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

By Margaret Marshall

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Box 11

Folder 1: Hawkins family history, 1914

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Hawkins family, beginning with the emigration of John Hawkins and his sisters, Jane, Mildred, Agnes and Elizabeth Hawkins to Virginia. Other family names listed include Langford, Meux, Lightfoot, Bacon, Crenshaw, Mosby, Bowles, Robinson, Royal, Smith, Burton, Brittain, Waddy, Morton, Nothershead, Thompson, Overton, Duke, Waller, Rogers, Perrin, Munday, Hall, Turpin, Stephens, Cunningham, Davis, Calvert, Grubbs, Winston, Povall, Fontaine, Ramey, Todd, Owens, Russell, Wickliffe, Butler, Pryor, Ewing, Carlisle, Allen, Short, Corburn, Green, Stewart, Thomas, Whitehead, Hardin, Price, Harrison, King and Tompkins.  Geographic locations listed include Henrico County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, Carrollton, Kentucky, Logan County, Kentucky, Washington, District of Columbia, Beverly, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Frankfort, Kentucky, Boone County, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, Lincoln County, Kentucky, Greenville, Mississippi, Jessamine County, Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois.

Folder 2: Hayes/Hay/Haye/Hays family history, 1907-1912

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Hayes family.  Spelling variations of the last name include Hayes, Hay, Haye and Hays.  Other family names listed include Sommerville, Beville, Ormand, Hairston, Wright, Bennitt, Lyon, Zellott, Dibble, Mack and Craig.  Geographic locations listed include Chester County, South Carolina, Green County, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisa County, Virginia, Culpeper County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, Northampton County, Virginia, Nansemond County, Virginia, Milford, Connecticut, Norwalk, Connecticut, Lyme, Connecticut, Dover, New Hampshire, Newark, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 3: Haynes/Haines/Hanes/Hayne family history, 1976

Family Newsletter, "Haynes Eagle", Volume 14, Number 3, August 1976, published for the members of the Haynes Surname Association, Mary Lou Dickey Allen, Editor.  Spelling variations of the last name include Haynes, Haines, Hanes and Hayne.  Other family names listed include Stokes, Buzby, Eayre, Wilson, Kennedy, Aylward, Edmonds, Painter, Sutherland, Fell, Cummings, Russell, Winn, Johnson, Bonner, Hill, Nelson, Godfrey, Strong, Mick, Phimister, Guy, Donahue, Parr, Jacoby, Merrill, Taylor, Ilhenny, Cook, Griffith, Roberts, Hebble and Randolph.  Geographic locations listed include New Jersey, Hawksville, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, Wenatchee, Washington, Chelan County, Washington, Monroe, Washington, Auburn, Washington, Iowa, Seattle, Washington, Texas, Bourbon County, Kentucky, Fayette County, Kentucky, Charleston County, South Carolina, Shelby County, Tennessee, Cabell County, West Virginia, Middlesex County, Virginia, Rapids Parish, Louisiana, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, Oklahoma, McMinn County, Tennessee and New York City, New York.

Folder 4: Heard family bible records, undated

Copies of birth, marriage and death pages of the Heard family bible.  Other family names listed include Lindsey, Williams and Daughty.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Holt County, Missouri, Pasquotank County, North Carolina and Northampton County, Virginia.

Folder 5: Heath family history, 1906

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Heath family.  Other family names listed include Jones, Garlington, Salsbury, Miller, Woodson, Easley, Gaines and Dabney.  Geographic locations listed include Northumberland County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Delaware, Annapolis, Maryland and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 6: Henderson family history, 1905-1916

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Henderson family, beginning with Thomas Henderson, settler at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.  Other family names listed include Vawter, McClung, Hall, Washer, Williams, White, Keeling, Bullock, Farra, Taylor, Hancock, Moore, Lewis, Woods, Cann and Crawford.  Geographic locations listed include Augusta County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Virginia, Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Hillsboro, Granville County, North Carolina, Memphis, Tennessee, Norfolk, Virginia, Oxford, Mississippi and Albemarle County, Virginia.

Folder 7: Henry family research, 1922-1962

Ancestor chart and descendants lists for the Henry family, beginning with John Henry of Pennsylvania. Research compiled by Reginald Buchanan Henry, Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Nicholson, Laird, Cooke, Vandiver, Bell, Byrd, Buchanan, Hagner, Truehart, Hoyt, Anderson, Lamar, Bignon, McClaughry, Tolar, Persons, Ruffin, Martin, Elliman, McClelland, Blaine, Hampton, Scott, Morgan, Meade, Taylor, Jarnette, Russell, Budge, Jenour, Skipwith, Travis, Hutching, Boush, Thornton, Randolph, Beverly, Carter, Wormeley, Tayloe, Willing, Wilson, Riddick, Harrold, Emmet, Simmons, Everard, Bowles, Plater, Shippen, Cutlers, Coleman, Goodwin, Burke, Gray, Woolfolk, Broadnax, Hawes, Tullock and George.  Geographic locations listed include Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Annapolis, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, St. Louis, Missouri, Georgia, Leavenworth, Kansas, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Canary Islands and New York City, New York.

Folder 8: Henry family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Henry family, beginning with John Henry of Hanover County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Syme, Dabney, Taylor, Shelton, Dandridge, Spotswood, Meredith, Thomas, Madison, Bowyer, Christian, Campbell, Wood, Fontaine, Miller, Perkins, Winston, Brooke, Carrington, Bolton, Hereford, Bradford, Redd, Hinsworth, Roane, Aylett, Cabell, Bliss, Ware, Duncan, Moore, Gwathmery, Milton, Sampson, Fitzhugh, Curtis, Granbery, Crenshaw, Harper, Marvin, Smyer, Mack, Scott, Woodson, Zuille, McClelland, Breckenridge, Garland, Preston, Hampton, Southall, Johnson and Hancock.  Geographic locations listed include Bristol, England, Aberdeen, Scotland, Richmond, Virginia, Bowling Green, Kentucky, South Carolina, Botetourt County, Virginia, Chamelion Springs, Kentucky and Warren County, Kentucky.

Folder 9: Herbert family history, 1969

Descendants chart for the Herbert family, beginning with Thomas Herbert of Princess Anne County, Virginia, with a will dated 1706. Research compiled by Alice Granbery Walter, New York, New York.  Other family names listed include Smith, Etheridge, Sutherland, Brickell, Scott, Conner, Bell, Moseley, Murray, Edwards, Veal, Gaskins, Biddle, Forrest, Cary, Woodhouse, Russell, Livingston, Burton, Bradford, Emmerson and Galt.  Geographic locations listed include Princess Anne County, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia, Hertford, North Carolina and Surry County, Virginia,

Folder 10: Herbert family research, 1906

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Herbert family, with Christopher Herbert being the first to settle in Virginia.  The other family name listed is Dunbar.  Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania, Virginia, Newark, New Jersey, New York, Henrico County, Virginia and Alexandria, Virginia.

Folder 11: Herlin family research, 2007

Descendants list for Martha Louisa Herlin, compiled by Jeanette Tobkin Carlson of Rochester, Minnesota.  Other family names listed include Robinson, Nordberg, Lund, Reid, Fanney, Anderson, Staples, Culpepper and Treakle.  Geographic locations listed include Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Norfolk, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Kronobergslan, Sweden, Christiana, Norway, Baltimore, Maryland, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Las Cruces, New Mexico and Florida.

Folder 12: Hicks family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Hicks family.  Other family names listed include Crump, Collier, Hardway, Walker, Coleman, Taylor, Claiborne, Meade, Allen, Hinton, Starfield, Harwell, Leake, Adams, Randolph, Love, Reese, Kendrick, Knight, McKinney, Meeks, Braden, Wade, Pettus, Roberts, Wright, Alexander, Clarke, Greaves, Lane, Hays, Lyon, Yellott, Bennet, Jacobs, Craig, Elcan, Womack, Trousdale, Joy, Anderson and Weakley. Geographic locations listed include Long Island, New York, Petersburg, Virginia, Hicksford, Greensville County, Virginia, Laurenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia, Brunswick, Virginia, Richmond County, Virginia, Spotsylvania, Virginia, Cumberland County, Virginia, King & Queen County, Virginia, Lunenburg County, Virginia, Alabama, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Northern Neck, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Newport, Rhode Island and New York City, New York.

Folder 13: Higgins family history, undated

Extracts from a Norfolk County history, city directory, newspaper articles and marriage bond records regarding the Higgins family.  Other family names listed include Taylor, Andrews, Hutchings and DeBree.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk, Virginia and Norfolk County, Virginia.

Folder 14: Hill family history, 1907-1971

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Hill family, beginning with William R. Hill, born 1684.  Other family names listed include Ellis, Thompson, Tignor, Brooke, Jones, Grayson, Watkins, Jennings, Needles, Hughes, Towles, Boughton, Booten, Lewis, Terrill, Clopton, King, Graves, Walker, Waller, Claiborne, Browne, Baytop, Whiting, Elphinstone, Johnson, deFarges, Littlepage, White, Waring, Bowers, Brumley, Boykin, Neale, Lipscomb, Ellett, Shook, Gregory, Mills, Motley, Edwards, Smith, Morgan, Powell, Bledsoe, Wood, Chapman, Field, Payne, Twyman, Stringfellow, Baptist, Williams, Kennon, Parsons, Tazewell and Roberts.  Geographic locations listed include Richmond, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Middlesex County, Virginia, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, King William County, Virginia, Spotsylvania, Virginia, Augusta County, Virginia, Amelia County, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Bute County, North Carolina, Fredericksburg, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, Culpeper County, Virginia, Locustdale, Madison County, Virginia, Alabama, York County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Newark, New Jersey, Fairfax County, Virginia, Kentucky and West Point, Virginia.

Folder 15: Hitchings family research, 2002

Ancestor charts, descendants lists, indexed list of family last names, and extensive research notes compiled by Robert Hitchings and T. M. Bonney of Norfolk, Virginia, beginning with William G. Hitchings, born 1794, died 1858. A partial listing of associated family names includes Bowen, Broughton, Butt, Conrad, Detmers, DuBois, Esleeck, Etheridge, Guyot, Houk, Hudgins, Journee, Megginson, Owens, Purcell, Reddy, Salyer, Savage, Sawyer, Speach, Vanderberry, Walhood, Walker, White, Wood, Yates and Yerabek.  A partial listing of associated geographic locations includes England, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Norfolk, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Hertford County, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Norfolk County, Virginia.

Folder 16: Hite family history, 1915

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Hite family, beginning with Colonel Isaac Hite, born 1723, died 1792.  Other family names listed include DuBois, Eltringe, VanMeter, Buchanan, Williams, Boothe, Clark, Madison, Baldwin, Maury, Davison, Bird, Green, Meade, Wright, McDonald, Howard, Fields, Carter, Dulany, Ambler and Washington.  Geographic locations listed include Falmouth, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, Baltimore, Maryland, Cleveland, Ohio and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Folder 17: Hodges family history, 1961

Letter to Mrs. Luke Hodges of Wichita Falls, Texas regarding genealogical research into the Hodges family available through the Norfolk Public Library.

Folder 18: Hoge family research, 1927

"The Family of Hoge" genealogy compiled by James Hoge Tyler and edited by James Fulton Hoge.  Indexed family names include Griffith, Davis, Duncan, Walker, Howes, Aiken, Adams, Armstrong, Barker, Beemer, Burd, Bryson, Bock, Blaine, Bell, Brown, Clark, Cook, Davenport, Dunn, Duncan, Dawson, Ewing, Fetter, Fisher, Fenton, Green, Harris, Herron, Harrold, Irwin, Knox, Kay, Kain, Linn, Lytle, McKinley, McKee, McIlwaine, McKeene, McRea, McCreery, McCoy, Miles, Morton, McPherson, Potter, Poyntell, Redick, Reynolds, Reed, Rankin, Ramsey, White, Wilson, Waugh, Wallace, Quail, Anderson, Brawley, Angel, Baker, Browning, Brewer, Bruce, Bywater, Cury, Chumbley, Howes, and many others.  Geographic locations listed include Bemersyde, England, Musselboro, Scotland, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Delaware, Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Winchester, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia, Pulaski County, Virginia, Hogetown, Pennsylvania, Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Mississippi.

Folder 19: Hoge family history, 1912

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Hoge family, beginning with Isaac Hoge of Loudoun County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Crenshaw, Winston, Willitts, Joliffe, McElroy, Leeds, Middle, Hay, Bacon, Pleasants, Nipe, Sydnor, Hestor, Robinson, Horner, Hodge, Congdon, Pretlow, Brand, Newman, Rice, Hunt, Ritchey, Crampton, Thacker, Poulter, Savage, Leftwich, Pryor, Arnold, Newton, Walker, Thurman, Atkinson, Bain, Allan, Brown, Coleman, Head, Hundley, Rader, Dull, Massey, Templin, Stamper, Hargrave, Crew, Terrell, Sanders and Collatt.  Geographic locations listed include Loudoun County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland, Amherst County, Virginia, Washington County, Virginia, Staunton, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia and St. Louis, Missouri.

Folder 20: Hoggard family research, 1962-1984

Ancestor charts, land records, indenture paperwork, bible records, and correspondence related to the Hoggard family and Poplar Hall, the family home in Princess Anne County, Virginia. Compiled by Alice Granbery Walter, Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Moseley, Walke, Bray, Whitehead, Bagnell, Wilson, Bell, Hancock, Gardner, Harding, Vaughan, Cornick, Herbert, James, Brooks, Wingfield, Haynes, Cooke, Smith, Keeling, Buffington, Gilmer and Selee.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Rye, New York, Monroe, West Virginia, Alleghany County, Virginia, Harrison, New York, Mt. Kisco, New York and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 21: Hogwood family research, undated

Ancestor lists and notes regarding the Hogwood family of Norfolk County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Grinnalds (alternate spellings include Grendall, Grinnell, Grindall, Grenalds), McClure, Rolland, Reynolds, Nixdorf, Heath, Spohr/Spohn, Martin, Foreman, Kounsman, Cartwright, Heywood, Hill, Cooper, Stewart, Kahn, Going, Caffee, Alexander, Hams, Alsop, Stiles, Park, Beck, Mercer, Walker, Rusher, Drewer, Allen, Ford, Tabb, Tribe, Boyle, Taylor, Fitzhugh, Andrews, Carpenter, Von Canon, Russell, Wolf, Conway, Swift, Scheelky, Baldwin, Colby, Napier, Eiseman and Stack.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, District of Columbia, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland, Camden, New Jersey, Bohemia, Phoebus, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Springville, Mississippi, Cheshire, Germany, Onacock, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Hyattsville, Maryland, Cape Charles, Virginia, Sanford, North Carolina, Northampton County, Virginia, Altoona, Pennsylvania, Essex County, New Jersey, Syracuse, New York, Fort Monroe, Virginia and Belfort, France.

Folder 22: Holladay family research, 1907

Newspaper genealogy column and research compiled by Mildren Maupin Holladay regarding the Holladay (spelling variation of Holliday) family of Virginia.  Family names listed include Payne, Brydes, Wincote, Ferrers, Brewer, Auborne, Wilkinson, Godwin, Langhorne, Wilson, Haughton, Brown, Herbert, King, Moore, Bidgood, Drew, Murdaugh, Gray, Maupin, Mitchell, Columbus, Charlton, Pinner, Hunter, Copeland, Urquhart, Pretlow, Sykes, McClanahan, Holmes, Butler, Browne, Harris, Ballard, Kelley, Cutchins, Lightfoot, Bridger, Coventon and Hinton.  Geographic locations listed include Nansemond County, Virginia, Maryland, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, North Carolina, Norfolk County, Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia, Warwick County, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Smithfield, Virginia, Southampton County, Virginia, Pittsboro, North Carolina, Georgia, James City County, Virginia, Chowan County, North Carolina, King and Queen County, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, King Williams County, Virginia, Greensboro, North Carolina and Aberdeen, Mississippi.