Scott County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Scott County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Scott, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 125,000 entries.


 * Addington, Hugh M. Encomium for Scott County Virginia. Nickelsville, Va.: Service Printery, 1951. Digital version at - free. Includes 675 Scott County family names, list of achievements, sample genealogies.

Scott 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]


 * [Addington] Addington, Luther. "The Addington Family," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1978):56..
 * [Anderson] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1922. Vol. 2. Digital version at - free.
 * [Carter] Sutton, Rita K. and Eliza Sutton Rigg. Early Carters in Scott County, Virginia. 1981. 1993 edition:.
 * [Crook] Carter, Floyd Clarence and Douglas Wayne Carter. Descendants of Sciota R. Crook of Scott County, Virginia. [Beavercreek, Ohio: D.W. Carter], 1998..
 * [Davidson] Sibley, Linda and Fred Mac Sibley. The Family of Henry S. &amp; Elizabeth Begley. Midlothian, Texas: L.B. Sibley, 1994. Digital version at.
 * [Dingus] Dingus, Mitch. "Finding the Graves of William and Mary Polly Green Dingus," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 2006):53-56..
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Scott County Duncans.
 * [England] McNutt, Eula M. Lyon. "John England, Revolutionary Soldier," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 13, No. 2 (1984):130-132.
 * [Frazier] Frazier, Margaret Mills. "Searching for Mills's and Fraziers," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr. 1978):51-54..
 * [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.
 * [Hillman] Counts, Belva Marshall. Unto the Hills...Some Hillmans and Others. Radford, Va.: Commonwealth Press, Inc., 1979..
 * [Hilton] Hilton, James L., E. Frank Hilton, and Lelia Hilton Neal. "Hiltons of Scott County, Virginia," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 4, No. 20 (Apr. 1981):35-36; Vol. 4, No. 21 (June 1981):26-29..
 * [Hilton] Hilton, James L. Hiltons of Scott County, Virginia. 1998..
 * [Johnson] Yates, William Allen. Johnson Genealogy: Descendants of George W. Johnson of Scott County, Virginia and Rockcastle County, Kentucky and Descendants of Benjamin Johnson of Smyth County, Virginia. Stevensville, Montana: W.A. Yates, 1992..
 * [Lane] Steele, Fannie Lane. Country Roads and Lanes - The Ancestry and Descendants of General Jackson Lane.
 * [Lawson] "William Lawson, A Scottish Rebel" and Other Pioneer Families of Southern Appalachia. Wise County Historical Society (Virginia).
 * [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.
 * [McConnell] Compton, Lake F. McConnell and Snavely. Wise County Historical Society (Virginia).
 * [Marshall] "CSA Soldier: Robert Wilson Marshall," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jun. 1996):96-97..
 * [Marshall] Marshall, Ganell. The Marshall Family. 2004.
 * [Moore] Painter, Mildred. "Moores in Virginia 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840," Southwest Virginia, Vol. 3, No. 18 (Dec. 1980):16. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Moore] McCloskey, Cheryl Moore. Descendants of John Moore, Revolutionary War Veteran, Floyd County, Kentucky: The Moore Book, an Account of John Moore (1758-1836) Birth, Orange County, North Carolina; Revolution Residence, Surry County, North Carolina; Marriage, Rockingham County, North Carolina; Deceased, Floyd County, Kentucky and His Descendants Floyd County, Kentucky; Scott and Wise Counties, Virginia. Villa Hills, Ky.: C.M. McCloskey, 1996..
 * [Osbourne] Bowlin, Gerald D. "Information Given by Rebecca Collier Nee Richmond, A Gran Daughter of Stephen Osbourne," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1978):11-13..
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Scott County appears in Vol. 2 Part 4]
 * [Peters] Petes, James Marvin. Peters Family of Scott County, Virginia: A Genealogy of Henry Peters (1763-1859), John Peters (1770-1846), and Jacob Peters, Jr. (1779-1862). New Carlisle, Ohio: J.M. Peters, 1986..
 * [Pierson] Peterson, Phyllis P. "History of Claude William Pierson," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 4, No. 20 (Apr. 1981):41-43; Vol. 4, No. 21 (June 1981):30-32..
 * [Riggs] Sutton, Rita K. "The Riggs Family (A Partial Genealogy)," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 5 (1978):2-15..
 * [Riggs] Sutton, Rita Kennedy. "The Riggs Family (A Partial Genealogy)," The Appalachian Quarterly (June 2002):4-27..
 * [Riggs] Smith, Alvy Ray. William Riggs of Virginia and His Probable Family (c1765-2005). Berkeley, Calif.: Ars Longa, 2011. Digital version at Edwardian Riggs of America (PDF file) - free.
 * [Riley] Ports, Michael A. Genealogical Notes and History Concerning the Riley Family of Washington, Russell, and Scott counties, Va. Donated 1993. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Rogers] Rogers, Marion J. "The Descendants of John Rogers of Virginia," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Dec. 1996):64..
 * [Shelly] Whitley, Edythe. Shelly Family of Scott County, Virginia and Franklin County, Tennessee Data. 1964..
 * [Smith] Elliott, Kay. "Smith/Powers - Virginia to Missouri," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 2007):35-36..
 * [Speer] Speer, Rollo Clayton. The Family of Michael Speer of Speer's Ferry, Scott Co., Va.: A Partial Account of the Family in Their Migration from Virginia through the States of North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Colorado, Idaho and the Pacific Coast States. Pocatello, Idaho: unknown, 1942. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Speer] Shaffer, Goldie Margueritte Cook. Speer Family: Family of Joshua Speer of Scott County, Virginia. 1990..
 * [Spencer] Martin, Charles E. James Spencer (circa 1775)-1833 of Scott County, Virginia: and Some of His Descendants. Eastern, Ky.: C.E. Martin, 1986..
 * [Vicars] Vicars, Dawna J. "Descendants of William Vicars," The Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun. 200):42-50; Vol. 9, No. 3 (Sep. 2004):50-59; etc..
 * [Wolfe] Wolfe, Bevery U. and Jacob Wolfe Family Association. Jacob Wolfe of Scott County, Virginia: and Some of His Descendants. Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Pub., 1996..
 * [Wolfe] Wolfe, Ed. The Life and Times of Miller Yard in Scott County, Virginia. Pittsburgh, Penn.: HEW Enterprises, 2002..
 * [Wood] Wood, M.B. A Brief Account of the Wood Family in Virginia: A Short Memoir of James O. Wood and His Ancestors from Their Earliest Settlement in the Colony of Virginia to His Death. Wise County Historical Society (Virginia).