I certainly agree with Brent--having researched almost all those WV counties, often in the colonial period, looking for "lost souls" from Virginia, Pennsylvania and even Maryland esp. in Berkley and Frederick), I have found them very important links in the western migrations of our ancestors.
In fact, right now I'm working records in Monongalia WV and Greenbrier WV--the first for a Pennsylvanian who strayed across the state line by about 7 miles, the second for a Virginian who should be showing up in Augusta/Botetourt records--and isn't. When in doubt, look in West Virginia!
Karen Dale
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From: Tarter, Brent (LVA)<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Greenbrier, Va., 1810 Personal A & B
In response to this message that just went out to the Va-Roots
community:
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From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Cooper
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 8:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Greenbrier, Va., 1810 Personal A & B
Is the pre-Civil War period for West Virginia counties within the scope
of the group? I would think so but please clarify.
Thanks.
Jim Cooper
Mount Vernon, VA
I, personally, as a consequence of many years of research on many
aspects of Virginia's history believe that it is entirely appropriate
for us on Va-Roots to regard Virginia as including the counties that
became West Virginia up to the Civil War. Indeed, it is not possible to
understand the history of the area that is now Virginia during that time
without understanding the area that is now West Virginia during that
time.
We have always had much less discussion of West(ern) Virginia on this
list than of contemporary Virginia. There are, after all, other venues
for discussion of topics relating to West Virginia, but I think that
West(ern) Virginia subjects such as the announcement about the ready
online availability of records from that area is entirely appropriate,
even desirable.
Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at
http:/www.lva.virginia.gov
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Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:22 PM
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Greenbrier, Va., 1810 Personal A & B
Our newest free sample is the 1810 Greenbrier County Personal Property
Tax Lists, A & B. Greenbrier County is one of the missing counties in
the 1810 Virginia Federal Census. You can access these new free samples
at: http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/FreeSample/FreeSampleIndex.htm<http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/FreeSample/FreeSampleIndex.htm> There
are 32 images. All the images total about 17 mbs. Have fun. Steve and
Bunny Binns Genealogy dot Com Scanned Microfilm Images on CD Virginia
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