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 14: Genealogies for Tidewater Families (M through S)

Folder 1: Miscellaneous M; Macentosh; Magna Charta Barons (Quincey and Malet); Malet; Mallicote; Markham; Martin; Mason; Mathais; McCoy (Herbert); McIntosh (Mrs. Charles); Moore; Morgan; Moseley Charts

Miscellaneous M: Malbone, Mackie, McAlpine, Macffarson, Mahone, Manning, Maxwell, Mears, Merritt, Middleton, Miller, Minchen, Modyford, Morris, Murden, and Murray. Mackentosh (Mackintosh); Magna Charta Barons; Mallicote (Medlicott, Culpepper); Markham (Maccomb, Marcom); Martin (Keeling); Mason (Keeling); Matthias (Nash); McCoy (Herbert); McIntosh (Charles F. McIntosh's research copied in 1968; Moore; Morgan; Moseley Charts. Includes research notes, pedigree charts, correspondence, articles, and copies of documents.

Folder 2: Miscellaneous N

Miscellaneous N: Nash; Nason; Newman; Newton (Willoughby, Langley); Nicholas, Nicholson (Lowery), Nimmo (Boush, Thoroughgood, Carraway). Nash - Daynes A Digression researched and edited by Alice Granbery Walter, 1972. Includes research notes, pedigree charts, correspondence, articles, and copies of documents.

Folder 3: Miscellaneous O; Offley; Ogard; Miscellaneous P; Paggett; Payne; Phillips; Pipkin; Piggot; Plume; Poole; Porten; Porter; Portlock; Powell-Howell; Quincy; Miscellaneous R; Ramsha; Reynolds, Richason; Ridley; Robyns/Robins; Robinson

Miscellaneous O: Odeon, Odian, Okeham, Old, Owens. Offley (Thorowgood); Ogard (Ogart, Hoggard).

Miscellaneous P: Perrin. Payne (Herbert); Phillipps (Land); Pipkin; Piggott (Pyggott); Plume (Hoggard, Sayer); Poole (Gaskins, Hayes, Thorowgood, Ward, Workman); Porten; Porter; Portlock (Etheredge); Powell (Howell).

Quincy (Quiny)

Miscellaneous R: Randolph, Roscow, Richeson, Rigglesworth, Rabyshaw, Renchar, Rogers. Ramsha (Rhamshaw, Rainshaw); Reynolds; Richardson; Ridley; Robins (Robyns); Robinson (Smyth). Includes research notes, pedigree charts, correspondence, articles, and copies of documents.

Folder 4: Miscellaneous S; Savage; Saunders; Sayer; Scott; Seawell; Shipp; Sidney; Simmons; Smith; Snale; Spivey; Spratt; Starnell; Stowe; Stratton; Susannah

Miscellaneous S: Sallmon, Sparrow, Sothren, Spring, Singleton, Sandford, Satchwell, Sexton. Savage (Robins); Saunders; Sayer; Scott (Herbert); Seawell; Shipp (Cartwright); Sidney (Ivey); Simmons; Smith; Snale (Boush, Nimmo, Wilson); Spivey (Nichols); Spratt (Moseley); Starnell; Stowe; Stratton; Susannah (search for Susannah Hoggard's maiden name). Includes research notes, pedigree charts, correspondence, articles, and copies of documents.