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Preferred Citation

Ludwell Family Papers, Manuscript MS 65.8, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1965.

Alternative Form

Also available on microfilm (M-1557)

Scope and Content Information

Papers associated with the Ludwell family of Virginia, including a duplicate of Thomas Ludwell's will, November 10, 1676; a power of attorney from Alexander Culpeper and Margaret, Lady Culpeper, to Philip Ludwell, November 18, 1688; an early copy of Alexander Culpeper's will of November 29, 1691; a lease of land in Surry County, Va., from Samuel Potts to Philip Ludwell, November 1, 1704; deeds to land in England; a deed to land in and around Williamsburg, Va., from William and Hannah Ludwell Lee to Arthur Lee and Fleming Pinkston, January 9, 1771; claims of Samuel Page's heirs for shipping losses to the French; and a printed Ludwell genealogy.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Index Terms

Family Names:

• Ludwell family.

Persons:

• Culpeper, Alexander.
• Culpepr, Margaret.
• Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792.
• Lee, Hannah Ludwell, d. 1784.
• Lee, William, 1739- 1795.
• Ludwell, Philip, 1672-1727.
• Ludwell, Thomas, 1628-1678.
• Page, Samuel.
• Pinkston, Fleming.
• Potts, Samuel.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Deeds--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century.
• Deeds--Virginia--Surry County--18th century.
• Indentures--Virginia--James City County--18th century.
• Powers of attorney--17th century.
• Wills--17th century.

Geographical Names:

• Virginia--Genealogy.