Genealogy
The Museum of Old Newbury’s archival collections contain a variety of resources for researching family genealogy. The collection is particularly strong in genealogies of Newbury’s “first settlers,” who arrived in the mid-17th century. The Mary Adams Rolfe Collection, outlined below, includes volumes on many of these families.
Other resources in our collection include published genealogy books, manuscript genealogies by a variety of researchers, 19th and 20th century city directories, correspondence and diaries.
Mary Adams Rolfe Collection
The Mary Adams Rolfe collection consists of dozens of volumes pertaining to the founding families of Newbury. The collection’s namesake worked tirelessly throughout her life to document each family using official data found in resources like town, church and probate records.
The depth of information available varies by surname, with some volumes comprising less than 20 pages and some more than 200. Though each volume is different, you can expect to find information such as: vital records (birth, marriage, death dates), transcriptions of wills and deeds, court records, occupation information, military and civil service records and estate inventories.
The Museum of Old Newbury is pleased to offer the Mary Adams Rolfe collection for purchase via digital download (PDF). Each volume is priced according to size, and pricing ranges from $15-$50. Browse below to learn more about a particular volume and to make a purchase.
The following families have a genealogy for sale below:
Adams, Atkinson, Bartlett, Brown, Cheney, Coffin(Tristam), Coker, Coleman, Coffin(Tristam), Dole, Dummer, Emery, Gerrish, Gooding/Goodwin, Gowen, Greenleaf, Ilsley, Jackman, Jaques, Kelley, Kent, Knap/Knapp, Knight, Little, Long, Lowell, Lunt, March, Merrill, Moody, Morse, Noyes (James), Pearson, Pierce, Pike, Plummer, Poor, Richardson, Rogers, Rolfe, Savory, Sawyer, Sewall, Short, Smith, Somerby, Stevens, Swett, Thurlow, Thurston, Titcomb, Toppan, Webster, Wheeler, Woodbridge, Woodman (Archelaus), Woodman (Edward).
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About Mary Adams Rolfe
Rolfe at work in the Newburyport Public Library, 1943.
Genealogical information regarding Robert Adams and some of his descendants. This volume includes 135 typed pages transcribed from the researcher’s original notes.