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 * [Ailstock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Alcock] Alcott-Rammelsberg, Billie Lee. Some Descendants of William Allcock: Tobacco Inspector of Caroline Co., Va.: &amp; Other Alcock Families. Manchester, Mo.: Independent Pub., c2004. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Ampey] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Anderson] Gee, Wilson. "The Bowles, Anderson and Shelton Families as Related to the Descendants of William Sims (1765-1833), and His Wife, Elizabeth Shelton Sims (1767-1833), of Union County, South Carolina," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):602-608. 973 H25w ser. 2 v. 16 (1936); digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Anderson] Mills, Elizabeth Shown. "A Case Study in Family Reconstruction Within a 'Burned County,'" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):3-19, digital versions at American Ancestors ($); Historic Pathways; reprinted in Genealogy: A Publication of the Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, No. 78 (July 1983):1-10 (available for free online at Historic Pathways). Digital version also at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Arnold] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Arnold] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Arrington] Word, Mary Florence Arthur. Absalom Arrington, Some Descendants, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, 1798-1984: Down from the Hills. Carrollton, Ga.: M.F.A. Ward, 1984.
 * [Asher] Hendrickson, Monte M. Six Generations, Descendants of Dillion Asher and Nancy Davis & Sally Davis: Preliminary Draft Copy, Work in Progress. Seattle, Wash.: M.M. Hendrickson, 1999. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

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 * [Bell] Mastin, Mary Emma Dunn and Kathreen Norfleet. The Bell and Thompson Families: and Supplements on the Ashby and Norfleet Descendants. Coffeyville, Kan.: K. Norfleet, [1989].
 * [Beverly] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bickley] Bell, John C. "Bickleys of the Pamunkey River Watershed of Virginia in the 18th Century," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):32-49; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1983):90-104; Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):179-189; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):259-264; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):19-32; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):88-98; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):169-186; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):261-274. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Blanks] Wilson, John H. The Blanks Family. 2 vols. El Paso, Texas: J.H. Wilson, 1971-1982.
 * [Boian] Edwards, Eva Dean Boian. Boians of Kentucky. Irvine, Ky.: E.D.B. Edwards, 1995.
 * [Bowen] Edwards, Eva Dean Boian. Boians of Kentucky. Irvine, Ky.: E.D.B. Edwards, 1995.
 * [Bowman] Bowman, Charles W. Bowman Genealogy: Fragmentary Annals of a Branch of the Bowman Family, to Which is Appended Data Relating to Other Bowmans and the Spencers. Washington, D.C.: Law Reporter Print, 1912. ; digital version at Internet Archive.
 * [Brannum] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Buckner] Turner, Mayme Gertrude Yager and E. LaMar Buckner. "Amhurst County, Virginia," Buckner Family Research and Allied Families. MSS., 1992..
 * [Bugg] Faber, Barbara Bugg. My Dickens History. 6 vols. Cañon City, Colo.: B.B. Faber, c1999, 2000.
 * [Burford] Burford, Wesley B. Burford Genealogy: Showing the Ancestors and Descendants of Miles Washington Burford and Nancy Jane Burford the Father and Mother of Wesley B. Burford, the Compiler. Indianapolis: W.B. Burford, 1914. ; digital versions at Ancestry ($); FamiloySearch Digital Library. Google Books.
 * [Burnett] Peterson, Dorothy Burnett. Blue Ridge Heritage; Burnett, Branscome, Hylton, Cox, Slaughter and Related Families. Memphis, Tenn.: Roblee Press, 1982..
 * [Butler] Butler Family Bible Records, 1879-1953. MSS. Microfilm:

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 * [Cabell] Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. 2 vols. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861. Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II - free.
 * [Cabell] Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy. 1895. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive; 2nd ed. 1939; digital version of 2nd ed.: Ancestry ($). 1978 reprint of 2nd ed.:.
 * [Cabell] McVea, Eleanor Lobdell. Ancestors and Descendants of Dr. Sears Cabell and Althaea Spalding Cabell. Provo, Utah, 1977.
 * [Camm] Tyler, Lyon G. "Descendants of John Camm, President of William and Mary College," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):61-62; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):275-278. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * [Camm] Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Heraldica: Being a Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor, With Genealogical Notes of the Families. New York: The Genealogical Association, 1908. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Camp] Cecellius (Cecil) Camp Family Records. MSS. Microfilmed 1977:
 * [Campbell] Symonds, Francis Campbell. Campbell Documents. Typescript. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 1, Ca.
 * [Campbell] Symonds, Francis Campbell. Campbell Family Genealogical Notes. Typescript. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 1, Ca.
 * [Carter] Sutton, Rita K. and Eliza Sutton Rigg. Early Carters in Scott County, Virginia. 1981. 1993 edition:.
 * [Cash] Cash, Don L. Ancestors and Descendants of My Grandfather, William Thomas Cash, Jr. San Diego, Calif.: D.L. Cash, 1970s.
 * [Cash] Prince, Thelma Faye Cain. Our Southern Ancestors, Cain, Cash, Cooper, Hughes, Martin, Moore, Prince, Sanders, Sorrells, Still, Williams, Wright Families. Baltimore, Md., 1985..
 * [Cash] Cash, Patricia J. Cash - Butcher Family Genealogical Records, ca. 1680-1985. MSS. Microfilmed 1987:
 * [Cash] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Childers] Hanks, Virginia C. Childers of Lincoln County, Washington. 1989.
 * [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 ($)..
 * [Childers] Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. ; online bookstore.
 * [Christian] Russell, Edna Mae and Ora Mae Wallace Crane. Samuel Marshall Christian and Clarinda Adeline Smith: A Family History. Modesto, Calif.: O. Crane, 1992.
 * [Clark] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Clemens] Bell, Raymond Martin and Ralph E. Gregory. The Ancestry of Samuel Clemens, Grandfather of Mark Twain: With an Introduction by Ralph Gregory. Washington, Pa.: R.M. Bell, 1984. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Coleman] Brennaman, Richard E. James Coleman and His Descendants. Boston, Mass.: R.E. Brenneman, 2000.
 * [Cooney] Cooney: Family Records. Microfilmed 1986:
 * [Coppage] House, Katherine Lucille. George Monroe Abell and Lucinda Ludwell Able, A Story of Two Nelson County, Kentucky, Families. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 2001. ; 2005 edition:.
 * [Coy] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Craighead] Key, Marcus M., Rhoda (Freer) Newman, and Helen (Kay) Yates. "George Key: Virginia Soldier and Missouri Pioneer," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):3-12; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):97-104; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):211-219. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Curry] Curry, James A. From Corner to Corner with John Curry, Sr. Seattle, Wash.: J.A. Curry, 1985.

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 * [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. The Descendants of Zechariah Dameron and Margaret Willis Rucker of Amherst County, Virginia. Coweta, Okla.: n.p., 1975.
 * [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. Descendants of Charles and Mary E. "Polly" (Magann) Dameron. Tulsa, Okla.: K. Dameron, 1989.
 * [Davies] Rhodes, Phillip Wayne. "Clayton-Davies Re-visited," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):243-257. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Denny] Denney, Guy C. Descendants of Samuel Denny. Indianapolis, Ind.: G.C. Denney, 1946.
 * [Denny] Denny, Joel. History of the Denny Family as Given .. by Joel Denny in a Letter to A.M. Denny Many Years Ago. Typescript. Microfilmed 1977:
 * [Denny] Hirtzel, Richard D. Samuel Denny (1764-1829) of Surry County, North Carolina; and Gallia County, Ohio. Pleasant Grove, Utah: R.D. Hirtzel, 1999.
 * [Dillard] Dillard Family Association. Dillard Annual: The Dillard Family Association. Dillard, Ga.: Dillard Family Association, 1992-[2001].
 * [Dobbs] Dobbs, Nellie West. Ancestry of Nellie West Dobbs and Joseph Henry Dobbs. Typescript. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 10, Qua.
 * [Duggins] White, Norma Elnora Kidd. Elijah and Rachel Foster Duggins Genealogy and Related Families, ca.1750-1985: Where Final Settlement was in Grayson Co., Texas. MSS., 1980-1988.
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Amherst County.
 * [Dupuy] Smith, O. Norris. Dupuy Trails in Virginia, 1968. 1969. Available at Virginia Historical Society.

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 * [Eads] Eads, Evelyn Atteberry. Isaac Eads, 1755-1816-17, and Some of His Descendants. Cerro Gordo, Ill.: E.A. Eads, 1996.
 * [Ellis] Meade, William. Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. 2 vols. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1861. Digital versions at Internet Archive: Vol. I and Vol. II - free.
 * [Ellis] Ontario Genealogical Society. Niagara Peninsula Branch. Record of the Ellis Family. n.d.
 * [Ellis] Family Records of the Ellis and Leonard Families. MSS. Microfilmed 1965:
 * [England] McNutt, Eula M. Lyon. "John England, Revolutionary Soldier," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 13, No. 2 (1984):130-132.
 * [Evans] Evans, Cleo Louise Harman. The Robert Evans Family, Virginia and Georgia. Arlington, Va.: Babbelonia Printers, 1966.
 * [Evans] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.

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 * [Ferrar] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Fields] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Fitzgerald] Olson, Charlene. The Joseph Hawkins Fitzgerald Family: From Virginia to Kentucky to Indiana. Lindon, Utah: C. Olson, 2007.
 * [Fitzgerald] Olson, Charlene. The John Fitzgerald Family: From Virginia to Kentucky and Indiana. Lindon, Utah: C. Olson, 2007.
 * [Floyd] Tyley, William Floyd. The Tuley Family Memoirs: An Historical, Biographical and Genealogical Story of the Tuleys and the Floyd Family Connection in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. New Albany, Ind.: W.J. Hedden, 1906. ; digital versions at FamilySearch Digital Library. Google Books; Internet Archive.
 * [Floyd] Floyd, N.J. Biographical Genealogies of the Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families: With Notes of Some Collateral Branches. Baltimore: Williams &amp; Wilkins Co., 1912. ; digital version at Google Books - free.
 * [Floyd] Cartlidge, Anna Margaret. "Floyd Family, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1963):3-6.
 * [Fortune] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Franklin] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [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.

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 * [Gatewood] Keeney, Roscoe C. Gatewood Family: Including: Murray, Keeney, Spaulding, White, Slack, Kelly, Cozad, Jarrett, Bonham, Nowlan, Stanley, Montague, Fout, Bibb. [Charleston, West Virginia: R.C. Keeney, 2000?].
 * [Gillenwaters] Hammarlund, Mrs. Dale. "Will of Thomas Gillenwaters," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 18, No. 1 (1989):31-33.
 * [Gilliam] Old, Mary A. Gillam Charts (1989). Aldergrove, British Columbia: M.A. Old, 1989.
 * [Gillispie] Sutherland, Opal Gillispie. The Gillispie Family Tree, 1730-1983: With Related Families, Boggs, Cornelison, Gentry, Hudson, Smither, Terrill and White. n.p.: n.p., n.d.
 * [Goodrich] Maxson, Peter Flagg. Goodrich Scrapbook: With Information on the Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh &amp; Emma Hatton Goodrich, Including the DeGolyer, Porter, Rogers &amp; Henson Families. Austin, Texas: Peripatetic Press, 1992.
 * [Goodwin] "Appendix M: The Goodwins of Caroline and Amherst Counties, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2, Supplement (Oct., 1897), p. 120. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Goodwin] Turner, David Anderson and Bonnie Turner Cook. White Families of the Virginias: Featuring Descendants of Chickasaw Ben White. Cape Coral, Fla.: B.T. Cook, 2001.

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 * [Hailstock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hamilton] Hamilton, Emory L. One Hamilton Clan: The Descendants of Schuyler Hamilton. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1990. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [Hansard] Hansard, Sam L. Descendants of John Hansard of Amherst County, Virginia, 1766-1976. Knoxville, Tenn.: Hansard, 1977. [Mislabeled Jansard in FamilySearch Catalog.]
 * [Hansard] Bell, Annie W.B. Hansard-Christian Family History Records. Knoxville, Tenn.: Hansard Family Register, 1978.
 * [Hansford] Garrett, Winnie H. The Hansard-Hansford Family History. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, Inc., 1984..
 * [Hardwick] Steele, Betty Ann Williams. Williams and Weaver Ancestors. 3 vols. Las Cruces, New Mexico: B.A.W. Steele, 1993-2000.
 * [Hartless] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Henley] Godfrey, Priscilla M. "Henley," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1969):38-42. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Henry] Brayton, John Anderson. "Genealogical Notes from Virginia Colonial Decisions by William Ronald Cocke III - A Correction and Another 'Burned County' Pedigree," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2003):38-50. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);.
 * [Higginbotham] Peery, Joseph S. "Higginbotham Genealogy," The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1916):189-201. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * [Higginbotham] Sweeny, William Montgomery. "Higginbotham Family of Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jan. 1918):205-213; Vol. 26, No. 4 (Apr. 1918):265-274; Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jul. 1918):45-56; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Oct. 1918):123-129; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Apr. 1919):294-298. Digital versions at JSTOR ($).
 * [Higginbotham] Sweeny, Mrs. William Montgomery. "Colonel James Higginbotham, Surveyor of Amherst County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1931), pp. 29-41. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Higginbotham] Higginbotham Family. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 4, Hig.
 * [Higginbotham] LaBiche, Mabel. Higginbotham: Descendants of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Graves). Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1996.
 * [Higginbotham] Higginbotham Family Land Grants. MSS. Microfilmed 2000:
 * [Higginbotham] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Hight] Creasy, Mary Hight and Aldwin Hight. History of the John Hight Family of Nelson County, Virginia: Notes on the Related Families of George Washington Stratton, James Loving, John Preston Campbell, Thomas Jones. Lynchburg, Va.: M.H. Creasy, 1979.
 * [Hight] Hight, James Russell. Genealogy of a Hight Family: Virginia 1725 to California 1996. Citrus Heights, Calif.: J.R. Hight, 1996.
 * [Hight] Vassar, Stephen D. Hite Family History. Roanoke, Va.: S.D. Vassar, Sr., 1999.
 * [Hill] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001.
 * [Hill] Hill, Thomas B. Thomas Hill Genealogical Records. 2005.
 * [Hopper] Hopper, Wallace. "Blaggrove Hopper Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):83-91. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Humbles] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hylton] Hylton, Paul and Evelyn Hylton. Genealogy of the Hylton Family in America Branch of George Hilton, Sr., 1699-1770?, of (Goochland Co., Albemarle Co., Amherst Co.) Va. Woodinville, Washington: P. &amp; E. Hylton, 1979. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 1041.

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 * [Ison] Tripp, Marcia J. Wagar. Ison-Gilliam Genealogical Collection, ca. 1600-1936. MSS. Microfilmed 1973:
 * [Ison] Breeding, Carlice Ison. Partial Ison Genealogy, 1650-1982: Approximately 3000 Descendants of Gideon Ison I, Lord in the English Parliament. Charleston, Ind.: C. Breeding, 1982.

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 * [Jackson] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Jenkins] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Johns] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.

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 * [Key], Marcus M., Rhoda (Freer) Newman, and Helen (Kay) Yates. "George Key: Virginia Soldier and Missouri Pioneer," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):3-12; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):97-104; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):211-219. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Key] Key, Marcus M. "Key: A Further Elucidation," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul./Sep. 1980):199-200. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Key] Key, Betty and Marcus M. Key. "John and Susannah Key of Old Amherst County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):117-122; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):196-204. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Key] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Kincaid] Clan Kincaid International. Assortment of Kincaid Papers. 2 vols. San Diego, Calif.: Clan Kincaid International, 1987.

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 * [Landrum] Wiley, Roberta V. Landrum. Some Descendants of Thomas Landrum of Amherst Co., Va. and Allied Families. Parkville, Mo.: n.p., 1974.
 * [Landrum] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001.
 * [Lane] Williams, Lyle Keith. The Lane-Robertson Families of Amherst County, Virginia and Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: L.K. Williams, 1991.
 * [Lanier] Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier: A Genealogy of the Family Who Came to Virginia and Their French Ancestors in London. Washington, D.C.: Goetz Printing Company, 1965. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * [Lansford] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Lantor] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Layne] Layne, Floyd Benjamin and William Robert Layne. Layne Pedigree [Chart], Amherst, Va. n.p.: F.B. Layne, 1952. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 2157.
 * [Layne] Layne, Floyd Benjamin. Layne Genealogy. Los Angeles, Calif.: Layne, 1953. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [LeMaster] Garber, Virginia Armistead. The Armistead Family, 1635-1910. Richmond, Va.: Whittet and Shepperson, 1910. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Lockhart] Lockhart, Tex and Lawanda Lockhart. Walter Lockhart and Descendants. Stanton, Calif.: L. Lockhart, 1983.
 * [Love] Rhodes, Phillip Wayne. "Descendants of Thomas Love of Lynchburg and Amherst County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):83-91; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):190-198; Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991):269-283; Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1992):16-27; Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1992):89-102; Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1992):194-206. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Loving] Read, Carl and Mabert Elizabeth Kiel (May) Read. The Loving Family in America, 1705-1981: Plus, Lovan, Lovein, Loven, Lovern, Lovin, Lovorn, Lovvorn and Those Who Add an "S" to the Name. Warner Robins, Ga.: Harp &amp; Thistle, 1981.
 * [Luttrell] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1918. Vol. 1. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * [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.

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 * [McCraw] Kent, Jane McCraw. The McCraw Clan of Lynchburg &amp; Vicinity. Dover, Del.: J.M. Kent, 1981.
 * [McDaniel] McDaniel. Microfilmed 1989:
 * [Mallory] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Manion] Rice, Christine Rogers. Genesis in Virginia. 2 vols. Carbondale, Ill.: C.R. Rice, 1995.
 * [Mason] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Mays] Mays, Samuel Edward. Genealogy of the Mays Family and Related Families to 1929 Inclusive. Plant City, Fla.: F.M. Prewitt of Plant City Enterprise, 1929.
 * [Mays] Mays, Ivan K. and Samuel Edward Mays. The Mays Family, a Sequel to "The Mays Family" by Samuel Edward Mays. Austin Texas, 1970.
 * [Messencup] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Abstracts of Virginia Families: Vol. 1. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:
 * [Miller] Duff, Marian Miller. Miller, Duff and Related Families. Burlington, N.C.: M.M. Duff, 1981.
 * [Miller] Niemann, Rubinette Miller. Our Heritage: Miller - Rose - Niemann - Hedges, 1520-1981. Burlington, N.C.: R.M. Niemann, 1981.
 * [Mills] Ambrose, Lorene Burton. Mills, Stokes, Forrester of Primarily Greenville County, South Carolina. Greer, S.C.: L.B. Ambrose, 1979.
 * [Montgomery] Ledgerwood, Marian Carter. A Montgomery and Cole Record Some Descendants of Alexander Montgomery of Amherst Co., Virginia and Orange Co., North Carolina. Hot Springs Village, Ark.: M. Ledgerwood, 1989.
 * [Moore] Moore, Charles R. The Moore Family of Central Virginia Covering the Counties of Albeharle, Amherst, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va.: C.R. Moore, 1985.
 * [Morrison] Mosher, Merrill Hill. Morrison of Albemarle, Amherst &amp; Nelson Counties, Virginia. Coos Bay, Oregon: M.H. Mosher, 1982..
 * [Morrison] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..

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 * [Oglesby] Paul, Oglesby. "A Further Account of the Oglesby Family," The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 (1942):150-152. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Omohundro] Palmer, Gloria Omohundro. Descendants of Spottswood James Omohundro of Amherst County, Virginia, and Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri. Santa Ana, Calif.: G.O. Palmer, 1984.

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 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Amherst County appears in Vol. 2 Part 1]
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. The Page Family in Virginia Personal Property Taxes (1782-1850). 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 2002. [Amherst County appears in Vol. 1]
 * [Patton] Howard, Jack R. Alexander Patton of Haw Old Fields Progeny. Towson, Md.: J.R. Howard, 1980.
 * [Penn] Allen, Robert M. The Ancestry of Joseph Penn of Amherst Co., Virginia. San Jose, Calif.: R.M. Allen, 1980. Item 7
 * [Perkins] Perkins, William Robertson. Papers 1929-1943. Section 2. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Peters] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Phillips] Boss, Lula Reed. "Phillips Family of Mason County Kentucky," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):6-19.
 * [Phillips] Austin, Jeannette H. Genealogy of the Phillips Family in Georgia, 1656-1923. Riverdale, Ga.: J.H. Austin, [1985?].
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