Right - and BTW text search in JSTOR turns up lots of stuff from the
second series of the WMQ _after_ publication of Swem's index.
jk
> Jon:  Have you tried searching the old "Virginia Historical Index"
> edited by E.G. Swem for these names?  I've long turned to that Index to
> find all sorts of fugitive  mentions and citations in old genealogical
> notices, queries, and notes otherwise buried too deep to find by other
> searching.
>
> As to boats, you know, with the rivers being the principal highway for
> the tidewater region, it was probably pretty common for folks to have
> have private boats.  Public ferries -- particularly the maintenance of
> them by the counties --are mentioned in Hening, vol. 1 (1642/3: Act LII
> ).
>
> Good luck on the searching.
>
> Dave Kiracofe
>
>
>
> David Kiracofe
> History
> Tidewater Community College
> Chesapeake Campus
> 1428 Cedar Road
> Chesapeake, Va 23322
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