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Darby-Parramore Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Papers, chiefly 1801-1868, of the Darby, Parramore and Higgins families of Accomack and Northampton counties, Va. Includes wills, epitaphs, letters, a list, n.d., of slaves, a certificate of dismissal, 1834, from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and genealogical notes on the families.
Item 1: Copy of the epitaph of Mrs. Esther Darby. Item 2: Copy of the will of Nathaniel Darby., 1824 Item 3: Copies of two epitaphs of Nathaniel Darby. Item 4: Extract of a letter from the adjutant general's office, War Department, Washington, concerning the Revolutionary service of Nathaniel Darby., July 2, 1914 Item 5: A letter from Mattie T. Ferguson, at Northwood, to her cousin, [ ? ]., June 4, 1860 Item 6: A letter from Ann Higgins, at Dublin, [Ireland], to Michael Higgins, at Philadelphia., March 27, 1823 Forwarded to Drummondtown, Accomac County, Virginia. Item 7: Deed given by Mary Ann Higgins to Edward P. Pitts covering a lot in Drummondtown, Accomac County, Virginia., 1854 Item 8: A letter from Mary H. Higgins, Accomac County, to her sister, Leah Smith, at Wilton Mills, near Suffolk, [Virginia]., September 29, 1834 Item 9: A list of bequests of Harriet Burleigh Parker., 1837 Item 10: Certificate of Dismissal at his own request from the College of New Jersey by John C. Parramore, March 15, 1810 Item 11: Will of John C. Parramore, 1834 Item 12: Will of Mary D. Parramore, with codicils dated 1844 and 1846., 1834 Item 13: The Good Old Virginia almanack, with autograph recipts and memoranda, belonging to Thomas Parramore, 1801 Item 14: Will of Thomas Parramore, 1821 2 drafts. Item 15: List of slaves belonging to the estate of Thomas Parramore., undated Item 16: Letter from Henry A. Wise, at Richmond, Va., to Mrs. H. B. D. Kellam., November 26, 1868 Item 17: Genealogical notes on the Darby and Parramore families. 8 pieces. Item 18: Other Genealogical Notes