Ferebee Genealogy Collection, 1860s-1990s | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Ferebee Genealogy Collection, 1860s-1990s

Predominant Dates:1910-1954

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-012

Primary Creator: Ferebee, Annie Adelia (1878-1941)

Other Creators: Ferebee, Sarah Cason (1894-1991)

Extent: 27.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The first part of the collection contains the research for the Ferebee Family book. The book is divided into Sections #1 through #64, and the research is filed the same way. The second part of the collection is research for the female lines filed alphabetically. The third part of the collection contains additional notebooks, calendars, photographs, and the Ferebee Family Bible, ending with an oversized assortment of genealogical charts and diplomas.

Date Acquired: 03/24/2005. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Family trees, Ferebee family, Genealogy, Genealogy--Research, Norfolk (Va.), Virginia--Genealogy

Forms of Material: Bibles, Booklets, Calendars, Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Daguerreotypes (photographs), Diaries, Diplomas, Genealogies (histories), Maps (documents), Notebooks, Obituaries, Pedigrees, Photocopies, Photographs, Sketches

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

A genealogical collection of the Ferebee family, created by Annie Adelia Ferebee and continued by her niece, Sarah Cason Ferebee. This collection contains their research manuscripts, notes, photographs, correspondence, obituaries, articles, and Sarah's personal copy of the Ferebee book with her many notations. Most of the items in this collection are photocopies and research copies acquired from various sources.

The Ferebee Genealogy Collection includes information organized by Annie that her family compiled in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The collection also includes mid-1930s correspondence in which Annie mailed letters to the Ferebees descended from John Ferebee, Gentleman (circa 1630-1705) and his eldest son Thomas Ferebee (1682-1739). Also included are records from Annie’s and Sarah’s genealogical trips throughout Virginia and North Carolina where they researched records, interviewed relatives, and discovered family gravesites. The collection includes genealogical research and notes on the male Ferebee line, started by Annie Ferebee, and successively published in 1954 by Sarah Ferebee in the book Ferebee Family. Remarkably, this duo of family genealogists also researched the female lines of the Ferebee family; their research notes on the female lines are also included.

The collection contains comprehensive research dating to 1360 England with the ancestors of John Ferebee, Gentleman; his lineage is covered in the first part of the Ferebee book. The American lineage starts with John Ferebee, Gentleman, surveyor of the City of Norfolk in 1688. The first 54 sections were researched by both Annie and Sarah, and the remaining sections were added by Sarah and published in 1954. Sarah also did extensive work on both sides of her mother's family, Annie Terrell Cook Ferebee (1863-1826). From the handwriting, some of the notes may have been done by Mrs. Ferebee. Sarah Cason Ferebee was dedicated to recording, correcting, and compiling information on the Ferebee family up to her passing at the age of 97. All of this research is included in the Ferebee Genealogy Collection.

Ferebee family members also assisted with this collection through the years. Notebooks and diaries of family research trips are included in this collection. The first item in the Ferebee Genealogy Collection is an alphabetical index of names with book Section #s and their corresponding box and folder number, which was compiled by the finding aid author.

Biographical Note

Annie Adelia Ferebee was the daughter of George Emory Ferebee (1834-1896) and Sarah Ann Cason (1838-1908). Born at Broad Bay Farm, Princess Anne County, Virginia on February 18, 1878, Miss Ferebee never married. Throughout the 1930s, Ferebee was active in contacting, visiting, recording, and researching all elements of the Ferebee genealogy. She also researched the female lines of the family. Ferebee died on November 28, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Family trees
Ferebee family
Genealogy
Genealogy--Research
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia--Genealogy

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Accruals: Connolly Phillips donated an additional box of genealogy research materials to SMC on July 22, 2016.

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: Mrs. Betsy Ferebee Phillips by donation

Related Publications: Ferebee, Annie A. and Sarah C. Ferebee. Ferebee Family. Norfolk, VA: Sarah C. Ferebee, 1955.

Preferred Citation: Ferebee Genealogy Collection, MSS 0000-012, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Ferebee Family Book Research Section #1 to Section #12],
[Box 2: Ferebee Family Book Research Section #13 to Section #23],
[Box 3: Ferebee Family Book Research Section #23 to Section #37],
[Box 4: Ferebee Family Book Research Section #37 to Section #40],
[Box 5: Ferebee Family Book Research Section #40 to Section #64],
[Box 6: James Ferebee (@1693-1753) Miscellaneous Ferebee Line],
[Box 7: Miscellaneous Surname Research],
[Box 8: Ferebee Female Line: Baker through Bond],
[Box 9: Ferebee Female Line: Bonney through Cason],
[Box 10: Ferebee Female Line: Cason through Cook],
[Box 11: Ferebee Female Line: Cook through Cowell],
[Box 12: Ferebee Female Line: Daugé through Ives],
[Box 13: Ferebee Female Line: Jackson through Overman],
[Box 14: Ferebee Female Line: Patrick through Phillips],
[Box 15: Ferebee Female Line: Pope through Terrell],
[Box 16: Ferebee Manuscripts and Booklets],
[Box 17: Ferebee Family Bible Information],
[Box 18: Records regarding the "FEREBEE FAMILY" book published in 1954 by Annie Adelia Ferebee and Sarah Cason Ferebee],
[Box 19: Terrell Family records, Chipping Campden, Ferebee Coat of Arms, Brick House Farm, Broad Bay Farm, The Mystery of the Old Cornick House story],
[Box 20: Annie Ferebee and Sarah Ferebee's Journals; a file of oversized photographs],
[Box 21: Sarah Cason Ferebee's Daily Personal Diaries, 1985-1991],
[Box 22: Miscellaneous Booklets, Clippings, and Articles],
[Box 23: Photographs, small framed pictures, circa 1850s-1900],
[Box 24: Identified Pictures],
[Box 25: Unidentified Pictures],
[Box 26: Ferebee Family Bible, 1884],
[Box 27: Oversized Materials],
[All]

Box 15: Ferebee Female Line: Pope through Terrell

Folder 1: Jackson Hunter Pope husband of Florence Ann Ferebee

Includes photographs, birth announcements, correspondence, and news clippings.

Folder 2: Nashville B. Poyner (-) husband of Mary Adeline Ferebee (1851-1936)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line," Mrs. Poyner's obituary and a page of research notes.

Folder 3: Peter S. Sawyer husband of Annie Ferebee (1890- )

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line."

Folder 4: Michael Wayne Supan husband of Amy Elizabeth Ferebee

Includes photographs, invitation, and news clippings.

Folder 5: Julian Leigh Tunno husband of Mary Keys Ferebee

Includes invitations, news clippings, and research notes.

Folder 6: Arthur Turten husband of Sarah Ferebee (1775-1802)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line," correspondence, news clippings, and genealogical charts.

Folder 7: George W. Vaughn (1885- ) husband of Cottie May Ferebee (1895- )

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line" and a few pieces of correspondence from the 1930s.

Folder 8: Wiley O'Kelly Walker (1836-1922) husband of Mary Elizabeth Ferebee (1849-1928)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line," genealogical charts, correspondence, and research notes.

Folder 9: Josephus S. Waters (1861- ) husband of Frances Lucinda Ferebee (1871- )

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line."

Folder 10: Edwin Sledge White (1896-1971) husband of Dorothy Peace Ferebee (1910-1962)

Includes family portraits of Dorothy Peace Ferebee, Edwin Jr., snapshots of family, invitations, correspondence, and news clippings.

Folder 11: Mr. Williams and Major William R. Abbott husbands of Clarinda Ferebee ( -1848)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line," research notes, news clippings, and correspondence.

Folder 12: Mr. Humphries and William G. Wilson (1811-1868) husbands of Adelia Ferebee (1813-1873)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line" with notations.

Folder 13: Elihu Woodhouse (1812-1861) husband of Penelope Ferebee (1817-1880)

Includes pages typed from 3-ring binder "Ferebee Female Line," correspondence, news clippings, and research notes.

Folder 14: MANUSCRIPT: FEREBEE FEMALE LINE

Probably authored by Annie Adelia Ferebee, THE MANUSCRIPT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES:

key (birth year-marriage year-death year)

Joseph Baxter (1748-1772-1822) and Mary Ferebee (1750-1837)

William Ferebee Baxter (1803-?-1880) and Mahala Sanderlin

Isaac Baxter (1781-?-1861), #1 Mary Bell (1787-1806-1831), #2 Letisha Glasco (?)

Joshua Baxter (1789-1834) and Elizabeth Bell (?)

Arthur Turten (?) and Sarah Ferebee (1775-1802)

William Snowden (?) and Lovey Turten (1794-?)

Isaac Snowden (1817-1846-1882) and Elizabeth Bell (?)

George Snowden (?-1851-?) and Huldah F. Bell (1836-1892)

James Bell (1785-1814-1856) and Elizabeth Turten (1775-1802)

Edmond F. Dozier (1817-1844-1885) and Nancy Warden Bell (1819-1875)

Jason Bell (1835-1898) # 1 Lydia Bray (?-1858-?) #2 Elizabeth Bell (?-1863-1866) #3 Jane Garrett (?-1867-?)

William Hutchings (?) and Sarah Turten (1808-?-1837)

Horatio Creekmore (1805-1834-?) and Mrs. Sarah Turten Hutchings (1808-1837)

Felix Jennings (?-1871-?) and Adelia Hutchings (1853-1912)

William Old (1807-1827-1854) and Maria Ferebee (1808-1851)

William Bagley (1824-1856-1875) and Sarah Elizabeth Old (1836-1868)

William McPherson (?) and Lovey Virginia Old Ferebee McPherson (1833-1908)

Stephen Olin Mullen (?-1868-?) and Florence V. Old (1850-1933)

James Cowell (1773-1798/99-1856) and Elizabeth Ferebee (1781-1860)

John Humphries (?) and Martha Ferebee (?)

William Cosey Etheridge (?-1809-1853) and Huldah Ferebee (1791-1852)

Tully Lamb Dozier (1808-?-1852) and Sarah Etheridge (?-1858)

Tully Bell (1798-1821-1843) and Penelope Ferebee (1799-1867)

Napolean John Mitchell Smith (1809-?) and #1 Mary Wilson (?-1841?), #2 Sarah Jane Bell (1825-1842-1912)

Joseph Keaton Wilson (1830-1851-1905) and Amelia Bell (1834-1909)

George Overman (1794-1818-1839) and Sarah Daúge Ferebee (1802-1853)

Benjamin Cowell (1804-1827-1849) and Amanda Ferebee (1811-1863)

Adelia Ferebee (1813-1873) and #1 John Humphries (?-1828-?), #2 William Gaskin/Gatling Wilson (1811-?-1873)

Burwell M. Baxter (1821-1852-1873) and Margaret Humphries (1832-1901)

Joseph Etheridge Cartwright Bell (1843-1906) and #1 Mary Ellen Dozier (1843-1866-1870) #2 Angerona Lovitt (1845-1872-1876) #3 Mary Adelia Baxter (1856-1877-1907)

Robert E. Flora (?-1886-?) and Martha Adelaide Baxter (1867-?)

James McBride Old (?-1847-1873) and Huldah E. Ferebee (1826-1897)

Elihu Woodhouse (1812-1835-1861) and Penelope Ferebee (1817-1880)

Sarah Elizabeth Ferebee (1824-1887) and #1 Sam Lamb (?-1844-?) #2 Willis Sawyer Grandy (?-1855-?)

Robert Lowry McMurran (1866-1901-1931) and Margaret Elizabeth Ferebee (1879-1962)

Thomas Fabius Grandy (1827-1848-?) and Marietta Cowper Ferebee (1829-1853)

John Wesley Halstead (1829-1854-1895) and Ellen Callis Ferebee (1836-1884)

Apolis Oscar Dey (1841-1862-?) and Missouri A. Ferebee (1846-1921)

Waverly Lee Berkley (1851-1885-1922) and Judith Elizabeth Ferebee (1865-1934)

Nashville B. Poyner (?-1871-?) and Mary Adeline Ferebee (1851-1936)

William Harvey Patrick (?-1873-?) and Mary Louisa Ferebee (1854-?)

Wiley O'Kelly Walker (1836-1868-1922) and Mary Elizabeth Ferebee (1849-1928)

Claudius Caesar Walker (1848-1875-1933) and Sarah Ella Ferebee (1854-?)

Edward Bright Ives (?-1877-1917) and Frances "Fanny" Ferebee (1857-1936)

Edward R. Jackson (?-1880-?) and Lucy Ferebee (1859-1927)

Peter Sawyer (?-1906-?) and Annie Ferebee (1890-?)