Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780806317748)

This book brings together a variety of primary sources that inform the reader about the colony's earliest European inhabitants and the sparsely populated and fragile communities in which they lived, resulting in the most comprehensive collection of annotated biographical sketches yet published. From the earliest records relating to Virginia, we learn the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed on, the names of the "hundreds" and "plantations" they inhabited, the names of their spouses and children, their occupations and their position in the colony, their relationships with fellow colonists and Indian neighbors, their living conditions as far as can be ascertained from documentary sources, their ownership of land, the dates and circumstances of their death, and a host of fascinating, sometimes incidental details about their personal lives, all gathered together in the handy format of a biographical dictionary. Maps provided here identify the sites at which Virginia's earliest plantations were located and enable genealogists and students of colonial history to link most of the more than 5,500 people included in this volume to the cultural landscape.

Author: Martha W. McCartney
ISBN-10: 0806317744
ISBN-13: 9780806317748
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2010
Pages: 834
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2007 pg. 122
Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 118