Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families, and English and Norman Ancestry: A Family Genealogy, 1860-1976

Published in 1980, this genealogical volume was compiled by Oris Hugh Fitz Randolph as an exhaustive record of the Fitz Randolph lineage. It serves as an extension and continuation of earlier genealogical studies, aiming to consolidate centuries of ancestral data, including Norman origins and connections to Allied Families. The work reflects a mid-twentieth-century trend among American family historians to document lineage with meticulous detail, ensuring that the migration patterns and kinship ties of the Fitz Randolphs were preserved for future generations.

The book is structured to guide researchers through the complex web of the Fitz Randolph family history, beginning with its English roots and traversing the colonial American experience. Oris Hugh Fitz Randolph utilized a systematic approach, gathering records from public archives, family documents, and historical repositories. It remains a notable reference tool for genealogists specializing in New Jersey and New England colonial families, valued primarily for its archival rigor and the sheer breadth of information regarding the family's development between 1860 and 1976.