John Friend Sr. of Friendsville, MD - 2nd Edition

"Susannah Friend-House,
Daughter of John Friend Sr.
Books I and II"

by
Patrick T. Smith and Patty (Friend) Thompson

Now available through the Friend Family Association of America

Susannah Friend was born about 1762 in the Northern Neck of Virginia near present day Paw Paw, WV. Susannah traveled as a child with her father, John Friend Sr. and his young family into the wilderness of Western Maryland, settling in what would become the Friendsville area.  Susannah would grow and mature in this area, then meet and marry Andrew House. They would travel to Ohio and raise a family of eight children. Susannah Friend and her family would thrive in Ohio, immigrate to Illinois, then Iowa, and finally spread out all over the young country. This book attempts to re-build the lives of Susannah Friend, her husband and their descendents through US Census records, family bibles, land deeds, wills, photographs, personal histories, obituaries, newspaper articles, military records as well as birth, marriage and death records.  Susannah and her family have been divided into two books, because of the enormous volume of information. Her first two children, John and Mary, will be featured in Book I (636 pages), while the remainder of her children, Charles, Susanne, Andrew, William, Sarah and Elizabeth, will comprise Book II (680 pages). Although the children are featured in one book, they will be briefly outlined in the corresponding book. The information on Susannah Friend and an outline of her lineage back to Nils Larson Friend (Frande) will be presented in both books. These reference books are fully indexed and presented in an outline format.   Book I is currently available, while Book II will not be available until January 2012. The initial cost of printing the book has been donated to the FFAA.  Proceeds from the sales of these books will go to the FFAA (a non-profit organization).  All book sales are tax deductible. Each book in the initial offering will be signed by the authors. 

Black and white spiral bound copies can be purchased for $60 (plus $10 S&H) each or a    CD at $30 (plus $5 S&H) of each book.  The CD contains a color copy of the book in a PDF format (requiring Acrobat 7.0).  Earlier versions of Acrobat can open the text, but may not open all the images. The spiral bound set can be purchased for $100 (plus $10 S&H) or CD set for $50 (plus $5 S&H).  Credit card purchases can be made by using Pay Pal at the FFAA web site.  Orders paid by check (made payable to the FFAA) should be sent to:

FFAA
P O Box 96
Friendsville, MD 21531

Orders paid by check (made payable to the FFAA) should be sent to:

The Friend Family Association of America
P.O. Box 96
Friendsville, Maryland 21531
 

Book 1 - $60.00 (shipping and handling $10.00)  - Catalogue # FFAA0270 - Book
CD 1 -  $30.00 (shipping and handling $5.00)  - Catalogue # FFAA0270 - CD

Book Two is not available until January 2012
It's release will be announced on Facebook and this website

The Friend Family Association of America, a non-profit organization open to all, publishes the FRIENDSHIP NEWSLETTER quarterly for members, holds genealogical seminars biennially, and with proceeds from dues, donations, and the FRIENDSHIP STORE, supports the COLONEL LESTER D. FRIEND HISTORICAL LIBRARY and the NATIONAL HERITAGE MUSEUM, both located in the headquarters building in Friendsville, Maryland.

Membership is open to all persons regardless of race, creed, or place of origin.

Friendsville, Maryland was founded in 1765 by John Friend who bought the land from the Indians. It is the oldest permanent settlement in what is now Garrett Count