Thruston family commonplace book

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Item was in preservation awaiting an enclosure. Work was completed by 2020.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16427, Thruston family commonplace book, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 bound volume
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16427, Thruston family commonplace book, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Thruston family commonplace book (1604-1925; 0.03 cubic feet) documents the family history of the Thruston family of Bristol and Virginia, with early records concerning Martin's Hundred, Virginia, a plantation on the north shore of the James River, first settled in 1638. The manuscript opens with an "Epistle dedicatory" dated 25 October 1628 by Abell Louering, addressed to Robert Rogers, Esq., whose wife was present at the baptism of John Thruston's son John. The manuscript then passes to John Thruston, Chamberlain of Bristol (1606-1675), son of Malachais Thurston of Wellington. Thurston had 16 children with his first wife, Thomasine Rich. Their various births, deaths, and marriages are recorded here, including the birth of son Edward in 1638. Dr. Edward Thurston began writing in the book in 1666, and his entries contain the first reference to Virginia in the manuscript.

Biographical / historical:

The Thruston family moved to Virginia from Bristol, England in the mid-17th century and later moved to Kentucky.

Source: Materials within collection.

Acquisition information:
2019-0169, purchased 19 April 2019, Elizabeth Cocke Coles Fund, 2018/2019.
Physical description:
Poor.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Commonplace books