Berkeley County, West Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; West Virginia &gt; Berkeley County

Parent County
1772--Berkeley County was created 10 February 1772 from Frederick County (Virginia). County seat: Martinsburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke County, Virginia
 * Frederick County, Virginia
 * Jefferson
 * Morgan
 * Washington County, Maryland

Immigration

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

Military
French and Indian War


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Berkeley County veterans and 1774-1775 militia officers; see place name index.]

Probate

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

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog