Subseries A. Genealogy and biographies is divided into two subseries: William Bancroft family genealogy and biographies and Extended Bancroft family genealogy and biographies.

Sub-series i. William Bancroft family genealogy and biographies sub-series is comprised of fan charts and family trees of William Poole and Emma Cooper Bancroft, as well as the families of their daughters Sarah Bancroft Clark and Lucy Bancroft Gillette. William Bancroft’s Journals (1908-1924) and Daybooks (1892-1912) are included. Biographical sketches are provided through the 1930s, and information about Crosswicks, New Jersey (Emma’s childhood home) and the origin of Rockford. Obituaries of William and Emma are included, with both of their wills.

Sub-series ii. Extended Bancroft family genealogy and biographies includes detailed information about the early Bancroft’s and extended families beginning in the reign of Henry III (1216-1272) through 1876, compiled by Harvey Bounds in 1961. Twentieth-century genealogy is recorded in these records through the 1960s. There is mention of Thomas Garrett and his family, as well as other distant relatives of the Bancrofts. Several reminiscences are included by family members and friends about William and Emma Bancroft. Joseph Bancroft, William’s father, had written a paper entitled “A Persuasive Unity,” an attempt to unify the two factions of Quakerism.