Alfriend and Vickery Families Papers, 1918-2015, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Biographical Note

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Newspaper clippings, 1919-1959

Various newspaper clippings associated with John S. Alfriend and his prominent role in Norfolk society.

Folder 2: Newspaper clippings, 1961-1980, undated

Newspaper clippings associated with John S. Alfriend and his prominent role in Norfolk society. This folder also contains undated clippings.

Folder 3: Publications, 1950-1973

Various publications from National Bank of Commerce, Commerce Clearings, and ODU Magazine.

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1918-1989, undated

Item 1: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Mrs. R. J. Alfriend, 1918 September 19

Item 2: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Harry Davis, 1924 March 21

Item 3: Correspondence, unknown to Judge White, 1925 May 30

Item 4: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Richard Alfriend, 1942 February 2

Item 5: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 July 3

Item 6: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 July 11

Item 7: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 July 17

Item 8: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 July 23

Item 9: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 July 28

Item 10: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 August 3

Item 11: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 August 6

Item 12: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 August 10

Item 13: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 August 12

Item 14: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Anne Bolling, 1942 August 19

Item 15: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Harry Davis, 1942 July 21

Item 16: Invitation, 1953 January 28

Item 17: Correspondence, unknown to Hattie Booker Matthews, 1954 April 12

Item 18: Correspondence, Robert L. Lewis to John S. Alfriend, 1962 April 6

Item 19: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Richard J. Alfriend, 1962 May 4

Item 20: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Emily Rawlings, 1962 May 4

Item 21: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Robert L. Lewis, 1962 May 4

Item 22: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to Family, 1967 February 14

Item 23: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to R. P. Graham-Vivian, 1967 February 14

Item 24: Invitation, 1967 July 20

Item 25: Correspondence, Mrs. John S. Alfriend to Hattie, 1975 June 19

Item 26: Correspondence, Hattie to Rachel and Dick, 1988 August 3

Item 27: Correspondence, Dick to Anne, 1988 August 3

Item 28: Correspondence, unknown to Mr. Alfriend, 1989 August 30

Item 29: Correspondence, Susan Anne and John to Rachel and Dick, undated

Item 30: Miscellaneous correspondence, undated

Folder 5: Photographs, 1897-1956, undated

Miscellaneous photographs of the Alfriend family. Locations include France; Germany; Norfolk, Virginia; and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Folder 6: Alfriend, Vickery, Sampson, Samuel, and Sanderlin Genealogy Papers, 1936-1987, undated

This folder contains biographical information on John S. Alfriend, Sons of the American Revolution application, biographical information on Charles Samuel, and biographical information on the Sanderlin and Mercer families in Camden and Currituck, North Carolina.

Folder 7: Postcard Correspondence, 1919-1956, undated

Item 1: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to R. J. Alfriend, 1919 January 29

Item 2: Correspondence, John S. Alfriend to unknown, 1919

Item 3: Correspondence, Anne to Mr. and Mrs. John Alfriend, 1954 June 25

Item 4: Correspondence, Anne to Mr. and Mrs. John Alfriend, 1954 July 3

Item 5: Correspondence, Hattie to S. S. Sanderlin, 1956 October 10

Item 6: Correspondence, mother to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 11

Item 7: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 15

Item 8: Correspondence, mother to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 16

Item 9: Correspondence, mother to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 17

Item 10: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 18

Item 11: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 23

Item 12: Correspondence, mother and daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October 30

Item 13: Correspondence, mother to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., October 1956

Item 14: Correspondence, mother to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956

Item 15: Correspondence, G. S. R. to Miss Virginia Alfriend, undated

Item 16: Correspondence, G. S. R. to Miss Blair Alfriend, undated

Item 17: Correspondence, unknown to John S. Alfriend, undated

Item 18: Correspondence, John to Mrs. R. C. Mapp, 1956

Item 19: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., 1956 October

Item 20: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., undated

Item 21: Correspondence, daddy to Mrs. John M. Abbitt, Jr., undated

Item 22: Correspondence, Rosemary to Mr. and Mrs. John Abbitt, undated

Item 23: Correspondence, George to R. J. Alfriend, undated

Item 24: Correspondence, Madeleine to unknown, undated

Item 25: Correspondence, Marcell to unknown, undated

Folder 8: VHS, Interview with Hattie and Grandmother Abbitt, 1988 November 27

This item is housed with other audiovisual materials in the SMC Special Collections.

Box 2

Folder 1: Ann Crenshaw, 1816-2005, undated

This folder contains information on the Alfriend and Vickery families. Documents include information on Blandford Cemetery, biographies, correspondence, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, and the history of Old Donation Church. Most of these documents are photocopies. Other surnames include Hume, Rawlings, Saunders, Wilson, Rolfe, Bolling, Bland, Gibson, and Kennon. Locations include Petersburg and southside Virginia, and Weston, West Virginia.

Folder 2: Whiddon, Peters, and Vickery Families, 1816-1979, undated

This folder contains information on the Whiddon, Peters, and Vickery families. Documents in this folder include Pocahontas genealogy, genealogical information, including birth, marriage, and death records; correspondence, newspaper clippings, and wills. Most of these documents are photocopies. Other surnames include Rolfe, Poythress, Bolling, Blair, Bland, Woodlief, Alfriend, Hume, Rawlings, Pearce, Rogers, Wilkins, Hardaway, Herbert, Cunningham, Gregory, Wilson, Gatewood, Stark, Harrison, Brodie, Nimmo, Massenburg, Walke, Barron, McLaughlin, Armistead, Hope, Tuttle, French, Pendergast, Candish, Jennings, Sanderlin, Savage, Abbitt, Camp, Cornick, Saunders, Carter, and McCandlish.

Folder 3: Eli Vickery and Abbitt Family, 1799-1974, undated

This folder contains photocopies on Eli Vickery and the Abbitt family. Documents include a biography, appraisement of personal estate, declaration for alliance, and the Abbitt family tree. Other families mentioned in this folder include Hinton, Harris, and Spence. Locations include Elizabeth City, North Carolina, South Mills, North Carolina, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, and Chowan Precinct, North Carolina.

Folder 4: Applications, 1987-2001, undated

This folder includes photocopies of applications to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia regarding the descendants of Theodorick Bland, Sr. Supporting documents for the application are also included.

Folder 5: Rolfe, Bolling, Bland Families, 1934-2015, undated

This folder contains materials related to the Rolfe, Bolling, and Bland families. Documents include genealogical information, biographies, correspondence, and property information. Most of these documents are photocopies. Other surnames associated with this folder include Blanc, Barron, Rawlings, Samuel, Davis, David, Louise, James, George, Hulme, Alfriend, Vickery, Allen, Pearce, Rogers, Peters, Bennett, Poythress, Hume, Blair, Manson, Woodleif, Eckles, Woodward, Branch, Walker, Pegram, Codd, Randolph, Beverley, Munford, Currie, Dangerfield, Ruffin, Haynes, Eaton, Banister, Grymes, Tucker, Lee, Carter, Coalter, Custis, Fitzhugh, and Edward. Locations associated with this folder include Petersburg, Virginia, Warton Creek, Maryland, Prince George County, Virginia, James City County, Virginia, Yorktown, Virginia, and Charles City, Virginia.

Folder 6: Bolling Family (Folder 1 of 2), 1868-1987, undated

There are two folders associated with the Bolling family. Documents include genealogical information, maps, biographies, manuscripts, family property information, and newspaper clippings. Most of the material are photocopies. Other surnames associated with this family include Blair, Rolfe, Randolph, Banister, Thompson, Burwell, Balfour, Gilmer, Pearson, Rawlings, Beverly, Bass, Batte, Bigbee, Bland, Bohlen, Boulians, Boyd, Branch, Burton, Byrd, Calverly, Campbell, Carrie, Carter, Cary, Clark, Clements, Coce, Edmunds, Eggleston, Eldridge, Elkin, Fleming, Fletcher, Freeman, Gaskins, Gay, Gilliam, Green, Hagedorn, Hall, Hill, Hobbs, Hoyer, James, Jefferson, Knowles, Lawton, Lee, Lemessurier, Lewis, Manlove, Mann, Meade, Meneger, Meriwether, Miller, Minge, Munford, Murray, Nash, Nicholls, Pearce, Pennington, Peyton, Phelps, Robertson, Russell, Shackelford, Slaughter, Smith, Snelson, Spragins, Starke, Stokes, Stith, Strachan, Sully, Tabb, Taswll, Thorton, Tilghman, Washington, Watson, Woodward, and Yates. Locations associated with this folder include Goochland, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, James City County, Virginia.

Box 3

Folder 1: Bolling Family (Folder 2 of 2), 1868-1987, undated

There are two folders associated with the Bolling family. Documents include genealogical information, maps, biographies, manuscripts, family property information, and newspaper clippings. Most of the material are photocopies. Other surnames associated with this family include Blair, Rolfe, Randolph, Banister, Thompson, Burwell, Balfour, Gilmer, Pearson, Rawlings, Beverly, Bass, Batte, Bigbee, Bland, Bohlen, Boulians, Boyd, Branch, Burton, Byrd, Calverly, Campbell, Carrie, Carter, Cary, Clark, Clements, Coce, Edmunds, Eggleston, Eldridge, Elkin, Fleming, Fletcher, Freeman, Gaskins, Gay, Gilliam, Green, Hagedorn, Hall, Hill, Hobbs, Hoyer, James, Jefferson, Knowles, Lawton, Lee, Lemessurier, Lewis, Manlove, Mann, Meade, Meneger, Meriwether, Miller, Minge, Munford, Murray, Nash, Nicholls, Pearce, Pennington, Peyton, Phelps, Robertson, Russell, Shackelford, Slaughter, Smith, Snelson, Spragins, Starke, Stokes, Stith, Strachan, Sully, Tabb, Taswll, Thorton, Tilghman, Washington, Watson, Woodward, and Yates. Locations associated with this folder include Goochland, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, James City County, Virginia.

Folder 2: Bland Family (Folder 1 of 2), 1985-1992, undated

There are two folders that contain information relating to the Bland family. Documents include genealogical information, newspaper clippings, notes, biographies, maps, manuscripts, and wills.  Most of these documents are photocopies. Other surnames associated with this family include Rolfe, Bolling, Fitzhugh, Pierson, Proby, Jackson, Beare, Hinton, Lane, Bennett, Tanner, Stith, Randolph, Isham, Poythress, Moerrison, Woodlief, Alfriend, Bott, Russell, Mayo, Eppes, Lee, Ludwell, Harrison, Aylett, Lightfoot, Grymes, Jennings, Tuberville, Carter, McCarty, Hall, Corbin, Steptoe, Collins, Hume, Povey, Munford, Currie, Macon, Codd, Beverley, Mills, Ruffin, Tucker, Banister, Dangerfield, Yates, Meriwether, Bathurst, Belfield, Skelton, Smith, Welch, Robinson, Wills, Cooke, Goode, Pryer, Lang, Scott, Lane, Booker, Green, Cogan, Holmewood, Byrd, and Morison. Locations associated with this family include Prince George County, Virginia, Charles City, Virginia, Northumberland County, Virginia.

Folder 3: Bland Family (Folder 2 of 2), 1991, undated

There are two folders that contain information relating to the Bland family. Documents include genealogical information, newspaper clippings, notes, biographies, maps, manuscripts, and wills.  Most of these documents are photocopies. Other surnames associated with this family include Rolfe, Bolling, Fitzhugh, Pierson, Proby, Jackson, Beare, Hinton, Lane, Bennett, Tanner, Stith, Randolph, Isham, Poythress, Moerrison, Woodlief, Alfriend, Bott, Russell, Mayo, Eppes, Lee, Ludwell, Harrison, Aylett, Lightfoot, Grymes, Jennings, Tuberville, Carter, McCarty, Hall, Corbin, Steptoe, Collins, Hume, Povey, Munford, Currie, Macon, Codd, Beverley, Mills, Ruffin, Tucker, Banister, Dangerfield, Yates, Meriwether, Bathurst, Belfield, Skelton, Smith, Welch, Robinson, Wills, Cooke, Goode, Pryer, Lang, Scott, Lane, Booker, Green, Cogan, Holmewood, Byrd, and Morison. Locations associated with this family include Prince George County, Virginia, Charles City, Virginia, Northumberland County, Virginia.