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History of Cople Parish, Virginia, 1664-1964 - Bertha Lawrence Newton Davison. A compilation of five articles originally published in the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. This book is filled with names and events that bring this community to life and has been extensively researched using vestry minutes, old diaries and Westmoreland County court house records. "The First Fifty Years in the Life of Cople Parish" (1664-1714) details the development of Cople Parish as it grew from a newly settled land to a community with churches, highways and a court house. A brief history is given of individual early landowners. "The Life of Cople Parish, 1709-1764" opens with Mr. Breechin, the popular 4th rector, and includes a brief history of his successors. A short excerpt from the journal of John Fontaine (1715-1717) records cargo, names and impressions of his journey from Cork, Ireland to purchase land in Virginia. "The Life of Cople Parish 1864-1964" is a picture of life after the Civil War and includes "passed down" stories, many land foreclosures and the arrangement of the share-cropping system with former slaves. Includes a chronicle of religious leaders. (1990-1995) reprint, 154 pp., bibl., paper, $18.50 #D082

The History of Virginia's Navy of the Revolution - Robert Armistead Stewart. The author aims to present the story of the Virginia's Navy of the Revolution, largest of all the State navies active in the War of Independence, reliving for the reader its achievements and its failures. The book takes us from June 5, 1775 with the gunpowder prelude to the last engagement of the Revolution in Virginia waters, the Battle of the Barges, which took place on November 30, 1782. The author has also provided the reader with an detailed alphabetical listing of the roster of the Virginia Navy of the Revolution. The roster aims to be as complete as extant records permitted at the time of the original printing. (1933) reprint, 279 pp., original fullname plus subject index, paper, $23.50, #S725

Cemeteries of the City of Newport News, Formerly Warwick County, Virginia - Compiled and edited by Barry W. Miles and Gertrude Stead. Prepared under the direction of the Hugh S. Watson Jr. Genealogical Society of Virginia, a priceless collection of rapidly vanishing tombstone inscriptions which date from the 1600s to the present. In addition to the inscriptions, this work provides historical background, where available, about the individual cemeteries, the plantations and the surrounding settlements. Includes the family cemeteries of Cary, Cole, Curtis, Gambol, Garrow, Harwood, Lee, Maney, Wilber and Young. Mulberry Island cemeteries include the families of Crafford, Curtis, Fitchett and Nettles. Cemeteries "destroyed, moved, not found or access denied" have been described in historical sketches. 1999, 145 pp., 8.5x11, illus., fullname index, cloth, $55.00 #M340

Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time: Being In Part A Transcript Of The Minute Books Of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, And The South River Meeting, Campbell County, VA. - J. P. Bell. A very interesting history of the Quakers in Virginia, plus a wealth of genealogical material from the early 1700s to the Civil War.

This book contains births and deaths; marriages, removals; disownments; and letters of confession and condemnation. The Appendices include a historical sketch of the founding of the religion and how it was brought to the New World by George Fox; doctrines held by the Society of Friends; declaration of faith; prominent families (Davis, Jordan, Lynch, Clark, Moorman and Terrell); the colonial church; and the diary of John B. Crenshaw (1861-1865), who lived near Richmond and was often called upon to aid Friends and Dunkards who were drafted or conscripted into the Southern army. Illustrations include three churches and four portraits, and there is a surname index. (1905) reprint, 287 pp, illus, append., index, paper, $24.50 #ZB148

Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records. - John Bennett Boddie; county records abstracted by Eliza Timberlake Davis. Contains a brief chapter on the native inhabitants; describes early white settlers; has about sixty pages of genealogical sketches (many of the early families came from the southwest of England); and has about fifty pages on the history of the Bennet and Boddie families of Virginia and the Carolinas. The court records cover the Isle of Wight Book A; Will and Deed Book I, 1662-1686; Deed Book I, 1688-1704; land grants spanning 1628 to 1705; Quit Rent, 1704; and a roster of county officers for Isle of Wight and surrounding counties. (1938) reprint, 756 pp., 1 vol. in 2, illus., index, paper $47.00 #ZB511

Social Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. An inquiry into the origin of the higher planting class, together with an account of the habits, customs, and diversions of the people. - Philip Alexander Bruce. The author, to acquire an accurate conception of Virginian social life from 1607 to 1700, examined a large mass of miscellaneous materials primarily concerned with other subjects including the pamphlets preserved in Force's Historical Tracts, Virginian parish registers, and the several hundred volumes of Virginia's county records that had survived to 1907. Some chapters explore such topics as size and population, social distinctions, hospitality, drinking, dancing, acting, games, sporting life, funerals, weddings, church, court day, muster, dueling and others. There is also an appendix dealing with the influence of non-English settlers. (1907) reprint, 268 pp., bibl., append., index, paper, $22.00 #ZB681

Southwest Virginia and Shenandoah Valley - Thomas Bruce. This beautiful area of Virginia began to experience very rapid development after the Civil War, putting its abundant resources to work in the name of progress. This book deals with the reasons for the area's growth from about 1870 to 1890.

Part One covers southwest Virginia and begins with a history of the first settlers in the region, their way of life, their troubles with the Indians, the formation of the first counties, and the development of agriculture and manufacturing. The breathtaking scenery and healthful climate of the valley, as well as rich mineral and agricultural resources, are said to be some of the main reasons for its rapid growth. The geological aspects of the land are also analyzed. The abolition of slavery and its effect on the country, the development of New River railroad into the rich coal fields of the valley, and the establishment of influential towns such as Lynchburg, Roanoke and Salem were additional catalysts for the modern progression of southwest Virginia.

Part Two is concerned with the Shenandoah Valley, and also gives the history of the first settlers; information about geology, climate and agriculture; the effect of abolition on the economy; the further development of railroads and coal mines; and the establishment of influential towns like Berryville, Front Royal and Waynesboro. In addition, the history of Luray Caverns and its effect on the Shenandoah Valley is given a detailed description. A new everyname index has been added. (1891) reprint, 259 pp., new everyname index, paper, $23.00 #ZB682

History of Prince Edward County, Virginia, From its Formation in 1753 to the Present - Charles Edward Burrell, LLB, DD. In the foreword, the author professes his pride of this Virginia county, stating that writing the book was a "real work of love." This is the first work ever published on the history of Prince Edward County, offering a broad overview of the county up to 1922 as well as the beginnings of the Old Dominion.

The book begins with a brief account of Virginia's history, followed by the birth and formation of Prince Edward County in 1753. The narrative quickly moves into the county's organization, including the county seat at Farmville and listings of county officials. Separate chapters cover the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the First World War. Some illustrious personal accounts of battles, imprisonment and bravery are retold, and lists of the local boys who served in each conflict are provided. The many firsthand stories give touching insight into the minds of these proud soldiers and this beautiful land they were willing to give their lives for.

Also, the history of each church is recounted, with lists included of all ministers and integral members. The six sections are Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, Disciples of Christ and Colored churches. Next, Mr. Burrell gives the backgrounds of this county's schools, and also biographical sketches (including photographs) of important local men. The book ends with several short chapters on some interesting miscellaneous items about the Judiciary of Prince Edward County; agriculture; and county statistics for population, marriage, divorce and vital statistics. A bibliography and new everyname index conclude the book. (1922) reprint, 431 pp., illus., bibl., new everyname index, paper, $33.00 #ZB861

Tombstone Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia - Compiled by Mary Frances Carey with Moody K. Miles, III and Barry W. Miles. The compiler has spent fifteen years researching and gathering almost 15000 inscriptions from 333 grave sites, which are believed to be all that still exist in the upper half of the county. Death dates range from 1709 to 1994. Entries include Caucasian and African American burials. All inscriptions give birth and death dates, and many include "wife of" or "husband of", war veteran information, etc. Names are listed alphabetically, followed by their inscriptions and location of the grave. 1995, 372 pp., map, index, cloth $31.00 #ZC061

Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908 - T. K. Cartmell. A detailed history of Old Frederick County which encompassed the present Berkeley, Clarke, Frederick, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Shenandoah, and Warren counties. Great numbers of Valley residents are named in the text, and there are several chapters devoted to homesteads and biographical sketches. (1909) reprint, 7x10, 588 pp., illus., index, paper, $72.50 #ZC070

The Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789 - Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne. Bristol Parish was established by Act of the House of Burgesses in the year 1643. The manuscript volume reproduced in this book contains the earliest records of this parish known to be in existence. For many years the book was generally thought to be lost, but during the year 1894, it came to light in the library of Reverend Churchill J. Gibson, where it had probably been since 1848. The minutes of all Vestry meetings from October 30, 1720 to April 18, 1789 are complete except for the period between October 28, 1722 and November 11, 1723, where two leaves of the original 11x15 manuscript were missing. The minutes contain details of the business of the parish, including lists of members present and accounts of money taken in and spent, and plans for the erection of chapels, etc. The earliest date in the register of births, baptisms and deaths is April 12, 1685 and the latest is March 9, 1798. The register is organized alphabetically by the first letter of the surname. A typical register entry gives the child's name, the parents' names, the date of birth and the date of baptism. Many names are included in the minutes and the register, several hundred of which appear in the original full-name index. (1898) reprint, 419 pp., bibl., original fullname index, paper, $32.00 #ZC304

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The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish Middlesex County, Virginia, 1663-1767 - C. G. Chamberlayne. This volume transcribes the earliest records of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, predating by several years the establishment of the parish in 1666. Overlaps in the early years between Christ Church Parish and neighboring Lancaster Parish mean that some of the entries in this vestry book relate to Lancaster Parish; the author also points out that "as far back as 1675 Christ Church Parish and Middlesex County were in a certain sense synonymous terms," thus making this book an essential reference for Middlesex County researchers.

This volume contains a verbatim transcript of the parish vestry book, in which was recorded essential accounts of parish business. The bulk of the entries concern: disbursements of funds for routine services and maintenance of church property which generally name the recipient and the service or product supplied; disbursements of funds for the support of poor and/or sick parishioners which generally name the caretaker and the cared-for parties; and appointments of tithingmen and other church officers. (1927) reprint, 379 pp., illus., name and topic indices, paper, $30.00 #ZC305

Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania from 1763 to 1783 - Rev. Dr. Joseph Doddridge. Contains a wealth of first-hand information on the settlement of western VA and PA. Reprinted from the 3rd, enlarged edition which includes a memoir of Rev. Doddridge and several articles by his daughter Nacissa; a short history of the Doddridge family, biographical notes on Maj. Samuel McColloch, Capt. Oliver Brown, the Teter and Manchester families, Logan, Michael Cresap, Simon Girty, etc. (1912) reprint, 320 pp., index, paper, $25.50 #ZD165

The Virginia Genealogist - John Frederick Dorman, ed. Within its pages is a vast treasure of genealogies and genealogical source materials for The Old Dominion. This journal is indexed in the Genealogical Periodical Annual Index (see under Research Aids) beginning with volume 2, 1963. Highlights of the contents include:

They Called Stafford Home: The Development of Stafford County, Virginia, from 1600 until 1865 - Jerrilynn Eby. Tucked between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers and being the uppermost part of Virginia's historic Northern Neck, Stafford County has a wealth of historical sites and has been home to some of the nation's most notable leaders; yet researching Stafford's rich history has been daunting due to the loss of county records.

This major new work not only fills the "research gap" but provides a delightful portrait of early life in Virginia, from 1600 until 1865. Here you can glimpse the early Stafford settlements; face life's hardships with the lowland planters; track the movement toward independence from Mother England; experience the development of local industries (tobacco and iron paramount among them); discover the devastation of the county as a result of the Civil War; and understand the slow, tedious path back to prosperity. "The facts" are in all cases amplified by anecdotes of Stafford families, including stories of their celebrations and misadventures, and their Civil War experiences. Every passage is infused with the author's admiration and enthusiasm for the locations she discusses.

The book's chapters break Stafford County into regions, within which the estates are dealt with one by one--tracing owners, construction and destruction, communities and traditions through the years. The author's intention has been to catalog as many of Stafford's historical sites as possible, and included in the volume are more than 100 buildings discussed in detail. Many related articles explain the historical significance of churches, ordinaries, roads, court houses, mills and industries.

The book is founded on a wealth of heretofore untapped primary source material. Sources include wills, deeds, court and tax records, minutes of the House of Burgesses and the Council of Colonial Virginia, census figures, maps, church and cemetery records, business ledgers, insurance policies, contemporary newspaper accounts, letters, diaries and personal interviews. The volume is thoroughly indexed (everyname plus subject) and includes an extensive bibliography. The closing chapter focuses on five strong women of Stafford: Margaret Brent, Anne Thomson Mason, Anne Eliza Stribling Waller, Kate Waller Barrett and Miss Anne E. Moncure.

In the pages of this exciting book, you can trace the steps of Stafford's early residents from the comfort of your favorite armchair; or plan your own "sightseeing tour" with this as a guidebook! Read about Stafford land bought, sold and divided many times and, over time, forgotten. Seven regional maps allow readers to locate every place mentioned; a few other maps highlight specific locations. The history is enhanced by diagrams from insurance policies and twenty beautiful paintings (done from rare photographs) of Stafford homes and other buildings, many of which are long since lost. 1997, c400 pp., illus., maps, bibl., index, paper, $30.50 #ZE090

Marriage Records of the City of Fredericksburg, and of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties, Virginia, 1722-1850 - Therese A. Fisher. The marriages recorded here in a master alphabetical listing were extracted from ministers' returns, marriage bonds, some newspaper notices, and in the case of Stafford County, marriages implied from early land deeds, family Bible records and cemetery records, as well as the marriages recorded in Overwharton and St. Paul's parishes. 1990, 258 pp., everyname index to brides, paper, $23.50 #F373

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Marriages of Caroline County, Virginia, 1777-1853 - Therese Fisher, A.G. Like much of the South during the Civil War, Caroline County was burned and many of its colonial records were destroyed or lost. The author has drawn from several sources to fill in as many gaps as possible and compile this book of marriage records. The records have been transcribed in such a way as to maintain the integrity of the original documents.

Records contain names of bride and groom; date of marriage; minister and/or sometimes other family members in attendance or bondsman (typically for the bride). A notation is added for combined entries, meaning that the information came from more than one original source. In the introduction, the author gives pointers about interpreting some anomalies in the original documents, like uncertain dates, strange pronunciation and spelling of names, and also nicknames. There is also a list of ministers, providing their denominations and years of service, which was derived from the actual marriage records, newspaper accounts or church histories (when available). A fullname index is included to aid in research. 1998, 272 pp., fullname index, paper, $22.50 #ZF378

Vital Records of Three Burned Counties: Births, Marriages, and Deaths of King and Queen, King William, and New Kent Counties, Virginia, 1680-1860 - Therese Fisher. The author is the first person to attempt to compile some of the nearly two centuries of missing information from this region. Ms. Fisher recreated the information from church records, newspapers, family Bibles, private notes, deeds, records from other counties, and difficult-to-find, out-of-print county histories from the early 1900s. Whenever possible, an entry includes: date of birth, marriage, and/or death, place of residence, and names of parents. There are also about 150 slave entries, which include the names of their owners. Each entry has a source indentified which allows the researcher to verify the information. 1995, 135 pp., bibl., index, paper, $17.50 #ZF375

Old Virginia and Her Neighbours - John Fiske. Encyclopedic and entertaining, this is a very fine history by the celebrated writer of such historical and philosophical works as The Discovery of America; The Beginnings of New England; Darwinism, and Other Essays; The Destiny of Man and others.

"Here the story of Virginia, starting with Sir Walter Raleigh and Rev. Richard Hakluyt, is pursued until the year 1753, when the youthful George Washington sets forth upon his expedition to warn the approaching Frenchmen from any further encroachment upon English soil... The aim is to follow the main stream of causation from the time of Raleigh to the time of Dinwiddie, from its sources down to its absorption into a mightier stream. At first our attention is fixed upon Raleigh's Virginia, which extends from Florida to Canada, England thrusting herself in between Spain and France..."

The author analyzes the interaction of hundreds of factors and their effect on the development of "Old Virginia." A few of these factors include: Spanish colonization; the massacre of Huguenots in Florida; the voyages of Francis Drake; Raleigh's plan to found a colony; the mystery of the Roanoke Island settlement; the notion that England was over-peopled; the growth of pauperism during the Tudor period; the capture of the great Spanish carrack by Christopher Newport; the orgazination of the London Company, the Plymouth Colony and the Popham Company; Capt. John Smith; the founding of Jamestown, the Starving Time; Pocahontas in London; slaves first introduced in Virginia in 1619; cargoes of spinsters sent out by the London Company in quest of husbands; the great Indian massacre of 1622; Raleigh's imprisonment; Tidewater Virginia; the plantations; boroughs and burgesses; tobacco; higher education; James I and Charles I; the Maryland palatinate; Baltimore, the Calverts; the first settlement at St. Mary's; William Claiborne and the Kent Island controversy; the coming of the cavaliers; Cromwell; Charles II; land grants; primogeniture and entail in Virginia; Jefferson; Bacon's Rebellion; Williamsburg; Quakers; William Penn; the anti-Catholic panic of 1689; James Madison; John Mason; the Carolina frontier; Indian tribes; pirates; Alexander Spotswood; Scotch-Irish and German migration and the Shenandoah Valley.

Includes facsimiles of ancient maps of Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas. The comprehensive subject index contains names, places and events. (1899) reprint, 739 pp., 2 vols., maps, index, paper, $52.00 #ZF376

Finding Your People in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Fourth Edition: A Genealogical Guide - Rebecca H. Good and Rebecca A. Ebert. "This guide includes historical background on the settlement of the Valley, plus an inventory of court records and names and addresses of officials, historical societies, libraries, and genealogists. There is also a bibliography of published and unpublished sources. Finally, the authors have outlined the formation and interrelationship of the nine counties that comprise the Shenandoah Valley (two of which are now in West Virginia), and of two additional counties not in the Valley: Hampshire and Morgan. For this, the third edition of the guide, the authors have updated the material where appropriate and added new maps in hopes of making your research a little easier." 1998, 153 pp., maps, index, paper $19.00 #ZG553

Historical Sketch of Bruton Church, Williamsburg, Virginia - Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin, A.M. Bruton Parish was created in 1674 from pre-existing parishes, taking its name from Bruton, England, birthplace of Thomas Ludwell, Esq. (died 1678). The parish lay between the York River and the James River, near their outfall into the Chesapeake Bay. The early court records of this region have been destroyed, and there was no vestry-book preserved prior to the one of 1674. At that time the church was a wooden structure, but in 1683 a brick church was built. In 1715 a new church was erected on the foundations of the 1683 building, and this was still in use at the book's publication in 1903.

This sketch presents various aspects of the church's history including enlargements and modifications, ministers, rectors, vestry business, parishioners who figured prominently in American history, extracts from sermons, elections and more. The book's sixteen illustrations include photographs, engravings and paintings. The appendices include epitaphs and inscriptions on mural tablets and tombstones in Bruton Parish church and churchyard 1678-1800, a list of ministers of Bruton Parish, a partial list of the vestry of Bruton Parish, birth records from 1739 to 1797, death records from 1662 to 1751, a list of persons who had a total of 1122 slaves baptized, and a list of communicants of Bruton Church from 1868 to 1904. (1903) reprint, 183 pp., illus., append., original surname index, original subject index, paper, $19.00 #ZG550

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Historic Fredericksburg - The Story of an Old Town - John T. Goolrick. Judge John Goolrick was a lifetime native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, a town over whose streets "hangs the haze of history." He entered the War Between the States as a messenger; when he was old enough he enlisted on the Confederate side in the Fredericksburg Artillery. He studied law after the war and spent many years as Judge of the Corporation Court.

This history goes back as far as 1526, in which year 600 Spaniards came up the James River from Haiti and founded the town of Miguel (near where Jamestown afterwards was established), based on which the probability is suggested that white men first reached the location of Fredericksburg in 1571, when Spanish missionaries erected there the first Christian shrine in America. Captain John Smith reached the spot in 1608, according to the diary of a member of his party. It is almost certain that the town was settled in 1621, but this cannot be definitely proven. The town takes as its birthdate 1671, in which year the site was legally recognized by a grant from the Colonial Governor to the founders of community life at the spot now occupied by Fredericksburg.

From there the book follows the history of the "home town" of George Washington through the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and into the 20th Century. Readers will learn that when Lord Dunmore seized the powder at Williamsburg in 1775, the first troops organized in Virginia to fight against the authority of the king started from Fredericksburg, and how in 1777 a committee including Thomas Jefferson met at the Rising Sun tavern in Fredericksburg and inaugurated and formulated bills of great and far-reaching import, which became laws of Virginia and subsequently of the other States of the Confederation. Illustrations of historic locations, plus a new everyname index, add appeal. (1922) reprint, 205 pp., illus., appendix, new everyname index, paper, $21.00 #ZG557

Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Abstracts 1778-1785 - John K. Gott. Abstracts of all the documents found in the first six deed books. It includes a wide variety of records such as leases, bonds, contracts of sale, mortgages, agreements, and deeds. Each abstract gives the names of all grantors and grantees, and any other individuals mentioned. 1992, 112 pp., index, paper, $17.00 #ZG579

Fauquier County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds (1759-1854), and Marriage Returns (1785-1848) - John K. Gott. Combines the Fauquier County marriage bonds and minister's returns into one master list covering nearly a century. 1989, 296 pp., index, paper, $25.50 #ZG680

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The Years of Anguish: Fauquier County, Virginia, 1861-1865 - collected and compiled for the Fauquier County Civil War Centennial Committee by Emily G. Ramey and John K Gott. This commemorative tribute has sought to bring to the printed page the presence and living breath of those who lived day by day with the experiences of privation and sorrow.

First published in 1965, this gathering of poignant memoirs includes: No Escape for Old John Brown, Diary of a Confederate Soldier, Helping Mosby�s Men, A Thundering Poor and Piney Place, A Most Bloody Battle, Our Enemies Triumph Over Us, The Battle of Rectortown, In a Yankee Prison, Chieftains in Gray, Fauquier Artillery and many others.

The Rosters of the eleven companies from Fauquier County, numbering about 1100 men, are listed herein, including Mosby�s Rangers. Several plates from Harper�s Weekly and Leslie�s Illustrated Weekly show Civil War scenes in Fauquier County. Illustrations also include documents and portraits. Includes an original fullname index. (1965) reprint, 235 pp., illus., original fullname index, $24.00 #ZG577

Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia, Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish [...with notes of Old Churches and Old Families] - Compiled by Raleigh Travers Green. Each section of this work begins with a regional history and is followed by genealogies and miscellaneous categories, such as: medical men, lawyers, businesses, and vestrymen. A brief addendum provides a continuation of Dr. Slaughter's history, from 1878 to 1900. Includes Culpeper Co. marriage records for 1781-1825. (1900) reprint, 327 pp., indexes, paper, $26.00 #ZG612

Frederick County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1773-1850 - Joan D. Hackett & Rebecca H. Good. Although the Frederick County Marriage Register #1 is available in more than one version, the original marriage bonds for this county have never been abstracted in their totality until now. (The originals are not available to the public; a microfilm copy of the originals is available from the Virginia State Archives through inter-library loan.) These abstracts include the date of the bond, name of the groom and bride, and the name of the bondsman (often a parent). Other information occasionally given includes such items as witnesses, names of people giving consent, and stated relationships. An everyname index makes finding people easy. (1992) reprint, 439 pp., index, paper, $35.50 #ZH178

Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1795 - W. Preston Haynie. This book contains perhaps the most extensive list of Northumberland County names ever included in a single work, as found in the pages of court records detailing both land and indentured servant transactions. Certificates for land include names of headrights or indentured servants. Additional court records contain numerous names of indentured servants, brought to court to have their ages judged, to enter into agreements with their masters, or to take their masters to court for abuse or failure to pay their freedom dues. In turn, servants are named when their masters take them to court for running away, having a child, or committing other crimes. 1996, 398 pp., index, paper, $31.50 #ZH095

Fredericksburg, Virginia Death Records, 1853-1895 - Robert A. Hodge. Data on 2,051 deaths. The records generally indicate the date and cause of death, birthplace and age, pertinent family relationships, who reported the death, and occasionally, occupation and marital status. 1991, 8.5X11, 136 pp., index, paper, $20.00 #ZH512

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Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934, Frederick County, Virginia - Hopewell Friends. A collection of history and genealogy records for the mid-1700s to the mid-1900s derived from meeting minutes, marriage, family, death and membership records, and historical information about the colony.

The first half contains the historical aspect including: the founding fathers, the setting up of Hopewell meetings, the road to Opeckon, visiting Friends, Friends and the Indians, Hopewell Friends during two wars, the separation of 1827-1828, the meeting houses at Hopewell and Center, school and cultural activities, industrial operations, items and incidents, and places of meetings. The second half is a documentary containing: marriage certificates from Hopewell and Crooked Run, Hopewell and Crooked Run certificates of membership and removal, family records of Hopewell, births and deaths from Crooked Run records, disownments at Hopewell 1759-1829, reinstatements, Friends under care, elders and ministers, clerks, recorders, treasurers, overseers, trustees, committee members, Buckingham records, items from Concord, Gwynedd and Sadsbury, Richland items, Kingwood items, North Carolina records and a chronological table of dates.

The book also contains a fullname index, sorted alphabetically by last name, and also includes a partial thesaurus. There are also a few maps and illustrations showing the meeting houses and the surrounding areas. The information was compiled by a joint committee of Hopewell Friends and assisted by John W. Wayland. (1936) reprint, 671 pp., 2 vols., illus., maps, fullname index, paper, $45.50 #ZH561

Historical Collections of Virginia: Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to its History and Antiquities, together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions. To Which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia. - Henry Howe. The primary focus of this work is to narrate the most prominent events in the history of Virginia, and to give a geographical and statistical view of its condition before the year 1845. Information for this work was obtained by traveling over the entire state, collecting materials, taking sketches for illustrations, and via written communications.

This text is comprised of three parts. The first, a general history, surveys events from the discovery of America and first settlement of Virginia until 1845. The second part ("Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive") presents a geographical and statistical description of Virginia, containing results of the 1840 government census. This part also contains essays on miscellaneous topics such as the origin of the appellation "Old Dominion," the region's slavery and tobacco, the Indians, etc.; plus lists of Virginians who have held high public stations and extracts from the ancient laws of Virginia. The book's third and principal part is arranged by county, in alphabetical order, where each is successively treated, touching on local history and geography as well as prominent citizens. The following are included: descriptions of towns, literary institutions, churches and religion, public buildings, seats and memoirs of eminent Virginians, antique structures, natural scenery, anecdotes, local history and more. Includes more than 100 illustrations of notable persons and places. Appended is a historical and descriptive sketch of the District of Columbia. If you're interested in the history of Virginia, and want a fascinating and enlightening book to add to your collection, this is the one! (1845) reprint, 570 pp., illus., maps, new everyname index, paper, $39.50 #ZH581

Kegley's Virginia Frontier. The beginning of the southwest. The Roanoke of colonial days. 1740-1783. With maps and illustrations. - F. B. Kegley. Introduction by Samuel M. Wilson. This five-part work covers an outline statement of the advance of the frontier from the beginning of the Colony to the beginning of the settlement of the region of the upper James River and the Roanoke; settlements of the territory in the period from 1740 to 1760; the story of the Virginia frontier in the French and Indian War; the closing years of the war and the settlements from 1760 to the organization of Botetourt County in 1770; and the organization of the new county and the community development in it from 1770 to 1783. Special attention has been given to the inhabitants. (1937) reprint, 786 pp., 8.5x11, 2 vols., illus., maps, index, paper $89.50 #ZK124

Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia (Revised) - Wilmer L. Kerns. A collection of genealogical and historical records for the late 1700s to mid-1800s derived from archives, court records, private graveyards, letters and newspapers, Bible records, journals, military records, and private sources. The first half contains: bonds of various kinds; day books; district court records; accounts of mills in several counties; pensions and land grants; public works records; and church records. The second half is a genealogical dictionary providing miscellaneous info on: birth, death, and marriage; parents and children; residence(s); occupation and military service for residents of the counties. About 7,000 people are named in this2 nd edition. 1992, 430 pp., map, index, paper, $35.50 #ZK165

The Records of The Virginia Company of London: The Court Book - edited with an introduction and bibliography by Susan Myra Kingsbury, A.M., Ph.D.; preface by Herbert Levi Osgood, A.M., Ph.D. This series, presents minutes of the meetings of the corporation, the succeeding volumes contain materials that vivify its decisions and decrees, explain the difficulties met and overcome by that redoubtable group of adventurers, reveal the petty jealousies of the administrators, and especially record the controversy between the company and the Crown that resulted in the dissolution of the corporation and the creation of the first crown colony of Great Britain

Volume 1, 1619-1622 - The lengthy introduction, about 200 pages, gives much background information on the Virginia Company of London. This section also includes a list of "all documents, letters, publications, or other records of the Virginia Company, or relating to the company between 1616 and 1625, which the Editor has been able to discover, and also those previous to 1616 which are not published or cited by Alexander Brown in the Genesis of the United States." The bulk of the book is composed of the court records, 1619-1622. (1906) reprint, 636 pp., paper $41.00 #ZK351

Guardian Accounts of Princess Anne County, Virginia - Anne E. Maling. Guardian accounts may sometimes fill in the blanks in cases in which individuals did not leave wills revealing names of descendants. Typically, guardian accounts reveal underage offspring orphaned by the death of the parent(s), but not adult offspring. The appointed guardian might be the orphan's mother, older sibling, older sibling's spouse, uncle or other relative.

Princess Anne County was formed from part of Lower Norfolk County in 1691, and incorporated into the city of Virginia Beach in 1962. This book is a compilation of guardian accounts of Princess Anne County from the years 1736 through 1871. The original records were in fifteen hand-written volumes which spanned a few years each. Here the records are presented alphabetically by the surname of the orphan. While it is easy to imagine that orphans make up only a small part of the population, over 5,000 names are presented here. This is the fifth book by Ms. Maling on Princess Anne County records, following her works on land and probate records and wills. 1997, 270 pp., paper, $22.00 #ZM043

Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War - J. T. McAllister. Includes a listing of Virginia militia units and the actions in which they were engaged, abstracts of the pension applications of several hundred Virginia soldiers who received pensions solely on the basis of their militia service, a listing of militia officers appointed by the various counties in Virginia, and listings of pensioners living in 1835 who served in Virginia militia during the war. (1913) reprint, 337 pp., index, paper, $24.00 #ZM101

The Artillerymen of Historic Fort Monroe, Virginia - Phyllis I. McClellan. Includes a general history of the fort; a self- guided, 1.5 mile tour through the small moated fort as reminiscences about and legends associated with various parts of the fort are revealed as each building is visited in turn; and three lists - occupants of 115 sets of officers' quarters, 90 sets of noncommissioned officers' quarters, and artillerymen from the fort who rose to general officer rank. Over 8,000 entries are included. 1991, 270 pp., illus., index, paper, $24.00 #ZM141

Accomack County, Virginia, Court Order Abstracts - JoAnn Riley McKey. In April 1663, court sessions were first held in the newly-formed Accomack County; they continued to be held almost every month. Besides providing a wealth of names for researchers to work with, the court records reveal valuable--and often entertaining--information concerning the region's economy, indentured servants, relations with Indians and Negroes, construction of highways, justice system, social order and mores. Also included, as recorded in the court books, are tax lists and abstracts of wills and deeds.

Volume 7, 1682-1690 - 1998, 404 pp., bibl., fullname plus subject index, paper, $35.50 #ZM164

Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. - Edited by H. R. McIlwaine and Kennedy. These journals contain the names of the burgesses as well as the names of the citizens who had grievances or petitions to present, or for whom some judgment was being made. The value of these books lies in the authenticity of the information. The transcriptions which were used were not amended or altered in any way

1727-1734, 1736-1740 (1910) reprint, 468 pp., 8.5x11, index, paper, $56.50 #ZH587

1742-1747, 1748-1749 (1909) reprint, 427 pp., 8.5x11, index, paper, $54.00 #ZH588

1752-1755 and 1756-1758 (1909) reprint, 552 pp., 8.5x11, index, paper $68.00 #ZH589

1770-1772 (1906) reprint, 333 pp., index, paper, $25.00 #HZ590

1773-1776 (1905) reprint, 301 pp., 8.5x11, index, paper, $41.50 #ZH591

Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia - Bishop Meade. Rich Virginia history is told through its churches, ministers, and first parish families. Twenty-five parishes are focused on. The communities are explored through the ministers who served them, as well as the body of believers. In most cases the first minister and his replacement are included in the discussion of parish life, as well as genealogical data as their families grew. Family lines usually are given through five or more generations when information is available. (1857) reprint, 1058 pp. (2 vols.), illus., new index, paper $66.00 #ZM103

Graven Stones: Inscriptions from Lower Accomack County, Virginia, Including Liberty and Parksley Cemeteries. Third Edition - Jean Merritt Mihalyka and Faye Downing Wilson. Accomack County, Virginia, originally part of Northampton County, was created in 1663. It is approximately twice as large and, as part of the two-county peninsula, has been isolated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. This isolation may account in part for the great number of family burial plots which remain scattered throughout the county. Here, over 15,000 entries have been gleaned from more than 400 cemeteries, of which nine are large public cemeteries, twenty-five are churchyards and the remainder are private family plots. The area covered is the Pungoteague and Lee districts of Accomack County, as well as Liberty and Parksley cemeteries. Most of the dates cited fall in the 19th and early 20th centuries; both blacks and whites are included. A small map of Virginia's eastern shore and a fold-out map of Accomack County are also included. This new edition has corrections to the previous editions (published 1986, 1987) and two pages of additional material encompassing almost forty new entries. (1992) reprint, 324 pp., map, index, paper $30.00 #ZM331

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Alexandria and Alexandria (Arlington) County, Virginia Minister Returns & Marriage Bonds 1801-1852 - T. Michael Miller. Alexandria County is the modern Arlington County. 1987, 195 pp., index, paper, $18.50 #ZM315

Portrait of a Town: Alexandria, District of Columbia [Virginia] 1820-1830 - T. Michael Miller. Arranged alphabetically, each entry details the name and occupation of the subject, biographical data, the goods or services offered, and the location of the firm or business if known. Also references financial institutions as well as religious, social, fraternal and military organizations; synopsis of Alexandria Council minutes; list of city officialdom. The Alexandria Gazette newspaper provided the nucleus of the volume and is supplemented by other primary data including apprenticeship indentures (Appendix A), tavern licenses (Appendix B), alien reports (Appendix D), and insolvent debtor accounts. Through the use of personal property tax records, Appendix C profiles Alexandria society during the 1820s. 1995, c590 pp., map, append., index, paper, $42.50 #ZM351

Artisans and Merchants of Alexandria, Virginia 1780-1820. - T. Michael Miller. Provides a master directory to the people who peddled their services and wares in early Alexandria. The entries were compiled from newspapers, property records, city directories, and census records. Each entry gives the name and occupation of the subject, and, when possible: the street name or ward where the business was located; the goods or services offered; property transactions; and personal information.

Volume 1, Abercrombie to Myer. Out Of Print

Volume 2, Napey to Zimmerman. 1992, 559 pp., map, index, paper, $36.50 #ZM346

Pen Portraits: Alexandria, Virginia, 1739-1900 - Ed. by T. Michael Miller. This fascinating collection of early writings about Alexandria brings together opinions and facts gleaned from a broad sampling of old diaries, newspapers, and primary source records. All manner of subjects are treated from the churches to the theater, the schools to the distillery, the bakery to the jail, and much more. Many local residents are mentioned. 1987, 413 pp., maps, illus., index, paper, $32.00 #ZM325

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The Diary of Court House Square: Warrenton, Virginia, USA, From Early Times Through 1986, With 1987-1995 Reflections. Revised Edition. - Lee Moffett. The history set forth here begins in the 1600s, with the region's native inhabitants and European settlers, and chronicles events through recent years--a goldmine of information about Court House Square in Warrenton, Virginia. Personal archives, deed books, newspapers, town council and other public records, and numerous other sources have all been tapped to produce this chronological history, given flavor by the narrator's storytelling style. Originally published in 1988, this revised edition contains a new section on Court House Square history from 1987 to 1995. 1996 revised ed., 364 pp., illus., maps, index, paper, $27.50 #ZM522

Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Hustings Court Deeds Volume 2, 1797-1801. - James D. Munson, Ph.D. In addition to the names of grantors and grantees, and the date and type of document, these detailed abstracts include property descriptions, names, residences and occupations of all people mentioned, and all other data of historical and genealogical value. 1991, 287 pp., map, index, paper, $22.50 #ZM858

Virginia Carolorum: The Colony Under the Rule of Charles the First and Second, 1625-1685, Based Upon Manuscripts and Documents of the Period - Edward D. Neill. This book narrates 60 years in the history of Virginia as a British colony, from Charles I's coronation in 1625 through the monarch's displacement and the rule of the Commonwealth of England (from 1652 to 1660), on through the restoration of the throne to Charles II and his death in 1685. Turbulent politics in England during these years meant turbulence in the colony as well, as colonists faced the challenges of both daily life and changing politics. The book chronicles not only legislative actions, but also relations with Indians, Spaniards and the neighboring colony of Maryland; agriculture and tobacco; trade; religion; and more. The text draws frequently from many sources, providing for the reader excerpts from personal letters and public documents, wills and inventories, ship passenger lists, servants' indenture contracts, court records, lists of public officials and other records. Official proclamations from England, as well as legislative papers of the colony's home government, are included. "As far as possible those who were prominent in shaping the destinies of the Colony, have been permitted to express their views, in their own words, as found in letters to friends, or in communications to the English Government." The appendix contains additional notes and documents including wills, letters and court papers; and an everyname plus subject index will prove valuable to readers. (1886) reprint, 447 pp., append., index, paper, $32.50 #ZN134

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Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia, 1663 - 1800 - Stratton Nottingham. This volume contains abstracts of the will and administration records at the old county court house at Accomack. These records are remarkably complete, naming beneficiaries of estates, relationships to the testator or intestate and the nature of the inheritance. Special attention has been given to the orders of probate, which often include the names of children and heirs not mentioned in the body of the will. A relatively small number of estates are dated in the 1600s; the majority are from the 1700s. This edition has been completely re-typeset from a copy of the original (1931) mimeographed volume, and will therefore contain any errors or omissions which Mr. Nottingham may have made. (1990) reprint, 551 pp., index, paper, $39.00 #ZN578

The Conquest of Virginia, the Forest Primeval - Conway Whittle Sams. An account (based on original documents) of the Indians in the region in which was established the first English colony in America. It might be better described as an encyclopedia without which any library or collection on eastern American Indians, early America, anthropology or archaeology would be sadly deficient. The author states that the Virginia area was not simply settled, but had to be conquered, and so it is important to understand the culture which already existed here, upon which our culture and religion were pressed. Such an understanding will reward the reader of this volume, which explains the Indian character, society, marriage, seasons, festivals, fishing and hunting, agriculture, canoe-making, arrow-making, pottery-making, houses and towns, political laws, arts of war, medicine men, kings, funeral rites, burial mounds, priests and conjurers, religion, Powhatan and Wingina, some Indian words, tribes and nations. There are many informative illustrations, chiefly high-quality drawings of Indians and their ways but also including photographs (such as the Great Burial Mound at Moundsville, the home of a Pamunkey Indian and very clear photographs of paleolithic implements from the District of Columbia). There are two fold-out maps: one showing Indian localities in eastern North Carolina (including the Outer Banks) and one showing more than a hundred Indian place names (including houses of kings) near the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Near the end of the book is a sort of glossary of Indian words, place names and tribe names, which explain many Virginia place names now familiar to us. The bibliography lists about twenty sources referred to in this work, and the index is remarkably thorough, directing the reader to practically any aspect of the subject imaginable, and making this a particularly valuable reference on Indians in general and Virginia/North Carolina/West Virginia/Maryland Indians in particular. (1916) reprint, 432 pp., illus., maps., bibl., original fullname plus subject index, paper, $33.00 #ZS057

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The Kappa Alpha Order 1865-1897 - Gary Thomas Scott. The South�s struggle to heal its wounds, both ideological and material, in the aftermath of the Civil War manifested itself in many ways. Not the least of these was by the creation of organizations that sought to perpetuate the pride of being Southern. The college fraternity known as the Kappa Alpha Order became one of the most prominent of these postbellum organizations. 1994, 128 pp., append., bibl., paper, $19.00 #ZSC01

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The History of Orange County, Virginia - W. W. Scott. This book contains the history of Orange County from its formation in 1734 to the end of Reconstruction in 1870, and was compiled mainly from original records. Also included is a brief sketch of the beginnings of Virginia and a summary of local events to 1907.

Included in this book is the impact on the county of wars including the French & Indian War, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The author provides chapters on the social and economic conditions of the county before and after the Civil War. Also there are chapters on the courthouses, the many colonial churches, the physical features, historic homes and the various crimes and punishments in Orange County.

An appendix is also supplied which contains a list of importations, a 1782 census, the will of President Madison, participants in the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War, military commissions, a roster of Confederate Soldiers from 1861 to 1865, and members of the various conventions and of the Colonial House of Burgesses. A map of Orange County at the time of original publication and various illustrations round out the book. (1907) reprint, 292 pp., illus., append., original name plus subject index, paper, $26.00 #ZS156

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A History of the First United Methodist Church of Lynchburg, Virginia, 1828-1988, with genealogical index and descriptions of the church archives - edited by James Siddons, Ph.D. This work preserves an interesting collection of the church's history and activities. The main feature of this book is the complete index of these church records for the years 1828 to 1939. 1992, 384 pp., illus., index, cloth, $33.50 #ZS311

The Spirit of New London Academy - James Siddons. The Academy is one of the oldest schools in the South. Chartered in 1795 as a private Classical academy for boys, it entered the public school system in the 1870s and became coeducational in 1879. "The entire course of the two hundred years of pre-collegiate education in the American Republic is found in miniature form in the history of New London Academy...This is more than the story of one school; it is the story of how public education, a cornerstone of modern civilization, has made its way into the core of our lives." The index lists about 4,000 names of board members, principals, teachers, students, and others found in a variety of documents in the NLA Archives. 1994, 597 pp., illus., maps, charts, index, cloth $42.50 #ZS312

History of St. George's Parish - Rev. Philip Slaughter, D.D., edited by R. A. Brock. St. George's Parish, in the county of Spotsylvania, Diocese of Virginia, dates back to 1721, when the county and the parish were created by an act of law. The book begins with a list of eighteen rectors of the parish up to 1890, then presents a biographical sketch of Philip Slaughter. The central portion of the book contains Rev. Slaughter's history of the parish (including St. George's Church) up to 1847, following which are several appendices. Firstly, there is an account of Governor Spotswood's 1716 expedition to the mountains, accompanied by the Spotswood genealogy. Next, there is a list of Executives of Virginia from 1710 to 1775, then a list of Vestrymen of St. George's parish from 1726 to 1847, then a list of lay delegatesto the convention from 1785 to 1890, then an account of lists of Vestrymen and Lay Delegates. (1890) reprint, 78pp., illus., append., fullname plus subject index, paper, $13.50 #ZS408

Alexandria Virginia City and County 1850 Census - Marjorie D. Tallichet. 1986, 8.5x11, 219 pp., index, paper, $30.00 #ZT110

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Middlesex County Marriage Records 1853-1904 and Federal Census 1880 Middlesex County, Virginia - Catherine Moore Traylor. This volume of Middlesex County marriages presents approximately 900 entries, which were abstracted from the files at the county court house in Saluda, VA.

The marriages listed in three sequential marriage registers are here arranged in chronological order; an index of grooms and index of brides will help the user quickly locate persons. In addition to the names of the bride and groom, and the marriage date, the entries also specify (when known): the official who performed the ceremony, parentage, and the race of the bride and groom.

The second section of the book abstracts the 1880 Census of Middlesex County, VA. All sorts of genealogical data have been included: birthplaces of both parents as well as of the individual, and the relationship of each member of the household to the head of the household. Also included are the names of each family member, and the race, age and sex of each individual; dwellings and families are numbered in order of visitation. A surname index for the census is also included. 1998, 633 pp., index, paper, $41.50 #ZT609

The Memorialists: An Antebellum History of Alleghany, Craig, and Monroe Counties of Western Virginia 1812-60 - David Scott Turk. These three counties are located northwest of Roanoke, Virginia, and Monroe County is now part of West Virginia. As the title suggests, this book is a study of life in this region in the decades before the Civil War. It reveals "a fascinating time of carriages, turnpikes, temperance societies and political awakening. To understand the American Civil War, a good study of what caused it is required. Actually, western Virginia started to break away from the eastern portion of the state a lot earlier than the 1850s. The internal rift over the building of turnpikes, canals and railroads ensured bitterness over any slavery issue." The book reveals the development of a business and political elite in society. With business and politics came the reform movements like the idea of organized temperance societies. "Although the religious revivals in this area did much to bring movements about or even to help rationalize their need, business drove the framework.

"Business was politics. Business was taverns and springs, ironworks and roads. Potts' Creek Valley in Alleghany and Monroe Counties had all of these industries. The industries and the men who emerged as the community leaders turned what was a wild frontier into an integral part of American society...

"However, this book is not just about business. It's about how people dealt with each other in social situations, such as a simple land dispute, drinking, the vote or spousal abuse...Perhaps it points out why the people of western Virginia are so enlightened. As [the author likes] to say, they are the 'last of the genteel Virginians.' "

Following the seven chapters of the main text, the book presents a section of genealogies or family sketches, after which is an appendix of fines for the 108th Virginia Regiment in 1814, and an appendix which is a partial roster of Company K, U.S. Volunteers for the Mexican War in 1847. Following the appendices is a 25-page list of source notes (testifying to the amount of background research that went into the book) organized by chapter, followed by a section of bibliographical notes on the sources. Illustrations show people, documents and relics pertaining to the region and time period under study. The index is an everyname plus subject index. 1997, 168 pp., illus., map, bibl., append., index, paper, $17.50 #ZT866

Marriage Records of Accomack County, Virginia, 1776-1854: Recorded in Bonds, Licenses, and Ministers' Returns - Nora Miller Turman. The author has collected all extant marriage bonds on file in the Accomack County Clerk's Office and in the Virginia State Library. She has also included bonds for the years 1831-1841 and 1847-1850 which were abstracted by earlier genealogists from records which have since disappeared. Moreover, she has augmented the bonds with marriages recorded only in the Ministers' Returns. Also included are the eighteen surviving Accomack County marriage records from the colonial period. Each record is alphabetized by the surname of the groom, and contains the name of the wife and date the marriage was recorded. 1994, 394 pp., map, bibl., index, paper, $32.50 #ZT869

The Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1606-1964 - Nora Miller Turman, M.A., C.G. Tells the story of Virginia's portion of the Delmarva peninsula from the first recorded English landing to the opening of the Bridge-Tunnel connecting Accomack and Northampton counties with the mainland. The bulk of the volume deals with the period prior to 1900, but the last quarter covers the present century. It has a wealth of data on local residents. (1964) reprint, 316 pp., illus., maps, index, paper, $27.50 #ZTU01

Shenandoah County, Virginia: A Study of the 1860 Census, Vol. 4 - Marvin J. Vann. The fourth installment of this valuable genealogical resource for researchers of Shenandoah Valley families. As in the preceding volumes, data from the haphazardly organized and annotated 1860 census is deciphered and presented as a companion resource to the original census materials.

More than 250 households are accounted for, listing dates and places of birth and death, occupation, level of education, related family members and their relationships to one another, as well as anecdotal information about the lives of the individuals recorded. The original page and dwelling numbers have been retained for easy referencing with the 1860 documents; inconsistencies and errors have been noted to avoid misinterpretation of the records, and an index of fullnames and dwelling numbers has been included. 1998, 424 pp., illus., fullname index, paper, $32.00 #ZV055

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Virginia Genealogies and Family Histories: A Bibliography of Books about Virginia Families - Compiled and Edited by Donald O. Virdin. Lists about 2500 books found in major libraries throughout the U. S. containing genealogies of families from Virginia and West Virginia. The books listed deal with families of Virginia origins but often follow their descendants far and wide across the continent. Each book is listed under the surname of the primary Virginia family covered in it. Many of the titles listed deal with several families, not all of which may have Virginia roots. Citations to all these allied families are listed in a cross-reference table, regardless of the geographic focus of the family, making this bibliography of use to researchers with interests outside Virginia also. 1990, 8.5x11, 226 pp., index, paper, $35.00 #V361

Virginia & West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Records - Patrick G. Wardell. Genealogical data pertaining to Virginians and West Virginians who served in the Revolutionary War as derived from the pension and bounty land warrant files in the National Archives. It includes all men who the records show resided in Virginia or West Virginia either before or after the war, or whose immediate family lived in either of these two States.

Virginians & West Virginians, 1607-1870 - Patrick G. Wardell. Vital statistics on thousands of people extracted from unindexed biographical volumes. Every person indicated to be a Virginia or West Virginia native has an entry. The entries give the full name of the subject, their date and place of birth, and the names of parents and spouses. Most of the people were born in the nineteenth century.

Virginia/West Virginia Husbands and Wives - Patrick G. Wardell. Arranged alphabetically according to the name of the groom. When available the date and place of marriage is given; if unknown, the compiler has listed approximate dates and likely places of marriage. The guesstimates of dates and places not known for sure at least give the researcher a time and place in which to start searching. For each record a source is given; the sources are a combination of original and previously published material.

Of The Sea and Skies: Historic Hampton and Its Times - Gene Williamson. A history of Hampton, Virginia, the book covers a period of more than 500 years, beginning with the exploratory voyages and expeditions that led up to the colonization of Virginia at nearby Jamestown in 1607. Hampton survives today as the oldest English-speaking settlement in continuous existence outside the British Isles. Tantalizing theories (could the Croatoan Indians in the remote hills of North Carolina be descended from the "lost colonists" of the original Roanoke settlement?), and juicy tidbits (mostly about the rather ignoble British nobility), are liberally sprinkled with delightful quotes from Shakespeare. Colorful personalities abound in these pages. 1993, 252 pp., illus., maps, index, paper $25.00 #ZW344

Smyth County [Virginia] History and Traditions - Goodridge Wilson. This work begins in the 1700s, prior to the county's establishment, and records interesting incidents and major historic events of the day, as well as the names and character of many early settlers. There are also rare documents such as Colonel John Buchanan's journal, William Campbell's letter to his wife, and the Tory warning to Campbell. The history then describes the first permanent settlement, and the tumultuous times of Dunmore's War and the American Revolution.

Genealogical data and family history are weaved into the narrative throughout the volume. This is a complete and relatively modern history, which includes aerial view photographs. Chapters include politics, churches, schools, newspapers, industries, banks, transportation, the Civil War, the First World War, towns, villages, communities, Benjamin Franklin Buchanan, and Laurel Farm. The original index is retained and lists nearly any name or subject you will want to find. (1932) reprint, 397 pp., illus., original name plus subject index, $32.00 #ZW347

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History of Caroline County, Virginia - Marshall Wingfield. In this methodically organized and profusely illustrated volume, Marshall Wingfield recounts the history of Virginia�s twenty-ninth county and its most prominent residents, from the founding of the county in 1727 to the First World War. Divided into short, specific chapters for easy reference, on topics including "Colonial Government of Caroline Co.," "Doctors and Diseases of the Eighteenth Century," "Education and Educators," "Coloured Citizens of Caroline" and "Civil War Stories of Caroline," amongst many others.

In addition to histories of events such as the birth of the Caroline lumber industry and the execution of John Wilkes Booth, the text contains numerous lists of Caroline County residents and other valuable genealogical information. Lists include: names of Caroline citizens whose obituaries appear in the files of the Richmond Enquirer; Commonwealth grants and patents; graduates of Edmund Pendleton, Mica and Sparta High Schools; soldiers and militia officers in the American Revolution; Confederate soldiers; soldiers and Home Guard members during World War One; county sheriffs, judges, justices, clerks and commonwealth attorneys; and Caroline items in Acts of Assembly. Also included are concise genealogies for forty-four Caroline County families and several church histories. (1924) reprint, 528 pp., illus., maps, original fullname plus subject index, bibl., paper, $37.00 #ZW352

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Chronicles of Border Warfare, or A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-western Virginia: and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State; with Reflections, Anecdotes, &c. - Alexander S. Withers. This fascinating history, first published 160 years ago, is a treasure trove of descriptions of small events from the perspective of the early settlers of the border regions beyond the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains (and extending as far as Cincinnati and parts of Kentucky). It focusses mainly on the last half of the eighteenth century, when Williamsburg was the bustling capital of the Virginia Colony, and Patrick Henry resided in the Governor's Mansion. Grand plantations were flourishing along the James River, while in the wilderness, pioneers struggled against the elements of nature and the savages of the land they were trying to tame. (1831) reprint, 319 pp., index, paper $26.00 #ZW373

Albemarle County in Virginia - Rev. Edgar Woods; new index by Roger L. Goodman. Contains a history of the County from its first settlement to the mid-1800's with numerous references to the early settlers, and about 200 genealogies. Appendixes give petitions, militia rolls, lists of officials, a listing of Albemarle residents who emigrated, and a list of deaths, 1744-1890. (1901) reprint, 459 pp., new index, paper, $38.00 #ZW600