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Joseph Shores Collection

5 boxes (2 linear feet)

(1521 – 1999)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2009.029
Creator(s) Shores, Joseph
Acquisition

Transferred by Joseph Shores, 2009.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Thomas Long, September 2019.
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Abstract

In 2009, Joseph Shores collected material relating to the family history of a large number of families living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. While the collection primarily consists of handwritten notes, there are also family trees, official documents, tax records, marriage records, censuses, correspondences, maps, and military records. Also included are research papers, a Historical American Buildings Survey Inventory, currency collections, a Somerset County Historical Society correspondence, and other miscellaneous items. All are reproductions.

Scope and Content Note

In 2009, Joseph Shores collected material relating to the family history of a large number of families living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Included is a series of family trees, official documents, tax records, marriage records, censuses, correspondences, maps, and military records. Also included are research papers, a Historical American Buildings Survey Inventory, currency collections, a Somerset County Historical Society correspondence, and other miscellaneous items. All are reproductions. Families included are Adams, Alpha, Amos, Anderson, Ballard, Bartlett, Bayly, Beauchamp, Bedsworth, Bennett, Benton, Bentson, Blades, Bloodworth, Boston, Bounds, Bowman, Bozman, Branchol, Broughton, Burnett, Butler, Byrd, Carew-Walton, Claywell, Collier, Conner, Corbin, Coulbourne, Covington, Crockett, Croswell, Cullen, Daniel, Darby, Moore, Dashell, Dashiell, Deale, Disharoon, Dorman, Duncan, Dunn, Edge, Elzey, Evans, Ewell, Fassitt, Fitzgerald, Fontaine, Furniss, Gale, Gastineau, Gibbons, Gibson, Giles, Gillis, Gore, Gray, Green, Hackney, Hall, Harrington, Harris, Hayman, Hearn, Heath, Hickman, Hobbs, Holland, Hopkins, Horseman, Horsey, Hughes, Hurwitz, Insley, Irving, Jackson, James, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kibbles, Killman, Kilman, King, Kirwan, Lankford, Larmore, Laws, Lawson, Layfield, Lewis, Lingo, Lister, Long, Lowe, Maddox, Malone, Matthews, McGrath, McClester, McDaniel, McDorman, Miles, Minish, Messick, Miller, Mills, Mister, Mitchell, Morris, Muir, Murphy, Murray, Nelson, Nicholson, North, Orem, Palmer, Parks, Parsons, Phillips, Phoebus, Polk, Porter, Price, Pritchett, Pollitt, Reddish, Rencher, Revell, Richardson, Riggin, Roach, Roberts, Robertson, Rodgers, Rowe, Savage, Scott, Sharpe, Shiles, Shokey, Shores, Somers, Stant, Stephens, Stevens, Smith, Shell, Spence, Sterling, Tawes, Tigner, Tilghman, Taylor, Timmons, Thomas, Thompson, Townsend, Trahern, Travers, Tull, Twigg, Turpin, Tyler, Venables, Vincent, Wallace, Waller, Walston, Ward, Warwick, Watson, Webster, Wessels, Warrington, Wheatley, Wharton, Wheeler, White, Wilhelm, Williams, Willing, Wilson, Windsor, Wright, and Young.

Arrangement Statement

This collection is divided into five boxes, with the family records arranged alphabetically by name. 

Subject Terms

  • Location Terms
    • Eastern Shore (Md.)
    • Eastern Shore (Va.)
  • No subject terms specified

Inventory List

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Box 1

  1. Maps

  2. Marriages, 1663-1979

  3. Military, 1777-1778

  4. Tax, 1723-1839

  5. Adams Family Records, 1643-1998

  6. Alpha Family Records

  7. Amos Family Records, 1774-1981

  8. Anderson Family Records, 1808-1997

  9. Bayly Family Records, 1729-1839

  10. Beauchamp Family Records, 1665-1954

  11. Bedsworth Family Records, 1757 - 1852

  12. Bennett Family Records, 1680 - 1774

  13. Benton Family Records, 1791-1993

  14. Bentson Family Records, 1672-1803

  15. Blades Family Records, 1699-1840

  16. Bloodworth Family Records, 1662-1992

  17. Boston Family Records

  18. Bounds Family Records, 1663-1937

  19. Bowman Family Records, 1668 - 1981

  20. Ballard Family Records, 1666-1997

  21. Bartlett Family Records, 1642-1993

  22. Bozman Family Records, 1751 - 1999

  23. Branchol Family Records, 1797-1998

  24. Broughton Family Records, 1684-1866

  25. Burnett Family Records

  26. Butler Family Records, 1695-1993

  27. Byrd Family Records, 1682-1994

  28. Carew-Walton Family Records, 1678-1905

  29. Collier Family Records, 1676-1807

  30. Claywell Family Records, 1666-1845

  31. Conner Family Records, 1665-1862

  32. Corbin Family Records, 1714-1840

  33. Coulbourne Family Records, 1650-1826

  34. Covington Family Records, 1628-1803

  35. Crockett Family Records, 1641-1938

  36. Crockett (Wicomico) Family Records, 1679-1857

  37. Croswell Family Records, 1699-1983

  38. Cullen Family Records, 1650-1834

  39. Daniel Family Records, 1665-1990

  40. Darby + Moore Family Records, 1708-1830

  41. Dashell Family Records, 1632-1995

 

Box 2

  1. Deale Family Records, 1685-1983

  2. Disharoon Family Records, 1674-1984

  3. Dorman Family Records, 1673-1997

  4. Duncan Family Records, 1666-1870

  5. Dunn Family Records, 1800-1991

  6. Edge Family Records, 1635-1982

  7. Elzey Family Records, 1676-1985

  8. Evans (Wicomico) Family Records, 1652-1996

  9. Evans Family Records, 1600-1891

  10. Ewell Family Records, 1678-1850

  11. Fassitt Family Records, 1695-1992

  12. Fitzgerald Family Records, 1633-1951

  13. Furniss Family Records, 1663-1963

  14. Fontaine Family Records, 1620-1993

  15. Gillis Family Records, 1670-1842

  16. Gale Family Records, 1671-1868

  17. Gastineau Family Records, 1723-1994

  18. Gibbons Family Records, 1641-1779

  19. Gibson Family Records, 1772-1855

  20. Giles Family Records, 1660-1968

  21. Gore Family Records, 1665-1831

  22. Gray Family Records, 1689-1820

  23. Green Family Records, 1809-1944

  24. Hackney Family Records, 1685-1980

  25. Hall Family Records, 1709-1834

  26. Harrington Family Records, 1722-1978

  27. Harris Family Records, 1628-1819

  28. Hayman Family Records, 1634-1981

  29. Hearn Family Records, 1627-1981

  30. Heath Family Records, 1673-1996

  31. Hickman Family Records, 1664-1955

  32. Hobbs Family Records, 1645-1997

  33. Hobbs Family Records 2, 1666-1845

  34. Holland Family Records, 1660-1992

  35. Hopkins Family Records, 1745-1850

  36. Horseman Family Records, 1680-1918

  37. Horsey Family Records, 1635-1905

  38. Hurwitz Family Records, 1668-1987

  39. Hughes Family Records, 1659-1896

  40. Insley Family Records, 1668-1890

  41. Insley Family Records 2, 1696-1881

  42. Irving Family Records, 1653-1792

  43. Jackson Family Records, 1701-1985

  44. James Family Records, 1634-1904

  45. Johnson Family Records,  1625-1990

  46. Jones Family Records, 1677-1959

  47. Jones Family Records 2, 1636-1995

  48. Kelly Family Records, 1707-1853

  49. Kibbles Family Records, 1668-1865

  50. Kilman Family Records, 1638-1941

  51. Kirwan Family Records, 1669-1840

  52. King Family Records, 1660-1839

 

Box 3

  1. Lankford Family Records, 1648-1788

  2. Larmore Family, 1680-1911

  3. Laws Family Records, 1671-1796

  4. Layfield Family Records, 1578-1982

  5. Lawson Family Records,1650-1981

  6. Lewis Family Records, 1590-1961

  7. Lingo & Killman Family Records, 1679-1989

  8. Lister Family Records, 1684-1898

  9. Long Family Records, 1665-1880

  10. Long Family Records 2, 1678-1896

  11. Lord Family Records, 1620-1850

  12. Lowe Family Records, 1655-1941

  13. Maddox Family Records, 1613-1983

  14. Malone Family Records, 1658-1841

  15. Matthews Family Records, 1661-1906

  16. McGrath Family Records, 1662-1850

  17. McClester Family Records, 1696-1833

  18. McDaniel Family Records, 1744-1986

  19. McDorman Family Records, 1660-1997

  20. Miles Family Records, 1613-1993

  21. Minish Family Records, 1660-1983

  22. Messick Family Records, 1647-1869

  23. Miller Family Records, 1591-1952

  24. Mills Family Records, 1708-1853

  25. Mister Family Records, 1729-1991

  26. Mitchell Family Records, 1661-1988

  27. Morris Family Records, 1730-1970

  28. Morris Family Records 2, 1659-1983

  29. Muir Family Records, 1732-1870

  30. Murphy Family Records, 1855-1982

  31. Murray Family Records, 1698-1983

  32. Muir Family Records, 1776-1944

  33. Nelson Family Records, 1663-1982

  34. Nicholson Family Records, 1663-1805

  35. North Family Records, 1723-1982

  36. Orem Family Records, 1677-1999

  37. Palmer Family Records, 1663-1982

  38. Parks Family Records, 1652-1997

  39. Parsons Family Records, 1653-1838

  40. Phillips Family Records, 1672-1984

  41. Phoebus Family Records, 1702-1981

  42. Polk Family Records, 1660-1991

  43. Porter Family Records, 1685-1981

  44. Price Family Records, 1698-1992

  45. Pritchett Family Records, 1665-1968

  46. Pollitt Family Records, 1640-1994

  47. Reddish Family Records, 1706-1996

  48. Rencher Family Records, 1745-1982

  49. Revell Family Records, 1606-1989

  50. Richardson Family Records, 1660-1992

 

Box 4

  1. Riggin Family Records, 1644-1993

  2. Roach Family Records, 1663-1979

  3. Roberts Family Records, 1630-1936

  4. Robertson Family Records, 1720-1865

  5. Robertson (Wicomico) Family Records, 1737-1998

  6. Rodgers Family Records, 1773-1986

  7. Rowe Family Records, 1670-1991

  8. Savage Family Records, 1633-1984

  9. Scott Family Records, 1802-1865

  10. Sharpe Family Records

  11. Shiles Family Records, 1618-1799

  12. Shokey Family Records, 1650-1999

  13. Shores Family Records, 1655-1948

  14. Shores Family Records 2, 1655-1982

  15. Somers Family Records, 1655-1982

  16. Stant Family Records, 1802-1981

  17. Stephens Family Records, 1618-1982

  18. Stevens Family Records, 1665-1982

  19. Smith Family Records, 1799-1996

  20. Shell Family Records, 1713-1852

  21. Spence Family Records, 1663-1930

  22. Spence Family Records 2, 1665-1986

  23. Sterling Family Records, 1661-1836

  24. Tawes Family Records, 1666-1977

  25. Tigner Family Records, 1657-1981

  26. Tilghman Family Records, 1664-1981

  27. Taylor Family Records, 1638-1883

  28. Timmons Family Records, 1680-1984

  29. Thomas Family Records, 1665-1991

  30. Thompson Family Records, 1669-1982

  31. Townsend Family Records, 1698-1994

  32. Trahern Family Records, 1652-1984

  33. Travers Family Records, 1625-1999

  34. Tull Family Records, 1727-1877

  35. Twigg Family Records, 1727-1987

  36. Turpin Family Records, 1648-1961

  37. Tyler Family Records, 1655-1996

  38. Venables Family Records, 1634-1799

  39. Vincent Family Records, 1665-1989

  40. Wallace Family Records, 1685-1982

  41. Waller Family Records, 1625-1981

 

Box 5:

  1. Walston Family Records, 1651-1998

  2. Ward Family Tree

  3. Warwick Family Records

  4. Watson Family Records, 1801-1965

  5. Webster Family Records, 1641-1991

  6. Wessels Family Records, 1620-1796

  7. Warrington Family Records, 1666-1850

  8. Wheatley Family Records, 1665-1964

  9. Wharton Family Records, 1665-1981

  10. Wheeler Family Records, 1634-1990

  11. White Family Records, 1610-1971

  12. Wilhelm Family Records, 1844-1982

  13. Williams Family Records, 1663-1936

  14. Willing Family Records I

  15. Willing Family Records 2, 1521-1833

  16. Wilson Family Records I, 1843-1945

  17. Wilson Family Records 2, 1592-1998

  18. Windsor Family Records, 1640-1982

  19. Wright Family Records, 1660-1991

  20. Young Family Records, 1740-1986

  21. Meredith Johnson Correspondence, 1650-1999

  22. Teackle Johnson + OPAD Records, 

  23. Somerset County Historical Society Correspondence, 1673-1991

  24. Research Papers

  25. Historical American Buildings Survey Inventory, 1744-1967

  26. Currency Collections, 1905-2008

  27. MISC Items, 1524-1977

 

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