Staunton (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1908--Staunton was created 16 January 1908 from Augusta County.

Court
Indexes (1808-1951) and images (1808-1913) to Staunton City, Virginia Chancery Records are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, which were often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

Military
Since Staunton was created 16 January 1908 from Augusta County. go to the Nansemond County page for information about the Civil War military units of that county. Civil War service men from Suffolk served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their area.

Newspapers

 * 1793-1794 - Staunton Spy (Staunton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
 * 1800-1801 - Political Mirror (Staunton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
 * 1808-1809 - Political Censor (Staunton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
 * 1811 - Spirit of the Press (Staunton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
 * 1814 - Staunton Observer (Staunton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

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 . [Includes a section on Staunton silversmiths.]

Taxation
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 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Staunton is included in Vol. 5.]

Web Sites

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