Spencer, Dr. Joseph.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Capt. William Sommerville (1756-1826) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1750
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and genealogical materials related to the William B. Edwards family of King George County, Virginia, and the Capt. William Sommerville family of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These families were joined when Elizabeth Sommerville (1812-1886), daughter of the Revolutionary War veteran, married William B. Edwards (1810-1888), a Methodist clergyman from a planter family, in 1833.Collection...
Dates:
1799-1888
Ward Family History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3191
Overview
Typescript history of the Ward family of Ohio with a concentration on its association with Harman Blennerhassett, whose secretary was Sylvester Ward. Included is some information on the Blennerhassetts, Aaron Burr, Dudley Woodbridge, Elijah Backus and Aaron Waldo Putnam. Much mention is made of neighboring allied families to the Wards, particularly Hendersons and Putnams in the adjoining counties of Wood Co., VA and Washington Co., OH. There is a detailed transcription of an October 8, 1805...
Dates:
1994
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- Blennerhassett Island (W. Va.) 1
- Church buildings 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Dueling 1
- Elections 1
- Genealogy 1
- General stores 1
- Martinsburg. 1
- Ohio 1
- Politics and government. 1
- Postal service 1
- Revolutionary War. 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- War of 1812 1
- Washington County (Ohio) 1
- Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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