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=== 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 | 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'' (available at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 Ancestry] ($)). | ||
The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. In the eighteenth century, ships selling indentured servants and transported convicts often docked at ports along the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. | The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. In the eighteenth century, ships selling indentured servants and transported convicts often docked at ports along the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. | ||
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A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain is: | A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain is: | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776, and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (Family History Library compact disc no. 9 pt. 350[does not circulate to Family History Centers].) Includes numerous Virginia immigrants. May show British hometown, emigration date, ship, destination, and text of the document abstract. | ||
Headright grants document the importation of settlers into the colony. They are kept at the [[Library of Virginia]]. They have been abstracted and digitized: | Headright grants document the importation of settlers into the colony. They are kept at the [[Library of Virginia]]. They have been abstracted and digitized: | ||
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For English passenger lists, 1773 to 1776, which include emigrants destined for Virginia, see: | For English passenger lists, 1773 to 1776, which include emigrants destined for Virginia, see: | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., 1988. {{FHL|313545|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W3c}}. | ||
English officials kept records of payments made for the transportation of Anglican ministers to America, see: | English officials kept records of payments made for the transportation of Anglican ministers to America, see: | ||
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*Brandow, James C. ''Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49280 Ancestry] ($). | *Brandow, James C. ''Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49280 Ancestry] ($). | ||
[[ | [[Peter Wilson Coldham|Peter Wilson Coldham]] has published several volumes of English records that identify, among other American immigrants, those destined for Virginia. Many English indentured servants completed labor terms in Virginia. Coldham's works are indexed in Filby's ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s'' (digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 Ancestry] ($)). | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''British Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1788''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2004. {{FHL|1210004|item}} CD-ROM no. 2150. | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Bristol Registers of Servants Sent to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1686''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1988. {{FHL|658375|item}} 942.41/B2 W2c; digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49090 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brbwgw/PubForums.htm Chronicle Barbados] (Barbados entries only); [http://www.virtualjamestown.org/indentures/search_indentures.html Virtual Jamestown]. | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants: 1607-1776''. n.p.: Brøderbund, 1996. {{FHL|773852|item}} CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 350; digital version of select portions at [http://www.virtualjamestown.org/indentures/search_indentures.html Virtual Jamestown]. | ||
Runaway advertisements for colonial indentured servants often yield immigration data. [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia: Virginia Runaways, Slave Advertisements, Runaway Advertisements] indexes these records (for both white indentured servants and black slaves). These records can also be found in the digitized [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm ''Virginia Gazette 1736-1780''], available online through Colonial Williamsburg. | Runaway advertisements for colonial indentured servants often yield immigration data. [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia: Virginia Runaways, Slave Advertisements, Runaway Advertisements] indexes these records (for both white indentured servants and black slaves). These records can also be found in the digitized [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm ''Virginia Gazette 1736-1780''], available online through Colonial Williamsburg. | ||
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==== German Immigrants ==== | ==== German Immigrants ==== | ||
A group of Germans created a settlement called Germanna in early eighteenth-century Virginia. Several books have been published about the history and genealogy of these families, such as:<br> | A group of Germans created a settlement called Germanna in early eighteenth-century Virginia. Several books have been published about the history and genealogy of these families, such as:<br> | ||
*Memorial Foundation of Germanna Colonies in Virginia. ''Germanna Heritage Book''. Culpeper, Va.: by the society, 2000. {{FHL|1007396|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 975.5 D2gd no. 15}}.<br> | *Memorial Foundation of Germanna Colonies in Virginia. ''Germanna Heritage Book''. Culpeper, Va.: by the society, 2000. {{FHL|1007396|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 975.5 D2gd no. 15}}.<br> | ||
Herrmann Schuricht wrote a chapter titled "The first Germans in Virginia" in:<br> | Herrmann Schuricht wrote a chapter titled "The first Germans in Virginia" in:<br> | ||
*Lohr, Otto et al. ''The First Germans in America: With a Biographical Directory of New York Germans''. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1992. {{FHL|524630|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2Lo}}. | *Lohr, Otto et al. ''The First Germans in America: With a Biographical Directory of New York Germans''. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1992. {{FHL|524630|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2Lo}}. | ||
*Schuright, Herrmann. ''History of the German Element in Virginia''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: T. Kroh, 1898, 1900. Digital versions at Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=C1vNAAAAMAAJ Vol. 1]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=PVzNAAAAMAAJ Vol. 2]; 1977 reprint: {{FHL|491164|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 F2gs v. 1-2}} | *Schuright, Herrmann. ''History of the German Element in Virginia''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: T. Kroh, 1898, 1900. Digital versions at Google Books: [http://books.google.com/books?id=C1vNAAAAMAAJ Vol. 1]; [http://books.google.com/books?id=PVzNAAAAMAAJ Vol. 2]; 1977 reprint: {{FHL|491164|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 F2gs v. 1-2}} | ||
[http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ The Palatine Project], sponsored by [http://www.progenealogists.com/ ProGenealogists], includes annotated passenger lists for Germans entering Colonial Virginia. | [http://www.progenealogists.com/palproject/ The Palatine Project], sponsored by [http://www.progenealogists.com/ ProGenealogists], includes annotated passenger lists for Germans entering Colonial Virginia. | ||
==== Colonial Ships ==== | ==== Colonial Ships ==== | ||
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===== English Voyages ===== | ===== English Voyages ===== | ||
[[ | [[Peter Wilson Coldham|Peter Wilson Coldham]] compiled a list of convict ships travelling between English and Virginia ports during the eighteenth century. See appendix to: | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''British Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1788.'' CD-ROM. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. {{FHL|1210004|item|disp=FHL CD-ROM CD-ROM no. 2150}}. | ||
Many English ships that voyaged to Colonial Virginia are also mentioned in: | Many English ships that voyaged to Colonial Virginia are also mentioned in: | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''English Adventurers and Emigrants: Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America''. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984-. {{FHL|5169|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P2cw v. 1 - v. 3}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Bristol Registers of Servants Sent to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1686''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. {{FHL|658375|item|disp=FHL Book 942.41/B2 W2c}} | ||
===== German Voyages ===== | ===== German Voyages ===== | ||
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===== Scottish Voyages ===== | ===== Scottish Voyages ===== | ||
Dr. [[ | Dr. [[David Dobson|David Dobson]] has compiled a detailed list of ships voyaging between Scotland and America. Volume 4 includes information gleaned from the ''Virginia Gazette'': | ||
*[[ | *[[David Dobson|Dobson, David]]. ''Ships from Scotland to America, 1628-1828''. 4 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Publisher's bookstore: [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Ships%20from%20Scotland%20to%20America,%201628-1828/1492.html Vol. 1]; [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Ships%20from%20Scotland%20to%20America,%201628-1828.%20Volume%20II/1468.html Vol. 2]; [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Ships%20from%20Scotland%20to%20America,%201628-1828.%20Volume%20III/1465.html Vol. 3]; [http://www.genealogical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9704 Vol. 4]. {{FHL|691567|item|disp=FHL Books 973 W3d v. 1-v. 3}} FHL has Volumes 1 to 3. | ||
=== 1783 to Present === | === 1783 to Present === | ||