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Catalogue of Manuscripts

   George F. Tudor Sherwood

   William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4.
   (Apr., 1901), pp. 266-267.

                               CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS.

                              BY GEORGE F. TUDOR SHERWOOD,
                  50 Beecroft Road, Brockley, S. E., London, England.

   Mr. Sherwood has published a very interesting partial catalogue of his very valuable
collection of wills preserved in England.  This catalogue is most important to those Americans
in-

Page 267.

terested in tracing genealogies.  Mr. Sherwood expects ultimately to throw his quarterly
issues into one great alphabetical catalogue, worthy of a place in any library of genealogical
reference.  Those desiring genealogical abstracts of the documents named in the list will be
supplied at a crown apiece, or at the rate of five dollars for eight.  The shilling office 
fees would be extra.  Mr. Sherwood's labors have been immense, but great results have been
achieved.  Upon inquiry in regard to the list of Armistead wills mentioned in Mr. Sherwood's
catalogue, the editor elicited the title, date and proof of seventy Armistead wills and
administrations.  Among these the following might be advantageously examined with respect to
the origin of the emigrant to Virginia, William Armistead, who patented land in Elizabeth City
county in 1635:

   Archdeaconry of Richmond, Western Deaneries (chiefly Lancashire).

1590  Armestead, John, Clapham (Lonsdale), inventory bond.
1605  Amrmstead, Hewghe, Fezer, for Clapham, will and inventory.
1608  Armststead, James, Wharfe, will and inventory.
1613  Armststead, Emott, Clapham, inventory and bond.
1615  Armtstead, Richard, Clapham, will, inventory and bond.
1615  Armtstead, William, Gressingham, inventory.
1636  Armtstead, William, Clapham, inventory and bond.
1666  Armitstead, Robert, Austricke, will, inventory and bond.
1667  Armitstead, Richard, Austricke, will, inventory and bond.
1667  Armistead, Hugh, Stonegrave, administration and bond.
1669  Armestead, Christofer, Newby, will, inventory and bond.
1673  Armestead, Alice, ditching for Clapham, bond.

                               Prerogative Court of Chancery.

1639  Armetstead,  William, Norfolk, 24 Harvey.
1652  Armstead, Thomas, Lincoln, 17 Burgess.
1654  Armestead, Richard, york, 449 Aktin.
1657  Armsteed, William, gent., Essex, 136 Ruthen.
1658  Armitstead, Roger, york, 47 Wotton.
1650  Gleadston als Armistead, Agnes als Ann York, administration, fo. 189.

   Mr. Sherwood will welcome the names of those who desire to see his catalogues.