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Don't wait to fast track your genealogy with a DNA test. Contact others sharing your ancestry, learn where your ancestors originated.
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Virginia Genealogy & History
Virginia was the 10th of the original 13 colonies and became a state on June 25, 1788.
Kentucky was part of Virginia until it became a state on June 1, 1792
Featured exclusive FREE Virginia Genealogy Resources
 Ships Passenger Lists contain genealogy information - the name of the passenger, age, occupation, country of origin, port of arrival, port of departure, and more. Deaths and births are recorded on ships passenger lists. OliveTreeGenealogy.com has a large collection of FREE ships passenger lists for USA & Canada. Search for ancestors on Ships Passenger lists arriving in New England including Virginia
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 Naturalization Records consist of Declarations of Intent, Certificates of Arrival, Petition for Naturalization and a Certificate of Citizenship . Find Virginia ancestors in FREE transcribed Declarations of Intent, First Papers, Alien Registrations, Passport Applications, Naturalization Petitions and Citizenship Certificates on NaturalizationRecords.com
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* Exclusive * Huguenot Refugees on the Ship Mary and Ann to Virginia, 1700
* Huguenot Refugees on the Ship Peter and Anthony to Virginia, 1700
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Featured One-of-a-Kind Virginia Ancestor Funeral Cards & Famiily Bibles
 Funeral cards are an overlooked free genealogical resource. Funeral cards and mourning cards were sent to friends and relatives to announce funeral times and dates and the death of an individual. They often contain both the Birth date and Death date and can be used as a substitute for vital records. Search for Virginia ancestors in Funeral Cards from Virginia
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 Family Bibles contain genealogy information with Birth Registers, Marriage Registers, Death or Burial Registers and sometimes ancestor photos. Search for your Virginia ancestors in Virginia Family Bibles
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Recommended Free ways to jump start your Virginia genealogy
- Build your family tree! It's FREE to fill out on Ancestry.com
- Contact other descendants in Genealogy forums such as Ancestry Surname Community
- Join Rootsweb Surname mailing lists
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- Join Olive Tree Genealogy newsletter
- Subscribe to Ancestry's Weekly Journal
 ( free family history tips, news and updates)
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