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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 the United States Research Outline | 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 the United States Research Outline "Emigration and Immigration" section. The outline lists several other important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Virginia. The ''Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline ''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 the “Biography” section of this outline. | ''The Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607- 1660'' lists many immigrants. See the “Biography” section of this outline. | ||
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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: | ||
Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776, and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. ( | Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776, and Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775''. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (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. | ||
The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. | The major port in Virginia was Norfolk, but many settlers arrived at Baltimore, Philadelphia, or other ports and then migrated to Virginia. | ||
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The Family History Library and the National Archives also have incomplete passenger lists for the following ports. | The Family History Library and the National Archives also have incomplete passenger lists for the following ports. | ||
*Alexandria, 1820-1865 ( | *Alexandria, 1820-1865 (Family History Library film 830231) | ||
*East River, 1830 ( | *East River, 1830 (Family History Library film 830232) | ||
*Hampton, 1820-1821 ( | *Hampton, 1820-1821 (Family History Library film 830234) | ||
*Norfolk and Portsmouth, 1820-1857 ( | *Norfolk and Portsmouth, 1820-1857 (Family History Library film 830236) | ||
*Petersburg, 1820-1821 ( | *Petersburg, 1820-1821 (Family History Library film 830238) | ||
*Richmond, 1820-1844 ( | *Richmond, 1820-1844 (Family History Library film 830246) | ||
The above lists are included in ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; | The above lists are included in ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION;Family History Library films 830231-46). These lists are indexed in ''Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES; Family History Library films 418161-348). | ||
Records of ethnic groups, including Huguenots, Mennonites, Scots, Germans, and Blacks, are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the subject heading VIRGINIA - MINORITIES. The following contains abstracts and indexes to wills, mentioning about 5,000 immigrants to Virginia: | Records of ethnic groups, including Huguenots, Mennonites, Scots, Germans, and Blacks, are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the subject heading VIRGINIA - MINORITIES. The following contains abstracts and indexes to wills, mentioning about 5,000 immigrants to Virginia: | ||
Withington, Lathrop. ''Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-Century English Wills and Administrations Relating to Virginia and Virginians''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. | Withington, Lathrop. ''Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-Century English Wills and Administrations Relating to Virginia and Virginians''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1980. '''Online Sources''' | ||
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[[Category:Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia]] | ||