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== Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | == Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias == | ||
*McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007.) {{FSC|1384461|item|disp=FS | *McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007.) {{FSC|1384461|item|disp=FS Catalog 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.) {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library 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'' {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library 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.) {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library 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'' {{FSC|392288|item|disp=FS Library 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. | ||
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:*Vol. V: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi05tyle/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48232 Ancestry] ($), index/images.<br> | :*Vol. V: [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi05tyle/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48232 Ancestry] ($), index/images.<br> | ||
*Wardell, P.G. ''Timesaving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors: A Genealogical Index of Surnames from Published Sources''. Two Volumes. (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1985.) {{FSC|510207|item|disp=FS | *Wardell, P.G. ''Timesaving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors: A Genealogical Index of Surnames from Published Sources''. Two Volumes. (Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing, 1985.) {{FSC|510207|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975 D22w}}An index to biographical sketches in several hundred local histories and genealogies. | ||
== Statewide Information == | == Statewide Information == | ||
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*Foote, William Henry. ''Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical''. Two Volumes. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William S. Martien, 1850-56.) {{FSC|70867|item|disp=FS Library film 1000631; book 975.5 H2f}} Digital version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry; Volume 2 on {{FSC|383012|item|disp=FS Library film 1598334 item 27}}. | *Foote, William Henry. ''Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical''. Two Volumes. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: William S. Martien, 1850-56.) {{FSC|70867|item|disp=FS Library film 1000631; book 975.5 H2f}} Digital version available through FamilySearch Catalog entry; Volume 2 on {{FSC|383012|item|disp=FS Library film 1598334 item 27}}. | ||
*Foote, William Henry ''An Index to Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical'' (Richmond, Virginia: The Library, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1966) {{FSC|520891|item|disp=FS | *Foote, William Henry ''An Index to Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical'' (Richmond, Virginia: The Library, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1966) {{FSC|520891|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 H2f (index).}}Presbyterian history, ministers, and families. | ||
*French, S. Bassett. ''Biographical Sketches'' [of Virginia]. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1949?) {{FSC|365067|item|disp=FS Library film 029664-67}} Contains brief handwritten sketches of persons born from the 1700s to 1800s, sometimes with birth and death dates. | *French, S. Bassett. ''Biographical Sketches'' [of Virginia]. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1949?) {{FSC|365067|item|disp=FS Library film 029664-67}} Contains brief handwritten sketches of persons born from the 1700s to 1800s, sometimes with birth and death dates. | ||
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