Some Prominent Virginia Families. Four Volumes in Two. Volumes I-II

Of all the compilations of Virginia genealogies this is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive. In the preparation of the work the author drew on letters diaries manuscripts books newspapers reminiscences and original records. Intended at first as a history of the descendants of Edward Jaqulin and Martha Cary the book soon became a compendium of Virginia families comprising hundreds of separate genealogies and tracing descendants through six seven and eight generations. The genealogies are well and fully augmented by will extracts obituary notices manuscript entries parish vestry and register notations marriage notices newspaper excerpts gravestone transcriptions and a great variety of biographical matter. In addition the various genealogies are enhanced by the inclusion of portraits views and coats of arms.