Useful Research Links

Updated 18 Nov 2023

  • Find-A-Grave

  • Old Virginia Obituaries, 1790-1940

  • Vital Records Information for all States.

  • Genealogy, Ancestry and Family History Resources

  • War of 1812 Discharge Certificates

  • DAR Genealogical Research System

  • Library of Virginia Index

  • Library of Virginia Land Patents and Grants

  • Library of Virginia Northern Neck Grants and Surveys

  • Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index

  • "Hening's Statutes at Large" - Being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia
    from the first session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619. By: William Waller Hening
    Web Site of VAGenWeb

  • Ancestry.com Census Records Search (Subscription Required to View Documents)

  • Virginians - "The Family History of John W. Pritchett" Covers many families

  • Chalkley's "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

  • West Virginia Vital Research Records Search Selection

  • Library of Congress Maps Collection

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Records

  • Formation of Virginia Parishes

  • Examining Melungeon History and Genealogy

  • Jeff Miller's excellent "Sprouse Family Home Page" Web Site