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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia_Genealogy|Genealogy]]''  
''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Virginia Genealogy|Genealogy]]''  


Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. Sometimes these must be searched in person.  
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. Sometimes these must be searched in person.  
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=== Popular Virginia Genealogies  ===
=== Popular Virginia Genealogies  ===


{{Tip|To learn about family coat of arms, see [[Virginia Heraldry]].}}
{{Tip|To learn about family coat of arms, see [[Virginia Heraldry]].}}  


Descendants of Pocahontas have compiled genealogies about her family:  
Descendants of Pocahontas have compiled genealogies about her family:  
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*O'Dell, Cecil. ''Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia''. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. {{FHL|594019|item}}.
*O'Dell, Cecil. ''Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia''. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1995. {{FHL|594019|item}}.
=== Pronunciation of Virginia Surnames  ===
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| Armistead
| Umstead
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| Berkeley
| Barkly, or Bartlett
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| Bernard
| Barnett
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| Brockenbrough
| Brokenburough
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| Blount
| Blunt
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| Burwell
| Burrell
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| Booth
| Bowthe
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| Callowhill
| Carroll
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| Chamberlaine
| Chaumberlin
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| Chisman
| Cheeseman
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| Contesse
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| Crenshaw
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| Daisy
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| Degge or Degges
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| Deneufville
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| Dewberry
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| Drewry
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| Enroughty
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| Fauntleroy
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| Folk
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| Fontaine
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| Fulgham
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| Gawin
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| Geddy
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| Gibson
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| Gilliam
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| Goodrich
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| Goodwin
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| Gooch
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| Goldsmith
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| Hairston
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| Heyward
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| Harwood
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| Haughton-Hawthorne
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| Hartwell
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| Higginson
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=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History  ===
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History  ===
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