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A Guide to the H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004 Minor, H. Franklin, Papers, 1969-2004 43442

A Guide to the H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 43442


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
43442
Title
H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004
Physical Description
1.8 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The item in Box 1, Folder 5 is closed until 2039 due to privacy concerns.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

H. Franklin Minor Papers, 1969-2004. Accession 43442. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Marian T. Minor, Richmond.

Biographical Information

Henry Franklin Minor was born in Richmond, Virginia on 1 May 1933. He was the son of Philip H. Minor (1900-1984) and Mary Lynn Upshaw (b. 1900). Minor earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Richmond (1956) and the degree of Juris Doctor from the T. C. Williams Law School (1959). He practiced law and was a real estate broker, and also served on the board of directors of United Dominion Realty Trust. Minor was also a master tree farmer and avid naturalist. He served on the board of directors of the Friends of the Virginia State Archives and the King and Queen County Historical Society. Minor married Joyce Sisson on 16 March 1963. He died in Richmond on 22 December 2006, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1968-2004, of H. Franklin Minor (1933-2006) of Richmond, Virginia, including historical and genealogical research on the Arnold, Baylor, Broaddus, Flood, Harrison, McCall, Minor, Temple, and Upshaw families of Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties, Virginia. Much of the material was used in preparation for articles Minor wrote for the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy and Tidewater Virginia Families . There are copies and transcriptions of deeds, land patents, plats, tax records, and published sources, as well as correspondence and drafts of Minor's articles. There are also genealogical notes compiled by Mary Lynn (Upshaw) Minor (b. 1900).

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1
Bagby, Travis .
Box 1 Folder 2
Baylor vs. Harrison .
Box 1 Folder 3
Bills of Exchange - Archibald McCall and William Lee .
Box 1 Folder 4
Broaddus .
Box 1 Folder 5
Broaddus, Woodford B. and Jean D. - Wills .

This material is closed until 2039 due to privacy concerns.

Box 1 Folder 6
"Clydeside" - Joseph Ewing Article in Virginia Magazine .
Box 1 Folder 7
"Clydeside" - George Clayton Deeds/Robert Hunter Diary .
Box 1 Folder 8
"Clydeside" - McCall Letters, Land and Personal Property Taxes .
Box 1 Folder 9
"Clydside" - Wills - Flood/McCall .
Box 1 Folder 10
"Col. John Martin of Caroline and John Martin, Junior, His Nephew" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence .
Box 1 Folder 12
Course of Descent .
Box 1 Folder 13
"A Day in Court" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 1 Folder 14
"Descendants of John Minor" - Compiled by W. Avery Miner, 1983 .
Box 1 Folder 15
District Court Receipts .
Box 1 Folder 16
Dunn, William (B.) .
Box 1 Folder 17
"The First Arbitrator, John Robinson, 1683-1749 - Bond, Essex County, July 10, 1738" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 1 Folder 18
Freshwater, Barbara (St. John) .
Box 1 Folder 19
Green, George and Eldred - Wills .
Box 1 Folder 20
Harrison .
Box 2 Folder 1
Harrison - Pre-1700 .
Box 2 Folder 2
Harrison - 1710's .
Box 2 Folder 3
Harrison - 1720's .
Box 2 Folder 4
Harrison - 1730's .
Box 2 Folder 5
Harrison - 1740's .
Box 2 Folder 6
Harrison - 1750's .
Box 2 Folder 7
Harrison - 1760's .
Box 2 Folder 8
Harrison - 1770's .
Box 2 Folder 9
Harrison - 1780's .
Box 2 Folder 10
Harrison - 1800's .
Box 2 Folder 11
Andrew Harrison (Orange County, NC) .
Box 2 Folder 12
Andrew Harrison (1712 Ejectment) .
Box 2 Folder 13
"Andrew Harrison, fl. 1743, King and Queen County" by H. Franklin Hall .
Box 2 Folder 14
Harrison, Andrew - Deeds, 1750-1769 .
Box 2 Folder 15
Harrison, Andrew (Sonds of the Revolution) .
Box 2 Folder 16
Harrison, Andrew (Robert M. Torrence) .
Box 2 Folder 17
Harrison, Charles P. (b. 1797) .
Box 2 Folder 18
Harrison, Martha Boulware .
Box 2 Folder 19
Harrison, Mary T. - Letter to Robert Harrison, 1842 .
Box 2 Folder 20
Harrison, Spencer .
Box 2 Folder 21
"Harrison vs. Baylor" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 2 Folder 22
Harrison Wheel (Temple) .
Box 2 Folder 23
Hook, Harriett B. - Skinker Family .
Box 2 Folder 24-25
"Jaell Harrison" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 3 Folder 1
Jerdone, Francis .
Box 3 Folder 2
Jerdone Letterbook .
Box 3 Folder 3
Jerdone Letterbook (Dr. Edgar MacDonald) .
Box 3 Folder 4-6
"The Legacy of Anthony Arnold: He Had No Kindness for Kings" by H. Franklin Minor .
Box 3 Folder 7
Lidderdale .
Box 3 Folder 8
Mill - 502 Acres - McCall .
Box 3 Folder 9
Motley .
Box 3 Folder 10
"New Glasgow" .
Box 3 Folder 11
Page, William - Land Tax .
Box 3 Folder 12
Patterson Plat .
Box 3 Folder 13
Pierce, Marjorie Boswell .
Box 3 Folder 14
Plats .
Box 3 Folder 15
"Providence" - Deed .
Box 3 Folder 16
Ring's Quarter .
Box 3 Folder 17
Robinson, John - List of Debtors .
Box 3 Folder 18
Scottish Records - William Cunningham and Company, Fort Pitt .
Box 3 Folder 19
Smith, Shirley (re: Davis) .
Box 4 Folder 1
Story, Joshua - Patents .
Box 4 Folder 2
Tax Records - Caroline County, 1782-1814 .
Box 4 Folder 3
Tax Records - Caroline County - Upshaw/Harrison .
Box 4 Folder 4
Toombs .
Box 4 Folder 5-9
Upshaw .
Box 4 Folder 10
Upshaw, Edwin - "Mount Clement" .
Box 4 Folder 11
Upshaw Family Journal .
Box 4 Folder 12
Upshaw-Harrison .
Box 4 Folder 13
Upshaw, Jack .
Box 4 Folder 14
Upshaw, James .
Box 4 Folder 15
Upshaw, James Harrison .
Box 4 Folder 16
White - John, Ambrose, William, Chilion .
Box 4 Folder 17
Will of Ann (Arnold) Temple .
Box 4 Folder 18
Waring, John Upshaw .