Papers, 1714-1950 and n.d.

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Papers, 1714-1950 and n.d.

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Letters, legal documents, accounts, genealogical materials, and personal papers of the John Baylor family of New Market, Caroline County, Virginia. Family members include Frances Walker Baylor (d. 1783); her son John Baylor (1750-1808), who studied in England, c. 1770-1772; his son, Dr. George D. Baylor (1789-1848), who studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; and George's son Dr. Warner Lewis Baylor (1825-1894), who was a surgeon in the C.S.A, . Subjects include legal disputes, runaway slaves, expansion of settlement into the Ohio Valley, John's plans for his education, the marriage of John to Frances Norton of London, a petition for lands in Kentucky, the settlement of John Sr.'s (1705-1772) estate, the division of land, family news, and the commission from the C.S.A. War Department to Dr. W[arner] L[ewis] Baylor. Later material includes genealogical notes for the Baylor, Lewis and Warner families.

34 items : some ill. ; 35 cm. or smaller.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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