The authors first transcribed data from microfilm available from the Library of Virginia for marriages reported beginning in 1853, then compared this information to the actual license and return (whenever possible) and to the marriage books available in the Clerk's Office, Loudoun County Court House, Leesburg, Virginia. The authors found much information which was not included on the microfilm and have added it to the transcription. A typical entry includes groom's name, bride's name, date of marriage, place of marriage, race, previous marital status, place of birth, residence, occupation, date of license, consent, marriage official and date of return. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.

Named for Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson County, Virginia, was formed from Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1801. It remained a part of Virginia until 1863. Both Berkeley and Jefferson Counties voted for secession from the United States in the vote taken on May 23, 1861; then in 1863, voted in favor of annexation to West Virginia. In 1871, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Virginia v. West Virginia to uphold the secession of West Virginia (including Berkeley and Jefferson Counties) from Virginia. These abstracts are of the Jefferson County, Virginia records from the county's formation in 1801 until it became part of West Virginia in 1863. Will Book Volume 1 covers 1801 to 1813; Will Book Volume 2 covers 1813 to 1816. These abstracts provide pertinent names and dates, including administrators, executors, appraisers, distributees and legatees, purchasers at sales, slaves, court order dates and date the item was received in court for recording. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.

Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville, Montgomery County, Maryland, dates back to pre-Revolutionary times. A typical entry includes information gleaned from tombstones, interment books, burial permits and card files kept by the cemetery. An every-name index adds to the value of this work.

Union Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Loudoun County, Virginia, opened in the 1850s. There are over 9,000 graves in Union Cemetery. More than 3,400 are identified in Plat A, another 1,600 in Plat B. The cemetery is described in lot order so that the researcher can evaluate neighbors. Information was taken from headstones, cemetery card index, and other sources. Records include (where known): name of deceased, date of birth, date of death, cause of death and relationships.

On April 11, 1853, the General Assembly of the State of Virginia passed an Act requiring that each county clerk keep marriage, birth and death records for his county-beginning January 1, 1854. The information required was place and date of death, full nam

Union Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Loudoun County, Virginia, opened in the 1850s. The cemetery is described in lot order so that the researcher can evaluate neighbors. Information was taken from headstones, cemetery card index, and other sources. Rec