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Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes in The Corporation of Staunton

Roots Exposed

Overview of "Roots Exposed," a publication detailing the lineage and interrelationships of 15 African American family branches from Virginia’s Sussex, Southampton and Greensville counties. Featured surnames: AVENT, DOYLE, GRAVES, HEATH, HUNNICUTT-MAINE, MASSENBURG, PARKER, PARKER, REESE, SEABORN-HILL, SEABORNE, SMITH, VAUGHAN, WEST-CLANTON, WRIGHT.

Searching for Saponi Town

Identifying and researching Native American ancestry deriving from the Eastern Siouan peoples of the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina, also known as Saponi or Tutelo, Family lore of Blackfoot or Blackfeet Indian ancestry derived east of the Mississippi appears to be related to these Eastern Siouan people. Also associated with some melungeon communities.

The History and Genealogy of the Native American Isolate Communities of Kent County, Delaware, and Surrounding Areas on the Delmarva Peninsula and Southern New Jersey

The Scotch-Irish in Virginia

An account of the influence of the Scotch-Irish emigration to Virginia, the Carolinas, and beyond.

Tribes and Villages of Virginia

Unknown No Longer - A Database of Virginia Slave Names

This database is the latest step by the Virginia Historical Society to increase access to its varied collections relating to Virginians of African descent.

Virginia Runaways

Runaway slave advertisements from 18th-century Virginia newspapers.

Virginia Runaways Homepage

Virtual Jamestown