Gloucester County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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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]

General
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Gloucester, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 75,000 entries.

Gloucester County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 75 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Gloucester County families include:


 * Boddie, John Bennett. Southside Virginia Families. 2 vols. 1955-1956; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976..
 * Robins, Sally Nelson. History of Gloucester County, Virginia, and Its Families. Richmond, Virginia: West, Johnston &amp; Co., 1893. Reviewed in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Apr. 1894):477-481. Review available at JSTOR ($). Also reviewed in The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1894):216. Review available at JSTOR ($).