Campbell County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Campbell County





Parent County
1781--Campbell County was created 5 November 1781 from Bedford County. County seat: Rustburg

Resources

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Campbell County Personal Property Tax List 1785-1814," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Campbell County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Campbell County:

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Church
Quaker


 * Bell, James Pinkney Pleasant. Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time: Being in Part a Transcript of the Minute Books of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, and the South River Meeting, Campbell County, Va. Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Company, 1905. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books (full-view).
 * Brown, Jane Douglas Summers and Jones Memorial Library. Jane Douglas Summers Brown (1903-) Quaker Records: Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia); MS 1515. MSS, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va. Available on 26 microfilms at FHL. [Includes records of Campbell County Quakers; Brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia volume of the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy."]

Court
Chancery Court


 * Indexes (1793-1946) and images (1793-1914) to Campbell County, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

Family Histories
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


 * Early, R. H. Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1926. Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Co., 1927. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).
 * 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 information about residents of Campbell County, see discussion of cited sources.] FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 3887. Purchase at Virginians.com.

Bibliography


 * [Allison] Setters, Vista Allison Ponter. Traces in the Sand; a History of the Allison and Allied Families of Campbell County, Virginia and Morgan County, Alabama Including the Genealogy of the Allison, Barnes, Cobbs, Echols, Griffin, Henderson, Johnson, Key, Stringer, Walden and Williams Families and Accounts of Family and Community Life in Morgan County, Alabama for Over a Century with Notes on Military Service Beginning with the Civil War. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1992. 929.273 AL56s
 * [Butler] Bedke, Jane Andrews. Butler Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan Butler of Campbell County, Virginia and Randolph County, Indiana. Salt Lake City, Utah: J.A. Bedke, 1985. 929.273 B977b
 * [Campbell] Fassnacht, Grace Spencer. Campbell Kith and Kin: Descendants of Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth Baker Who Came from Campbell County, Virginia to Knox County, Tennessee, 1796. Chattanooga, Tenn.: G.S. Fassnacht, 198-?. 929.273 C152fg
 * [Cardwell] Cardwell, Robert J. Robert Cardwell of Campbell County, Virginia. El Paso, Texas: R.J. Cardwell, 1980. 929.273 C179c
 * [Cheatham] Chilton, Harriett A. Robertson Cheatham of Appomattox, Campbell County, Virginia. Falls Church, Va.: H.A. Chilton, 1990. 929.273 C41c
 * [Driskill] Driscoll, John W. The Descendants of Daniel Driskill of Campbell County, Virginia. Blackfoot, Idaho: John W. Driscoll, 2000. 929.273 D833dj; also  929.273 D833dj 2000
 * [Flagg] Nowery, Sharon Lee. Flagg-Rucker Family History Appomattox and Campbell Counties, Virginia. Rock Hill, S.C.: S.L. Nowery, 1994. 929.273 F597na
 * [Foster] Elton, Patricia Foster. The History and Genealogy of John Yancey Foster of Hat Creek, Campbell County, Virginia. Potomac, Md.: P.R. Elton, 1990. 929.273 F811e
 * [Frazer] Frazer, Margaret Gruse and Elva Frazer Shelton. Frazers - Baptists - Beatitudes Descendants of James George Frazer (1799-1878) of Campbell County Virginia and Highland County, Ohio. Ohio: M.G. Frazer, 1972. 929.273 F869fm
 * [Harris] Bedke, Jane Andrews. Harris Family; Descendants of William Harris of Campbell County, Virginia. Salt lake City: J.A. Bedke, 1986. 1750835 Items 8-10
 * [Lamb] Bedke, Jane Andrews. Lamb Family, Ancestors and Descendants of John Curtis Lamb of Campbell County, Virginia. Salt Lake City, Utah: J.A. Bedke, 1986. 929.273 L167b
 * [Mason] Mason, Lawrence N. Up from Turnip Creek the Mason Family of Campbell-Charlotte County, Virginia: The Ancestors and Descendants of John Norman Mason. Arlington, Va.: L.N. Mason, 1979. 929.273 M381mL
 * [Mason] Dobyns, Kenneth W. The Family of John Baxter Mason (1811-83) of Campbell County, Va. Arlington, Va.: K.W. Dobyns, 1980. 929.273 M381dk
 * [Mason] Dobyns, Kenneth W. and Della Effrie Mason Sublett. The Mason Family of Campbell County, Virginia Updated, Expanded, and Retitled in 1997 to Include Material Compiled by Della Effrie Mason Sublett (1895-1985) Taken from a Copy of Her Manuscript Compilation Which Came into My Possession After Her Death. Arlington, Va.: K.W. Dobyns, 1997. 929.273 M381d
 * [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.
 * [Moorman] McDaniel, Isabel M. "William Moorman (1751-1829) of Virginia and Kentucky," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 1 (Mar. 1969):49-50. 973 B2ng v. 57
 * [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 FHL; digital version at Google Books (full-view).
 * [Patteson] Smith, Ethel Marion. An Informal History of Virginia-Kentucky Pattesons in Illinois, Their Forbears and Their Kin Including the Lewises of Llangollen. Washington, 1948. Available at FHL.
 * [Read] Read, James S. and May D. Read. A Genealogical Record of One Branch of the Read Family in America Descendants of William Read Who Lived in Campbell County, Virginia in the Middle 1700's. n.p.: J.S. Read, 1988. 929.273 R22rj
 * [Rucker] Nowery, Sharon Lee. Flagg-Rucker Family History Appomattox and Campbell Counties, Virginia. Rock Hill, S.C.: S.L. Nowery, 1994. 929.273 F597na
 * [Sweeney] Nowery, Sharon Lee. The Swinney, Sweeney Family of Campbell County, Virginia. Rock Hill, S.C.: S. Nowery, 1994. 929.273 Sw64n
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Birth Records 1853 to 1896 and Marriage Records 1782 to 1900, Campbell County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2004. 929.273 W93gcv
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia, Part V, Robert Wright, Sr. (Campbell County), His Wives Mary Wright and Keziah (Gillenwaters) Wright, and His Descendants. Menlo Park, Calif.: R.N. Grant, 2005.  929.273 W93grx v. 1
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Census Records: Campbell County, Virginia, 1810-1900. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005. 929.273 W93gcr
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Deed Records, 1782-1900 and Land Tax Lists, 1782-1850 Campbell County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005. 929.273 W93gcL
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Death Records 1853-1920; Cemetery Records by Cemetery, and Probate Records 1782-1900, Campbell County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005. 929.273 W93gcd
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Personal Property Tax Lists, Campbell County, Virginia, 1785-1850. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005. 929.273 W93gcc

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will a of resident of Lynchburg proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Land
Grants and Patents


 * Hudgins et al. 795 patents dated 1736-1902 in what is now Campbell County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2010. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

 * Early, R. H. Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches: Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1926. Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Co., 1927. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at FHL. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Campbell County to other parts of the country.]

French and Indian War

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies a Campbell County veteran; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War

 * Chilton, Harriett A. "Revolutionary War Soldiers from Campbell County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1976):297-298. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors($).
 * Morton, W.S. "A List of Soldiers Who Made Declaration of Service in Revolutionary War," [Campbell Co., VA] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1962):79. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Campbell County on page 129.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812

 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Campbell County.]

Newspapers
Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Occupations

 * Cutten, George Barton. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1952. Available at FHL. [Includes a section on Lynchburg silversmiths.]

Probate
Local Court


 * Clemens, William M. Virginia Wills Before 1799: A Complete Abstract Register of All Names Mentioned in Over Six Hundred Recorded Wills, ... Copied from the Court House Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudoun, Prince William and Rockbridge Counties. Pompton Lakes, N.J.: Biblio Co., 1924. Fiche 6015628-6015629; digital versions at Access Genealogy; Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($). Free online surname index and 2004 reprint purchase details at Mountain Press website.

London Courts


 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will a of resident of Lynchburg proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Campbell County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1962):176-179. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors($).

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1785] Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available at FHL. [1785 personal property tax list of Campbell County.]
 * [1785-1814] Heinegg, Paul. "Campbell County Personal Property Tax List 1785-1814," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Campbell County is included in Vol. 1.]
 * [1791, 1800] Indexed images of the 1791 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Campbell County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1800] "Campbell County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):61-64; Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1969):106-110; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):159-162. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors($).
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Campbell County is included in Vol. 2.]

Vital Records
Marriage


 * Baber, Lucy Harrison Miller. Marriages of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1810. Lynchburg, Virginia: L.H.M. Baber and H.L. Williamson, c1971. Available at FHL; digital version of 1980 edition at Ancestry ($).

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog