Genealogical notes, ca. 1881-1882.

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Genealogical notes, ca. 1881-1882.

Record taken from Howe's Historical Collections of Virginia concerning the tombstone of William Herris, reputedly the oldest tombstone in the United States. This assertion is questioned by Brown.

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Herris family.

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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...

Herris, William 1543?-1608.

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Harris family.

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