{"product_id":"the-beverly-family-history-katherine-fletcher-9798269856674","title":"The Beverly Family History: England to Essex, Virginia","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Family History and Genealogy of the Beverley's of Essex County, Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the banks of the Rappahannock River in Essex County, Virginia, stands \u003cb\u003eBlandfield\u003c\/b\u003e - a magnificent Georgian plantation house built between 1716 and 1720, and one of the grandest surviving homes of the colonial era. But Blandfield is more than an architectural landmark; it is the enduring heart of the \u003cb\u003eBeverley family\u003c\/b\u003e, whose story spans continents, generations, and centuries of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing their roots from \u003cb\u003eYorkshire, England\u003c\/b\u003e, this richly detailed account follows the Beverleys from their earliest beginnings through their rise as one of Virginia's most influential dynasties. \u003cb\u003eMajor Robert Beverley\u003c\/b\u003e, the family's patriarch, came to the New World in the mid-1600s, establishing a lineage that would shape the political, social, and cultural fabric of early Virginia. His son, \u003cb\u003eRobert Beverley Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, became the colony's first native-born historian, while his grandson, \u003cb\u003eColonel William Beverley\u003c\/b\u003e, built Blandfield as a symbol of permanence and prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough \u003cb\u003egenealogical research\u003c\/b\u003e and vivid historical narrative, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e reconstructs the \u003cb\u003efamily history\u003c\/b\u003e of the Beverley's - their triumphs and tragedies, their marriages and migrations, and their enduring connection to the land that defined them. From the headright grants of the 1600s to the Revolutionary generation and beyond, the Beverley's story mirrors that of Virginia itself: ambitious, complex, and deeply rooted in the soil of a new nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart genealogy, part narrative history, and part meditation on legacy, this book brings to life the people behind the names - revealing how one English family crossed the ocean, took root beside a Virginia river, and built a dynasty whose influence still echoes through the brick walls of Blandfield and the archives of American memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798269856674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Katherine Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965991371007,"sku":"9798269856674","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe009e4f-e767-4931-ba90-62310260ec01.jpg?v=1767286184","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beverly-family-history-katherine-fletcher-9798269856674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}