Lee Nicholson Papers

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Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

Lee Nicholson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
7.50 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lee Nicholson Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1837-1938, of Lee Nicholson, a genealogist of Sussex County, Va. Includes correspondence, notes and charts concerning many Virginia families. Among them are the Batte family, Bolling family, Branch family, Briggs family, Chappell family, Heath family, Jones family, Land family, Mallory family, Mason family, Morton family, Neblett family, Nicholson family, Peebles family, Pegram family and Rives family.

Small black notebook "The Jones and Batte Families of Virginia" in long hand. Lee Nicholson, Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia. Pages 11-49 Jones family, 1-5 Batte family. No page numbers, "Genealogical data from Col. C. Jones' Book", The Edwards family, the Lang family, the C. Jones family, the Eppes family, the Brodnax family, the Halcot Pride family.

With "Supplementary Details" and chart; also "The Batte Family" (typescript).

Rough hand notes on Jones family, Cargill, Higginson, Eppes, Williamson, Turpin, Belscher, Harrison, Jarratt, Peebles, Batte, Mason, Parham, Nicholson, Young, Blow, Goode, and Parker.

Oversize typed record. Also longhand notes by Nicholson.

Taken from records at Invermay & Greenyard, Scotland, now in possission of Lord Clinton copied by Mr. Edward Tuckerman while a guest of Lord Clinton. Mr. Tuckerman's wife was the daughter of Martha Cargill whose mother was Margaret Belsches. Mr. Tuckerman was a professor at Amherst College. 5 pp. of longhand of Mr. Nicholson's.

Content regarding ancestry and descent of Col. George Reade.

Notes from descent, wills, etc.

Descent of Thomas Jefferson, President, from Mary Branch and Tomas Jefferson: 1)Thomas Jefferson mar. Mary Branch, 2)Thomas Jefferson mar. Mary Field, 3)Peter Jefferson Mar. Jane Randolph, 4) Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) President. See: Bell, Vol. II, 289-292.

Prob. 1789 April 5. Wife: Mary. Ch: Freeman (left "Causon" Pr. George Co., Va); pt. from Peter Batte, other lands, Blandford lots- Francis (left Amelia Co. land), Thomas (left Amelia Co. land), John (left Amelia Co. land and Lunenburg Co. land), Sara [m. Wm. Fitzgerald], Martha, Mary, Lucy [m. Edmund Wills]. Mother: Sarah Epes, Brother: Peter Epes.

Will of Charles Gee (1768) and other records (WBB p. 168)

Content regarding Harrison family of Sussex County; regarding Harrison family of Sussex County.

Ancestors: Major General Abraham Ward, Major Peter Jones 1st, Captain Peter Jones 2nd.

His line, also, from Col. George Reade; also Batte charter baron ancestors (in folder and typed).

Content regarding Jones, Clairborne, Withers, Mitchell and other families of Petersburg and Dinwiddie County, Va.

Regarding Parham and allied families.

Gives description of General Winfield Scoott's old home in sight of Dinwiddie C.H. home: Village View- Burying ground of Scotts to rear of house…

Suit regarding will fo John Harrison of Sussex Co. (d. 1776). Wm. Harrison one of executors.

Died interstate 1792 leaving 9 children: Littleberry, Thomas, Nath'l, Elizabeth, Mary, Rebecca, Littleton, William and Henry.

Daughter Elizabeth Nicholson, wife of Robert Nicholson who was exec. of Harry Flood. The Nicholsons had 6 children (1739)- Henry, Robert, Mary, George, James, and Anne.

3 pp. Also, marriage bond of Col. David Mason and Lucy Davis, Sussex Co., Va.

Henry Mason of "Laurel Spring", Capt. John Raines Mason, Dr. John Raines Mason, graduate of Edinburg University, married Lucy Davis

Thomas J Drumwright m. Nancy W. Blow February 11 1836. Alex Blow m. Elizabeth M. Jarrad April 20 1809 (Alex Blow, son of Henry Blow and Rebecca born 1788). Elizabeth M. Jarrad, daughter of Henry Jarrad and Margaret B., b. June 28, 1784. Nancy W. Blow, daughter of above born 1812, February 20. George Blow Drumwright, son of T.J. and Nancy W., was born 1850, June 18;

(4 pp. typed)

1 p. typed

(typed) (MacFarland was a great nephew of General Winfield Scott).

"The Harrison Family" (copied from Keith's Ancestry of Benu. Harrison- typed), "Andrew Meade of Ireland and Virginia" by P.H. Baskerville typed)

(longhand). (also a typed copy)

(oversize typed copy)

Regarding Chappell- Neblett families and kin.

Descendant of Hinchia Gilliam who went to Barbados 1666-1680. Endorsed by Mrs. Warner Moore.

Data giving wills of various Gilliams.

Description from Captain James Mason of Sussex Co., Va.

Regarding Will of John Nicholson and College lands.

Regarding Bain's store & home at Wakefield. Bought from Nicholsons.

Regarding descendants of Lemuel Peebles and Rebecca Heath.

Typed letter of Heath genealogy. Also Ellis, Jarratt families.

Regarding finding a part of sword "The gift of Virginia to General Scott."

Regarding his grandfather, Captain James Mason's Bounty Lands grant; also for great uncle David Mason.

Author unknown.

Sarah J.R. Blow, a niece [married John R. Chambliss], sister: Winifred G. Blow

Regarding Rives, Blow, Chambliss families.

Regarding parents and grandparents of General W. Scott.

Physical description:
1294 items