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Giles Co.

"Giles County, VA Marriages, 1806-1850." GB4

Gilmer Co.

Gilmer Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Gilmer Co., WV.

Gloucester Co.

"More Cemeteries of Gloucester County Virginia." Jordan, Harry R. Gloucester, VA: Gloucester County Historical Committee, 1985. Any cemeteries begun before 1865 and having no burials after 1865 were excluded from this book. It is nicely indexed with drawings of the layout of most cemeteries. C5

"Records of Colonial Gloucester County Virginia Volumes I and II." Compiled by Polly Cary Mason , Clearfield Publishing Vol I orig Pub in 1946 II in 1948, reprinted two vols. in one 1992, 1994, 1997. A collection of abstracts from original documents concerning the lands and people of Colonial Gloucester County. MAH

"Virginia Publick Claims." (yes Publick is sp. that way on the cover.) Compiled and transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten, Iberian Publishing Company, no date listed Records of individuals and families that contributed supplies, slaves, meat, guns, horses, etc. to help the Soldier between Feb. 1780 and Dec. 1781. MAH

Goochland Co.

"The Douglas Register." Transcribed and Edited by W. Mac Jones; Published by J. W. Fergusson & Sons - Richmond, VA; 1928. 'A detailed record of Births, Marriages, and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas from 1750 to 1797.' Please Note: Only the males are indexed. DP

"The Douglas Register" notes kept by Rev. W. Douglas fr. 1750-1797 by, W. Mac. Jones; Genealogical Pub. Co., 1977 Being a detailed record of Births, Marriages and Deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750-1797. Index of Goochland Wills and Notes on the French-Huguenot Refugees who lived in Manakin-Town, Virginia. LL2

"Marriages of Goochlands County, Virginia 1733 - 1815." Compiled by Kathleen Booth Williams; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; 1979. Grooms only please. Unfortunately, the index in my copy of this book has numerous blank pages so searching for brides and witnesses (unless you know the specifics) would be prohibitively difficult. DP

"The Trabue Family in America 1700-1983" Julie Trabue Yates & Charles C Trabue, IV M.D., Gateway Press 1983. The line of descendents from Antoine Trabue, the Huguenot, from Montauban,France (b. 1667/68, d. Jan. 29, 1724). French Huguenots of Manakintown, Virginia. LL2

Grayson Co.

See under Orange Co.

Greenbrier Co.

Greenbrier Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Greenbrier Co., WV.

Greene Co.

"The 1860 Federal Census Greene County, Virginia." Eugene D Powell, 1998. KC2

"1900 Twelfth Census of the United States Greene County, Virginia." Barbara E Zorn & Eugene D Powell, 2000. KC2

"A Database of Shenandoah National Park Land Records." Reed L. Engle & Caroline Janney; Published by the Shenandoah National Park; 1997. Lists the land owners in the 1920s and 1930s during the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Lists Name, county, tract number, total of acres in tract, acres purchased for park, total value of entire tract, amount paid by the commonwealth for acres purchased, size of house, number of buildings on property, house construction type and condition, barn size, construction type and condition, orchard and timber acres including type of orchard and timber. A9

"Greene County Magazine" Volumes 2-6. Greene County Historical Society. KC2

"Marriage Records Greene County, Virginia 1838-1900." Eugene D Powell, 1998. KC2

Greensville Co.

"Greensville Co., VA. Marriages Bonds & Ministers Returns 1781-1825." Catherine Lindsey Knorr. GB4

"Historical and Biographical Sketches of Greensville County, Virginia 1650-1967." Second Ed. 1968-2000. The Riparian Woman's Club, Emporia, VA, 2000. Historical and Biographical Sketches of Greensville Co., VA. Includes information regarding the county and it's progress. There are lists of and information regardin: Physicians, Distinguished Citizens, Towns and Villages of the County, Churches, Military information (list of those in various wars who were from the county), photographs, law enforcement, tax lists and much more information. SB

Halifax Co.

"History of Halifax County, Virginia." Wirt Johnson Carrington, 1924. Appeals Press, INc., Richmond, Va. BC4, SVV

"Marriage Bonds & Ministers' Returns of Halifax Co., VA. 1753-1800." Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. GB4

"Marriages of Halifax Co., VA. 1754-1850." Jeffrey A Campbell, Tracing Trees, 2003. Marriages indexed by grooms only. GB4

"Marriages of Halifax Co., VA. 1801-1831." Marian Dodson Chiarito. GB4

Hampshire Co.

Hampshire Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Hampshire Co., WV.

Hanover Co.

See also under Albemarle Co., VA.

"1850 Hanover County, VA Federal Census." J3

"Hanover County Historical Society Bulletin, Volume I 1969-1987." Hanover County Historical Society compilation of the society's newsletters for 20 years, lots of great information about the county and its families. KC2

"Virginia Migrations: Hanover County Vol. I, 1723-1850, Vol. II, 1743-1871." Compiled by Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Richmond, VA 1943, reprinted by Clearfield Co., Inc., 2000, 2001, 2002. Volume I: Wills, Deeds, Depositions, Invoices, Letters, and Other Documents of Historical and Genealogical Interest. Volume II: Wills, Deeds, Depositions, Letters, Marriages, Obituaries, Estates for Sale, Absentee Land Owners, and Other Documents of Historical and Genealogical Interest. JBCH

Hardy Co.

Hardy Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Hardy Co., WV.

Harrison Co.

Harrison Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Harrison Co., WV.

Henrico Co.

See also under these surnames: Watkins.

"The Anals and History of Henrico Parish Diocese of Virginia." J. Staunton Moore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1979. BR2

"Births From the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720 - 1798." Transcribed and Published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne; Richmond, VA; 1898. DP

"Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia Part Two 1737-1781." Abstracted & Compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III. Copyright 1977. BR2

"Henrico County Virginia Deeds 1677-1705." Comp. Benjamin B. Weisiger III, Iberian Publishing Co., 1996. Abstracts of Deeds, some wills and depositions. Much genealogical information. Many family connections shown in these deeds. P1

"Henrico County Virginia Deeds 1706 - 1737." Benjamin B. Weisiger III, Reprinted by Iberian Pubishing Co., 1995. Abstracts of Deeds and Wills. Much genealogical material. P1

"Marriages of Henrico Co., VA. 1680-1808." Joyce H. Lindsay. GB4

Henry Co.

See also under Arnold surname.

"The 1787 Census of Virginia." Henry County Netti Schreiner-Yantis & Florene Speakman Love. Genealogical Books in print, 1987. The Personal Property Tax lists for the year 1787 for Henry County, Virginia. MA3

"Abstracts of Henry Co, VA Deed Books 1 & 2, 1776-1784." Compliled by Lela C. Adams, reprint 1983 by Southern Historical Press, Inc. These deeds include many bills of sale, trust deeds, powers of attorney, dower right releases & contracts for various surnames. MA3

"The Death Records of Henry Co., VA, Vol. I 1853-1874." by Anne Vestal Miller, 1992. LW3

"The Death Records of Henry Co., VA, Vol. II 1875-1896." by Anne Vestal Miller, 1993. LW3

"Henry Co., VA Cemetery Records, Vol. I." Published by the VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1982. LW3

"Henry Co., VA Cemetery Records, Vol. II." Published by the VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society 1983. LW3

"A History of Henry County, Virginia, with Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens and Genealogical Histories of Half a Hundred of Its Oldest Families." Judith Parks America Hill. Baltimore, Regional Publishing Company, 1983. BC4, JBCH

"The Nunns of XVIIIth Century Virginia with roster of 1300 Desendants of the Henry Co. Clan." O. Norris Smith, McDonald Printing Co., 1984. A comprehensive, but not complete record of 18th Century Nunn Family members who originated in Va. and their descendants. Not complete, but quite helpful to persons wanting to verify info in that century, and some families, after that. BW3

"Roselawn" Burials, Henry County-Martinsville, VA. Compiled by Margaret W. Myers and Patricia Johnson, Sheridan Books, 2001. Listing (with dates of birth and death) of over 10,000 people buried in Roselawn Burial Park, located in Martinsville, VA. JC5

Highland Co.

"History of Highland County Virginia." Oren F. Morton, reprinted by Clearfield, 1997. Names of People. SW6

Isle of Wright Co.

"Marriages of Isle of Wight County Virginia, 1628 - 1800." by Blanche Adams Chapman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; 1976. CG3

"Tombstones in St. Luke's Church Cemetery - Isle of Wight County, Virginia." Compiled by: Mrs. R. V. Barger, Appears to be self-published, October 1970. DP

"Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County Virginia 1647 - 1800, Book 1-3." by Blanche Adams Chapman; Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD; 1994. CG3

James City

"Settlers Along the Shores of Virginia's York River." Evans, June Banks, copyright 1989. Bryn Ffyliaid Pub,. New Orleans. Surnames: Banks, Farthing, Knewstep, Philbastes, Richardson. James City County, Virginia 1650-1850. BH2

Kanawha Co.

Kanawha Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Kanawha Co., WV.

King William Co.

See also under New Kent Co..

"Old King William Homes and Families." Peyton Neale Clarke, John P. Morton and Co., 1897. Photos and accounts of some of the old Homesteads and families of King William Co., Virginia. A large Genealogy section on many of the families, the largest of which is the Edwards Family section at over 940 names. Also a section on the Edwards of Louisa County, Virginia. JW12

Lancaster Co.

"Known Descendants of Edward Blakemore, Junior of Lancaster County, Virginia." John A. Blakemore, 1963. CWM

"Lancaster County Virginia during the revolution." RP5

"Lancaster County, Viginia Marriage Bonds 1652 - 1850." compiled by Ida J. Lee; Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc; 1972. RC6

Lewis Co.

Lewis Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Lewis Co., WV.

Lexington (city)

"Old Oxford and Her Families." Rev. George West Diehl, McClure Press, Verona, VA, 1971. Families associated with the Old Oxford Presbyterian Church, outside Lexington, VA. Church founded mid-1700's. Graveyard records included. Major families include: Finley, Moore, Leech, Miller, Houston, Saville, Morrison, Johnston, Campbell, Steele, Montgomery, Hutton, Cunningham, Wilson, McCorkle, Hall, Tardy, Tate, Patterson, Anderson, Lam. Associated information about the founding of Washington and Lee University in Lexington. KJ

Loudoun Co.

"Abstracts of Wills, Inventories and Administration Accounts of Loudoun County, Virginia 1757 - 1800." J. Estelle Stewart King; Genealogical Publishing Co.; 1978. Probate records from Will book A, B, C, D, E and F. Rent rolls for 1761, Militia of Loudoun County, families of Soldiers of the Continential Army, Pensions, Deed Book I and cemetery listings for Leesburg, Virginia. A9

"Index to The Tithables of Loudoun County, Virginia and to Slaveholders and Slaves 1758-1786." Compiled and Edited by Margaret Lail Hopkins. Loudoun Tithables. JT1

"Loudoun County, Virginia Birth Register 1853-1879." Compiled by Patricia Duncan, pub. by Willow Bend Books, 2000. List of Loudoun County births. Also includes a section of slave births. JP1

"Loudoun Co., VA. Marriages 1760-1850." John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. GB4

"Lovettsville-The German Settlement." By Yetive Rockefeller Weatherly, pub. by the Lovettsville BiCentenial Committee, 1976. A history of Lovettsville, VA. JP1

"Lovettsville Union Cemetery, Loudoun County, Virginia, 1879-1999." compiled by Marty Hiatt, published by Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, published in 1999. JP1

"Marriages of Loudoun County, Virginia 1757 - 1853." Mary Alice Wertz; Genealogical Publishing Co; 1990. Lists bride and groom, in some instances lists parent or guardian and lists some places of origin. Lists location of marriage (parish). A9

"New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lovettsville VA 1770-1943." Compiled by Marty Hiatt and Craig Roberts Scott, no publisher given, 1995. List of those buried at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Lovettsville. JP1

"St. James United Church of Christ (Reformed Church) Church Register." Loudoun County, Virginia ca. Sept. 17, 1789-August 23, 1823. Translated by Jerry and Tedi Jeen Mower, Closson Press, 1997. Mostly baptisms. This church was located in Lovettsville, VA "The German Settlement" and most of those listed are German. JP1

"Virginia Wills Before 1799." William Montgomery Clemens-1986. A complete abstract register of all names mentioned in over six hundred recorded wills. Copied from the Court House Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudoun, Prince William, and Rockbridge Counties. Sandi Koscak has transcribed these wills and posted them at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/vawills.html. SJK

Louisa Co.

"Louisa Co., VA. 1850 Federal Census." Marty Hiatt & Craig Roberts Scott. GB4

"Marriages of Louisa County, Virginia 1766-1815." Kathleen Booth Williams. KC2

"Marriages of Louisa County, Virginia 1815-1861." Compiled by William H. Kiblinger; Published by Central Virginia Newspapers, Inc. 1989. GB4

"Old King William Homes and Families." Peyton Neale Clarke, John P. Morton and Co., 1897. Photos and accounts of some of the old Homesteads and families of King William Co., Virginia. A large Genealogy section on many of the families, the largest of which is the Edwards Family section at over 940 names. Also a section on the Edwards of Louisa County, Virginia. JW12

"Where have all the Children Gone?" Rosalie Edith Davis, 1989. Please ask for first and last name of individuals when making requests. This resources includes the following information:
Louisa County Guardian Bonds 1767-1814
Order Book Abstracts 1742-1748
Order Book Abstracts 1766-1774
Order Book Abstracts 1766-1772
Order Book Abstracts 1773,1774-1782
French-Indian War Veteran's Bounty Land Petitions
Louisa County Militia Commissions 1743-1796
Letters of Adminsitration 1745-1782. SJK

Lunenburg Co.

See also under Mecklenburg Co., VA.

"Marriages of Lunenburg County, VA 1746-1853." Emma Matheny and Helen Yates; Clearfield Publishing; 1967. KJ2

City of Lynchburg

"Hill's Lynchburg City Directory 1958." Hill Directory Co., Inc. KC2

"Lynchburg, Virginia and Nelson County, Virginia Wills, Deeds and Marriages 1807-1831." The Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis. copr. 1985 by Southern Historical Press, Inc., PO Box 738, Easley, SC 29641-0738. Abstract of Will Book A-Lynchburg, VA; Lynchburg Corporation Courthouse Miniatures as to Marriages from Beginning Through 1828; Abstract of Deed Book A of Lynchburg Corporation; Abstract of Will Book A of Nelson Co, VA; Deed Book L of Nelson Co.; Nelson Co. marriages from Beginning of County to 1836. DDS

Madison Co.

"A Database of Shenandoah National Park Land Records." Reed L. Engle & Caroline Janney; Published by the Shenandoah National Park; 1997. Lists the land owners in the 1920s and 1930s during the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Lists Name, county, tract number, total of acres in tract, acres purchased for park, total value of entire tract, amount paid by the commonwealth for acres purchased, size of house, number of buildings on property, house construction type and condition, barn size, construction type and condition, orchard and timber acres including type of orchard and timber. A9

"In the Shadow of Ragged Mountain." Audrey Horning; Good Printers of Virginia; 2004. Historical Archaeology of Nicholson, Corbin & Weakley Hollows. Give family history of the Nicholson, Corbin, Weakley and related familys. Also a history of who owned the land in the area. A9

"Madison County Marriages, 1792 - 1850, Virginia Historic Marriage Register." compiled by John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Co. 1983. Alphabetical by mens' and women's names. Includes date, minister's name, and sometimes the name of a parent of the bride and/or the groom. JBCH

Mason Co.

Mason Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Mason Co., WV.

McDowell Co.

McDowell Co. is now part of West Virginia. See McDowell Co., WV.

Mecklenburg Co.

"The 1787 Census of Virginia (Amherst, Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Mecklenburg)." Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Love, Genealogical Books, 1987. Description: Personal property tax lists for the year 1787 for 3 counties in Virginia and the town of Petersburg. SW1

"Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County, VA." Katherine B. Elliott, self-published compilation, 1964. Land grants, Mecklenburg County Creeks, Early Brunswick County Deeds, Tithe Lists 1748-1764, Early Lunenburg County Deeds, Land Processioning- 1759, Notes from the Bristol Parish Register, Brunswick County Notes, Colonial Soldiers, Notes on Some Early Settlers, Some People who went to Other states. RT5

"Mecklenburg Co., VA. Marriages 1765-1853." John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. GB4

Mercer Co.

Mercer Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Mercer Co., WV.

Middlesex Co.

"Middlesex County Marriage Records 1853-1904 and Federal Census 1880 Middlesex County, Virginia." Catherine Moore Traylor/Heritage Books, Inc./1997. Abstracts of originals found at Clerk/Courthouse. MAH

"Records of Middlesex County, Virginia." Helyn Hatton Collison/Family Line Publications/1997. Small book - contains birth/death records from 1853-1896; Middlesex County List of Jurors from Court Docket Book Sept. 1887-April 1891; Middlesex County Temperence Society Membership 1829-1833; Lower United Methodist Church Records (selected?) 1884-1926. MAH

"Virginia Publick Claims" Janice L. Abercrombie, Iberian Publishing Company, no date given Records of individuals and families that contributed supplies, slaves, meat, guns, horses, etc. to help the Soldiers. MAH

Monongalia Co.

"1815 Directory of Virginia Land Owners Monongalia County." Roger G. Ward; New Papyrus Co. Inc,; 1991. Lists land owners in Albemarle County, Virginia in 1815 and was copied from microfilm borrowed for the Library of Virginia. Names listed are only those who owned land and the location of their land relative to the county courthouse in 1815, not a list of all residents. A9

"Virginia Revolutionary Public Claims for Monongalia County." Richard Slatten & Janice L. Abercrombie; Iberian Publishing Co.; 1992. Gives names of citizens and what they provided to further the cause of the Revolution. Only those who filed claims in the court in Monongalia County are listed. A9

Monroe Co.

Monroe Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Monroe Co., WV.

Montgomery Co.

"A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733-1831." Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, Genealogical Pub.Co.,Inc. 1979. Just as it says. Alphabetised by the compiler. Wills only give date of probate (if mentioned) and list of people listed. No details. A7, BBR

"Montgomery County, VA Will Book 1 1786-1809." James L. Douthat, Mountain Press, 1986. Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, Va. for the years 1786-1809. A7

Morgan Co.

Morgan Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Morgan Co., WV.

Nansemond Co.

"Bible Records of Suffolk and Nansemond County Virginia, Together with Other Statistical Data." Filmore Norfleet, Community Press, Copyright 1963. Bible records and other genealogical data compiled and edited by Filmore Norfleet about Nansemond County and Suffolk Virginia families. Mostly 18th and 19th century data. DP

"Nansemond County, Virginia Clerks' Fee Books 1789 - 1800." Compiled by The Hugh S. Watson, Jr. Genealogical Society; Hampton, VA; 1978. Abstracts of entries contained in fee books for services performed by the clerks 1789 - 1800. Alphabetical listings of all names given in each entry, with year of services performed and page numbers of microfilm in the Virginia State Library, Richmond. DP

"The Siege of Suffolk - The Forgotten Campaign, April 11 - May 4, 1863." Steven A. Cormier, H. E. Howard, Inc., Copyright 1989. Part of the Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series. Detailed accounting of campaign that took place in Nansemond County, VA. Includes chronology and weather, federal and confederate army order of battle. DP

"Suffolk in Virginia c. 1795 - 1840, A record of Lots, Lives, and Likenesses." Fillmore Norfleet, Whittet & Shepperson, Copyright 1974 Suffolk. was in Nansemond County, VA. Includes a biographical sketch of James Andrew Riddick, Reminiscences of Suffolk, A Record of Lots and Lives, Plans of Lots on Main Street, and Some Early Suffolkians and Their Occupations. DP

Nelson Co.

"Lynchburg, Virginia and Nelson County, Virginia Wills, Deeds and Marriages 1807-1831." The Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis. copr. 1985 by Southern Historical Press, Inc., PO Box 738, Easley, SC 29641-0738. Abstract of Will Book A-Lynchburg, VA; Lynchburg Corporation Courthouse Miniatures as to Marriages from Beginning Through 1828; Abstract of Deed Book A of Lynchburg Corporation; Abstract of Will Book A of Nelson Co, VA; Deed Book L of Nelson Co.; Nelson Co. marriages from Beginning of County to 1836. DDS

New Kent Co.

"The Parish Register of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, VA.. 1680 - 1787" The National Society Of the Colonial Dames, Wm. Ellis Jones, 1904. Register of Marriages, Births, Baptisims and Deaths in St. Peter's Parish. Please check the list of families in the Register before placing a request. PC3

"Some Account of the Planters, Plantations and Places in New Kent County." Harris, Malcolm H., self published, West Point, VA, 1977. This is an incredibly detailed and informative two volume set that describes the plantations and places of New Kent (King William) and the people who occupied them. If you have ancestry from this part of Virginia, this is a MUST read! Surnames of note (among many others): ALLEN, ANDERSON, ARMSTEAD, AYLETT, BACON, BATES, BAYLOR, BEVERLEY, BIRD, BLANDS, BOYD, BRAXTON, BROOKE, BROWN(E), BUTLER, CAMPBELL(S), CARTER, CHAMBERLAYNE, CHRISTIAN, CLAIBORNE, CLAYTON, CLOPTON, CORBIN, CRUMPS, CUSTIS, DABNEY, DANDRIDGE, AMBROSE, ELLYSON, ENGLISH, FAUNTLEROYS, FLEET, FOX, FRAZER, GAINES, GARLICKS, GRAVES, GREGORYGWATHMEY, HARWOOD, HENRY, HILL(S), HOSKINS, JOHNSON, JONES, KING(S), LEE, LEWIS, LIPSCOMB, LITTLEPAGE, MACON, MARTIN, MOORE, NELSON, PAGE, PENDLETON, POINDEXTER, POLLARD, QUARELS, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, ROANES, ROBINSON, RUFFIN, SEMPLE, SHACKLEFORDS, SMITH, TALIAFERRO, TAYLOR, TEMPLE, TODD, TOMLIN, TOMPKINS, TUNSTALL, VALENTINE, WALKER, WASHINGTON, WEBB, WEST, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WYATT. PS3

"The Vestry Book of Saint Peter's, New Kent County, VA ..from 1682 - 1756" The National Society of The Colonial Dames, Clearfield Company 1995. Please check the list of families in the Register before placing a request. PC3

Nicholas Co.

Nicholas Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Nicholas Co., WV.

Northampton Co.

"Northampton County, Virginia, Tithables, 1720-1769." John Bell, Heritage Books, 1993. Tax Lists for Northampton Co., VA from 1720-1769. R13

"Soldiers & Sailors from Northhampton, Co VA." Stratton Nottingham, Miles Barnes & Jean Merritt Mihalyka. Hickory House, 1995. Muster Rolls & Pay Rolls of the 27th Reg of VA Militia, Northhampton Co 1812. MA3

Northumberland Co.

"The History of Wicomico Parish including 1703-1795 Vestry Minutes." John L. Overholt and Arthur C. Johnson, Wicomico Parish Church, 1999. The book contains the names of many vestrymen, church wardens and parishioners from 1703 to 1795 and in most cases, what transpired at vestry meetings on a given date. L27

Ohio Co.

Ohio Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Ohio Co., WV.

Old Kent Co.

See also under New Kent Co..

Orange Co.

"A History of Orange County, Virginia." W. W. Scott. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co., Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1990 Reprint of 1907 edition published by E. Waddey Co., Richmond, VA. From its formation in 1734 (O.S.) to the end of Reconstruction in 1870; compiled mainly from original records; with a brief sketch of the beginnings of Virginia, a summary of local events to 1907, and a map. JBCH

"Orange County Marriages 1747-1850." John Vogt & T William Kethey, Jr. Iberian Publishing Company. GB4

, KC2

"Orange County, Virginia, Order Book One 1734-1739, Part One 1734-1736." by Barbara Vines Little, published by Dominion Market Research Corp., Orange VA 1990, reprinted by Iberian Publishing Co., Athens, GA 1996. JBCH

"Patriots of the Upcountry: Orange County, Virginia in the Revolution." William H. B. Thomas, Orange, VA: Orange County Bicentennial Commission, 1976, Indexed. GS

Page Co.

"A Database of Shenandoah National Park Land Records." Reed L. Engle & Caroline Janney; Published by the Shenandoah National Park; 1997. Lists the land owners in the 1920s and 1930s during the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Lists Name, county, tract number, total of acres in tract, acres purchased for park, total value of entire tract, amount paid by the commonwealth for acres purchased, size of house, number of buildings on property, house construction type and condition, barn size, construction type and condition, orchard and timber acres including type of orchard and timber. A9

"Lake's Atlas 1885." D. J. Lake & Co., republished by G. P. Hammond 1997. Lists land owners of Shenandoah and Page Counties of VA in 1885. Not indexed. Some lists of people named as patrons. Atlas shows names at placement of land, Can photocopy pages. JJ1

"Page County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1831-1850." Vogt & Kethley, compilers Iberian Publishing Co. 1987. Marriage bonds for couples married in Page County, Virgina from 1831 through 1850. Some parents are named. MR1

"Page County Virginia Marriages 1831 - 1850." John Vogt & Wm. Kethley, Jr; Iberian Publishing Co.; 1983. Lists marriages in Page County, Virginia for 1831 through 1850 by groom and bride surnames. A9

Patrick Co.

"Marriages of Patrick County, VA 1791-1850." Lela C. Adams, Southern Historical Press, 1983. GB4

"Tombstone Inscriptions of Patrick Co., VA." O. E. Pilson, Gateway Press, 1987. Includes some from Henry Co. and Surrey Co., NC. GB4, LW3, SVV

Pendleton Co.

Pendleton Co. is now part of West Virginia. See also under Pendleton Co., WV.

"Pendleton County VA Marriages 1788-1853." Mrs. Bert Harter, 1977. AD

Pittsylvania Co.

See also under Arnold surname.

"The 1787 Census of Virginia." Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. Tax List for Pittsylvania County 1787. CW1

"The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia." Maud Carter Clement, Lynchberg, VA: 1929. Reprinted Janaway Publishing, Santa Maria, CA. 2004. Quoted from the Preface found on page ix of this book: "...In tracing the great movement of peoples-when waves of unrest have swept through the country, and in telling the story of the wars and all the great crises in our history, it has been impossible to restrict this history to county lines, so that the earlier part of the book is largely a record of the people of Southern Piedmont Virginia, that is, of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Bedford and Campbell Counties....M.C. Clement. May 19th, 1928." BC4, CW1, LHZ

"Marriage Bonds, Ministers Returns of Pittsylvania County, VA 1767-1805." Catherine Lindsay Knorr 1956. BC4, CW1

"Marriages of Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1767-1850." Jeffrey A Campbell, Clearfield Publ. 2003. Marriages indexed by bride and groom. GB4

"Pittsylvania County, VA Deed Book 4 1774-1778." T.L.C. Genealgoy. CW1

"Pittsylvania County, VA Deeds 1778-1780." T.L.C. Genealgoy. CW1

Pleasants Co.

Pleasants Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Pleasants Co., WV.

Pocahontas Co.

Pocahontas Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Pocahontas Co., WV.

Prince Edward Co.

"The History of Our Family Connection." John M Porter, 1872, unpublished. An outline of the John Porter line out of Prince Edward Co VA ca 1755 with migrations of children to Southern KY and Greene/Morgan Co GA and subsequent descendants through 1890 to MO, TX, IL. Major collateral families include: Carson, Owen, Helm, Ewing, Stroud, Halsell, McReynolds, Beard, McKay, Saffold, Fannin, Blacklock, Phegley, Read/Reed/Reid. An outline of the Hugh Porter line out of Prince Edward Co VA also included. JTL

"History of Prince Edward County, Virginia." by Herbert Clarence Bradshaw c.1955. From it's earliest settlements through it's establishment in 1754 to it's Bicentennial Year. JMC2

Prince George Co.

"Births From the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720 - 1798." Transcribed and Published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne; Richmond, VA; 1898. DP

Prince William Co.

"Seedlings of William Foster." Flavius Foster - 1970 - self-published. Foster family of Virginia. RT1

"Virginia Wills Before 1799." William Montgomery Clemens-1986. A complete abstract register of all names mentioned in over six hundred recorded wills. Copied from the Court House Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudon, Prince William, and Rockbridge Counties. Sandi Koscak has transcribed these wills and posted them at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/vawills.html. SJK

Princess Anne Co.

"Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach: A Pictorial History." Stephen Mansfield: The Donning Company Publishers, 1989. DNW

Pulaski Co.

See Henry Co.

Raleigh Co.

Raleigh Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Raleigh Co., WV.

Randolph Co.

Randolph Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Randolph Co., WV.

Rappahanock Co.

"A Database of Shenandoah National Park Land Records." Reed L. Engle & Caroline Janney; Published by the Shenandoah National Park; 1997. Lists the land owners in the 1920s and 1930s during the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Lists Name, county, tract number, total of acres in tract, acres purchased for park, total value of entire tract, amount paid by the commonwealth for acres purchased, size of house, number of buildings on property, house construction type and condition, barn size, construction type and condition, orchard and timber acres including type of orchard and timber. A9

"Index to Marriages of OLD RAPPAHANNOCK and ESSEX COUNTIES, VIRGINIA 1655-1900." Eva Eubank Wilkerson, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1976. MCB

"Original 1846 to 1847 tax book for Rappahanock Co." KZL

Richmond Co.

"Registers of North Farnham Parish 1663-1814, Richmond Co., VA." by G.H.S. King, (Southern Historical Press, 1966). KM

Ritchie Co.

Ritchie Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Ritchie Co., WV.

Roane Co.

Roane Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Roane Co., WV.

Roanoke

"A History of Roanoke." Raymond Barnes. LM10

Rockbridge Co.

"A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia." Oren R. Morton, The McClure Co., Staunton, VA, 1920. Includes A-Z lists from various sources, but no index of surnames. Please limit to one surname per request. J17

"Kegley's Virginia Frontier," Part 1 & 2 (of 5). F.B. Kegley, Southwest Virginia Historical Society, 1938. Colonial period 1740-1783 with emphasis on Augusta & Boterourt Co. J17

"Rockbridge County Virginia 1778-1997." Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society, Walsworth Publishing, 1997. Contains numerous references and photographs of people and places throughout Rockbridge County. Information submitted by friends and members of the Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society. CBH

"Virginia Wills Before 1799." William Montgomery Clemens-1986. A complete abstract register of all names mentioned in over six hundred recorded wills. Copied from the Court House Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudon, Prince William, and Rockbridge Counties. Sandi Koscak has transcribed these wills and posted them at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/vawills.html. SJK

Rockingham Co.

"A Database of Shenandoah National Park Land Records." Reed L. Engle & Caroline Janney; Published by the Shenandoah National Park; 1997. Lists the land owners in the 1920s and 1930s during the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Lists Name, county, tract number, total of acres in tract, acres purchased for park, total value of entire tract, amount paid by the commonwealth for acres purchased, size of house, number of buildings on property, house construction type and condition, barn size, construction type and condition, orchard and timber acres including type of orchard and timber. A9

"Rockingham County Publik Claims." An Index has been posted at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~evilsizer/rockpc.html. Please check the index for your surname before making a lookup request. SJK

"Rockingham Co., VA Marriages 1778-1850." by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, pub. by Iberian, 1984. Marriage records of Rockingham Co., VA. JP1, SJK

Russell Co.

"(Transcribed) Census Russell County, Virginia 1850." Transcribed by Bonnie S. Ball and Ada Grace Catron,1964, reprint by Leister E. Presley 1978, no publisher/printer listed. This is a transcribed copy of the 1850 census for Russell County, Virginia. Please remember names were often mispelled in the early census records and the quality of the original records often made transcriptionist question a spelling. This work is indexed by last name. Information includes last name, name, age, birthplace(sometimes), occupation and worth for the head of the household. Others in the household are listed with age, place of birth and if they had an occupation. KB3, KMB, LPM

"The Heritage of Russell County Virginia 1786-1988," Vol. II. The Russell County Book Committee, Inc. 1989. Includes: Russell County Bicentennial, Daughter Counties, Cemeteries, Pioneer Families, Churches, Schools, Military, Pictures, Family Stories, Tributes, Railroad Stories, etc. J22

Scott Co.

"1850 Scott Co., VA Census." LPM

"Scott County, Virginia, Marriages 1815 - 1853." Mary D. Fugate; Iberian Publishing Co., 1989. Surname frequency; Man's name; Woman's name; Date frequency of Scott County marriages by year and month; Origins of Scott County; May - Virginia counties circa 1850. SBL

Shenandoah Co.

See also under the Hiner surname.

"1810 U. S. Census, Shenandoah County, Virginia." (Please note - lists Heads of Household only. No names of spouses or children were included in this census.) MR1

"1820 U. S. Census, Shenandoah County, Virginia." (Please note - lists Heads of Household only. No names of spouses or children were included in this census.) MR1

"1830 U. S. Census, Shenandoah County, Virginia." (Please note - lists Heads of Household only. No names of spouses or children were included in this census.) MR1

"1840 U. S. Census, Shenandoah County, Virginia." (Please note - lists Heads of Household only. No names of spouses or children were included in this census.) MR1

"1850 U. S. Census, Shenandoah County, Virginia." MR1

"History of Shenandoah County, Virginia." John W. Wayland. Regional Publishing Co. 2nd Augmented edition 1976. A history of the Shenandoah region of Virginia. Many family names and descriptions of many of the towns.Includes some genealogies. MR1

"Lake's Atlas 1885." D. J. Lake & Co., republished by G. P. Hammond 1997. Lists land owners of Shenandoah and Page Counties of VA in 1885. Not indexed. Some lists of people named as patrons. Atlas shows names at placement of land, Can photocopy pages. JJ1

"Life along Holman's Creek (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia)." Joseph Floyd Wine. Commercial Press, Stephens City, VA. 1982. This book is about the early settlers along Holman's Creek in Shenandoah County, VA. It has names, land maps, many pictures, churches,etc. It is a colorful descriptions and recollections. Books may still be available from Mr. Wine, the author. Address available. AS6

"Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds 1772-1850." Vogt, John, and Kethley, T. William Jr. Iberian Publishing Company, 1984. Title is descriptive. KO, MR1

Smyth Co.

"1880 Census, Smyth County Virginia." Thomas Jack Hockett & Shelia Steel Hunt, 1998. ML4

"Smyth Co., Va. Cemeteries Vols. 1-4." Mack and Kenneth Sturgill 1993-1998. Listing of people buried in Smyth Co.,Va. til date of publication. I have all 4 volumes and also have some listings for Washington Co., Va. LB

"A HISTORY OF SALTVILLE." Written and published by W. B. Kent, 1955. From it's earliest history thru time of publicaton, (1955) with some local area genealogies. No index. I'll try to find per your request. JMC2

"Smyth County Virginia Cemeteries, Volume II." Mack V. Sturgill & Kenneth L. Sturgill, 1994. Cemeteries in this volume include Ashlin, Attaway, Blevins, Buchanan, Chatham Hill, Cox, Cullop, Elizabeth, Fullen, Grosses Creek, Hash, Hatfield, Haulsee, Hopkins, Hutton, McClure, Nelson, Old Bethel, Phipps, Plesant Hill, Richardson, Ridgelawn, Sparks, Tilson, Totten, Tucker, Tuell, Ward, Wassum. Cemetery name not necessary for name lookup. ML4

Spotsylvania Co.

"Spotsylvania County Records 1721-1800." William Crozier, publ. 1965.
Will book A. 1722-1749
Will book B. 1749-1759
Will book D. 1761-1772
Will book E. 1772-1798
Will book F. 1798-1800
Administration bonds
Guardians bonds
Marriage licenses
Spotsylvania Co. Court Marriage Register
Deed book A. 1722-1729
Deed book B. 1729-1734
Deed book C. 1734-1742
Deed book D. 1742-1751
Deed book E. 1751-1761
Deed book F. 1761-1766
Deed book G. 1766-1771
Deed book H. 1771-1774
Deed book J. 1774-1782
Deed book K. 1782-1785
Deed book L. 1785-1788
Deed book M. 1788-1791
Deed book N. 1791-1794
Deed book O. 1794-1797
Deed book P. 1797-1800
Sheriffs of Spotsylvania County
Colonial Militia
Revolutionary records
Revolutionary pensioners. KS4

Stafford Co.

"Overwharton Parish Records, Old Stafford County 1720-1760." Boogher, William H. 1899 (reissued on CD by DMK Heritage 2005). This Parish was co-extensive with Stafford County, covering a part of what was once Washington Parish, extending about eighty miles along the Potomac, in breadth about four and twenty miles, embracing within its territory what is now Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax, Alexandria Counties and a part of Fauquier until 1730, when Prince William County was taken from Stafford, and Hamilton Parish was erected, succeeding Overwharton as the frontier parish. Of the early history of Overwharton Parish and its rectors, but little is known. (Check www.DMKHeritage.com for surnames included). JBCH

"Stafford County, Virginia, Deed and Will Book Abstracts 1780-1786 Scheme Book 1790-1793." The Antient Press. Ruth and Sam Sparacio, abstractors. 1989. JBCH

Surry Co.

"Colonial Surry." John B. Boddie, Gen. Pub. Co.,, reprint 1974 (originally 1948). Colonial records of Surry County, Virginia, with history of the county, lists of public officers, tithables, militia lists, Ancient Planters,land grants, 1782 census (Surry and Sussex). JMC2

"Register of Albemarle Parish Surry & Sussex Counties 1739-1778." Richards, Gertrude R. B., ed., National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Vriginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1958, 1984. This is not the John Bennett Boddie book - I have found information in this book that is not included in the Boddie book (I own both books). LJ2

"Surry County Virginia Deeds, 1684-1733 and other court papers." William Lindsay Hopkins, author & pub. 1991. In addition to the deeds, the other court papers include wills, estate accounts and sales as well as misc. records. Ex.. 16 Aug 1721, Bond of Thomas Beddingfield and Mr. John Simmons for Thomas Beddingfield to keep an ordinary on the south side of Blackwater Swamp at the Parting Roads above Capt. Edmunds. P1

"Surry County Virginia - Deeds and Estate Accounts, 1734 - 1755." William Lindsay Hopkins, Iberian Publishing Co., Inc., 1994. DP

Sussex Co.

"Births, Deaths And Sponsors 1717-1778 From The Albemarle Parish Register Of Surry And Sussex Counties, Virginia." John Bennett Boddie, Originally published in 1958, Reprinted for Clearfield Company Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 1992, 1998. From page 1: "This register is important and unique in that it is the only existing complete register in that section of Virginia south of the James River extending from Brunswick to Princess Anne. The entries were kept under alphabetical system according to the first letter of the GIVEN name and not the family name. The order has been changed alphabetically from GIVEN names to FAMILY names. The names of all sponsors at christenings are shown. These names are very important as Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts and Cousins were usually Godparents. This aid may be of assistance in other research." The years covered are 1717-1778. K8

"Marriages of Sussex County Virginia 1754-1810." Catherine Lindsay Knorr, 1952. Listings of grooms and brides, dates of marriage, name of person who performed the marriage when available, sometimes name of parent who gave consent to the marriage. Some listings contain other pertinent details unique to the individual situation. T13

"Register of Albemarle Parish Surry & Sussex Counties 1739-1778." Richards, Gertrude R. B., ed., National Society Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Vriginia, Richmond, Virginia, 1958, 1984. This is not the John Bennett Boddie book - I have found information in this book that is not included in the Boddie book (I own both books). LJ2

Tazewell Co.

"Annals Of Tazewell County Virginia From 1800-1922." John Newton Harmon. Two vols. in one, marriages, bio's malitia, stories etc. Tazewell County Virgina, includes information on the Abb's Valley Massacres taken from the book "The Captives of Abb's Valley by Brown-Woodworth". This does not give all the stories and people of the Brown-Woodworth book. LHJ

"Tazewell Co Va Marriages " Books 1 - 2 - 3 Author - Pauline Haga ~~ Pub - Mountain Press Marriages from 1800 to 1866. Some of the later ones include place of birth and parents names. LHJ

Tucker Co.

Tucker Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Tucker Co., WV.

Tyler Co.

Tyler Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Tyler Co., WV.

Upshur Co.

Upshur Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Upshur Co., WV.

Washington Co.

"High on a Windy Hill." Catherine Sanders McConnell, The Overmoutain Press, 1968, reprinted 1995. 332 Cemeteries in Washington County, Virginia. LM8

"High on a Windy Hill," Volume 2. Historical Society of Washiington County, Virginia, Historical Society of Washiington County, Virginia, 2000. Additions/Corrections to "High on a Windy Hill" and 206 additional cemetries not in "High on a Windy Hill." LM8

"History of Southwest Virginia 1746-1786 /Washington County 1777-1870." L. P. Summers, The Overmountain Press, Copyright 1903, Index Copyright 1989. Records of Washington County's earliest settlers thru 1870. JMC2

"Washington Co., Va. Marriages 1782-1800." Researchers publication, no copywrite date. Early marriages of Washington Co., Va. lookups only. DM

Wetzel Co.

Wetzel Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Wetzel Co., WV.

Wirt Co.

Wirt Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Wirt Co., WV.

Wood Co.

Wood Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Wood Co., WV.

Wyoming Co.

Wyoming Co. is now part of West Virginia. See Wyoming Co., WV.

Wythe Co.

"Abstracts of Court Orders of Wythe Co Va ~ 1821-1830." Mary B Kegley, 1999. Abstracts of court records for 1821-1830; deed records are not included. LHJ

"Abstracts of Wills of Wythe County, VA, 1822-1837." Mary Kegley, Kegley Books, 2006. Abstracts from Wythe County Will Books 3 and 4, May 1822 through April, 1837. A7

"Early Adventures on the Western Waters," Vol. 3. Mary B. Kegley, Kegley Books, 1995. Wills, inventories, land records and family sketches for the years 1745-1805. A7

"Wythe Co., VA. 1880 Census." James Douthat. GB4

"Wythe County, Virginia: A Bicentennial History." Mary B. Kegley, Walsworth Publishers, 1989. A history of Wythe County with many people listed. Some things included are: lists of Wythe Soldiers for Rev. War, War of 1812, Civil War, etc; Militia lists; Sheriffs; List of Physicians; List of Attorneys. A7

"Wythe County, VA Marriages 1790-1850." GB4


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