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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Renee M. Savits, 29 August 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43433 Renee M. Savits

Library of Virginia 2006 Renee M. Savits Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007 43433 7.75 cu. ft. (21 boxes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

B. DeRoy Beale. Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond.

Acquisition Information

Gift of B. DeRoy Beale, August 2007.

Biographical Information

Barkley DeRoy Beale and his twin, Thornton LeRoy Beale, were born April 1924 to Charlie Joel Beale (1876-1958) and Anna Lee Owen (1881-1936) of Halifax County, Virginia. They trace their family lines back to Shadrack Beal (ca. 1765-1815) of Pittsylvania County and Captain Robert Tucker Sr. (ca. 1677-1750) of Prince George County, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007, of B. DeRoy Beale, including family research files and county research notes. Contains extensive information on the Beale, Blanks, Clements, Ferguson, Owen, Tucker, and related families of Amelia, Charles City, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania and Prince George Counties, Virginia. Also includes correspondence with genealogical researchers relating to The Beale Family of Halifax County, Virginia and Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia by B. DeRoy Beale. Every effort was made during processing of the collection to maintain the original order of the materials. In some cases information can be found in several different series, therefore cross-checking of all series is suggested.

Also included are oversize genealogical charts and a CD-ROM with the Beale family Personal Ancestral files. (located in Series II)

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Tucker family and Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia Series II: Beale and related family files Series III: Miscellaneous family files Series IV: County research files Contents List Series I: Tucker family and Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia 1-9 Extent: 2.9 cu. ft. (9 boxes)

This series includes correspondence to B. DeRoy Beale regarding the purchase of his book entitled, Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia, and related questions to the genealogy of the Tucker family of Amelia, Charles City, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, and Prince George Counties, Virginia.

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name.

A - General 1 1 Aasby, Berta 1 2 B - General 1 3 B - General 1 4 Bell, Mary Campbell 1 5 Blue Ridge Express 1 6 Boisseau, Mary Leigh 1 7 Burris, Pattie Tucker 1 8 C - General 1 9 C - General 2 1 Campbell, Clarence H. 2 2 Capital PAF User Group 2 3 Chiarito, Marian 2 4 Cochran, Emmett Tucker 2 5 D - General 2 6 D - General 2 7 E - General 2 8 F - General 2 9 F - General 3 1 G - General 3 2 Gish, David 3 3 Gish, David 3 4 H - General 3 5 H - General 3 6 I - General 4 1 J - General 4 2 K - General 4 3 Knight, E.V. 4 3a L - General 4 4 L - General 4 5 Mc - General 4 6 McCormack, Joseph 4 7 M - General 4 8 M - General 4 9 N - General 4 10 O - General 5 1 P - General 5 2 R - General 5 3 R - General 5 4 R - General 5 5 S - General 5 6 S - General 5 7 T - General 6 1 Tucker, Douglas 6 2 Tucker, Douglas 6 3 Tucker, Douglas 6 4 Tucker, George 6 5 Tucker, Joseph 6 6 Tucker, Joseph 7 1 Tucker, Norma 7 2 Tucker, William 7 3 Tucker, A-M 7 4 Tucker, A-M 7 5 Tucker, A-M 7 6 Tucker, N-Z 8 1 Tucker, N-Z 8 2 Tucker, N-Z 8 3 Tucker email 8 4 U - General 8 5 W - General 8 6 X, Y, Z - General 8 7 Articles, reviews, etc. 9 1 Series II: Beale and related family files 9-15 Extent: 2.55 cu. ft. (7 boxes).

This series includes clippings, correspondence, family group sheets, and genealogical notes and charts on the Beale and related families. Families researched are from all over Virginia, but there is a particular emphasis on those from Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia. The files contain genealogical notes abstracted from court records, including deed books, order books, will books and marriage records. There is substantial information on the Beale and related Bass, Barley, Bell, Blanks, Clements, Davis, Epperson, Farris, Ferguson, Foster, Godby, Hubbard, Lacy, Owen, and Tucker families.

Arranged alphabetically by family name.

Bass family 9 2 Barley family 9 3 Beale family reunion, 2000 9 4 Beale, David 9 5 Beale family 9 6 Beale family 9 7 Beale family 10 1 Beale family 10 2 Beale family CD-ROM (PAF) 10 2a Beall Family Association 10 3 Bell Family Association 10 4 Blanks family 10 5-8 Blanks, William L. 10 9 Clements - Clemons family 11 1 Clements family 11 2-6 Clements, Edward 11 7 Clements family (Mabel Clements Lecornu) 12 1 Clements family (Roger Clements Dodson) 12 2 Clements family (Roger Clements Dodson) 12 3 Clemons family 12 4 Clemons, Marna 12 5 Davis family 12 6 Epperson family 12 7-8 Farris family 13 1 Farris, Randall L. 13 2 Ferguson family 13 3 Foster family 13 4 Godby family 13 5 Hubbard family 13 6 Lacy family 13 7 Owen family 13 8 Owen family 14 1-5 Owen family (Chapters) 14 6 Owen family (Patricia Albert) 14 7 Owen Family Association 15 1 Owen Family Association 15 2 Owen and Blanks family 15 3 Owens-Clements book 15 4 Owen Source Book One 15 5 The Virginia Family of John Owen (1676-1767) 15 6 Tucker family group sheets 15 7 Series III: Miscellaneous family files 16-18 Extent: .90 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

This series also includes correspondence, family group sheets, genealogical notes and charts, on the Appling, Bales, Bass, Beale, Booker, Carr, Clay, Davis, Faris, Ferguson, Ferrell, Hutcherson, Mayhew, Rucker, Toombs, and Tucker families of Virginia.

Arranged alphabetically by family name.

Appling family 16 1 Appling-Lacy family 16 1a Bales family 16 2 Bass family 16 3 Beal, John 16 4 Beale, Thomas J. 16 5 Booker family 16 6 Carr family 16 7 Clay family 16 8 Davis family 16 9 Faris family 16 10 Ferguson family 16 11 Ferrell family 16 12 Hutcherson family 17 1 Mayhew family 17 1a Mayhue family 17 1b Rucker family 17 2 Toombs family 17 3 Tucker family 17 4-9 Tucker, Faye 18 1 Tucker (Martha Tucker Bass) 18 2 Tucker, Robert 18 3 Tucker, Robert (ca. 1677-1750) and James Tucker Sr. (ca. 1698-1773) 18 4 Foust-Grubb-Yeatts-Short-Tucker families 18 5 Other Tuckers 18 6 Series IV: County research files. 18-21 Extent: 1.4 cu. ft. (4 boxes).

This series include abstracts from court records, as well as correspondence, clippings, tombstone inscriptions, pedigree charts and published works.

Amelia County, Va. 18 7 Amelia County, Va. Tithables 18 8 Amherst County, Va. 19 1 Augusta County, Va. 19 2 Bristol Parish register 19 3 Brunswick County, Va. 19 4 Charles City County, Va. 19 5 Charlotte County, Va. 19 6 Chesterfield County, Va. 19 7 Dinwiddie County, Va. 19 8 Halifax County, Va. 19 9 Halifax County, Va. (Shadrack Beale) 19 10 Halifax County, Va. 19 11 Halifax County, Va. 19 12 Henrico County, Va. 20 1 Henry County, Va. 20 2 Lunenburg County, Va. 20 3 Mecklenburg County, Va. 20 4 Nottoway County, Va. 20 5 Pittsylvania County, Va. 20 6 Pittsylvania County, Va. land surveys 20 7 Prince Edward County, Va. 20 8 Rockingham County, NC 20 9 Southampton County, Va. 20 10 Bodie Historical Southern Families 20 11 1787 Census of Va. 20 12 Genealogy, Miscellaneous 20 13 Genealogy, Miscellaneous 20 14 Genealogical societies 20 15 LDS- Morman Church 20 16 Letters, Libraries 21 1 Letters, 1979 21 2 Letters, 1979 21 3 Letters, 1979 21 4 Maps 21 5 Miscellaneous 21 6 National Archives 21 7 Virginia State Library and Archives 21 8