White Family, 1977

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
1 item
Creator:
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This is a bound typescript of The White Family of Albemarle County, Virginia by John W. Williams, III, July 1977. It includes transcriptions of wills, marriage bonds, and deeds, and also discusses various properties owned by the White family such as "Quarter Place," "Linden," "Anchorage," "Pagebrook," and "Lewis Level."

Biographical / historical:

The White family came to Virginia from Scotland in the early 1700s and settled in Albemarle, Culpeper, and Orange Counties, Virginia. Among the leaders in Albemarle County were Garrett White, John White, Nicholas Murrell Page, Samuel Overton Moon, Samuel Massie Page, and James Garrett White.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John W. Williams III, 11 October 1978
Physical location:
Archive room file cabinet
Physical description:
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