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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