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William Carter Stubbs Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Gift
William Carter Stubbs was a native of Gloucester County, Va. In 1872, he became professor of chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) and six years later, state chemist of Alabama. He married Elizabeth Saunders Blair. In 1885, Stubbs was made director of Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans. He later became state chemist and geologist of Louisiana. He operated a rental/mortgage business in Alabama and helped with the Stubbs Family businesses in Sassafras, Gloucester County, Virginia. He and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, were genealogists and published books on their families. Stubbs died in 1924.
Collection is chiefly handwritten notebooks containing genealogical notes and notes on the history of Gloucester County, Va.; and notes on various families (especially Booth, Cooke, and Catlett). Also includes copies of the Abingdon Parish Register and the Botetourt Lodge Masonic Book, 1800-1809; and pictures of buildings and houses, mostly in Gloucester County.
Added to Box 4, Folder 4: a paper, "Louisiana's Part in the Confederate War" by two female high school students of Bossier Parish for Dr. J. Hancock Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a manuscript entitled "Watermarks of Ancient Paper, copied by me from the originals and mainly found in Gloucester County, Va., with additions from Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston" by William Carter Stubbs. About 25 pages with tissue tracings and newspaper clippings, given by Mrs. Boswell.
See also William Carter Stubbs Papers (I), William Carter Stubbs Scrapbook, and the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs Papers, all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Volumes 1-5. Volumes contain loose leaf inserts, described following each volume.
20-1/2 x 35 cm. Inside front cover: Signatures of H.M. Mugler, Hampton, Va.; Chas. G. Taylor, Haptom, Va.; Miss Amy C. Hart, Room #7 Service Bldg. Clipping: "Rosewell Burns", The News Reporter, March 30, 1916; 1st leafe: Coat of Arms - "D"; pictures of Abingdon Church (2) and list of members of the vestry in 1925. pp. 1-65: Register of names at the Louisiana Building, Jamestown Exposition, May-Nov 1907. p. 2: Clipping: "Movement to Revive Old Virginia Church [at West Point]", Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 25, 1912. p. 66: Lists of Governors of Virginia and Maryland. pp. 67-117: "Abingdon Parish Register, Glouchester County, Va. 1677-1762." "Copied by Mattie & Amy at Valley Front, Glouchester Co., Va.," pp. 118-137 and last page: Genealogical data and charts on Glouchester families: Beverley, Kemp, Camp, Shelton, Hughes, Whiting, West, Coleman, Green, Dunbar, Booker, Sanders, Lee, Robins, March, Rogers, Perrin, Moore, Hall, Burwell, Powell, Oliver, Foster, Toombs, Williams, Pate, Willis, Seawell, Watlington (p. 147). pp. 139-146: "Index Abingdon Parish Register."Inside back cover: Newspaper clipping "The Confederate Side."
St. Peter's Church, New Kent County, St. Stephen's "The Old Brick Church," September 1909 "Old Yeocomico Church Recently Celebrated 105th Anniversary" "Historic Colonial Palace at Williamsburg" by D. R. C. "Petsworth Book to be Published", Glouchester Gazette, July 12, 1933 (Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish) "Smith's Fort is Oldest House now Standing on Virginia Soil," Richmond Times Dispatch, undated.
For £21.10.3-3/4. Endorsed: "1803 Aug. 6 received of Thomas Baytop executor of Christopher Pryor, deceased, the sum of twenty-two pounds seventeen shillings & three pence three farthings." Signed William Hardwood.
Volume II, pp. 91, 218, 426
unpaged. 20 x 30 cm. Handwritten copy of the masonic book of the Botetourt Lodge
With "Explanation" and signed by Wm. Duval S. G. C. Probably Glouchester County.
By members of Botetourt Lodge No. 7, that "Amos Newball, Simon Guthreau, and Wylley Campbell severally proposed as master, senior and junior wardens of a lodge to be established at King & Queen Court House are of the degree of Master Masons..."
March 18, 1797 payment to lodge. June 3, 1786 to J. Throckmorton, Jr. for dinner and ball expenses. Nov. 1787 for Stephen Field (additional receipts by various individuals of Glouchester County are scattered throughout volume)
Regarding: Problem of keeping the Glebe for the Parish for want of a patent. 4 pp.
"Masons Await Big Ceremony at Alexandria," New Orleans item, undated. Obituary notice to Botetourt Lodge members of death and burial of Maj. Thomas S. Taliaferro. "W. C. Stubbs retires from State Museum," May 30, 1908
169 pp., 29-1/2 x 17-1/5 cm. Genealogies of mostly Glouchester County families written in long hand, with a few newspaper clippings. Inside front cover: Hand drawn map of Virginia in color. First leaves: Letters to Mrs. W. C. Stubbs from Archives of Alabama dated April 7, April 11, April 21, May 4, and August 12, 1903 Back of 1st leag: Chesterfield Court House clippings from Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 21, 1911. Other clippings on pp. 84-87. pp. 2-9: Index to data on families in the volume. pp. 30-32: Marriage and death notices for Boisseau and Bouldin families. p. 40: Obituary of Bishop Dudley of Kentucky. p. 75: Chart of the Lanier family and letters, November 7, 1903 and July 23, 1904 re the Lanier family. pp. 85-97: Genealogical data from Chesterfield and Henrico Counties. Clippings of marriages and deaths in Alabama, Virginia, and North Carolina scattered throughout the volume.
Picture of Hill Carter of "Shirley" Obituary of Dr. J. M. Watkins of Louisiana, 1904. Letters re the Confederacy Data on death of Col. John B. Cary. 2 pp.
On the Oliver family, Graves family, Trabue family, Cox family, Clopton family, Welk family, Broadnax family, Washington family.
17-1/2 x 30 cm. Inside front cover: Picture of Dr. Wm. Carter Stubbs. pp. 1-7: Index to names in volume. pp. 8-20: Ware Parish. Land tax list about 1796 [?]. Map inserted between pp. 8 and 9. pp. 21-29: Ware parish poor tax list. pp. 29-30: Amount of Clerk's rates in Ware Parrish pp. 31-33: Tax lists (original) pasted over genealogical notes on Willis family. pp. 34: Abingdon Parish. Lists of ministers; also on p. 51. Lists of families attending Abingdon Church. pp. 35-43: A list of fees due the Clerk of Glouchester, 1796. pp/ 49: List of ministers in Glouchester County, 1774. p. 50: List of store owners in Abingdon Parish, 1786. p. 54: Petsworth Parish. List of ministers, see also p. 71. Church history, see also p. 71 and p. 72. Notes on the organ, see p. 72. p. 58: Ware Parish. List of ministers. p. 64: List of William and Mary students from Glouchester County, 1751-1827. pp. 66-68: Census of Glouchester Co., 1782-1785 p. 71: Petsworth Parish Ministers, 1665-1792 p. 78: Schools in Glouchester Co., 1675-1809, see also p. 81 p. 82: Doctors in Glouchester Co. after 1680 p. 83: Council members from Glouchester, 1648-1717 p. 84: Clerks and Deputy Clerks of Glouchester, 1671-1850 p. 85: Sheriffs of Glouchester, 1657-1847 p. 86: Deputy sheriffs of Glouchester, 1763-1847 p. 90: Some tobacco planters in Glouchester, 1754. pp. 91-99: Surveyors of Clouchester, 1733-1877, from "Old Survey Book", also see p. 170. pp. 100-102: Estate sale of James Baytop (1767) and his wife (1771) p. 103: Virginia Gazette marriage and death notices from Glouchester. pp. 104-105: Burgesses and civil officers p. 105: County Commissioners of Safety, 1775 p. 107: Delegates to the Virginia House of Delegates from Glouchester County, 1793 p. 114: Notes on Kingston Parish (Mathews Co. since 1790) p. 130: Members of Virginia Assembly for Glouchester Co., 1667-1775 p. 132-135: Military officers of Glouchester Co., 1667-1775 p. 148-155: Muster Rolls of a company of artillery commanded by Capt. James Baytop, (pp. 152-155: War of 1812 rolls, etc.) p. 157: Map (hand drawn) of Glouchester Town, 1707. Survey by Miles Cary. (Lot numbers and names of avenues.) p. 167: Slave owners in Abingdon Parish, 1786. pp. 270-171: Notes on "Warner Hall" grave yard. For data on Glouchester families see index, pp. 1-7.
18 x 29-1/2 cm. 180 pp. Unindexed. A workbook in pencil -- miscellaneous data about various families. p. 37: List of Ordinary Keepters in York County. p. 74: Plat of Division of Thomas Robins in 1819 p. 81: Picture and data on the Rt. Rev. W. Stubbs, D.D., the new Bishop of Oxford - (n.d.) [died 1900]. p. 85: Newspaper clipping: "The Stubbs Reunion," West Elkton, Ohio August 28, 1885
[Proposed history of Glouchester County] 18-1/2 x 25-1/2 cm. pp. 1-180: General data on Stubbs family p. 2: Picture and data re the Rev. Charles William Stubbs, Dean of Ely, England (died 1900) p. 8: Picture of Charles William Stubbs and letter from Bishop Stubbs written from the Deanery at Ely. p. 11: "In a Minster Garden, A Causerie" by Charles William Stubbs, D.D. Dean of Ely. A printed booklet [undated] p. 104: Stubbs Coat of Arms (drawings) pp. 174-175: Surveyors and overseers, Petsworth Parish, 1677-1715. Other notes. Loose sheet (between pp. 44-45). "Glouchester Poll, April 1810" contemporary copy.
(begun 1894). 185 pp. 13 x 29 cm. "Genealogy of the Different Families in the Ancestry of William Carter Stubbs." Index pp. 1-2. p. 1: "Genealogy of Stubbs, Robiûs, Catlett, New, Booth, Baytop, Boswell, Smith, Coleman, Todd, Eggleston, Landon, Taliaferro, Walker, Hansford, Landon, Cooke" (many other families listed in index)
170 pp. 13 x 29 cm. "Notes and References of Families..." Index in front. Other miscellaneous notes in front.
172 pp. 13 x 29 cm. Index and other miscellaneous notes in front.
174 pp. 12 x 29 cm. Index in front.
154 pp. 13 x 29 cm. Index and other miscellaneous notes in front. Back of 1st leaf: Hand drawn map of Georgia and its original Parishes.
162 pp. 13 x 29 cm. Index and other miscellaneous notes in front.
Regarding: Stubbs family; Coats of Arms of McDonald, Izard and Slaughter.
White family data.
This book is devoted entirely to genealogical data on Glouchester families. See index. 17 x 20 cm. First 14 leaves: Index to genealogical data. Inside front cover: Newspaper clipping, "Pedigree of Counties" and picture of Hotel Botetourt. pp. 46-47: List of Quit Rent Rolls, Essex County, 1704. p. 69: Original bill of sale of 'Negro' and increase by John F. Whiteside to Capt. Richard Crouch, June 22, 1822. p. 101: Letter from Euclid Borland, New Orleans, to Dr. Stubbs, June 27, 1895. pp. 112-113: List of pews allotted in Stratton Major Parish, King and Queen Co., Va. pp. 138-139: Clippings re: Andrew Jackson pp. 140-142: List of staff officers at Siege of New Orleans, 1815. p. 142-129: List of officers at Siege of New Orleans, 1815. pp. 142-129: List of officers in the 7th U.S. Inantry and 44th U.S. Infantry at the siege of New Orleans.
Regarding: Shackelford family. With chart. Loose papers, letters
Regarding: Gray family; Loose papers, letters
Regarding: Mrs. Stubbs' book Early Settlers of Alabama. Enclosed in envelope are hand notes on the sale, family presumable in Mrs. Stubbs' hand. Loose papers, letters
18 x 30 cm. First 7 leaves: Index to names D through Y in contents of volume. For A to D see: pp. 18, 25-31, 36, 39-49, 60-61, 93-97, 107, 108, 143-146, 150, 156. p. 1: Three excerpts from Acts of General Assembly. p. 4: List of ships in Gloucester p. 5: Notes on parishes. pp 7-17: Excerpts from Acts of General Assembly and other notes. p. 33: List of ordinaries at Gloucester Court House, 1776. p. 52: A typed copy of a will of John Sinclair, Gloucester County, August 18, 1815. p. 129-133: List of the Justices of Gloucester Co., 1648-1828. p. 134: List of the conveyances recorded by the Clerk of Gloucester County for 1825 and 1836. p. 135: Notes on schools in Gloucester, 1839. p. 137: List of surveyors of Gloucester County, 1669-1877. pp. 138-142: Copies of plats of surveys. p. 147: List of tobacco agents.
Recorded in Gloucester County Book #3, p. 133. Deed to 11 lots in Gloucester Court House. Loose papers.
18 x 30 cm. First Leaf: Clipping from Gloucester Gazette, Va. Thursday May 29, 1930: "Mrs. Wm. Carter Stubbs opens Book of Memories" [Mrs. Stubbs was the widow of Dr. William Carter Stubbs of "Valley Front", Gloucester County. Mrs. Stubbs prior to her marriage to Dr. Stubbs in 1875 was Elizabeth Saunders Blair of Lawrence County, Alabama. She was a genealogist and author. Her first book was The Early Settlers of Alabama . Mrs. Stubbs published four other books. They lived in New Orleans. Dr. Stubbs established the Louisiana State Museum.] Postal Cards or clippings of newspaper pictures of the folllowing homes, other buildings and people" Gloucester Court House in Mid-Winter Confederate Monument, Gloucester C.H., Va. Main Street East, Gloucester, Va. Court House Building, Gloucester, Va. Group: Yorktown Monument, Court House, Edge Hill, Street before 1893, Scenes on Court Day, Clerks Office, Jail, The Rectory, Ware Church Rev. Wm. B. Lee, Sr. Abingdon Episcopal Church Hockley Lowland Cottage Glen Roy Hotel Botetourt White Marsh Fiddlers Bridge Rosewell Dunham Massie Belle Ville Auburn Burgh Westra Church Hill Oak Point Midlothian Kenney Bldg., Botetourt High School Achilles High School Waverly Elmington Toddsbury Auburn Newstead Hope heaven The Exchange St. Paul' Church (Norfolk) Bruton (Williamsburg) John Smith's Statue (Jamestown) Botetourt Statue Yorktown and Fredericksburg scenes Chamberlain Hotel Naxera Ditchley The Shelter Airville Goshem Mouth of York River Riverside Old and New Claerks' Office Woman's Club Sherwood Long Bridge Ordinary Eagle Point Presbyterian Church Green Plains (Mathws Co.) Severnby Warner Hall White Hall Bank and Telephone Building Water Works Birthplace of Major Walter Reed Belroi Summerville (Gloucester Academy) Hockley and The Cottage The Shelter Wm. Augustus Robins Belamy Church Cape Henry Jamestown Library of College of William & Mary (1931) Dr. R. A. Folkes (1924) The Old Ferry Landing (1924) The Moore House (Yorktown) Light Houses at Cape Henry "Sunset on the Chesapeake" Gloucester C. H. on "Good Roads Day" Ark Lodge St. Luke's Church (Isle of Wight) Powhatan's Chimney Home of John Stubbs of Cappahasic Clippings pasted in Book Gloucester History: pp. 52-63, 65, 67, 69, 73-81, 83-86, 103-117, 120-121, 124-125, 136-138, 143, 170-171, 174. pp. 49-50: Billups Family by Mrs. Wm. C. Stubbs - September 12, 1909. p. 51: Cox Family and Smith p. 71: Duval Family - January 22, 1911 p. 85: Boswell Family- March 12, 1911 p. 88: Green Family- March 26, 1911 p. 100: Fox, Claiborne Families p. 101: King Family p. 102: Cooke p. 103: Crowshaw p. 105: Curtis p. 107: Booth p. 109: Hansford p. 110: Hawood p. 115: Clayton p. 131: Livingston p. 142: Cary p. 143: Thruston p. 144: Hughes p. 151: Tomkies p. 158: Reads p. 159: Taliaferro, Pollard, Jones, Anderson Obituary Notices: p. 9: Mrs. Dimock (1930) of "Sherwood" p. 36: Rufus King Fitzhugh (1914) p. 37: John E. Lightle (1914); Wm. F. Taylor (1925) p. 39: Mann Page (1730) p. 40: Wm. F. Jones (1916) p. 42: Mrs. Witherspoon (1929) p. 44: Mrs. E. R. Hopkins (1922) p. 46: Wm. Page Warren p. 46: Capt. Peter W. Smith p. 53: Mrs. Asby Jones (1930) p. 55: D. D. Emmet (1935) p. 66: Mrs. Stewart (1933) p. 70: Geo. Bryan (1930) p. 91: J. Hairston Seawell (1929); Wm. Todd Robins (1906) p. 122: Mrs. Braxton Bryan (1925) Sale of Homes: p. 39: "Belleville" (1930) p. 42: "Belleville" (1930) p. 44: "Auburn" p. 6-: "Airville" p. 66 "Carter's Creek" (1930) p. 160: "Leeland" (1922) Genealogical Index: Pages 175-178
Loose Papers, Printed Invitation
13 x 30 cm. Nearly all of the pages are devoted to addresses; the remainder are rough notes on various families.
118 pp. 21-1/2 x 28 cm. Notes from Baronetage of England (1771), from Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baroneties of England (1838), and from mss owned by Percy Booth of Louisville, Ky. p. 29: Beginning of notes on Booth family of Virginia p. 66: Suit - Morriss vs. Oliver, 1827, Gloucester County Court.
50 pp. 21 x 27-1/2 cm.
16 pp. 16 x 22 cm. Includes Coats of Arms
Envelope entitled: "Papers of Col. Armisted C. Gordon and Catlett mss. Very Valuable" Genealogical information on: Frederick County Catletts, 1734-. 34 pp. Faquier County Catletts, 1778-. 20pp. Powell Catlett's Papers of Kentucky. 12 pp. Caroline County Catletts, 1730-. 8 pp. Caroline and Culpepper County Catletts. 16 pp.
Unbound volume, 44 pp.
Three charts: Thursten family