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-=== Society of Friends (Quakers)  ===
-Quakers are organized into monthly meetings. All monthly meetings known to exist in Virginia before 1900 are described on the county pages where they are situated, such as [[Nansemond County, Virginia#Quaker|Nansemond County]].
-Hinshaw abstracted many Virginia Quaker records:
-*Hinshaw, William Wade. ''Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 Vols''. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Brothers, 1936-1950. Volume VI covers Virginia Monthly Meetings. {{FHL|192159|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D2he 1969}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48130 Ancestry] ($). To locate copies nearest you, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/encyclopedia-of-american-quaker-genealogy-vol-i-vi/oclc/255684770&referer=brief_results WorldCat].
-Several histories of Virginia Quakers have been written, including:
-*Worrall, Jay. ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers''. Athens, Ga.:&nbsp;Iberian Pub. Co., 1994. {{FHL|702792|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2wj}}. Identifies Virginia monthly meetings.<br>
-*Bowden, James. ''The History of the Society of Friends in America''. 2 vols. London: W. &amp; F.G. Cash, 1850-1854. Digital version of Vol. 1 at [http://books.google.com/books?id=n1lCAAAAIAAJ Google Books]; {{FHL|207376|item|disp=FHL Book 973 F2bj v. 1}}. [Volume 1 includes Virginia.]
-Quakers were carefully observed during the Revolutionary War, see:
-*Gilpin, Thomas. ''Exiles in Virginia: With Observations on the Conduct of the Society of Friends during the Revolutionary War; Comprising the Official Papers of the Government Relating to that Period. 1777-1778''. 1848. Digital book at [http://books.google.com/books?id=o8oSsBBHq9AC Google Books].
 === Additional Reading  ===