King and Queen County, Virginia (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from King and Queen County, Virginia But the author has made great compensation for the loss of so much original information by the diligence of his research and the faithful arrangement of his findings. His pages unfold before our eyes the pioneer settlement of this territory; its subsequent formation into the political division known as a county; the orderly development of this people under the law, customs, religion, and social life of a real English community; the names of many individuals and families who have added substance, culture, dignity, and luster to a brave and refined people; the arrest and almost overthrow of this civilization by a, disastrous war; and the subse quent resumption of communal life under radically changed social and economic conditions. This narrative will be of grateful and affectionate interest to the sons and daughters of this noble old' county, and to Virginians everywhere; and, in after years, to those seeking information for a larger history of our race on these new shores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




King and Queen County, Virginia


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King and Queen County, Virginia - Primary Source Edition


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King and Queen County, Virginia - Scholar's Choice Edition


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King and Queen County, Virginia


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Fully one-third of this county history is comprised of genealogical sketches and family records compiled from the primary sources of King and Queen County. djoins the counties of Caroline, Essex, Middlesex, Gloucester, and King William. War rosters, lists of officials and early settlers, biographical sketches and anecdotes also abound.







Donald Robertson and His Wife Rachel Rogers of King and Queen County, Virginia


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Excerpt from Donald Robertson and His Wife Rachel Rogers of King and Queen County, Virginia: Their Ancestry and Posterity; Also, a Brief Account of the Ancestry of Commodore Richard Taylor of Orange County, Virginia, and His Naval History During the War of the American Revolution It is impossible to imagine any descendant of Don ald Robertson lacking in patriotism, devoid of rever ence for his progenitors, or indifferent to the ties of kinship! In launching this little volume - a mere compilation of family annals and traditions - the author makes no pretensions to originality or literary merit. Were it intended for the general public, the crudity of the work could not fail of condemnation by the critics; but knowing that it will fall under the friendly eyes of his kinsmen only, he feels confident they will be suf ficiently interested in the narrative to pass leniently by his imperfections as a writer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Philip Randolph


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Excerpt from Philip Randolph: A Tale of Virginia It was thought advisable to plant colonies in such parts of America as had been discovered by the Eng lish, and a charter was granted, empowering the li censed to make settlements on whatever'lands they chose to select, and that all who thus settled them selves should hold their property from the sovereigns of England. All these privileges were conferred by Queen Elizabeth, without reference to the people or natives her subjects would probably find on these strangely-acquired territories. Sir Walter Raleigh had the honor of giving a name to a beautiful tract of country lying on the eastern shores of North America, between the latitudes of 31 and 420, calling it vir ginia, in honor of his queen; but James 1. Divided the country into two parts, one of which received the name of New England, and the other retained that of Virginia, which was the most ancient and most val uable of the British colonies in North America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Virginia Dare (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Virginia Dare On the eastern shore of North Carolina, in the shallow sounds enclosed by long sand banks, which bound the coast, lies a little island twelve miles long and three miles broad. This is Roanoke - the scene of the first English settle ment in this country, and the birth-place of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America. How much of romance, and yet more of history a xc mance of the real - clusters around the sad story of this young girl! Out of the unfortunate expeditions, of which she, in some sense, may be said to have been the first fruits, grew the schemes of colonization at Jamestown and at Ply mouth a score of years later. The seed were sown at Roanoke, were fertilized by the sacrifice of the settlers there, but took enduring root first at Jamestown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.