Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. [4 vols.]

Description

This multi-volume work on Virginia genealogies consists of material from “Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine,” a notable periodical that contained a large number of genealogies that will be of help to the researcher. A four-volume set , it has all of the family history articles, about 350, that appeared in the magazine from its inception in 1919 until its demise in 1952. This is a significant body of genealogical material, and many of the contributors were leading Virginia researchers. Also included is some miscellaneous material (Bible records, diary extracts, etc.), and a lengthy series of articles titled “Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed,” which provides basic information on numerous early Virginia families (in Volume IV).