The Baylors Of Newmarket

Author : Thomas Katheder
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781440129902

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The Baylors of Newmarket by Thomas Katheder Pdf

Scholars and arm-chair historians of eighteenth-century America will take great pleasure in reading this exceptionally well-researched slice of colonial history. In The Baylors of Newmarket, author Thomas Katheder has meticulously researched one of the wealthiest and most socially prominent yet least known families in colonial Virginia. Drawing on mostly unpublished sources, including British and French archives and Virginia court documents, The Baylors of Newmarket is the fascinating and tragic story of Col. John Baylor III and his son John IV, including Col. Baylor's relentless pursuit of equine perfection and his son's delusional quest for the perfect Virginia mansion. The Baylors of Newmarket places the family in the larger context of a pre-Revolutionary Anglo-Virginian elite that sought to emulate the British gentry in culture, education, books and reading, dress, furnishings, and behavior. After the Revolution, the Baylors struggled to maintain what was becoming an increasingly outmoded lifestyle. This extensively referenced history also describes in rich detail the library begun by Col. Baylor III and expanded by his son John IV within the context of a strong book culture among the pre-Revolutionary Virginia gentry that has been largely underappreciated by scholars.

Author : Marshall Wingfield
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Caroline County (Va.)
ISBN : 9780806379753

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A History of Caroline County, Virginia by Marshall Wingfield Pdf

Wingfield's "Caroline County" is the definitive genealogical sourcebook on its subject, containing numerous lists of names as well as genealogies and biographical sketches of the county's prominent citizens and early inhabitants.

Author : Malcolm H Harris
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Company
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0806352949

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Old New Kent County [Virginia] by Malcolm H Harris Pdf

Dr. Malcolm Harris' two-volume history and genealogy of "Old" New Kent County (the three present-day counties in the aggregate) is one of the great achievements of Virginia local history of the last century. Clearfield Company is honored to have been selected by the Harris family to produce this hardcover edition of "Old New Kent County." Privately published and out of print for many years, this work takes on even greater importance in light of the loss of county records in New Kent and in King & Queen counties and the survival of mere fragments for King William County prior to 1865.

Author : John R. Maass
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467119788

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George Washington's Virginia by John R. Maass Pdf

George Washington was first and foremost a Virginian. Born in the state's Tidewater region, he was reared near Fredericksburg and took up residence at Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. As a young surveyor, he worked in Virginia's backcountry. He began his military career as a Virginia militia officer on the colony's frontier. The majority of his widespread landholdings were in his native state, and his entrepreneurial endeavors ranged from the swamplands of the Southeast to the upper Potomac River Valley. Historian John Maass explores the numerous sites all over the Commonwealth associated with Washington and demonstrates their lasting importance.

Author : Philip Alexander Bruce,William Glover Stanard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Virginia
ISBN : HARVARD:32044022215230

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The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography by Philip Alexander Bruce,William Glover Stanard Pdf

Author : Virginia Magazine of History and Biograp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004882788

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Genealogies of Virginia Families by Virginia Magazine of History and Biograp Pdf

This is the third volume of a five-volume work consisting of Virginia genealogies from the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," a notable periodical that contained a large number of genealogies that will be of help to the researcher. This volume consists of articles about the following main families in the alphabetical sequence Fleet-Hayes: Fleet, Flourney, Fontaine, Foote, Foxall-Vaulx-Elliott, Garnett, Gay, Gevaudan, Gilson, Godwin, Gorsuch & Lovelace, Gosnold, Gray-Boulware-Samuel-Shaddock-Halbert-McGuire-Hamilton, Green, Gregory (with Crocker, Hodges), Grymes, Hancock, Hargrave (with Moseley), Harmanson, Harrison, and Hayes.

Author : Tom McMillan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781637587348

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Our Flag Was Still There by Tom McMillan Pdf

Our Flag Was Still There details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner—from Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key first saw it, to the Smithsonian in 2023—and the enduring family who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most famous flag in American history. Francis Scott Key saw the original Star-Spangled Banner flying over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814, following a twenty-five-hour bombardment by the British Navy, inspiring him to write the words to our national anthem. Torn and tattered over the years, reduced in size to appease souvenir-hunters, stuffed away in a New York City vault for the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the flag’s mere existence after two hundred years is an improbable story of dedication, perseverance, patriotism, angst, inner-family squabbles, and, yes, more than a little luck. For this unlikely feat, we have the Armistead family to thank—led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armistead, commander of Fort McHenry, who took it home after the battle in clear defiance of U.S. Army regulations. It is only because of that quiet indiscretion that the flag survives to this day. Armistead’s descendants kept and protected their family heirloom for ninety years. The flag’s first photo was not taken until 1873, almost sixty years after Key saw it waving, and most Americans did not even know of its existence until Armistead’s grandson loaned it to the Smithsonian in 1907. Tom McMillan tells a story as no one has before. Digging deep into the archives of Fort McHenry and the Smithsonian, accessing never-before-published letters and documents, and presenting rare photos from the private collections of Armistead descendants and other sources, McMillan follows the flag on an often-perilous journey through three centuries. Our Flag Was Still There provides new insight into an intriguing period of U.S. history, offering a “story behind the story” account of one of the country’s most treasured relics.

Author : Randolph W Farmer
Publisher : Histria Books
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781592112296

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The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas by Randolph W Farmer Pdf

The United States today is a divided nation and some say the country may be heading toward breakup, or possibly civil war. That has happened before and the result was disastrous. As many as 750,000 Americans perished during the Civil War. A study of the causes of our last Civil War may help to prevent another.The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) played a major role in starting the Civil War in the United States. Although intended to remain a secret organization of conspirators, it is perhaps the most well-documented conspiracy in United States history. The goal of the KGC was the creation of a new society separate from the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of slavery into Latin America.The KGC existed in almost every state in the Union, but nowhere was it as powerful and successful as it was in Texas. Several governors, many senators and military leaders were members, having taken an oath to support the organization and their fellow members. Most of the documents generated by the KGC were destroyed after the war ended as its members feared execution for treason. Not everything was destroyed, though. This book relies on documents created by the organization and its members that have not previously been used by researchers. Many members of this organization remained in positions of authority in state affairs after the abolition of slavery. This book goes far beyond previous published work in establishing the identities of the members of this organization who promoted and encouraged the most disastrous war in American history.Randolph W. Farmer is a native Texan from a family whose ancestors first came to Texas as early as 1817 when it was still a Spanish possession. He is the author of two previously published books on Texas history.

Author : Harry M. Ward
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786486014

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For Virginia and for Independence by Harry M. Ward Pdf

The phrase "American Revolutionary War Hero" usually brings to mind George Washington, John Paul Jones and other famous officers. Heroes, however, existed throughout the ranks during the Revolution, and many made their marks without ever receiving proper recognition. These portraits of 28 Virginia Revolutionary soldiers expand the historical record of those who can be called a "hero." Whether as infantryman, cavalryman, marine, militiaman, spy, frontier fighter or staffer, all performed with distinction that contributed to victory. A strongman who performed superhuman feats during battle; a woman who fought as a soldier; a militiaman who sounded a fateful alarm--some gave their lives, others were terribly wounded, but all demonstrated heroism beyond the call of duty.

Author : Fairfax Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Horses
ISBN : CORNELL:31924003160722

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The Roanoke Stud, 1795-1883 by Fairfax Harrison Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0806308311

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Lewis of Warner Hall by Anonim Pdf

"According to tradition the Lewis family of 'Warner Hall' is descended from the emigrant Robert Lewis, who came [from England] to Virginia in 1635." Descendants lived throughout the United States.

Author : Kentucky Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UVA:X030226834

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Register of Kentucky State Historical Society by Kentucky Historical Society Pdf

Author : Patrick Nisbett Edgar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Horse racing
ISBN : NYPL:33433082490586

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The American Race-turf Register, Sportsman's Herald, and General Stud Book by Patrick Nisbett Edgar Pdf

Author : C.F. William Maurer
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781420831467

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Dragoon Diary by C.F. William Maurer Pdf

The Bergen Record reported that the remains of a Revolutionary War cavalry unit were unearthed in River Vale, NJ. This was the Third Continental Light Dragoons, nicknamed, Mrs. Washingtons Body Guard. The accompanying text read provided bayonet practice for the British in Old Tappan, NY. This has come down to us as the Baylor Massacre of September 28, 1778. Who were the officers and men of the Third Dragoons? Did they play more of a part in the American Revolution than provide bayonet practice? How did, and how could, a massacre take place? A military unit must have a history. Was the massacre the end of the dragoons? What was a Virginia unit doing in Bergen County, New Jersey in the first place? How could a cavalry unit be so surprised and then massacred with almost no shots fired in return? This is not a conventional history, in that there is little attempt to re-write history. History writes itself from letters, diaries, public records and newsprint.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X004751930

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Arris by Anonim Pdf