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1835 Federal Pension List for Virginia
1880 US Census Free & complete with index & imagesA History of the Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory - by David E. Johnston (1906). This is the complete book available free online! From the book's introduction:
"Mercer County as originally created, and as
it now exists, embraces territory which was formerly a part of that vast domain known as Augusta, later and in succession, Botetourt, Fincastle, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Wythe, Monroe, Tazewell, and Giles Counties."
Certificates of Settlement and Preemption Warrants - As per their site: Under the Virginia Land Law of 1779, residents of the Kentucky District could purchase if they met certain residency requirements. This database is
indexed by Preemption Warrant number, the individual acquiring the Warrant & Certificate of Settlement, immediate assignees, and tract location. We have included information on the resulting patent number and series
for the Kentucky Preemption Warrants. Some counties in present-day Virginia and West Virginia are also included in this index.Kentucky Land Patents: County Court Orders Series
- These patents are authorized by warrants/orders purchased from the county court and this patent series was created in 1835. Many prior Virginians
here. HINT: Use the drop down boxes on the search page to see all the different things you can search for.Library of Virginia Archives and Manuscripts Catalog
- Document images for 6,000 family Bible records are available online.
Virginia Genealogical Society Death Records Indexing Project - A fully-searchable index to Virginia
city and county death registers compiled 1853-1896. This is an on-going project sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society. Fifteen cities and counties have been indexed to date. Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern Neck Grants and Surveys
- Description from their site: A fully-searchable index to: land patents issued prior to 1779; land grants
issued by the Virginia Land Office after 1779; grants issued in the Northern Neck from 1692-1862; and original and recorded Northern Neck surveys. Images for the land patents, Land Office grants, Northern Neck
grants, and recorded Northern Neck surveys (1786-1874) are available online. The unrecorded Northern Neck surveys prior to 1782 are available on microfilm.
Virginia Revolutionary Warrants - Indexes 4,748 Revolutionary War Warrants and
many of our Kentucky ancestors can be found here. Contact the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio for Virginia warrants with higher numbers than 4,627.
County Specific Resources...
Augusta County
Lee County
Rusell County
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