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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 6
- Folder 1: Dabney family bible records, undated
- Bible records showing births, marriages and deaths for the Dabney family beginning in 1735. Family names listed include Page, Taylor, Whittle, Davies, Anthony, Sinclair, Brown, and Clarke. Geographic locations listed include Frederick County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Buchanan, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Denver, Colorado, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Folder 2: Dade family research, 1910
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Dade family, beginning with Francis Dade of Northumberland County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Townshend, Washington, Hooe, Alexander, Baylor, Stuart, Ashton, Ferris, William, James, Bankhead, Mason, Taliaferro, Sheppard, Conway, Reid, Mayo, Thorton, McCarty, Flournoy and Fitzhugh. Geographic locations listed include King George County, Virginia, Prince William County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia and Kentucky.
- Folder 3: Dameron family research, undated
- Narrative description of the Dameron family. Alternative spelling of the name is Damron. Other family names listed include Dennis, Smith, Ladd, Taylor, Tignor, Ball, Bledsoe, and Shultz. Geographic locations listed include Albemarle County, Virginia, Northumberland County, Virginia, Lincoln County, North Carolina, Westmoreland County, Virginia, York County, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Chowan County, North Carolina, Amherst County, Virginia, Caswell County, North Carolina, Nelson County, Virginia, Halifax County, North Carolina, Brunswick County, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
- Folder 4: Dandridge family research, 1905
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Dandridge family, beginning with William Dandridge of King William County, Virginia and John Dandridge of New Kent County, Virginia. Other family names listed include Curtis, Washington, Spotswood, Henry, Winston, Dansie, Bliss, Taylor, and Clarke. Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Frederick County, Virginia and West Virginia.
- Folder 5: Danecker family history, undated
- Narrative description of Danecker family, beginning with Carl Wilhelm Danecker (married December 26, 1796). Alternative spellings of the family name include Daneker, Danecker, and Deneker. Other family names listed include Hank, Koppenhoeffer, Scott, Dameron, Dey/Day, Hindes, Cole, Dewer, Smith, Wood, March, Dickinson, Haslup, Hess, Christopher, Wheeler, Hendrickson, Fisher, Ehrman, Thoms, Beckley, Primrose, Meekins, Kirkwood, Jarvis, Allen, Lee, Kemer, Davis, Case, Suter, Israel, Clark, Horner, Cornelius, Reese, Carter, Hopkins, Sander and Yewell. Geographic locations listed include Baltimore, Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Folder 6: Daniel family history, December 1978-July 1982
- Narrative description of the Daniel family, written by Denzil Daniel of Norfolk, Virginia, beginning with Nehemiah Daniel (born approximately 1760, died 1820). Family names listed include Allen, Mankin, Moore, Hamrick, Fipps/Phipps, Farmer, Milam, Morris, Thompson, Ferrell, Petty, Massey, Evans, Davis, Henigin, Dillard, McMillian, Haines, Boyd, Smith, Edwards, Calloway, Nunn, Ellison, Vaughn, Mountcastle, Bell, Bailey, Shumate, Leonard, Brandon, and Lloyd. Geographic locations listed include Grayson County, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia, Patrick County, Virginia, Fayette County, Virginia (now Glen Daniel, Raleigh County, West Virginia), Carroll County, Virginia, Wyoming County, West Virginia (previously Logan County, Virginia), Boone County, West Virginia, Surry County, North Carolina, Giles County, Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia, Beckley, West Virginia, Fayetteville, West Virginia, Coquilla, Oregon, Roseburg, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, and Mill Valley, California.
- Folder 7: Daniel family history, 1906
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Daniel family, beginning with Henry Daniel of James City, Virginia, William Daniel of Cumberland County and Lynchburg, Virginia and Campbell Daniel of Buckingham County, Virginia. Alternative spellings of the name include Daniell, Danyell, Danell, Danel, Dannell and Danelle. Family names listed include Conway, Moncures, Raleigh, Ball, Cooke, Vivian, Foote, Hodgeman, Hardy, Brown, Travers, Randolph, Hudson, Lewis, Wallace, Henderson, Fitzhugh, Downman, Greenhow, Nivin, Stone, Mitchell, Crane, Tabb, Pegram, March, Holladay, Vowles, Bronaugh, Brooke and Sublett. Geographic locations listed include Culpeper County, Virginia, Charlestown, West Virginia, Nelson County, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.
- Folder 8: Davis family history, 2006
- Descendants list of Thomas John Davis (born 1779, died January 1818) and the Davis family of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, written by Tim Bonney of Norfolk, Virginia. Family names include Campbell, Reilley, Cassidy, Haynes, Wright, Willett, Broughton, Taylor, Lane, Thompson, Lynch, Bonney, Murry/Murray, Copes, Hewitt, Townsend, Bush, Prieur, Carey, Harrison, Carter, Calrow, Nutting, Wear, Gilbreath, McPherson, Price, Hunter, Chandler, Sheppard, Neville, Banks, Keenan, Pilley, Guy, and Greenland. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Washington (District of Columbia), Portsmouth, Virginia, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, New Jersey, Orlando, Orange County, Florida, Chesapeake, Virginia, Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Helana, Phillips County, Arkansas, Waco, McLennon County, Texas, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, and Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
- Folder 9: Davis family research, undated
- Partial copies of family genealogy reports and charts for Davis, Johnson, Cooke, Brown, Henry, Perkins, Hopkins, Fellow, Jacobson, Erikson, and Sorenson. Copies annotated by Mrs. Lucile Davis with additional information and corrections. Mrs. Lucile Henry Davis (born 1900 Iowa, died 1980 Los Angeles, California) lived at 1210 Colonial Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia. Mrs. Davis' research notes are included. Geographic locations listed include Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, California, Utah, Iowa, Nevada, England and Denmark.
- Folder 10: Davis family genealogy, 1975
- Ancestor chart for the Davis family, beginning with Robert Everett Davis, Junior, born 2 May 1954. Compiled by Dorothy Collins Davis of Norfolk, Virginia. Other family names listed include Fletcher, Bowker, Hollister, Dean, Longley, Collins, Baker, Leasure, Orten, Bean, Parker, Miller, Brainerd, Treat, Hill and Goodrich. Geographic locations listed include Corinth, New York, Christian County, Kentucky, Burlington Flats, New York, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, North Andover, Massachusetts, Wirt County, West Virginia, and East Springfield, New York.
- Folder 11: Davis family information, undated
- Family group worksheets for the Davis family, beginning with Phillip Beauregard Davis, born 5 August 1861, died 18 October 1912. Compiled by Mary Williams of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Other family names listed include Lambert, Halstead, Broegler, Moore, Ambrose, Collier, Armstrong, Petree, Parsons, Spain, Chappel, Tomlinson, Williams, Makison, Lamm, Johns, Wood and McBride. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Hampton, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Wilson, North Carolina and Littleton, North Carolina.
- Folder 12: Day family research, 1959-1979
- Descendants of Christopher Day of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, compiled by J. Edward Day, dated February 25, 1959 with additional materials added in 1979. Family names listed include Thomas, Bitting, Wyley, Howard, Johnson, Parks, Houston, Doss, Hunt, Gerren, Hoslett, Mee, Jory, Holliway, Cantrell, Sentir, Copeland, Carmichael, McKee, Millican, Kidwell, Henry, Crowder, Holland, Newman, Munsey, Douglass, Henderson, Tilley, Rhome, Mullins, Hutcheson, Bryson, Mitchell, Martin, Logan, Andrews, Crawford, McDonald, Smith, Wray, Hartley, Hale, St. John, Roller, Drennin, Bolden, Weaver, McClister, White, Sartin and Manning. Geographic locations listed include Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, Green County, North Carolina (became Jefferson County, Tennessee), Hawkins County, Tennessee, Grainger County, Tennessee, Bradley County, Tennessee, Castle Rock, Washington, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Arroyo Grande, California, Woodbury, Iowa, Ellijay, Georgia, Cayucos, California, San Luis Obispo, California, Bradley County, Tennessee, Hancock County, Tennessee, Rhea County, Tennessee, Denton County, Texas, Monroe County, Tennessee, Fort Worth, Texas, Greene County, Missouri, Ozark, Missouri, Christian County, Missouri, Rogersville, Missouri, Sparta, Missouri and Cass County, Missouri.
- Folder 13: Daynes, Conner, Lawson, Walke, Thorowgood and Sayer Pedigree chart, 1975
- Pedigree chart for the Daynes, Conner, Lawson, Walke, Thorowgood and Sayer families, researched and compiled by Alice Granbery Walter, 1975. Spelling of the last name includes Daynes, Daines, and Deanes. Other family names listed include Tomson, Harris, Hoffler, Crawford, Moseley, Jenings, Scott, Bayne, Dyson, Lee, Comock, Wright, Fowler, Saunders, Williamson, Murdaugh, Westcote, Calvert, and Willoughby. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia.
- Folder 14: Deal family research, 1979
- Ancestor charts, letters, census information and wills for the Deal family, compiled by Jacqueline Deal of Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1979. Family names listed include Smith, Diggs, Kirschner, Payne, Miller, Bright, Cooke, Matthews, Rose, Bill, Stroud, Ridenhour, MacFarland, Winslow, Patterelli, Morris, Godfrey, Powers, Humphries, Culpepper, Jones and DeGrazio. Geographic locations listed include Chesapeake, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Rutland, Vermont, Hickory, Virginia, South Mills, North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Fentress, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Oneida, New York, Holland, Virginia, Kingston, North Carolina, Pasquotank County, Virginia and Norfolk County, Virginia.
- Folder 15: DeGraffenried family history, 1912
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the DeGraffenried family. Family names listed include Tocharner, Baker, Tempest, Needham, Vass, Boswell, Robertson, Woodson, Holson, Strong, Lowry, Rusk, Maury, Embrey, Allen, Patteson, Sartor, Lee, Blewett, Harrison, Towns, Finney, Jenner, Calhoun, Lewis, Saunders, Bray, Creel, Miller, Benedict, Galt, Bell, Hamilton, Plummer and Killeen. Geographic locations listed include Bern, Switzerland, New Bern, North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Williamsburg, Virginia, Lunenburg, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Franklin, Tennessee, Chester, South Carolina, Pleasant Ridge, Green County, Alabama, Mississippi, Atlanta, Georgia and Macon, Georgia.
- Folder 16: Denby family history, 1962
- Research request and response regarding the Denby family, reflecting Edward Denby residing in Norfolk County, Virginia in 1785. Nathanial Denby is shown as living in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. The other associated family name listed is Langley.
- Folder 17: Denny family ancestor chart, 1975
- Ancestor chart for the Denny family, beginning with Margaret Foulkes Denny, born 14 June 1912. Compiled by Margaret Foulkes Denny of Norfolk, Virginia. Other family names listed include Cilley, Thompson, Davis, Hughes, Hazeltine, Cavedo, Moss, Freeman, Brightwell, Carter, McGehee, Smith, Hester, Bagby, Stiffler, Fry, Fanear, Irwin, Hulcher, Pohl, Hosty and Cahill. Geographic locations listed include Williamsburg, Maine, Richmond, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Powhatan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Louisa County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Limerick, Ireland, Clair County, Oregon, Cincinnati, Ohio, Austria, Hungary and Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 18: Depew family history, 1907
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Depew family. Alternative spelling of the name is Dupuy. Other family names listed include Lefevre, LeGrande and LeVillairs. Geographic locations listed include Cincinnati, Ohio, Paris, Kentucky and King William County, Virginia.
- Folder 19: "Despain Log Chain" - family genealogy research, 1968-1970
- "Despain Log Chain" family genealogy research periodical, Volume 3, Number 1, dated January 1968, and Volume 4, Number 1, dated January 1970, edited and published by Wilford W. Whitaker, Jr of Proser, Washington. The volumes include narrative descriptions of the Despain family. Other family names listed include Wixom, Lynn/Linn, Chrisholm/Chism, Sovereigns/Severns, Newell, Watson, Nottingham, Avery, McCarthy, Russell, Bockholt, Medley, Harris, Scott, Vaughn, Belcher, Bell, Griffith, Skaggs, Camp, Hatch, Malone, Perkins, Simpson, Evans, Tinker, Brimhall, Ruple, Agee, Lewis, Mutter, LaRue, and Davis. Geographic locations listed include Kentucky, Madison County, Alabama, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Utah, Heber, Arizona, Brunswick County, Virginia, Halifax County, North Carolina, Bute County, North Carolina, Granville County, North Carolina, Warren County, North Carolina, Fincastle County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Virginia, Grayson County, Virginia, Hardin County, Tennessee, Lauderdale County, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina, Cottonwood, Arizona, Snowflake, Arizona, Cedar Hill, New Mexico, Aztec, New Mexico, Bloomfield, New Mexico, Farmington, New Mexico, Gallup, New Mexico, Galesburg, Illinois, Westminster, Colorado, Quincy, Illinois and Bentonsport, Iowa.
- Folder 20: Dey family research, undated
- Family tree, descendants list, copies of wills and narrative descriptions of the Dey family. other family names listed include Bates, Kean, Wortham, Spratley, Whitehurst, Walters, Borum, Lewis, Byrd, Eppler, Broman, Fox, Cook, Twitty, Butler, Bruce, Lash, Shemwell, Silkett, Ford, Brown, Williams, Toy, Whichard, Nash, Ferebee, Jarvis, Perrin, Overstreet, Alligood, Prosser, Neville, Stuart, Stone, Kellam, Norsworthy, Wiggins, Wright, Burruss, Jordan, Oldfield, Harrell, Avery, Cland, Pannill, Robinson, Doxey, Holt, Carpenter, Ballentine, White, Baxter, Hudgins, Moore, Ross and Halstead. Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, Cincinnati, Ohio, Pelham, Georgia, Albany, New York, Richmond, Virginia, Kentucky, Salisbury, North Carolina, Paris, Texas, Washington, North Carolina, Portsmouth, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, Campbell, Massachusetts, Currituck County, North Carolina, Williamston, North Carolina, and Locust Valley, New York.
- Folder 21: Dickenson family history, 1907
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Dickenson family, beginning with Charles Dickenson of London, England who emigrated to Virginia about 1654. Other geographic locations listed include Maryland, Pennsylvania, Augusta County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, Cumberland County, Virginia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- Folder 22: Dickinson family history, 1907
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Dickinson family, beginning with the brothers Walter, Henry and John Dickinson, who emigrated in 1654. Family names listed include Powell, Grey, Cadwalader, Corson, Philemon, Quarles and Mansfield. Geographic locations listed include Talbot County, Maryland, Delaware, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Plymouth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Columbia, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey and Louisa County, Virginia.
- Folder 23: Digges family history, 1911
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Digges family. Alternative spelling of the name is Diggs. Other family names listed include Carpenter, Thomas, Way, Mendenhall, Macy, Overman, Addington, Edger, Beals, Hiatt, Schawn, Wever, House, Counsellor, Hensel, Dun, Strong, Irving, Gutheil, Watts, Tibbett, Harris, Butler, O'Hana, Kizer, Monks, Moorman, Haley, Crew/Cruse, Jarnigan and Ratliffe. Geographic locations listed include Hanover County, Virginia, Lena, Illinois, Farmland, Virginia, Rockingham, North Carolina, Wayne County, Indiana, Randolph County, Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lynchburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia.
- Folder 24: Dinwiddie family history, 1908
- Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Dinwiddie family, including Governor Robert Dinwiddie, who emigrated to Virginia in 1751. Other family names listed include Offleck, Stewart, Fowke, Phillips, Johnston, Ficklin/Ficklen, Mason, Peyton, Carson, Hamilton, Waite, Bronough, Frazier, Peachey, Roy, Slaughter, Jones, Faut, Cannon, Carr, Brazier, Hellen, Camm, Beverley, Smith, Barber, Hooe, Stephenson, Sydnor, Braxton and Randolph. Geographic locations listed include Barbados, Bermuda, Glasgow, Scotland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Lynchburg, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia, Isle of Man, Stafford, Virginia, South Carolina, Stafford County, Virginia, Maryland, Galveston, Texas, Loudoun County, Virginia, Rappahannock County, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia and Delaware.
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