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== Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | == Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | ||
*McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: | *McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007.) {{FHL|1384461|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 D36m}}.<br>For information about Virginia's earliest colonists, McCartney's work is a great place to start. | ||
*True, Ransom B., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660''. (Richmond, Virginia: Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1982.) {{FHL|392288|item|disp=FHL fiche 6332718 (first of 22)}} Includes more than 100,000 entries with references to 30,000 people who are mentioned in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records. ''A supplemental Guide'' {{FHL|392288|item|disp=FHL film 1750757 item 2; book 975.5 D3bd 1985}} contains an explanation of the dictionary and a listing of the sources with their codes. An excellent list of early Virginians. | *True, Ransom B., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660''. (Richmond, Virginia: Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1982.) {{FHL|392288|item|disp=FHL fiche 6332718 (first of 22)}} Includes more than 100,000 entries with references to 30,000 people who are mentioned in [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] wills, deeds, court orders, histories, and Virginia Company records. ''A supplemental Guide'' {{FHL|392288|item|disp=FHL film 1750757 item 2; book 975.5 D3bd 1985}} contains an explanation of the dictionary and a listing of the sources with their codes. An excellent list of early Virginians. | ||