Sargeant Memorial Collection Legacy Genealogy Research Files, 1900-2015 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Margaret Marshall

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Box 18

Folder 1: Parker family tree, 2009

Parker family tree, donated by Grace Parker Tazewell of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Siegel, Parks, Pettus, Magee, McCullough, Brandenburg, Howard, Stapleton, Fleming, Egerton, Ollice, Rowe, Hughes, Llynn, Shafer, Tyler, Baltes, Baxter, Wainwright and Black.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Houston, Texas, Indianapolis, Indiana, Fresh Meadows, New York, Maywood, Illinois, Brooklyn, New York, Brightwater, New York, Fayette, Missouri, Bethesda, Maryland, Hyattsville, Maryland, East Meadows, New York, Alexandria, New York, Arlington, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia and Auburn, Alabama.

Folder 2: Parker family history, 2012

Military discharge papers, marriage certificates, Daughters of the American Revolution certificate, United Daughters of the Confederacy certificate and death certificates for the Parker family, donated by Madelyn R. Sawyer of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names found include Farrell, Johns, Sterling, Chenoweth and Gray.  Geographic locations listed include Bay Pines, Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, Pinellas County, Florida, Norfolk, Virginia, Greenville, South Carolina and Arlington, Virginia.

Folder 3: Parker family research, 1978

Ancestor charts, genealogical worksheets, list of family members and an obituary for the Parker family of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include McKibbon, Fuge, French, McGee, Shelton, Muir, Snyder, Smith, Hall, Roe, McCaig, Rickey, Williams-Simmons and Wainwright.  Geographic locations listed include Kansas City, Missouri, Bentonville, Missouri, Quebec, Canada, Adams County, Ohio, Fillmore, Missouri, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Shawnee County, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, Norfolk, Virginia, Oakland, California, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Brooklyn, New York and Portsmouth, Virginia.

Folder 4: Parker family information, 1914-2003

Newspaper articles and family tree research for the Parker family, beginning with Thomas Parker of Rappahannock County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Beale, Cox, Jones, Opie, Mason, Dangerfield, Bogardus, Green, Mallory, Donaldson, Milloon, McCormick, Crenshaw, Ladd, Whitlock, Livermore, Bradstreet, Balch, Brown, Binford, Sharp, Denison, Copeland and Hash.  Geographic locations listed include Westmoreland County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, Richmond County, Virginia, and Maryland.

Folder 5: Parsons family newsletter, 1983

"Parsons Paragraphs from Parchment Valley" written by Ethlyn Parsons, Judy Miller and Marie Reynolds of Ripley, West Virginia detailing the descendants of Alexis Fink Parsons and Phoebe Casto Parsons and friends. Other family names listed include Fink, Casto, Bibbee, Smith, Rhodes, Turner, Bonnett, Rollins, Carney, Newell, Cunningham, Chestnut, Sleith, Walker, Tolley, Bradley, Cobb, Waybright, Board, Hess, Woodruff, Miller, Cooper, Hasten, Stoker, Freeland, Lee, Brown, Staats, Carney, Roach and Conrad.  Geographic locations listed include Ripley, West Virginia, Gallia County, Ohio, Harrison County, West Virginia, Mason County, Virginia, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Nicholas County, West Virginia, New Orleans, Louisiana, Parkersburg, West Virginia, California, Stratton, West Virginia, Washington, Memphis, Tennessee, Little Rock, Arkansas and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Folder 6: Pattison family research, undated

Pattison family of England and Calvert and Dorchester Counties of Maryland, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hovermill of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Manning, Robson, Driver, Jacobs, Ward, Gray, Catts, Mitchell, Onion, Harner, Jones and Edmondson.  Geographic locations listed include Calvert County, Maryland, Dorchester County, Maryland, Rochester County, Maryland, James Island, Maryland, Taylor Island, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland and Eastern Shore, Maryland.

Folder 7: Payne family history, 1907-1908

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Payne family, beginning with the emigrants Sir Robert Payne, John Payne and William Payne.  Other family names listed include Woodson, Merriman, Fleming, Madison, Burton, Archer, Dandridge, Spottswood, Chichester, Bryce, Mercer, Barrett, Richardson, Brent, Edwards, Lunsford, Bailey, Stephens, Waddey, Shearman, Blakemore, Hunter, Neale, Jenkins, Washington, Steward, Cox, Lampkin, Martin, George, Shelton, Flannagan, Gordon, Lee, Morton, Irving and Hagan.  Geographic locations listed include Fluvanna County, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, Lancaster, Virginia, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Kentucky, Ditchley, England and Christiansburg, Virginia.

Folder 8: Pearce family history, undated

Genealogy of Judge James E. Pearce of California; Descendant of John Pearce of Rhode Island, Nathan Pearce of New York, Daniel Pearce of North Carolina and William Pearce of Pennsylvania, compiled by James E. Peace of Nuevo, California. Narrative description broken down into generations, including references.  Other family names listed include Hill, Sweet, Green, Tucker, Gill, Moss/Morse, Matthewson/Matteson, Rhodes, Mansfield, Havens, Tillinghast, Smith, Spink, Stafford, Greene, Truman, Mosier, Manton, Latham, Potter, Dyer, Cary, Paul, Birdsall, Elwill, Culver and Conner.  Geographic locations listed include Nuevo, California, Prudence Island, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Salisbury, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, New London, Connecticut, Cranston, Rhode Island, Greenbush, New York, Albany, New York, Andes, Delaware County, New York, Unadilla, Otsego County, New York, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Coventry, Rhode Island, Paulingstown, New York, Danbury, Connecticut, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Randolph County, North Carolina and Chatham County, North Carolina.

Folder 9: Peckham family bible records, 1989

Photocopied pages of the Peckham family bible with transcription of family information, submitted by Margaret Peckham Motes of Stamford, Connecticut. Bible in possession of Mr. Henry Andrew Peckham, Junior, of Columbus, Georgia and Smiths, Alabama. Other family names listed include Sheldon, Tyler, Daughtery, Jenkins, Salas and Gooding.  Geographic locations listed include Portsmouth, Virginia, Providence, Rhode Island, Stamford, Connecticut, Spain, and Washington, District of Columbia.

Folder 10: Pendleton family history, 1914

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Pendleton family, beginning with the emigrant Phillip Pendleton, born in England in 1650, arrived in Virginia in 1674 and died in 1721. Other family names listed include Hart, Taylor, Roy, Pollard, Page, Nelson, Burwell, Sutton, Diggs, Norton, Mosher, Walker, Jones, Williams, Garvin, Harrison, Lumpkin, Turner, Crabbe, Lee, Cordin, Brooke, Carter, Little, Fourquerean, Digges and Gibson.  Geographic locations listed include Caroline County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Matthews County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, West Virginia and Columbus, Georgia.

Folder 11: Penick family history, 1906

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Penick family, beginning with the emigrant, John Penick, receiving a land grant in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1745.  Other family names listed include Boatright, Bagby, Baldwin, Saunders, Tuggle, Sutherland, McGehee, Ransom, Perkins, Morton, Boaz, Jennings, Price, Venable, Fore, Watson and Booker.  Geographic locations listed include Prince Edward County, Virginia, Farmville, Virginia and Cornwall, England.

Folder 12: Perkins family research, 1953

The Perkins family; Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Charles City County, Virginia, died circa 1654, compiled by William K. Hall of Springfield, Missouri. Other family names listed include Iremonger, Parker, Nowell, Childress, Ladd, Allen, Walker, Cox, Shelton, Oglesby, Churchyard, Atkinson, Ellis, Hughes, Caldwell, Walker, Watkins, Taylor, Price, Nowling/Knowling, Moore, Turpin, Ferguson, Coleman, Bailey, Curd, Bowles, Letcher, Wilson, Tate, Bostick, Pryor, Marr, Hardeman, Scales, Beck, O'Neal, Hairston, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick, Hodges, Nightingale, Depp, Blakey, Fearn, Bondurant, McCarty/Crain, Peers, Dawson, Robards, Anderson, Sampson, Lewis, Neeley, Watson, Key, Edwards, Franklin, Williams, Whitehead, Grimes, Ware, Middlebrook, Ingram, Gibbs, Baker, Maddox, Richardson, Sawyer, Foster, Whitlow, Stone, Murray, Minton, Tilman, Mills, Kyle, Stone, Vance, Renick, Barren, Collins, Bowman, Chaplin, Crump, Downing, Akin, Wash, Carroll, Lasley, White, Johnson, Burch, May, Mallory, Shepherd, Brooks, Smith, Lyon, Sneed, Marlow, King, Robinson, Hampton, Harris, Edmiston, Lewis, Meredith, Wingfield, Davis, Cook, Fitzpatrick, Johnson, Bass, Moseley, Merry, Kyle, Stevens, Faucee, Atkisson, Poindexter, Cocke, Henderson, Cannon, Davidson, Chilton, Hooper, Nicks, Glover, Gantt, Dabney, Moon, Scruggs, Alstrop, Mosby, Shackleford, Marr, Holland, Cook, McLemore, Stuart, Grubbs, Ross, Kent, Black, Yancey, Farrar, Dodd, Cabell, Thornton, Mitchell, Wills, Middlebrooks, Wade, Jernigan, Ware, Grant, Cate, Coleman, Saunders, Duncan, Shores, Hall, Martin, Dibrell, Blain, Wineburger, Bethel, Wood, Hare, Rittenhouse, Burt, Hester, Greer, Bell, Shanklin, Gulick, Bennington and Bird.  Geographic locations listed include Henrico County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Caswell County, North Carolina, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Buckingham County, Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Garrard County, Kentucky, Williamson County, Tennessee, Guilford County, North Carolina, Stokes County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Shelby County, Kentucky, Davidson County, Tennessee, Crawford County, Arkansas, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Green County, Georgia, Augusta County, Virginia, Warren County, Kentucky, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky, St. Louis, Missouri, Clarksville, Tennessee, Madison, Georgia, Morgan County, Georgia, St. Francis County, Missouri, Huntsville, Alabama, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Lynchburg, Virginia, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Saline County, Missouri, Sumner County, Tennessee, Union City, Ohio, Waitsburg, Washington, Stuart, Iowa, LaRose, Illinois, Marshall County, Illinois, Oregon City, Oregon, Springfield, Missouri and Albemarle County, Virginia.

Folder 13: Petite, Pettis, Pettits, and Pettus family research, 1905

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Petite (alternative spellings include Pettis, Pettits, Pettus) family, beginning with Captain Thomas Pettus, who emigrated in 1640.  Other family names include Waters, Graves, Dillard, Burgess, Winston and Taylor.  Geographic locations listed include James City County, Virginia, Norwich, England, Henrico County, Virginia, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Washington, District of Columbia.

Folder 14: Pettypool family research, undated

Narrative description organized in generations for the Pettypool (alternative spelling is P'Pool) family, beginning with Stephen Pettypool of Richmond, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Colwell, Gromarrin, Moore, Gregory, Ladd, Overby, Wilburn, Staples, Pool, Ingram, Bacon, Tucker, Prescott, Jones, Bland, Taylor, Booker, Morgan, Webster, Ragsdale, Hamlet, Vaughan, Tredwell, Kimbrough, Lipford, Ayers, Porterfield, Bouton, Winborn, Pritchett, Marquess, Shaw, Blanks, Smith and Proctor.  Geographic locations listed include Richmond, Virginia, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Davidson County, Tennessee, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Madison County, Alabama, Benton County, Mississippi, Trigg County, Kentucky, Madisonville, Kentucky, Flatwoods, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee.

Folder 15: Phelps family history, undated

Genealogy worksheets for the Phelps family, beginning with John Phelps, probate date of his will February 1779 in Tyrell County, North Carolina. Other family names listed include Bateman, Lyons, Swain, Power and Oliver.

Folder 16: Phelps family bible records, 2011

Photocopied pages of the Phelps family bible regarding births, deaths, and marriages. The other family name listed is White.  Birth dates range from 1812 to 1899. Death dates range from 1847-1892.

Folder 17: Phillips family research, undated

"Phillips Family Finder", family quarterly newsletter, Dale F. Phillips of Chickasha, Oklahoma, Coordinator.  Other family names listed include White, Elam, Hart, Clay, Meanley, Meanly, Brown, Farrar, Dyer, Buford, Delbridge, Elder, Kelly, Lane, Mitchell, Walton, Stith, Williams, Clark, James, Barrow and Newsome.  Geographic locations listed include Lunenburg County, Virginia, Amelia County, Virginia, Chester County, South Carolina, Brunswick County, Virginia and Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Folder 18: Phillips family history, 1906

Newspaper genealogy column regarding the Phillips (alternative spelling is Philips) family, beginning with James Phillips (Philips), a native of Wales who emigrated and settled in Stafford County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Grundy, Griffin, Fowke, Gustave, Lewis, Davis, Jerdone, Martin, Payne, Dodd, LaFond, Eastburn, Henning, LaFon, Jones, Maupin, Carter, Burton, Taylor, Robinson, Jordon/Jordone, Tyler, Armistead, Bacon, Lightfoot, Washington, Burwell, Minor, Marshall, Winston and LeWise.  Geographic locations listed include Lunenburg County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 19: Pickett family research, undated

Newspaper genealogy column regarding the Pickett family, beginning with George Pickett.  Other family names listed include Martin, Cooke, Blackwell, Green, Day, Withers, Marshall, Flint, Adams, Currie, Johnston, Lambert, Heth, Macmurdo, Steptoe, Smith, Burwell, Minge, Corbell, Mildmay and Metcalfe.  Geographic locations listed include Westmoreland County, Virginia, Marblehead, Massachusetts, New Hanover County, North Carolina, King George County, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Kentucky, Culpeper County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland and Bedford County, Virginia.

Folder 20: Pinkerton family genealogy, undated

Pinkerton family genealogy, beginning with John Pinkerton, born circa 1735/6 in Ireland, died September 7, 1818 in Sadsburyville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Materials donated by Miss Martha C. Pinkerton, Norfolk, Virginia. Other family names listed include White, Dorlan/Dorland, Garrett, Dandridge, Alexander, Harris, Coulson, Wayland and Huntley.  Geographic locations listed include Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Rockville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Brandywine Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Midway (now Steeles Tavern), Virginia, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Covesville, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Mount Solon, Virginia, North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Alberene, Virginia and Durham, North Carolina.

Folder 21: Poindexter family history, undated

Newspaper genealogy column regarding the Poindexter family, beginning with George Poindexter's ownership of property in Gloucester County, Virginia in 1657, while living in York County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Efford, Lightfoot, Parke, Kennerly, Slaughter, Garth, Otey, Thompson, Harrison, Rail, Chilton, Smith, Watts, Shelton, Bingham, Tucker, Gills, Durrett, Lee, Nicholls, Hardy, Rucker, Jeter, Calhoun, Penn, Browne, Richard, Long, Sharp, Jones, Clark, Swift, Cosby, Carmack, Ball, Ravenscroft, Downman and.  Geographic locations listed include New Kent County, Virginia, James City County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Franklin County, Kentucky, Albemarle County, Virginia, South Carolina, Amherst County, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Lynchburg, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi,

Folder 22: Pollock family research, 1976

Ancestor chart regarding the Pollock family, beginning with Frances Ewell Pollock, born February 20, 1947, Trenton, Jones County, North Carolina.  Other family names listed include Grochmal, Proescher, Harrison, Moses, Hawks, Ivy, Stevens, Broughton, Callaway, Brown, Hutchins, Milburn, Colonna, Keeling, Dixon, Westbrook, Mallard, Huggins, Fentress, Twiford, Smith, Ewell and Herrick.  Geographic locations listed include Jones County, North Carolina, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Folder 23: Pool family history, undated

Family tree for the Pool family of Pasquotank, North Carolina, beginning with Richard Pool of Middlesex, London, England.  Other family names listed include White, Meriam, Clarky, Overman, Lowry, Proctor, Bamford, Etheridge, Hines, Robinson, Greenleaf, Price, Charles, Grice, Surron, Lockwood, Hinton, Gere, Moore, Ritchie, Knight, Guillenet, Walther, Grandy, Barcliff, Gaskins, Banks, Sawyer, Mills, Sessford, Dewey, Rodgers, Pendleton, Toxey, Meads, Kent, Irving, Winslow, Seawell, Brandell, Maxwell, Abel, Hill, Gibson, Bosmon, Myers, Tousignan, Fletcher, Broswer, Halsey, Raper, Madren, Kennedy, Spence, Jacobs, Perry, Pappendick, Fletcher and Rowan. Geographic locations listed include New Orleans, Louisiana, Middlesex, London, England and Pasquotank, North Carolina.

Folder 24: Poole family history, 1968

Family tree for the Poole and allied families of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia; compiled by Alice Granbery Walter.  Other family names listed include Gaskins, Hayes, Thorowgood, Ward, Workman, Hill, Moseley, Sayer, Kingman, Holmes, Corbett, Butt, Smith, Nickerson, Richmond, Keeling, Bannister and Williamson.

Folder 25: Poore family history, 1906

Newspaper genealogy column regarding the Poore family, beginning with Andrew Poore of Bedford County, Virginia, circa 1758.  Other geographic locations listed include Newbury, Massachusetts and Wiltshire, England.

Folder 26: Portlock family history, 1976-1984

Family tree diagrams, narrative description of research results, correspondence and newspaper articles regarding the Portlock family, beginning with John Portlock, born 1658, died 1715.  Research compiled by Ralph Franklyn Schaeffer and other materials donated by Lillian P. Luke.  Other family names listed include Schaeffer, Etheridge, Matias, Dozier, Bainbridge, Odeon, Stokes, Petty, Quick, Ward, Guy, Corbett, Davis, Twiddy, Batten, Brown, Williamson, McCoy, Chandler, Hudgins, Cuthberson, Clark, Bolton, Fanshaw, Cross, Kerzanett, Bybee, Braithwaite, Raybin, Oliver, Allwine, Phillips, Zimmerman, Pleasants, Funkhouser, Gilliam, Powell, Madison, Cake, Futch, Johnson, Clifton, Hale and Bagley.  Geographic locations listed include Gloucestershire, England, Norfolk County, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Norfolk, Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, Atlanta, Georgia, Sun City, Florida, Virginia Beach, Virginia, New York, Portsmouth, Virginia, St. John, United States Virgin Islands, Shamokin, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Newport News, Virginia, Warwick County, Virginia, Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Franklin, Virginia, Luray, Virginia, Morrisville, North Carolina, Edenton, North Carolina and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Folder 27: Portlock family research, undated

Research notes, book excerpts, county record references, descendants list for an associated family, bible records and narrative description of the Portlock family of Norfolk County, Virginia, beginning with William Portlock. Other family names listed include Carson, Stokes, Scott, Edwards, Fleming, Tatem, Nash, Etheridge, Fields, Sanell, Ballance, McCoy, Butt, Gardner, Tatem, Fentress, Hodges, Whitehurst, Scarborough, Williamson, Hanbury, McPherson, Joyce, Herbert, Rogers, Miller, Townsend, Cox, Parish, Moore, Stringfellow, Davis, Morrisette, Kirby, Foster, Jarvis, Moseley, Butt, Wyatt, Dough, Billups, Ward, Wise, Armstrong, Shaw, Temple, Garner, Foreman, Henderson, Joynes, Stirling, Duffey, Hutchings and Quayle. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, England, Norfolk, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Portsmouth, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Chesapeake, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Folder 28: Posey family research, 1915-1916

Newspaper genealogy columns regarding the Posey (alternative spelling is Posee) family, beginning with William Posey of Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Other family names listed include Keller (alternative spelling Kellar), Thorton and Newport. Geographic locations listed include Charles City, Maryland, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Stafford County, Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Henderson County, Kentucky and Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Folder 29: Potter family research, 1973

Genealogy research forms regarding the Potter family, compiled by Sheri Kay Gwynn Potter of Portsmouth, Virginia. Other family names listed include Gwynn, Winter, Stout, Shadle and Woods.  Geographic locations listed include Harre Hill County, Montana, San Diego, California, Butte, Montana, Fairfield, Connecticut, Brady, Montana, Portsmouth, Virginia, Tacoma, Washington and London, Madison County, Ohio.