Ancestors and Kin covers 140 lines of descent, many of which originated in England and developed in South Carolina. Overviews of pertinent facts relating to England and South Carolina are included in the introduction and chapters are introduced by brief outlines of the history of the localities involved. Lines covered in this book include: Coggeshall (Throckmorton, Billings, Collin, Cahoone); Pawley (Shorey, Alston, Temple, Neville); Wilds (Lide, Kolb, Terrel, Pledger); Walden (Caldwell); Thomas (Wailes, Howard, Fullwood, Gray); Pennington (McDade); Chaplin (Ladson, Stanyarne, Fripp, Toomer); Palmer (Bellinger, Sams, Brewton, Barnwell); Hanson (Hage, Lupient, Crely, Benter); and Ebbett (Barnes, Frye, Putnam, Rogers).