Biographical/historical information

The Chauncey name in the United States began with Charles Chauncey, the second President of Harvard College. Charles Chauncey was born in England in 1592 and immigrated to America in 1637 where he began teaching at Plymouth. Charles Chauncey had six sons, and his ancestors began to migrate to the South. Family and decedents that can be linked to Charles Chauncey include the Walley, Snoad, and Bradford families.

Scope and arrangement

The bulk of this collection are genealogical charts and biographical accounts of members from the Chauncey Family. Supporting documents include letters, news clippings, and phototgraphs.

Administrative information

Custodial History

May 21, 2002, 1 container, 21 items, 0.009 cubic feet, 28 pages; Walley Chauncey Family Collection (ca. 1827 - 1982) including photocopies of correspondence, photographs, clippings, plats, and genealogical charts, relating to Walley Chauncey and his descendants in Eastern North Carolina. Donor: Beatrice Chauncey.

March 2, 2007, (addition 1), 68 items, 0.230 cubic feet; Collection (1910-2007, n.d. [Bulk: 1981-1983]) of Beatrice A. Chauncey's letters, notes, biographical accounts, photocopies of family documents, clippings and photocopies of articles, genealogical charts and notes, and photographic prints pertaining to Walley A. Chauncey, ca. 1709-1764, of Snoad's Creek in Beaufort County, North Carolina; his wife, Mary Snoad Chauncey; his family and descendants, including the related Bradford, Snoad, and Walley families. Reproductions only. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Beatrice A. Chauncey.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Beatrice Chauncey

Processing information

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, August 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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