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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4646 Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4646 Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia], ($), index & images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3111 Virginia Apprentices, 1623-1800], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3111 Virginia Apprentices, 1623-1800], ($), index & images | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6398 Virginia Biography, Volume I-II], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6398 Virginia Biography, Volume I-II], ($), index & images | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#va County and Town Histories], includes biographies | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#va County and Town Histories], includes biographies | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309307;view=1up;seq=9 Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a collection of biographies of the leading men in the state Vol. 1], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309315;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309323;view=1up;seq=9 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309331;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 4], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097932396;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 5] | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309307;view=1up;seq=9 Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a collection of biographies of the leading men in the state Vol. 1], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309315;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309323;view=1up;seq=9 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309331;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 4], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097932396;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 5] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48240 Virginia and Virginians, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48241 Vol. II], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48240 Virginia and Virginians, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48241 Vol. II], ($), index & images. | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/virginia-colonial-planters-published-1922 Virginia, Colonial Planters], ($), index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/virginia-colonial-planters-published-1922 Virginia, Colonial Planters], ($), index & images | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2g73nt4s;view=1up;seq=7 Some emigrants to Virginia | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2g73nt4s;view=1up;seq=7 Some emigrants to Virginia : memoranda in regard to several hundred emigrants to Virginia during the colonial period whose parentage is shown or former residence indicated by authentic records], e-book | ||
==Biographies in Local Histories== | ==Biographies in Local Histories== | ||
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== Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | == Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | ||
*McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007.) {{FSC|1384461|item|disp=FS | *McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007.) {{FSC|1384461|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 D36m}}.<br>For information about Virginia's earliest colonists, McCartney's work is a great place to start. | ||
*True, Ransom B., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660''. (Richmond, Virginia: Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1982.) {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6332718 (first of 22)}} Includes more than 100,000 entries with references to 30,000 people who are mentioned in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records. ''A supplemental Guide'' {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library film 1750757 item 2; book 975.5 D3bd 1985}} contains an explanation of the dictionary and a listing of the sources with their codes. An excellent list of early Virginians. | *True, Ransom B., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660''. (Richmond, Virginia: Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1982.) {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6332718 (first of 22)}} Includes more than 100,000 entries with references to 30,000 people who are mentioned in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records. ''A supplemental Guide'' {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library film 1750757 item 2; book 975.5 D3bd 1985}} contains an explanation of the dictionary and a listing of the sources with their codes. An excellent list of early Virginians. | ||
*Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. ''Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography''. Five Volumes. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publication, 1915. Includes multi-generation family histories.<br> | *Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. ''Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography''. Five Volumes. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publication, 1915. Includes multi-generation family histories.<br> | ||
:*Vols. I-V online at: | :*Vols. I-V online at: {{FSC|68071|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library}}, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008686749 Hathitrust]. <br> | ||
''Also at:'' | ''Also at:'' | ||
:*Vol. I: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediavir03unkngoog/mode/2up Internet Archive] <br> | :*Vol. I: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediavir03unkngoog/mode/2up Internet Archive] <br> | ||
:*Vol. I-II: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6398/ Ancestry] ($), index | :*Vol. I-II: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6398/ Ancestry] ($), index & images. Although same as the ''Encyclopedia'', Ancestry has named this collection Virginia Biography, Volume I-II <br> | ||
:*Vol. II: [https://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediavir06unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48229 Ancestry] ($), index | :*Vol. II: [https://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediavir06unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48229 Ancestry] ($), index & images.<br> | ||
:*Vol. III: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediavir05unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48230 Ancestry] ($), index | :*Vol. III: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediavir05unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48230 Ancestry] ($), index & images.<br> | ||
:*Vol. IV: [https://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediavir07unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48231 Ancestry] ($), index | :*Vol. IV: [https://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediavir07unkngoog Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48231 Ancestry] ($), index & images.<br> | ||
:*Vol. V: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi05tyle/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48232 Ancestry] ($), index | :*Vol. V: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi05tyle/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48232 Ancestry] ($), index & images.<br> | ||
*Wardell, P.G. ''Timesaving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors: A Genealogical Index of Surnames from Published Sources''. Two Volumes. (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1985.) {{FSC|510207|item|disp=FS | *Wardell, P.G. ''Timesaving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors: A Genealogical Index of Surnames from Published Sources''. Two Volumes. (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1985.) {{FSC|510207|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975 D22w}}An index to biographical sketches in several hundred local histories and genealogies. | ||
== Statewide Information == | == Statewide Information == | ||
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*Foote, William Henry. ''Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical''. Two Volumes. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William S. Martien, 1850-56.) {{FSC|70867|item|disp=FS Library film 1000631; book 975.5 H2f}} Digital version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry; Volume 2 on {{FSC|383012|item|disp=FS Library film 1598334 item 27}}. | *Foote, William Henry. ''Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical''. Two Volumes. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William S. Martien, 1850-56.) {{FSC|70867|item|disp=FS Library film 1000631; book 975.5 H2f}} Digital version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry; Volume 2 on {{FSC|383012|item|disp=FS Library film 1598334 item 27}}. | ||
*Foote, William Henry ''An Index to Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical'' (Richmond, Virginia: The Library, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1966) {{FSC|520891|item|disp=FS | *Foote, William Henry ''An Index to Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical'' (Richmond, Virginia: The Library, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1966) {{FSC|520891|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 H2f (index).}}Presbyterian history, ministers, and families. | ||
*French, S. Bassett. ''Biographical Sketches'' [of Virginia]. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1949?) {{FSC|365067|item|disp=FS Library film 029664-67}} Contains brief handwritten sketches of persons born from the 1700s to 1800s, sometimes with birth and death dates. | *French, S. Bassett. ''Biographical Sketches'' [of Virginia]. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1949?) {{FSC|365067|item|disp=FS Library film 029664-67}} Contains brief handwritten sketches of persons born from the 1700s to 1800s, sometimes with birth and death dates. | ||
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