeth: 50 New York, N.Y., 1834
5704.1: Same reference and same page as David Pursley.
Pursley, Rachel: 16 New York, N.Y., 1834
5704.1: Same reference and same page as David Pursley.
Pursley, Robert: 24 Philadelphia, 1833
5704.1: Same reference and same page as David Pursley.
Pursley, Robert: 52 New York, N.Y., 1834
5704.1: Same reference and same page as David Pursley.
