Some Prominent Virginia Families is a compiled genealogy of prominent families from the state of Virginia, which lists thousands of individuals, including their vital information and background. It contains the biographies, sketches and genealogies, primarily, of the Jaquelin, Cary, Ambler, Smith and Marshall families. Includes the names of approximately 135 allied families. This is volume 2 of the 4 volume set.
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Table of Contents
I. History of the Ambler Family 1
II. Letters of Mrs. Edward Carrington and Extracts from a Sermon by Rev. John Buchanan 18
III. Cary Family 39
IV. Cary Family Genealogy 55
V. Randolph Family 129
VI. Fairfax Family 165
VII. Carter Family 192
VIII. Lee Family 249
IX. Willis Family 267
X. Nicholas Family 310
XI. A Narrative of My Life for My Family (Francis T. Brooke) 343
XII. Barbour, Green, Fleming, Coleman, and Henry Families 393
XIII. Moncure Family 426
XIV. Marshall Family 458
XV. Harrison Family 485
XVI. Fitzhugh Family 551
XVII. Mason Family 581
XVIII. Lewis Family 620
XIX. Armistead Family 651
XX. Johnston, Moore, Steptoe, Callaway, and Thornton Families 686
XXI. Taliaferro Family 731
XXII. Barton Family 746
XXIII. Fisher History 752
Featured Surnames:
Ambler, Armistead, Barbour, Barton, Blackford, Bowles, Brooke, Burnley, Callaway, Camm, Carrington, Carter, Cary, Chesley, Clarkson, Coke, Coleman, Colston, Douthat, Duer, Fairfax, Fisher, Fitzhugh, Fleming, Forsyth, Goodwin, Gravatt, Green, Harper, Harrison, Hatley, Henry, Hogue, Holt, Howard, Jacquelin, Johnston, Jones, Kinney, Lee, Marshall, Mason, Moncure, Moore, Morson, Nicholas, Norton, Page, Patrick, Pecquet, Phillips, Pickett, Poindexter, Quarles, Ragland, Randolph, Ranson, Reading, Sherwood, Smith, Steptoe, Stribling, Taliaferro, Thornton, Turner, Willcox, Willis, and Wilson.