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Cumberland County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Cumberland, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 55,000 entries.

Cumberland 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 Cumberland County families include:


 * Cumberland County Historical Society. Cumberland County, Virginia, and Its People. Multi-vol. Cumberland, Va.: Cumberland County Historical Society, 1983-1999. and supplements.
 * Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online index, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes a great deal of information about residents of Cumberland County, see discussion of cited sources.] CD-ROM no. 3887; purchase at Virginians.com.

Cumberland 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]


 * [Adams] McGarr, Wanda Wilcox and Chet Wilcox. Footprints of Pleasant Wilcox &amp; Fanny Adams Wilcox: A Wilcox Biography of: History and Heritage, Happiness and Heartbreak ,and Hard Work! Carriere, Miss.: C. Wilcox, 1996.
 * [Ammonet] 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:.
 * [Armistead] Gardner, Nancy E.P. and Malcolm Gardner. "The Armisteads of Cumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1968):51-62; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):119-126; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):155-161; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):11-18; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):56-60; Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1969):111-115; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):163-168; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):293-297. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Armistead] Gardner, Nancy E.P. and Malcolm E. Gardner. "The Armisteads of Cumberland County, Virginia: Additions and Corrections," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):293-297. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Armistead] Cash, Betty C. Line of John Armstead of Cumberland County, Virginia. Typescript, microfilmed 1971. 858666 Item 4
 * [Arnold] Arnold, Howard L., Pauline Arnold Scott, and Pauline Miller. Arnel's/Arnold's of North Carolina and Virginia Family Histories. Milan, Tenn.: H.L. Arnold, 1988. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Bandy] Eubank, Jane Bandy and Samuel Burton Eubank. Genealogy of the Bandy Family in America. Granby, Colo.: J.B. &amp; S.B. Eubank, 1990. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Boatwright] Wallace, Lorene Miller. Boat(w)right Family of Virginia.
 * [Boatwright] Boatright, William E. The Boat(w)right and Allied Families. 2 vols. Cabool, Mo.: W. Boatright, 1967..
 * [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:.
 * [Cannefax] Cannefax, Margaret Gardner. Cannefax-Gardner and Related Lines. Shreveport, La.: M.G. Cannefax, 1972..
 * [Carrington] "Carrington Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Apr. 1893):225-226. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * [Carrington] Pecquet du Bellet, Louise. Some Prominent Virginia Families. 4 vols. 1907. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. see also . Index: . Digital versions available online: Vol. 2 | Vol. 4 | Index. All four volumes have been digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * [Carrington] Hopkins, Garland Evans. Colonel Carrington of Cumberland: With a Brief Sketch of the Carrington Family Appended. Winchester, Va., 1942..
 * [Chandler] Chandler, Annamae Barber, Philip A. Gowan, and John R. Rossell. Discovering Chandler Lines, 1474-1996, in Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1944. Seattle, Wash.: ABChandler, 1996.
 * [Chaudoin] Smith, Gloria J. Cowan and Gertrude Anderson Chaudoin. Chaudoins of Virginia, 1750-1900. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1995.
 * [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Childers] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Chitwood] Pope, Margaret C. The Family of Squire and Mary Wray Chitwood. Memphis, Tenn.: Towery Press, 1983..
 * [Chitwood] Chitwood, I.O. and Reuben Chitwood. Descendants of Matthias Chitwood. Nashville, Tenn.: Williams Printing Company, 1986.
 * [Chitwood] Pope, Margaret C. 1988 Update of the Family of Squire and Mary Wray Chitwood. Dyersburg, Tenn.: Wallace Printing Company, 1988..
 * [Coleman] Clupper, Mona Atwill and Milford Lyon Clupper. "My Coleman Family from Meade County, Kentucky and Cumberland County, Virginia," A Series of Family Histories: Price, Whitlock, Putnam, Coleman, Hamilton. MSS. Microfilmed 1995:
 * [Coleman] Croom, Emily Anne. Coleman Kin: A History of Cumberland County Virginia Colemans and Related Families. Bellaire, Texas: E.A. Croom, 1996. 929.273 C677ce
 * [Colquitt] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Hendrick Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):209-217; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):277-285; Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1994):31-42; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1994):94-100. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Cooke] Lineage of John Cooke of Cumberland County, Virginia. 1988?. 929.273 A1 no. 7063
 * [Corson] Corson, William Clark and Blake W. Corson. My Dear Jennie: A Collection of Love Letters from a Confederate Soldier to His Fiancée During the Period 1861-1865. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1982..
 * [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.
 * [Cunningham] Roush, Carol Jo Cunningham. Generations Past, 1636-1997. Leawood, Kansas: C.J.C. Roush, 1997?.
 * [Dillon] Moore, Mae Dillion. Dillon/Dillion &amp; Allied Families. 3 vols. Roanoke, Va.: Progress Press, 1998?.
 * [Duke] Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor, His Descendants and Connections. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1949. Digital version at ;.
 * [Duke] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. The Duke Family. 2 vols. [Houston, Texas]: E.D. Brandenberger, 1979-1995..
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Cumberland County.
 * [Dupuy] Harper, Lillie DuPuy VanCulin. Colonial Men and Times: Containing the Journal of Col. Daniel Trabue, Some Account of His Ancestry, Life and Travels in Virginia and the Present State of Kentucky During the Revolutionary Period; the Huguenots, Genealogy, with Brief Sketches of the Allied Families. Philadelphia, Pa.: Innes &amp; Sons, 1916. Digital version at Internet Archive;.
 * [Edwards] Sommerfield, Mabel Scruggs. Andrew Edwards, Revolutionary Soldier: A Documentary: His Children - Allied Families - Charts. Baltimore, Md.: M.S. Sommerfield, 1969..
 * [Faulconer] Faulconer, James G. and Tommy L. West. Thomas Faulconer, Descendants, and Related Tidewater Virginia Families. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1994.
 * [FitzSimmons] Hathaway, Bernice FitzSimmons. FitzSimmons and Allied Lines (Ellis, Lee, Perkins, Radford, Redding, Aston, Cocke, Smith, Pierce): Some of the Ancestors and All of the Descendants of Willis FitzSimmons, b. 1854, d. 1930: Early Virginia and Kentucky Lines. Denver, Colo.: B.F. Hathaway, 1963..
 * [FitzSimmons] Fitzsimmons, Richard Wayne. FitzSimmons Family, ca. 1761-1988. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:.
 * [Forbes] Jones, Maben. Genealogical Chart of Mary Louisa Jones Forbes (1862-1938) of Buckingham and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. Typescript, 1956. 873028 Item 2
 * [Fretwell] Holman, Alfred L. Gray-Burge Ancestral Lines: (Gray, Shi, Howard, Burge &amp; Fretwell Families). MSS. Copy:.
 * [Gannaway] Roberson, Rhonda S. "Gannaway Sketch," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 11 (October 1979):35-36..
 * [Goodman] Pearson, Spencer. Of Turkeys and Eagles. Corpus Christi, Texas: Javelina Press, 1998.
 * [Guerrant] Harper, Lillie DuPuy VanCulin. Colonial Men and Times: Containing the Journal of Col. Daniel Trabue, Some Account of His Ancestry, Life and Travels in Virginia and the Present State of Kentucky During the Revolutionary Period; the Huguenots, Genealogy, with Brief Sketches of the Allied Families. Philadelphia, Pa.: Innes &amp; Sons, 1916. Digital version at Internet Archive;.
 * [Guthrie] Guthrie, Joseph A. Early Virginia Guthries and Their Kentucky Descendants. Kansas City, Mo.: E.L. Mendenhall, Inc., 1946..
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. 34 vols. Camarillo, Calif.: K. Wiggins, 1970-1971. [Vol. 14 includes Cumberland County]
 * [Harris] Taylor, William R. "Evidence of the Descent of William Harris of Goochland Co., Va., and his Father William Harris of Henrico, New Kent, Hanover, and Louisa cos., Va., from Maj. William Harris, son of Capt. Thomas Harris of Jamestown," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1978):261-270. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors($).
 * [Harrison] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940..
 * [Harrison] Harrison, Margaret Scott. Sketch of the Family of Carter Henry Harrison (1736-1793) of "Clifton" in Cumberland County, Virginia: Author of the Cumberland Resolutions, First Position Instructions for Continental Independence. Hampton, Va.: n.p., 1959. ; 1976 edition:.
 * [Hatcher] Proudfit, Jerry, S.C. Moore and Robert E. Hatcher. The Hatcher Family in America. Dothan, Ala., 2000.
 * [Hatcher] Maloney, James Hallett. "Drury Hatcher of Cumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005):243-256; Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2006):51-59. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Hendrick] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Hendrick Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):209-217; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):277-285; Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1994):31-42; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1994):94-100. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Hendrick] Robinson, Quay H. The Palmer and Hendrick Family. Lawrenceville, Va.: Brunswick, c1994..
 * [Hill] Hill, William. Personal Papers. MSS., Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.
 * [Hodges] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Abstracts of Virginia Families: Vol. 1. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:
 * [Hodges] Meek, Katherine Irene Moss and Melton P. Meek. Hodges Genealogy. 4 vols. Lawton, Okla.: M.P. Meek, 2003.
 * [Hodnett] Egger, Virdie Hodnett. Benjamin Hodnett, Revolutionary Soldier: His Ancestry and Some of His Descendants. Plainview, Texas: V.H. Egger, 1980.
 * [Holloway] Stevens, C.J., Frances Holloway Wynne, Edith Holloway Stevens, Peggy Baugh Brown, Thomas William Brown. Holloways of the South and Allied Families. New Orleans, La.: Polyanthos, 1977..
 * [Homesley] Homesley, Ray. Benjamin Homesley and His Descendants. Cherryville, N.C.: R. Homesley, 1996.
 * [Hughes] Hughes, W.J.L. The Hughes Family and Connections: Especially the Gass, Ward and Boze Families. Owensboro, Ky.: W.J.L. Hughes, 1911. ; ; digital version at Internet Archive.
 * [Hughes] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [James] Burke, Carolyn Jordan. The James Boys and Girls, Their In-laws and Outlaws: Including Chapters on These Connecting Lines, Ammonet, Bolling, Bransford, Branum, Connally, Cook, Dandridge, Harris, Hill, Jefferson, Maples, Oaks, Turpin. Lakeport, Calif.: C. Burke, 1995.
 * [Jesse] Shuptrine, Bev Jesse and Hary R. Shuptrine. William Morgan Jesse and His Descendants. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1995..
 * [Lee] Shumate, Molly A. Lee: Ancestors and Descendants of Charles Lee of Cumberland Co., VA. Port Charlotte, Fla.: M.A. Shumate, 1999. 929.273 L51sm
 * [Lynch] Lynch, Harold M. The Descendants of John and Mary Lynch of Cumberland County, Colonial Virginia. Columbia, Mo.: H. Lynch, 1995. 1598414 Item 2
 * [McCraw] McCraw, Carol J. It is McCraw Not McGraw. Bountiful, Utah: Family History Publishers, 1998.
 * [Maddox] Thompson, Paul Terry. Fathers &amp; Sons of Thomas Maddox. Stockton, Calif.: P.T. Thompson, 1987..
 * [Martin] Martin, John Robert. Valentine Martin of Cumberland County, Virginia Also a Short Sketch of the Family of Rev. William Baskett of Fluvanna County, Virginia. Typescript. 929.273 M363v
 * [Mayo] Harter, Mrs. Bert. "James Mayo (1711-1776) of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1963):51-64. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Meador] Nunnally, Perkins. The Descendants of Jonas and Frances Meador of Essex, Caroline and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. Pine Bluff, Ark.: P. Nunnally, 1968.  929.273 M461n
 * [Meador] Moody, Ken and Edna Moody. Descendents of Josiah Meador II, and His Wife Juda Lilly, m. ca. 1787: Also a Supplement, Thomas Meador, Son of Joab Meador. Portsmouth, Ohio: K.L. &amp; E.I. Moody, 1988..
 * [Miller] Holman, Harry Stuart. "The Miller Manuscript," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1977):25-27. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Miller] Mathis, Peggy Miller and Diane Smith Zimmerman. Before We Were a Twinkle: The Miller-McWilliams Connection. Huntsville, Texas: P.M. Mathis, 1994.
 * [Moody] Moody, E. Grant and Helen F. Snow. Moody Family Record: The Ancestry and Descendants of Dr. Thomas Moody, a Revolutionary Soldier, Born in Cumberland Co., Virginia, 1759; Also Notes on Related Families. Delta, Utah: Dr. Thomas Moody Family Organization, 1957. 929.273 M771m; digital version at.
 * [Moseley] Stutesman, John Hale. "Two Virginia Continental Officers Named Benjamin Moseley," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):243-251. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Moseley] Stutesman, John Hale. "Sorting Out Some Moseleys," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):65-70. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Mourning] Mourning, Kenneth William and Mourning Family Association. Roger Mourning and His Descendants. Toledo, Ohio: Mourning Family Association, 1948..
 * [Netherland] Spoden, Muriel Millar Clark. Ancestry and Descendants of Richard Netherland, Esquire (1764-1832). Kingsport, Tenn.: M.C.C. Spoden, 1979.
 * [Page] Page, Richard Channing Moore. Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia. Also a Condensed Account of the Nelson, Walker, Pendleton and Randolph Families, With References to the Bland, Burwell, Byrd, Carter, Cary, Duke, Gilmer, Harrison, Rives, Thornton, Wellford, Washington, and Other Distinguished Families in Virginia. New York: Press of the Publishers' Printing Co., 1893. Available at ; digital version at Google Books.
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Cumberland County appears in Vol. 2 Part 2]
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. The Page Family in Virginia Personal Property Taxes (1782-1850). 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 2002. [Cumberland County appears in Vol. 1]
 * [Palmer] Warriner, Juanita Smith. Some Leaves from the Palmer Tree. Milburn, Okla.: J. Warriner, 1988..
 * [Palmore] Palmore, David R. The Palmore Family: Descendants of John Palmer/Palmore Who Died in Cumberland County, Virginia in 1763. Villa Hills, Ky.: D. Palmore, 1988. 2056059 Item 1
 * [Pemberton] Finnell, Woolsey. Reverend Daniel Brown of Culpepper County, Virginia and Allied Families, Webster, Finnell, McCain, Pemberton. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: W. Finnell, 1954..
 * [Pennington] Boddie, John Bennett. "Pennington of Surry, Virginia," Historical Southern Families, Vol. 4 (1960):24-29..
 * [Perkins] Perkins, William Robertson. Papers 1929-1943. Section 2. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Pettus] Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor, His Descendants and Connections. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1949. Digital version at ;.
 * [Prior] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Robinson] Reynolds, Katherine and D.A.R. Samuel Sorrell Chapter (Houston, Texas). Some Descendants of John Robinson of Cumberland County, Virginia with Notes on the Robinson Family. Typescript, National Library, D.A.R. 875356 Item 1
 * [Robinson] Reynolds, Bess and Katherine Reynolds. John Robinson of Cumberland County, Virginia and Some of His Descendants ca. 1738-1953. Typescript, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas. Microfilmed 1982. 1317112 Item 10
 * [Salmon] Salmons, Garroll. The Salmons Heritage. Lacey, Wash.: G.L. Salmons, 1983..
 * [Sanderson] Hill, Margaret Lester. Sanderson: Selected Families from Virginia Westward. Mollusk, Va.: M.L. Hill, 1988.
 * [Sheppard] Allen, Cameron. "The Booker Family: Addendum," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1961):172-174. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Smith] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Soblet] Sublett, Samuel S. A Partial History of the French Huguenots By Name Soblets: Who Emigration to America in 1700 and Settled at Manakin in Powhatan County, Virginia, 18 Miles West of Richmond City. Richmond, Va.: J.L. Hill Printing Co., 1896..
 * [Spears] Speer, Rollo Clayton. Spears Families: A Collection of Family Charts, Supplemental to Some Larger Charts, Kansans Underscored. MSS. Microfilmed 1967:.
 * [Stewart] Barlow, John R. The Spurger Years, 1948-1953. Corvallis, Ore.: J.R. Barlow, 1996.
 * [Stratton] Brown, Herman Stratton. Genealogy of Certain Stratton Families of Virginia. Charlottesville, Va.: H.S. Brown, 1983.
 * [Tatum] Lorente, Arline Tatum. Our Tatum Family and Kin. Richmond, Va.: A.T. Lorente, 1977. 929.273 T189La
 * [Taylor] Blomquist, Ann K. Taylors and Tates of the South. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1993. ; digital version at.
 * [Thomas] Wise, Holly L. History of a Family Named Thomas: This Family is Related to a Family Named Wise, Through the Marriage of Louisa Hundley Thomas to William Joseph P. Wise, on October 7, 1849, in Johnson County, Illinois. St. Louis, Mo.: H.L. Wise, n.d..
 * [Thomas] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Thompson] Price, Sidney Howk. Thompson Heritage: A Missouri Branch of Some Virginia Thompsons. San Diego, Calif.: S.H. Price, 1992. ; digital version at.
 * [Thompson] Luther, Joseph Neal. The Thompsons of Turnbull Creek: The Descendants of Neil and Betty Thompson of Kingston Springs, Tennessee. Lincoln, Ne.: J.N. Luther, 1994..
 * [Towler] Baudean, Anita Toler. Tolers, Towlers, Toalers, Tolars, Etc. New Orleans, La.: A.T. Baudean, 1991..
 * [Trent] Notes on Peter Field Trent. MSS. Microfilmed 1983: ; digital version at.
 * [Trotter] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 1..
 * [Venable] "Francis P. Venable of Farmville," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Walton] Gottschalk, Kathrine Cox. The Walton Family of Virginia Abstracts from County Court Houses in Virginia. Typescript, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 16, Walt. Item 2
 * [Watkins] Watkins, Raymond W. John Watkins Family of Cumberland County, Now Powhatan County, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed 1976..
 * [Watkins] Watkins, Raymond W. The Abner Watkins Family of Prince Edward and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. MSS. Microfilmed 1978..
 * [Watkins] Stutesman, John Hale. Jacob Stŭtzman (?-1775), His Children &amp; Grandchildren with Some Related Families: Abbott, Baughman, Carter, Dodds, Gerhardt, Hars, Lear, McBain, McCorkle, Nesbitt, Oliver, Randolph, Rinehart, Shields, Snoddy, Stoner, Ulrich, Watkins, Whitmore, Wilson. Baltimore, Md., 1982..
 * [Watkins] Stutesman, John Hale. "Thomas Watkins ( -1781): A Founder of the Presbyterian Church in Henrico County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1982):243-246. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Wheeler] Wheeler Cousins. Aurora, Mo.: Means Lithographers, 1984. ; Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Wheeler] Wheeler, Roy William. Trails West: A Genealogy of the Wheeler Family of Buckingham and Cumberland County, Virginia. Aurora, S.D.: Wheeler Genealogy Research, 1996..
 * [Wilkinson] Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. "The Wilkinson Family of Southside Virginia: Descendants of John and Sarah (Royall) Wilkinson," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1992):3-9; Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1992):126-140; Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1992):178-193; Vol. 36, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1992):260-272. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Williams] Stufflebean, Linda. The Williams Family of Cumberland County, Virginia and Their Westward Migration Being the History of the Descendants of Roger Williams and Brothers, Thomas and Matthias Williams from 1723 to 1865. Alta Loma, Calif.: L. Stufflebean, 2001. 929.273 W675sL
 * [Wilson] Yarberry, Barbara Green and Joseph Derum. Cox, Edmondson, Wilson Sr. &amp; Wilson Jr. History. 1970, [1986?].
 * [Wilson] McLean, Harry Herndon. Ten Generations - Lines on James Felix Wilson Migrated from Scotland to America, Jamestown, Va., Later to Virginia "Sommerset" Cumberland Co., Now Princess Anne Co. MSS. Microfilmed 1984. 1033990 Item 11
 * [Wilson] McCrary, Patti Sue. Wilson Families in Cumberland County, Virginia, and Woodford County, Kentucky with Correspondence and Other Papers, 1785-1849. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2005. 929.273 W691mp
 * [Winfrey] Winfrey, James Clifton. The Winfrey Family. Littleton, Colo.: J.C. Winfrey, 1982. 929.273 W726wj
 * [Woodfin] Woodfin, Emmet S. Biography and Genealogy of the Woodfin Family Tree. New Orleans, La.: n.p., 1928..
 * [Woodson] Cole, Robert F. Bramblette-Bramlett--Bramlitt Family Notes. Typescript, National Library, D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971:
 * [Woodson] Descendants of John Woodson. MSS., Marshall County Genealogy and Historical Museum, Madill, Okla. Microfilmed 2005:
 * [Wooldridge] Wooldridge, William C. The Wooldridge Family: Wooldridge Surname Descendants to ca. 1900 of John Wooldridge (ca. 1678-1757), Blacksmith of Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, Virginia. 2 vols. Fredericksburg, Va.: Sheridan Books, 2002..