Jeannette Holland Austin·Jan 23, 2019Names of Virginia Ancestors — → King and Queen CountyKing and Queen County, Virginia was established in the year of 1691 from New Kent County. It was named after King William III and Queen…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jan 11, 2019Scotch-Irish Immigrants Flood the Northern Neck of Virginia #virginiapioneersnet #vagenealogyAs most of these Scotch-Irish immigrants were very poor, many paid for their passage by selling their services and labour for a term of…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jan 8, 2019Names of Virginia Ancestors — — → Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County was established in 1772 and was first named Dunmore County for Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore. The county was renamed…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jan 7, 2019Ridge Road in Loudoun County #virginiapioneersnet #vagenealogyThe old Ridge Road (over Broad Run) was built before 1755 and was one of the earliest highway bridges in the territory. A record of it was…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Dec 4, 2018Louisa County, Virginia Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages, Court House RecordsLouisa County was created in 1742 from Hanover County, Louisa County and was named for Princes Louise of Great Britain, the youngest…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Oct 26, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Giles County #virginiapioneersnetGiles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell counties. The county seat is Pearisburg. The county was…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Oct 19, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Frederick County #virginiapioneersnetFrederick County was named for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and the eldest son of George II. It was created from Orange County in 1738…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Oct 13, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Franklin County #virginiapioneersnetFranklin County is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains The county was formed in 1785 from parts of Bedford and Henry…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Sep 28, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Fluvanna County #virginiapioneersetFluvanna County was once part of Henrico County, an original shires of the Virginia Colony which was divided in 1727 so that the Fluvanna…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Sep 21, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Fauquier County #virginiapioneersnetFauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1758 to 1768. It was created from Prince William…
