Name/Title
Written Works and Speeches--Gerard and Cheseldine Families notebook-v.1Entry/Object ID
1985.002.0331Scope and Content
1 box ; 15 1/4"l x 10 3/8"h x 5"d
This group of 3 notebooks was arranged thusly: Vol. 1 had 8 sections: Gerard family genealogy, background data from England, background data from Maryland, Blackistone family genealogy, Coode family genealogy, Curtis family genealogy, Slye family genealogy, and background data from Virginia; Vol. 2 continued the Gerards in Virginia and the Hutt family; Vol. 3 covered the Cheseldine family. The binders were in poor condition and not retained.
Volume 1 had numbered tabs as above, plus a bundle of material in the front pocket of the binder.
The pocket material included small handwritten notes, photocopies of the Cheseldyne and Gerard family crests, with the dog on the Cheseldyne crest identified as a Dalmation, a letter of August 15, 1951 announcing Mr. Beitzell's second place award in the Parker Genealogical Contest for 1950, letters to and from contacts in England, a different Gerard crest, correspondence with Vivian Mitchell on the Northern neck, and a large pedigree sheet taking the Gerard family back to Charlemagne
Section 1: Pages of the booklet Gerard and Cheseldine Families are interspersed with research material, correspondence, etc. Pages of the booklet often carry corrections and additions. This section includes a description of part of the Beitzells' trip to England in 1980, correspondence with Mr. Antrobus of Wilton in the Northern Neck, 2 booklets on Ashton-in-Makerfield, 3 booklets on Winwick, 10 photos of Winwick, a letter from Alice, and more pages of the booklet, plus additional material on Thomas Gerrard
Section 2: has charts and pedigrees for Gerard, a description of Nominy Plantation, correspondence generated by the publication of Thomas Gerard and his Sons-in-Law, a copy of the will of Thomas Gerard in 1628 and correspondence about further Gerard documents in England, correspondence with W.W. Folger about a connection to the Gerards of Bryn and copies of Folger's correspondence with sources in England, and correspondence with Thomas Martin of Ashland, Va. about the Gerards
Section 3: Letter of March 14, 1980 from Mr. Beitzell to his son and daughter musing about a novel on the life of Thomas Gerard, 36 manuscript pages about Thomas Gerard and the Gerard family, indentures involving Thomas Gerard of 1629, 1632, and 1634, many notes about the land records of the 7th district, manor court proceedings for St. Clement's Manor, 8 issues of the Chronicles having to do with the Gerards, an article about the Snow v. Gerard case about Snow Hill manor, an article about Dr. Gerard's daughters, more notes about the Gerards in England, and correspondence with various people from 1954 to 1969
Section 4: focuses on Blackistone genealogy, including copies of several documents from England, a letter from the State Archives explaining what will happen to the John F. Dent material provided by the Wade Blackistones, a few letters and various documents about the Blackistones
Section 5: information on the Coode family consisting of a long article in the Maryland Historical magazine and 2 letters
Section 6: will of Michael Curtis that broke up St. Clement's and Westwood manors
Section 7: information on the Slye family, including an article by George Russell submitted to the Chronicles, and considerable correspondence with far-flung members of the family
Section 8: is devoted to records of the Gerards in Virginia with many pages of notes, 2 small maps, a 1946 article about Wilton, several letters between Mr. Beitzell and Mr. Antrobus, and a few letters from othersCollection
Edwin Warfield Beitzell CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1946 - 1984Location
Container
Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 8CShelf
Rack 09, Shelf 2Rack
Rack 09Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Beitzell, AlicePerson or Organization
Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)