Orange County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Orange County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2012, a query for individuals born in Orange, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 145,000 entries.

The Orange County Historical Society houses more than 1,300 files with information on historical topics, including families.

Orange County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 200 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Orange County families include:


 * Brockman, William Everett. Orange County (Va.) Families. 4 vols. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess Pub. Co., 1949-1965. Available at.
 * Cerny, Johni and Gary J. Zimmerman. Before Germanna. 12 vols. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990. Available at . [Discusses families of German immigrants who settled in Spotsylvania and Orange counties, Virginia.]
 * Davidson, David Nathaniel. Several Famous Families of Orange County, Virginia; Genealogical Charts of Several Famous Orange County Families. Orange, Va., 1934. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Holtzclaw, B.C. et al. Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750. Harrisonburg, Va.: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, 1964..
 * Holtzclaw, B.C. Second Germanna Colony of 1717. Harrisonburg, Va.: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, 1965..
 * Memorial Foundation of the Germann Colonies in Virginia. http://www.germanna.org/
 * Memorial Foundation of the Germann Colonies in Virginia. Germanna Heritage Book. Culpeper, Va.: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, 2000..
 * Memorial Foundation of the Germann Colonies in Virginia. Newsletter (Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia). Newsletter. Harrisburg, Va.: The Foundation, [1956?]-1993..
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. A Digest of Family Relationships. 4 vols. McLean, Va.: Antient Press, 1990-. ff.
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Pamunkey Neighbors of Orange County, Virginia: Lindsay, Mills, Montague, Stevens, and Related Families and Neighbors. 2 vols. and supplement. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1985. Available at . 1994 supplements by Lauretta Trickey Corkill, Eldon Corkill, Ruth Trickey Sparacio, and Sam Sparacio also available at.

Orange 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]


 * [Adkins] Adkins, William D. Adkins Family Genealogy, [19--]-[1969?]. MSS.;.
 * [Albrect] Zimmerman, Gary J. The Ancestry of the Wayland, Albrect and Cook Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Allan] Joy, Charles Austin. "Allan Family of Hamilton, Scotland, and Fredericksburg, Virginia," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 67, No. 2 (June 1979):98-103. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);.
 * [Allcock] Alcott-Rammelsberg, Billie Lee. Some Descendants of William Allcock: Tobacco Inspector of Caroline Co., Va. &amp; Other Alcock Families. Manchester, Mo.: Independent Pub., 2004. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Amberger] See Amburgey.
 * [Ambler] Pecquet du Bellet, Louise. Some Prominent Virginia Families. 4 vols. 1907. Digital versions available online: Vol. 2 | Vol. 4 | Index. All four volumes have been digitized by Ancestry ($). see also . Index:.
 * [Amburgey] Griffith, Dorothy Amburgey. Amburgey Ancestry in America: Amburgey Ancestral Register, Indexed. [St. Louis, Mo.: D.A. Griffith], 1976..
 * [Amburgey] Griffith, Dorothy Amburgey. Amburgey Ancestry in America: Amburgey Ancestral Register. St. Louis, Mo.: D.A. Griffith, 1982. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Amburgey] Griffith, Dorothy Amburgey and Amburgey Family Association. Amburgey News: Newsletter of the Amburgey Family Association, Inc. 3 vols. St. Louis County, Mo.: Amburgey Family Association, 1990-1992. Am19 ff. Visit the Amburgey Family Association website for additional information.
 * [Amburgey] Zimmerman, Gary J. and Johni Cerny. The Ancestry of the Snyder, Amburger, Kerker and Kapler Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Amburgey] Griffith, Dorothy Amburgey and Amburgey Family Association. Amburgey Family Association News. Newsletter. St. Louis County, Mo.: Amburgey Family Association, 1993-present..
 * [Ancell] Ancell, Benjamin Lucius. Descendants of Edward Ancell of Virginia. n.p.: n.p., 1933..
 * [Ancell] "Descendants of Edward Ancell," Greene County Magazine, Vol. 19 (2006/2007):8-15.
 * [Arnall] Keen, Hugh C. Richard C. Arnall and Ancestors. Tulsa, Oklahoma: H.C. Keen, 2007. ; digital version at.
 * [Aylor] Lewis, Sarah Aylor, Claude Lindsay Yowell, B.C. Holtzclaw, Charles Herbert Huffman, and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Aylor, Snyder and Tanner Descendants. Harrisonburg, Va.: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc., 1970..
 * [Aylor] Cerny, Johni and Gary J. Zimmerman. The Ancestry of the Aylor, Castler, Manspiel, and Reiner Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Ballard] Gottschalk, Kathrine Cox. Ballard Family of Orange County, Virginia. MSS., available at.
 * [Ballard] Ballard, Margaret Byrnside. William Ballard: A Genealogical Record of His Descendants in Monroe County. [Baltimore, Md.: M.B. Ballard, 1957]. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Ballard] Miller, Lynne D. The Descendants of Phillip Ballard and Ann Nancy Johnson. Lincolnton, N.C.: L.D. Miller, 1998. ; digital version at.
 * [Ballard] Miller, Lynne D. Bland Ballard Family. Lincolnton, N.C.: American Research, 2000. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Barlow] Colliver, Jewell. Barlow Family, 1717-1984. Cave City, Ky.: J. Colliver, 1984. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Barnett] Family Bible Record [1764-1911] of Ambrose D. Barnett. Microfilmed in 1971. . [Includes genealogical notes.]
 * [Baskin] Bell, Raymond Martin. The Baskins - Baskin Family: South Carolina - Pennsylvania. Washington, Pa.: R.M. Bell, 1963. ; digital version at.
 * [Baumgartner] Cerny, Johni and Gary J. Zimmerman. The Ancestry of the Christler, Baumgartner, Deer, Dieter and Lotspeich Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Beach] Beach, T.J. The Beach Family of Kentucky: A History of the Descendants of the Joseph Beach Family of Virginia and Kentucky with Allied Lines. Weston, Missouri: T.J. Beach, 1989..
 * [Beazley] Harter, Mrs. Bert. "Durrett Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):3-9; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):99-104; Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):174-180; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):279-286; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1972):29-33; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1972):96-103; Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1972):173-178; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):268-274; Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):33-41; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):101-106. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Beazley] "Descendants of James (Capt.) G. Beazley, Sr.," Greene County Magazine, Vol. 19 (2006/2007):16-23.
 * [Beckham] Beckham, James Madison. Genealogy of the Beckham Family in Virginia: and the Branches Thereof in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and West Virginia with Family Sketches. Richmond, Va.: J.M. Beckham, 1910. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Beckham] Beckham, Annie Laurie Lewis. The Beckham Family, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. Dallas, Texas: Beckham, 1957. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Beckham] Davis, W.M. Beckhams Beckoning. Seneca, Missouri: W.M. Davis, [1984?]..
 * [Bell] Essker, Katie-Prince Ward and Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Washington Chapter (District of Columbia). Records of the Bell Family, Orange County, Virginia. MSS., 1946, available at.
 * [Bell] Hall, Newman Arnold. "Allerton of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):83-92; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):171-178; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):287-296; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):13-18; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):94-102; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):175-180. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Bell] Bell, Marjorie. The Bell Scrapbook: The Story of the Bells and Families Related to Them. [Anchorage, Alaska: M. Bell], 1992. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Beyerbach] Zimmerman, Gary J. and Johni Cerny. The Ancestry of Yager, Stolts, Crees, and Beyerbach Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Blankenbaker] Yowell, Claude Lindsay, B.C. Holtzclaw, John Connie Wilhite and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Blankenbaker, Weaver and Wilhoite Descendants. Culpeper, Va.: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, 1971, 1982..
 * [Blankenbaker] Cerny, Johni and Gary J. Zimmerman. The Ancestry of the Blankenbaker, Fleshman and Slucter Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Bledsoe] Brownell, Daphne M. The Joseph Bledsoe Family of Allegany County, New York. DeLand, Fla.: D.M. Brownell, 1966..
 * [Boehm] Boehm, Helen W. Descendants of Samuel Boehm (Böhm). Fort Wayne, Ind.: H.W. Boehm, 1982..
 * [Bolling] Poole, Joyce Perkerson. "The Family of John Bolling and Ursula Bell of Orange County, Virginia, and Georgia," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 48, No. 2 (May 2010):151-168.
 * [Boston] Davenport, W.L. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Boston Family. MSS. 1957-1991. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Boston] Fellows, Juanite Ann Boston. Eugene Preston Boston: His Ancestors and Descendants. Wilmington, N.C.: A. Fellows, 2005. ; digital version at.
 * [Boston] Fellows, Juanite Ann. Eugene Preston Boston: Ancestors, Descendants, and In-Laws. From Richmond County VA to Orange County VA to Barren County KY to Laclede County MO. In-Law Names Include Mott, Robinett, and Whelchel. 2010. Digital version at.
 * [Bowman] MacDonald, Helen Lay and Betty Boehm Millner. Christian Bauman/Bowman of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Hayden Lake, Idaho: H.L. MacDonald and B.B. Millner, 1981..
 * [Bradburn] Bradburn, Vivian. Bradburn Family, 1637-1982, Virginia to North Carolina: Bradbourn, Bradburne, Bradburn. Greenville, S.C.: A Press, 1982..
 * [Branham] Fox, Judy Kellar. "Documents and DNA Identify a Little-Known Lee Family in Virginia," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 99, No. 2 (June 2011):85-96. ; digital version at NGS website ($).
 * [Bransford] Bransford, Clifton Wood. "Jacob Ammonet of Virginia: and a Part of His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1899):35-40. Digitized by Internet Archive. Copy:.
 * [Bransford] Shiver, John A. Bransford Family History. [Ashford? Alabama] : J.A. Shiver, c1978 (Hartford, Ky.: McDowell Publications)..
 * [Breckenridge] Breckenridge, James Malcolm and Adolf Augustus Berle. William Clark Breckenridge, Historical Research Writer and Bibliographer of Missouriana: His Life, Lineage and Writings. St. Louis, Mo.: J.M. Breckenridge, 1932 (1959)..
 * [Briles] Briles, Max M. Briles Genealogy. San Bernardino, Calif.: M.M. Briles, 1968-1978..
 * [Brock] Brock, Clarence C. Frederick Brock 1719-1807. Alexandria, Va.: privately prublished, 1997.
 * [Brockman] Brockman, William Everett. Genealogical Chart of the Brockmans. 1963. Reviewed in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):138. Digital version of review at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Brockman] Herring, Dorothy Holland. Family Group Sheets. Jonesboro, Ga.: D.H. Herring, 19-?..
 * [Broil] See Briles.
 * [Brown] Eagleson, Pamela Stone. In Search of an Ancestry, the Stone-Shearmire Family History. Kennebunk, Me.: P.S. Eagleson, 1984..
 * [Brown] Jones, Gerald Edward. "The Benjamin Brown Family of Laurens, South Carolina, and Colonial Virginia," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 47, No. 3 (Aug. 2009):193-212.
 * [Brownlee] "Virginia Valley Brownlees 1718-1985," Family File, Augusta County Historical Society.
 * [Broyles] Zimmerman, Gary J. and Johni Cerny. The Ancestry of the Broyles, Paulitz, Moyer and Motz Families. Bountiful, Utah: American Geneal. Lending Library Publishers, 1990..
 * [Buchanan] Trimble, David B. Buchanan and Gillespie of Southwest Virginia. Austin, Texas: D.B. Trimble, 1992..
 * [Buck] Buck, Walter H. and S.A. McCarthy. The Buck Family of Virginia. Baltimore: Schneidereith and Sons, 1936..
 * [Burgess] Reginald, R. The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of Edward Burgess of King George and Stafford Counties, Virginia, with His Sons - Garner Burgess of Fauquier Co., Virginia; William Burgess of Stafford Co., Virginia; Moses Burgess of Orange County, Virginia; Reuben Burgess of Rowan Co., North Carolina - and His Grandsons - Edward Burgess of Culpeper Co., Virginia; John Burgess of Harrison Co., Kentucky; Henry Burgess of Fleming Co., Kentucky; Edward Burgess of Scott Co., Kentucky; John P.B. Burgess of Halifax Co., Virginia; Edward Burgess of Kanawha Co., West Virginia; William Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; Reuben Burgess of Davie Co., North Carolina; and Thomas Burgess of White Co., Tennessee - Together with Their Known Descendants Named Burgess. San Bernardino, Calif.: Borgo Press, 1983..
 * [Burgess] Burgess, Michael and Mary A. Wickizer Burgess. The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of William Burgess of Richmond (later King George) County, Virginia, His Son Edward Burgess of Stafford (later King Geoge) County, Virginia, with the Descendants in the Male Line of Edward's Sons: Garner Burgess of Fauquier County, Virginia, William Burgess of Stafford County, Virginia; Edward Burges, Jr. of Faugqier County, Virginia, Moses Burgess of Orange County, Virginia; Reuben of Rowan (later Davie) County, North Carolina. San Bernardino, Calif.: Burgess and Wickizer, 1994. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Burk] Kelly, John A. et al. Burk(e) Family of Southwest Virginia and the Valley. Roanoke, Va.: n.p., 1973..
 * [Burke] Burke, Eugene, Lois Burke and Bob Burke. 3,500 Years of Burkes. Oklahoma City, Okla.: Commonwealth Press, 1988. ; digital version at.
 * [Burk] Johnson, Patricia Givens. Irish Burks of Colonial Virginia and New River. Blacksburg, Va.: Walpa Publishing, 1992..
 * [Burton] Harrison, Francis Burton. Burton Chronicles of Colonial Virginia: Being Excerpts from the Existing Records, Particularly Relation to the Burtons of the Valley of the James and Appomattox; with Especial Reference to the Ancestry of Jesse Burton of Lynchburg (1750?-1795). Hartford, Ky.: Cook &amp; McDowell Publications, 1979.

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