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Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately About 1,625 items) |
Abstract | Silva Wilson Partridge collected genealogical data on William Paisley (born 1700) and his descendents. The collection contains correspondence and papers, 1955-1972, of Partridge concerning William Paisley, who came from Ireland to North Carolina in 1765; his sons William (1748-1822), John, and Robert (1739-1828); and his daughters Jane, Margaret, and Mary. |
Creator | Partridge, Silva Wilson. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Silva Wilson Partridge of San Francisco, Calif., collected genealogical data on William Paisley (born 1700) and his descendants. Paisley emigrated from Ireland to North Carolina in 1765. His children included sons William (1748-1822), John, and Robert (1739-1828) and daughters Jane, Margaret, and Mary.
Back to TopThe collection includes correspondence and papers, 1955-1972, of Silva Wilson Partridge concerning the descendants of William Paisley. Correspondence is primarily between Partridge and other Paisley descendants. There are also notebooks apparently compiled by Partridge while conducting genealogical research for others. Family lines represented in the notebooks include Howell, Offutt, Duke, Haygood, Morgan, Pringle, Coolidge, Loomis, Crawford, Negley, Scudder, Smith, Wear, Carrick, McClellan, Walker, Vance, Ferando, Rayburn, Allensworth, and Hogeboom.
Back to TopArrangement: loosely chronological.
Material consists of data compiled on the Paisleys as well as correspondence with Paisleys throughout the United States including ancestor charts created by the correspondents.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1-3
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3 |
Paisley Family data |
Folder 4-13
Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
Genealogical correspondence and papers |
Notebooks, apparently compiled by Mrs. Partridge, while doing genealogical research for others, on the following families.
Folder 14 |
Volume 1: Howell |
Folder 15 |
Volume 2: Joe Offutt |
Folder 16 |
Volume 3: Duke, Haygood, Morgan |
Folder 17 |
Volume 4: Pringle, Coolidge, Loomis, Crawford |
Folder 18 |
Volume 5: Negley, Scudder, Smith |
Folder 19-22
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22 |
Volumes 6-9: Wear and allied lines (Carrick, McClellan, Walker) |
Folder 23 |
Volume 10: Vance |
Folder 24 |
Volume 11: Walker-Ferando |
Folder 25 |
Volume 12: Rayburn (Raeburn) |
Folder 26 |
Volume 13: Allensworth |
Folder 27 |
Volume 14: Hogeboom |
Folder 28 |
Volume 15: Miscellaneous families and notes |