According to Carol McGinnis who wrote VIRGINIA GENEALOGY these are the beginning dates for existing records: 1. land and probate 1793 (However, Book #1 for Wills appears to be missing.) 2. court 1808 3. marriages 1830 (marriage records are missing) 4. birth 1853-1877 5. death 1857- 1877 UNION troops burned the courthouse in 1863 destroying some marriage records

Thanks, This rules out me finding what I need for Lee :( Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: GEN-PICS <genpics@iopener.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: [VALEE] Lee Co. Records > According to Carol McGinnis who wrote VIRGINIA GENEALOGY these are the beginning dates for existing records: > > 1. land and probate 1793 (However, Book #1 for Wills appears to be missing.) > 2. court 1808 > 3. marriages 1830 (marriage records are missing) > 4. birth 1853-1877 > 5. death 1857- 1877 > > UNION troops burned the courthouse in 1863 destroying some marriage records > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >