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 4: Herbert Family in America (Volume 2)

Folder 1: Front of Binder: Includes a picture of Ellen Catharine Herbert Bell, the Herbert Family Chart by F. L. Portlock, Mary Herbert Pope correspondence, Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, London August 22, 1979: Chapters regarding Herberts, Public Records Office of Northern Ireland correspondence, copies of Sidney Family portraits, Derivation of the Herbert Family 613 A.D.--1469, Herbert Coat of Arms information. Pedigree Charts: Hoggard Family in Warwick and York Counties, Virginia, (allied families: Davis, Ramshaw, Conyers, Thurmer); The Descendants of Thurmer Hoggard IV (allied families: Etheridge, Coleman, Fleet, Granbery, Parker, Graves, Gwynne); Wiles - Haggard Connections in Princess Anne County, Kentucky and Norfolk County, Virginia (allied families: Fentress, Whitehurst, McCoy); Haggards to Wiles in Albemarle County, Clark County, Kentucky and Princess Anne County, Virginia (allied families: Grymes, Wiles, Sheppard); The Hancock Progenitors of Susannah Hancock Wife of Thurmer Hoggard I of Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, Virginia 1607-18th Century (allied families: Lyon, Sayer, Ashall, Piggott, Holmes, Marks); Holmes, Hancock, Hoggard Families of Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, Virginia 1623-18th Century; Haggard, Hoggart, Hoggard in Goochland, Albemarle Counties, Virginia, Clark County, Kentucky and Princess Anne County, Virginia (allied families: Collins, Thomas, Dabbs); The Thurmer Hoggards of Broad Creek Plantation Renamed Poplar Hall after 1835; Carraway, Foster, Williams(on), and Batholomew Hoskins 1601-1706; Yates Family in England British West Indies and Lower Norfolk County Virginia 1656-1700's (allied families: Whiddon, Gater, Markham, Llewellyn, Ballentine, Hodges, Deale).
Folder 2: Correspondence
Folder 3: Research To Be Done; Marriages-Births-Deaths; John Herbert I; John Herbert II: Includes lists and research notes. Notes regarding John Herbert III related to his relationship to Thomas Willoughby.
Folder 4: III John Herbert; III Thomas Herbert I; IV Markcom Herbert; IV Thomas Herbert II: III John Herbert includes research, pedigree and notes. III Thomas Herbert I: photographs of seal on 1749 will (negatives removed). IV Thomas Herbert II: includes research notes, articles, and pedigree charts.
Folder 5: IV William; IV Henry; IV John Herbert of Elizabeth City County; IV Hillary Herbert: Includes research, notes, articles, and correspondence.
Folder 6: V John Herbert; V Jonas Herbert; V Reuben Herbert; V Maximillian Herbert: Includes research, notes, articles, and correspondence.
Folder 7: V Henry Herbert; V James Herbert; V Caleb Herbert; V Christopher Herbert; VI John Herbert: Includes research notes pedigree charts, correspondence, and articles.
Folder 8: James Herbert; VII Edward Henry Herbert: Includes research, notes, and correspondence.
Folder 9: Herbert in Maryland; Herbert and Petersburg, Virginia: Includes research notes, pedigree charts, correspondence, articles, and copies of documents.
Folder 10: McAlpine Family; Herbert Nash; W. W. Old; Norman Bell; Irvine Family: Includes loose sheets of research, newspaper clippings on Herbert Mansion, newspaper clippings regarding Mary Pinkney Hardy McArthur, photographs of Edward Henry Herbert (negative removed), Mary Nash Hoggard, Senator Arthur Edward Herbert, three photographs of the Herbert Mansion in Berkley (negative removed), McAlpine: newspaper clippings. Herbert Nash: newspaper clippings. W. W. Olds: Photographs of Margaret Herbert (Old) Stump and Alice Herbert (Old) Dey (negatives removed). Photographs of Captain William W. Old, Alice Herbert (Mrs. W. W. Old), Dr. Herbert Old, Dr. Edward Old and newspaper clippings. Norman Bell: Newspaper clippings and photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John Willis Lea and daughter Jacqueline circa 1948 to 1949.