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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html