Original Source Materials

Letters & Diaries
Wills
Court Documents (Other than wills)
Family Bible Pages
Other Wonderful Stuff
A Sampler of Eastern Shore Historical Documents

Letters & Diaries

GOFFIGON Edwin GOFFIGON Letter Posted by Barbara Cox
LANKFORD - A three-page letter, that was written in 1965 by Stella Scott J?, about the LANKFORD family and Lankford's Island Provided by Terry Ann Ewell
LANKFORD Diary of Ida MARSHALL LANKFORD Year of 1894. ©Copyright and shared by Judy Marshall, ghote
MAPP A letter written by Alice Frances Dunton MAPP Posted by William Driscoll, Ghotes Member for Memorial Day, 1996
STATON - Two letters written in March and Nov. 1885 that relate to the CONQUEST and STATON families - from JS Staton in Tenn. to his cousin Edward H. Conquest in Accomack Co. Provided by ghote Linda Abel.

Wills

ALLARDE - Will of Richard ALLARDE. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer
ANDREWS - Will of John ANDREWS Provided by ghote Ray Montgomery
ANDREWS - Will of William ANDREWS. Provided by Linda Harris
BEBEE - Will of Edmond I BEBEE - 1660 - Recorded January 5th 1660 Provided by ghote Nita Pearce
BELL - Will of Nathaniel BELL, Sr. - Proved February, 1799 From Patricia Ann Scherzinger
BIBBE - Will of John BIBBE - Written April 1720 Provided by ghote Nita Pearce
BRADFORD - Will of Arthur BRADFORD II. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer
BURTON - Will of William BURTON, 1695 Provided by Dr. Wm. S. Burton, olde ghote
BURTON - Will of William BURTON, 1695. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer
CHURN - Will of Severn CHURN Provided by Bryan Horne, olde ghote
COPES - Will of Giles COPES Transcribed and posted by ghote Judy Jehn
COPES - Will of Sarah COPES. Transcribed and posted by ghote Judy Jehn
COPES - Will of William P. COPES Transcribed and posted by ghote Judy Jehn
FISHER - Will of Robert FISHER, 1602. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer
FITCHETT - Will of Esther FITCHETT. Transcribed and contributed by ghote John Fitchett.
FITCHETT - Will of Joshua FITCHETT of Northampton County Virginia Transcribed and contributed by ghote John Fitchett.
FITCHITT - Will of Weatherington FITCHITT of the County of Accomacke Virginia. Transcribed and contributed by ghote John Fitchett.
FRESHWATER - Transcription of FRESHWATER Wills Northampton County Provided by Nita Pearce
GELDING - Wills of William GELDING, Sr. and Elizabeth GELDING. Provided by Bill Wilkins
GOFFIGON - Scanned will of Thomas Goffigon - page 1 - page 2. Provided by David Scott.

GOOTEE - Will of Lisney GOOTEE (1794) From ghote Bob Gootee.

GOUTY - Will of Joseph GOUTY (1728) From ghote Bob Gootee.

GOWTEE - Will of Mary GOWTEE (1764) From ghote Bob Gootee.

GRIFFETH - Will of Jerom GRIFFETH, SR., 14 Mar 1707/8 // 28 May 1708 From olde ghote Ray Griffin

GRINNALDS - Will of William GRINNALDS, Sr. From ghote Marty Brown

IRONMONGER - Will of Cornilius IRONMONGER Transcribed and posted by ghote Judy Jehn

LITTLETON. Will of Ann Southy LITTLETON. Provided by Linda Harris

NELSON - Will of Southy NELSON Transcribed and posted by ghote Will Brown

JARVIS - Will of Thomas JARVIS From ghote Richard Jarvis

MAPLISDEN - Will of George MAPLISDEN, 1590. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer

MARTIN - Will of John S. MARTIN. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer

MARTIN - Will of William S. MARTIN. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer

MASON - Will of Isaac MASON. Provided by Pat Clare.

PARKER - Will of Robert PARKER. Provided by Jim Lokenbauer

RESPASS - Will of John RESPASS. Provided by Linda Harris

ROBINS - Will of Arthur ROBINS, Sr. Transcribed by Lisa and Tom Dunaway

WARRINGTON - The WARRINGTON Wills Transcribed by Charles E. Warrington, Jr., honorable ghote, from the notes of Mr. Harry Bell. Formatted and posted by olde ghote Ray Griffin. Includes Mr. C. E. (ghote) Warrington's comments ("Tidbits").

Court Documents (Other than Wills)

ALLPHEY Apprenticeship of JOHN ALLPHEY to GEORGE ISDEL. From ghote G. L. (Lee) Isdell
BARNES An affadavit made by Louis Augustus Howard Barnes. Posted by Web Houlgrave, Ghote
BIBBY ARTICLES of Agreement made and agreed Between Nathaniel BIBBY of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia of the One Part and Capt. Thomas Swearingen of the same County and Colony of the Other Part. (Dated August 3, 1748) From Nita Pearce.
BIBBY Nathaniel BIBBY Appoints Thomas Swearingen his Attorney From Nita Pearce.

DUPARKES An inventory of Richard DUPARKES deced his Estate Transcribed and posted by Barbara Cox

EASDELL (ISDELL) Court Order pertaining to ANN EASDELL (ISDELL), May 30, 1693

ESDALL Deed of EDWARD ESDALL, July 28, 1701. From ghote Lee Isdell

FISHER Miscellaneous FISHER Information (Collected by Mary Frances Carey in August 1985 for Mrs. Blair Smith, from Accomack County, VA, Order Books, 1663 to 1800, from Indexed Entries)

GARRIS - Ann Garris Deed of Gift to her Children - 1686. Provided by Linda Harris

GARRIS - Elizabeth Garris Deed of Gift to her Children - 1709. Provided by Linda Harris

GOOTEE - Gootee Records. Provided by Robert Gootee

GOWTIE Indenture between Joseph GOWTIE and Robert PITT - 15 May 1755 Document transcription submitted by Bob Gootee

SAVAGE Deed: SAVAGE to COOKE, BERKELEY CO., VA (WV) Old Berkeley Co., VA. Deed Book 6, p. 356. Transcribed by A. B. Ponder

SAVADGE (SAVAGE): Deed: Thomas Savage to William Jordan
WARREN Peter Warren - Plt. against Nathl. Goffigon Deft. - Transcribed by Gail M. and provided by Barbara Cox
WARRINGTON Notes from the Accomac Court House transcribed by Mr. Harry Bell, all with reference to a WARRINGTON family member and others Posted by Charles E. Warrington, Jr.
WARRINGTON Accomack County Orders, 1600 - 1817, related to WARRINGTON family members, their friends, associates, and others. Transcribed in full by Mr. Harry Bell; compiled and posted to this website by Charles E. Warrington, Jr.
WARRINGTON Accomack County Deeds, 1692 - 1850, related to WARRINGTON family members, their friends, associates, and others. Transcribed in full by Mr. Harry Bell; compiled and posted to this website by Charles E. Warrington, Jr., Thanksgiving Day, 1998.

Family Bible Pages

INDEX TO THE BIBLE TRANSCRIPTIONS BY JEAN M. MIHALYKA
BAGWELL Healy D. BAGWELL Family Bible Transcribed by Jean Mihalyka
BARNES Parker BARNES Family Bible Posted by Barbara G. Cox
BELL Rachel BRADFORD BELL Family Bible Posted by Lee Isdell
BELOAT J. L BELOAT Family Bible Posted by Priscilla Beachboard
BELOT Laban BELOT Bible From a photocopy by Jean M. Mihalyka

BRADFORD John Edwin BRADFORD Bible Posted by Ellen T. B. McGrath

BRITTINGHAM William BRITTINGHAM Bible Posted by Marianne Brittingham

COPES Thomas COPES Family Bible Posted by Judy Jehn

COPES James COPES Family Bible Posted by Judy Jehn

CROWSON CROWSON Family Bible Posted by Jack Burn

DUNTON Benjamin DUNTON Bible. Copied and typed for this compliation by Jean M.Mihalyka

DUNTON John R. DUNTON Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

FITCHETT Thomas Hallett FITCHETT Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

GOFFIGON John and L. E. GOFFIGON Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

GOFFIGON Nathaniel GOFFIGON Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

GUY A GUY Family Bible Posted by George Core

HICKMAN The Asa T. and Jane (SATCHELL) HICKMAN Family Bible Posted by Mike and Carole Porch.

MAPP The Howson MAPP Family Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

MARSHALL The Prayer Book of John Marshall Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

MARSHALL The MARSHALL Family Bible of “Beckford” Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

MARSHALL The MARSHALL Family Bible of Snow Hill and Horn Town Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

MARSHALL The John Purnell MARSHALL Family Bible Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

MARSHALL The Family Bible of Josiah and Elizabeth MARSHALL Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

MARSHALL The William MARSHALL Family Bible Shared by Judith Marshall Stell

NOTTINGHAM W. J. NOTTINGHAM Bible Posted by Barbara Cox

TAYLOR The TAYLOR Bible Transcribed and posted by Linda Abel

TOWNSEND The Townsend Family Bible Transcribed by Pat Parker

WADDEY Family Bible of John WADDEY Sr. From Edwin Leatherbury Jr., friend of ghotes

WATSON Joseph C. WATSON Bible From Bob Ellis

WEBB - George Thomas WEBB Bible From ghote Judy Jehn

WHITE John B. WHITE Bible Posted by Barbara Cox.

WYATT Isma G.WYATT Bible From Bryan L Horne

WYATT The Family Bible of Joshua B. WYATT Compiled by William Banks Peterson, Jr.

Other Wonderful Stuff

Early Naming Conventions From Barbara Cox.
Roll of the Galley "Accomac," 1777. From ghote Bob Mears
Physician's Account List, Northampton County, 1785-1795
English BRITTINGHAMs Posted by Ghote Brittingham for Memorial Day, 1996
1704 Rent Roll for Northampton County Posted by Barbara Cox
List of Patents for Lands in Virginia From: Will Brown, Ghote
Eastern Shore Newspaper Article 1895 Provided by Rachel Wills
1850 U.S. Census for St. George Parish, Accomack Co, VA. Twenty-five households omitted from Pat Scherzinger's book. Provided by M.K. Miles
Selected Pages from the 1920 Census for Northampton County. Scanned by ghote and indexed by ghote Phyllis Elmore
Eastern Shore of Virginia Loyal Volunteers, Company Assignments (Civil War Era). Contributed by Jeanne Abrams Polries
Eastern Shore of Virginia Register of Loyal Volunteers (Civil War Era). Contributed by Jeanne Abrams Polries

A Sampler of Eastern Shore Historical Documents. Various scanned documents contributed by ghotes

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