Colonial Roots

Newspapers printed in Georgetown covered commercial and social activities for both sides of the Potomac River, government activities in the City of Washington, and tidbits of foreign news. Editos of Georgetown newspapers scanned other newspapesrs from cities up and down the Eastern Seaboard and routinely inserted marriage and death notices they deemed of interest to their audience.

This compilation reflects marriage and death notices in nine newspapers published in Georgetown during the period 1801-1838. Not all months are covered because not many newspapers survived for some periods of time. The newspapers represented here were abstracted from microfilm copies from the Library of Congress.

Georgetown was absorbed by the city of Washington and in 1880 most of its street names were changed. Included herein are a map and list of street names under the old and new systerms. A list of early ministers is also included. 2004. 330 pp.

About the Author: Wesley Pippenger is an active member in a number of historical and genealogical societies in Virginia and has been active in genealogical research since 1970. He has published numerous genealogical works including abstracts of court records, land, probate and legislative records. His current landmark project, published in a series by the Virginia Genealogical Society, is the Inventory of Estate Documents covering the period for 1800-1865 for the entire state of Virginia.