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Genealogies (histories)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Carter Family Bible

 Collection — 1 Bible
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-022
Scope and Contents

One Catholic Bible presented to Rita Madeline Smith Carter by her husband, Josiah George Carter, Sr. on April 19, 1955. The Bible was published by Good Will Publishers, Inc. in 1953.

Dates: created: circa 1953-1991; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2017

Cartwright

 File — Box 3, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Pedigree charts, family trees, research notes, and photocopies of legal records, such as a will of John Cartwright dated 1694, deed from John Porter to John Cartwright dated 1693, and land records dated 1680, pertaining to the Cartwight family of Virginia and North Carolina. Associated family names include Shipp and Keeling.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Carty

 File — Box 3, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Correspondene, research notes, and copies of legal records pertaining to the Carty family of Virginia.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Cason (1 of 2)

 File — Box 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Research correspondence that include family trees and other reference sources pertaining to the Cason family of Virginia and North Carolina.

This is folder 1 of 2.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Cason (2 of 2)

 File — Box 4, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Reports, research notes, pedigree charts, a newsletter entitled "The Cason Family Quarterly" published by the Cason Family Association, and copies of various legal documents (including land warrants, bonds, minute book records, and property inventories dating back to the 1660s), and other reference sources pertaining to the Cason family of Virginia and North Carolina. This is folder 2 of 2.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

D. Tucker Brooke Family Bible

 Collection — 1 Bible
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-251
Scope and Contents

One family Bible originally owned by D. Tucker Brooke of Norfolk, Virginia. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society in 1870 and given to Brooke's father, Henry L. Brooke, in Charlestown, West Virginia in 1873.

Dates: created: circa 1870-1890; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Dalby and Stoakley Families Bibles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-256
Scope and Contents

The Dalby and Stoakley Families Bibles include 19th and 20th century genealogical information for the families of John L. Dalby and Sally S. Dalby Stoakley, both of Northampton County, Virginia. The John L. Stoakley Family Bible was published circa 1875 by Henry F. Cook. The Sally S. Dalby Stoakley Family Bible was published circa 1886 by Charles Foster Publishing Company and presented to Mrs. Stoakley on December 25, 1890 by her son.

Dates: created: 1875-1959; Other: Date acquired: 05/04/2014

DeFord Family Bible

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-044
Scope and Contents

One circa 1879 Bible of the Samuel Solomon DeFord Family of Norfolk County, Virginia. The Bible's family record is located before the New Testament and ends with the death of S. S. DeFord on January 1, 1926. Loose papers from the Bible include poems, clippings, and a postcard.

Dates: created: circa 1879-1926; Other: Date acquired: 09/29/2018

Drummond Papers

 Collection — 6 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-216
Scope and Contents

Nineteenth century vital records, Civil War-era documents, and receipts relating to the Drummond family in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the records refer to George R. Drummond and his father, Spencer Drummond.

Dates: created: 1795-1892; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Edgar T. Brown Genealogy Research Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-0000-007
Scope and Contents Genealogy research consisting primarily of photocopies from the 1980s-2000s relating to families in Virginia Beach, Virginia and surrounding areas. Some family surnames include Adams, Bass, Beasley, Bonney, Cherry, Congleton, Frederick, Keeling, McCoy, Midyette, Petree, Waterfield, West, and Woodhouse. The collection includes genealogical charts, family histories, excerpts from secondary sources, correspondence, handwritten notes, copies of official documents, and photocopies of primary...
Dates: created: 1980s-2000s; Other: Date acquired: 01/30/2006