Jeannette Holland Austin·Aug 19, 2018Names of VA Ancestors — → Cumberland County #vagenealogy #vawills #virginiapioneersnetCumberland County was formed 1749 from Goochland County. Cumberland is the county seat. Early settlers were Germans and Irish. The county…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Aug 7, 2018TheFounding of Petersburg Virginnia #virginiapioneersnet #vagenealogyThe Founding of Petersburg, Virginia
Jeannette Holland Austin·Aug 4, 2018Names of VA Ancestors — → Clarke County #virginiapioneersnet #vagenealogy #vawillsIn 1736 Thomas Fairfax the sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron built Greenway Court on part of his 5 million acres near the village of White…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Aug 4, 2018Why Virginians Left the Family Home #virginiapioneersnet #vagenealogyWhy Virginians Left the Family Home
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 30, 2018General Lafayette Returned to Virginia in 1824 #vagenealogy #vaancestry #vawils #vaestates…The memory of General Marquis de Lafayette arriving in the Yorktown harbor to ensure the American victory still resides in the hearts of…