Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Albemarle County

Albemarle County, Virginia is a county, established in 1744, in the Piedmont region.

County Courthouse
Albemarle County, Virginia 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Phone: 804-972-4084

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1870 Land records from 1748 Divorce, Probate and Court Records

History


The county is named after Lieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (1702-1754), a British diplomat and American colonist.

Parent County
1744--Albemarle County was created 6 May 1744 from Goochland and Louisa Counties. County seat: Charlottesville

Variant Spellings

 * Albermarle

Record Loss

 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800

Populated Places
Towns: Scottsville

Getting Started
Compiled genealogies are a good place to start research for this area, see Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy.

If you are researching families who lived in Albemarle County, Virginia between the 1750s and 1790s, the Sparacios' books are a great time saver. They comprehensively index several publications covering that period:


 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Surname Index of Antient Press Publications. 14+ vols. McLean, Va.: R. &amp; S. Sparacio, Antient Press, 1993-. 975.5 P22s v. 1-2; publisher's website: Antient Press.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Albemarle County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):86-90. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * Historical Guide to Albemarle County: Including Monticello, the University of Virginia and Charlottesville. Charlottesville, Va.: Published under the auspices of the Albemarle Club of Colonial Dames and the Albemarle Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924..
 * "Research Opportunities in Albemarle County," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1992):1-2. ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.
 * "Research Opportunities in Albemarle County Part II," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1992):1-2. ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

African American
From 1790 to 1860, Albemarle County had one of the largest slave populations in the state (5579 in 1790; 13,916 in 1860). Ten years later in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (14,994) - the town of Charlottesville in particular.


 * Freedmen's Bureau


 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Ailstock, Arnold, Baine, Banks, Barnett, Battles, Bell, Bowles, Brooks, Brown, Burnett, Chapman, Chavis, Farrar, Farrow, Gibson, Going, Hartless, Hill, Mann, Martin, Mason, Mayo, Moss, Smothers, and Tyre families of pre-1820 Albemarle County, Virginia.

Bible Records

 * [Brown] Edwards, Bessie Z. "Brown Family Bible, Hanover and Albemarle Counties, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):77-78. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Gilmer] Gilmer, George and Virginia Historical Society. Papers, Military and Political, 1775-1778, of George Gilmer, M.D., of "Pen Park," Albemarle County, Va. Richmond, Va.: n.p., 1887..

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Albemarle County, Virginia Cemeteries

The following is a list of cemeteries in Albemarle County:


 * Lea, Elizabeth G. "Cocke Cemetery, Albemarle Co., VA.," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Sep. 1965):216..
 * Tombstone Transcription Project Albemarle County - transcriptions and photographs - USGenWeb

Census
1785 Enumeration


 * Albemarle County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 80.

1810


 * Vogt, John. Albemarle County Virginia Federal Census of 1810. New Papyrus, 2008.

1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * 1) Albemarle (1773)
 * 2) Hephzibah (1802)
 * 3) Prethis Creek (1784)
 * 4) Totier (1773)
 * 5) Whitesides (1788)

Albemarle County fell within the bounds of the Albemarle Association.

Church of England
See also Fredericksville Parish See also St. Anne's Parish  See also Tillotson Parish

According to one authority, Buck Mountain Parish was one of Albemarle County's original parishes.

Presbyterian

 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


 * Sugar Loaf Mountain Monthly Meeting, Keswick, Va. (1747-1754)

Court
Guardianship


 * Murphy, Guardians' Bonds of Albemarle County.

Genealogy
More than 250 genealogies have been published about Albemarle County families. To view a list, visit Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy.

Over 350 genealogies. See List. Virginia Pioneers

Historic Residences

 * Boggan, Linda Gail, K. Edward Lay, and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. "The Olde Poorhouse Farm of Keswick, Va: The Second Poorhouse of Albemarle County," Architecture in Virginia, Issue 143 [Citation from Google Books.]
 * Castle Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia: Home of Prince and Princess Troubetzkoy and Miss Landon Rives. 193?.
 * Coons, F.H. Boyd, K. Edward Lay, Eugenia Bibb, and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. "Benjamin Brown, Sr. of Brown's Cove, Albemarle Co., Va: A Brief Survey of Some of His Descendants and Their Buildings," Architecture in Virginia, Issue 24.
 * Craig, Claudia, K. Edward Lay, and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. "Springdale Farm: Simeon Area, Near Buck Island Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia," Studies in Vernacular Architecture, Issue 58.
 * Ye Greenwood House (On Dinwiddie Estate): Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va. 190?. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes wills of residents of Albemarle County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Deeds
Index to Albemarle County Deeds 1748-1752 Virginia Pioneers

Grants and Patents

 * 1476 patents dated 1722-1858 in what is now Albemarle County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2004. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

 * Dabney, William Minor. "Jefferson's Albemarle, 1717-1819," University of Virginia, Dissertation, 1950 or 1951.
 * Jones, Newton Bond. "Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1819-1865," University of Virginia, Dissertation, 1950 or 1951.
 * Watts, Charles Wilder. Colonial Albemarle: The Social and Economic History of a Piedmont Virginia Country, 1727-1775. University of Virginia, 1948.
 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books; and World Vital Records ($). [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Maps

 * Murphy, Mary Catharine, Moses Green Peyton, Anne Freudenburg, John Thomas Casteen, and Albemarle County Historical Society. Index to Green Peyton's A Map of Albemarle County, Virginia, 1875. [Charlottesville, Virginia]: Albemarle County Historical Society, 1987. Available at.
 * Peyton, Moses Green. A Map of Albemarle County, Virginia. 1875; reprint, [Charlottesville, Virginia]: Albemarle County Historical Society, 1971. Available at.

Migration

 * Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Albemarle County's 1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 19:190-192.]

French and Indian War

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at . [Identifies some Albemarle County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
 * Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at ; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Albemarle County, see pp. 25-28, 104.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at and ; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Albemarle County militia officers; see place name index.]
 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Revolutionary War
Regiments. Service men in Albemarle County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Albemarle County supplied soldiers for the:


 * - 7th Virginia Regiment
 * - 9th Virginia Regiment
 * - 14th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:

Albemarle residents recommended for military commissions during the Revolutionary War.


 * Thornley, Grayson Jennie. Jack Jouett of Albemarle: The Paul Revere of Virginia. BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009.
 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Albemarle County on page 128.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812
Albemarle County men served in the 47th and 88th Regiments.


 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Albemarle County.]
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Albemarle County, p. 59]
 * A guide to Albermarle County, Virginia Military and Pension Records 1785-1818
 * Langford Family, James War of 1812 Albemarle

Civil War

 * - 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) (Confederate). Company I (The Holcombe Guards).
 * - 10th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion (Confederate). Company F (Albermarle Rangers).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Hall, Henry Seymour. Personal Experience of a Staff Officer at Mine Run and Albemarle County Raid, and as Commander of the 43rd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, through the Wilderness Campaign, and at the Mine Before Petersburg, Virginia. From November 7, 1863, to July 30, 1864: A Paper Prepared and Read Before the ... 1894. [Citation from Google Books.]
 * Virginia, Civil War Service
 * Virginia, Civil War Service

World War II

 * Parlier, Gertrude Dana. Pursuits of War: The People of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War. Charlottesville, Virginia: Albemarle County Historical Society, 1948. Available at.

Native American

 * Bushnell, David I. "'The Indian Grave'--A Monacan Site in Albemarle County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 106-112. Available at JSTOR ($).

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.


 * Murphy, Mary Catherine and Albemarle County Historical Society. A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. Charlottesville, Virginia: n.p., 1994.

Occupations

 * Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at . [Includes a section on Charlottesville silversmiths.]
 * Macfarlane, Mrs. Senner Higginbotham. "Albemarle County, 1746," [Liquor Rates for 1746] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1927), p. 136. Available at ; digital version at JSTOR ($).

Officials

 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books (full-view). [Albemarle County petitions are described on pp. 23-61.]

Probate
Albemarle County Wills, Inventories and Estates, 1748-1752 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers

Index to Albemarle County Wills and Estates 1748-1752 Virginia Pioneers


 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Available at . [Includes wills of residents of King William County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1742-1787] "Names of Families Living on on Priddy's Creek, Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, VA., 1742-87," Virginia Settlers (Fall 1989):84..
 * [1782] Cappon, Lester J. "Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, 1782," Magazine of Albemarle County History, Vol. 5 (1944):47-73..
 * [1782-1790] Douthat, James L. 1790 Albemarle County, Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Reconstructed from tax lists ranging in years from 1782 to 1790.]
 * [1783] Hammer, N. Sheriff's Ledger: For Assessment of Taxes in Albemarle County, Va. [1783]. [Incomplete citation from Google Books, which provides the following description: "Concerns collection of parish and county levies, taxes on land, livestock, heads of household, and slaves. Also includes list of court records saved from destruction."]
 * [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. see also US/CAN Census Area. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Albemarle County is included in Vol. 1.]
 * [1787] Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Albemarle County's 1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 19:190-192.]
 * [1789] Indexed images of the 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1800] "Albemarle County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):3-8; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):71-76; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul-Sep. 1959):113-120; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):162-166. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [1802] Images of the 1802 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Albemarle County is included in Vol. 1.]

Birth

 * Fridley, Beth. Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1886-89 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Fridley, Beth. Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1890-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage
Albemarle County Marriages 1780 to 1868 Virginia Pioneers


 * Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at ; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Marriages solemnized in Albemarle County, Virginia, by the Rev. John Gibson, from 1800 to 1846, with his declaration of military services," see pp. 384-396.]
 * Godfrey, C.E. "Albemarle County Marriages," [1800-] The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct., 1923), pp. 333-338; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct., 1924), pp. 365-369. Available at ; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Murphy, Mary Catherine and Albemarle County Historical Society. A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. Charlottesville, Virginia: n.p., 1994.
 * Vogt, John and T. William Kethley, Jr. Albemarle County Marriages, 1780-1853, in 3 volumes.  Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. 1991.  Available at .  [An excellent transcription of marriage bonds, licenses and loose papers, including parental permissions.]

Death

 * Murphy, Mary Catherine and Albemarle County Historical Society. A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. Charlottesville, Virginia: n.p., 1994.
 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county. Also identifies some Presbyterians (1747), some French and Indian War soldiers, Revolutionary War soldiers, county militia (1794-1802), government representatives, some migrants who left Albemarle County, and some death records (1744-1890).] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Vital Record Substitutes
See also Bible Records

Societies and Libraries
Albemarle County Historical Society 220 Court Square Charlottesville, Virginia 22901

Alderman Library, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Charlottesville Virginia Family History Center

Websites

 * Albemarle County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Cyndi's List
 * Virginia Pioneers
 * Virginia Pioneers

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