Three years after publishing The Old Free State, the author produced this work, which is a rich store of genealogical information on south-central Virginia. It includes a list of vestrymen and ministers, genealogical information on 63 families, chapters devoted to the Reverend James Craig and the Reverend John Cameron of Cumberland Parish, and a map showing the original extent of Cumberland Parish in 1746. Also included are the Reverend John Cameron's marriage registers of Bristol (1784-1793), Nottoway (1794-1795), and Cumberland (1796-1815) Parishes as well as the baptism and funeral register of Cumberland (1815) Parish. The every-name and place index contains about 5,000 entries.