Princess Anne County, Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; Princess Anne County

Princess Anne was a county, now extinct, in the Virginia Beach region of Virginia.

History


The county is named after Princess Anne (1665-1714), who became Queen regnant of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1702.

Parent County
Formed in 1691 when Lower Norfolk County went extinct and was divided into the two new counties of Norfolk and Princess Anne.

Boundary Changes
In 1963, Princess Anne County went extinct and the area was absorbed into the independent city of Virginia Beach.

Neighboring Counties

 * Norfolk

African American

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Princess Anne County Personal Property Tax List, 1790-1822," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * Heinegg, Paul. "Princess Anne County Register of Free Negroes, 1830-1862," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

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
Church of England


 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul. 1938):270-285. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Mason, George Carrington. Colonial Churches of Tidewater Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &amp; Shepperson, 1945. Available at FHL; digital version at BYU Family History Archives. [Includes Princess Anne County.]

Court
General


 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Court-Houses of Princess Anne and Norfolk Counties," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 57, No. 4 (Oct. 1949):405-415. Available at JSTOR ($).

County Court


 * Creecy, John Harvie. Virginia Antiquary: Princess Anne County Loose Papers 1700 - 1789, Volume 1. Richmond [Virginia]: Dietz Press, c1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.551 N2va. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * Walter, Alice Granbery. Genealogical Abstracts of Princess Anne County, Virginia from Deed Books &amp; Minute Books 6 &amp; 7, 1740 - 1762. Virginia Beach, VA: A.G. Walter, 1975. Available at FHL. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).

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

Bibliography


 * [Bell] Delamar, Marybelle. Bell: Colonel Joseph Bell of Carteret County and Some of His Descendants. Raleigh, N.C.: n.p., 1946. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B413d.
 * [Boush] Boush - Nimmo Family Data, ca. 1723-1803. Libary of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 8, Nimm. FHL US/CAN Film 29886 Item 2.
 * [Boush] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Boush--Nimmo Chart in Lower Norfolk County &amp; Princess Anne County, Va.: Snayle to Granbery, 1655-1904, and Some of the Occupants of Pembroke Manor. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1975. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1154.
 * [Brinson] Brinson, Robert W. Here, There and Yonder, Cason &amp; Sons - A Brinson Genealogy. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1982. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B772br.
 * [Cartwright] Walter, Alice Granbery. Cartwright &amp; Shipp Families: Of Lower Norfolk, Princess Anne &amp; Surry Counties, Va. &amp; North Carolina. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1968. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1156.
 * [Cartwright] Kwasha, Connie Cartwright. Cartwrights of the Southern United States. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C249k.
 * [Cocke] "The Cocke Family of Virginia. The Cockes of Surry and Princess Anne," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct. 1897):181-198. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Cocke] Keim, Betty T. "Cocke Genealogy," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Apr. 1898):449. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Cornick] Walter, Alice Granbery. Cornick--Cornix Family of Lower Norfolk County and Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1618-1900s. Virginia Beach, Va.: V.G. Walter, 1980. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES nos. 1157-1160.
 * [Dozier] Willis, Abiatha. The Dozier Family of Lower Norfolk County: The First Generation. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 7358.
 * [Dozier] Maling, Anne E. and Abiatha Willis. The Dozier Family of Lower Norfolk County: A Reference. Norfolk, Va.: A. Maling, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D779m.
 * [Finkly] O'Doherty, Mary K. Pioneers on the Great Pee Dee: Genealogical Notes on Finklea and Related Families; Cain, Coleman, Dewitt, Exum, Finklea, Gibbs, Hyman, Keefe, Kirton. Myrtle Beach, S.C.: M.K. O'Doherty, 1974. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 F495o.
 * [Gaskin] Walter, Alice Granbery. Gaskin Family of Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Va.: Including Burroughs, Land, Hall, Rutherford, Hayes, Lovitt, Bannister, Poole, Jacob, Keeling, Butt, Williamson, Scott, Biddle, Lamount, Morris, Tayner, Burgess, Absalom, Land Connections; Attention is Called to the Numerous Half Brothers &amp; Half Sisters on This Chart Indicated by a Broken Line . Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1968. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1163.
 * [Hancock] Walter, Alice Granbery. Hancock Connections: to Gurgany, Burnet, Harris, Cockroft, Guy, Piggot, Blackmore, Moseley, Hargrave Families of Lower Norfolk, Princess Anne, Henrico, Bedford, Surry &amp; Rotterdam, Holland. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 196-?. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1164.
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. Camarillo, Calif.: [K. Wiggins, 1968?- ]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H24w.
 * [Hoggard] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Hoggards of Poplar Hall, 1654-1987, and in Warwick &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1988. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H679w.
 * [Hosier] Hosier, Scott F. The Hosier Family. [Indianapolis, Ind.?: S.F. Hosier, 1964?]. FHL US/CAN Film 854145 Item 2.
 * [Johnson] Ellis, Thomas H. [Transcript of Letter] 1893 May 31, Washington, D.C. [to] Mrs. Prudence Granbery, New York City. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 8, Nimm. FHL US/CAN Film 29886 Item 2.
 * [Keeling] Walter, Alice Granbery. The 17th Century Families of John Martin &amp; Thomas Keeling of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ("Linhaven Pish," Princess Anne County, Virginia) and the Original Owners and Chain of Title to the Land Called "Ye Dudlies": The First Few Generations and Intermarriages of Both Families: Other Surnames Include Bray, Dyer, Hall, Jermy, Land, Linton, Lawson, Lovett, Okeham, Snail, Richason, Ward, Watson, et al. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1974. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M364w.
 * [Keeling] Walter, Alice Granbery. Descendants of Thomas Keeling III (1675-1715), Keeling--Lovett, Cartwright--Cornick, 1675-1881, Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia: A Continuation of the Martin--Keeling Chart Showing Marriages with Cartwright, Cornick, Easter, Edye, Gaskin, Godfrey, Guy, Haynes, Hoggard, Hunter, Lovett, Land, Pallet, Simmons, Thorowgood, Thrillwind, Wilkinson, Williamson, Wilson &amp; Woodhouse. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1975. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1214.
 * [Ladd] Ladd, Ruth Kline. One Ladd's Family, Including Cousins Near and Distant. Naperville, Ill.: Ladd, 1974. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L121a.
 * [Land] Walter, Alice Granbery. Francis Land Family of Lower Norfolk County, Va.: Princess Anne County, Va. after 1691. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1980. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1171.
 * [Lovett] Walter, Alice Granbery. 4th to 7th Generations of the Lovett Family of Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia: This Chart Begins with the Fourth Generation of the Lovett Family in Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1173.
 * [Malborne] Bowen, Richard LeBaron. Godfrey Malbone's Armorial Silver. Rhode Island: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1950?. FHL FAM HIST Book 921.73 A1 no. 272.
 * [Martin] Walter, Alice Granbery. The 17th Century Families of John Martin &amp; Thomas Keeling of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ("Linhaven Pish," Princess Anne County, Virginia) and the Original Owners and Chain of Title to the Land Called "Ye Dudlies": The First Few Generations and Intermarriages of Both Families: Other Surnames Include Bray, Dyer, Hall, Jermy, Land, Linton, Lawson, Lovett, Okeham, Snail, Richason, Ward, Watson, et al. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1974. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M364w.
 * [Mason] Walter, Alice Granbery. Mason - Langley - Thelaball Families of Lower Norfolk, Princess Anne &amp; Norfolk Counties, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1982. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES nos. 1827-1828.
 * [Moore] Nobles, Larry W. The Know Nothing Nobles, a Family History. Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen, 1989. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 N669n and Supplement: FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 N669n supp.
 * [Moseley] "Families of Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jan. 1898):327-334. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Moseley] Walter, Alice Granbery. Moseley Family of Lower Norfolk County, Princess Anne County, and Henrico County, Virginia, 1600-1800s. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 197-?. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES nos. 1175-1182.
 * [Moseley] Moseley, Robert Brainard. The Moseley Line. Salem, Ore.: Richard N. Gookins, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M852mr.
 * [Nimmo] Ellis, Thomas H. [Transcript of Letter] 1893 May 31, Washington, D.C. [to] Mrs. Prudence Granbery, New York City. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 8, Nimm. FHL US/CAN Film 29886 Item 2.
 * [Nimmo] Ellis, Thomas H. "William Nimmo, of Williamsburg," The William and Mary Quarterly. pp. 134-137. FHL US/CAN Film 29886 Item 2.
 * [Nimmo] Granbery, J.N. [Letter], 1937 March 1, New York [to] Mr. Nimmo. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 8, Nimm. FHL US/CAN Film 29886 Item 2.
 * [Nimmo] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Boush--Nimmo Chart in Lower Norfolk County &amp; Princess Anne County, Va.: Snayle to Granbery, 1655-1904, and Some of the Occupants of Pembroke Manor. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1975. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1154.
 * [Nimmo] Walter, Alice Granbery. Nimmo of Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1700-1970: and Their Migrations. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1980. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES no. 1184-1187.
 * [Norris] Byrd, Helen Norris. Two Norris, Two Hills, Two Smiths &amp; Other Families: Ancestors of My Father, James Thomas Norris, 1872 TX-1953 FL. Tampa, Fla.: H.N. Byrd, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 N794b.
 * [Poole] Walter, Alice Granbery. Poole &amp; and [sic] Allied Families of Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Co., Va.: Including Gaskins, Hayes, Thorowgood, Ward &amp; Workman. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1968. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1189.
 * [Powell] Powell, Lee R. Ancestors of George Washington Powell, Sr. and Clara Salina White: Descendants of George Washington Powell, Sr. and Clara Salina (White) Powell. [Dayton, Ohio?: L. R. Powell], 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P871pow; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Robinson] Goni, Mozella Wright. The John Robinson/Robertson Family History, 1520-1998. Dallas, Tex.: M.W. Goni, 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R563gm.
 * [Salmon] Nasser, Ruth Sammons. My Begetters, the Salmons. 5 vols. South Pasadena, Fla.: R.S. Nasser, 1986?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sa35n ff.
 * [Saunders] "Saunders: Princess Anne County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan. 1924):92-96. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Scott] Walter, Alice Granbery. Scott &amp; Thomas Herbert 3rd of Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1969. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1194.
 * [Snaile] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Boush--Nimmo Chart in Lower Norfolk County &amp; Princess Anne County, Va.: Snayle to Granbery, 1655-1904, and Some of the Occupants of Pembroke Manor. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1975. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1154.
 * [Styron] Padgett, Dora Adele. The Styron (Styring) Family in America. Washington, D.C.: D.A. Padgett, 1966. FHL US/CAN Book 929.273 St99pd.
 * [Styron] Eckhout, Dawn D.B. The Styron Family of Carteret County, North Carolina, Over 900 Direct Descendants of Styr the Strong: (40 Generations Listed) with Source Notes. Morehead City, N.C.: Carteret County Historical Society, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 St99ed.
 * [Sullivan] Fleetwood, Mary A. Sullivan. Sullivan and Perry Family History. Brandon, Fla.: M.A. Fleetwood, 197-?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Su55f.
 * [Sullivan] Wilcox, Eddie Ruth Pearson. Family History: Sullivan-Dorroh, Parker-Hannah-Lowe, Pearson-Gilliland, Elrod-Conwell- Fendley and Related Families. Dallas, Texas: R. Wilcox, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Su53w.
 * [Sullivant] Smith, Diane Marie Snyder and Johnny Mack Smith. The Mullings and Sullivant Family of Virginia and Some of Their Descendants. Cape Coral, Fla.: J.M. &amp; D.M.S. Smith, 1997. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M917s.
 * [Tatem] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Tatem Family of Bermuda, Bahama Islands, Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 1982. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES nos. 1195-1196.
 * [Thorowgood] Walter, Alice Granbery. Adam Thorowgood (1603-1640) &amp; His Descendants in Lower Norfolk &amp; Princess Anne Counties, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, [1970?]. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREES nos. 1824-1826.
 * [Thorowgood] Creecy, John Harvie. Thorowgood Family of Princess Anne County, Va., 1640-1816. Richmond, Va.: J.H. Creecy, 1971. FHL US/CAN Film 1033650 Item 3.
 * [Thorowgood] Creecy, John Harvie. Thorowgood Family of Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1971. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 763.
 * [Walke] "Families of Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct. 1897):139-153. FHL US/CAN Film 1463956 Item 4; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Walke] Walke Family in Virginia: Based upon Data Obtained from Records in Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, Family Bibles, &amp;c. Richmond, Va.: n.p., 1897. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 142.
 * [Walke] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Thomas Walke Family of Princess Anne County, Va. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 197-?. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File no. 1198.
 * [West] West, Broadus Bennett. Genealogy of Isaac West of Greenville County, South Carolina. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1036182 Item 1.
 * [Wheeler] Wheeler, Frances. The Wheelers of Granville County, North Carolina, Their Antecedents and Descendants. Okeechobee, Fla.: F. Wheeler, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W561wf.
 * [Whitehurst] Hughes, Gail Whitehurst. Whitehurst Genealogy. Adel, Ga.: G.W. Hughes, 1989. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W587h.
 * [Whitehurst] Eckhout, Dawn D.B. The Whitehurst Family of Carteret County, North Carolina, Over 390 Direct Descendants of William Richard Whitehurst: With Source Notes. Morehead City, N.C.: Carteret County Historical Society, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W587edd.
 * [Wiles] DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis. The Wiles Family. Augusta, Ga.: E.W. DeHuff, 1963?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W679we.
 * [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. FHL US/CAN Film 1033990 Item 11.

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes wills of residents of Linhaven [Lynnhaven Parish], Lynn Haven [Lynnhaven Parish], and Princess Anne County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Land
Deeds


 * Walter, Alice Granbery. Genealogical Abstracts of Princess Anne County, Virginia from Deed Books &amp; Minute Books 6 &amp; 7, 1740 - 1762. Virginia Beach, VA: A.G. Walter, 1975. Available at FHL. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).

Patents


 * Walter, Alice Granbery. Virginia Land Patents of the Counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne &amp; Warwick. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Colonial Militia

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Princess Anne County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Princess Anne County militia officers; see place name index.]

French and Indian War

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Princess Anne County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
 * Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Princess Anne County, see p. 96.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Princess Anne County militia officers; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War

 * 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, Princess Anne County on page 132.]
 * 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.]

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. In addition, 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 this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Private Papers

 * [Smith] Family Bible Records of Walter Hall Smith. Original manuscript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library, Smithfield, Va. FHL US/CAN Film 1753003 Item 25.

Probate
Original Wills


 * James, Edward W. "Will of Josias Mackie, Presbyterian Minister, Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, 1716," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Apr. 1900):358-363. Available at JSTOR ($).

Local Court


 * Creecy, John Harvie. Virginia Antiquary: Princess Anne County Loose Papers 1700 - 1789, Volume 1. Richmond [Virginia]: Dietz Press, c1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.551 N2va. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).

London Courts


 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes wills of residents of Linhaven [Lynnhaven Parish], Lynn Haven [Lynnhaven Parish], and Princess Anne County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Slavery

 * "Slave Owners in Princess Anne Co.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1894):146-148; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):52-60. Available at JSTOR ($). [List of masters in 1810 who owned 10 or more slaves.]

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?

The original Personal Property Tax Lists of Princess Anne County are held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Va. The Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed the years 1782 to 1850 in 1992: FHL US/CAN Film 1905696-1905698.


 * [1704] "Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 28 (1920):207-218, 328-339; Vol. 29 (1921):18-28, 337-343, 402-412; Vol. 30 (1922):21-30, 280-285, 341-347; Vol. 31 (1923):70-75, 153-163, 215-231, 314-318; Vol. 32 (1924):69-75, 144-158, 281-287, 338-343; Vol. 33 (1925):47-50, 359-370; Vol. 34 (1926):113-119, 252-258, 313, 321. Available at FHL; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at FHL; digital version of VMHB at JSTOR ($). [Princess Anne County appears in 30:280-285.]
 * [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Princess Anne County is included in Vol. 2.]
 * [1790/1791, 1799] Indexed images of the 1790/1791 and 1799 Personal Property Tax Lists of Princess Anne County, Virginia are available online at Binns Genealogy.
 * [1790-1822] Heinegg, Paul. "Princess Anne County Personal Property Tax List, 1790-1822," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1800] Tax List, 1800, The Virginia Genealogist. Falmouth VA: Oct 2006. Vol. 50 Iss. 4. Available at FHL.
 * [1810] James, Edward Wilson. "Slaveowners in Princess Anne County," William and Mary College Quarterly, 1st Series, Vol. 2 (1894):146-149; Vol. 3 (1894):53-60. Available at FHL; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at FHL; digital version of W&amp;MQ at JSTOR ($). [James abstracted the names of slaveowners who owned 10 or more slaves.]
 * [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. Princess Anne County is included in Vol. 3.]

Vital Records
Birth


 * Fridley, Beth. Princess Anne County, Virginia Births, 1853-80 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).
 * Fridley, Beth. Princess Anne County, Virginia Births, 1881-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage


 * James, Edward W. "Marriage Licenses--Princess Anne County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jan. 1893):162-163; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Apr. 1893):203-207; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1893):73-77. Available at JSTOR ($).

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