Questions tagged [virginia]
For questions about ancestors and records in the US state of Virginia, including questions pertaining to the period before the state's admission to the US (1788) when it was a British colony.
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Finding parent for William Jefferson KLJG-CYG who was born District of Columbia about 1810?
I have looked for 2 years and can't seem to find a parent for:
William Jefferson
Birth: About 1810 District of Columbia, United States
Death: 1890 Alexandria, Virginia
I can find several censuses ...
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What is this abbreviation from Virginia tax records?
I'm unable to decode this abbreviation:
For a male (due to 1 tithe being charged) Brizendine surname in Essex County, Virginia 1782 personal tax list.
Here is the whole page for context. See almost ...
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Do Quakers typically have their marriage records recorded with the government?
I'm looking for a supposed marriage record between a John Woodson b. 1655 in Curles, Henrico, Colony of Virginia and a Mary Tucker b. 1660 in Curles, Henrico, Colony of Virginia and married on 20 Aug ...
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Identifying parents of Clayton Earl Cook who was born 1800 in Virginia, USA?
Clayton Cook was born on 4 Jul 1800 in Wythe, Virginia and died on 18 Jul 1863 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia during the battle of Wytheville. In the 1830 Census, he was living in Evesham, Wythe, ...
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Investigating NPE in mid-1700s Virginia
After taking Y-37 DNA test at FamilyTreeDNA, I discovered that I matched 37 of 37 markers to descendants of William Adkins, b. 1689 VA. I have a paper trail back to George Webb, b. 1794, VA. I'm ...
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