Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, 1600-1975 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, 1600-1975

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-049

Primary Creator: Walter, Alice Granbery

Extent: 58.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order: papers were initially housed by Alice Granbery Walter in three-ring binders. Arranged by surname or subject.

Date Acquired: 04/11/1991

Subjects: Genealogy--Research, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy, Princess Anne County (Va.), Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Warwick County (Va.)

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Genealogies (histories), Geological maps, Indexes (reference sources), Manuscripts, Maps (documents), Negatives (photographs), Pedigrees, Photocopies, Photographs, Silhouettes

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains genealogical research gathered by Alice Granbery Walter. The material includes photocopied documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, notes, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, and maps spanning from the 1600s to the 1970s. Prominent surnames include Boush, Nimmo, Cornick, Herbert, Hoggard, Hogwood, Haggard, Ivy, Argent, Langley, Thelaball, Nash, Powell, Robins, Shepherd, Tatem, Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, Ransha, Woodhouse, Moseley, Thorowgood, and Willoughby.

Biographical Note

Alice Granbery Walter was born on August 2, 1908 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was a long-time resident of the Norfolk area. Walter was a descendant of the Hoggard family of Poplar Hall in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an artist, historic preservationist, and genealogist. She was a recipient of the Garden Club of America Historic Preservation award. Walter led the fight to save the Old Coast Guard Station. She published eight books of historical and genealogical records, 50 genealogical pedigree charts, and several maps. Walter died on May 30, 2003 at Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Genealogy--Research
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps
Warwick County (Va.)

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: Purchase; Alice Granbery Walter and Christina Brown by donation

Preferred Citation: Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection, MSS 0000-049, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 3: Herbert Family in America (Volume 1), English Roots

Folder 1: Charts and documents in front of binder: Includes decorative document with coat of arms for Henry Herbert the Earl of Pembroke and the chart of the Earls of Pembroke. English travel information. Reference guide to Herbert research in England, British West Indies, and Virginia.
Folder 2: Original Manuscript of Herbert in England & Virginia 1399-1900s by Alice Granbery Walter
Folder 3: Heraldry: Notes on heraldry of Richard I, William Herbert Earl of Pembroke and Sir Edward Herbert of Chirbury. Images of the crowns of William the Conqueror, Lombardy, and Charlemagne. Images of the coat of arms for Herbert, the crests and quarterings of Henry Arthur Herbert. Another Herbert coat of arms.
Folder 4: English Charts by Alice Granbery Walter: An assortment of English charts for the Herbert family by Alice Granbery Walter.
Folder 5: Herbert charts including the Dwnn-Charts England; Edmondson Charts; GPED-England Charts; Montgomery Sh. Charts; English Charts in German: Dwnn Charts, Montgomeryshire Pedigrees. Edmondson Charts. GPED Charts. Chart in Memoirs of Sir Matthew Cradock by Reverend J. M. Traherne. English charts in German from the New York Public Library.
Folder 6: English Royal Family Charts; Pembroke Chart from Library of Congress; William ap Thomas: English Royal Family: Counts of Flanders, chronological table of kings, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Wulfnoth and variety of other royal charts. Pembroke chart from Library of Congress. Sir William ap Thomas of Raglan Castle.
Folder 7: Sir William Herbert First Earl of Pembroke; Sir Henry Herbert Second Earl of Pembroke; Sir William Herbert Third Earl of Pembroke; Wilton House: First Earl: research and article with picture. Second Earl of Pembroke: research and picture of his armor (negative removed). Third Earl of Pembroke: an index to papers copied in England by Hon D. C. DeJarnette 1871, copy of the Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Volume V 1835 by Edmund Lodge pertaining to the third earl. Wilton House: Guide Book to Wilton House Salisbury England with notations and postcard of Wilton House.
Folder 8: Sir Phillip Herbert Fourth Earl of Pembroke 1630: Includes two pictures from an unknown magazine of family portraits, coat of arms, research, portion of the Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Volume VI 1835 by E. Lodge, chapter 18 of Rogues and Rascals in English History by Neville Williams (originally published as Knaves and Fools), 1962.
Folder 9: Edward First Lord of Cherbury: Includes a copy from his autobiography, Ency. Brit. and Lodge, picture of a print of Edward (negative removed), Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain Volume VI 1835 by E. Lodge.
Folder 10: George Herbert the Poet; Miscellaneous Herberts in England; Herbert in Ireland; Jones derived from Herbert; Edward Herbert in British West Indies; Herbert of Nevis; Herbert - Barbados; Richard Herbert of British West Indies and Virginia: Research notes.