A Guide to the Papers of the Courtenay Family, 1874-1922
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7285-a
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Preferred Citation
Papers of the Courtenay Family, Accession 7285-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift to the Library from Mrs. Peter Ritzel of Springfield, Virginia, through Mrs. Thomas Campbell of Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 7, 1986.
Scope and Content Information
Included is genealogical data on the descendants of Captain Hercules Courtenay, the family of Edward Henry (November 19, 1803-December 21, 1853) and Harriet Whitehorne (Rathbone) Courtenay (July 1, 1802- November 11, 1844), and the family of Benjamin and Mary (Malbone) Rathbone. Other material includes: biographical information on Edward Henry Courtenay (1803-1853); an obituary of Edward Henry Courtenay (April 11, 1842-June 3, 1902); documents re: the marriage of Edward Henry Courtenay and Margaret B. Barnes on October 22, 1922; papers re: the estate of David Stewart Courtenay, Jr. (May 24, 1850-1874); and a manuscript entitled "History of the House of Courtenay."