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

By Margaret Marshall

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Box 8

Folder 1: Fentress family research, undated

Narrative description and census data for the Fentress family, beginning with Michael Fentress, whose will was probated in Norfolk County, Virginia on 19 November, 1695. Family names listed include Whitehurst, Wiles, Shipp, Brock, Davis, Frizzell, Williamson, Dudley, Burton, Hufman, Etheridge, Randolph, Morse, McClanahan, Jones, Phelps, Murden, Sheppard, Blackburn, Russum, Carraway, McKown, Keeling, Ives, Waterfield, Henley, Morgan, Suthard, Hebden, Stokely, Crockett, Smith, Ahman, Kemp, Knott, Denny, Knight, Ward, Tatem, Curling, Hebert, Woodhouse, Newman, Strawhand, Capps, Wetherington, Ballance, Lee, Whitehead, Cox, McClalin and Gunn.  Geographic locations listed include Randolph County, North Carolina, Jackson County, Indiana, Norfolk County, Virginia, Lawrence County, Missouri, St. Clair County, Missouri, Pitt County, North Carolina, Princess Anne County, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.

Folder 2: Ferebee family research, undated

Descendants list for William Ferebee. Family names listed include Baxter, Chumley, Young, Lanning, Sharp, Day, Moncrief, Hulock, Old, Oliver, Dozier, Piggot, Vonder Goltz, Hughes, Daugherty, Ballentine, Sand, Enge, Humphries, Edwards, Morgan, Tate, Granberry, Wilson, Pillar, Cox, Lee, Frost, Bell, Bray, Batts, Jarvis, Robertson, Shuford, Foster, Williams, Cook, Halstead, Whitehurst, Sawyer, McPherson, Reid, Wiggins, Warner, Phillip, Spry, Sanderlin, Eanes, Snead, Dey, Upton, Snowden, Thaxton, Gordon, Turten and Bonner.

Folder 3: Ferguson family research, 1975

Genealogy data worksheets for the Ferguson family, beginning with Herman Ashly Ferguson, born 22 December 1919.  Other family names listed include Lee, Miles, Lewis, Bryant, Welch, Fatherly, Ashly and Clark.  Geographic locations listed include Newsoms, Southampton County, Virginia, Sunbeam, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Franklin, Virginia.

Folder 4: Finch family research, 1977

Ancestor charts, family data sheets and vital records for the Finch family.  Earliest known of the Finch family is Thomas Finch of New Kent County, Virginia, who emigrated in 1663.  Compiled by Charles Thomas Finch, Junior of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Blanks, Reams, Farmer, Smith, Thomas, Gale, Williams, Piercy, Bailey, Wadsworth, Mathis, Covington, Mitchell, Booth, Tucker, Strickland, Sanders, Ferrell, Knowles, Lane, Bridges, Cook, Kimbough, Mayton, Ball, Brough, West, Groniger, Holloway and Nichols.  Geographic locations listed include New Kent County, Virginia, Moore County, North Carolina, Nottoway County, Virginia, Brunswick County, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia, Richmond County, North Carolina, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Scotland County, North Carolina, Wayne County, North Carolina, Thomasville, Georgia, Wilson County, North Carolina, Vance County, North Carolina and Marlboro County, South Carolina.

Folder 5: FitzAlan family history, undated

Descendant list of Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Warenne, including Henry Filmer who emigrated to Warwick County, Virginia and died there in 1676. Family names listed include de Montagu, de Holland, Malhavers, Sergeaux, Cherleton, Echyngham, Pashley, Tibetot, Hoo, Woodville, Sutton, Gower, de Pympe, Butler, Toke/Tooke, Hawte, Scott, Stanhope, Tuke, Washington, Barley, Filmer, Pope, Tichborne, Barham, Warner, Gray, Green, Crawley, Ball, Marston, Clay, Jones, Wilkerson, Walker, Keen, Moseley, Cheatam, Dawson, Wills, Davidson, Caffrey, Kirkland, Hutchins, West, Winn, Wing, Perryman, Wood, Kittredge, Ricks, Jordan, Baker, Payne, Alexander, Ivy and Newsome.  Geographic locations listed include Warwick County, Virginia, South Carolina, Amelia County, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, James City County, Virginia, Jefferson County, Mississippi, Nashville, Tennessee, Nansemond County, Virginia, Franklin County, Mississippi, Fayette, Mississippi, Holmesville, Mississippi, Maine, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Walpole, New Hampshire, Winchester Springs, Tennessee, Napoleonville, Louisiana, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, Adams County, Mississippi, Hazelhurst, Mississippi, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas.

Folder 6: Fitzgerald family research, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fitzgerald family.  Geographic locations listed include Halifax County, Virginia, Nottoway County, Virginia, Amelia County, Virginia and North Carolina.

Folder 7: Fitzgerald family research, 1978

Family group forms for the Fitzerald family compiled by Judith S. Pate.  Family names listed include Pate, Scott, Ducatte, Sanford, Butler, Jordan, Thomas, Montgomery, Raiford, Godwin, Edgerton, Creech, Gerald, Holland, Phillips, Massey and Roper.  Geographic locations listed include Wayne County, North Carolina, Johnston County, North Carolina, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Wilson County, North Carolina and Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Folder 8: Fleet family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fleet family, beginning with John Fleet living along the York River in 1653.  Other family names listed include McKim, Pollard, Butler, Ryland, Wacker, Maynard, Burras, Bagby, Vest, Pyles, Seddon, Todd, Gorsuch, Lovelace, Sandys, Barnes, Cooke, North, Tabb, Vicaries, Waring, Fauntleroy, Henley, Latane, Robin and Richards.  Geographic locations listed include King and Queen County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Middlesex County, Virginia, Elizabeth City, Virginia, Baltimore County, Maryland, Wareham, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Kentucky and Washington.

Folder 9: Fleming family research, 1993

Descendants list, beginning with Patrick Fleming, whose son Malcolm Fleming died after September 1382.  Research materials compiled by Adele Needham of Dallas, Texas. Other family names listed include Fraser, Stewart, Douglas, Livington, Drummond, Ross, Graham, Anderson, Tarleton, Bates, Alford, Fuqua, Jackson, West, Duff, Mourfield, Davis, Cole, Kollock, Turner, Jones, Watt, Black, Benson, Taylor, Griffiths, Gallaher, Allen, Glynn, Lynes, Halton, Phillips, Mays, Harris, German, Eblen, Needham, Winspear and Klein.  Geographic locations listed include York County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Charlotte County, Virginia, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Knox County, Tennessee, Rockwood County, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Concord, Tennessee, Cleveland, Tennessee, New Orleans, Louisiana, Kingsport, Tennessee, Wheat Community, Tennessee, San Francisco, California, Dallas, Texas and Lincoln, Nebraska.

Folder 10: Fletcher family history, 1908

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fletcher family.  Geographic locations listed include Fairfax County, Virginia, Fauquier County, Virginia and Loudoun County, Virginia.

Folder 11: Flood family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Flood family, beginning with the emigrant John Flood arriving in 1610. Family names listed include Finch, Jordan, Cary, Nicholson, Browne and Cocke.  Geographic locations listed include Charles City, Virginia and Surry County, Virginia.

Folder 12: Flournoy family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Flournoy family. Family names listed include Jones, Milton, Mellin, Mussard, Pucrary, Eyrand, Martin, Morton and Woodson.  Geographic locations listed include Lyon, France, Geneva, Switzerland and Prince Edward County, Virginia.

Folder 13: Floyd family research, 1992

Genealogical chart, will and deed book extracts and narrative description of the Floyd family, beginning with Nathaniel Floyd, who emigrated to Virginia in 1623. Other family names listed include Prisley, Nicoll/Nicolls, Potter, Hollowell, Hobbs, Smith, Woodhull, Jones, Strong, Thomas, L'Hommedieu, Tallmadge, Clarkson, Platt, Ireland, Kirkland, Delafield, DuBois, Dana, Turner, Montgomery, Cooper, Wells, Grout, Nichols, Gay, Weld, Gilbert, Robert, Doolittle, Gleason, Lowery, Goodson, Briggs, Ellis, Elston, Bean, Matsinger, Dailey, Morgan, Terrell, Watson and Sanders.  Geographic locations listed include James City County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, Kentucky, Gloucester County, Virginia, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Setauket, Long Island, New York, Lynn, Massachusetts, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Perquimans County, North Carolina, Chowan County, North Carolina, Bertie County, North Carolina, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Craven County, North Carolina, Beaufort County, North Carolina, Bladen County, North Carolina, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, York County, Virginia, Northampton County, Virginia, Camden County, Georgia, Brunswick County, Virginia, Salem, Washington County, Indiana and Lexington, North Carolina.

Folder 14: Fontaine family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fontaine family, beginning with James Fontaine who arrived in Virginia in 1717.  Alternative spelling of the name is De La Fontaine.  Family names listed include Thompson, Chaillon, Hommeau, Guinnot, Sautreau, Jones, Forestier, Testard, Bouisiqunot, Maury, Fourrean, Walker, Armistead, Ruston, Strachan, Hughes, Barrett, Grymes, Lewis, Herndon, Thornton, Brooke, Minor, Eggleston, Michie, Fry, Clarkson, Lightfoot, Van Ness, Gilpin, Hay, Hite, Woolfolk, Campbell, Polk, Vass, Sawyer, Hay, House, Grant, Digges, Bagby, Ludlow, Guthrie, Winston, Ballard, Mills, Povey, Burton, Povall, Austin, Mosby, Valentine, Quarles, Henry, Rose, Morris and Shackelford.  Geographic locations listed include Rochelle, France, London, England, Royan, France, Dublin, Ireland, Germany, Louisa County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia and New York.

Folder 15: Forrest family history, 1912

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Forrest family, beginning with Henry Forrest who had land on Milford Haven Creek in 1658. Family names listed include Simmes, Rutherford, Alexander, Pearson, Dulaney, Horne, Hazel, Plater, Chapman, Green, Taylor, Bohrer, Deveraux, Quisenbury, de Yturbide, Lewis, Pyles, Edwards, Goldsmith, Ford, Crawford, Ogle, Digges, Kearney, Calvert, Mason, Voorhies, Barber, Jefferson, Semmes, Johnson, Abell and Jackson.  Geographic locations listed include Richmond, Virginia, Maryland, Mount Airy, Virginia, Georgetown, District of Columbia and King George County, Virginia.

Folder 16: Fosburgh family history, undated

Descendants list for Ira Fosburgh, born 1812 in Noyan, Missisquoi County, Quebec, Canada and died about August 17, 1877.  Family names listed include Force, Gibson, Derick, Stewart, McLean, Kaiser, Yops, Fletcher, Wohlfahrt, Sloan, Cummings, Chester, Morton, Blair and Mead.  Geographic locations listed include Quebec, Canada, West Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, New York City, New York, Berlin, Germany, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, Daytona Beach, Florida, Norfolk, Virginia, Cadillac, Michigan, Montgomery County, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, St. Louis, Missouri, Oneida County, New York, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Santa Barbara, California, Palm Springs, California, Cathedral City, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Spokane, Washington, Los Angeles, California, and Detroit, Michigan.

Folder 17: Fox family research, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fox family, beginning with Reverend John Fox of Ware, Gloucester County, Virginia. Family names listed include Whitehead, Frazier, Wigglesworth, Brock, West, Chew, Wallace, Claiborne, Booth, Mason, Lewis, Baylor, Ball, Cluverius, Whiting, Jones, Olivier, Herbert, Ruffin, Browne, Burnet, Catlett, Hayes, Buckner, Williamson, Thurston and Heyward.  Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia, King William County, Virginia, Ashland, Virginia, Stafford County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Folder 18: Franklin family history, 1974

Narrative description, document excerpts and descendants lists for the John M. Franklin family of Jefferson, Tennessee. Written by Jack B. Franklin of Memphis, Tennessee. Alternative name spelling is Francklyn. Family names listed include White, Clark, Stern, Folger, Woods, Hubbard, Gooch, Dinwiddie, Roper, North, Lewis, Rankin, McQuiston, Cannon, McDaniel, Perrow, Jennings, Holder, Bullion, Cargill, Pearce, Blackwell, Cline, Grant, Corbett, McMurray, Fain, Martin, Blackburn, Bell, Elgin, Elmore, Ray, Walker, Clement, Williams, Keener, Kennedy, Marcus, Pierce, Massberger, Miller, Murrian, Smith, Jacobs, Samples, King, Carter, Ken, Waters, Gibson, Shipley and Hunt.  Geographic locations listed include Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, Boston, Massachusetts, Campbell County, Virginia, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dandridge, Tennessee, Illinois and Texas.

Folder 19: Francis family research, undated

Descendants of William Francis (born approximately 1710, died 1760) of Surry County, Virginia. Research materials compiled by Keith T. Francis of Prince George, Virginia. Other family names listed include Bamer/Balmer, Jones, Person, Edmunds, Briggs, Pope, Powell, Denson, Drewry, Worrel, Marks, Dupree, Turner, Wade, Longino, Hart, Porter, Nash, Sargeant, Boney, Lide, Branch, Drake, Hayley, Mason, Brown, Moore, Travis, Reese, Harrell, Nash and Dearing.  Geographic locations listed include Southampton County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Greensville County, Virginia, Washington County, Georgia, Morgan County, Georgia, Fayette County, Tennessee, Northampton County, North Carolina, Browns Well, Mississippi and Bastrop County, Texas.

Folder 20: Freeman family history, 1935

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Freeman family, beginning with Christopher Holmes Freeman, born in Gloucester County, Virginia. Also, an obituary from 1935 for General Walker B. Freeman, Honorary Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Veterans.  Family names listed include Pollard, Clark, Rogers, Mansfield, Meriweather, Walker, Anderson, Garner, Sharp, Latham, Minge, Harrison, Claiborne, Gray, Welch, Robinson, Bolling and Kemper.  Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, South Carolina, Gloucester County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Berkley, Virginia, Jefferson, Culpeper County, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Lynchburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 21: Fry family genealogy, 1975

Genealogy data worksheets for the Fry family, beginning with Frederick Alfred Fry, born 22 December 1908.  Compiled by Neva May Pattee Fry of Portsmouth, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Pattee, Atherton, Lee, Heue, Fanear (alternative spellings include Fanner and Faner), Brooks, Cummings, Chauncey and Kreider.  Geographic locations listed include Boston, Massachusetts, England, Saginaw, Michigan, Portsmouth, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Bridgeport, Michigan and Washington, District of Columbia.

Folder 22: Fuqua family history, 1909

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Fuqua family. Family names listed include Snoddy, Smith and Page.  Geographic locations listed include Prince William County, Virginia, Farmville, Virginia, Rogersville, Alabama, Prince Edward County, Virginia and Yorktown, Virginia.

Folder 23: Futrell family research, 1969

Narrative description of the Futrell family, beginning with John Futror, who emigrated to Virginia from England in 1634.  Spelling variations of the name include Futrell, Futror, Fewtrell, Futrelle, Futtrell, Futril and Futerell. Family names listed include Perry, Denning, Jinnette, Manly, Lassiter, DeLoach, Colson, Calhoun, Vinson, Smith, McCall, Farrell, Maddox, Moore, Barnes, Flood, Lancaster, Thomas, Dixon, Joiner, Dunn, Wyall, Gordon, Taylor, Stewart, Herndon, Sumner, Bilberry, Neal, Dawson, Conger, Wyatt, Moultrie, Outland, Compton, Snyder, Purdam, McCuiston, Tubbs, Ross, Rushing, Williams, Cook, Tucker, Downs, Terrell, Brust, Hall, Boren, Cherry, Nunn and Berkley.  Geographic locations listed include Surry County, Virginia, Bertie County, North Carolina, Northampton County, North Carolina, Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky, Wayne County, North Carolina, Christian County, Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee, Canton, Kentucky, Mississippi, Green County, Arkansas, Texas, Independence County, Arkansas, Akron, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, Erie, Michigan, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Stewart County, Tennessee, Ozark County, Missouri, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky and Ozark, Arkansas.

Folder 24: Gallop family research, 1995

Descendants list for Patrick Gallop, born 1785, who lived at Mill Dam, Camden County, North Carolina. Compiled by Donald W. Moore of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Family names listed include Lee, Shipp, Savage, Whitehurst, James, Brown, Gregory, Caton/Katon, Satterthight, Lawrence, Bustow, Gallup, Morris, Sears, Hargrove, Harris, Tuttle, Simmons, Miller, Cason, Stephenson, Bodenhamer, Zoby, Seal, Moore, Arnst, Thompson, Babb, Amis, Atkinson, Edmonds, Kaszycki, Bell, Simpson, Gentry and Murray. Geographic locations listed include Camden County, North Carolina, Currituck County, North Carolina, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, New York, New York, Goldsboro, North Carolina, Marion, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Chesapeake, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Honolulu, Hawaii, Louisville, Kentucky, Fort Knox, Kentucky and San Diego, California.

Folder 25: Gamble family research, 1906

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Gamble family, beginning with Joseph Gamble of Londonderry, England, who settled in Winchester, Virginia in 1786. Family names listed include Wirt and Kendall.  Geographic locations listed include Winchester, Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri, Augusta County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Annapolis, Maryland, Tallahassee, Florida, Petersburg, Virginia and Jefferson County, Georgia.

Folder 26: Gantley family research, 1976

Ancestor chart for the Gantley family, beginning with Robert Francis Gantley, born 26 July 1924.  Compiled by Robert Francis Gantley of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Collins, Auringer, Fellows and Brooker.  Geographic locations listed include Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tully Valley, New York, Syracuse, New York, Eastwood, New York, Marietta, Ohio, Leroy, New York, Cazenovia, New York, London, England, Norfolk, Virginia and Portsmouth, Virginia.

Folder 27: Garland family history, 1908

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Garland family, beginning with Edward Garland, baptized in New Kent County, Virginia in 1700.  Family names listed include Rice, Shepherd, Lucas, Rhodes, Wingfield, Hudson, Longstreet, Rose, Jordan, Burwell, Cabell, Old, Fields, Hamner, Clarke, Anderson, Phillips, Pendelton, Meredith, White, La Strappe, Henry, Cobbs, Armistead, Waller, Powell, Eubank, Floyd, Power, Ellis, Whitehead, Braxton, Dillard, Richardson, Wills, Wilson, Horseley, Burks, Fitz Hugh and Tucker.  Geographic locations listed include New Kent County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, New Glasgow, Virginia, Amherst County, Virginia, Buckingham County, Virginia, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana and Arkansas.

Folder 28: Garner family research, 1978

Family tree chart with supporting notes for the Garner family, beginning with Daniel George Garner, born 1931 in Grandy, Oklahoma.  Compiled by Phyllis Nash Garner of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Family names listed include McAllister, Smith, Nash, Shelton, Moody, Lovell, Alfey, King, Alley, Tyler, Harvey, Grindle, Hobbs, Williams, Locke, Edwards, Hughes, McCarl, Gray, Hutchins, Washington, Atkinson, Murfree, Clayton, Snow, Morris, Crooks, Silver, Howard, Elliot, Mitchell, Perkins, Getchell and Watkins. Geographic locations listed include Grady, Oklahoma, Siminole, Oklahoma, Lauderdale, Tennessee, Hunt, Texas, Limestone, Alabama, Madison, Tennessee, Athens, Alabama, Haskell, Oklahoma, Erath, Texas, Cass, Indiana, Creek, Oklahoma, Cotton, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Maine, Wichita, Texas, Hinds, Mississippi, Saline, Missouri, Vancouver, Washington, Presque Isle, Maine, Tuscarawas, Ohio, Brooksville, Maine, Mansardis, Maine, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Southampton, Virginia, Hertford, North Carolina, Clark County, Georgia, Bedford County, Virginia, Copiah County, Mississippi, Attala County, Mississippi, Maury County, Tennessee, Kentucky, Halifax, North Carolina, Warren County, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Marshall, Missouri, Hancock, Maine, Bridgewater, Maine, Castine, Maine and Blue Hill, Maine.

Folder 29: Garnett family history, 1906-2005

Newspaper genealogical column, narrative description and a copy of a "Southern Argus" newspaper article regarding the Garnett family, beginning with Muscoe Garnett, living in Virginia in 1809.  Family names listed include Mercer, Hunter, Fenton, Seldon, Dudley, Muscoe, Rowzee, Apphia, Dandridge, Green, Jones, Evans, Neale, Taliaferro, Battaile, Brooke, De Gonge, Waring, McGuire, Wise, Jackson, Lomax, Darby, Williamson, Goff, Nelson, Purcell and Stevens.  Geographic locations listed include Essex County, Virginia, Stafford County, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Spotsylvania, Virginia, Jefferson County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, South Carolina and Hoboken, New Jersey.