Have you tried seeing if there was a family bible in the Library of Virginia? LoV is one of my go to sites if you search manuscripts. Then search Orange Co for the Deeds, my Farishes were there and I should do the same and see what I can find. Eliz On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:33 PM, BARTON LEWIS <bartonlewis@optonline.net> wrote: > My ancestors John Harvey and Elizabeth Felix married in Orange County, > VA on 22 Jan 1800. I don't know who John's parents were but Elizabeth's > father was William Felix, as he gave permission to the marriage. I > would like to research these families there but I can't find deeds > abstracted in any books beyond 1778. Elizabeth's family left Berks Co., > PA in 1790 so there's the possibility that both the Harvey and Felix > families had records there from 1790-1800 or earlier. (John and > Elizabeth (and her father) left for Hardin County, KY shortly after the > marriage.) Does anyone know if Orange County deeds or court minutes > have been abstracted in book form during this time period? > > Thanks, > > Barton Lewis > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message