Gloucester County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1651--Gloucester County was created in 1651 from York County. County seat: Gloucester

Neighboring Counties

 * James City
 * King and Queen
 * Mathews
 * Middlesex
 * York

Local Histories
Abingdon Church: A Chronology of its History, 1650-1970. (c)1972, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Gloucester County In The Civil War, by Ludwell Lee Montague, The DeHardit Press, Gloucester, Virginia

Kingston Parish Register, Gloucester and Mathews Counties, Virginia, 1749-1827, by Emma R. Matheny and Helen K. Yates. Reprinted 2004.

"...past is prologue", Gloucester County, Virginia, A publication of Gloucester County and The Gloucester Historical and Bicentennial Committee, (c)1973, Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 73-87-914

Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia, A Collection of Abstracts from Original Documents Concerning the Lands and People of Colonial Gloucester County. 2 vols. in 1

The Register of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1780, Compiled by Robert W. Robins, Honford House, Arlington, Virginia, (c)1981, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 80-85448

The Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1793, by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne,

Web Sites

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