This mammoth compilation of information, based on records extant at the time of the original writing, covers the histories of sixteen churches;biographies (with basic genealogical data) of twelve ministers and several other notable men including William Davis, considered the father of the Shrewsbury Church;sketches of several schools and lists of students;a selection of tombstone inscriptions;rosters of soldiers from the Revolution through the Civil War;lists of landowners;marriages;wills and more. Each church's history generally includes information on its founding, growth and membership activities. Chapters are replete with dates and names, and frequently have a selection of transcribed documents. Approximately 100 pictures and maps of people, buildings and places are included.