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 Beginning in the late 18th century, Virginia lost many residents as families moved westward to new states and territories. There was very little foreign immigration to Virginia after 1800.
-=== Overseas Immigration  ===
+== Overseas Immigration  ==
-==== Colonial Period  ====
+=== Colonial Period  ===
 Most surviving lists of colonial Virginia immigrants have been published in various sources. Almost all names of colonial immigrants listed in published sources are indexed in P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.''
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 David Dobson has dedicated many&nbsp;years to establishing links between Scots and their dispersed Scottish cousins who settled throughout the world. For Virginia connections,&nbsp;see:
 *Dobson, David.
 Additional studies include:
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 ==== German Immigrants  ====
 [http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ The Palatine Project], sponsored by [http://www.progenealogists.com/ ProGenealogists], includes annotated passenger lists for Germans entering Colonial Virginia.
-=== American Immigration  ===
-Many settlers from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina migrated down into South Carolina during the colonial period. The Great Valley Road, which passed through the Shenandoah Valley was a popular route.
 ==== Colonial Ships  ====
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 Names of ships can also be gleaned from colonial county court order books and [[Virginia Public Records#Calendar_of_State_Papers_Colonial.2C_America_and_West_Indies|English State Papers Colonial, American and West Indies]].
-==== 1783 to Present  ====
+=== 1783 to Present  ===
 The Family History Library and the National Archives have many of the post-1820 passenger lists and indexes for Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other major ports. These are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under [STATE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION.
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 Richmond 105<br>Petersburg 50<br>Norfolk, Boro 36<br>Rockbridge 16<br>No place 13<br>Campbell, Lynchburg 11<br>Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg 7<br>Wythe 7<br>Culpeper 6<br>Fauquier 6<br>Henrico 6<br>Powhatan 5<br>Chesterfield, Manchester 4<br>Stafford, Falmouth 4<br>Botetourt 3<br>Chesterfield 3<br>Norfolk County 3<br>Botetourt, Fincastle 2<br>Cumberland, Cartersville 2<br>Elizabeth City, Hampton 2<br>Goochland 2<br>Harrison 2<br>Kentucky, Lexington 2<br>Lunenburg 2<br>Princess Anne 2<br>Washington, Abingdon 2<br>Accomack 1<br>Albemarle, Charlottesville 1<br>Fairfax, Alexandria 1<br>Baltimore 1<br>Bedford 1<br>Charles City 1<br>Charlotte 1<br>Cumberland 1<br>Dinwiddie 1<br>Elizabeth City 1<br>Fluvanna 1<br>Grayson 1<br>Greenbrier 1<br>Hanover 1<br>Jefferson, Charles Town 1<br>Loudoun, Leesburg 1<br>Louisa 1<br>Madison 1<br>Middlesex 1<br>Norfolk, Portsmouth 1<br>Northumberland 1<br>Philadelphia 1<br>Pittsylvania 1<br>Prince George 1<br>Prince William, Dumfries 1<br>Southampton 1<br>Spotsylvania 1<br>Washington 1<br>Westmoreland 1<br>Wood 1<ref name="null">Kenneth Scott. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/british-aliens-in-the-united-states-during-the-war-of-1812/oclc/5711802 British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812.]'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 320-333. {{FHL|78653|item}} 973 W4s; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49091 Ancestry] ($).</ref>
+=== American Immigration  ===
+Many settlers from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina migrated down into South Carolina during the colonial period. The Great Valley Road, which passed through the Shenandoah Valley was a popular route.
 === Westward Migrants  ===