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A history of Caroline county, Virginia

from its formation in 1727 to 1924
Wingfield, Marshall
 
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DEDICATION
 
INTRODUCING THE AUTHOR
 
PREFACE
 
CONTENTS
 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
 
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History of Caroline County, Va.
 
THE ERECTION OF CAROLINE COUNTY
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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OF CAROLINE COUNTY
 
EARLIEST DIVISIONS
 
LATER DIVISIONS
 
THE COUNTY LIEUTENANT
 
THE MONTHLY COURT
 
THE COUNTY COURT
 
THE SHERIFF
 
THE CONSTABLE
 
THE PARISH
 
THE VESTRY
 
VIRGINIA COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR FORMATION AND TERRITORY FROM WHICH FORMED
 
EXTINCT COUNTIES WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN VIRGINIA
 
EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER
 
EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
 
EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN KENTUCKY
 
OLD VIRGINIA COUNTIES NOW IN KENTUCKY
 
OLD VIRGINIA COUNTIES WHICH BECAME WEST VIRGINIA UPON THE RENDING OF VIRGINIA IN 1862
 
CLERICAL SIDELIGHTS ON COLONIAL CAROLINE
 
PHYSICAL FEATURES
 
RESOURCES, NATURAL AND OTHERWISE
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INDUSTRIES
 
EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING
 
LUMBER MANUFACTURING
 
THE MANUFACTURE OF SUMAC EXTRACT
 
THE STAGE COACH ROAD THROUGH CAROLINE
 
THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
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SOME LOCAL NAMES AND THEIR ORIGIN
 
PEUMANSEND
 
HAWES' LANE
 
THE CHASE
 
THE CAROLINE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY 1774-75
 
CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COUNTY IN 1727 TO THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN 1776
 
CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1776, TO THE PRESENT, 1924. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED
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CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE STATE SENATE FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1776, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1924
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND HANOVER COUNTIES
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER, KING WILLIAM, KING AND QUEEN AND ESSEX
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, SPOTSYLVANIA AND ESSEX
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND SPOTSYLVANIA
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, ESSEX AND KING WILLIAM
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND HANOVER
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER AND KING WILLIAM
 
DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER, KING WILLIAM AND GOOCHLAND
 
CAROLINE DELEGATES IN VIRGINIA CONVENTIONS
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THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF VIRGINIA WHICH HAVE INCLUDED CAROLINE COUNTY AT VARIOUS PERIODS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE REPUBLIC AND NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES THEREFROM
 
NOTES
 
ABSTRACTS OF ALL CAROLINE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS NOW IN ARCHIVES OF STATE LIBRARY
 
ANCIENT CAROLINE MARRIAGE BONDS
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CAROLINE COUNTY LAND GRANTS OF RECORD IN LAND OFFICE
 
COLONIAL GRANTS
 
COMMONWEALTH GRANTS AND PATENTS
 
CAROLINE COUNTY'S FIRST SURVEY BOOK
 
NAMES OF CAROLINE CITIZENS WHOSE OBITUARY NOTICES APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND "ENQUIRER" FROM THE YEAR 1800 TO 1828
 
NAMES OF CAROLINE CITIZENS WHOSE OBITUARY NOTICES APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND "WHIG" FROM 1825 TO 1838
 
GLEANINGS FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS
 
FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
 
EXTRACTS FROM THE GAZETTE (Williamsburg)
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KILWINNING-CROSSE LODGE, No. 2-237, OF BOWLING GREEN, CAROLINE COUNTY
 
EXTRACTS FROM THE ANCIENT MINUTES OF KILWINNING PORT ROYAL CROSSE LODGE
 
RECAPITULATION OF INTERESTING FACTS
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DOCTORS AND DISEASES
 
DR. THOMAS BATES ANDERSON
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EDUCATION AND EDUCATORS
 
FREDERICK WILLIAM COLEMAN
 
MRS. W. T. CHANDLER
 
SAMUEL SCHOOLER
 
DR. H. T. ANDERSON
 
REV. E. H. ROWE
 
HENRY WISE TRIBBLE
 
J. A. C. CHANDLER
 
A. B. CHANDLER, JR.
 
CHARLES PICHEGRU WILLIAMSON
 
JOHN VAUGHAN KEAN
 
LEE-MAURY HIGH SCHOOL
 
GRADUATES OF LEE-MAURY HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS INSTITUTION TO DATE (1924)
 
EDMUND PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL
 
A LIST OF THE GRADUATES OF EDMUND PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS INSTITUTION TO THE PRESENT (1924)
 
MICA HIGH SCHOOL
 
GRADUATES OF MICA HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO 1924
 
SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL
 
GRADUATES OF SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO 1924
 
CHESTERFIELD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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THE COLORED CITIZENS OF CAROLINE
 
THE CAROLINE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
 
THE CAROLINE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL
 
COLORED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CAROLINE
 
THE MATTAPONI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
 
POLITICAL LIFE
 
THE CAROLINE COUNTY NEGRO AGRICULTURAL AND SCHOOL FAIR
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WILLIAM CLARK
 
SOLDIER—EXPLORER—STATESMAN
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GENERAL WILLIAM WOODFORD
 
PATRIOT—SOLDIER—GENTLEMAN
 
JOHN TAYLOR "OF CAROLINE"
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EDMUND PENDLETON
 
Jurist and Statesman
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JOHN PENN
 
PATRIOT—STATESMAN—SIGNER OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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JAMES HOGE TYLER
 
THE TYLER ARMS
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GENERAL JO LANE STERN
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Commonwealth of Virginia
 
TOO YOUNG FOR A FAREWELL
 
LEWIS MELVILLE GEORGE BAKER
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
 
JAMES B. WOOD
 
NICHOLAS WARE
 
FRANCIS JOHNSON
 
ANTHONY THORNTON
 
RICHARD HAWES
 
SAMUEL AMERY SWANN
 
COLONEL ARCHIBALD SAMUEL
 
L. HAZELWOOD KEMP
 
J. B. LIGHTFOOT
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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS FROM CAROLINE COUNTY
 
ROLL OF CAROLINE MEN WHO QUALIFIED AS OFFICERS IN THE MILITIA DURING THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 1776-1783
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THE MILITIA OF 1812
 
PAY ROLL
 
MUSTER ROLL
 
MUSTER ROLL
 
MUSTER ROLL
 
MUSTER ROLL
 
MUSTER ROLL
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CAROLINE MEN
 
PRIVATES
 
MUSTER ROLL OF THE "SPARTA GRAYS" OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VA., BEING COMPANY H, THIRTIETH REGIMENT VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CORSE'S BRIGADE, PICKETT'S DIVISION, LONGSTREET'S CORPS. ROLL AS OF MAY, 1861
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ROLL OF COMPANY E (CAROLINE GRAYS) THIRTIETH VIRGINIA INFANTRY
 
OFFICERS
 
PRIVATES
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ROLL OF COMPANY B, NINTH VIRGINIA CALVARY
 
"Caroline Light Dragoons"
 
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
 
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
 
PRIVATES
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COMPANY F, THIRTIETH REGIMENT, VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CORSE'S BRIGADE
 
"BOWLING GREEN GUARDS"
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CAPTAIN THOMAS R. THORNTON'S BATTERY, LIGHTFOOT'S BATTALION
 
"CAROLINE LIGHT ARTILLERY"
 
COMPANY F, TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA CAVALRY
 
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY "E" OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS
 
MUSTER ROLL COMPANY "K" FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS AS OF JULY 31, '62
 
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS, JUNE 3, '62 TO DECEMBER 30, '62
 
MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS, AS OF AUGUST 30, '62
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF CAROLINE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918
 
THE CAROLINE HOME GUARD OF 1917-18
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CIVIL WAR STORIES
 
REMINISCENCES OF JUDGE E. C. MONCURE
 
REMINISCENCES OF A. B. CHANDLER, SR.
 
REMINISCENCES OF T. B. WYATT
 
STORY OF DR. JOSEPH W. EGGLESTON
 
DABNEY JORDAN WALLER'S EXPERIENCE
 
GENERAL JACKSON'S LAST WINTER IN CAROLINE
 
THE KILLING OF BOOTH IN CAROLINE
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UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
 
CAROLINE CHAPTER
 
BOWLING GREEN CHAPTER
 
CLERKS OF CAROLINE COUNTY COURTS
 
EXTRACT FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT HUDGIN WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN "MEMORIALS OF OLD VIRGINIA CLERKS" BY F. JOHNSTON (LYNCHBURG) 1888.
 
TREASURERS OF CAROLINE
 
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS FOR CAROLINE
 
SHERIFFS OF CAROLINE
 
JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CAROLINE
 
SOME CAROLINE MERCHANTS IN 1924
 
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN COLONIAL CAROLINE (1758-1772)
 
INDEX TO ENROLLED BILLS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, 1776-1910, WHICH PERTAIN TO CAROLINE COUNTY
 
SOME CAROLINE ITEMS IN ACTS OF ASSEMBLY
 
MANUSCRIPT PAPERS IN STATE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA
 
ARTS AND LETTERS
 
CAROLINE COUNTY ESTATES
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VILLAGES OF CAROLINE
 
PORT ROYAL
 
BOWLING GREEN
 
MILFORD
 
GUINEA
 
WOODFORD
 
PENOLA
 
RUTHER GLEN
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CHURCHES AND CHURCHMEN
 
THE EPISCOPALIANS
 
THE METHODISTS
 
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
 
THE PRESBYTERIANS
 
THE DISCIPLES
 
HOPEWELL CHURCH (DISCIPLES)
 
LEBANON CHURCH (DISCIPLES)
 
BITHYNIA CHURCH (DISCIPLES)
 
REV. ALBERT R. FLIPPO
 
REV. HERVEY J. SEAMAN
 
THE OLD QUAKER CHURCH AT GOLANSVILLE
 
THE BAPTISTS
 
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
 
MT. HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH
 
CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH
 
CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
 
UPPER ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
 
SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH
 
COUNTY LINE CHURCH
 
BOWLING GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
 
MT. HOREB BAPTIST CHURCH
 
GUINEY'S BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH
 
LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH
 
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH
 
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
 
PROVIDENCE CHURCH
 
ROUND OAK BAPTIST CHURCH
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CAROLINE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE BAPTIST MINISTRY
 
ANDREW BROADDUS I
 
ANDREW BROADDUS II
 
ANDREW BROADDUS III
 
MORDECAI W. BROADDUS
 
REV. M. E. BROADDUS
 
JULIAN BROADDUS
 
LUTHER BROADDUS
 
HENRY G. SEGAR
 
SPILSBY WOOLFOLK
 
THOMAS CONDUIT
 
ROBERT T. DANIEL,
 
SIMEON U. GRIMSLEY
 
JOHN YOUNG
 
JOHN SHACKLEFORD
 
THEODRICK NOEL
 
JEREMIAH CHANDLER
 
RUFUS CHANDLER
 
LITTLEBURY W. ALLEN
 
WARREN G. ROANE
 
ELLIOTT ESTES
 
WILLIAM BAYNHAM, M. D., F. R. S. L.
 
WILLIAM A. BAYNHAM, M. D.
 
CHARLES A. LEWIS
 
REV. JAMES D. COLEMAN
 
REV. ANDREW TRIBBLE
 
REV. ROBERT HUNTER BEAZLEY
 
REV. M. E. SHADDOCK
 
REV. RICHARD BAYNHAM GARRETT
 
REV. ROBERT WALKER COLE
 
REV. GEORGE M. DONAHOE
 
REV. JOHN HERNDON WRIGHT
 
REV. ANDREW V. BORKEY
 
REV. WILLIAM OSWALD BEAZLEY
 
REV. ROLAND J. BEAZLEY
 
REV. JAMES H. MARSHALL
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OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES
 
THE OLD MANSION
 
GAY MONT
 
PROSPECT HILL
 
SANTEE
 
THE NECK
 
BRAYNEFIELD
 
LAKE FARM
 
THE ATHEY FAMILY
 
THE ARMISTEAD FAMILY
 
THE BAYLOR FAMILY OF NEWMARKET
 
"FEARNAUGHT'S IMPORTANCE AS A SIRE"
 
JOHN ROY BAYLOR
 
THE BLANTONS OF CAROLINE
 
THE BOUTWELL AND SMITH FAMILIES
 
THE BOULWARE FAMILY
 
THE BOWIE FAMILY
 
THE BROADDUS FAMILY
 
THE BURKE FAMILY
 
THE CAMPBELL FAMILY
 
THE CHANDLER FAMILY
 
REMINISCENSES OF A. B. CHANDLER
 
THE CHAPMAN FAMILY
 
THE CARTER FAMILY
 
THE COGHILL FAMILY
 
THE COLEMAN FAMILY
 
THE CORBIN FAMILY
 
THE DEW FAMILY
 
THE DEJARNETTE FAMILY
 
THE DICKINSON (OR DICKERSON) FAMILY
 
THE DORSEY FAMILY
 
THE GARRETT FAMILY
 
THE GATEWOOD AND MONCURE FAMILIES
 
THE GEORGE FAMILY
 
CHILDREN OF ISAAC GEORGE
 
INCOMPLETE GENEALOGICAL DATA
 
THE GLASSEL FAMILY
 
THE GRAVATT FAMILY
 
THE HAWES FAMILY
 
THE HURT FAMILY
 
THE MARTIN FAMILY
 
THE MINORS OF "TOPPING CASTLE"
 
FURTHER NOTES ON THE MINORS OF "TOPPING CASTLE"
 
THE MOTLEY FAMILY
 
THE PEATROSS FAMILY
 
THE PRATT FAMILY
 
THE REDDS OF "CEDAR VALE."
 
THE SCOTT FAMILY
 
THE SUTTON FAMILY
 
THE TALIAFERRO FAMILY
 
THE TAYLOR FAMILY
 
THE THOMAS FAMILY.
 
THE THORNTONS, OF "ORMESBY"
 
THE TERRELL AND RICKS FAMILIES
 
THE WALLER FAMILY
 
THE WASHINGTONS, OF "SPRING HILL" AND "WOODPECKER"
 
THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY
 
THE WYATT FAMILY

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APPENDIX
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"A DISCOURSE OF VIRGINIA"
 
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Here followeth what happened in James Towne, in Virginia, after Captayne Newport's departure for Engliund.
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INDEX
 
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B
 
C
 
D
 
E
 
F
 
G
 
H
 
I
 
J
 
K
 
L
 
M
 
N
 
O
 
P
 
Q
 
R
 
S
 
T
 
U
 
V
 
W
 
Y
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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REV. M. E. BROADDUS

the subject of this sketch, was the son of Richard Franklin
Broaddus and Virginia Mercer Henshaw and was born near
Sparta, Caroline county in 1853. He was educated in the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and has held pastorates
at Newberry and Abbeville, S. C., Bristol and Mill Swamp, Va.,
and Clinton and elsewhere in Missouri. He is now (1924) pastor
at Donna, Texas.

Dr. Broaddus has four brothers and one sister: Wm. Richard,
Manley, Maxie Gregg, Richard Franklin and Mrs. Effie Virginia
Brownley.

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