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

By Margaret Marshall

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Box 15

Folder 1: MacDonald family tree, undated

Family tree beginning with Ronald MacDonald and Sarah Josephine Lesieur, compiled by Mr. Ronald B. MacDonald of Kingston, Pennsylvania.  Other family names listed include Lesieur, Godfrey, Griffin, Wilder, and Retel.  Geographic locations listed include Canada, New York City, New York, Richmond, Virginia, Paris, France, Eastern Shore, Virginia and Liege, Belgium.

Folder 2: Madison family history, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Madison family, beginning with Isaac Madison who emigrated to America in 1609.  Other family names listed include Conway, Taylor, Beale, Hite, Struther, Watts, James, Smith, Preston, Henry, Lewis, Jones, McDowell, Vest, Day, Tisdale, Lidver, Crimshaw, Breeden, Payne, Lee and Willis.  Geographic locations listed include Strafford County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cynthiana, Kentucky, Covington, Kentucky and Orange County, Virginia.

Folder 3: Madison family tree, 1971

Pedigree charts, with references and notes, for Dolley Payne Todd Madison, born 1768, died 1849 and her husband, James Madison, Fourth President of the United States, born 1750, died 1836, compiled by Caroline H. Bivins.  Other family names listed include Payne, Coles, Todd, Washington, Cutts, O'Neale, Douglas, Williams, Irvine, Craig, Hackley, Jackson, Allen, Moore, Radford, Arthur, Causten, Kunkel, Winston, Henry, Preston, Singleton, Conway, Taylor, Catlett, Gaines, Thornton, Thompson, Dabney, Philpot, Woodson, Fleming, Merriman and Underwood.  Geographic locations listed include Orange County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Carlisle, England, Gloucester County, Virginia and Port Royal, Virginia.

Folder 4: Major family history, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Major family of Virginia.  Other family names listed include Aston, Mason, Cocke, Ballard, Garland, Emery, Bernard, Tunson, Garrett, Wilcox, Hilliard, Gill, West, Marable, Birchett, Moody, Lowry, Allen, Palmer, Glarster, Eppes, Marston, Parkinson and Stoddard.  Geographic locations listed include York County, Virginia, Nansemond County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Norfolk County, Virginia and Sussex County, Virginia.

Folder 5: Malbone/Malbon family research, undated

Timeline with notes and references of the Malbone (alternate spelling Malbon) family in Virginia. Other family names listed include Richardson, Kenner, Hancock, Banister, Bonney, Garrison, Land, Murphy, Leggett, Norriss, Williamson, Cason, Moore, Etheridge, Corprew, Rainey, Fentress, Henley, Turner, Waterman, Styron, Whitehurst, James, Brown, Banks and McPherson.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Folder 6: Mallard family research, undated

Genealogy worksheets regarding the Mallard family, beginning with William Hardy Mallard, born 21 October 1821.  Compiled by Thelma Cannon McGowan of Franklin, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Jones, Starkey, Richardson and Andrews.  Geographic locations listed include Manakin, Virginia, Jones County, North Carolina, Onslow County, North Carolina and York County, Virginia.

Folder 7: Mallory family research, undated

Photocopies of death certificates, newspaper death notices, census results, family tree, wills, land records, marriage certificates and notes regarding the Mallory family of Virginia.  Other family names listed include Echols, Bayley/Bailey, Randall, Watkins and Morris.  Geographic locations listed include Elizabeth City County, Virginia and Hampton, Virginia.

Folder 8: Mann family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Mann family of Virginia.  The other family name listed is Page.  Geographic location listed is Timberneck, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Folder 9: Mansfield family research, 1905-1907

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Mansfield (alternate spellings include Mansell and Maunsell) family of Virginia, beginning with John Mansfield.  Other family names listed include Grasty, Allen, George, Baker, Jenkins, Streit, Day, Taylor, Trice, Chambers, Pendelton, Garrett, Hunter, Sibert, Tyler, Chiles, Boxley, Dickinson, Hansbraugh, Holladay, Sims, Nelson, Cosby, Walton, Bolling, Taliaferro, Graves, Clark, Eddins, Austin and Bernard.  Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Jamestown, Virginia, Rappahannock County, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia and Orange County, Virginia.

Folder 10: Marbury family history, 1982

Narrative description, transcription of bible records and other research materials regarding the Virginia descendants of Anne Marbury, founder of Rhode Island. Compiled by Dianne Marie Campbell Cobb and Warrington Crane Cobb.  Other family names listed include Hutchinson, Savage, Tyng, Gookin, Philips, Fowle, Scott, Allen, Dickenson, Branford, Elliott, Clifford, Pickering, Saunders, Bennett, Thorowgood, Walke, Howard, Tucker, Smith, Boush, Moseley, Lawson, Ross, Love, Newton, Blake, Marsden, Maxwell, Cowan, Ellegood, Mason, King, Kirby, Moran, Sayer, Hoggard, Beaumont, Halm, Krez, Cobb, Offley, Dudley, Bradstreet, Willard, Williamson, McDonald, Price, Hall, Carmichael, Evans, Curtis, Barry, Fisher, Basye, Bassett, Yates, Jones and Eaton.  Geographic locations listed include Boston, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bermuda, Charleston, South Carolina, London, England, Lancastershire, England, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Norfolk, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Hagerstown, Maryland, Washington, District of Columbia, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Folder 11: Marr family research, 1909-1963

Newspaper genealogical column and correspondence regarding the Marr family of Virginia.  Other family names listed include Hope, Shaw, Horner, Briscoe, Brown, Laird, Fowke, Duff, Lavelette, Barron and Mitchelson.  Geographic locations listed include Fauquier County, Virginia, Charles City County, Virginia, Benton, Polk County, Tennessee, Norfolk, Virginia and Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Folder 12: Martian family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Martian family, beginning with Nicholas Martian, born 1591 in France, who emigrated to Yorktown, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Reade, Scarsbrook, Fuller, Windebank, Dymoke, Warner, Washington, Lilly, Nelson, Tucker, Chisman, Burwell, Armistead, Berkeley, Davis, Watlington, Gwynn, Roote, Dixon, Throckmorton, Lewis, Taliaferro, Brooke and Selden.  Geographic locations listed include Yorktown, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, York County, Virginia, Maryland, Bermuda and Charlotte County, Virginia.

Folder 13: Martin family research, 2004

Narrative descendants list with sources and details of Naval service for Luther Lysander Martin of Portsmouth, Virginia, born 1848, died 1928, married to Emma Jane Bartee of Portsmouth, Virginia, born 1852, died 1917.  Information provided to the Norfolk Public Library, Sargeant Memorial Collection by John M. Roberts of Richmond, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Rohwedder, Ross, Dunn, Breedlove, Hays, McHorney, Mason, Bates, Dillmore, Ward and Grater.  Geographic locations listed include Portsmouth, Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York, Newark, New Jersey, Norfolk, Virginia, Ocean City, New Jersey, Warrenton, Virginia and Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Folder 14: Martin family history, 1905-1912

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Martin family.  Other family names listed include Thomas, Yeamans, Bannister, Dawson, Mason, Drummond, Hunter, Lissow, Caldwell, Henderson, Rogers, Taylor, Mott, Tebbs, Jones, Atkins, Clark, Ledbetter, Oglesby, Bryson, Fontain and Gardner.  Geographic locations listed include Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Antigue, Long Island, New York, Delaware, Orange County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, Scottsville, Virginia, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tyron, Ireland, Clark County, Kentucky, Harrison County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Folder 15: Mason family history, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Mason family, beginning with George Mason, born in England, died 1686 in Stafford County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Thompson and Moss.  Geographic locations listed include Loudoun County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, New York, Halifax County, Virginia and Gloucester County, Virginia.

Folder 16: Mason family research, 1961-2004

Descendants list with references, copy of will document and excerpt of a book, regarding the Mason family of lower Norfolk County, Virginia.  Research submitted to the Norfolk Public Library, Sargeant Memorial Collection by John M. Roberts of Richmond, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Bartee, Brearley, Dalby, Dunn, English, Gayne/Gayney/Gayny, Giles, Guy, Hamilton, Hobson, Lambert, Langley, Newton, Old(d)en, Par(r)is, Se(a)well, Thelaball, Thompson, Tidd, Sayer, Thoroughgood, Carford, Kendall, Wirrick/Warrick, White and Witherell.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Franklin County, Virginia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Bound Brook, New Jersey, York, England, Lawrenceville (previously Maidenhead), New Jersey, Elizabeth City County, Virginia and Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Folder 17: Matheny/Metheny family research, 1941-1947

"Genealogical Notes Concerning the Matheny-Metheny Family of Virginia" compiled by W. Blake Metheny of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other family names listed include Wentworth, Mason, DeWitt, Chidester, Everly, Liston, Tichenal, Thompson, Ponton, Jones, Gain/Gaines, Sims, Grisby/Grigsby, Beasley, Bishoff, Martin, Feather, Howard, Graham, Cress, McGinnis, Wilhelm, White, McNair, Martin, Miller, King, Michael, Cupp, Benson, Forman, Wolfe, Garner, Slavens, Wright, Robinson, Ayers and Bradley.  Geographic locations listed include Monongalia (now Preston) County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Washington County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Monongalia (now Marion) County, West Virginia, Casey, Illinois, Stafford County, Virginia, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Frederick (now Berkeley) County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Loudoun County, Virginia, Surrey County, Virginia, Virgil City, Missouri, Doddridge County, West Virginia, Terra Alta, West Virginia, Indianola, Indiana, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, McKeesport, West Virginia and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Folder 18: Matthew family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Matthew family (alternate spellings are Mathew, Matthews and Mathews), beginning with Samuel Matthew who emigrated to Virginia in 1622.  Other family names listed include Hinton, Piersey, Tavernor, Praxton, Dunstall, Skeime, Taliaferro, Battaley, Buckner, Miller, Moore, Gwafmey, Dorsey, Kennedy, VanDyke and Tinonson.  Geographic locations listed include Warwick County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, York County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Spencer County, Kentucky, Gloucester County, Virginia and Richmond County, Virginia.

Folder 19: Maupin family research, 1981

Excerpts from the book "Notes on the Maupin Family including: French Maupins, Immediate Family of Gabriel I, Gabriel Branch" by Florence Mary Maupin of Portsmouth, Virginia and additional research of the Maupin family done by William Gabriel Maupin and Mildred Holladay.  Other family names listed include Creas, Spencer, Washington, Presnell, Daniel, Semple, Vias, Bucke, Holladay, Gabriel and Miller.  Geographic locations listed include Yorktown, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, Goochland County, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Portsmouth, Virginia, Charleston, Virginia, Oklahoma, Middlesex County, Virginia, North Carolina, and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Folder 20: Maury family history, 1905-1925

Newspaper genealogical column and other newspaper stories regarding the Maury family.  Other family names listed include Walker, Michie, Lightfoot, Granger, Haynes, Lemmon, Stribling, Maverich, Price, Lewis, Slayden, Yancey, Beedle, and Pagden.  Geographic locations listed include Albemarle County, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, King William County, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Piedmont, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Louisa County, Virginia, Owensville, Kentucky, San Antonio, Texas, Campbell County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Danville, Virginia, Epsom, England, Butte, Montana, Norfolk, Virginia and Mayfield, Kentucky.

Folder 21: Mayo family history, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Mayo family.  Other family names listed include Poythress, Carrington, De Hart, Scott, Macon and Cabel.  Geographic locations listed include Gloucester County, Virginia and Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

Folder 22: Mayo family research, undated

Narrative description of the descendants of Major William Mayo, civil engineer and surveyor, who emigrated to Virginia in 1723.  Other family names listed include Gold, Perratt, Carrington, Scott, Jones, Worsham, Gray, Swinney, Macon, Tabb, Smith, Anderson, Preston, Swann, Ligon, Railey, Steel, Howard, Crump, Pleasants, Woodson, Micheaux, Redd, Gardiner, Davis, Didlake, Cooke, Miller, Cowan, Burton, Wilson, Harris, Steger, Ford, Snead, Bland, Poythress, Atkinson, Fulton, Durbarrow, Blair, Helms, Gregory, Dade, Macon, Taliaferro, Fitzhugh, De Hart, Marx, Cabell, Carter, Bass, McShaw, Watkins, Dyer, Curd, Trevillian, Baber, Teakle, Braxton, Savage, Upshur, McNamarra, Tennent, Green, Lanier, Spraggins, and Argyle.  Geographic locations listed include Goochland County, Virginia, Amelia County, Virginia, Cumberland County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, District of Columbia, Kentucky, King and Queen County, Virginia, Powhatan, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Campbell County, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Prince George County, Virginia, Mansfield, Virginia, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Texas, Buckingham County, Virginia, West Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia, Missouri, Fauquier County, Virginia, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and Hanover County, Virginia,

Folder 23: McAdam family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the McAdam family.  Other family names listed include Gaskins, Taylor, Conway, Ewell, Brown, Keene, Hull, and Opie.  The geographic location listed is Northumberland County, Virginia.

Folder 24: McCaig family research, 1978

Ancestor charts compiled by James Adams McCaig of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Other family names listed include McComb, Adams, Eastman, Parker, Moser, Palmer, Steele, Ames and Isenberg.  Geographic locations listed include Centralia, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas, Grenda, Kansas, Hollis, New Hampshire, Chillicothe, Ohio, Union, Ohio, Oakland, California, Kansas City, Missouri, St. Mary's County, Maryland, Richmond, Virginia, Tucson, Arizona, Chicago, Illinois and Nashik, India.

Folder 25: McCarty family history, 1906

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the McCarty (alternate spellings include McCarty, McCartney and McCarthy) family, beginning with Dennis McCarty, who emigrated to Norfolk, Virginia in 1675.  Other family names listed include Raines and Fitzhugh.  Geographic locations listed include Fairfax County, Virginia and Richmond County, Virginia.

Folder 26: McClannon family research, 1987-2002

Genealogical research for the McClannan (alternate spelling of McClanan, McClennan, McClannon, McClanon, McClanen, McClanin, McClaning, McClallin, McClelen, McClallan, McClenahan) family of Princess Anne County, Virginia, compiled by Mrs. Melinda Lukei of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Other family names listed include Harrison, Whitehurst, Stephens, Land, Pebworth, Davis, Wolf, Portlock and Etheridge.

Folder 27: McClung family history, 1908

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the McClung family, beginning with John McClung, who emigrated to Pennsylvania and then to Rockbridge County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Stuart, Parks, Alexander, Marshall, Corkling, Morgan, White, Lawson, Burton, Campbell, Wilson, Trigg, Johnston, Mitchell, Spottswood, Williams, Berkeley, McVeigh, Heth, Selden, Gibson, Brown, Harrison, McCutcheon, Bourland, Crawford, Dean, Ellis and Moore.  Geographic locations listed include West Virginia, Galloway, Scotland, County Ulster, Ireland, Fauquier County, Virginia, Jackson, Mississippi, Woodford County, Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky, Tennessee, Lexington, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Georgia, Richmond, Virginia, Augusta County, Virginia and Bath County, Virginia.

Folder 28: McCone family research, 2000

Narrative description beginning with Margaret A Martin McCone, born 1855, died 1905.  Other family names listed include Martin, Overton, Thomas, McHorney and Parkins.  Geographic locations listed include Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Portsmouth, Virginia, Ireland, Norfolk, Virginia and Akron, Ohio.