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The Second Germanna Colony and Other Pioneers
This superb study is the culmination of decades of research by John Blankenbaker, the foremost authority on the families that came to Germanna in 1717 and others that joined them later. Every descendant of these families needs this book. It includes background on Governor Spotswood, the Germans' sojourn in England, Hebron Church, land grants in Madison County, and much more. Every family surname has a section devoted to its background in Germany and early years in Virginia. Descriptive photographs from the Blankenbakers' travels to the villages from which these families emigrated are a bonus.
A Martin Genealogy Tied to the History of Germanna, Virginia
Contains a short history of Germanna and Germantown, Virgina; the ancestry of John Joseph Martin who emigrated from Germany in 1713 with the first Germanna colony of 1714 back to the 1500s; and his progeny. Major allied families are Ehresmann, Fischbach, Heimbach, Knieling, Moore, Otterbach, Richter, Stuell, Turner, Wendling and Zachmann.
Germanna Road
This is a history of the land and the landowners along Germanna Road and connecting roads, from the Rapidan River to Wilderness Run. The chapters that follow provide the history of the lower end of Orange County, especially the Alexandria Tract, with particular attention to the land in and around Lake of the Woods. My brother asked me, "Why should I care about the Alexandria Tract?" My simple answer was, "Because we are descendants of Alexander Spotswood." He got me to thinking about what motivates anyone to write and especially to research and record one's findings for posterity. When the English settler came to Virginia, he brought his law and his library. The concept of land boundaries an...
The Germanna Record
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Second Germanna Colony of 1717
Hebron Church was established by 1728 in Madison County, Virginia, and still stands today.
