HISTORY OF THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY
THEIR ENGLISH ORIGINS AND EARLY GENERATIONS
Copyright 2005, Library of Congress Call Number:
CS71.W___ 2005
SYNOPSIS:
This family history contains the place of origin of the Woolfolk
Immigrant Ancestor in Yorkshire, England; a brief history of the Tidewater
Colonies of Maryland and Virginia; the counties of origin of the Woolfolk
families in Virginia; and the routes people used to migrate to the South and to
the West prior to and after the Revolutionary War. Each of the narrative
chapters pertaining to the genealogy of the family contained in Volume I is
supported by documentary information obtained from extracts of official public
records found in either a narrative chapter or in the documentary appendixes
found in Volumes I and II. The supporting documentation consists of
extracts of Wills and other official Federal, State, and County records, such as
military service and pension file abstracts, deeds, miscellaneous court papers,
and marriage records. The reader can rest assured that the writer has made
every attempt to reference the supporting data properly with regard to the
records depositories where they can be found and that all records have been
accurately transcribed. Included in Volume I is a comprehensive, all-name
index for the seven narrative chapters. Additionally, Volume I contains a
set of family lineage charts for each of the three branches of the Woolfolk
family. These charts can be used to trace quickly one's line of descent
from the Immigrant Ancestor, Richard Woolfolk [I], down through the generations.
Volume II contains complete extracts of the Federal Censuses for all White
Woolfolks in the United States by State and County from 1790 through 1900 and
four appendixes which list all known direct and collateral descendents to more
recent generations, including many who are living today.
The book consists of
two hard-bound volumes having 1,500 pages.
BOOK CONTENTS
FRONTISPIECE
LIST OF MAPS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
VOLUME I
PART I
HISTORY OF THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY,
THEIR ENGLISH ORIGINS AND EARLY GENERATIONS
CHAPTER 1--A BRIEF HISTORY OF
ENGLAND AND WALES
CHAPTER 2--WOOLFOLK
FAMILY ORIGINS IN HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 3--THE FIRST AND
SECOND GENERATIONS OF COLONIAL
VIRGINIA
CHAPTER 4--THE THIRD
GENERATION, THE WOOLFOLKS OF
COLONIAL VIRGINIA
CHAPTER 5--THE FOURTH
GENERATION, DESCENDENTS OF ROBERT
WOOLFOLK [I],
RICHARD WOOLFOLK [II], AND
JOSEPH WOOLFOLK [I]
CHAPTER 6--THE FIFTH
GENERATION, MORE DESCENDENTS OF
ROBERT WOOLFOLK [I], RICHARD WOOLFOLK [II],
AND JOSEPH WOOLFOLK [I]
CHAPTER 7--SOME PROMINENT
WOOLFOLKS, THEIR STORIES AND
OBITUARIES
EPILOGUE
ABOUT THE WRITER
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
PART II
DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
HISTORY OF THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY
APPENDIX A--FEDERAL CENSUS AND TAX
EXTRACTS, WOOLFOLKS
IN VIRGINIA
AND OTHER STATES, 1782-1840
APPENDIX B--EXTRACTS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
RECORDS, COLONIAL,
STATE, COUNTY, AND
PARISH, VIRGINIA, 1680-1810
APPENDIX C--PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXTRACTS, VIRGINIA,
1782-1810
APPENDIX D--EXTRACTS OF WOOLFOLK MARRIAGES,
VIRGINIA COUNTIES,
1775-1853
APPENDIX E--MILITARY SERVICE AND PENSION RECORDS,
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
APPENDIX F--EXTRACTS OF WOOLFOLK MILITARY SERVICE IN THE
CIVIL WAR
APPENDIX G--RECORDS OF VARIOUS KENTUCKY COUNTIES, 1792-1900
APPENDIX H--PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXTRACTS, KENTUCKY,
1787-1850
APPENDIX I--EXTRACTS OF WOOLFOLK MARRIAGES, KENTUCKY
COUNTIES,
1792-1930
APPENDIX J--WOOLFOLK GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS AND BIBLE
RECORDS,
HARDIN, MEADE, AND OLDHAM COUNTIES,
KENTUCKY
APPENDIX K--WOOLFOLK LINEAGE CHARTS, THE DESCENDENTS OF
ROBERT WOOLFOLK [I]
APPENDIX L--WOOLFOLK LINEAGE CHARTS, THE DESCENDENTS OF
RICHARD WOOLFOLK [II]
APPENDIX M--WOOLFOLK LINEAGE CHARTS, THE DESCENDENTS OF
JOSEPH WOOLFOLK [I]
VOLUME II
PART II
(CONTINUED)
DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
HISTORY OF THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY
APPENDIX N--1850 FEDERAL CENSUS
EXTRACTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,
WHITE WOOLFOLKS
APPENDIX O--1860 FEDERAL CENSUS EXTRACTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,
WHITE WOOLFOLKS
APPENDIX P--1870 FEDERAL CENSUS EXTRACTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,
WHITE WOOLFOLKS
APPENDIX Q--1880 FEDERAL CENSUS EXTRACTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,
WHITE WOOLFOLKS
APPENDIX R--1900 FEDERAL CENSUS EXTRACTS OF THE UNITED
STATES,
WHITE WOOLFOLKS
APPENDIX S--RICHARD WOOLFOLK [I] AND DESCENDENTS
(BY GENERATION
FROM COLONIAL TIMES)
APPENDIX T--ROBERT WOOLFOLK [I] AND DESCENDENTS
(BY GENERATION
FROM COLONIAL TIMES)
APPENDIX U--RICHARD WOOLFOLK [II] AND DESCENDENTS
(BY GENERATION
FROM COLONIAL TIMES)
APPENDIX V--JOSEPH WOOLFOLK [I] AND DESCENDENTS
(BY GENERATION
FROM COLONIAL TIMES)
APPENDIX W--MISCELLANEOUS WOOLFOLK RECORDS, GEORGIA,
TENNESSEE,
AND VIRGINIA, 1759-1945
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