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=== Colonial Period === | === Colonial Period === | ||
Most surviving lists of colonial Virginia immigrants have been published | Most surviving lists of colonial Virginia immigrants have been published. The place to start is P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'' (available at [http://search.ancestry.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. | ||