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Southampton County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Southampton, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 25,000 entries.

Southampton County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 50 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Southampton County families include:


 * Chapman, Blanche Adams and Isle of Wight County Library (Virginia). Smithfield Branch. Chapman Collection of Virginia Family Names, Smithfield Branch, Isle of Wight County Library, 1635-1814. Original records in the Blanche Adams Chapman Collection, Smithfield Branch, Isle of Wight County Library, Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm:
 * Doyle, Stuart W. Roots Exposed the Lineage and Interrelationships of 15 Family Branches from Virginia's Sussex, Southampton and Greensville Counties. [Orlando, Fla.?]: S.W. Doyle, 2002. 929.273 D772ds [Includes Clanton, Graves, Heath, Hill, Hunnicutt, Maine, Massenburg, Reese, Seaborne, Smith, Vaughn, West, Wright and related families.]
 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Allen, Anderson, Archer, Artis, Ash, Banks, Bartlett, Bartley, Bazden, Bell, Berry, Boon, Bowers, Bowser, Branch, Brooks, Byrd, Cannady, Charity, Chavis, Clark, Coleman, Davis, Day, Demery, Duncan, Fagan, Freeman, Garner, Gillett, Going, Haithcock, Hanson, Hathcock, Heathcock, Hicks, Hilliard, Hines, Hunt, Hurst, Jeffries, Keemer, Kersey, Lawrence, Locust, Munday, Newsom, Pompey, Portis, Powell, Rann, Reed, Roberts, Rogers, Ruff, Ruffin, Skipper, Smith, Stewart, Sweat, Taborn, Tann, Taylor, Turner (see introduction), Vickory, Walden, Wilkins, Williams, Wood, Worrell, Young families in pre-1820 Southampton County, Virginia.
 * Joyner, Ulysses P. They Crossed the Blackwater: The First Settlers of Southhampton County Virginia. Orange, Va.: U.P. Joyner, 2001/2003. ; another edition is also available at.
 * 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 Southampton County, see discussion of cited sources.] . Purchase at Virginians.com.

Southampton 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]


 * [Allen] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Anderson] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Archer] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Artis] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Ash] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bailey] Bailey, John E. Letter, 1913 Dec[ember] 29, Nashville, Tenn., to I.M. Griffin, Dallas, Texas. Photocopy available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Bailey] Wilkinson, William Bailey. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Bailey Family. Donated 1989. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Banks] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Barham] Joyner, Ulysses P. From the Pagan to the Nottoway: The Occupation of the Land by the Europeans 1607-1800. Orange, Va.: U.P. Joyner, 2008. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Bartlett] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bartley] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [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.
 * [Bazden] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Beale] Claypool, Edward A. Brief Record of the Descendants of Robert Beale. Typescript; available on microfilm at.
 * [Bell] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Berry] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Blake] Blake, Marlene. The Blakes of the Cape Fear. 5 vols. 2000?. Vols. 3-5..
 * [Boon] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bowden] Bowden, Daniel J. The Bowdens of Southampton County, Virginia. Indianola, WA: D.J. Bowden, 1985..
 * [Bowers] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bowser] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Branch] Ford, Ethel Taylor. Thomas Taylor and Benjamin Branch of Nashville, Tennessee and Related Families. Amarillo, Texas: E.T. Ford, 1972. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Branch] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Brooks] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Browne] Hollowell, Lucy Elliott. The Descendants of Dr. Samuel Browne of Bertie, Northampton, Herford Counties, North Carolina. Woodland, N.C.: L.E. Hollowell, 1972..
 * [Byrd] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Cannady] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Charity] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Chavis] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [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 ($)..
 * [Clark] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Coleman] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Council] Adcock, Alma Whitley. "The Unknown Hodges Council (ca. 1731-ca. 1762)," Virginia Tidewater Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 1993):53-56.
 * [Darden] Stonecypher, May Muse. Elizabeth Darden Tucker. Albany, Ga.: M.M. Stonecypher, 2001. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Davis] Rawlings, Michael R. The Family History of D'earcy Paul and Lula Virginia (McKenney) Davis of Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties in Virginia: Being a Genealogical Outline of Their Descendants Covering the Years 1858-1996 and Assorted Sketches of Family Social History from the 1780s through the Present, Including Eight Generations. Spring Grove, Va.: M.W. Rawlings, 1996..
 * [Davis] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Day] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Demery] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Denson] Joyner, Peggy S. Jordan Denson ( -1806): Some of His Ancestors and Descendants and "Beechwood", Denson-Pretlow- Darden Ancestral Home, Southampton County, Virginia. Portsmouth, Va.: P.S. Joyner, 1978..
 * [Denton] Denton, Don R. In Search of the Denton Lineage. Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Pub., 2004. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Drake] Drake, Robert Eldon. Descendants of Exum Drake. 5 vols. Orlando, Florida: R.E. Drake, 1977-. Vols. 3-5..
 * [Drake] Dabbs, Miriam Adair. The Families of Matthew Bolivar and Sarah E. Richardson Drake. Clarksdale, Mississippi: M.A. Dabbs, 1984..
 * [Draper] Adcock, Alma Whitley. "The Unknown Hodges Council (ca. 1731-ca. 1762)," Virginia Tidewater Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 1993):53-56.
 * [Drewry] Descendants of John (ca. 1649-1714) and Deborah Collins Drewry, Charles Parish, York County, Va., and Genealogy of the Guy Humphrey Drewry Family of Southampton County, Va. Donated 1993. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Drewry] Gallalee, William Drewry. "Notes on the Drewry Family in Southampton County," Southampton County Historical Society Bulletin, No. 7, pt. B (Oct. 1997):40-41. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Southampton County Duncans.
 * [Duncan] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Edmunds] Edmunds, Mary Stuart Green. "Edmunds Family," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 17 (1935-1936):59-63, 111-117, 193-199. Reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Albidgton-Gerlache. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Free Name Search ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical.com;.
 * [Edwards] Edwards, Howell B. Edwards of Virginia and Georgia. Grants Pass, Ore.: H.B. Edwards, 1994..
 * [Fagan] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Flowers] Flowers, Loris. The Indian Branch and Swift Creek Flowers: Descendants of John Flowers. Darlington, S.C.: L. Flowers, 2001?..
 * [Fly] Fly, James Whitney. Fly Family. 5 vols. Montgomery, Ala.: J.W. Fly, 1990-1992..
 * [Fly] Fly, James Whitney. Fly Family History. 8 vols. Montgomery, Ala.: J.W. Fly, 1998..
 * [Francis] Francis, Keith Turner. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Thomas Francis Family of Southampton County, Va. 1992. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Freeman] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Garner] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Garris] Robertson, Haywood Lawrence. Colonial Roots. Alexandria, Va.: Robertson, 1976..
 * [Gillett] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Going] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Gray] Gray, Hurley Rowland. "Gray Wills Recorded in Southampton County," Genealogical Society of Tidewater Virginia, Vol. 2 (1971):101-102.
 * [Gray] Briggs, Martha Wren. "The Mystery Lady of Southampton County: She Exists Only in Stone," Virginia Tidewater Genealogy, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec. 1983):113-122.
 * [Griffin] Griffin Family Genealogical Chart. Donated 1995. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Gurley] Gurley, A.E. and John Miller Bradley. Some of the Genealogical Notes Collected by the late A. E. Gurley, ca.1700-1937. Typescript, 1951. Copy:.
 * [Gurley] Meynard, Virginia G. The Venturers. The Hampton, Harrison and Earle Families of Virginia, South Carolina and Texas. Easley, S.C., 1981.
 * [Haithcock] See also Hathcock.
 * [Haithcock] A Research Note on the Origins of the Hathcock / Heathcock / Haithcock Families of Southampton County, Virginia 1740 - 1840. Original typescript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library in Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm at.
 * [Haithcock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hanson] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. Camarillo, Calif.: K. Wiggins, 1968?..
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. 34 vols. 2nd ed.? Camarillo, Calif.: K. Wiggins, 1970?-1971..
 * [Hasty] Hasty, Warren H. William Jordan Hasty and Descendants. Minneapolis, Minn.: W.H. Hasty, 2004. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Hasty] Hasty, Warren H. Matthew Hasty and Descendants of Martin County, North Carolina. Minneapolis, Minn.: W.H. Hasty, 2005. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Hathcock] A Research Note on the Origins of the Hathcock / Heathcock / Haithcock Families of Southampton County, Virginia 1740 - 1840. Original typescript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library in Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm at.
 * [Hathcock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Heathcock] A Research Note on the Origins of the Hathcock / Heathcock / Haithcock Families of Southampton County, Virginia 1740 - 1840. Original typescript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library in Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm at.
 * [Heathcock] See also Hathcock.
 * [Heathcock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hicks] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hilliard] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hines] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hunt] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hurst] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Ingram] Barnum, Dorothy Jeter and George Ely Russell. “James Johnson alias Ingram: A Southern Odyssey,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Mar. 1988):5-16. Digital version at National Genealogical Society website ($);.
 * [Ingram] Barnum, Dorothy Jeter. The James and Mary Kendall Ingram Family. Moultrie, Georgia: D.J. Barnum, c1988..
 * [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 ($)..
 * [Jeffries] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Johnson] Smith, Walter Burgess. The Edward Clark Genealogy, 1676-1988: From Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Virginia Down to the Present Day: Edward (1655?-1737) of Middlesex and Essex Counties, Virginia, and His Descendants, including the Bristow, Stiff, Roudebush, McFarland, Holleman, and Other Families. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1988. Available at Virginia Historical Society;.
 * [Johnston] Johnston, Coy K. and Hugh Buckner Johnston. William Johnston of Isle of Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants, 1648-1964: A Genealogical Study of One Branch of the Family in the South. West Hartford, Conn.: Coy K. Johnston, 1965..
 * [Joyner] Joyner, Ulysses P. Joyner of Southampton: A Study of Thomas Joyner of Isle of Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina with Emphasis on the Joyners of Southampton County, Virginia. Verona, Va.: McClure Printing, 1975..
 * [Keemer] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Kello] Hill, Helen Kello. "The Kello Family of Southampton County," Southampton County Historical Society Bulletin, No. 7, pt. B (Oct. 1997):29-39. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Kersey] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Lanier] Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier: A Genealogy of the Family Who Came to Virginia and Their French Ancestors in London. Washington, D.C.: Goetz Printing Company, 1965. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * [Lawrence] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Locust] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Lowe] Lowe, Elgin Madison. Origin of the Lowe Family of Southampton County, Virginia, 1814-1993. 1994..
 * [Lumley] Francis, Don. The Lumley - Lumbley Surname of Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties, Virginia, 1730-1785. New York, N.Y.: D. Francis, 1981..
 * [Luter] West, Belle Lewter. Luter-Lewter Family of England, Virginia, North Carolina and States South and West. Durham, N.C.: B.L. West, 1974..
 * [Massengill] Butler, Florence Roberta Walker. The Massengills: of Whitby, England, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. n.p.: R.W. Butler, 2009..
 * [Munday] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Newsom] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Persons] Walker, George Fuller. Persons Lineage. Atlanta, Ga., 1951.
 * [Persons] Livingston, Virginia Pope. "Two William Persons of Virginia: Some Corrections of Walker's Persons Lineage," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):147-155. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Pompey] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Pond] Inman, Joseph Francis. Some Ponds of Southampton County, Virginia and Their Relations. Richmond, Va., 1970. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Pope] Austin, Jeannette H. Pope Genealogy. Riverdale, Ga.: J.H. Austin, 1987?..
 * [Pope] Adcock, Alma Whitley. "The Unknown Hodges Council (ca. 1731-ca. 1762)," Virginia Tidewater Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (June 1993):53-56.
 * [Portis] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Powell] Berryman, Ann Williamson. Powell Families of Isle of Wight County and Southampton County Virginia: Three Generations, Thomas, William and Elizabeth Powell. 1992..
 * [Powell] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Rann] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Rawlings] Browder, Barbara H. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Rawlings Family. Donated 1999. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Reed] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Reese] Reese, Dora Hart. Norton W. Hart Family Tree. 1981?..
 * [Ridley] Futrell, Katherine K. and Southampton County Historical Society (Virginia). The Southampton Ridleys: Their Contributions to the Growth and Development of Southampton County. Typescript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library, Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm at . Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Ridley] Hart, Lyndon H. and Bromfield Bradford Nichol. Ridley of Southampton: Being the Descendants of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Day Ridley of Southampton, then Isle of Wight County, Virginia, circa 1700-1992. Pensacola, Fla.: B.B. Nichol, 1992..
 * [Roberts] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Rogers] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Rose] Rose, Christine. Abstracts of Early Virginia Rose Estates: Wills, Inventories, Accounts and Administrator's Bonds before 1850. San Jose, Calif.: Rose Family Bulletin, 1972. ; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Ruff] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Ruffin] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Skipper] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Slade] Slade, James L. Samuel Slade of Southampton County, Virginia: Ten Generations of His Descendants 1750-2007. Oklahoma City, Okla.: J.L. Slade, 2008..
 * [Smith] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Stephens] Coppage, A. Maxim. Stephens-Stevens and Stevenson-Stephenson, 1981-1985. Volume IV. Concord, Calif., 1987.
 * [Stewart] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Sweat] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Taborn] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Tann] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Taylor] Taylor Family of Southampton County, Va., Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 22, p. 46; Vol. 23, pp. 104, 218, 323, 435; Vol. 24, pp. 102, 213.
 * [Taylor] Duke, Walter Garland. Henry Duke, Councilor, His Descendants and Connections. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1949. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Taylor] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Thorp] Nelson, Margaret Van Ness. Summary of Information about the Norman Barnes Thorp Family from Southampton County, Virginia and Clinton County, Ohio. Powell, Ohio: M.V. Nelson, 1991. . Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Turner] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. See introduction.
 * [Urquhart] Bryant, Mary Louisa Urquhart. "Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Urquharts in Southampton County Virginia," Southampton County Historical Society Bulletin, No. 7, pt. B (Oct. 1997):21-28. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Vick] Vick, John L., Benjamin David Vick, and Virginia Vick King. A Short Sketch of the Vick Family. Originally recorded in nineteenth or early twentieth century, copied in 1939, recopied in 1967..
 * [Vick] Perrin, James M. Reverend Newit Vick, Founder of Vicksburg, Mississippi: His Ancestry, Relatives, and Descendants. Hammond, La.: J.M. Perrin, 1990..
 * [Vick] Adkisson, Floy Jean. Vick Family History. Kerrville, Tex.: F.J. Adkisson, 1990..
 * [Vickory] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Walden] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Wellons] Wellons, James Willis. A Historical Sketch of the Wellons Family. Richmond, Va.: Central Publishing Company, 1910. ; digital version at  - both free.
 * [West] Stone, Letta Brock and Leonardo Andrea. West Genealogical Research, 1550-1950. Manuscript collection; available on microfilm:.
 * [Westbrook] Jones, Blair. Westbrook and Allied Families (Foster, Barker, Fort, Sandefur, Lambert-h, Hanson. Pell City, Ala., 1967..
 * [Whitehead] Davis, Eliza Timberlake. Whitehead Family of Isle of Wight and Southampton County, Virginia. Original typescript, Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library in Smithfield, Va.; available on microfilm: Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Whitehead] Dimond, E. Grey. The Reverend William W. Whithead, Mississippi Pioneer, His Antecedents and Descendants: Including Some Notes Concerning the Whiteheads of the Isle of Wight and Southampton;, Virginia; Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash and Wake, North Carolina; Wayne, Indiana Territory; La Porte, Indiana; Points West; and Those Massacred in the Nat Turner Slave Uprising of 1831. Kansas City, Missouri: Diastole-Hospital Hill [and] E.G. Dimond, 1985..
 * [Wilkins] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Williams] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Williamson] Dixon, Elizabeth Williamson. The Williamson Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Southampton County, Virginia, Northampton County, North Carolina, Caswell County, North Carolina. Typescript, 1958; available on microfilm:.
 * [Wood] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Worrell] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Young] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.