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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'' (available at [http://search. | 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.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486 Ancestry] ($)). | ||
The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. In the eighteenth century, ships selling indentured servants and transported convicts often docked at ports along the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. | The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. In the eighteenth century, ships selling indentured servants and transported convicts often docked at ports along the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers. | ||
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A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain is: | A comprehensive list of about 140,000 immigrants to America from Britain is: | ||
*[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776, and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. Available in [http://search. | *[[Peter Wilson Coldham|Coldham, Peter Wilson]]. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776, and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. Available in [http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=40 Ancestry's Immigration & Travel Collection] ($); (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: | ||
*Nugent, Nell M. et al. ''Cavaliers and Pioneers | *Nugent, Nell M. et al. ''Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants'' (1623-1782). 8 vols. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1934-200. {{FHL|160644|item|disp=FHL Books 975.5 R2n v. 1-v. 8}}. Volume 1 (1623-1666) is available on [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48408 Ancestry] ($).<br> | ||
Once the patentee's name is known it is possible to retrieve digital images of the original land office patents on the website of the [[Library of Virginia|Library of Virginia]], see: [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/5RRY7GYMGHQCI2LPGPHUFPID9I4VN1AN7QEHE8D54REKQ8RVC9-45281?func=find-m&find_code=WRD&request=&adjacent=N&find_base=CLAS30&btnSubmit=&filter_code_2=WYR&filter_request_2=&filter_code_3=WYR&filter_request_3=&filter_code_4=WFM&filter_request_4=&filter_code_5=WSL&filter_request_5= Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants]. | Once the patentee's name is known it is possible to retrieve digital images of the original land office patents on the website of the [[Library of Virginia|Library of Virginia]], see: [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/5RRY7GYMGHQCI2LPGPHUFPID9I4VN1AN7QEHE8D54REKQ8RVC9-45281?func=find-m&find_code=WRD&request=&adjacent=N&find_base=CLAS30&btnSubmit=&filter_code_2=WYR&filter_request_2=&filter_code_3=WYR&filter_request_3=&filter_code_4=WFM&filter_request_4=&filter_code_5=WSL&filter_request_5= Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants]. | ||
The Virginia Colonial Records Project at the [[Library of Virginia|Library of Virginia]] can help American trace their European immigrant origins. | The Virginia Colonial Records Project at the [[Library of Virginia|Library of Virginia]] can help American trace their European immigrant origins. Scholars visited European archives searching for references to Virginians. Their reports are available [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas27&local_base=CLAS27 online] and searchable by name; description: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/opac/vcrpabout.htm About the Virginia Colonial Records Project]. They also microfilmed many of the records they located. The microfilms are held at the Library of Virginia.<br> | ||
For a genealogical description, see: | For a genealogical description, see: | ||