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To help interpret [[Portal:Virginia|Virginia]] courthouse records and more clearly understand the relationships of people mentioned in them, the following books are recommended:
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Cushing, John D., edition ''Colony Laws of Virginia 1619- 1660''. Two Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1978. This was originally published in 1809.
=== Online Sources  ===


''The First Laws of the State of Virginia''. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, 1982.
*[http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/statech.asp#va Yale Law School] Colonial Virginia Charters, Grants, and Related Documents


See also the “Public Records” section.
=== Published Sources ===
To help interpret courthouse records and more clearly understand the relationships of people mentioned in them, the following books are recommended:


=== Online Sources  ===
*Cushing, John D., edition ''Colony Laws of Virginia 1619- 1660''. Two Volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1978. (FS Library book {{FSC|450692|title-id|disp=975.5 P3c}}.) This was originally published in 1809.
*''The First Laws of the State of Virginia''. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, 1982. (FS Library book {{FSC|451342|title-id|disp=975.5 P3f}}.)
 
See also the [[Virginia Public Records|Public Records]] section.
 
If your ancestor was a clerk in early Virginia, this book may help:
 
*Johnston, Frederick. ''Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks''. 1888. Digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=cZhBAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; [https://www.archive.org/details/memorialsofoldvi00john Internet Archive].


http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/statech.htm#va


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