I have a copy of some pages of "English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, compiled by Louis des Cognets, Jr. (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1981. Is this the book for which you are looking? It is in our local genealogical library, if so, and I will be glad to do a lookup for you. There are other books on early VA records, but this one has a lot that was burned in various fires. Major research lines: ARNETT, ATHEY/ATHY/ATHA, BETTIS, BLAND/BLAN/BLANN/BLAIN/BLAINE, BOON/BOONE, BURGESS, CARR, CARTER, COLE/COLES/COAL/COALE(s), COOKE, CROCKETT, DARST/DURST, DORSEY, ELLIS, FLETCHER, FORD/FORDE/FOARD, FOSTER, HANKS, HOPKINS, ILES, JONES, KAUP, LAWRENCE, LEE, LINCOLN, MAIN/MAINE, MARCUM/MARKHAM, McDANNALD/McDANNOLD/McDANIEL/McDONALD, McELVAIN(E)/McILVAIN(E), McKISSICK/McKISSACK, MOODY, OLDRIDGE, OSBORNE/OSBORN/OSBOURNE, PRIBBLE, RAY/RHEA/WRAY, SANDUSKY/SADOWSKI/SODOWSKI, SNOW, WARREN, WASHINGTON, WHEELER, WILCOXEN/WILCOXSON/WILCOCKSON, WILSON, and OTHERS. > [Original Message] > From: erach <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 9/20/2004 6:51:22 AM > Subject: [VIRGINIA] Re: VIRGINIA-D Digest V04 #68 > > Good morning everyone... > > My wife Tonia Edwards DAR, is going to a week long conference in Salt > Lake city, in a few days and hopes to do some research as time allows... > > Here is the problem... > > A number of years ago a blue covered book turned up in the local library, > which I think was entitled Early Virginia Records? > > The opening stated that it contained the passport records of those > leaving the territory of Virginia and they were issued by Joseph Edwards, > high sherrif... > > When I returned to the library several days later, the book was gone from > the private collection...PEMANENTLY!!! > > Can anyone tell me the exact name of the book and where it was > printed...please... > > thank you for any help you can give... > > cordially... > > edward rach KTJ, GCSt.S > Prior of the Midwest > > > ==== VIRGINIA Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237