Pierpont family

Scope and Contents

Genealogy research papers of Eileen Peters. Includes genealogies, research notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, photographs, books, and other publications documenting primarily Preston County, West Virginia families, as well as families of the tri-state region of West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Also includes histories of Preston County, West Virginia (18th through 20th centuries), and general information on how to conduct genealogical research.

Overview

Ceramic and glassware items owned by Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) and his wife Julia Augusta (Robertson) Pierpont. Francis Pierpont of Monongalia and Marion Counties, West Virginia, participated in the West Virginia statehood movement, and served as governor of the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War. See the scope and content note and historical note for further detail.

Overview Newsletters, booklet, photographs, obituaries, newspaper clippings, letters, memorial cards, and other papers which provide genealogical information regarding the Conway, Fetty, Galbraith, Jones, Martin, Pierpont, Smell, Underwood, Wells, Woodburn families. Photographs include portraits of Ethel Woodburn Galbraith and Carl C. Galbraith. The collection also includes materials regarding membership in The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution and The National Society of Magna...

Overview

A genealogical chart compiled by Mr. Stickney, of the descendents of John Pierpont ( - 1796) and Nancy Ann Morgan (1756-1816), Monongalia County, (West) Virginia who married in 1774. Family names traced include Dunn and Watson. Material covers the years 1756-1945.