This is an original copy of the book, a compilation of the history and genealogy of the Barksdale family in America.  It begins with the family surname in England and the ancestry of William Barksdale, believed to be the first of that surname to immigrate to Colonial Virginia, circa 1660.  

 

It was published in 1940 in a limited edition of 400 copies by the William Byrd Press in Richmond, Virginia.  There are 633 numbered pages in this 9½”x 6½” hardcover book.  There is a name and address on the inside front cover and a few horizontal marking lines on margins inside.  The spine is badly faded from shelf exposure.  Otherwise the 80 year old book is in good condition.  There is an envelope attached to the inside back cover containing notes and newspaper clippings about Barksdales which were collected by a previous owner of the book.  Look carefully at the photos because they are part of the description.

 

It was donated by an estate to a charity thrift shop at which I do volunteer work, including selling on eBay those items which would not readily attract in-store buyers.

Table of Contents

  • Front matter
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • Section I. Names and heraldry
  • Section II. The family in England
  • Section III. The family in Colonial Virginia
  • Section IV. Joseph Barksdale3 of Hancock County, Georgia
  • Section V. Nathan Barksdale3 of Laurens County, South Carolina
  • Section VI. William Barksdale3 of Laurens County, South Carolina
  • Section VII. John Barksdale3 of Warren County, Georgia
  • Section VIII. William Barksdale3 of Amelia County, Virginia
  • Section IX. Peter Barksdale3 of Halifax County, Virginia
  • Section X. Nathaniel Barksdale3 of Rutherford County, Tennessee
  • Section XI. Dudley Barksdale3 of Charlotte County, Virginia
  • Section XII. Claiborne Barksdale3 of Charlotte County, Virginia
  • Section XIII. John Barksdale3 of Henry County, Virginia
  • Section XIV. Beverly Barksdale3 of Halifax County, Virginia
  • Section XV. Henry Hickerson Barksdale3 of Pittslvania County, Virginia
  • Section XVI. Hickerson Barksdale3 of Abbeville County, South Carolina
  • Section XVII. Nathan Barksdale3 of Orange County, Virginia
  • Section XVIII. Goodman Barksdale3 of Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Section XIX. Samuel Barksdale3 of Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Section XX. Jonathan Barksdale3 of Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Section XXI. Nelson Barksdale3 of Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Section XXII. Hudson Barksdale3 of Todd County, Kentucky
  • Section XXIII. John Hickerson Barksdale3 of Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Section XXIV. Miscellaneous lines
  • Section XXV. The family in lower South Carolina
  • Section XXVI. Some of the allied families
  • Section XXVII. Index. Foreword
  • Section XXVII. Index. Register of serial numbers and lineal index
  • Section XXVII. Index. Alphabetical index of name