Genealogy: Virginia Revolutionary War Era 3 Vol Set Public Land Pension Claims

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Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims 3 Volume Set (Genealogy) by Janice L. Abercrombie, Richard Slatten
ISBN:
9780935931822
Book Title:
Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims
Author:
Janice L. Abercrombie, Richard Slatten
Binding:
Soft Cover
Copyright:
2014
Pages:
1113
Size:
8.5 x 10.88 in.
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As Continental forces and Virginia militia units were engaged in winning independence, American quartermasters and provisioners struggled to provide these units with all the necessities of life, from meals and guns to meat, fodder for horses, the horses themselves, firewood, and every other type of material. Much of this was requisitioned from the civilian population and certificates were issued payable in either continental or state funds, depending on the units supplied, upon presentation to court authorities. Thousands of these certificates issued to Virginians were duly entered by the courts, and they provide a fascinating insight into the period of the Revolution. These "Publick" Claims booklets contain interesting and useful information about the contributions of ordinary people to the Revolutionary War. They provide some details of people's service in the militia or as guards for prisoners of war; they indicate where some bodies of troops were at particular times; and they identify providers of horses, wagons, cattle, grain, or other supplies. Much of the information in these booklets cannot be found anywhere else, which makes the surviving records particularly valuable. Also remarkable is the fact that records survived from virtually every county in the state at that time with the exception of the newly formed Kentucky counties. This makes the collection even more valuable in covering areas which heretofore in this time period have suffered from a lack of personal data. The "Virginia Publick Claims" are published by counties. This is an extremely important genealogical tool for searchers in Revolutionary-era materials.
The entire set of the seventy Virginia counties listed below in three volumes, with a single comprehensive index at the end of volume 3.
Includes the following counties:
Accomack County
Albemarle County
Amelia County
Amherst County
Augusta County
Bedford County
Berkeley County
Botetourt County
Brunswick County
Buckingham County
Campbell County
Caroline County
Charles City County
Charlotte County
Chesterfield County
Culpeper County
Cumberland County
Dinwiddie County
Elizabeth City County
Essex County
Fairfax County
Fauquier County
Fluvanna County
Frederick County
Gloucester County
Goochland County
Greenbrier County
Greensville County
Halifax County
Hampshire County
Hanover County
Henrico County
Henry County
Isle of Wight County
James City County
King & Queen County
King George County
King William County
Lancaster County
Loudoun County
Louisa County
Lunenburg County
Mecklenburg County
Middlesex County
Monongalia County
Montgomery County
Nansemond County
New Kent County
Norfolk County
Northampton County
Northumberland County
Orange County
Pittsylvania County
Powhatan County
Prince Edward County
Prince George County
Prince William County
Princess Anne County
Richmond County
Rockbridge County
Rockingham County
Shenandoah County
Southampton County
Spotsylvania County
Stafford County
Surry County
Sussex County
Warwick County
Westmoreland County
York County
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