Nottoway County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Nottoway County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
Nottoway County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 100 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Nottoway County families include:


 * Cummins, A.B. Nottoway County, Virginia: Founding and Development with Biographical Sketches. Richmond, Va.: W.M. Brown, 1970..
 * 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 Nottoway County, see discussion of cited sources.
 * Turner, W. R. Old Homes and Families in Nottoway. Blackstone, Va.: Nottoway Pub. Co., 1950, c1932. . For the index compiled by Colonel R. Bolling Batte and the Projects Committee of the Virginia Genealogical Society ; digital version at Ancestry ($). Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Jottings about Nottoway. Contains a Narrative history of Nottoway County from earliest times to about 1890.

Nottoway 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]


 * [Anderson] Black, William. "Stokes-Anderson of Lunenburg County," in John Bennett Boddie, ed., Historical Southern Families, Vol. 2 (Redwood City, Calif., 1958), 217-225.
 * [Anderson] Darnel, Michael R. "Which James Anderson Married Elizabeth Ligon?" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1995):163-170. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Batte] Hamiln, Charles Hughes. "Batte and Allied Families: Genealogical Research Reports to a Client," The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 1 (Mar. 1972):8-12; Vol. 60, No. 2 (June 1972):103-107; Vol. 60, No. 3 (Sep. 1972):207-212.
 * [Bland] Watson, Walter Allen. Papers, 1882-1919. Section 1. 20 folders. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Bland] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Bolling] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Bouldin] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Bruce] Stubbs, June A. Bruce. Alexander Bruce of Southside Virginia and Some of His Descendants. Columbia, Mo., 1990..
 * [Cabaness] Rowland, Jane Thomas. Henri Cabaniss (Immigrant) Papers from the Family Files with Rowland/Thomas Connections and Some Ancestors and Descendants of Jane Thomas Rowland and Arthur Ray Rowland. Augusta, Ga.: RR Books, 1998.
 * [Carter] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Clardy] Clardy, L. Len. Benjamin &amp; Millicent (?) Clardy: Amelia and Nottoway Counties, Virginia. Atlanta, Ga.: L.L. Clardy, 1986.
 * [Cocke] Coke, Ben H. Some Early Landowners in Southern Nottoway and Northern Lunenburg Counties, Virginia and the Cocke (Coke) Family Who Once Lived There. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997..
 * [Cocke] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 1..
 * [Craddock] Bridges, Kathleen J. William Craddock of Nottoway Co., Va., and His Texan Connection. Beaumont, Texas : K.J. Bridges, 1990. 
 * [Doswell] Briggs, A. Sidney. "Doswell-Thilman Family Records, Hanover County," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 3 (year):88-90. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Nottoway County Duncans.
 * [Dupuy] Smith, O. Norris. Dupuy Trails in Virginia, 1968. 1969. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Dyson] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Fitzgerald] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Fowlkes] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Hardaway] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Haskins] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Hightower] Ricke, Janet and Ken Ricke. Hightower Quest Family Research. Newsletter. Texas City, Texas: J. &amp; K. Ricke, 1996-.
 * [Hudson] Hart, Donald C. and Hudson Family Association (South). Hudson Records of Virginia. 4 vols. Longview, Texas: Hudson Family Association (South), 1984-1986..
 * [Irby] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Jeffress] Cole, Redmond Selecman. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Jeffress Family of Nottoway and Lunenburg counties, Virginia. 1945. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Jeffress] Stillman, Emily Calloway. Descendants of the Jeffress/Jeffries of Virginia and Their Fitzjeffries/Fitzgeffreys Ancestors of 17th Century Virginia and 16th Century Bedfordshire, England: With Allied Families of Blackwell, Calloway, Croshaw, Dunkerson, Goodwin, Gunn, Harrison, Hogan, Moore, Thornhill, Wright. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Gemini Genealogy Press, 1996..
 * [Jennings] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Jennings] Jennings, Thomas Ernest and Sarah Hattie Hazel Delgado. Jennings, the Descendants and Ancestors of Robert B. Jennings, Senior, and His Wife, Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings Robert B. Jennings, Senior, Born 1763, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Died After 16 November 1815, Will Probated March 1816, Edgefield, District, South Carolina: Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings, Born 31 July 1778, Lincoln County, Georgia, Died 8 July 1847, Chickasaw Co., Miss. Arlington, Texas: T.E. Jennings, 1988.
 * [Jones] Watson, Walter Allen. Papers, 1882-1919. Section 1. 20 folders. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Jones] Fothergill, Augusta B. Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies. Richmond, Va.: Old Dominion Press, 1924. Digital version at Ancestry ($);.
 * [Jones] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Jones] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 2..
 * [Kennon] Tyler, Lyon G. "Willis Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):24-27; Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jan. 1897):171-176; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jul. 1897):27-29; Vol. 6, No. 4 (Apr. 1898):206-214. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * [Lamkin] Wilkins, Harold E. and Barbara J. Mathews. "The Legatees of Hannah (Cox) (Lamkin) Demouvel/Demonville 8 Sept. 1744, Westmoreland Co., Va.," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1999):83-101; Vol. 43, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1999):200-217. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Leath] Fischler, Brenda G. "Leath-Bradshaw-Cheatham," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):118-119. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Lipscomb] Peters, Norman R. "Grandma was Ann (Woolfolk) Dickinson!," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1995):57-63; Vol. 39, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1995):143-151. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Morgan] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Motley] Mottley, Bessie M. "Dr. Robert Cobbs Mottley, John Lewis Mottley, Their Descendants and Ancestral Background." Typescript, Richmond, 1964.
 * [Motley] Stutesman, John Hale. "A Motley Explosion," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):219-220. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Munford] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Oliver] Watson, Walter Allen. Papers, 1882-1919. Section 1. 20 folders. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Oliver] Saunders, James Edmonds and Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs. Early Settlers of Alabama. New Orleans: L. Graham &amp; Son, Printers, 1899. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Oliver] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Pryor] Watson, Walter Allen. Papers, 1882-1919. Section 1. 20 folders. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Robertson] Watson, Walter Allen. Papers, 1882-1919. Section 1. 20 folders. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Robertson] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Royall] Watson, Walter A. Notes on Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, Superintendant of Public Print., 1925. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Sturdivant] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Thomas] Thomas, Woodlief. The Search for Samuel Thomas and Susan Woodlief of Amelia/Nottoway County, VA. Spencerport, N.Y.: W. Thomas, [1994]. ; 1994 supplement: ; digital version at ; 1998 update: ; 2003 update: ; digital version at  - free.
 * [Tucker] Beale, B. DeRoy. Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia. Richmond, Va.: privately published, 1986. Digital version at - free.
 * [Vaden] Bell, J.B. Peter Frances Vaden - 300 Years of Ancestors and Descendants. Hernando, Miss.: J.B. Bell, 1983. Digital version at - free;
 * [Ward] Boss, Lula Reed. "Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Mason County, Kentucky," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1967):3-16.
 * [Ward] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 2..
 * [Watkins] The Watkins Family of Prince Edward, Halifax, Nottaway and Greenville Counties. Typescript, 1974..
 * [Wilkes] Crews, Lillian Jones. Wilkes Records, 1216-1984. Tallahassee, Fla.: L.J. Crews, 1986. Digital version at - free;.
 * [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 ($)..
 * [Woodlief] Thomas, Woodlief. The Search for Samuel Thomas and Susan Woodlief of Amelia/Nottoway County, VA. Spencerport, N.Y.: W. Thomas, [1994]. ; 1994 supplement: ; digital version at  ; 1998 update: ; 2003 update: ; digital version at  - free.
 * [Wyatt] Wyatt Genealogical Data. MSS., microfilmed 1980.