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

By Margaret Marshall

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Box 16

Folder 1: McGowan family history, undated

Genealogy worksheets for the McGowan family, beginning with William McGowan, born 1814, died 12 July 1854, of Hyde County, North Carolina.  Compiled by J.E. McGowan of Franklin, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Cook, Ewell, Deal, Carawan and Lancaster.  Geographic locations listed include Hyde County, North Carolina and Craven County, North Carolina.

Folder 2: McKinnon family research, undated

Genealogy worksheets and ancestor chart for the McKinnon family, beginning with John A. McKinnon, Senior, born 24 October 1898, died 28 December 1971, of Choctaw County, Mississippi.  Compiled by Jamie Bradberry McKinnon of Chesapeake, Virginia. Other family names listed include Bradberry, Fondren, Hester, Long, Gilliam, Brock, McGee, Starnes, Mann, Trapp, Smith, Lawrence, Johnson, Wiggins, Ballard, Stevenson, Price, Philley, Skelton, Ray, Rufus and Herod.  Geographic locations listed include Choctaw County, Mississippi, St. Clair County, Alabama, Cobb County, Georgia, Rock Isle, Illinois, Fayette County, North Carolina, Saginaw, Michigan and Akerman, Mississippi.

Folder 3: McNerney family research, undated

Family group record forms, beginning with John McNerney, born 1862 in Quebec, Canada, died 1904 in Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Kelly, Hurst, Stewart, Murden, Garrett, McPherson and Bibb.  Geographic locations listed include Chesapeake, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Quebec, Canada, New York City, New York, Abell, Maryland, Hampton, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.

Folder 4: Meacham family history, 1917

Newspaper genealogical column regarding questions about the Meacham family.  Other family names listed include Galbreath, McKinnon, Daniel, Hancock, Persons, Smith, Foster, Darnell, Barnett and Boyd.  Geographic locations listed include Christian County, Kentucky, Memphis, Tennessee, Middlesex Parish, Virginia, York County, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Forest Hill, Tennessee, Utah, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, Troy, Tennessee, Cotton Grove, Madison County, Tennessee, Clarksville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina and Aberdeen, Mississippi.

Folder 5: Meade family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Meade family, beginning with Andrew Meade in Nansemond County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Everard, Kidder, Latham, Waters, Randolph, Grymes, Thornton, Ward, Stith, Walker, Shelton, Byrd, Massie, Woodson, Creighton, Clark, Spooner, Nelson, Page, Green, Calloway, Hite, Thorton, Skeltons, Taylor, Ash, Beverley, Cabell, Harrison, Bolling, Eldridge and Ward.  Geographic locations listed include Brunswick County, Virginia, Ohio, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Culpeper County, Virginia and Henrico County, Virginia.

Folder 6: Meek family history, 1912

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Meek family, beginning with Jacob Meek, who emigrated in 1719.  Other family names listed include Johnston, Du Valles, Irwin, Parsons, Purson, Russelle, Williams, Sommers, Hunt, Mallory, Crockett, West, Turk, Millett, Osborn and Eastes.  Geographic locations listed include Maryland, New Castle, Kentucky, Salisbury, Wayne County, Indiana, Greenfield, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia, Indiana and Mt. Comfore, Indiana.

Folder 7: Mercer family research, 1994-1996

Family tree of Jacob Mercer and Ameciea Dough Mercer.  Other family names listed include Sharpe, Harris, Etheridge, Banks, Silvers, Spence, Chamble, Bouges, Tillett, Dozier, Watson, Bright, Turner, Simmons, Boyd, Jones, Sanderlin, McPherson, Langston, Richardson, Walke, Skinner, Smith, Stallworth and Latham.  Compiled by Warren Mercer and updated by Ellis Mercer, with information provided by Wilmon and Mary Ann Mercer, Cornelia Jones Raikes and Elnora Jones Mercer Ferebee.

Folder 8: Meredith family history, undated

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Meredith family of Virginia, beginning with Reese Meredith.  Other family names listed include Winston, Henry and Garland.  Geographic locations listed include Radnorshire, Wales, Pennsylvania, Augusta County, Virginia, Amherst County, Virginia and Buckingham County, Virginia.

Folder 9: Meriwether family history, 1915

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Meriwether family.  Other family names listed include Thornton, Gregory, Washington, Walker, Peachey and Gilmer.  Geographic locations listed include Gloucester County, Virginia, King and Queen County, Virginia, Albemarle County, Virginia and Williamsburg, Virginia.

Folder 10: Michaux family research, 1904-1967

Newspaper columns regarding the Michaux family of Virginia, beginning with Abraham Michaux, a French Hugenot, who emigrated to Henrico County, Virginia via Holland and England, in 1701.  Other family names listed include Rochet, LeGrande, Quin, Morgan, Woodson, Smith, Cunningham, Morton, Anderson, Chambers, Lockett, Venable, Spencer, Watkins, Alexander, Madison, Thornton and McKinney.  Geographic locations listed include Farmville, Virginia, Sedan, France, London, England, Amsterdam, Holland, Goochland County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Shelby County, Kentucky, Baltimore, Maryland, Petersburg, Virginia, Tennessee and Prince Edward County, Virginia.

Folder 11: Milner family research, 1907-1983

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Milner family, beginning with Thomas Milner of Nansemond County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Redford and Lewis.  Geographic locations listed include Henrico County, Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Long Island, New York, Goochland County, Virginia, and Southampton County, Virginia.

Folder 12: Moncure family research, 1916-1968

Newspaper genealogical columns and a narrative description of the Moncure family, beginning with Reverend John Moncure of Stafford County, Virginia.  Also included is a listing of books found in the Reverend John Moncure's library. Other family names listed include Brown, Fowke, Daniel, Conway, Wood, Gaskins, Henry, Robinson, Edrington, Vowles, Hull, Hove, Haxall, Wallace, Augustus, Gatewood, Ambler, Prosser, Carter, Glasscock, Wilson, Edwin, Bankhead, Ashby, Decherd, Rogers, Simons, Hendrix, Simmons, Norment, Kranz, Elberskirsh, Butler, Caldwell, Cheeseborough, Johnson, Mills, Welch, Rader, Neel, Roark, McMillan, Clark, Leftwich and Beniva.  Geographic locations listed include Northumberland County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Baltimore, Maryland, Louisiana and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 13: Monroe family research, 1908

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Monroe family, beginning with Andrew Monroe, died 1668, and including James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.   Other family names listed include Spens, Horner, Buckner, Jones, Kortwright, Hay, Harrison, Bankhead, Watts, Washington, Gouveneur and Hooes.  Geographic locations listed include Westmoreland County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, Stafford County, Virginia, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Paris, France, Washington, District of Columbia, Richmond, Virginia and Maryland.

Folder 14: Montague family research, 1998-2001

Ancestor chart beginning with William Montague and correspondence including Montague family research. Other family names listed include Burrack, Brahm, Brown, Cutts, Valentine, Fernald, Grouard, Wentworth, Lewis and Deering.  Geographic locations listed include Middlesex County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Saluda, Virginia, Kittery, York County, Maine, El Paso County, Texas, Augusta County, Virginia, Piscataqua, New Hampshire and New Castle, New Hampshire.

Folder 15: Moon family research, 1911-1916

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Moon family of Albemarle County, Virginia and Isle of Wight County, Virginia.  Alternative spellings include Moon and Moone.  Other family names listed include Hopkins, Perkins, Moorman, Tilman, Viers, Staples, Diggs/Digges, Bryant, Cobb, Turner, Steele, Barclay, Harris, Anderson, Hall, Lipscomb, Henning, Best, Massie, Appling, Tompkins, Andrews, Martin, Deaderick, Boldridge, Chauncey, Goodwin, Hancock, Pendelton, Eaker, Deyerle and Trice.  Geographic locations listed include Campbell County, Virginia, Buckingham County, Virginia, Batesville, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia, Memphis, Tennessee, Woodruff, South Carolina, Dalton, Georgia, Kentucky, and Charlottesville, Virginia.

Folder 16: Morehead family research, 1908

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Morehead family, beginning with Charles Morehead who emigrated to the Northern Neck of Virginia about 1630.  Other family names listed include Triplett, Donaldson and Slaughter.  Geographic locations listed include Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Kentucky, Greensboro, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas and New York.

Folder 17: Morfit family research, 1962

Correspondence regarding genealogy research into the Morfit family of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Porter and Campbell.  Geographic locations listed include Princess Anne County, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland.

Folder 18: Morgan family research, undated

Morgan family genealogy, beginning with James Morgan, born in Wales and died 1691, at sea while emigrating to North America.  Research done by Frances Morgan Collins of Windsor, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Evans, Boone, Woodruff, Pierson, Hudson, Heinlin, Vonsant, McClure, Johnson, Orr, Compton, Simms, Morrison and Suddeth.  Geographic locations listed include Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Morgantown, Pennsylvania, Habersham County, Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey, Calhoun County, Alabama, Franklin County, Georgia, Benton County, Alabama, Lexington, Kentucky, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Portsmouth, Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia and Logan, West Virginia.

Folder 19: Morris family research, 1912

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Morris family, beginning with John Morris in 1642. Other family names include Dabney, Bolling, Cabell and Watson.  Geographic locations listed include New Kent County, Virginia, Goochland County, Virginia and Nelson County, Virginia.

Folder 20: Morton family history, 1909-1917

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Morton family, beginning with Joseph Morton of Charlotte County, Virginia, born 1709, died 1782.  Other family names listed include Michaux, Woodston, Anderson, Quin, Rochet, Hamner, Flourney, Crews, Barksdale, Elliotte, Gates and Colegate.  Geographic locations listed include Henrico County, Virginia, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Spartansburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia.

Folder 21: Moseley family research, 1907-1914

Newspaper genealogical columns regarding the Moseley family, beginning with William Moseley of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, died 1655.  Other family names listed include Thorowgood, Braidfoot, Gookin, Taylor, Stringer, Bassett, Westwood, Kelsick, Newton, Walke, Mumford, Wylie, Daingerfield, Offley, Yeardley, Trigg, Lyburn, Clark, Friend, Hopkins, Cabell, Winston, Leyburn, Campbell, Whitlock, Converse, Ritner/Rittner, Williamson, Sackett, Clarke, Barrett, Hunter, Phripp, Muny, Lamount, Gray, Whitehurst, Robinson, Emperor, Cocke, Daniel, Lewis, Wilson, Branch, Eldridge, Guerrant, Leake, Pickett, Baker, Blair, Womack and Turpin.  Geographic locations listed include Norfolk County, Virginia, Princess Anne County, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Bedford City, Virginia, Bedford County, Virginia, Buckingham County, Virginia, Alabama, Lynchburg, Virginia, Fincastle, Virginia, Lexington, Virginia, Kentucky, Salonica, Greece, California, West Virginia, Bedford Springs, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Gloucester County, Virginia, Middlesex County, Virginia, Essex County, Virginia, Chesterfield County, Virginia, Mississippi, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, Northampton County, Virginia, New Kent County, Virginia and Texas.

Folder 22: Moseley family history, undated

Transcription and photocopies of wills, research notes and excerpts from historical journals regarding the Moseley family of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, beginning with William Moseley, born 1606, died1655.  Other family names listed include Corker, Cockroft, Robinson, Gookin, Bush, Hancock, Hargrave, Bassett, Wylie, Pane, Calvert, Lawson, McKenzie, Taylor and Walke.  Geographic locations listed include Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, Nansemond County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Salem, Massachusetts, Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky, Mississippi, Essex County, Massachusetts, Texas, Princess Anne County, Virginia and New Kent County, Virginia.

Folder 23: Mourfield family research, 1993

Descendants list for the Mourfield family, beginning with John B. Mourfield, born approximately 1755, died 1807, of Rowan County, North Carolina.  Compiled by Adele Needham of Dallas, Texas.  Other family names listed include Ashley, Lucy, Thompson, King, Young, Anderson, Shugart, Wells, Raby, Alford, Johnson, Berry, Duff, Hand, Cox, Hankins, Kollock/Kolloch, Yost, Curl, Dickinson, Summer, Turner, Watt, Black, Benson, Cardwell, Taliaferro, Eldridge, Freeman, Eblen, Dougherty, Bacon, Gilberson, Allen, Glynn, Lynes, Needham, Shipley, Wilburn and Winspear.  Geographic locations listed include Ashe County, North Carolina, Knox County, Tennessee, Polk County, Missouri, Kentucky, Roane County, Tennessee, Rockwood, Tennessee, Rhea County, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Loudon County, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Martinsville, West Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia.

Folder 24: Mullikins family history, 1907

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Mullikins family, beginning with James Mullikins of Prince George County, Virginia, died 1715.  Other family names listed include Bowie, Smith, Weems, Shelton, Oden, Hillary and Duckett.  Geographic locations listed include Scotland and Prince George County, Virginia.

Folder 25: Murden family Bible records, 2011

Photocopies of bible records for the Murden family.  Donated by Floyd Steven West of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  The only other family name listed is Everton.

Folder 26: Murden family research, 1989

Ancestor chart, photocopies of family bible records, and photocopies of tax receipts and property records for the Murden family of Norfolk County, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Westcott, Cherry, Rudd, Dorman, Grotevant, Haines, Pebworth, Evans, Hill, Seely, Dennis, Edwards, Watts and Burke.  Geographic locations listed include Meridith Square, New York, Norfolk, Virginia, Franklin, New York, Manhattan, Kansas, Milford, New York, Walton, New York, Princess Anne County, Virginia, Fayette County, Ohio and Wabaunsee County, Kansas.

Folder 27: Murphy family history, 1986

Murphy family newsletters from January and April 1986 along with a letter requesting input about Murphy relatives, all written by Kenneth Duke Murphy of Norfolk, Virginia.  Other family names listed include Adcox, Chavis, Dunn, Leviner, Bullard, Clark, Hinson, Owens, Medlin, Haywood, Eubanks, Reeves and Butler.    Geographic locations listed include Wilmington, North Carolina, Marlboro County, South Carolina and Richmond County, North Carolina.

Folder 28: Murphy family research, 1966

Revoluntionary war pension data for Murphy family members.  Alternative spellings include Murphy, Murphey and Murfree.  Research provided by Troy Young Collins of Fort Worth, Texas.  Other family names listed include Harndon, Strother, Turk, and Jones.  Geographic locations listed include Princess Anne County, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Lawrence County, Arkansas, Franklin County, North Carolina, Sussex County, Virginia, Poinsett County, Arkansas, Perry County, Tennessee, Anson County, North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Salem County, North Carolina, McMinn County, Tennessee, Russell County, Virginia, Logan County, West Virginia, Nelson County, Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Lowndes County, Mississippi and many others.

Folder 29: Neale family research, 1915

Newspaper genealogical column regarding the Neale family, beginning with William Neale.  Other family names listed include Hill, Cloptop, Teackle, Smith, Ball, Chinn, Upshur, Edwards, Ellett, King, de Farges, Gouldman, Bibb, Garrett, Robinson, Atkinson and Bosher.  Geographic locations listed include Accomack County, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia, Northampton County, Virginia and King William County, Virginia.