Genealogical papers, ca. 1708-1981.

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Genealogical papers, ca. 1708-1981.

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Newspaper clippings, ca. 1880, of genealogy of the Alexander family, 1708-1880 compiled by Robert A. Brock, Alexander Brown, and Beverley Randolph Wellford and published in the Standard, Richmond, Va. The genealogy is of descendants of Archibald Alexander of Augusta County, Va. and of John Alexander (d. 1677) of Stafford County, Va. The papers also include a typescript, 1983, by Daniel T. Fishback, concerning the descendants of Robert Alexander (1743?-1813) of Lincoln, N. C.

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Wellford, Beverley Randolph, 1828-1911.

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Richmond, Va., physician and officer of the Virginia Historical Society. Dr. Wellford collected autographs and documents of prominent Virginia historical figures, with a special interest in the periods of the American Revolution and Civil War. From the description of Papers : collected by Beverley Randolph Wellford, 1773- 1907 (bulk 1852-1866). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30372622 ...

Brown, Alexander, 1843-1906

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Born at Glenwood, Nelson County, Va., Alexander Brown was deafened while serving in the Confederate Army in the explosion of a powder-boat near Fort Fisher, N.C. He married Caroline Augusta Cabell and after her death, Sarah Randolph Cabell. He was the author of The Genesis of the United States, The First Republic in America, The Cabells and Their Kin and other works. From the description of Papers, 1748-1900. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 21062305 Alex...

Alexander family.

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Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914

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Wirt County was named for William Wirt, who gained fame in Virgtinia as a lawyer and perhaps is best known for his role in the prosecution of Aaron burr for treason. It was created in 1848 from sections of Wood and Jackson Counties. Wirt County was one of the fifty western Virginia counties to form the state of West Virginia in 1863. From the guide to the Wirt County (W. Va.) plat and land survey, 1860, (The Library of Virginia) Northumberland County was formed in 1645 from ...