An alphabetical dictionary of the Marquis families in America, various spellings, their descendants, relatives and friends containing the ancestry and descendants of James Marquess (Marquis) of Hardy Co., VA whose sons Rev. William Kidd Marquis (Marquess), James, Smith and Wilson were early settlers in Ohio and Indiana; the ancestry and descendants of William Kidd Marquess, a Revolutionary soldier and pioneer in Kentucky; includes the Thomas Marquis family updated; the John Marquis family, an early pioneer in Ohio; Isaac Marquiss family an early pioneer in Ohio and Indiana; Richard Marquis of Hampshire Co., VA, later of MD; the origins of other Marquis families various spellings; other names such as: Alexander, Arnett, Anders, Anderson, Arthraud, Bennett, Buck, Byers, Calmes, Crawford, Crumrine, Gardner, Girton, Groves, Hays, Kerr, Kidd, Kirkpatrick, Kiser, Kreider, Landis, Lemon, Mangas, Martin, McCauley, McFarland, McMechen, Nelson, Nichols, Noffsinger, Park, Parrish, Perrine, Richardson, Robb, Shell, Simmons, Stephenson, Stevenson, Turner, Vance, Van Meter, Walker, Williamson, and Wilson.