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By Peg Niedholdt
Collection Overview
Title: Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, 1600-1975
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-049
Primary Creator: Walter, Alice Granbery
Extent: 58.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order: papers were initially housed by Alice Granbery Walter in three-ring binders. Arranged by surname or subject.
Date Acquired: 04/11/1991
Subjects: Genealogy--Research, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy, Princess Anne County (Va.), Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Warwick County (Va.)
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Genealogies (histories), Geological maps, Indexes (reference sources), Manuscripts, Maps (documents), Negatives (photographs), Pedigrees, Photocopies, Photographs, Silhouettes
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains genealogical research gathered by Alice Granbery Walter. The material includes photocopied documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, notes, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, and maps spanning from the 1600s to the 1970s. Prominent surnames include Boush, Nimmo, Cornick, Herbert, Hoggard, Hogwood, Haggard, Ivy, Argent, Langley, Thelaball, Nash, Powell, Robins, Shepherd, Tatem, Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, Ransha, Woodhouse, Moseley, Thorowgood, and Willoughby.
Biographical Note
Alice Granbery Walter was born on August 2, 1908 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was a long-time resident of the Norfolk area. Walter was a descendant of the Hoggard family of Poplar Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an artist, historic preservationist, and genealogist. She was a recipient of the Garden Club of America Historic Preservation award. Walter led the fight to save the Old Coast Guard Station. She published eight books of historical and genealogical records, 50 genealogical pedigree charts, and several maps. Walter died on May 30, 2003 at Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Purchase; Alice Granbery Walter and Christina Brown by donation
Preferred Citation:
Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, MSS 0000-049, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Boush and Nimmo Families Genealogies],
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Box 2: Cornick Family Genealogy],
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Box 3: Herbert Family in America (Volume 1), English Roots],
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Box 4: Herbert Family in America (Volume 2)],
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Box 5: Hoggard and Hogwood Families Genealogies],
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Box 6: The Hoggards of Poplar Hall],
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Box 7: Haggard Family; Ivy and Argent Families Genealogies; Langley and Thelaball Families Genealogies],
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Box 8: Nash Family; Powell Family Genealogy; Robins/Robyns Family Genealogy; Shepherd Family],
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Box 9: Tatem Family Genealogy; Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, and Ransha Families Genealogies; Woodhouse Family Genealogies],
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Box 10: Moseley Family; Adam Thorowgood and His Descendants and John and Sarah Offley],
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Box 11: Willoughby 1483-1800s in England, Barbados, and Lower Tidewater Virginia],
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Box 12: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (A through G)],
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Box 13: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (H through L)],
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Box 14: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (M through S)],
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Box 15: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (T through Z)],
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Box 16: Lower Norfolk County Books A - E; Warwick County Extant Records],
[Box 17: Lynnhaven Parish History and Register, 1639-1968; Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913; Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland; Princess Anne County Cemetery; Puggett's Neck],
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Box 18: Research for Map of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia],
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Box 19: Published Charts - Lower Tidewater Colonial Families; Genealogical Charts Tidewater Virginia, 1600-1900],
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Box 20: Alice Granbery Walter's copies of the books: "The Granberry Family and Allied Families, Including the Ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry" by Edgar F. Waterman, 1945 and "John Granbery, Virginia" by Julian Hastings Granbery, published by Alice Granbery Walter, 1964.],
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Box 21: Alice Granbery Walter's Miscellaneous Files],
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Box 22: Hoggard Research (Box 1 of 3)],
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Box 23: Hoggard Research (Box 2 of 3)],
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Box 24: Hoggard Research (Box 3 of 3)],
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Box 25: Oversized Materials: Maps],
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Box 26: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, A-G],
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Box 27: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, H-N],
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Box 28: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, O-Z],
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Box 29: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, A - MARRIAGES],
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Box 30: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, MAS-Z],
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Box 31: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, A-BARRINGTON],
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Box 32: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BARTEE-BROE],
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Box 33: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BROOKS-CHER],
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Box 34: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHESHIRE-CRO],
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Box 35: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHROMPTON-ELLIS],
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Box 36: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ELWES-GOLD],
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Box 37: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, GOM-HARRIS],
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Box 38: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HARRISON-HERBERT, Tabitha],
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Box 39: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HERBERT, Thomas-HOGGARD, Ruth],
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Box 40: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HOGGARD, Samuel-IVORY],
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Box 41: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, IVY-KEELING, Susan],
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Box 42: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, KEELING, Thomas-LAWSON],
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Box 43: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, LAYDON-MAR],
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Box 44: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MARKHAM-MOORE],
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Box 45: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MORGAN-MY],
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Box 46: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, N-PEMBROKE],
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Box 47: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, PEN-ROBINS],
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Box 48: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ROBINSON-SK],
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Box 49: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, SM-THOROGOOD, Adam],
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Box 50: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, THOROGOOD, Adam I-WALKE],
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Box 51: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WALKER-WILLOUGHBY],
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Box 52: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WILLOUGHBY-Z],
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Box 53: ENGLAND & BRITISH WEST INDIES],
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Box 54: ENGLISH SURNAMES],
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Box 55: MISCELLANEOUS #1],
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Box 56: MISCELLANEOUS #2],
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Box 57: ARTICLES BY GEORGE H. TUCKER & MARY REID BARROW],
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Box 58: Negatives],
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All]
- Box 17: Lynnhaven Parish History and Register, 1639-1968; Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913; Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland; Princess Anne County Cemetery; Puggett's Neck
- Folder 1: Front section of binder
- Includes many photographs of the Old Donation Church: in ruins and rebuilt (negatives removed). Newspaper clipping, historical information, and articles.
- Folder 2: Lynnhaven Parish Register
- Copy of the Lynnhaven Parish Register.
- Folder 3: Elizabeth River Parish
- Includes a sermon by the Reverend Moultrie Guerry Rector, Old St. Paul's Church Norfolk, Virginia January 9, 1944. Research notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and a copy of Vestry Book for Elizabeth River parish 1749-1761 by Alice Granbery Walter.
- Folder 4: Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913
- Folder 5: Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland by Walter MacFarlane
- Folder 6: Princess Anne County, Cemetery Records
- Includes information on the Francis Land Family, transcription of the Ree Land Bible by Lemuel C. Shepherd, transcription of the Land Bible and the Land Family Records by Lemuel C. Shepherd, transcription of Swepson and Margaret Whitehead Bible, transcription of the Swepson Brooks Bible, and copies of the John and Alice (Langley) Granbery Bible.
- Folder 7: The Land Called Puggets' Neck
- Includes research notes and maps.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Boush and Nimmo Families Genealogies],
[
Box 2: Cornick Family Genealogy],
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Box 3: Herbert Family in America (Volume 1), English Roots],
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Box 4: Herbert Family in America (Volume 2)],
[
Box 5: Hoggard and Hogwood Families Genealogies],
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Box 6: The Hoggards of Poplar Hall],
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Box 7: Haggard Family; Ivy and Argent Families Genealogies; Langley and Thelaball Families Genealogies],
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Box 8: Nash Family; Powell Family Genealogy; Robins/Robyns Family Genealogy; Shepherd Family],
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Box 9: Tatem Family Genealogy; Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, and Ransha Families Genealogies; Woodhouse Family Genealogies],
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Box 10: Moseley Family; Adam Thorowgood and His Descendants and John and Sarah Offley],
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Box 11: Willoughby 1483-1800s in England, Barbados, and Lower Tidewater Virginia],
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Box 12: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (A through G)],
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Box 13: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (H through L)],
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Box 14: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (M through S)],
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Box 15: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (T through Z)],
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Box 16: Lower Norfolk County Books A - E; Warwick County Extant Records],
[Box 17: Lynnhaven Parish History and Register, 1639-1968; Lynnhaven Parish Register 1838-1913; Genealogical Collections Concerning Families in Scotland; Princess Anne County Cemetery; Puggett's Neck],
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Box 18: Research for Map of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia],
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Box 19: Published Charts - Lower Tidewater Colonial Families; Genealogical Charts Tidewater Virginia, 1600-1900],
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Box 20: Alice Granbery Walter's copies of the books: "The Granberry Family and Allied Families, Including the Ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry" by Edgar F. Waterman, 1945 and "John Granbery, Virginia" by Julian Hastings Granbery, published by Alice Granbery Walter, 1964.],
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Box 21: Alice Granbery Walter's Miscellaneous Files],
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Box 22: Hoggard Research (Box 1 of 3)],
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Box 23: Hoggard Research (Box 2 of 3)],
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Box 24: Hoggard Research (Box 3 of 3)],
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Box 25: Oversized Materials: Maps],
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Box 26: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, A-G],
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Box 27: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, H-N],
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Box 28: INDEX CARDS: LOCATIONS, O-Z],
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Box 29: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, A - MARRIAGES],
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Box 30: INDEX CARDS: SUBJECT, MAS-Z],
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Box 31: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, A-BARRINGTON],
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Box 32: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BARTEE-BROE],
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Box 33: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, BROOKS-CHER],
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Box 34: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHESHIRE-CRO],
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Box 35: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, CHROMPTON-ELLIS],
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Box 36: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ELWES-GOLD],
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Box 37: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, GOM-HARRIS],
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Box 38: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HARRISON-HERBERT, Tabitha],
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Box 39: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HERBERT, Thomas-HOGGARD, Ruth],
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Box 40: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, HOGGARD, Samuel-IVORY],
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Box 41: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, IVY-KEELING, Susan],
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Box 42: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, KEELING, Thomas-LAWSON],
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Box 43: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, LAYDON-MAR],
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Box 44: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MARKHAM-MOORE],
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Box 45: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, MORGAN-MY],
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Box 46: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, N-PEMBROKE],
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Box 47: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, PEN-ROBINS],
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Box 48: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, ROBINSON-SK],
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Box 49: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, SM-THOROGOOD, Adam],
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Box 50: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, THOROGOOD, Adam I-WALKE],
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Box 51: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WALKER-WILLOUGHBY],
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Box 52: INDEX CARDS: SURNAMES, WILLOUGHBY-Z],
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Box 53: ENGLAND & BRITISH WEST INDIES],
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Box 54: ENGLISH SURNAMES],
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Box 55: MISCELLANEOUS #1],
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Box 56: MISCELLANEOUS #2],
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Box 57: ARTICLES BY GEORGE H. TUCKER & MARY REID BARROW],
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Box 58: Negatives],
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All]
