Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Watson / Moderwell Families Collection,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1893, 1906
Collection Number: Wyles Mss 18
Creator:
Haymond, William
Extent:
.2 linear feet
(1 half-size box)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Watson / Moderwell Families Collection. Wyles Mss 18. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Homer F. Barnes, 1963.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains historical material relating to the Watson and Moderwell families, including a typescript family record
of William Haymond (father of Rebeckah Haymond, who married Thomas Watson in 1813), with genealogical information and transcriptions
of letters by Haymond, mainly relating to life in late 18th century Virginia, and containing notes by his granddaughter Mattie
D. Watson. Also, a notebook with handwritten information about the Moderwell, McCracken, Kelly, Watson, and Haymond families,
and an account by Erastus Cratty Moderwell of his life, including his service during the Civil War.