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Excerpt from Mahaffey Descendants: Sketch of Reunions, Historical Records, and Biographical Genealogy of Mahaffey Descendants, 1600-1914 This work is promulgated by its authors not in any sense as a literary gem, but rather as a forced product in response to the decision of the majority. It lacks finish, and in a great many respects certain details which would have made it a more valuable work. However, it is hoped that the object has been gained for which it was printed, namely, the preservation of data collected for years, and fulfilling the desire of the older members of the Clan who wished to see a book of the genealogies of those who have met year after year at the Reunions. This work is not confined to a single family, but to any who have, or descended from the name, who furnished data. The families will be taken up in the counties of Pennsylvania, where the first one of the name was known to locate. Necessarily the sketches must be brief, but it has been the aim to select those details which would help in establishing lines of either past or future generations, and for that reason this book is entitled to a place in every library of those who bear, or descend from the Mahaffey name. Mention will also be made of those living in Ireland, who have for years taken an interest in members of the Clan here, and who have furnished us with interesting information concerning the early history of the family there. Space has been given to all who have furnished the necessary data in the way of biography, or history, of the present, as well as the past generations, but in most cases your historians have found it difficult to procure the needed data, possibly due to reticence, or modesty. We have aimed to avoid partiality in this regard, naturally were obliged to give only what we were able to procure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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