By: James R. Robertson & John F. Dorman, Pub. 1914, Reprinted 2019, 326 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-206-6. Robertson's petitions are verbatim transcripts of the text of 110 petitions between 1769 and 1831 relating to the earliest settlers, together with a lists of the persons who signed the petitions keyed to the petition number. An index covers names and subjects mentioned in the petitions. A 44 page addendum section containing additional petitions of Kentuckians to the Virginia Legislature has been included. This additional section was taken from "The Kentucky Genealogists" and prepared by Mr. John Frederick Dorman, F.A.S.G.. The NEW FULL NAME INDEX that was produced for this addendum section mentions approximately 2,250 individuals.
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: Ohio County Legislative Petitions; Amelia County 1800 Tax List; A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Berkeley Bland, Boone, Botetourt, and Braxton Counties; Amherst County, 1800 Tax List; The Well Dressed Militiaman; Some Virginia Revolutionary Soldiers; Some Culpeper County Marriages; and numerous family articles, Bibles, and notes.
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