History of 17th & 18th
Century Virginia
Studying the O'Neal family in 17th & 18th century
without knowing something about colonial Virginia would be akin to studying
the life of Pete Rose without mentioning baseball. The decisions
the early O'Neale's made, the land they purchased, and the spouses they
married were
all brought about by the social-political climate
they lived in. Understanding early Virginia will aid in our understanding
of the O'Neale Family.
On this page, we are not going to attempt to write
the history of early Virginia, since so many others have already done so,
and have done an excellent job to boot. What we're going to do instead
is provide a list of links to pages that contain histories and genealogies
that pertain to Virginia during the timeframe that the O'Neale's resided
there.
The
Jamestown Society History Page
by Jamestown Historical Society
These pages contain a wealth of information about
colonial Jamestoewn and and Virginia. This site even shows a Grace O'Neil
living in Northampton in 1624-1625.
VAGENWEB
by Fred Spradlin
The
Directory of Virginia Repositories
by John T. Kneebone, Editor
Politics
in Colonial Virginia
Virginia
Colonial Records Project
by Elizabeth Roderick