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J. Douglas Deal papers

1 carton, 1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)

(1663 – 1982)

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

Identifier 1998.123
Creator(s) See Nabb Center Staff
Acquisition

The J. Douglas Deal papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by J. Douglas Deal, August 1998.
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 Madysen M. Eutsler, July 2017.
Related Materials None
Separated Materials

Oversize materials have been housed in the Nabb Research Center’s flat file system.
Abstract

The J. Douglas Deal papers document the extensive research done by Deal while writing his dissertation Race and Class in Colonial Virginia: Indians, Englishmen, and Africans on the Eastern Shore during the Seventeenth Century from 1970-1982 at the University of Rochester. Materials within the collection are comprised of photocopies of documents dating from 1663-1866. Photocopied materials include seventeenth-century Accomack County tithables, articles from the William and Mary Quarterly, and genealogical information regarding families from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Handwritten notes and tithable charts created by Deal are also within the collection.

Biographical History

Joseph Douglas Deal III (b.1949), was born in Norfolk, Virginia to Joseph Douglas Deal Jr. (1925-2004) and Jane Martin Deal (1926-2014). Deal received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Harvard University in 1971. Deal later received his Masters of Arts in History and PhD in History from University of Rochester in 1974 and 1982, respectively. Deal published his dissertation Race and Class in Colonial Virginia: Indians, Englishmen, and Africans on the Eastern Shore during the Seventeenth Century in 1993. Deal taught American History at State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego from 1982 until 2012 and served as Chair of the History Department from 2003 to 2009. Deal retired from SUNY Oswego in 2012. Joseph Douglas Deal III married Ellen Hornig (b.1950) in 1972. They have three children together: Joseph Douglas Deal IV (b.1976), Alexandra Deal (b.1978), and Kimberly Deal (b.1980).

Arrangement Statement

Folders have been listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • African American History
    • Custis Family
    • Genealogy
    • Scarborough Family
    • Spirituality
    • Upshur Family
  • Corporate Names
    • Hungar’s Parish Episcopal Church
  • Personal Names
    • Deal, Joseph Douglas (1949- )
  • Location Terms
    • Accomack County (Va.)
    • Northampton County (Va.)
    • Virginia

Inventory List

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Box 1

1.      Photocopies, Genealogical Family Histories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, undated

2.      Photocopies, Genealogical Family Histories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, undated

3.      Photocopies and Notes, Genealogical Family Histories from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, undated

4.      Photocopies, Custis Genealogy and Information, undated

5.      Photocopies, Scarborough Genealogy and Information, undated

6.      Photocopies, Upshur Genealogy and Information, undated

7.      Photocopies, Wise Genealogy and Information, undated

8.      Photocopies and Chart, Accomack County Tithables, 1663-1695

9.      Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1720

10.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1721

11.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1722

12.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1723

13.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1724

14.   Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1725

15.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1726

16.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1727

17.  Photocopies and Chart, Northampton County Tithables, 1728

18.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1729

19.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables ,1730

20.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1731

21.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1733

22.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1734

23.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1735

24.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1737

25.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1738

26.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1739

27.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1740

28.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1741

29.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1742

30.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1743

31.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1744

32.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1765

33.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1766

34.  Photocopies, Northampton County Tithables, 1769

35.  Photocopies and Articles, Early Virginian History, 1927-1977

36.  Photocopy, The Office and Authority of a Justice of the Peace, 1736

37.  Photocopies and Articles, Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1901-1966

38.  Photocopies and Articles, Accomack County, Virginia, 1907-1954

39.  Photocopied Article, Ross M. Kimmel, “Free Blacks in Seventeenth-Century Maryland,” Maryland Historical Magazine, 1967 Spring

40.  Photocopies and Articles, Northampton County, Virginia History, undated

41.  Catalog, A Bibliography of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1976-1977

42.  Notes and Photocopied Articles, Hungar’s Parish, 1969-1972

43.  Notes and Photocopies, Slaves in Chancery Cases in Northampton County, Virginia, undated

44.  Photocopied Article, Land Causes in Northampton County, Virginia 1731-1866, undated

45.  Notes and Photocopied Lists, Naval Returns in Accomack District 1960s-1770s, undated

46.  Photocopied Articles, Eastern Shore of Virginia History, 1978 April

47.  Photocopied List, Accomack County, Virginia Certificates and Rights 1663-1709, undated

48.  Photocopied Newsletters, County Court Notebook, 1921-1931

49.  Photocopied Newsletters, County Court Notebook, 1921-1931

50.  Photocopied Article, Foster C. Nix, “Andrew Hamilton’s Early Years in the American Colonies,” William and Mary Quarterly, 1964 July

51.  Photocopied Tax List, Somerset County, Maryland 1724, 1973 September

52.  Photocopied Articles, William and Mary Quarterly, undated

53.  Notes and Photocopies, Genealogy, undated

 

Oversize

1.      Alphabetical Charts, Accomack County Tithables 1663-1671, undated

2.      Chart, Accomack County Black Population 1663-1682, undated

3.      Charts, Imports of Goods 1699-1700, undated

4.      Newspaper, Historic Garden Week on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, The Eastern Shore News, 1975 April 10

5.      Photocopy, Tithable 1675, undated

 

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