King William County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1700--King William County was created 5 December 1700 from King and Queen County. County seat: King William

Populated Places

 * Clarke, Peyton Neale. Old King William Homes and Families. Louisville: J.P. Morton and Company, 1897. Digital book available at BYU Family History Archives.
 * "Old Houses in King William County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct. 1938), unpaginated. Available at JSTOR.
 * Ryland, Elizabeth Hawes. "Homes in King William County: Comments and Corrections," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1939):120-121. Available at JSTOR.

Neighboring Counties

 * Caroline
 * Hanover
 * King and Queen
 * New Kent

Church

 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of King and Queen and King William Counties, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Oct. 1943):440-464. Available at JSTOR.

Court

 * Ryland, Elizabeth Hawes. "King William County and Its Court House," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan. 1940):99-112. Available at JSTOR.

Family Histories

 * [Arnold] MacIvor, Hazel Arnold. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Benjamin Arnold, King William County, Virginia and Greenville, South Carolina. Lake Orion, Michigan: Arnold Family Association of the South, 1974. Available at FHL.
 * [Crane] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Crane/Crain/Crayne Family of King William, King &amp; Queen, Pittsylvania, and Washington Counties, Virginia. St. David's, Pennsylvania: J. Hockett, 1993. Available at FHL.
 * [Davenport] Beekman, Jane Kyhl. Davenport of King William, Goochland, Cumberland and Halifax Counties, Virginia, North Carolina, and Elsewhere: With Allied Families of Boyd, DeJarnet, Kent and Terry. Muncie, Indiana: J.K. Beekman, 2006.
 * [Figg] Mudd, William Aubrey. Figg Family of King William County, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: W.A. Mudd, Jr., 1981. Available at FHL.
 * [Fox] "Fox Family of King William County, Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Apr. 1912):262-266. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Fox] Cocke, Ellen M. Some Fox Trails in Old Virginia: John Fox of King William County, Ancestors, Descendants, Near Kin. Richmond, Virginia: Dietz Press, 1939. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Johnson] Lee, Ida J. "Extracts from King William County Records," [Johnson Family] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1926):74-78. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Kell(e)y] Kelley, Franlin Bradley. Kelley-Kelly of King William County, VA 1840-1900. MSS., Smithfield Branch of the Isle of Wight Library, Smithfield, Virginia, available at FHL.
 * [Lipscomb] Lee, Ida J. "King William County Records -- Lipscomb Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr. 1926):138-145. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Moore] "Col. Augustine Moore, of 'Chelsea,' King William Co., Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jul. 1908):49-53. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Neale] "King William County Records: Neale Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1926):328-330. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Quarles] Lee, Ida J. "Extracts from King William County Records," [Quarles Family] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1926):72-73. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Roane] Ryland, Elizabeth Hawes. "The Roanes of King and Queen and King William Counties," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul. 1938):286-290. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Taylor] Lee, Ida Johnson. "Taylor Family of King William Co., Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan. 1934):48-55. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Waller] Riffe, Andrew Lewis. "The Wallers of Endfield, King William County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 59, No. 3 (Jul. 1951):337-352. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Waller] Riffe, Andrew Lewis. "The Wallers of Endfield, King William County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 59, No. 4 (Oct. 1951):458-493. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Waller] Riffe, Andrew Lewis. "Correction: The Waller of Endfield, King William County, Virginia. Part I," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 59, No. 4 (Oct. 1951):500. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Waring] Duesberry, Ethel F. A Genealogical Record of the Waring Family in the Counties of Essex and King William, Virginia. MSS., Virginia State Library, available at FHL.

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Intercepted Letters Relating to America, 1777-1811" The Genealogist, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Fall 2000):184-200. [Overseas contacts of residents of King William County with the following surname: Frazer.]
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes wills of residents of St. John's Parish and King William County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]
 * [http://immigrantservants.com/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=King&placeOfIndentureColony=Virginia&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial King George, King and Queen, and King William Counties, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land

 * "Extracts of King William County Records," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jan. 1917):65-70; Vol. 25, No. 2 (Apr. 1917):174-179; Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jul. 1917):290-296. Available at JSTOR. [Remnants of destroyed deeds.]

Local Histories

 * Harris, Malcolm H. "'Delaware Town' and 'West Point' in King William County, Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct. 1934):342-351. Available at JSTOR.

Military
French and Indian War


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

Revolutionary War


 * Clerk, H. Randolph. "King William County Payments for Wives, Widows and Parents of Soldiers," [Revolutionary War] The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Apr. 1918):232-233. Available at JSTOR.

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.

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

Taxation

 * Lee, Ida J. "King William County Personal Tax List, 1782-1850," [some letter 'A' surnames] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1927):114-122. Available at JSTOR.
 * Lee, Ida J. "Land Taxed in King William County in 1782," [1782 Land Tax] The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct. 1926):326-328. Available at JSTOR.
 * The 1787 and 1797 Personal Property Tax Lists of King William County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.
 * The 1787 and 1797 Land Tax Lists of King William County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

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