Virginia--Genealogy

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Copy of a marriage register dated 1901 from Franklin County, Virgnia from the "Franklin County Marriage Registe No. 2, 1898-1915" pertaining to the Bryant family of Franklin County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Photocopy of a written statement and/or legal record signed by Geoge Burnett about the care of and compensation for a three year old Black girl named Nan. Other names mentioned include Todd, Hill, Marry. Page excerpts from a book about the Burnett family, including tax lists, marriage indexes, death notices, wills and deeds, are compiled. Geographic locations of the Burnett family include Jefferson County, Tennessee; Blount County, Tennessee; Essex County, Virginia; Amelia County,...

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A sketch of John J. Borroughs, a prominent clerk of local Virginia courts of law, including the Hustings Court of the City of Norfolk and County Court of Princess Anne, is included. Additionally, a photocopy of an indenture dated 1834 between Willaim Borroughs of Kempsville and Princess Anne County and John Ingram, signed by J. J. Burroughs is also included.

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A typewritten letter with additional hand written notes to Elizabeth Baum Wingo pertaining to the Busch family of Virginia. Associated family names include Stringley, Powers, Kirkpatrick, Mark, and Seabrooke.

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A history of the Bush family back to John Bush, who traveled to Virginia in 1618.

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Copies of the will of Sarah Buskey of Lynnhaven Parish in Princess Anne County dated 1774.

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History and research of the Calthorpe family of England and Virginia.

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Pedigree charts, research notes, copies of deeds and wills, and an original land patent dated 1874for 20 acres of land in Princess Anne County near Back Bay to James G. Braithwaite, Hubbard Capps, and Jepe Davis. Associated family names include Couper and Whitehurst.

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Pedigree charts and copies of indentures and the sale of land pertaining to the Carraway family of Princess Anne County, Virginia and North Carolina.

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Handwritten family tree and research pertaining to the Carter family originating in New York with connections to the Eastern Shore; York County, Virginia; Creedmore, North Carolina; and, Raleigh, North Carolina.