Written Works and Speeches--Gerard and Cheseldine Families notebook-v.2 & 3

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Written Works and Speeches--Gerard and Cheseldine Families notebook-v.2 & 3

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0332

Scope 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. Section 8 continued: There are many pages of photocopies of 20 Gerard family documents housed in the library at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville--reading them is very difficult, considerable correspondence with Virginia Sherman of Montross, Virginia, very early notes and drafts on the Gerard family in manuscript Section 9: notes from Mr. Folger dated December, 1973, a 1974 article about the Hutt family, and correspondence about the family from 1962 to 1976 Volume 3: 19 color photos of Bloxham Church in England and John and Maisie Cheseldine of Lincoln, 4 color photos of Cheseldyne Farm in Braunston, England, a 1/2 inch thick bundle of 3 x 5 cards with notes about official mentions of Cheseldines in court records and other locations. In the front pocket of the binder was a folder about the Bloxham Church, notes about Cheseldine marriages, and an obituary of Everett Alphonsus Cheseldine. Just as in volume 1, there are pages of the Gerard/Cheseldine booklet interspersed with other information. Pages 20 and 20a are followed by an article about the Beitzells' trip to England in 1980, more pages of the booklet, a photo of a deed signed by Kenelm and Mary Cheseldyne, photos of wills and inventories and administrative records associated with a Kenelm Cheseldine who lived in the mid-1700s, a will of Mary Neale Cheseldine, a will of Seneca Cheseldine, information about the Tarlton family that had intermarried with Cheseldines, a will of Garrard Cheseldine, a booklet about the Alstons and Cheseldines, and many more pages of the book interspersed with obituaries and marriage notices, a booklet of beautifully transcribed Cheseldyne deeds, copies of the suit of Kenelm Cheseldine III against his sisters for mis-appropriation of lands, considerable correspondence with the Cheseldines of Lincoln, England and other contacts in England, and then dozens of work sheets and drafts that he said contained some errors

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1946 - 1984

Location

Container

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 8D

Shelf

Rack 09, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 09

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Alice

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Cheseldine, Kenelm

Person or Organization

Cheseldine, Seneca