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[[ | [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Emigration and Immigration''' | ||
The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains. | The settlement of present-day [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] began in the mid-1700s when Scotch-Irish and German settlers from Pennsylvania came to the area that is now Berkeley and Greenbriar counties. Heavy settlement began in the 1760s after Indian claims had been settled. These pioneers were generally from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other northern states and not from Virginia or other areas east of the mountains. | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was New York, where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for New York for 1820 to 1919, and indexes for 1820 to 1846 and 1897 to 1943. The lists for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania date from 1800 to 1916 with indexes for 1800 to 1948. These lists may also be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 ancestry.com.] FamilySearch.org also has an index to passengers arriving in Atlantic and Gulf ports titled {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874.}} More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | *Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was an important port of entry to West Virginia, but the major port between 1870 and 1915 was New York, where thousands of European immigrants boarded labor trains headed for the coal fields. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for New York for 1820 to 1919, and indexes for 1820 to 1846 and 1897 to 1943. The lists for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania date from 1800 to 1916 with indexes for 1800 to 1948. These lists may also be found at [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 ancestry.com.] FamilySearch.org also has an index to passengers arriving in Atlantic and Gulf ports titled {{RecordSearch|1921756|United States, Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874.}} More detailed information on U.S. immigration sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]]. | ||
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*[[West Virginia Naturalization Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[West Virginia Naturalization Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|West Virginia Naturalization Records, 1814-1991 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[[West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[[West Virginia]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
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{{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | ||
[[Category:West_Virginia | [[Category:West_Virginia]] [[Category:United States Emigration and Immigration]] [[Category:Scots-Irish]] | ||