Washington County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Washington County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.

An Index to Family Files at the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Library in Abingdon is available online.

As of November 2010, a query for persons born in Washington, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 110,000 entries.

Washington County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 250 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Washington County families include:


 * Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. Early Southwest Virginia Families: Families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and Related Families of Edmonson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald. Auburn, Ala., 1960.
 * Holston Territory Genealogical Society. Families of Washington County and Bristol, Virginia, 1776-1996. Bristol, Va.: Holston Territory Genealogical Society and Don Mills, 1996. 975.572 D2f
 * Blankenship, Gayle King. Some Families of Bedford &amp; Washington Counties, Virginia and Orange County, North Carolina Bright, Buford, Cash, Crawford, Crews, Davis, Downs, Early, Foster, Franklin, Gray, Huddleston, Lawhorn, McGeorge, McNew, Parker, Perrott, Pendergrass, Poindexter, Powell, Quarles, St. Clair, Scoggins, Shrewsbury, Smith, Tyler, Warren, Watts, Wiggenton. Poquoson, Va.: G.K. Blankenship, 2000. ; digital version at - free.

Washington County, Virginia Genealogy Books and Articles
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]


 * [Asbury] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Austin] Curtis, Janet Austin. "Southside Virginia Austins," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1961):147-154. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Barlow] Chan, Frances Cooke. Ancestors of Edna Katherine [and] Pearl May Barlow: Allied Families of Robinson, Edmiston, Wilcox, Alton, Farwell, Welby, Harwick [and] Martz. Glebe, New South Wales, Australia: Fast Books, 1998. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Berry] Berry, James W. William Allen Berry, 1874-1945, and Ollie Marie Butler, 1878-1964, Their Ancestors and Descendants. n.p.: n.p., n.d. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Bishop] Bishop, Ira Elmore. Bishop Families in America.
 * [Bishop] Carter, Kevin W. "Six Newly Discovered Children of Levi and Ruth Bishop of St. Clairs Bottom, Virginia," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr./June 1984):58-60..
 * [Blackburn] Sims, Annie Noble. "Some Descendants of Lieutenant William Blackburn," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 2 (1921):263-268. ; Reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Albidgton-Gerlache. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Free Name Search ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical.com;.
 * [Booher] McCay, Betty L. A History and Genealogy of the Booher Family, 1747-1964: Also a Few Interesting Tales. 1965..
 * [Boren] Boren, Kerry Ross. "Bazel and Susannah (Bryan) Boren of Washington County, Virginia," Historical Society of Washington County, Va. Bulletin, Series 2, No. 46 (2009):1-28. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Bowen] Carey, Henrie Polk Bowen. Stevens &amp; Bowen Family Records, Mississippi &amp; Texas. Typescript. Microfilmed 1972:.
 * [Brooks] Aronhime, Gordon. "Ebenezer Brooks: Forgotten Genius of the Holston Frontier," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 8 (Jul. 1970)..
 * [Brown] Carpenter, Marcelle and Margo Howard. Hussey &amp; Brown Cemeteries in Yamhill County, Oregon. Chelan, Wash.: M. Carpenter &amp; M. Howard, 1995..
 * [Buchanan] Buchanan, Jane Gray. Thomas Thompson and Ann Finney of Colonial Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Lawrence, Closs, and John Thompson. Allied Lines of Finney, McAllister, Buchanan, and Hart. Oak Ridge, Tenn.: J.G. Buchanan, 1987..
 * [Campbell] Kincaid, Robert L. "Colonel Arthur Campbell: Frontier Leader and Patriot," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 1 (Fall 1965)..
 * [Campbell] Campbell, Donald H. The Campbell Family of Virginia. 1990s. Digital version at - free.
 * [Carlock] Carlock, Marion Pomeroy. "The Oldest Known Records ... of the Gerlache, Gerlach, von Gerlach (Garlock), Carlock Ancestors in America, Germany, France, Belgium, Luxemburg and Holland," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 33 (1952):197-207, 268-279. Reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Albidgton-Gerlache. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Free Name Search ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical.com;.
 * [Carson] Schrader, William. "David Carson of Washington County, Virginia," Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Bulletin, Series 2, No. 45 (2008):33-36. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Clark] Butt, Lillian S. "The Wilburn Waters Portrait," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 15 (Aug. 1979)..
 * [Colley] Boardman, Elizabeth Joye Mabe. Thomas Colley Family: Russell County, Virginia; Washington County, Virginia; Dickenson County, Virginia; Buchanan County, Virginia; Smyth County, Virginia. [Palm Coast, Fla.]: J. Boardman, 2001. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Comann] Gray, Anne Comann. "Thomas Wilkins Comann (October 16, 1857 to September 27, 1944)," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec. 1996):75-77..
 * [Cope] Cope, Charles M. The Descendants of James Cope Born c. 1758 in Washington County, Virginia. Seabrook, Texas: C.M. Cope, 1992. 929.273 C79ccm
 * [Crabtree] Fritz, Arah Harriet Ovanda Miller. "The Crabtrees of Southwest Virginia. Chapter X, The Saltville Crabtrees 175 Years Later," Appalachian Quarterly: People, Places, History, Heritage, Vol. 6, No. 1 (2001):42-47.
 * [Crane] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Crane/Crain/Crayne Family of King William, King &amp; Queen Pittsylvania, and Washington Counties, Virginia. St. David's, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1993..
 * [Creason] Dove, Lois A. Creasons Everywhere. 2 vols. Sacramento, Calif.: L.A. Dove, 1986-2000. Digital version at - free.
 * [Creekmore] Thornton, Mabel H. and Elizabeth B. Wingo. "Creekmore Notes," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1966):147-160. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Crockett] Smith, Elizabeth. "The Family of Alexander Crockett," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 13 (Feb. 1980):18-20..
 * [Cunningham] Wardlaw, Mary Lou Guyette. Descendants of William Cunningham (ca. 1764-ca. 1829) State of Virginia and Willis I. Ingle (1805-1867), State of Virginia. Henderson, Nev.: M.L.G. Wardlaw, 1985..
 * [Davidson] Sibley, Linda and Fred Mac Sibley. The Family of Henry S. &amp; Elizabeth Begley. Midlothian, Texas: L.B. Sibley, 1994. Digital version at - free.
 * [Dickenson] Bales, Vivian D. My Paternal Ancestors &amp; Kin: Dickenson/Dickison, Kiser, Jessee, Lee, Waugh, Duduit, and Wives, and McKinney, Ring from Va., to Ky. Marion, Ind.: V.D. Bales, 1994..
 * [Dickerson] Knisely, Mary Jane. "The Myth of Henry Dickenson, Emigrant," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):243-250. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);.
 * [Duff] Duff Family Records, 1770-1857. Typescript. Microfilmed 1971:.
 * [Duff] Brown, Christine R. and Donald V. Brown. The Clan Duff. Knoxville, Tenn.: Brown, c1978..
 * [Duff] McDuffee, Ted Ransom. Duff to McDuffee on One Leaf: The Family History James H. Duff-McDuffee and Nancy Ann Whitson with ancestors and Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Pub., c1999..
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Washington County Duncans.
 * [Dunkin] Crowder, Michael. Genealogy of John Thomas Dunkin: (1764-1814). 2000s..
 * [Early] Early, Cleland Edward. The Early Families of Knox and Whitley Counties, Kentucky with Allied Families. Houston, Texas: D. Armstrong Co., 1989..
 * [Dysart] Thompson, Evelyn. "Rev. Joseph Rhea," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1990):101-105.
 * [Edmondson] Elam, Charlotte Edmondson. The Descendants of Lt. Robert Edmondson, 1753-1816. Memphis, Tenn.: E.A.E. Elam, 1966..
 * [Edmondson] Collins, Sonja. Edmondson Family Research Booklet, ca. 1796-1971. Corryton, Tenn.: S. Collins, 1986..
 * [Edmondson] Jones, Howard Valance. "The Edmondson (Edmiston) Family at King's Mountain," Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Bulletin, Series 2, No. 44 (2007):60-63. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Ervin] Ervin, Maxwell. Clan Ervin: Russell and Dickenson Counties, Virginia. Springfield, Mass.: M. Ervin, c2008..
 * [Evans] Albert, Ethel Evans. The History of Five Southern Families. A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Evans, Kelly, Nash, Hendricks and Blankenship Families. Baltimore, 1970.
 * [Evans] Albert, Ethel Evans. Southwest Virginia Kin. 2 vols. Kingsport, Tenn.: 1977.
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t) Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed in 1991. Item 19
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of March 1994 Including: Evitt (Evatt; Evitts; Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. David's, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994. Item 11
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of June 1995: Including Evitt (Evatt, Evitts, Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1995.
 * [Ferril] Burk, Marie Walker. Ferril-Means Genealogy. Liberty, Mo.: M.W. Burk, 1964..
 * [Finley] Finley, Carmen J. "John Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, Virginia: Additional Children Identified," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):3-22; Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1995):94-103; Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995):202-212; Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1995):282-294. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Finley] Finley, Carmen J. "The John Finleys of Augusta County, Virginia: Correcting the Record," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):3-13; Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2002):98-113; Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2002):171-178; Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2002):268-281. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Frost] Roberts, Snyder E. Descendants of Joseph Frost, Sr.: from Amherst, Bedford, &amp; Washington Counties, Va. to Anderson County, Tn. and Elsewhere. n.p.: S.E. Roberts, 1989..
 * [Gill] Gill, Everett R. The Gill Family of Washington County, Virginia: A Genealogy of Joseph Gill Sr. (1788-abt.1853), Jacob Gill Sr. (1834-1916), James Washington Gill Jr. (1879-1943), Edna Rowena (Gill) Roberts (1909). Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1996. 929.273 G41ge
 * [Gillespie] Trimble, David B. Buchanan and Gillespie of Southwest Virginia. Austin, Texas: D.B. Trimble, 1992. Available at.
 * [Gobble] Gobble, James Sargeant. Gobble Family Genealogy. n.p.: J.S. Gobble, c1986..
 * [Goodpasture] Goodpasture, Robert Abraham. The Goodpastures of Iowa and Washington: With Related Families. Georgetown, Calif.: R.A. Goodpasture, 1978..
 * [Greever] Greever, John. History and Genealogy of the Greever/Greaver/Griever Family of Virginia. Claremont, Calif.: J. Greever, c1978..
 * [Hagey] Carter, W. Dale. "Fairview," Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Bulletin, Series 2, No. 45 (2008):23-32. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Harrold] Harrison, Patrick Morgan. Descendants of John Edmiston/Edmondson, Rockbridge Co., Virginia &amp; James Harreld/Harrold, Washington Co., Virginia &amp; William Davis, Prince Edward &amp; Charlotte County, Virginia. Richmond, Va.: P.M. Harrison, 2002. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Hart] Hart, Charles Coffin. Joseph Hart and His Descendants. St. Louis, Mo.: R.P. Studley &amp; Co., 1901..
 * [Helton] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Helton, Hilton, Hylton Family of Elizabeth Helton of Washington County, Virginia, m. William Campbell Henderson. MSS., 1991..
 * [Helton] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Family of Reuben Helton &amp; Nancy Burnett: Family of Karen Snead &amp; Vanranselrei Aistrop. St. Davids, Pa.: T.J. Hockett, 1992..
 * [Helton] Snead, Janice M. and Thomas Jack Hockett. William Campbell Henderson and Elizabeth Helton and Their Descendants. MSS. 1991..
 * [Henderson] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. Thomas Henderson and Helen Ley of County Kincardine, Scotland: Immigrants to Washington County, Virginia. St. Davids, Pa.: T.J. Hockett &amp; J.M. Snead, 199-?..
 * [Henderson] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Family of Thomas Henderson and Helen Ley of County Kincardine, Scotland, and Washington County, Virginia. Typescript, 1991..
 * [Henderson] Snead, Janice M. and Thomas Jack Hockett. William Campbell Henderson and Elizabeth Helton and Their Descendants. MSS. 1991..
 * [Henry] Dawson, Aurelia Cate. Our East Tennessee Kinsmen: Cate, Henry and Related Families. Seaford, Del.: A.C. Dawson, 1962..
 * [Henson] Henson, A.L. A Henson Family History. Independence, Mo.: A.L. Henson, 1978..
 * [Hickam] Moehle, Marie Hickam. Hickam Family. MSS. Microfilmed 1980:.
 * [Hill] Sales, Julia Hill. "Jarrett Hill, Herb Doctor of Washington County," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 11 (1973)..
 * [Holsapple] Holsapple-Boone, Cindy. "Holsapple," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 18, No. 2 (1989):137-138.
 * [Hoover] Darst, Henry Jackson. Notes Concerning the Darst, Wysor, and Wygal Families of Pulaski County and the Hoovers of Washington County and Bristol, Va. 1940. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Huffaker] Nolan, Ione Adamson. The Huffaker Family: A Collection of Genealogical Records on Descendants of Michael and Catherine Huffaker, and Allied Families. Fort Worth, Texas: Branch-Smith, 1966..
 * [Humphreys] Going, Mary Sue. "The William Humphreys Family of Washington and Blount Counties, Tennessee," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 16, No. 1 (1987):46-47.
 * [Hutton] Hall, Mark F. "The Hutton Brothers Go to War," Historical Society of Washington County, Va. Bulletin, Series 2, No. 46 (2009):51-62. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Jackson] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. John R. Jackson and Mary Walden of Russell and Washington Cts., Va. Typescript. Donated 1991..
 * [Jackson] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Jacksons of Halifax, Pittsylvania and Washington Counties Virginia. St. David's, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1993. 1750779 Item 10
 * [Keller] Handley, Ethel Keller. Keller Genealogy Tracing the Family from Switzerland to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to Washington County, Virginia to Iowa. MSS. Microfilmed 1979. 1034899 Item 1
 * [Kestner] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. Kestner, Kästner, Kaestner, Kesner, Kisner, Kissner, Kesnor, Casnor, Casner, Cisner, Etc., Family - Washington and Smith Counties, VA (with Emphasis on the Family of Rachel Kestner m. Oliver Snead). St. Davids, Pa.: T.J. Hockett, 1992. 929.273 A1 no. 2706
 * [King] Phillips, Victor Nichols. The Book of Kings: The King Family's Contribution to the History of Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1999. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Lewis] Lewis, Rexford Gardner. Thomas Lewis of Morgan County, Kentucky, and Related Families. Buffalo Grove, Ill.: R.G. Lewis, 1981?..
 * [Lewis] Wells, Henry H. Descendents of Thomas Lewis &amp; Hannah Hopkins. 3 vols. Frankfort, Ky.: H.H. Wells, 1988-1990..
 * [Lewis] Lewis, Billie Redding. Pioneers of the Virginias. Lake Wales, Fla.: B.R. Lewis, 1989..
 * [Lewis] Lewis, Billie Redding. Some Early Southern Settlers. Lake Wales, Fla.: B.R. Lewis, 1994..
 * [Locke] Tiller, Linda Locke, Ardith H. Johnson, Jeanne R. Stanis, and Stella Locke. "Locke Families of Southwest Virginia," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1978):25-33..
 * [Loveless] Loveless, Richard William. The Ancestry of Ruth Loveless Metzeger: Through Her Ancestor: Hopestill Kenyon (1874-1861); Hopestill Worden (1737- ); and Hosetill Holley (1646-1715). Salt Lake City, Utah: R.W. Loveless, 1980s..
 * [Lynch] Roberson, Rhonda S. "Lynch," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 14 (Apr. 1980):29..
 * [Lyon] Lyon(s) Family Association of America. Lyon(s) Family Archives, ca.1605-ca.1980: Lyon(s) Individual and Family Files for Various Counties in the State of Virginia. Typescript, 1960-1975.
 * [McCarty] Brown, Nancy Clark. "Are You Related To...Loretta Webb Lynn," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 2007):4-22..
 * [McConkey] Sharp: Family Records. MSS., Clark County Genealogical Society, Marshall, Ill. Microfilmed 1981:.
 * [McDuffee] McDuffee, Ted Ransom. Duff to McDuffee on One Leaf: The Family History James H. Duff-McDuffee and Nancy Ann Whitson with ancestors and Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Pub., c1999..
 * [McNew] Baer, Frank L. The McNew Family of Washington Co., Va. Typescript, National Library, D.A.R., Washington, D.C..
 * [McNew] McNew: Family Genealogical Data, 1705-1974. MSS., Ripley County Historical Museum, Versailles, Ind. Microfilmed 1982:.
 * [McNew] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. William Macknew (McNew), 1715-1791 and Wife, Mary____ of Prince Georges County, MD, Frederick (Berkeley) County, VA and Fincastle (Washington) County, VA: An Early Settler to the County of Fincastle (Washington), 1773. St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1991. 929.273 M218ht
 * [McNew] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Macknew (McNew) and Marlow (Marler; Marley) Family of Prince Georges Cty, Md., Frederick (Berkeley) Cty, Va. and Fincastle (Washington) Cty., Va., and the Possibly Allied Families of Hargis and Berry. St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1991. 1697545 Item 21; also  929.273 M218ht
 * [McNew] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. Julius Conner McNew, s/o George McNew, Sr., and Amelia Hargis (?) of Washington County, Virginia. Typescript, 1991. 2055162 Item 48
 * [McNew] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Family of Jonathan C. McNew II and Mary Jackson of Washington and Russell Counties, Virginia. Typescript, 1991. 2055162 Item 45
 * [McReynolds] Conklin, Glenva McReynolds. McReynolds Family Westward Bound: and Related Families of Finleys and Braden. Carmichael, Calif.: G. Conklin, 1993..
 * [Main] Cole, Redmond Selecman. The Family of Sabers and Hannah (Cole) Main. Tulsa, Okla.: R.S. Cole, 1939..
 * [Mastin] Aronhime, Gordon. "Thomas Mastin: Important Unknown of the Early Clinch River Settlement," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 19 (May 1982)..
 * [Mathews] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Family of Richard Poston and Anne Campbell Dolan (Doland; Dolin; Dolen; Doolin; Doling, etc.) and Mat(t)hews Families of Buckingham and Washington Counties Virginia Including the Family of Josiah Poston and Ann(a) Dolan of Washington County, Virginia: Dolan/Dolen/Dolin/Doolin/Doland, etc., and Matthews ... St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994.
 * [Meek] Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia. "The Meeks and Their Neighbors," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 10 (1972)..
 * [Meek] Fluhart, Danny Morris. The Meek Family of Washington County, Virginia: Some Descendants of Joseph Meek, Sr. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1989. 929.273 M471fd
 * [Mills] Mills, Roger L. The Mills Family of Western West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Chattanooga, Tenn.: R.L. Mills, c1991..
 * [Montgomery] Riley, Agnes Graham Sanders. "John Montgomery 1717-1802," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 5 (Fall 1967)..
 * [Morgan] Morgan, Clarita Hutchison. Reverend Edward Morgan, 1751?-1844: Pioneer Local Preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Southwest Virginia, Ordained by Bishop Francis Asbury, 1801. Radford?, Va.: C.H. Morgan, c1973..
 * [Musick] Brown, Nancy Clark. "Are You Related To...Loretta Webb Lynn," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 2007):4-22..
 * [Newell] Riley, Agnes Graham Sanders. "James Newell, 1749-1823," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 8 (Jul. 1970)..
 * [Oakwood] Howell, H. Thomas. Oakwood - A Family that Put Its Name on the Map: Henry Oakwood (ca1755-1792) and His Descendants: Including the Allied Families of Adams, Brown, Fox, Hart, Helmick, Hickman, Howell, Hunter, Littler, Pence, Remley, Rutan, Sallee and Van Allen. 3 vols. Lutherville, Md.: H.T. Howell, 2009-2010. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: |  |  - free.
 * [Oury] Roberson, Rhonda S. "Oury Sketch," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 15 (June 1980):26-28..
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Spotsylvania County appears in Vol. 2 Part 4]
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. The Page Family in Virginia Personal Property Taxes (1782-1850). 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 2002. [Spotsylvania County appears in Vol. 2]
 * [Parrigin] McCay, Betty L. A History and Genealogy of the Booher Family, 1747-1964: Also a Few Interesting Tales. 1965..
 * [Parsons] Parsons, Charles W. Parsons Family History. Typescript. Donated 1962. Digital version at ;.
 * [Phillips] Smith, Virginia LeSueur Carter. The Phillips Family: From Yadkinville to Wallace. 1994. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Poston] James, Colin. John Hamill Poston (1786-1848), His Ancestors and Descendants. Denver, Colo., 1959.
 * [Poston] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Family of Reuben Helton &amp; Nancy Burnett: Family of Karen Snead &amp; Vanranselrei Aistrop. St. Davids, Pa.: T.J. Hockett, 1992..
 * [Poston] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Some Descendants of John Poston of England / the Poston/Posten/Pasten/Paston Family in Washington County and Smyth County Virginia. St. David's, Pa.: T.J. Hockett, 1994. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Poston] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Family of Richard Poston and Anne Campbell Dolan (Doland; Dolin; Dolen; Doolin; Doling, etc.) and Mat(t)hews Families of Buckingham and Washington Counties Virginia Including the Family of Josiah Poston and Ann(a) Dolan of Washington County, Virginia: Dolan/Dolen/Dolin/Doolin/Doland, etc., and Matthews ... St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994. 929.273 P846hj
 * [Preston] Gray, Elizabeth C. Preston. "General Francis Preston: A Sketch," Bulletin of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Vol. 2 (Apr. 1938):8-27. Digital version at - free.
 * [Pratt] Hurley, William Neal. Pratt Families of Virginia and Associated Families, Primarily the Descendants of Oliver Pratt, 1784-1832. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1996..
 * [Ray] Rhea, Joseph C. Ray-Rhea: A Family Book of History and Genealogy for Rhea and Related Families. 1969..
 * [Rhea] Thompson, Evelyn. "Rev. Joseph Rhea," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1990):101-105.
 * [Rice] Little, Melvin Weaver. Henry Rice (1717-1818), The Pioneer Tennessee Gristmiller and His Twelve Children. Arlington, Va., 1983..
 * [Rice] Rice, Roger Laurence. William Rice of the Great Valley of Virginia and Some of His Descendants: A Journey Along the Great Valley Road and through the Cumberland Gap, One Family from Maryland to Virginia, to Tennessee, to Kentucky and Beyond. Leesburg, Fla.: R.L. Rice, 2008. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Riley] Ports, Michael A. Genealogical Notes and History Concerning the Riley Family of Washington, Russell, and Scott counties, Va. MSS. Donated 1993. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Robertson] Robertson, Margie. "Judge Walter H. Robertson," Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Series 2, No. 13 (May 1976)..
 * [St. John] St. John, L. Edward. Some St. Johns by George. Morrison, Tenn.: L. St. John, 1990..
 * [Sanders] Roberson, Rhonda S. "Oury Sketch," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 15 (June 1980):26-28..
 * [Scoggin] Doliante, J. Sharon Johnson. Genealogical Serendipity. Vol. I. Families of: Greene, Scoggin, White, Dyer, Griggs, Hurt, Mackey, Phillips and Others. Alexandria, Va. 1965.
 * [Senter] MacDonald, Edgar. "The Descendants of Stephen Senter of Cumberland Co., N.C., and Sons William and Henry: An Attempt to Identify the Children of William," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2 (May 2005):166-172..
 * [Sharrett] Sharrett, Stuart B. Sharrett Family, Brief History of Bristol Tennessee-Virginia, Washington and Sullivan Country. MSS., microfilmed 1987. 1421791 Item 3
 * [Shoun] Neal, Carl B. Leonard Shoun and His Wife Barbara Slemp of Johnson County, Tennessee, and Their Descendants. Olympia, Wash., Mrs. D. L. Shultz, 1957..
 * [Shoun] Neal, Carl B. Leonard Shoun and His Wife Barbara Slemp of Johnson County, Tennessee, and Their Descendants. Johnson City, Tenn.: The Overmountain Press, 1985. 1985 reprint includes index.
 * [Smith] "General Daniel Smith in Washington County, Virginia in 1779 Based on the Journal of Gen. Daniel Smith, Aug. 1779, to July, 1780, Running Line between North Carolina and Virginia," Publications (The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia). Series 2, no. 11 (1973):9-11. . [Taken from Lyman C. Draper Collection.]
 * [Smith] Smith, Pasha Palombi. Two Smiths: Cox, Dull, Fudge, Hubbard, Lee. Mabton, Wash.: D &amp; P Enterprises, 1988..
 * [Smith] Tuttle, Dorothy G. Smidt, Smitt, Smith, Smyth Family of New Castle County, Delaware and Washington County, Virginia and Allied Lines. Murray, Utah: D.G. Tuttle, 1991..
 * [Spratt] Buchanan, Paul C. "The Spratt Family of Southwest Virginia Prior to 1800," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):297-305. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
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