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Anne North Hinton collection on the North family

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-141

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of three folders of Anne North Hinton's research on the North family genealogy, which was originally housed in a large binder. The collection contains photocopies of letters sent by Ann North Hinton to various archives and their responses, in an effort to discover information about the North family and other families. It also includes notes on her process and which books, archives, and repositories were of use. She was especially focused on George North (1711-1816), who emigrated from the United Kingdom to the colonies. Also included are typed and handwritten conclusions, ideas, and notes on various North family relatives she tracked down in her research, hand-drawn genealogical charts of the North family, photocopied and hand-drawn maps, notes on deaths, deeds, estates, marriages and military service in her direct line, copies of various sources, and limited notes on the Lewis, Montague, Limbert, Pitson, Pope, and Young branches of the North family, as well as North family connections in Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and England.

Dates

  • Undated.

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

George North (1711-1816), a Quaker, was born in 1711, in London, and died in 1816, in Miami, Ohio. He married Ruth Burden "contrary to discipline" in 1737, in Chester, Pennsylvania. They had four children. North was a indentured as a barber and peruke maker, but later records list him as a "mariner."

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (3 folders)

Language

English

Overview

This collection is composed of three folders of Anne North Hinton's research on the North family genealogy. She was especially focused on George North (1711-1816), who emigrated from the United Kingdom to the colonies.

Acquisition

The Anne North Hinton collection on the North family was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College by Anne North Hinton.

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.

Title
Anne North Hinton collection on the North family, undated
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
March, 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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