This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

A genealogy of the descendants of George Dewoody and his wife Martha. They with their three sons left County Antrim, Northern Ireland in about 1784 for America. They settled in Venango County, Pennsylvania in 1796. George died before 1808 and Martha died 19 August 1826 at the age of 88 years. Includes families of George's brother, William who married Hannah Alexander in Washington County, Tennessee in 1791 and died in 1820 in Limestone County, Alabama. The other family included is that of Jeremiah Woody, born approximately 1780 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He married Mary Ann Ellis and some descendants changed the name to "DeWoody."

The earliest documented ancestor was Henry Vaden. He was born around 1663 and was living in Henrico County. His wife was Elizabeth and they had at least three children, one of which was William who was the great-grandfather of John Vaden, the subject of this book.