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 11: Willoughby 1483-1800s in England, Barbados, and Lower Tidewater Virginia

Folder 1: Front pocket of binder: Includes first drafts of Willoughby charts, Capt. Thomas Willouhby Chart, Herbert in Virgiinia Chart #1, copies of the Captain Thomas Willoughby Chart by Alice Granbery Walter, photographs of the Willoughby Chart (negative removed) that hangs in the Willoughby-Baylor House in Norfolk, Virginia, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and research notes.
Folder 2: Willoughby of Bone Co. Kent; Barbados; Middleton of Barbados; Lady Anne Willoughby: Includes "Visitation of Kent" notes, research notes, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, articles, and correspondence.
Folder 3: I Thomas Willoughby Lower Norfolk County; Inventory of Richard Ware 1648; Alice Willoughby; II Generation: Includes research notes, articles, charts, and correspondence.
Folder 4: III Generation; IV Generation; V Generation; VI and VII Generation; Southern Branch: Includes research notes, pedigree charts, articles, copies of documents, and correspondence.
Folder 5: Princess Anne County; William Cloberry; Research in Virginia: Includes research notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and articles. Allied families: Walke, Thorowgood, Williamson, Murdaugh, and Westcot.
Folder 6: Research from England: Includes articles, research notes, correspondence, and pedigree charts regarding English research.
Folder 7: Copies: Of-the-Willows; Charts of Willoughbys; Correspondence: Includes copies of the newsletter Of-The-Willows, Lineage of the Barons and Baronesses Willoughby from 1313 to 1883, pedigree charts, correspondence, Sir Thomas Willoughby of Bore Place, Sir Percival Willoughby of Bore Place, Sir Christopher Willoughby de Eresby, and research notes. Allied families: Middleton, Mason, Taylor, Ritson,
Folder 8: The Coming of Willoughby by Lucie R. Stone; Wollaton Hall; Pedigree Charts: Includes a picture of the Willoughby Pedigree Chart by Alice Granbery Walter, postcard of Wollaton Hall with an information tri-fold, The Coming of Willoughby by Lucie R. Stone, pedigree charts, and a map of Kent. Hand drawn pedigree chart compiled by Alice Taylor Hoffmann (1970-copied July 1979) of the Willoughbys of Eresby and Wollaton.