Books in Bill Golden’s Library

Family History Genealogy Book

Books Index of Bill Golden’s library. Books fall into four categories: hard copy, PDF, online/downloadable for free or they are behind a paywall such as on Ancestry.com

Virginia Land Records

Book — by William and Mary College Quarterly … 897 pages — Source: Virginia Land Records, excerpted and reprinted from The Virginia Magazine of History and Beiography, the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine and Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine with notes by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1982. … NOTE TO SELF: Reviewed entries for John Goddin (pg128, 1658), Edward Goulding (pg 658, 1654), Stanley and Francis Goar (pg 303, 1712)

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Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1850

Book — by Bentley, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, 1984 … 804 pages … An index of marriage records from the ‘The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler’s Quarterly’ … this is a very large collection but should not be considered definitive or even close. There are many Virginia marriages documented elsewhere that do not appear in this book — but certainly this an outstanding book for you to have access to for this time period.

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A Genealogical History of the Waters and Kindred Families: In Two Parts

Book — by Waters and Milam, Philemon Barry Waters , Herbert M. Milam, South Carolina Historical Society … A well written and researched history of the Waters family from time of immigration to Virginia, subsequent relocation to South Carolina, and the family genealogy through the Civil War and in the years thereafter. Publication 1903 by Publisher Foote & Davies Co. Available for download from multiple sources online or can be purchased through Amazon. Book is not in copyright.

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