All of you who addressed the original query on this topic need to by or at least read the excellent book Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895 by Michael F. Doran, copyright 1987, published by Iberian Publishing Company, 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA. Nearly all of the well known genealogical publishing houses carry it. This is a MUST book for anyone trying to do Early Virginia research. One needs to READ the whole book, not just look at the maps. Virginia was the "mother" of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Also, see page 5, included there are partly or wholly all of the current states of North Carolina, South Carolina as well as a small part of Alabama and Florida. It is very complicated topic. JBW ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

JBW, Thank You very for this update to my query, I will be purchasing this book, not onlt did my Jones family come from Virginia, but all 4 of my granparents families migrated from Virginia. All of us need this book. Again, Thank You Liz JOANorED@aol.com wrote: All of you who addressed the original query on this topic need to by or at least read the excellent book Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895 by Michael F. Doran, copyright 1987, published by Iberian Publishing Company, 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA. Nearly all of the well known genealogical publishing houses carry it. This is a MUST book for anyone trying to do Early Virginia research. One needs to READ the whole book, not just look at the maps. Virginia was the "mother" of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Also, see page 5, included there are partly or wholly all of the current states of North Carolina, South Carolina as well as a small part of Alabama and Florida. It is very complicated topic. JBW ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.

If you are going to do research in Virginia I believe this book is essential. It may even explain that your ancestors didn't move after all, the counties just changed. John -----Original Message----- From: varoots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:varoots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JOANorED@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 6:32 PM To: varoots@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAROOTS] Virginia state boundry changes All of you who addressed the original query on this topic need to by or at least read the excellent book Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Virginia, 1634-1895 by Michael F. Doran, copyright 1987, published by Iberian Publishing Company, 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA. Nearly all of the well known genealogical publishing houses carry it. This is a MUST book for anyone trying to do Early Virginia research. One needs to READ the whole book, not just look at the maps. Virginia was the "mother" of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Also, see page 5, included there are partly or wholly all of the current states of North Carolina, South Carolina as well as a small part of Alabama and Florida. It is very complicated topic. JBW ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message