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West Virginia and Regional History Center

A.B. Sharp, Compiler, Barr Family Genealogy

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Manuscript record of Barr family genealogy.
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College of William and Mary

Adams Papers

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Papers (including correspondence) of Thomas Adams, Richard Adams and Richard Adams, Jr., of Richmond, Va. Includes papers concerning the erection of burial monuments for members of the family and a printed bill of complaint concerning the private cemetery of the Adams family which details their genealogy. Includes Thomas B. Adams' receipts and a reward for a stolen horse, 1782, 1787.

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Adams family

Papers (including correspondence) of Thomas Adams, Richard Adams and Richard Adams, Jr., of Richmond, Va. Includes papers concerning the erection of burial monuments for members of the family and a printed bill of complaint concerning the private cemetery of the Adams family which details their genealogy. Includes Thomas B. Adams' receipts and a reward for a stolen horse, 1782, 1787.

Randolph-Macon College

Methodist Files

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

John Taylor of Caroline papers

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The original collection contains a letter (May 22,1778) from John Taylor in Fishkill, New York to William Woodford about Woodford's promotion during the Revolutionary War and his feelings about the war. There is also a biographical sketch of John Taylor, and one of John Penn.

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Addition to the John Taylor of Caroline papers 0.21 Cubic Feet Three legal-sized file folders, one medium oversized file folder

This collection contains the papers of John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824) and papers from associated family members. Taylor served in the Continental Army as a major and colonel and would go on to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1779 to 1785 and in the early United States Senate. He became known for his support of Jeffersonian Republicanism, with his work published prolifically over the final three decades of his life. The collection contains twenty-five handwritten documents roughly grouped into three categories: correspondence of John Taylor, legal documents authored by John Taylor, and Taylor family material not authored by John Taylor. Not many of his papers survived so this collection is very rare.

College of William and Mary

Alexander Brown Papers (II)

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Papers of Alexander Brown relating to the writings of his books, including notes, transcripts, drafts and correspondence with publisher Houghton, Mifflin & Co. and with members of his family requesting genealogical information.

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Alexander Brown Papers (II) 4.00 Linear Feet

Brown, Alexander, 1843-1906

Papers of Alexander Brown relating to the writings of his books, including notes, transcripts, drafts and correspondence with publisher Houghton, Mifflin & Co. and with members of his family requesting genealogical information.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Alfred Leyburn Papers

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Contains c.55 items, of Dr. Alfred Leyburn and the Leyburn family of Lexington, Va., including 22 letters between Leyburn and his wife, Ann Eliza, 1835-36; patents of Edward J. Leyburn.

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Alexander Geneology 1 Item Box 1, Folder 16

This file consists of a notebook containing 113 pages o genealogical notes. There is also an additional 34 pages of manuscript notes on the Caruthers family in a different hand (likely the same hand as the notes on the Leyburn Family in folder 15).

Junkin Family Tree 2 Item Box 1, Folder 15

This file consists of four typewritten pages labelled "Junkin Family Tree" and of eight pages of family records of marriage, births, and deaths. There is also photocopies of these documents.

"Leyburn Family" Manuscripts 2 Item Box 1, Folder 15

The manuscripts are acouns of the chief events in the family history. Both of the manuscripts are written in the same hand.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Alexander Lockhart Nelson papers

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The Alexander Lockhart Nelson Papers consist of materials related to Nelson's life as mathematician at Washington and Lee University; Nelson, Guy, Matthews, Archer, and Rennick family genealogy; an address by Nelson on his teaching experience during Robert E. Lee's presidency of Washington College; some family and miscellaneous correspondences; and photographs. Included and, perhaps, the primary aspect of the collection is Nelson's notebook used during his time as both student and professor of mathematics during the mid through late 19th century. The notebook also contains a range of content unrelated to his career as mathematician such as an extensive family tree, a journal/day book which includes details about weather from December 1880 through March 1881 in Lexington, Va.; a pencil drawing of his property and its improvements in downtown Lexington; and notes about payments made to a hired laborer for his Lexington home and grounds. There is an albumen photograph of a group of young girls of the Ann Smith Academy in Lexington – including an image of Nelson's daughter Evelyn. The collection is in two series – each formerly a unique accession from unique sources and different dates. The collections have recently been combined. Each series includes a control folder explaining its provenance. Series two includes a letter from WLU student Jack C. Desha in 1871 to his father Lucius Desha of Kentucky. In the letter Jack shares his travel experiences from Cincinnatti, Ohio to Lexington, Va., including an overnight visit in Washington DC. Series two also includes student Randolph Preston's (WLU class of 1902)typescript reminiscence of his Washington and Lee University student experience fifty years earlier.

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Alexander Lockhart Nelson papers 0.5 Linear Feet

Nelson, Alexander Lockhart, 1827-1910

The Alexander Lockhart Nelson Papers consist of materials related to Nelson's life as mathematician at Washington and Lee University; Nelson, Guy, Matthews, Archer, and Rennick family genealogy; an address by Nelson on his teaching experience during Robert E. Lee's presidency of Washington College; some family and miscellaneous correspondences; and photographs. Included and, perhaps, the primary aspect of the collection is Nelson's notebook used during his time as both student and professor of mathematics during the mid through late 19th century. The notebook also contains a range of content unrelated to his career as mathematician such as an extensive family tree, a journal/day book which includes details about weather from December 1880 through March 1881 in Lexington, Va.; a pencil drawing of his property and its improvements in downtown Lexington; and notes about payments made to a hired laborer for his Lexington home and grounds. There is an albumen photograph of a group of young girls of the Ann Smith Academy in Lexington – including an image of Nelson's daughter Evelyn. The collection is in two series – each formerly a unique accession from unique sources and different dates. The collections have recently been combined. Each series includes a control folder explaining its provenance. Series two includes a letter from WLU student Jack C. Desha in 1871 to his father Lucius Desha of Kentucky. In the letter Jack shares his travel experiences from Cincinnatti, Ohio to Lexington, Va., including an overnight visit in Washington DC. Series two also includes student Randolph Preston's (WLU class of 1902)typescript reminiscence of his Washington and Lee University student experience fifty years earlier.

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Allen-Warren Family Genealogical Notes, 1990

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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Alpheus B. Stickney, Compiler, Pierpont Family Genealogy

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Two publications by Alpheus B. Stickney regarding the genealogy and history of the Pierpont family, as well as a letter from Stickney to Bessie Anderson regarding his genealogical research (1957). Please note that various spellings of "Pierpont" are used in this material. One publication regards the branch of the Pierpont family which lived in West Virginia (1953). The other publication is a reprint of an article from "The American Genealogist" (1957), regarding the 17th century Pierponts who emigrated from England to the then-colony of Maryland.

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Alpheus B. Stickney, Compiler, Pierpont Family Genealogy .1 Linear Feet 1 in. (1 folder)

Stickney, Alpheus B.

Two publications by Alpheus B. Stickney regarding the genealogy and history of the Pierpont family, as well as a letter from Stickney to Bessie Anderson regarding his genealogical research (1957). Please note that various spellings of "Pierpont" are used in this material. One publication regards the branch of the Pierpont family which lived in West Virginia (1953). The other publication is a reprint of an article from "The American Genealogist" (1957), regarding the 17th century Pierponts who emigrated from England to the then-colony of Maryland.

College of William and Mary

"An Account and History of the Tazewell Family" [autobiography]

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Autobiography, 1823, written by Littleton Waller Tazewell entitled "An Account and History of the Tazewell Family," which concerns his life and his family.

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"An Account and History of the Tazewell Family" [autobiography] 0.1 Linear Feet

Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860

Autobiography, 1823, written by Littleton Waller Tazewell entitled "An Account and History of the Tazewell Family," which concerns his life and his family.

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