A system was established in 1812 whereby the District of Columbia courts would record all births, deaths, and marriages in the city. The information presented here is taken from "Marriage Register 2" which contained the names of the bride and groom and the date of license.

Presented here are index entries for primary parties involved in items found in land record books, or deed books, of the District of Columbia, beginning in 1792. Covered are books A through AO39. These entries include: grantor, grantee, person(s) being bonded, person qualifying for military or public position, parties to civil suits, owner of property being surveyed, etc. Not included in this index are place names or other names buried within individual records. The source citation for each entry includes book, old page, and new page. Two page numbers are provided because there are two series of land record books. The original, or "old" books, are in handwritten form and found at the National Archives, Record Group 351, Entry 112, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. About 1900 or so, typewritten copies of the original land record books were made- hence we have "new" books. These typewritten copies are located at the Office of Public Record, or D.C. Archives, on Naylor Court in Washington, D.C. The original, handwritten, books were used to compile this index because they are more reliable-the typewritten copies are widely known to contain many transcription and indexing errors. For example, it was common for the indexers of the typewritten copies to omit lists and/or declarations of slaves.

This index represents marriage records for not only residents of the District of Columbia, but also neighboring Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. The compiler found numerous instances where both the groom and bride resided more than a hundred miles away. The primary source of information in this work was the bound marriage records books maintained in the D.C. Office of Public Records (D.C. Archives). This index lists names of bride and groom, place of residence if known, date of marriage (or license), book number and page number. Approximately 13,330 marriage licenses were issued between these dates.

This index represents marriage records for not only residents of the District of Columbia, but also neighboring Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. The compiler found numerous instances where both the groom and bride resided more than a hundred miles away. The primary source of information in this work was the bound marriage records books maintained in the D.C. Office of Public Records (D.C. Archives). This index lists names of bride and groom, place of residence if known, date of marriage (or license), book number and page number. Approximately 12,500 marriage licenses were issued between these dates. Of these, 4,700 marriages involved non-white persons.

During the 19th century, Georgetown played an important role in commercial and social activities, and for a time it competed for prominence with its neighbors-the City of Washington and Alexandria. Newspapers printed in Georgetown covered commercial and social activities for both sides of the Potomac River, government activities in the City of Washington, and tidbits of foreign news. Perhaps surprisingly, editors of Georgetown newspapers often subscribed to newspapers from cities up and down the eastern seaboard of the United States, and routinely inserted marriage and death notices they deemed of interest to their audiences. This compilation reflects marriage and death notices in nine newspapers that were published in Georgetown during the period 1801-1838. Not all months are covered because not many newspapers survived for some periods. Newspapers represented here are taken from microfilm copies purchased from the Library of Congress. Georgetown lost its charter and was absorbed by the City of Washington; thus in October 1880, most street names were changed. The introductory material presents a map and a list of street names under the old and new systems. Also found is a list of early ministers that can be linked to a particular religion or church.

This work contains Alexandria Quaker records, 1802-1827 (minutes, certificates of removal, marriages, births, deaths); extracts from the Vestry Book of Christ Church Fairfax, 1765-1806 with burial plot owners in 1812; burial permits, 1787-1795 (support payments, apprenticeship of orphans, pew owners); extracts from Truro Parish Vestry Book, 1732-1765 with references to orphans and burials (from which you can estimate the year of death), the needy for whom payments were made, and other payments; and the register of baptisms, marriages and funerals during the ministry of Rev. James Muir, 1802-1815 at Presbyterian Church of Alexandria.

Much of the information pertaining to Alexandria lot sales is bewildering to the modern researcher. This work sifts through the available records from the Fairfax County Circuit Court records and the Proceedings of the Board of Trustees for the Town of Alexandria, and the Alexandria Hustings Court to give a clear and concise history of ownership and rental for each town lot.

All news, both foreign and local, which appeared in the newspaper for this period is abstracted or transcribed. Full text and original woodcuts present a wide range of items from fabrics and other goods imported by captain and ship listed, to property for sale with description of the buildings and terrain. Every noun, place name and proper name is indexed.

This volume contains an index to 21,416 certificates of death that were filed with the District of Columbia health officer. The original certificates are now maintained at the D.C. Archives. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname, and typically include: certificate number, full name of the deceased, age at time of death, race, place of birth, date of death, and place of burial.

Legislative petitions, a practice which was carried over from British law, were used as a means to seek remedy for grievance for a number of types of actions ranging from divorce to taxation. These lists may prove invaluable in determining neighbors, comrades or kin. Though now widely available to researchers, most of these petitions were abstracted by Hamilton J. Eckenrode and published as "Calendar of Legislative Petitions, Arranged by Counties; Accomac to Bedford," in the Fifth Annual Report of the Library Board of the Virginia State Library, 1907-1908. Mr. Pippenger has used the Eckenrode abstracts as a foundation for the present work, inserted the petitions which had been erroneously omitted, and made notations regarding further documentation or outcome of the petitions. Over 205 petitions which contain signatures of more than 6,000 different petitioners.

This guide to the records of the District of Columbia provides a detailed description of public and private records, their content and location. Records include: census schedules and city directories; probate, guardianship and apprenticeship records; real and personal property records; marriage and divorce records; birth and death records; church records, cemetery records; court records; military records; and much more. Maps and an index to full names, places and subjects complete this work.

The primary source of this work is Marriage Register 1, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. It covers the period May 19, 1870 to August 31, 1905. The portion of the record book, prior to 1893, was included in the author's earlier publication, Alexandr

Some of the most valuable information available for genealogical and biographical research is that which is found inscribed on tombstones. It is often intriguing to speculate about any reasons for the choice of epitaph, cited scripture, or craft of monume

Some of the most valuable information available for genealogical and biographical research is that which is found inscribed on tombstones. It is often intriguing to speculate about any reasons for the choice of epitaph, cited scripture, or craft of monume