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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'', described in [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. It lists several other important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Virginia. This Wiki article also introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown. | 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'', described in [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. It lists several other important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Virginia. This Wiki article also introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown. | ||
''The Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607- 1660'' lists many immigrants. See [[Virginia Biography]]. | *''The Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607- 1660'' lists many immigrants. See [[Virginia Biography]]. | ||
*Standard, W.G. ''Some Emigrants to Virginia: Memoranda in Regard to Several Hundred Emigrants to Virginia During the Colonial Period Whose Parentage is Shown or Former Residence Indicated by Authentic Records''. Richmond, Va.: The Bell Book & Stationery Company, 1911. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48413 Ancestry] ($), [http://books.google.com/books?id=TCASAAAAYAAJ Google Books], and [http://www.archive.org/details/someemigrantstov00stan Internet Archive]. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details for 2005 reprint at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/va-0691w.html Mountain Press] website. | |||
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: | ||