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Genealogies (histories)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Baum (2 of 3)

 File — Box 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

Records, both original and copied, pertaining to the Baum family of North Carolina. Additional materials include a directory of the Class of 1925 of Moyock High School, articles about the Baum family, research about the Lost Colony, and copies of various land records, gravesites, and other research material.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Benjamin Rowson Biography

 Collection
Identifier: 001-MSS 2025-011
Scope and Contents One unpublished biography entitled The Unionist about Benjamin Rowson (1850-1927) based on research compiled, organized, and produced by family member, Leah Holden in May 2025. The document describes major life events of Benjamin Rowson, outlined by a table of contents, that focuses on his early life as an immigrant to the United States of America; his career as a printer, newspaperman, and labor leader; and, family life in Norfolk, Virginia at the turn of...
Dates: created: 2025; Other: Date acquired: 06/12/2025

Benn

 File — Box 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and copies of marriage registers pertaining to the Benn family of Virginia.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Blackmer

 File — Box 2, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents A typewritten accounting of the Blackmer family through Walter Blackmer of Devonshire, England. The history accounts for lineage of the Blackmers to the Blackmar Vikings of Norway. Ancestral familial connections include Joslin of France, Charlemagne of France, Brewster of Massachusetts and England, Macon of France, and Custis (Martha Washington). The history further describes connections to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the Mayflower ship, George Washington, colonial America, New York,...
Dates: 1600 - 2000

Bledsoe

 File — Box 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and copies of historic legal and vital records pertaining to the Bledsoe family of North Carolina. Copies of documents include a 1753 will of Abraham Bledsoe; a circa 1770 will of Therod Runals (Runnels/Reynolds) of Wake County, North Carolina; a history of the Reynolds name; Rennolds-Reynolds Family Roster and other family name listings.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Boland

 File — Box 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Pedigree and Royal Descent documentation of Elizabeth Snydor (Terr) Boland and Captain John N. Boland relation to Queen Elizabeth II and George Washington, first President of the United States of America. Lineage traces back to King Edward III of England.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Bolton

 File — Box 2, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Copy of an indenture from 1704 pertaining the purchase and sale of tobacco by Richard Bolton and his wife Jane of Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Bonner

 File — Box 2, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Histories, research, correspondence, photocopies of pages from The Bonner Family History by Sue Bonner Thornton, and a copy of tombstone records from Hamburg Cemetery in Wilcox County, Alabama pertaining to the Bonner family of North Carolina. References to Washington, North Carolina and the Knapp House of Currituck, North Carolina are mentioned. Associated family names include Hines, Jones, Harper and McReynolds of Alabama.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Bonney

 File — Box 2, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents Pedigree charts, correspondence, and copies of historic legal documents and vital records pertaining to the Bonney family of Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties of Virginia, and North Carolina. Copies of historic legal documents and vital records include a copy of a 1792 Princess Anne County marriage bond between John Waters and Elizabeth Bonney, death certificates dated between 1961-1982, polaroids of tombstones, copies of patent book excerpts, and minute book excerpts. Associated family...
Dates: 1600 - 2000

Boone

 File — Box 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and copies of historic legal documents, including deeds and indentures. Boon is listed as a variant name spelling. References to Bertie, North Carolina, Southampton County, Virginia, and Kentucky are made in the research. Associated names include Hart, Nixson, and Cooper, with references to Daniel Boone of frontier and wildnerness exploration.

Dates: 1600 - 2000