This volume is a surname study of the Gilbert and Hopkins families of Messick, Poquoson, York County, Virginia. Every census record from 1790 to 1910 known to pertain to these Poquoson families has been abstracted and cited. The current volume brings each family from its earliest mention in the colonial era down to the present. Many female lines have been followed for one or more generations, but most female lines have not been followed for more than one or two generations. The text is well illustrated with early photographs and includes a bibliography and an index of every individual known to be related by birth or marriage to the families studied in this volume. Most of the family photographs in this volume have never before been published. This is Mr. Willett's tenth volume of family history, and his seventh volume on the Messick area of Poquoson, York County, Virginia. Mr. Willett is related to most of the Poquoson families through his maternal Martin and Hopkins ancestors; he is a family history researcher and recognized authority on the Willett surname and on his maternal families of Poquoson, York County, Virginia

This index covers all will books from 1784 through 1861; Books 1 to 18 and part of Book 19. There are about 3,300 entries, which include the name of deceased, the year of probate or administration, and where to find the information in the original will books.

At its annual meeting in March 1889, the town of Lancaster made appropriation for the preservation in print of its older records of births, marriages, and deaths. The publication was entrusted to Doctor Horace M. Nash, town-clerk, and Henry S. Nourse, who was solely designated as the author. The records included in this work were collected from several sources, including church records, town records, court records, cemeteries, and miscellaneous lists not included in the above sources, compiled by various individuals and organizations. Specifically, the book contains the Middlesex County Court's Register of Lancaster Births, Marriages and Deaths to 1867; the Victims in the Indian Raids; the Middlesex Court's Register of Lancaster Marriages, 1718-1726; Marriages and Deaths of some Early Residents not found in the Town's Records; and Books I, II, III, and IV, of the Town Records of Births, Publishments, Marriages and Deaths, from 1726-1844. Church Records contained herein include Records of the "First Church," Books I and II (1708-1793);Records of the "Second Church," also known as Chocksett Church (1744-1781); Records of the Hillside Church (1830-1843); Records of the Evangelical Congregational Church; and Records of the Universalist Church. Epitaphs were transcribed from the following seven locations: Old Burial Field, Old Common Burial Ground, Chocksett Burial Ground, Middle Cemetery, Burial Place of the Shakers, North Burial Field, and North Village Cemetery. Paperback, (1890), 2013, 51/2x81/2, Index, 510

Formerly published as Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July, 1916, Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The content of this work was originally developed in 1914, when Mr. Robinson, then employed by the United States Government, as the Historian for the War and Navy Departments, authored a report entitled the Development of Virginia Counties. Later, and following his appointment as Virginia State Archivist, Mr. Robinson became aware of the constant sources of annoyance to title examiners, genealogists, and historians was the absence of some handy reference volume which would provide reliable data on Virginia counties. The author, using his original report of 1914, edited and added new material, a new index, and a bibliography, then issued this Bulletin of the Virginia State Library. Today there are 100 Virginia counties in existence, of 172 counties which were originally created by Virginia legislation. Of the original 172 counties, many merged with other counties, realigned, changed their names, became extinct, and, in the case of West Virginia and Kentucky, seceded from Virginia to form their own state. This work provides, in a single volume, and in concise form, the most reliable and accurate county information concerning the dates of formation, the territory from which formed, and the origin of the names, of the counties which have resulted from Virginia legislation.