A Guide to the B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007 B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files 43433

A Guide to the B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 43433

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
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Processed by: Renee M. Savits

Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

43433

Title

B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007

Extent

7.75 cu. ft. (21 boxes)

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

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.

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

Boxes 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.

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

Series II: Beale and related family files

Boxes 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.

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

Series III: Miscellaneous family files

Boxes 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.

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

Series IV: County research files.

Boxes 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.

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