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…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 27, 2018Chesterfield County Genealogy, Wills, Marriage Bonds, Indexes to Probate RecordsChesterfield County was formed in 1748 from part of Henrico County.Early settlers: John Archer, Stephen Cheatham, Richard Baugh, Abraham…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 20, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Charlotte County #vagenealogy #vaancestry #vawils #vaestates…Charlottesville pictured. Charlotte County was formed in 1764 from Lunenburg ounty and was named for Queen Charlotte, the wife of King…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 20, 2018Finding the Old Homeplace #genealogy #gawills #gaestates #gamarriagesThe actual site can be discovered. It simply requires some detail work and exercise! The last will and testament of James Cunningham…
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 13, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Charles City County #vagenealogy #vaancestry #vawils #vaestates…Shirley Plantation, home of Charles Carter.
Jeannette Holland Austin·Jul 8, 2018Names of Virginia Ancestors — → Caroline County #vagenealogy #vaancestry #vawils #vaestates…Caroline County was established in 1728 from the counties of Essex, King and Queen and King William. It was named for Caroline of Ansbach…
