_Formation of Virginia Counties_
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Click, CUZ this is a 12 page
print out From 1634 when Va had only 8 SHIRES, that was before Counties was
formed, & it shows when each County was Formed & from which County it was
Formed & also shows that: from the Atlantic Ocean to the MS. River was in
the Jurisdiction & When The States Of: Kentucky, OHIO, Ind< ILL, Wisc, Mich &
West Va. was formed. PLUS which Counties & WEhen their Records were
Destroyed. I find this very helpful in researching in these States, Course I
have A Henrico county Map, A Virginia road Stlas & THE AMERICAN EOAD ATLAS
<2006>
HONESTLY I can not understand Why any one would think of trying National
Genealogical Research with out a Map & a List of the Creation of the the
Jurrisdiction's That are to be researched.
I see some researchers posting something in a Jurrisdiction years Before
the JURRISDICTION WAS Formed
One Example of a blunder; Augusta County Va was formed in 1738 from Orange
County, BUT the Augusta records remained in Orange County Court House
untill 1745.
Many of our ancestoral records were destroyed <BUT one neds to have the
Correct jurrisdiction & time of formation.
There atre Many researchers that trace their Family bace to todays States
of: OHIO, Ind, Ill, wisc, & Mich. and they encounter a BRICK WALL; Because
when their Ancesors landed in those Areas it was Va.
Mny at the time The area of, KY, OHIO, IND, I(LL, WISC. & Mich. were all
in the jurrisdiction of Fincastle County Va, To day there isb NO Fincastle
County, Va. The records fro OLD Fincastle County are now in Montgomery
County, Court HOUSE.
There is no use to look before ya Ancestor's area was formed & if the area
became another Jurrisdiction, BRICK WALL;
Being properly prepaired. HAPPY Hunting. Course if YA got all of the
Information ya gona need, I,LL wait for Ya up at the Shade TREE
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