"... has been divided into three volumes. The first is devoted to the history of the Allens and Hydes and their descendants. The second and third volumes are devoted to the James Allen descendants and the Tong Family history .... The history begins with the earliest records available, 1100 A.D. and continues to the present time. A bibliography, resources and historical events has been added with family trees, maps, photographs and news clippings."--p. iii.