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Susan L. McCabe Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1721 THL

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains genealogical information on several families of Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia (check this inventory of the names of these families) all of which were researched by local genealogist Susan L. McCabe.
(5 boxes) Last updated 09/16.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Susan McCabe is a long time resident of Winchester-Frederick County. She is the co- author, along with Nancy Delaney-Painter, of Index to Burials in Frederick County, Virginia and was part of the Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society Publication Committee which published Burials of Grace Lutheran and German Reformed Churches within Mount Hebron Cemetery of Winchester, Virginia. She has also published, Freedom by Deed, an index to emancipation records in the deed books of Winchester and Frederick County.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Taken from the collection and the online catalog of Handley Regional Library.

CITE AS: McCabe, Susan L. Collection #1721, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA.

BOX 1 A-E

A – Tis folder contains sections on each of the following families:
            Allen
            Artis/Artist/Ardis

Anderson Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research on Nathan Anderson, born: 1761, compiled by Susan L. McCabe, May, 2003,
4 leaves, typescript
Continued research on Nathan Anderson, June, 2003, 9 leaves, typescript
Pedigree Chart – Williams Anderson, born: 1809, compiled by Susan L. McCabe,
2003, 3 leaves, typescript
Research on Anderson and Harman Family connections, July, 2003, 3 leaves, typescript
Email response to Susan McCabe from Betty Breithaupt, Re: Family research, June,
2003, 2 leaves typescript
Email response from Susan McCabe to Betty Breithaupt with research status, June, 2003,
1 leaf, typescript
Photocopy – Virginia Historical Index, showing entries of Anderson and Fridley
families, 3 leaves, printed
Family chart of Nathan and Mary Fridley Anderson, 1 leaf, printed
Nathan Anderson research, undated, 5 leaves,
Source summary for family information (all information from Handley Library), 18 leaves, printed
Research look up request for Nathan Anderson of Winchester, VA, May, 2003, 3
leaves, printed
Will of Andrew Frietley, August, 1778 (Friedley-Frietley-Friedly), 1 leaf, printed

Annin/Annan (Roberdeau) Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results on Annin/Annan compiled by Susan L. McCabe, August, 2006, 4 leaves, printed
Correspondence requesting information on Annan Family from Gene Annan, July, 2006,
7 leaves, printed
General Index to Deeds – Frederick County, VA, 1813-1834, 3 leaves, printed
Article on E. L. Henry House “Lutheran Parsonage” from Quarles, Garland, “Story
of 100 Old Homes”, 1 leaf, printed
Research resources from Handley Archives on Winchester, VA and Jefferson County, WV, December, 2002, 2 leaves, printed
Article on research on General Daniel Roberdeau and family, 5 leaves, printed
Census of Pensioners – New York, Revolutionary War Listings, 1 leaf, printed
Research check list used by Susan L. McCabe, 1 leaf, printed
Ancestors and descendants of Joseph Shomo, 1 leaf, printed
Surname index worksheet and notes on family research, 1 leaf, printed

Ashby, Jerald – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Ashby Family compiled at Handley Archives, April 2010, 3 leaves, typescript
Wills of Ashby Family members from Frederick County, VA Clerk, 1752-1781, 3 leaves, printed
Book search for Ashby Families, April, 2010, 1 leaves, printed
Captain Ashby’s House-Site

Aulick, Charles – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Charles Aulick, September and October, 2003, compiled by Susan McCabe, 5 leaves
Correspondence between Susan McCabe and Betty Breithaupt, Re: Aulick family
4 leaves
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants showing Aulick family, 4 leaves
Aulick History – Journal 1787 to1803 of Charles Aulick, 2 leaves
Photo of two Aulick tombstones at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA, 1 leaf
research request letter for Charles Aulick, compiled by Susan McCabe, November 4, 2002, 12 leaves
research results for Charles Aulick compiled by Susan McCabe, November 14, 2002, 4 leaves
Will of Charles Aulick, City of Winchester, VA, August, 1812, 3 leaves
Index to Deeds – listing Aulick, 1837-1838, 7 leaves
Census Records, 1810 Winchester, VA, listing Charles Aulick and john DeLany, 2 leaves

B – This folder contains sections on each of the following families:
Babb
Bailey
Ball
Beadle/s
Bell
Brannon
Brattan

Barrett, Dennis – This folder contains the following items:
Request for research on Arthur Barrett, April, 2008, 1 leaf
Research request on Barrett compiled by Susan McCabe, May, 2008, 3 leaves
Handwritten notes on McCabe’s research, undated, 1 leaf
Pioneers of Old Frederick Co.” with Barrett family entry, 1 leaf
General Index of Deeds – Frederick County, VA, 1745-1915, Barrett entries, 1 leaf
Family record sheet on Arthur and Lydia Barrett, 1 leaf
Copies of Ledger book and inventory of Arthur Barrett, 1745, 2 leaves
Letter of thanks from Dennis Barrett for research on Arthur Barrett, May, 2008, 1 leaf

Belle Grove, Slaves – This folder contains he following items:
Research results on Belle Grove Plantation slaves holdings, compiled 2002
Index to Wills, Frederick County, VA, 1743-1917, listing Hite family, 1 leaf
Census 1850, Frederick County, VA, and researcher notes attached, 4 leaves
Will of Mrs. Ann T. Hite, probated February 3, 1851, 1 leaf
Listing of Slaves on Belle Grove, January, 1837, 2 leaves
Research notes on project, 3 leaves
Bibliography on Belle Grove slave holdings and Black history for Frederick County, and Virginia, February, 2002, 4 laves

Blanton Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results on Blanton Family, 1700s, September 5, 2002, 2 leaves
Index to 1790 Virginia Census, listing Blantons, 1 leaf
Marriage Records, listing Blanton weddings, 1697-1795, 1 leaf
General index to Deeds, Frederick County, VA, 1812-1813, Blanton listings 1 leaf
Frederick County, VA Indenture, 1812, Blanton Family, 11 leaves
Kentucky Marriage Records, published 1983, dates covered unknown, 2 leaves

Bryant/Bryan Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Bryant/Bryan Family compiled by Susan McCabe, March, 2002, 7 leaves
Library of Virginia search results for Bryant Family, March, 2003, 4 leaves
Correspondence between Phyllis Elem and Susan McCabe Re; Family research, 3 leaves
Bryant Family hypothesis, undated, 3 leaves
Research sources available at Handley Archives, 2 leaves
West Virginia (Moorefield and Hardy, Co) Family research, 2001, 15 leaves
Ohio research, Fayette, County and Wayne Township, Eyeman-Bryant Cemetery, 6 leaves
Civil War Records of Jackson Bryant, 6 leaves
Family Records – Peter Eyeman – James Benjamin and Jackson Bryant, 4 leaves
Ralph Bryant Ancestry and “A Turning Point in Bryant History”, 2 leaves

Browne, Martin – This folder contains the following items:
“The Family of Martin Browne of Virginia” by Howard S. Browne, 7 leaves
The Martin Browne Papers, 1770-1831, 7 leaves
Correspondence between Susan McCabe and Howard S. Browne, January, 2003, 5 leaves
Research results for Martin Browne, February, 2003, 3 leaves
Resource results for research at Handley Archives, 1 leaf

C – This folder contains sections on each of the following families:
Chichester
Chiles/Childs
Clark

Cole Family (see also Chiles/Childs) – This folder contains the following items:
Research results on Cole Family prepared for Ron Poffenberger, April 5, 2006, 5 leaves, printed
Additional research results, May 2, 2006, 4 leaves, printed
Milburn Methodist Chapel in Frederick County, VA by Wilbur Johnston, 8 leaves, printed
Map of Frederick Co. – Highlighting location of Milburn Methodist Chapel, 1 leaf, printed
Descendants of Isaac Cole, research records, undated, 8 leaves, printed
Cole Family research questions by Ron Poffenberger, 1 leaf, manuscript
Gravestone inscription for Isaac C. Cole, died June 27, 1859, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, listing Cole Families, 1 leaf, printed
Census Records, Winchester/Frederick Co, VA, 1850-1860, 3 leaves, printed
Wills of Isaac and John Cole, 1808-1842, and appraisal of estate, 9 leaves, manuscript
Deeds of Isaac Cole, 1816, mention of slaves owned and property held, 5 leaves, manuscript

Cooper Family #1 – This folder contains the following items:
Request for family research on John Cooper, Winchester, VA, 1860s, January 8, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Pedigree Chart of John R. Cooper with 1860 Census listing and biography, 3 leaves, printed
Emails Re: Gravesite research at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, January 22, 2003, 2 leaves
Will of J. E. Cooper, undated, 1 leaf, manuscript
Photo of Cooper brothers wholesale dealers building, 1920s, Winchester, VA, 2 leaves, printed
Results of research on Cooper Family by Susan L. McCabe, February 6, 2003,
Winchester and Frederick Co. Census Records, 1850-1870, 6 leaves, printed
Obituaries: John R. Cooper, died December 29, 1916
                        Lewis F. Cooper, died 1939
Birth Records: Thomas Cooper, born October 5, 1853
                         Nannette R. Cooper, born September 15, 1858
Deed of Mary R. A. Cooper, October, 1870
Will of Lewis F. Cooper, May, 1938
Request for additional research from Jefferson Co., August 25, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Research results for Bestor, Van Camp, and Fouke Surnames, October 6, 2003, 4 leaves, printed
Email thanks for recent research finds, October 8, 2003, 2 leaves, printed
Jefferson Co., WV, Marriage Records from 1801, 1 leaf, printed

Cooper Family #2 – This folder contains the following items:
Cooper research by David Cooper to Susan McCabe, February 11, 2003-May 12, 2003, 19 leaves, printed
Cooper/Bestor/DeFrouville research results, February 26, 2003, 4 leaves, printed
Maria L. Cooper research results, March 12, 2003, 20 leaves, printed
Research on Washington D.C., results on Cooper Family, April 24, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Follow up research results prepared for David f. Cooper, May 12, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Family search – individual records – Orsina Zimmerman, 18890 Census, March 26, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Civil War entry of Bestor Twins from Baltimore, 1 leaf, printed
Pedigree Chart for David Cooper, born 1945, Back to 1721, prepared April 28, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Census Record, 1870, Washington D. C., listing Sarah Bestor, age 71, 8 leaves, printed
Boyd’s Directory of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, 1871, 8 leaves, printed

D – This folder contains information on the following families:
Diehl/Theil/Deal/Crum
Drum/Drumm/Lake
Dugan

Edmondson/Venable Families – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence between Janet Spangler and Susan L. McCabe, Re: research, December, 2001, 7 leaves, printed
Research results for Edmondson/Venable compiled by Susan l. McCabe, 2002, 3 leaves, printed
Frederick Co., VA Death Records – Edmondson Family members, 1 leaf, manuscript
Library of Virginia search results for Williams Edmondson, 1 leaf, printed
Research resources available at Handley Archives, 3 leaves, printed
Correspondence, Re: Research on Venable Family, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Frederick Co., VA, Marriage Bond listing of Venable Families, 1801-1819, 3 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, listing Venable and Edmondson, 3 leaves, printed

Edwards/Bowen Families – This folder contains the following items:
Request for family research by Bill Edwards, October 29, 2002, 1 leaf, printed
Research results for Edwards/Bowen, November 7, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Additional results for Edwards/Bowen, November 25, 2002, 6 leaves, printed
Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, supplied by Bill Edwards, November 16, 2002, 7 leaves, printed
Genealogical Chart of Edwards heirs, March 12, 1926, 1 leaf, printed
Will of John Bowen, September 24, 1854, 2 leaves, manuscript
Search results for Edwards/Bowen, November 18, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Research notes on Edwards Family from Clarke Co. VA Library, 2002, 4 leaves, manuscript
Frederick Co. VA Marriage Records, Edwards Family, 1823,-1845, 4 leaves, printed
Obituary – William H. Edwards, October 19, 1896, 1 leaf, printed
Reference sources in Handley Library Archives, 2 leaves, printed
Roster of Confederate soldiers, listing Edwards, 2 leaves, printed
Census Records, 1810-1870, Jefferson Co. WV, Frederick Co., Winchester, and Virginia entries, 14leaves, printed

Eyman/Iman Families – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Iman/Eyeman compiled by Susan McCabe, 6 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Steve Iman and Susan McCabe for family research, December, 20010-July, 2007, 34 leaves, printed
Land Deed, Hardy Co. WV for Christopher Eyeman, 1793, 3 leaves, manuscript
Research notes from Hardy Co. WV, listing Eyeman Family member, 3 leaves, printed
Research resources at Handley Library Archives, 1 leaf, printed 

BOX 2 – F-K

F – This folder contains information on the following families:
Fouke/Fouche
Frazier
Furbee/Furdy/Luck

Flanagan Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial request for Flanagan Family research, August, 2002, 3 leaves, printed
Virginia Chancery Data Query – Flanagan Court Case, 1839, 2 leaves, printed
Initial research results by Susan McCabe, September 4, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Additional research results, April 9, 2009, 2 leaves, printed
Will Book Account for Speak Flanagan, 1830, 1 leaf, printed
Emails Re: Research between Charles Flanagan and Susan McCabe, March 17, 2010, 1 leaf, printed
Three pages available research sources at Handley Library Archives, 3 leaves, printed

Friggs (Triggs) Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research on Henry Friggs, 1736-1763, From Charles Frakes to Susan McCabe, April 10, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Research results for Henry Friggs, April 20, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Swem’s Index listing Freak-Freake Family members,1 leaf, printed
Map of Potomac River from D. C. to River’s mouth, undated, 3 leaves, printed
Three entries for Freaks Family in Ancestry.com Library, 3 leaves, printed

G – This folder contains information on the following families:
Gillinelson/Fordney
Grant
Gray
Gulick

Gray and Related Surnames – This folder contains the following items;
Research results on Grey Family compiled by Susan McCabe, March 22, 2007, 3 leaves, printed
Research continued on John Grey and Waterman Family, October 23, 2008, 1 leaf, printed
Grey Family research from Balch Library, 4 leaves, printed
Grey Family Wills from Balch library, Leesburg, VA, June, 1843, 3 leaves, manuscript
Email and research between Susan McCabe and Anne Swanson, 4 leaves, printed
Research on john Grey and Harriet B. Waterman Gray, 2 leaves, typescript
Continued correspondence between Susan McCabe and Anne Swanson, April 2008, 4 leaves, typescript
Winchester Marriage Record, Joseph Wright and Francis Westwood Grey, November 21, 1900, 1 leaf, typescript
Resources list on Grey Family- Robert Grey Collection, 1429 THL, 2 leaves, printed
Augusta Co., VA research on Lockhart Family, 5 leaves, printed
Correspondence and family tree, October, 2006, 5 leaves, manuscript

H #1 – This folder contains information on the following families:
Haines/Haynes/Hanes
Hammod
Hampton
Hardesty
Hickman, Isaac
Holland
Hooker, John and William

H #2 – This folder contains information on the following families:
Hott
Houser
Howell
Hudspeth/Ahijah
Humber
Huston/Houston

Hammock Family – This folder contains the following items:
Ancestors of Rudolph movers by Rev. Christou Jr., April, 2007, 3 leaves, printed
Request for research information n Rudolph hammock, for SAR application, April, 2007, 1 leaf, typescript
Research results for Hammock compiled by Susan L. McCabe, April, 2007, 3 leaves, printed
Research resource list from Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, 2 leaves printed

Hoff/Huff Family – this folder contains the following items:
Research results on Hoff/Huff Family compiled by Susan McCabe, January 23, 2007, 4 leaves, printed
Family Tree for Hoff/Huff/Overacre/Overaker, 6 leaves, printed
Emails between Susan McCabe, Jack Hoff, Bob Hoff, and Davie Rakestraw, January/February, 2007, 12 leaves, printed
Death Notice, Isaac Hoff at New Orleans, LA, October 25, 1854, 1 leaf, printed
The Hoff Family of Winchester, VA by Robert Morton Haff, July 25, 2003, 12 leaves, printed
The Thomas Jones alias Harrison Family, research by Nancy G. J. Bucher, 3 leaves, printed
John Hoff and Elizabeth Overaker by David Rakestraw, 2 leaves, printed
Entry with mention of Isaac Hoff in History of Lower Shenandoah Valley, 2 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates 1800-1865, Hoff Family Entries, 2 leaves, printed
Frederick Co. VA Deeds, 1813-1837, listing the Hoff Family, 3 leaves, printed
Old Lutheran Church Record book, list of original members, August, 1790, 1leaf, printed
Frederick Co. VA Marriages, listing all Hoff/Huff, 1826-1839, 3 leaves, printed
Article on property of Lewis Hoff at his death, undated, 1 leaf, printed
Will of John Van Reison, January, 1824, 1 leaf, manuscript

Jennings Family – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence between Ken Macomber and Dixie Greenwood on Jennings research, January, 2004, 13 leaves, printed
Research results on Jennings surname compiled by Susan McCabe, November, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Dixie Greenwood and Susan McCabe, November, 2004, 5 leaves, printed
Research resources at Archives at Handley Library, 14 leaves, printed

Keller Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe , April, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Susan McCabe and Michael Keller, Re: Research, 2005, 17 leaves, printed
Index to burials in Frederick County, VA listing Keller burials, 4 leaves, printed
Request for family research and initial resources and findings, January, 2001, 11 leaves, printed
Research resources available at archives and correspondence Re: This research, 11 leaves, printed
Ancestry research on Keller Family, 15 leaves, printed
General Index to Deeds, Frederick County, VA, Keller Family, 1762-1833, 5 leaves, printed
Correspondence and research results from Don Wood, Berkeley, County Historical Society, 12 leaves, printed
Chancery Court Records, Keller Family, 1835-1849, 2 leaves, printed
Frederick County, VA Deed Book, November 5, 1850, 2 leaves, manuscript
Estate of Ollie Swartz Mercer, 1885, 4 leaves, printed
Marriage Records of Joseph Keller, and Susan Swartz, June 19, 1883, 1 leaf, printed
Census Records, 1820-1900, Frederick County, VA and Lyons County, Kansas, 34 leaves, printed
Tax List 1848 listing Keller Family members, 1 leaf, printed

Kessler/Casler Family --- This folder contains the following items:
Kessler/Casler research problem solver, October 22, 2006, 1 leaf, printed
Research results on Casler/Kessler compiled by Susan McCabe, December 3, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Typed copy of Michael Casler’s Will and Photocopy of manuscript Will of January 30, 1810, 2 leaves, printed
Description of research problem – request for assistance by Marilyn Casler Riesbol, October 25, 2006, 7 leaves, printed
Document supplied to assist in research problem, October 26, 2006, 8 leaves, printed
Miscellaneous notes on research done by Susan McCabe at Handley Library, 1 leaf, manuscript

BOX 3: L-R

Langley Family – This folder contains the following items:
Request for Langley research and information already gathered, August 30, 2006, 15 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Susan McCabe and Marva Hoffmeyer Re: family research, October 7, 2006, 2 leaves, printed
research notes from Courthouse search 1740-1800, Langley Family, 1 leaf, manuscript
Research results compiled Susan McCabe, September 27, 2006, 4 leaves, printed

Lauck/Senseney Families – This folder contains the following items:
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, August 23, 2006, 7 leaves, printed
Additional research results, undated, 4 leaves, printed
Frederick County, VA Index to Deeds, 1743-1839, Lauck listings, 3 leaves, printed
Research findings on Lauck Family of Winchester (also Senseney), 7 leaves, printed
Frederick County, VA Deed Book listing, 1843, Deed of Jacob Lauck, 2 leaves, manuscript
Correspondence between Nancy Roe and Susan McCabe, Re: Research, 5 leaves, printed
Portrait of Amelia Heiskell, wife of Peter Lauck, 1 leaf, printed
Descendants of Peter Lauck Sr., and manuscript Family Tree, undated, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, Lauck listings, 1 leaf, printed
Miscellaneous research notes b Susan McCabe, 4 leaves, printed
Obituary – Leona L. Shirley died December 7, 2001, 1 leaf, printed

Lee Family – This folder contains the following items:
Request for research on Permit Lee by John Lee, 2005, 1 leaf, printed
Research information sent to Susan McCabe from John Lee, February 19, 2005, 1 leaf, printed
research results for Permit Lee compiled by Susan McCabe, March 2, 2005, 4 leaves, printed
Census records 1820 Cumberland, Kentucky listing Permit Lee, 2 leaves, printed
Head of family listing 1785, showing Peetmount Lee, 1 leaf, printed
Shenandoah County, VA Marriage Records, Samuel Lee and Jane Matharcy, March 14, 1789, 1 leaf, printed
Samuel Lee, owner of 1,963 acres, listed in Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book #18, 1 leaf, printed
Sims Index listing of Permit Lee, 190 acres, 1797, 1 leaf, printed
Shenandoah County, VA Deed Book, 1786, listing Peermount Lee, 1 leaf, printed

Lowry (all variations) -- This folder contains the following items:
Request for research on Lowry Family by Albert W. Morgan, 2 leaves, printed
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, January 11, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Northern Neck Land Grants, listing Lowry, 11 leaves, printed
Abstracts by Dee Ann Buck listing Lowry Entries, 1 leaf, printed
Lowry Marriage Records of Berkeley County, WV, 1781-1854, 1 leaf, printed
Lowry Family listing in DAR Patriot Index, 1 leaf, printed
Continued research results for Lowry Family by Susan McCabe, January 18, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Letter from Albert Morgan to Susan McCabe Re: research, January 18, 2006, 2 leaves, printed
Chalkey’s Chronicles, Lowry Entries, 5 leaves, printed
Robert Lowry Will, 1810, 2 leaves, manuscript
Delinquent notes listing 1747, 1 leaf, manuscript
Research resources available at Handley Library Archives, 1 leaf, printed

Mc – This folder contains information on the following families:
McCauley
McClure/McLure
McDonald
McDowell
McMahan

M #1 – This folder contains information on the following families:
Matson
Mayhew
Millborn
Moore, Aquilla
Moore

M#2 – This folder contains information on the following families:
Moyers/Meyers
Mumma/Mewmaw

Mason, George and Anna Coyle Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for George Mason compiled by Susan McCabe, undated, 4 leaves, printed
Research results for Mason/Wright, November 22, 2005, 3 leaves, printed
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, December 15, 2005, 3 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Kathy Brawn and Susan McCabe Re: research, July 1-12, 2005, 9 leaves, printed
Descendants of Henry Wright, researcher unknown, undated, 25 leaves, printed
Descendants of George/John Mason, researcher unknown, undated, 14 leaves, printed
Frederick County, VA Will of Samuel Bevin, 1779, 4 leaves, manuscript
Article “Mason of Gunston Hall” by R. Carter Pittman, January 23, 1954, 3 leaves, printed
Swem’s Index – Mason Family entry, listing Wright Family, 2 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, listing Wright Family, 2 leaves, printed
Miscellaneous notes on Mason Family research, 4 leaves, manuscript
Research resources available from Handley Archives, 4 leaves, printed

Noel Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Noel Compiled by Susan L. McCabe, June 6, 2006, 5 leaves, printed
Descendants of Joseph Noel, June 15, 2003, 2 leaves, printed
Hampshire County, WV Will Abstracts, 1758-1899, 2 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Colleen Joyce and Susan McCabe, Re: research, 2006, 2 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, listing Noel and Wright entries, 2 leaves, printed
Frederick County, VA Will Book, showing Will of Jacob Noel, 1 leaf, manuscript
Daniel Oats Family Sheets compiled, May 24, 2006, 4 leaves, printed
John Noel Family Sheets, compiled may 5, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Sources for research done, 1 leaf, printed

O – This folders contains information on the following families:
O’Neal
Orndorff

Ott Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Ott Family compiled by Susan McCabe, July 7, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Correspondence between Butch Wright and Susan McCabe, 2004, 4 leaves, printed
Roster of Confederate soldiers, listing of Otts, 1 leaf, printed
Marriages of Jefferson County, WV, 1801-1890, 3 leaves, printed
Will of Jefferson County, WV, 1801-1899, 1 leaf, printed
Census Records for Ott Family, Jefferson County, WV, 1860, 7 leaves, printed
Descendants of Barney Ott and Family Tree, researcher unknown, undated, 10 leaves, printed
Research resources available at the Handley Archives, 2 leaves, printed

Overacre/Overaker Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Overacre/Overaker, 3 leaves, printed
Notes Re: Wills of Daniel Overaker, 1819 and Susanna Overaker, 1825, 1 leaf, manuscript
Copies of emails Re: Research between D. W. Burke and Susan McCabe, October 1, 2010 and December, 1, 2010, 5 leaves, printed
Emails between David Rakestraw and Douglas Burke Re: Overacre research, August 12, 2002, 3 leaves, printed

Pilcher Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research notes for Susan McCabe compiled by Carol Pilcher, March 26, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Research results for Pilcher compiled by Susan McCabe, April 1, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Article from “The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography”, June, 1900, 2 leaves, printed
Estate of Mason Pilcher, April 1, 1839, 1 leaf, manuscript
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1856, listing Pilcher entries, 1 leaf, printed
Research source listings from Handley Archives, 2 leaves, printed

R – This folder contains information on the following families:
Ridgeway
Rush/McCray
Rust/Elgin

Ralph/Relph/Rigle Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, March 1, 2006, 12 leaves, printed
Research results for Shell Family surname, March 22, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Research results for Thomas Ralph, July 5, 2006, 4 leaves, printed
Family Group Sheet – Family of Thomas Ralph, 10 leaves, printed
Family Tree – Siblings of Samuel and Mary Shell, 3 leaves, printed
Email correspondence between Hannelore Ralph and Susan McCabe, March 16, 2006, 1 leaf, printed
Will of Thomas Ralph, Frederick Co., VA, December 22, 1815, 2 leaves, manuscript

Riley/Reily Family – This folder contains he following items:
Research material mailed to Susan McCabe by James Desalvo, March 24, 2009, 12 leaves, printed
Research results for James Desalvo, compiled by Susan McCabe, April 5, 2009, 4 leaves, printed
Will Book entries for Martin Riley, Frederick Co. VA, 1832-1838, 10 leaves, manuscript
Indenture between William Ball and Elizabeth Reily, 1815, 1 leaf, manuscript
Miscellaneous notes on Riley Family research, 2 leaves, manuscript

Ritter/Rutter Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research request from Chocy Brown to Susan McCabe, December 22, 2002, 1 leaf, printed
Ritter Family land holdings, map references, December 29, 2002, 2 leaves, printed
Ritter land descriptions 1794 onwards, December 30, 2002, 5 leaves, printed
Family Tree of John Michael Ritter/Rutter, 1732, compiled by Chocy Brown, January 4, 2003, 14 leaves, printed
Email correspondence between Susan McCabe and Chocy Brown, Re: Ritter research, 2 leaves, printed
Research results for Ritter compiled by Susan McCabe, January 17, 2003, 4 leaves, printed
Ritter/Rutter Marriage Records, Frederick Co, VA, 1783-1853, 2 leaves, printed
Additional three Frederick Co. VA marriages, 1798-1805, 4 leaves printed
Miscellaneous research notes from Chocy Brown, December 22, 2004, 4 leaves, printed
New Article “Historic House Shivers its Timbers”, Winchester Star, February 6, ?(incomplete copy), printed

Roark, William R. – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence requesting family research, April 17, 2007, 6 leaves, manuscript
Results of research, including sources used, May 6, 2007, 4 leaves, printed
Thank you for research and request for assistance in Augusta Co, VA, undated, 1 leaf, manuscript

BOX 4 S-Z

S – This folders contains information on the following families:
Simmons
Smith
Spossey

Saum/Salm Family – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence between Susan McCabe and Katherine Saum Stahlman, April 29, 2008, 2 leaves, printed
Research results for Saum Family compiled by Susan McCabe, June 6, 2008, 3 leaves, printed
Census Records – 1880 Shenandoah Co. VA, compiled June 5, 2008, 4 leaves, printed
Saum Family Ancestry, 3 leaves, printed
Tombstones and inscriptions – Shenandoah County, VA – Toms Brooks and vicinity, 1981, 13 leaves, printed
Shenandoah County, VA Marriage Bonds, 1772-1850, 1 Saum listing, 2 leaves, printed
Marriages, Shenandoah Co., VA, 1850-1882, Index for Saum Family, 3 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, 1 leaf, printed
Shenandoah Co, VA Marriages, 1854-1880, Listing of 12 Saum Marriages, 2, leaves, printed
Virginia Historic Marriage Register, Shenandoah Co., VA, 1772-1850, 3 leaves, printed
Shenandoah County, VA Obituaries, 1869-1989, 2 leaves, printed

Will of Nicholas Saum, Shenandoah County, VA, February 18, 1809, 4 leaves, manuscript
Regimental Civil War Histories, 2nd, 10th, 23rd, Virginia, 6 leaves, printed
Miscellaneous notes on Saum research, 4 leaves, manuscript
Smith, Benjamin – Research request and notes compiled by David P. Smith for Susan McCabe, January, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, February 3, 2004, 29 leaves, printed
Family Group Record            Benjamin Smith, 5 leaves, printed
                                              Nathan Smith, 6 leaves, printed
                                               Thomas Chester, 2 leaves, printed
                                                 Nathaniel Cartmell, 2 leaves, printed

Staff Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research request for Samuel Staff by Diana Bogart to Susan McCabe, April 26, 2009, 3 leaves, printed
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, May, 2009, 4 leaves, printed
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants – The Steele Family of Stephens burg, VA, 2 leaves, printed
Census Records, 1840-1910, Virginia-West Virginia- Colorado- Missouri, 19 leaves, printed
Correspondence from research request to Stephens City, VA, November, 1961, 6 leaves, printed
Indenture between Ritenour and Samuel Staff, March, 1840, 4 leaves, manuscript
Deed by Samuel Staff, September 19, 1860, 3 leaves, manuscript
Deed between Samuel Staff and other family members, 1880, 1 leaf, manuscript
Family Group Records – Compiled by Diana Staff Bogart, April 25, 2009, 11 leaves, printed
Pedigree Chart for Descendants of Samuel A. Staff compiled by Diana Staff Bogart, 1 leaf, printed
Birth Records – Four Staff children, 1855-1881, 1 leaf, manuscript
Death Notice for John H. Staff, died May 5, 1876, 1 leaf, printed
Death and Burial information – My. Hebron Cemetery, Samuel P. Staff, died September 25, 1919, Sophia Staff, died January 1, 1939, printed
Green Hill Cemetery listing of Staff burials, 2 leaves, printed
Research resource material available at Handley Archives, 1 leaf, printed

Stanley Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial request for research from Teresa Stanley Kaidy, September 7, 2005, 1 leaf, printed
Research results for Stanley Family compiled by Susan L. McCabe, January 5, 2006, 3 leaves, printed
Northern Neck Land Grants, 1770-1790, listing Stanleys, 4 leaves, printed
Marriage Records of Berkeley Co. VA, 1781-1864, listing Stanleys, 1 leaf, printed
Carter cousin, 1681-1989, Volumes 1 and 2, 4 leaves, printed
Article on Family Records of James Jolliffe and Hannah Springer, his wife, 2 leaves, printed
Miscellaneous research notes of Stanley Family given to Susan L. McCabe – compiled, 11 leaves, manuscript

Stephens Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial correspondence from Randy Haynes with research results already done, August, 2004, 9 leaves, printed
Research results from Susan McCabe on Stephen Family, September, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Copy of Alexander Stephen’s Will, January 12, 1768, 4 leaves, manuscript
Probate Act book, 1770, with high lights of Alexander Stephen’s Will, 1 leaf, printed
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Theirs Descendants article on General Adam Stephen, 1 leaf, printed
The Stephen Family of Texas, Genealogical notes, 1 leaf, author unknown, undated, printed
Walker and Stephen Families (Republic of Texas), April, 1997, 1 leaf, printed
Descendants of unknown Stephen – Generation #1 VA and Generation #1 & #2 Texas, 9 leaves, printed
Social circles of the Stephen and Dandridge Families by Keith E. Hammersla, 2 leaves, printed
Sketch of Maj. General Adam Stephen, 3 leaves, typed
Page from Pennsylvania Vital Records, listing Captain Alexander Stephen, 1 leaf, printed

Tapp Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research request for Kami Olsson-Tapp and her research notes already compiled, March, 2002, 12 leaves, printed
Research results for Tapp Family compiled by Susan L. McCabe, November, 2002, 5 leaves, printed
Index to Wills and Administration listing 2 Tapp entries, March, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
The Tapp Family of Culpeper County, VA, undated, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Virginia estates, 1800-1865, listing Tapp entries, 2 leaves, printed
Tapp Family research – Shenandoah Co., VA courthouse, 2 leaves, printed
Research results for Frederick Co. VA, 5 leaves, printed
Vincent Tapp Descendants, Part II, Chart I, 2 leaves, printed
Research resources available at Handley Archives, 3 leaves, printed

Taylor Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial correspondence between Susan McCabe and Cameron Lafollette, June, 2001, 5 leaves, printed
Research results for John Taylor compile by Susan McCabe, August 30, 2001, 5 leaves, printed
Index to Wills – Frederick Co., VA, Taylor Family entries, 4 leaves, printed
Chancery Court, Frederick Co., VA, Taylor Family entries, 3 leaves, printed
Miscellaneous notes on the Taylor Family research, 1 leaf, manuscript
Email correspondence RE: Family connections uncovered during research, August, 2001, 2 leaves, printed
Family of John and Elizabeth (Murphy) Taylor, 1847 Family Project, March, 2000, 10 leaves, printed

Tewalt/Tevalt Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial correspondence requesting research by Patricia Marsicano, December, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Research results from archives, August, 1986, 1 leaf, printed
Research results compiled by Susan McCabe, February, 2003, 4 leaves, printed
Census Index 1820, listing Wiggins entries, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Wills, Frederick Co., VA, Tewalt/Tevalt entries, 1 leaf, printed
“Someone You Knew” vol. 2, listing Harry Wiggenton, 1 leaf, printed
Family Group Sheets for Eliza Tewalt and both husbands, 2 leaves, printed
Marriages – Early Winchester, entries for Wiggins, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Virginia Census of 1810, listing Tewalt/Tevalt, 1 leaf, printed
Descendants of Eliza Tewalt, undated, compiler unknown, 10 leaves, printed

Thompson Family – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence with archives seeking research assistance from George L. Thompson, September 11, 2003, 2 leaves, printed
Initial request to Susan McCabe for research, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Research results for Thomas Thompson compiled by Susan McCabe with handwritten comments, November, 13, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Research results of November 13, 2003 with all source materials used, 17 leaves, printed
Request for additional research and Susan McCabe sources of study, December, 2003, 12 leaves, printed

Venable Family – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Venable Family compiled by Susan L. McCabe, 4 leaves, printed
Index to Burials in Frederick Co., VA listing Green Hill and Mt. Carmel Cemeteries, 2001, 3 leaves, printed
Frederick Co., VA Guardian Bonds Records, April, 1806 and March, 1810, 2 leaves, printed
Frederick Co, VA birth and death records, 1834-1916, 3 leaves printed

Walters Family – This folder contains the following items:
Correspondence between Janet Spangler and Susan McCabe Re: research, January-February, 2002, 4 leaves, printed
Research results for Walters’ Family compiled by Susan McCabe, 2002, 3 leaves, printed
Additional research results for Walters, March 19, 2002, 3 leaves, printed
Index to Virginia Estates – listing Walter Family, 1800-1865, 1 leaf, printed
Index to Wills – Frederick Co., VA, 1743-1917, listing Walters, 1 leaf, printed
Request for additional research and results of that request, December 4, 2003, 9 leaves, printed
Frederick Co, VA Marriage Bonds, 1818-1839, 9 leaves, printed
Handwritten copy of news article from The Virginia Gazette, July 25, 1787, 1 leaf, manuscript
Research resources list at Handley Archives, 4 leaves, printed

Wilcher Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial request for research on Francis Webb, 2010, 2 leaves, printed
Research results for Wilcher/Webb compiled by Susan McCabe, June 30, 2010, 3 leaves, printed
Marriage record for George C. Wilcher and Frances Webb, April 8, 1858, 2 leaves, printed
Shenandoah Co. VA Census Records, 1860, listing Wilcher Family, 2 leaves, printed
Find a Grave listing for George C Wilcher, Died July 11, 1910, 1 leaf, printed
St. James Lutheran Cemetery – Shenandoah Co., VA, listing parents of Frances Webb, 1 leaf, printed
Civil War Record of George C. Wilcher, 1 leaf, printed
Census Records 1860, Shenandoah Co., VA, Edinburg – listing Wilcher Family, 2 leaves, printed
Pedigree Chart for Frances Webb, 2010, 1 leaf, printed

Williams, Ebenezer – This folder contains the following items:
Request research on, and existing known information on Ebenezer Williams, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Research results on Ebenezer Williams and Family compiled by Susan McCabe, March 19, 2004, 3 leaves, printed
Reply to research results from Suzanne Glenn, March 24, 2004, 2 leaves, printed
Indenture Papers between Harrison Taylor and Ebenezer Williams, September 2, 1794, 2 leaves, manuscript
Ebenezer Williams Family Tree, 2 leaves, manuscript
Descendants of Ebenezer Williams, 2 leaves, printed
West Virginia Estate Settlements, listing E. Williams, 1 leaf, printed
Personal property Tax List – Hampshire, Co., VA, 1805, 2 leaves, printed
Synopsis of Wills, Early History of Hampshire, Co., VA, listing the Williams Family, 2004, 1 leaf, printed
Records researched by Connie Casilear Mitchell on the Williams Family, 2004, 1 leaf, printed
Miscellaneous entries on Williams Family from “Historical Records” by Wilmer Kerns, 1 leaf, typed
Miscellaneous notes on family research, 1 leaf, manuscript
Marriage Data from Nancy Williams and Frederick Kirtley Ford, Married 1824, 2 leaves, printed

Worthington Family – This folder contains the following items:  
Pedigree Chart of Samuel Worthington, supplied by Susan McCabe by Dan Worthington, March, 2007, 2 leaves, printed
Additional research supplied to assist researcher, June, 2007, 5 leaves, printed
Research results on Worthington Family compiled by Susan McCabe, June, 2007, 5 leaves, printed
Berkeley Co., VA, Deed Book entries, 1772-1805, 6 leaves, printed
Marriage Records of Berkeley Co, VA, 1781-1854, 2 leaves, printed

Frederick Co, VA minutes of Court Reviews, 1743-1745, listing Worthington, 3 leaves, printed
Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley, VA, 1730-1830, 4 leaves, printed
Abstracts of Frederick Co., VA Deed Books, 1-10, 11-20, 1743-1785, 9 leaves, printed
“Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934, Frederick County, Virginia” mention of Worthington, 1 leaf, typed
research resources available from the Handley Archives, 2 leaves, printed

Wright Family – This folder contains the following items:
Initial request for research on Wright Family, April, 2004, 1 leaf, printed
Research results for Wright Family compiled by Susan McCabe, May, 2004, 27 leaves, printed
Family Group Record of Thornton and Sarah Ann Newlin, 3 leaves, printed
Family Group Sheet of David H. and Alcinda Anderson Wright, 3 leaves, printed
Census Records, Winchester, VA, 1860, 4 leaves, manuscript
Correspondence from Regis Cherry to Susan McCabe Re: research, 2004, 2 leaves, printed
Census Records, 1910, Pitcairn, PA, Newlin Family entry, 1 leaf, manuscript
Census Records, 1870, Frederick Co., VA, 5 leaves, manuscript
Will of Jonathan Wright, January 8, 1819, Frederick Co., VA, 2 leaves, typescript
Application for Social Security account number for Catherine Cherry, October 28, 1942, 1 leaf, manuscript
Research resources available at Handley Archives, 2 leaves, printed

BOX 5 Overacre Family

Overacre/Hoff/Friedly Families – This folder contains the following items:
research results on Overacre Family compiled by Susan McCabe, 2002-3, 15 leaves, printed
Summary of Land Indentures – Overacre Family, Winchester, VA and Adams Co, PA, 2 leaves, printed
Email correspondence between David Rakestraw and Susan McCabe, Re: Research, 9 leaves printed
Brief sketch of Overaker/Overacre Family by David Rakestraw, January, 2003, 4 leaves, printed
SAR Grave Ceremony for Pvt. George Overacre, October 8, 2005, 2 leaves, printed
Deed Book entries for Overacre Family – Winchester and Frederick Co, VA, 1784-1824, 33 leaves, printed
Will book entries for Overacre Family, Frederick Co., VA, 1778-1812, 6 leaves manuscript
Frederick Co, VA Marriage Bonds – Overacre Family, 1803-1839, 3 leaves, printed
History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley – mention of Andreas Friedly, 1 leaf, printed
Miscellaneous notes on family in Mississippi and Maryland, 4 leaves, printed

Hoff/Pritchard/Kiger/Barnhart Families – This folder contains the following items:
Research results compiled by Susan L. McCabe, March, 2003, 5 leaves, printed
Will Book entries – Winchester and Frederick Co., VA, 1842-1857, 9 leaves, manuscript
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, listing Hoff, Kiger, and Pritchard Families, 5 leaves, printed
Correspondence between David Rackstraw and Susan McCabe, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Early Winchester History research listing family names, 10 leaves, printed
Notes from Winchester City Courthouse research, 1 leaf, printed
Marriage Bonds of Samuel Few and Mary Ann Pritchard, may, 1817, 1 leaf, printed
Death Records, Winchester, VA, 1853-1870, 1 leaf, printed
Mutual Assurance Society Records of coverage – Hoff property, 1796-1805, 2 leaves, manuscript
Miscellaneous research notes on family records, 3 leaves, manuscript

Overacre Family Part I – This folder contains the following items:
Research results for Overacre Family compiled by Susan McCabe, March, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Family History of Alexander and Elizabeth Magruder compiled by David Rakestraw, 5 leaves, printed
Grave sites of Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA, and Table of Contents to Early History of Overacre Family, 2 leaves, printed
Research resources available at Handley Archives, 2 leaves, printed
Envelope of seven photographs showing research results, 1 item

Overacre Family Part II – This folder contains the following items:
Request for additional family research by David Rackstraw, August 26, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Research results compiled by Susan L. McCabe, September 12, 2003, 3 leaves, printed
Photo correspondence Re: Gravesites at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA, September, 2003, 11 leaves, printed
Deed Book Indenture of Daniel and Elizabeth Overacre, November 22, 1802, 2 leaves, manuscript
Marriage Records of Jonathan Smith and Elizabeth Pack, March 15, 1831, 1 leaf, typescript
Index of Winchester, VA Wills listing Hoff Family members, 1803-1878, 1 leaf, manuscript

Overacre Family Part III – This folder contains the following items:
Additional research results compiled by Susan l. McCabe between June and October, 2003, 11 leaves, printed
News Article “In Search of a Patriot”, Winchester Star, October 22, 2005, 3 leaves, printed
Research of John and Elizabeth Hoff compiled by David Rackstraw, February, 22, 2007, 5 leaves, printed
The Hoff Family of Winchester by Robert Morton Haff, undated, 11 leaves, typescript
Copy of above history with five pages of handwritten attached notes, 5 leaves, typescript
Winchester, VA Index to Deeds – listing of Overacre deeds, 1794-1877, 2 leaves printed
Indenture between Daniel Overacre and Nathan Anderson, 1813, 1 leaf, manuscript
Request for additional research from David Rackstraw, may, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
plaque inscription from Lutheran Church ruins at mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, VA, 1 leaf, printed

Overacre Family Part IV – this folder contains the following items:
Request for additional research on Overacre Family by David Rakestraw, November, 2003, 1 leaf, printed
Letter and research results on Bayliss Family of Virginia and Mississippi, December, 2003, 6 leaves, printed
research results compiled by Susan L. McCabe, January, 2004, 2 leaves, printed
Review of George Overacre in Frederick Co. VA Court Order Books, 1762-1789, 2 leaves, printed

BOX 6—Church Records

Minutes of Session—Falling Waters Presbyterian Church (1932-2001); 14 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)