David Holsinger emigrated from Germany to America, accompanied by his son, Michael, and settled in Rockingham, formerly Augusta, County, Virginia. No record has been found of David's date or place of arrival in the United States or when he settled in Virginia. Michael, who was a farmer and basket maker, married Barbara, by whom he had eight children. Michael died in August 1819 and is buried in the family plot on Holsinger farm. Several generations of Holsingers have lived on the land acquired by David and Michael in the 1760's.

Lists about 2500 books found in major libraries throughout the U. S. containing genealogies of families from Virginia and West Virginia. The books listed deal with families of Virginia origins but often follow their descendants far and wide across the continent. Each book is listed under the surname of the primary Virginia family covered in it. Many of the titles listed deal with several families, not all of which may have Virginia roots. Citations to all these allied families are listed in a cross-reference table, regardless of the geographic focus of the family, making this bibliography of use to researchers with interests outside Virginia also.

Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.

Casper Branner (ca.1729-ca.1792) emigrated from southern Germany or possibly eastern Switzerland, and settled in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia probably about 1750. He married Catherine and they had eight children. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere.

Joseph Chaumontet (1723-1786) immigrated from France to Berks County, Pennsylvania, and anglicized his surname to Shomo. Descendants (some spelling the surname Shomo, some Shammo) lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and elsewhere. Includes ancestors in France to the early 1600s.