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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. | ||
McCartney completed a 20-year scholarly study of all persons known to have resided in Colonial Virginia between 1607 and 1634. She published the results in 2007 to celebrate Virginia's 400th | McCartney completed a 20-year scholarly study of all persons known to have resided in Colonial Virginia between 1607 and 1634. She published the results in 2007 to celebrate Virginia's 400th anniversary: | ||
*McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|1384461|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 D36m}}. | *McCartney, Martha W. ''Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. {{FHL|1384461|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 D36m}}. | ||
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*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., 1988. {{FHL|313545|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W3c}}. | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing co., 1988. {{FHL|313545|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W3c}}. | ||
English officials kept records of payments made for the transportation of Anglican ministers to America, see: | English officials kept records of payments made for the transportation of Anglican ministers to America, see: | ||
*Fothergill, Gerald. ''A List of Emigrant Ministers to America, 1690-1811''. London: E. Stock, 1904. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4760 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVgEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]; [http://www.archive.org/details/listofemigrantmi00fothuoft Internet Archive], 1965 reprint: {{FHL|973 W2f 1965}} | *Fothergill, Gerald. ''A List of Emigrant Ministers to America, 1690-1811''. London: E. Stock, 1904. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4760 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=lVgEAAAAIAAJ Google Books]; [http://www.archive.org/details/listofemigrantmi00fothuoft Internet Archive], 1965 reprint: {{FHL|973 W2f 1965}} | ||
*Greer, George Cabell. ''Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666''. Richmond, Va.: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912. Digital book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=xDISAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | *Greer, George Cabell. ''Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666''. Richmond, Va.: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912. Digital book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=xDISAAAAYAAJ Google Books]. | ||