This insightful family history traces the Tetley Family of Chesterfield, England to the United States. The book includes a brief history of Chesterfield, a bustling market town of ancient origins which served as the seat of the Tetley Family for at least three hundred years.

This family tale begins with the Tetleys living in Chesterfield in 1559. It follows the descendants of William Tetley from Chesterfield to the Derbyshire town of Derby and then across the Atlantic to the United States. The daughters of this brave family who sailed to a new land, settled in Massachusetts, while the sons went west to settle in Missouri.

To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the only book written about this family.