Mrs. Hunter, The answer to the question about why post-1700 York County records haven't been indexed/abstracted is, mostly likely, that Colonial Williamsburg Foundation indexed them all through the colonial period. The index is available only (unfortunately) at their John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library in Williamsburg on microfilm. It indexes every name in the documents: deeds, wills, orders, etc. So, I'd guess that because this has been done and although it is available only in one spot, no one wants to duplicate this massive index. It's called the York County Project Index. I don't know if they will search it for you because they have a very small staff, but if you can get to Williamsburg or hire a researcher, it's all right there for the public to use and photocopy!! I've used it several times and found things I would never have found otherwise without it. I've been told there are problems and mistakes, but then, those exist in most indexes. It is truly a wonderful source. Eric G. Grundset Library Director DAR Library 1776 D St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006-5392 202-879-3313 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Janet Hunter [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 3:53 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 1700s, York Co Records -- Abstracts?? Hello Everyone, I recently uncovered something I copied three or four years ago when looking for a transcribed/abstracted copy of Robert Hyde's 1710s will in York Co (original somewhere in Williamsburg I think). I had written in frustration across the top of the page something like: James City = NOTHING; New Kent Co = NOTHING; Charles City Co = ALMOST NOTHING; and York Co = PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING, BUT BOOKS AFTER 1700. Now that I have more and more lines all pointing back to that little finger of land between the York and James Rivers, and I know many others do, I am wondering: (a) Rhetorically why, given the extensive abstracts in the 1700s for other counties done by Sparacios, Weisigers,and others, etc., has there been virtually no abstracts of York Co post-1700 records published (I know about the TLC 1730s books)? I have gone through the LVA catalog online looking at the York Co books. (b) Are there any abstracts for these 1700 York Co records underway? Yes, I am aware that a subsantial portion of the documents have been microfilmed, but I am still curious about the above questions. Thanks in advance, Janet Hunter To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html