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Karen Jennings <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:05:44 -0600
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Hi Ann
Is there anyway to view except in person? Karen

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On Feb 8, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Ann Avery Hunter <[log in to unmask]>  
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> I spent the better part of a year reading through all of the  
> Chesterfield Co. will, deed, and order books page by page. I didn't  
> find the parents of the wife I was looking for but did find two  
> others as well as a good bit of information about my families there  
> that wasn't indexed under their names but under the names of  
> previously unknown siblings or in-laws. It is very time consuming  
> but well worth the effort.
>
> Ann
> ---
> Ann Avery Hunter
> Winston-Salem, NC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Flythe" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Albemarle County Formation
>
>
>> I have found a few marriages in Goochland & other counties by  
>> reading court order books (estate records) and deed books (deeds of  
>> gift).  In cases where the Rev. Douglas did not record a marriage  
>> or the bride's father did not mention her in his will, this is a  
>> time consuming way of trying to indentify the bride & does not  
>> always yield results.  Worth trying though in most counties with  
>> those records available.
>> Bonnie
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