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By Margaret Marshall
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Genealogy research papers donated to the Sargeant Memorial Collection by various researchers. Formats of materials include newspaper genealogy columns, narrative descriptions, ancestor charts, descendants lists, family trees, genealogy worksheets, hand-written notes, photocopies, narrative descriptions, and transcriptions of documents.
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:
Various sources by donations
Preferred Citation:
[File Name], Sargeant Memorial Collection Legacy Genealogy Research Files, MSS 0000-GRF, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Entered between April 4, 2015 and November 1, 2016.
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- Box 2
- Folder 1: Bartee Family Research (Norfolk County, Virginia), 2000, 2005
- Descendants' charts and other genealogical information for the Bartee family of Norfolk County, Virginia compiled by Anne Hailey Bartee. Prominent names include Robert Bartee, William B. Bartee, Jesse W. Bartee, Nancy Ann Bartee, and Samuel Bartee. Other family names include Guy, Olden, Langley, Mason, Martin, and Ward.
- Folder 2: Bartlett family research, 1905
- Newspaper column regarding the Bartlett family of Virginia, beginning with Thomas and Richard Bartlett, brothers who emigrated in 1634 to Watertown, Massachusetts, and Newbury, Massachusetts, respectively. Other family names listed include Montague, Graves, Collins, Taylor, Davis, Grubb, Gore, Knight, Brown, and Timberlake. Geographic locations listed include Berkley County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, Frederick County, Virginia, and Clark County, Virginia.
- Folder 3: Bates family history, 1906
- Newspaper column regarding the Bates family located in Hanover County, Virginia, as early as 1744. Another family name associated with Bates is Mitcham. Geographic locations listed include Fauquier County, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, and Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- Folder 4: Battaile family history, 1910
- Newspaper column regarding the Battaile family of Virginia, beginning with Captain John Battalie living in Essex County, Virginia as early as 1692. Other family names listed include Smith, Thornton, Talliaferro, Grymes, Daingerfield, Willis, Madison, Fitzhugh, Hoomes, Garnett, White, Key, and Browne. Geographic locations listed include York County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisa County, Virginia, Westmoreland County, Virginia, and Albemarle County, Virginia.
- Folder 5: Batten family research, 1976
- Family group worksheets for the Batten family, beginning with Samuel Erastus Batten, born 16 April 1852, died 23 January 1913. Compiled by Mrs. Norman (Hilda B.) R. Starkey, Smithfield, Virginia. Other family names listed include Cofer (alternative spelling Coffer), Bell, Delk (alternative spelling Delke), Brock, Jones, Hunnicutt, Powell, Gaskins, Gillette, Riggan, Rawles, Edwards, Clarke and White. Geographic locations listed include Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia.
- Folder 6: Batts Family Research, 1916
- November 21, 1916 Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper clippings related to Batte (or Batt) family history. Other family names listed include Poythress, Gilliam, Saxay, Russell, Forbes, Eppes, Colley, Lyme, Withrow, Madden, Poindexter, Cocke, Broughton, Mason, Anderson, Christian, McPharl, French, Friend, Alsworth, Syme, Bragg, Ryan, and Ford. Geographic locations listed include Prince George County, Virginia, Mobile, Alabama, Petersburg, Virginia, Lewisburg, Virginia, Nottaway County, Virginia, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Manchester, Virginia, Chesterfield, Virginia, Lewisburg, West Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia,
- Folder 7: Bawdoin, Bowden Family Research, undated
- Bowdoin, Bowden family research compiled by Melinda J. Lukei. Prominent names include John Bowdoin and Arthur Bowden. Geographic regions mentioned include Northampton County, Virginia and Norfolk County, Virginia.
- Folder 8: Baxter Family Research, undated
- Baxter bible records. Other family names mentioned include Hughs, Dozier, and Bell. Geographic locations mentioned include Currituck County, North Carolina.
- Folder 9: Baylor family history, 1910-1916
- Newspaper column regarding the Baylor family, beginning with John Baylor, who emigrated in the last half of the seventeenth century. Family names listed include Walker, Cocke, Waring, Robb, Latane, and Payne. Geographic locations listed include Essex County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, and Orange County, Virginia.
- Folder 10: Baytop family research, 1910
- Newspaper column regarding the Baytop family of Virginia beginning with Thomas Baytop. Family names listed include Cocke, Graham, Alexander, Buckner, Booth, Talliaferro, Scott, Tomkies, Cooke, Livingston, Robins, Thruston, and Stubbs. Geographic locations listed include York County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Essex County, Virginia, and Albany, New York.
- Folder 11: Beale family history, 1905-1981
- Newspaper column and newspaper story regarding the Beale family of Virginia, beginning with Thomas Beale who emigrated in 1640. Family names listed include Currie, Belfield, Ewell, Hamilton, Gordon, Rennolds, Dangerfield (alternative spelling Daingerfield), Parker, Brooke, Turberville, Davies, Arnent, Gooch, Harwar, Goodwin, Tiplady, Taverner, Madison, and McCarty. Geographic locations listed include Essex County, Virginia, York County, Virginia, Elizabeth County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Lunfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Lexington, Kentucky, Rappahannock County, Virginia, and Warrenton, Virginia.
- Folder 12: Behle Family Research, undated
- Behle family research including transcriptions and photocopies of vital records. Prominent names include Charles Behle, Louis Adam Behle, and Francis Charles Behle.
- Folder 13: Belfield family history, 1916
- Newspaper column regarding the Belfield family of Virginia, beginning with Dr. Joseph Belfield. Family names listed include Wright, Colston, Sydnor, Meriweather (alternate spelling Meriwether), Stark, Walker, Broadnax, Bouldins, Beale, Johnston, Beckwith, Garland, Smith, Fauntleroy, Chim, Young, Jones, Dangerfield, Jeter, Jeffress, Saunders, Harwood, Elliott, Omohundro, Lyele, Cralle, Wilson and Tasker. Geographic locations listed include Prince William County, Virginia, Greensville County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Richmond County, Virginia, Bathurst, Virginia, Clarksville, Tennessee, Salem, Virginia, and Northumberland County, Virginia.
- Folder 14: Bellfield family history, 1912
- Newspaper column regarding the Bellfield family of Accomack County, Virginia, beginning with Thomas Bell and a certificate of land dated 1634. Family names listed include Bell, Neill (alternate spelling Neil and Neel), Roach, Speirs, Wise, West, Spires, Land, Woodard, Smith, Butt, Phillips, Keeling, and Weeks. Geographic locations listed include Jamestown, Virginia, Somerset, Maryland, Accomack County, Virginia, and Norfolk County, Virginia.
- Folder 15: Belote Family Research, 1992
- Pedigree chart and narrative description of John Belote and Bridgett Belote. Name spelling variations include Billiott, Billyott, Billyoate, Billiand, and Billyand. Other families listed include Foster, Symonds, and Pettit. Geographic locations mentioned include Northampton County, Virginia and England.
- Folder 16: Berkeley family history, 1893-1976
- Newspaper articles, newspaper genealogy column and copies of personal letters regarding the Berkeley family, beginning with Sir William Berkeley, the Governor of Virginia during the Bacon Rebellion of 1676. Family names listed include Culpeper, Nelson, Mason, Burwell, Wormeley, Griffin, Randolph, Clayton, Churchill, Heffernon, Fleming, Fontaine, Noland, Cox, Williams, Smith, Carter, and Sheppard. Geographic locations listed include Middlesex County, Virginia, Yorktown, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Rosegill, Virginia, Matthews County, Virginia, Wilton, Virginia, James City County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Essex, Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, and Tennessee.
- Folder 17: Bernard family history, 1908
- Newspaper column regarding the Bernard family, beginning with Richard Bernard in York County, Virginia in 1645. Family names listed include Fleming, Stith, Fauntleroy, Washington, Ashton, Sears, Peyton and Brown. Geographic locations listed include York County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia, and King George County, Virginia.
- Folder 18: Betts family history, 1907
- Newspaper column regarding the Betts family of Virginia, beginning with William Betts of Northumberland County, who died in 1685. Family names listed include Royston, Nelms, and Walton. Geographic locations listed include Northumberland County, Virginia, Heathsville, Virginia, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Missouri, Halifax, Virginia, Lunenburg County, Virginia and Roanoke, Virginia.
- Folder 19: Beverly family history, 1908
- Newspaper column regarding the Beverly family of Virginia, beginning with Robert Beverly who emigrated to Middlesex County, Virginia in approximately 1660. Family names listed include Randolph, Bland, Carter, Taylor, Harrison, Bolling, Pocahontas (alternate name Motoaka), Keeble, Howe, Peyton, and Byrd. Geographic locations listed include Charles City County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Blandfield, Essex County, Virginia, and Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia.
- Folder 20: Bibb family research, 1914
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Bibb family, beginning with Benjamin Bibb who emigrated from Wales to Hanover County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Key, Edwards, Winn, Carter, Predgeon, Marchant, Cotton, Hancock, Musick, Bradley, Clay, Cox, Johnson, McAllister, Cole, Corey, Sulley, Thomson, Tate, Richardson, Groom, Dunell, Massey and Wood. Geographic locations listed include Louisa County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, Fayett County, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Virginia, Bourbon County, Kentucky, Gallatin County, Kentucky, Fauquier County, Virginia and King William County, Virginia.
- Folder 21: Bird family history, 1909-2001
- Newspaper columns regarding the Bird family of Virginia, beginning with Andrew Bird who died in 1750 in Augusta County, Virginia. Family names listed include Allen, Moore, White, Ruddell, Bowman, Hite, Pennypacker, Zeigler (alternate spelling Sigler), Holker, Fry, Jones, Thomas, Hawkins, Stephenson, Rutter, Robinett, Kleiser, and Whaley. Geographic locations listed include Montgomery County, Virginia, Augusta County, Virginia, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Calvert County, Virginia, Bath County, Virginia, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Ohio, Lexington, Kentucky, Leesburg, Virginia, New London, Missouri, Woodstock, Virginia, West Virginia, Front Royal, Virginia, Iowa, Hannibal, Missouri, Jessamine County, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Lafayette County, Kentucky.
- Folder 22: Birchett family history, 1913
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Birchett family. Other family names listed include Major, Mason, Jeffries and Harrison. No geographic locations listed.
- Folder 23: Blair family genealogy, 1973
- Family group worksheets for the Blair family, beginning with Jerome Blair, born 22 April 1819, died 2 March 1900 and correspondence related to family research. Compiled by Gladys A. Blair of Norfolk, Virginia. Other family names listed include Caldwell, Terrell, Grove, Shrader, Shortt, Grimes, Dean, Arnette, Moore, Wygal, Gilmer, Fisher and Seymour. Geographic locations listed include Wythe County, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Marion, Virginia, Walton Furnace, Virginia, Bedford, Virginia, Lee County, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia, Portsmouth, Ohio, Northampton, Massachusetts, Hampton, Virginia and Greenfield, Massachusetts.
- Folder 24: Blanton family information, undated
- Newspaper column regarding the Blanton family of Cumberland County, Virginia, beginning with Richard Blanton who died in 1734. No other family names are listed. Geographic locations listed include Cumberland County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Carolina County, Virginia and Fredericksburg, Virginia.
- Folder 25: Blow family research, 1992
- Descendants chart, pedigree chart, copies of photographs and newspaper clippings, and family group records are included in the folder. Other family names listed include Allmand, Freeman, Cooke, Elliott, Atkinson and Hoff. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Washington DC, Tower Hill, South Carolina, Williamsburg, Virginia and Portsmouth, Virginia.
- Folder 26: Blow family genealogy, 2005
- Newspaper article and research drawn from an 1801 directory regarding the Blow family of Portsmouth, Virginia, beginning with Richard Blow who was born 1746 and died 1833. Other family names listed include Allmand, Blacknall, Cann, Cargill, Drew, Harrison, Hunter, Mason, Ruffin, Waller, Wright, and Jurgeson. Geographic locations listed include Sussex County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Southampton County, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia, Nansemond County, Virginia, and Charlotte County, Virginia.
- Folder 27: Bloxsom Family Research, 1982
- Pedigree chart compiled by Norma Lee Gates of Norfolk Virginia, beginning with Norma Lee (born 1925) married to Lee Murphy Bloxsom (1900 - 1975). Other family names listed include Gates, Murphy, Cake and White. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Nansemond County, Virginia, Northampton County, Virginia and Princess Anne County Virginia.
- Folder 28: Bohannon Family Research, undated
- Narrative description and descendants list of the Bohannan Family of Virginia beginning with Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (nee Gregory) Bohannan. Other family names listed include Lafon, Evans, and Covington. Geographic locations listed include Mathews County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, and Maysville, Kentucky.
- Folder 29: Boland pedigree chart, undated
- Pedigree and royal descent of Elizabeth Sydnor Terry Boland and Captain John N. Boland, U.S. Navy. Other family names listed include Terry, Sydnor, Pleasant, Barksdale, Harper, Anderson, Lewis, Coleman, Watlington, Meriwether, Warner, Reade, and Chisman.
- Folder 30: Bolles family information, undated
- Newspaper column regarding the Bolles family (alternate spelling Bowles) of Virginia after 1791. Other family names listed include Ellis. Geographic locations listed include Wells, Maine, Maryland, Louisa County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, and Fluvanna County, Virginia.
- Folder 31: Bolling family history, undated
- Newspaper column regarding the Bolling family of Virginia Other family names listed include Rolfe, Pocahontas, Poythress, Stith, Randolph, Robertson, Murray, Skipwith, Bernard, Fleming, Gay, Buchanan, Bentley, Walker, Moseley, Ayres, Burton, Watson, Strange, Scott, Ferguson, Eldridge, Branch, Harris, Webber, Williams, Gordon, Davies, Archer, Cabell, West, Bland, Dandridge, Logan, Cary, Whittle, Lewis, Markham, Standard, Harrison, Yates, Brown, Ruffin, Elam, Knox, Coleman, Robinson, Walke, Page, Montague, and Michaux. Geographic locations listed include Petersburg, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Tuckahoe, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, and Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 32: Bonney Family Research, undated
- Excerpts from the Princess Anne County, Virginia deed book and the Bonney family genealogical chart are included in the folder. Other family names listed include Hutchinson, Woodhouse, Dauge, Whitehurst and Watters. Geographic locations include Norfolk County, Virginia, and Princess Anne County, Virginia.
- Folder 33: Booth family history, undated
- Newspaper column regarding the Booth family, beginning with Thomas Booth, who settled in Gloucester County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Fox, and Ashton. Geographic locations listed include Jamestown, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Alabama.
- Folder 34: Borland family research, 2006
- Copies of obituaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs are included in the folder. Other family names listed include Gill, Adams, Thomas, Cahill, Sims, Powell, and Pugh. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Gulfport, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Provided by William (Bill) Samuell Boggess.
- Folder 35: Boulton family research, 1906
- Excerpt from "Genealogies of the Lewis and kindred families" edited by John Meriwether McAllister, Atlanta, Georgia and Lura Boulton Tandy, Columbia, Missouri, regarding the Boulton family. Other family names listed include Talley, Morton, Pepper, Lamkin, Munday, King, Anderson, Hargett, Worthington, Bailey, Mannen, Victor, Bateman, Murrell, Snyder, Baker, Perrine, Estes, Murphy, Smith, Goodwin, Squires, Merritt, Bush, Swaggard and Pope. Geographic locations listed include Petersburg, Virginia, Owen County, Kentucky, Mason County, Kentucky, Tennessee, Lynchburg, Virginia, Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, Boone County, Missouri, Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, Georgetown, Kentucky, Maysville, Kentucky, Virden, Illinois, Roanoke, Missouri, New Orleans, Louisiana, Caldwell County, Missouri, Colorado, Seattle, Washington, Holt County, Missouri and Polo, Missouri.
- Folder 36: Boush Family Research, undated
- Descendants list, copy of wills and newspaper clippings, and narrative description of the Boush family of Virginia. Alternative name spelling includes Bush, Bouch, and Batch. Other family names listed include Johnston, Turner, Miller, Riddick, Sumner, Baker and Nosworthy. Geographic locations mentioned include Norfolk, Virginia, Isle of Wight County Virginia, Nansemond County, Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia.
- Folder 37: Boushell Family Research, 2005
- Descendants list and excerpts from the will of William Boushell, who died between 1793 and 1795, in Norfolk County, Virginia. Other family names listed include McCoy, Bartee, and Carson. Geographic location listed is St. Bride's Parish, Norfolk County, Virginia. Submitted by Anne Hailey Bartee.
- Folder 38: Bowie Family Tree, undated
- Genealogy chart compiled by Isabel Katherine (Martin) Wermeyer, granddaughter of Catherine Miller Bowie who married John Henry Martin of "Clay Hill", Caroline County, Virginia. Some other family names listed include Miller, Cox, Upshaw, Carber, Roane, Fauntleroy, Livingston, Gilchrist, Haile, Catlett, Savage, Thorton, and Gaines. Other geographic locations listed include Essex County, Virginia, Fort Royal, Virginia, Tappahannock, Virginia, and Northern Neck, Gloucester County, Virginia.
- Folder 39: Bowie Family History, 1908
- Newspaper column regarding the Bowie family. Geographic locations listed include Prince George County, Maryland, South Carolina, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Macon, Tennessee, Benton, Alabama and Westmoreland County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Miller, Spindle, Todd, Cox, Smith, Noel, Timberlake, Gravett, Duerson, Hollyday, Lipscomb, Turnley, Brockman, Powell, Dudley, Rollins, Snow, and Catlett.
- Folder 40: Bowyer Family History, 1905
- Newspaper column regarding the Bowyer family, beginning with Henry Bowyer, born in 1760. Geographic names listed include Kentucky, Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, Baird, Texas, Macclesfield, England, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Camden, New Jersey, and Arizona. Other family names listed include Madison, Breckenridge, Lewis, Smythe, Crockett, Woodson, Penn, Waltz, Bell, White, Rusback, Coombes, Sloan, and Heath.
- Folder 41: Boyd family history, 1905
- Newspaper column regarding the Boyd family of Virginia. Family names listed include Lyon, Brooks, Bird, Mabrey, Wilson, Booze, Read, Parrish, and Drewry. Geographic locations listed include Augusta County, Virginia, Botetourt County, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Edgefield, South Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, Ansted, West Virginia, Spring Garden, Virginia, Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia, and Lippa County, Mississippi.
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