Rappahannock County, 1656-1696, Virginia Genealogy

United States; Virginia: (Old) Rappahannock County

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography


 * [Doughty] Brayton, John Anderson. "The Ancestry of the Rev. Francis Doughty of Massachusetts, Long Island, New Amsterdam, Maryland, and Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan. 2002):1-16, Vol. 77, No. 2 (April 2002):127-136.
 * [Goode] Frost, Jim and Barbara Frost. Rappahannock Branch of the Goode Family: Richard Goode, Immigrant and His Descendants. Wagoner, Oklahoma: J. Frost, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G613f.
 * [Lawson] Sydnor, Floyd Wills. Lawson Family of Lancaster and Rappahannock Counties, Va. Richmond, Va.: n.p., 1931. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Newman] Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Genealogy of the Newman Family, 1618-1900," see Table of Contents; discusses Newmans of Old Rappahannock County.]
 * [Strother] Society of the Descendants of the Immigrant William Strother of King George, Virginia, Strother, Donna L., William Strother Society, National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (4th : 1992 : Williamsburg, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (5th : 1994 : Charlottesville, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Stother I (6th : 1996 : Mount Vernon, Iowa), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (7th : 1998 : Mount Vernon, Iowa), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (8th : 2000 : Fredericksburg, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (10th : 2004 : Fredericksburg, Va.), Strother Foundation. William Strother Society, Inc. ... Biennial National Conference. Fredericksburg, Virginia: William Strother Society, 1986-2004. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.27305 St89b.
 * [Strother] William Strother Society, Society of the Descendants of the Immigrant William Strother of King George, Virginia, Banks, Judson G., Strother, Donna L. Houses of Strother Newsletter. 13+ vols. Mount Vernon, Iowa: William Strother Society, 1987-present. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.27305 St89 v. 5.
 * [Taylor] Weber, Anne Taylor. Richard Taylor of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia: Also Hite, Foreman, Parker, Cochran, Cramer, Ruttencutter. Huntington, W. Va.: A.T. Weber, 1990?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T212wa.
 * [Williams] Meek, Melton P. William Families, Descendants, and Neighbors, 1125-2001. 7 vols. Lawton, Oklahoma: M.P. Meek, 2001. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67mmp v. 1 to FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67mmp v. 7.

Immigration

 * [http://www.immigrantservants.com/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=Rappahannock&placeOfIndentureColony=Virginia&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of indentured servants and transported convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land
Deeds


 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. [1656-1692] 10 vols. McLean, Virginia: R. &amp; S. Sparacio, 1989-1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 R2sa.

Grants and Patents


 * Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742. Vol. I. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987. Available at FHL; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49389 Ancestry. [Includes (Old) Rappahannock County.]
 * Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666. Vol. I (1934; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1991). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes (Old) Rappahannock County. N.B. If Ancestry's search engine fails, try checking the printed index at the end of the book.]

Military
Colonial Militia


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Old Rappahannock County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Old Rappahannock County militia officers; see place name index.]

Probate

 * Sweeny, William Montgomery. Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656-1692. [Lynchburg, Va.?]: Mrs. W.M. Sweeny, 1947. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 P2s.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: (Old) Rappahannock County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):219. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Browning, Joyce. "Research in 'Old' Rappahannock and Her Descendants," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3 (May-Jun. 1985):1. Available at FHL; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. *Family History Library Catalog