PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04607::A Guide to the H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004)//EN" "vi04607.xml" A Guide to the H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004 Minor, H. Franklin, Papers, 1969-2004 43442 Jim Greve Library of Virginia © 2014 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jim Greve, 2 April 2014 Description is in English 2014-04-02 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43442 Jim Greve

Library of Virginia 2014 Jim Greve Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004 43442 1.8 cubic feet (4 boxes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

The item in Box 1, Folder 5 is closed until 2039 due to privacy concerns.

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Preferred Citation

H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004. Accession 43442. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Marian T. Minor, Richmond.

Biographical Information

Henry Franklin Minor was born in Richmond, Virginia on 1 May 1933. He was the son of Philip H. Minor (1900-1984) and Mary Lynn Upshaw (b. 1900). Minor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Richmond (1956) and the degree of Juris Doctor from the T. C. Williams Law School (1959). He practiced law and was a real estate broker, and also served on the board of directors of United Dominion Realty Trust. Minor was also a master tree farmer and avid naturalist. He served on the board of directors of the Friends of the Virginia State Archives and the King and Queen County Historical Society. Minor married Joyce Sisson on 16 March 1963. He died in Richmond on 22 December 2006, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1968-2004, of H. Franklin Minor (1933-2006) of Richmond, Virginia, including historical and genealogical research on the Arnold, Baylor, Broaddus, Flood, Harrison, McCall, Minor, Temple, and Upshaw families of Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties, Virginia. Much of the material was used in preparation for articles Minor wrote for the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy and Tidewater Virginia Families. There are copies and transcriptions of deeds, land patents, plats, tax records, and published sources, as well as correspondence and drafts of Minor's articles. There are also genealogical notes compiled by Mary Lynn (Upshaw) Minor (b. 1900).

Contents List Bagby, Travis . 1 1 Baylor vs. Harrison . 1 2 Bills of Exchange - Archibald McCall and William Lee . 1 3 Broaddus . 1 4 Broaddus, Woodford B. and Jean D. - Wills . 1 5

This material is closed until 2039 due to privacy concerns.

 "Clydeside" - Joseph Ewing Article in Virginia Magazine . 1 6 "Clydeside" - George Clayton Deeds/Robert Hunter Diary . 1 7 "Clydeside" - McCall Letters, Land and Personal Property Taxes . 1 8 "Clydside" - Wills - Flood/McCall . 1 9 "Col. John Martin of Caroline and John Martin, Junior, His Nephew" by H. Franklin Minor . 1 10 Correspondence . 1 11 Course of Descent . 1 12 "A Day in Court" by H. Franklin Minor . 1 13 "Descendants of John Minor" - Compiled by W. Avery Miner, 1983. 1 14 District Court Receipts . 1 15 Dunn, William (B.) . 1 16 "The First Arbitrator, John Robinson, 1683-1749 - Bond, Essex County, July 10, 1738" by H. Franklin Minor . 1 17 Freshwater, Barbara (St. John) . 1 18 Green, George and Eldred - Wills . 1 19 Harrison . 1 20 Harrison - Pre-1700 . 2 1 Harrison - 1710's . 2 2 Harrison - 1720's . 2 3 Harrison - 1730's . 2 4 Harrison - 1740's . 2 5 Harrison - 1750's . 2 6 Harrison - 1760's . 2 7 Harrison - 1770's . 2 8 Harrison - 1780's . 2 9 Harrison - 1800's . 2 10 Andrew Harrison (Orange County, NC) . 2 11 Andrew Harrison (1712 Ejectment) . 2 12 "Andrew Harrison, fl. 1743, King and Queen County" by H. Franklin Hall . 2 13 Harrison, Andrew - Deeds, 1750-1769. 2 14 Harrison, Andrew (Sonds of the Revolution) . 2 15 Harrison, Andrew (Robert M. Torrence) . 2 16 Harrison, Charles P. (b. 1797) . 2 17 Harrison, Martha Boulware . 2 18 Harrison, Mary T. - Letter to Robert Harrison, 1842. 2 19 Harrison, Spencer . 2 20 "Harrison vs. Baylor" by H. Franklin Minor . 2 21 Harrison Wheel (Temple) . 2 22 Hook, Harriett B. - Skinker Family . 2 23 "Jaell Harrison" by H. Franklin Minor . 2 24-25 Jerdone, Francis . 3 1 Jerdone Letterbook . 3 2 Jerdone Letterbook (Dr. Edgar MacDonald) . 3 3 "The Legacy of Anthony Arnold: He Had No Kindness for Kings" by H. Franklin Minor . 3 4-6 Lidderdale . 3 7 Mill - 502 Acres - McCall . 3 8 Motley . 3 9 "New Glasgow" . 3 10 Page, William - Land Tax . 3 11 Patterson Plat . 3 12 Pierce, Marjorie Boswell . 3 13 Plats . 3 14 "Providence" - Deed . 3 15 Ring's Quarter . 3 16 Robinson, John - List of Debtors . 3 17 Scottish Records - William Cunningham and Company, Fort Pitt . 3 18 Smith, Shirley (re: Davis) . 3 19 Story, Joshua - Patents . 4 1 Tax Records - Caroline County, 1782-1814. 4 2 Tax Records - Caroline County - Upshaw/Harrison . 4 3 Toombs . 4 4 Upshaw . 4 5-9 Upshaw, Edwin - "Mount Clement" . 4 10 Upshaw Family Journal . 4 11 Upshaw-Harrison . 4 12 Upshaw, Jack . 4 13 Upshaw, James . 4 14 Upshaw, James Harrison . 4 15 White - John, Ambrose, William, Chilion . 4 16 Will of Ann (Arnold) Temple . 4 17 Waring, John Upshaw . 4 18