Hi Kay, I'm not very familiar with VA publications, but a good place to start online would probably be VAGenWeb at http://www.usgenweb.com/va You will probably be able to find out exactly where to look for this marriage, and should also be able to post an "unknown county" query. Good luck! Shari Handley (srhandley@juno.com), LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS listowner Somerset Co. MD USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsomers/somerset.htm Wicomico Co. MD USGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwicomi/wicomico.htm Handley's Eastern Shore Maryland Genealogy Project - http://bay.intercom.net/handley The Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society Online - http://bay.intercom.net/ldgs On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 08:35:05 -0500 KayRockett@webtv.net (Kay Rockett) writes: >My ancestor William DODD b 1772/3 VA (county unknown) married Mary or >Sarah Elizabeth SHARP(E) b bet 1770 & 1780 (place unknown). They >lived >in Greene Co TN most of their married lives. Do you know of any >general >VA marriage books or CD's that "might" list this marriage, since I >don't >know the county? Any other advice for someone who is just starting >research in VA? > >