This is Volume One of the fourth edition of the most celebrated compendium of family histories in the entire field of Virginia genealogy. Prepared under the auspices of the Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624/5 in anticipation of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, and edited by the foremost authority on Virginia genealogy, John Frederick Dorman, this new edition extends the lines of descent of the founding families of Virginia from four generations to six, bringing most families down to the Revolutionary or early Federal periods. The purpose of the book is to establish descents--through the sixth generation--of the approximately 150 individuals who can be identified as (1) Adventurers of Purse (i.e. stockholders in the Virginia Company of London) who either came to Virginia in the period 1607-1625 and had descendants or who did not come to Virginia within that period but whose grandchildren were residents there; or (2) Adventurers of Person, 1607-1625 (i.e.

Adventurers of Purse and Person: Virginia 1607-1624/5: Families A-F

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This is the second of three volumes that will eventually comprise the fourth edition of the landmark Adventurers of Purse and Person, Individuals identified in the work must have been resident in Virginia during the period 1607-1624/25 or members of the Virginia Company of London in order to be designated "adventurers," and it is their descendants alone who qualify for membership in one of the most distinguished hereditary societies in America, the Order of First Families of Virginia. Adventurers of Purse and Person is their story, a collection of genealogies of all adventurers with proven descents into the sixth generation.

Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5: Families G-P (Volume Two)

This periodical is widely acknowledged as one of the finest ever produced in the United States. Within its pages is a vast treasure of genealogies and genealogical source materials for The Old Dominion. Highlights of the contents of Volume 5, 1961 include

The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, 1961

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Adventurers of Purse and Person: Virginia 1607-1624/5: Families A-F

Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5: Families G-P (Volume Two)

The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, 1961