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Typed transcript of a narrative family story of Rawleigh Colston, written on the first leaves of the Christian's Family Bible (London, 1763), Vol. 3. 5 pages.

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Carbon copy of a typed report "Records in the Family Bible of Sarah Jane Pulliam, nee Clopton."  2 pages.

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Notes: and photocopy of Pollard and Robinson family Bible record

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Re: estate of his father, wishes family bible

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Scope and Contents Carbon copy of a transcript of "records from the family Bible owned by Daniel DuVal and his wife Sally Carter" from Mrs. A.E. Hayes of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Handwritten copy of a Family Record of the Macon Family beginning with William Macon who married Mary Hartwell, September 24, 1719. Notation states "Memorandum from the Family Bible of he Macon Family, Mount Prospect,  June 1849.

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Scope and Contents Typed carbon copy transcription "From the Wier Family Bible" beginning with Robert N. Wier, born 1807; transcriptions entitled "letters from Miss Bardwell" to Mrs. Wier and Family Record from a Bible beginning with Francis Thomas born 1743. 2 pages.

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Family histories written by members of the Goodwin and Archer families, genealogical charts and family trees, including those of the Smith and Ballard families, and copies of entries in the Goodwin Family Bible.

Scope and Contents Item 1: Despain Family, 1965 Five issues of a newsletter "Despain Logchain" published in Prosser, Washington. Includes issues from February, April, May, July and August 1965.Item 2: Gollehon Family, 1938 Genealogical chart of the Gollehon Family prepared by Hugh G. Bonham of Pulaski, Virginia in 1938.Item 3: Granbery Family, 1945 Granbery Family, "Descendants of John Granbery, Jr. and Abigail Langley that are of Original records" by J.H. Granbery, 1945. 18 of 25...

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Scope and Contents Typed and handwritten versions of a report entitled "Hill Family, Elizabeth Cittie, James Cittie and York County Group." Includes other typed and/or transcribed reports including "Earliest Settler s of the Hill Families of Virginia" and "Records of Births in Hill Family recorded in Family Bible," beginning with Elizabeth Hill, born 1745, daughter of James and Elizabeth Hill.

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Scope and Contents Photocopy, with cover, of report "Genealogical booklet on Richard Jefferson Williams family of Southampton County, Virginia", by Martha W. Briggs, December 1992. 75 pages. Photocopy of transcribed and original family records from the Williams Family Bible, Warren County, North Carolina, beginning with Alanson Williams, born 1779. Mss. Acc. 1993.26. Mss. Acc. 1994.62.

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Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, which is signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible, first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and last entry is 1918. Contains newspaper obituaries. A few loose notes about births and deaths.

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Moses asked Joseph about the location of a family bible, he's trying to prove his birthdate to avoid militia service. Joseph asked the Doctor, who believes the document in question is in their grandmother's prayer book, which Aunt Judy has.

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Scope and Contents Carbon copy of a typed "Pannill Family Bible Records" with copies of an obituary of Samuel Pannill of Campbell County, Virginia, with genealogical information, written by Cornelia Rives and a February 1876 letter from Mrs. Elizabeth T. Stuart, Wythe County, Virginia to Mrs. Elizabeth Rives about Mrs. Rives's mother and father who were evidently the guardians of Mrs. Stuart when she was young.

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Correspondence, notes, clippings. Includes letters of H.E. Bacon concerning death of Thomas Pollard, Alexander S. Brown, William MacFarlane Jones, Hugh Pollard (of London, England) John Pollard, John Garland Pollard, Violet McDougall Pollard; typescript of Pollard and Robinson family Bible record; newspaper obituary of Dr. George Franklin Bagby; and biographical sketch of John Pollard (1839-1911)

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Correspondence from Mr. Cross; need for sister Margaret "to see Mr. Chew about Mr. Mason's property"; visit of Randolph and Shirley Harrison; goods stolen from Brandon during the war; Mr. Dulton's return of a family Bible; plants and flowers at Brandon; Negroes at North Wales and Broadneck who "wish to occupy the soil"; mention of the Freedmen's Bureau; possble sale of Westover. 4 pp. ALS.

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Will make a copy of entries in family bible; thanks her for the offer of calico; fears she will die; feels she should be reconciled to having a second child.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Carbon copoy of a report entitled "Owens-Grubbs and Allied Families of Virginia and Kentucky" with a genealogical chart compiled by and given by Lockwood Barr of Pelham Manor, New York. November 1940. 50 pages. Typescript of family records in an "Owens Bible" and photostat negatives of birth, marriage, etc. entries in the family Bible of the Ownes family, owned by Walter Daughtey Owens, Williamsburg, Virginia. Some or all of the above Bible entrees is a gift of John H....

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Newspaper clipping.  Notes from the Family Bible of William Wood, born 1806. Transcripts of legal documents of the Woods Family of Virginia.  Handwritten and typed notes of the Wood Family, beginning with William Wood who married Elizabeth Duncan. Bound report "Notes on the Wood Family in Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties of Virginia and Pasquotank County, North Carolina also Related Families" by William Thomas Wood of Norfolk, Virginia.  February 5, 1965. Mss. Acc....

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Relates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.

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"General Lee's war hat"; news about various friends; General Graham's expedtion to Brandon; meeting between Shirley & Randolph Harrison & a Nothern woman who had some pieces of music from Brandon; Negroes "at N. Wales and Broadneck who desire to retain the land"; possibility of returning to Brandon; enclosed is a copy of a letter from S.A. Dulton from Ashford, Conn., re a family Bible. 4 pp. ALS.

Scope and Contents Scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, "A Yankee's description of Williamsburg." Page 66 has a clipping, "The Old Garden" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. Some handwritten poems and many poems in the newspaper clippings. Ewell Family Bible, signed by Thomas Ewell. 1810, published by Williams and Whiting. Family records are in the center of the...

Scope and Contents Notes, correspondence and copies of documents relating to the Grigsby and Galt Families. Includes notes on the Whitehead Family. Other notes on collateral families of Scervant, Ware, Marston, Finch, McPherson, Silvester, and others. Includes a reprint of the 1863 obituary of Captain Reuben Grigsby from the Richmond Enquirer; 1896 article from the Central Presbyterian on the Old Stone Church in Lewistown, Virginia with a mention of Reverend Benjamin Grigsby, the father of Hugh Blair Grigsby...

Scope and Contents Reports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that "we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders "why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before...

Scope and Contents Item 1: Arab Tribes, undated One chart entitled "A Genealogical Table of the Tribes of the Genuine Arabs, descended from Kahtan or Joktan" with Vol. XVI, page 267 on top of page. One chart entitled "A Genealogical Table of the Tribes of the naturalized Arabs, being the Descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham by a Daughter of Modad the Jorhamite with Vol XVI, page 268 on top of page. They are from an unknown publication and possibly printed on rag paper.Item 2: Bassett...