Rootsource.com has added Alleghany County to its collection of transcribed and Soundex coded 1850 Censuses. This unique collection of contiguous counties is invaluable to researchers concentrating on southwest Virginia, with no time-consuming downloads you can query the databases based either on a specific surname or use a Soundex search to compensate for the vagaries of mid-19th century spelling. Also in the collection are the 1850 Censuses from: Carroll County, Virginia Floyd County, Virginia Giles County, Virginia Mercer County, West Virginia Monroe County, West Virginia Patrick County, Virginia Pulaski County, Virginia Raleigh County, West Virginia Tazewell County, Virginia Wyoming County, West Virginia Because of the redrawing of county boundaries after 1850 these data include most of present day: Bland County, Virginia Buchanan County, Virginia Craig County, Virginia McDowell County, West Virginia and Summers County, West Virginia. Each census transcription includes all members of the household, all information on the census schedule and any marginal notes made by the census taker. Access is available by subscription, check http://www.rootsource.com/inventory.htm for a complete listing of all surnames in the county. Available at no charge is the 1704 Quit Rent covering most of Virginia's Northern Neck. It is also in a searchable and soundex indexed format. Visit at http://www.rootsource.com/quit_rents.htm If you have ancestors who served in the Continental Army check http://www.rootsource.com/continental.htm for the only site that cross references army regiments to recruiting territories in addition to providing a brief regimental history. For maps of all states circa 1776 visit http://www.rootsource.com/continental.htm .