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Virginia family history books offer an essential look into the cradle of American history, chronicling the state’s journey from colonial beginnings to pivotal roles in nation-building. These texts compile detailed genealogies, plantation records, church registers, and personal memoirs that illuminate the lives of Native Americans, early English settlers, and diverse immigrant communities. They document the evolution of Virginia’s landscapes—from sprawling plantations to burgeoning urban centers—reflecting centuries of social, political, and cultural development. For genealogists and family researchers, these records are invaluable, linking personal family stories to the broader historical context of a state steeped in tradition, innovation, and enduring significance.
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- Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 (1895) 1,254 records
- History of the Lemen Family, of Illinois, Virginia 1,151 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 24 1,147 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 25 1,102 records
- Writings of Colonel William Byrd, of Westover in Virginia 1,088 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 2 1,049 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 32 1,031 records
- Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912 996 records
- Newton Genealogy (1915) 892 records
- Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland (1902) 886 records
- History And Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Descended From Richard Montague of Hadley, Massachusetts, And Peter Montague of Lancaster Co., Virginia (1886) 852 records
- Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume 5 (1915) 837 records
- Field Genealogy, Volume 1 (1901) 704 records
- Captain Roger Jones, of London And Virginia 668 records
- Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914 660 records
- Descendants of James Nowlin, Who Came To Pittsylvania County, Virginia, From Ireland About 1700 (1916) 657 records
- Genealogy And History of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, And His Descendants, Volume 1 (1907) 636 records
- Preston Genealogy, Tracing the History of the Family From About 1040, a.D., In Great Britain, In the New England States, And In Virginia, To the Present Time (1900) 630 records
- History And Genealogy of Peter Montague, of Nansemond And Lancaster Counties, Virginia, And His Descendants, 1621-1894 596 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 15 572 records
- History of Royalton, Vermont, With Family Genealogies, 1769-1911, Part 2 570 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 1 554 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 6 552 records
- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 21 538 records
- Virginia Baptist Ministers. 5th Series, 1902-1914, With Supplement 536 records
- Old Churches, Ministers And Families of Virginia, Volume 2 516 records
- Virginia Carys (1919) 513 records
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