Buckingham County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Buckingham County





History
The origin of the county's name is disputed. Some argue it was named after the Duke of Buckingham, others point to the English city or county of Buckingham, while others point out that Archibald Cary's estate was named Buckingham.

Parent County
1758--Buckingham County was created 14 September 1758 from Albemarle County. County seat: Buckingham

Record Loss
County court records were destroyed by fire in 1869. Only one plat book survived the fire and some wills and deeds were recorded later.

African American

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Buckingham County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1826," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Buckingham County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Buckingham County:

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Early LDS converts with Buckingham County connections:


 * Kitchen

DNA
DNA has been collected for purported descendants of the following Buckingham County, Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * [Shoemaker] Descendant of James Shoemaker, b. c1790, d. c1840 Buckingham County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled S-9), courtesy: The Shoemaker DNA Project, World Families Network.

Family Histories
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]

General


 * Ward, Roger G. A Rich Heritage: The Porr Family of Henrico County, Virginia and the Moss Family of Buckingham County, Virginia Allied Families in Richmond and Henrico County Include Hertzberger, Rahm, Collins, Crittenden, Jordan, Stubbs, Hudson, Williams, Cocke and Huddlesy: Allied Families in Buckingham County Include Meador, Wilkinson, Whitlow, Sharpe, Pendleton, and the Berry, Mann, and Thomas Families of Prince Edward County. Chandler, Ariz.: R.G. Ward, 1991. Item 3
 * Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Genealogical Records of Buckingham County, Virginia. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984. Available at FHL; and World Vital Records ($).

Bibliography


 * [Adcock] Lawless, Blanche Elizabeth Adcock. A Family History: Adcock, John, of Buckingham County, Virginia: Some of His Descendants: With Collateral Lines: Christian, McMurtry, Robertson, Ingersoll, etc. Mount Sterling, Ill.: B.E.A. Lawless, 1968. Item 8
 * [Adcock] Lawless, Blanche Elizabeth Adcock. A Family History: Adcock, John of Buckingham County, VA: Some of His Descendants: With Collateral Lines: Christian, McMurtry, Robertson, Ingersoll, etc. Mount Sterling, Ill.: B.E. Lawless, 1973.
 * [Adcock] Lawless, Blanche Elizabeth Adcock. Supplement to A Family History: Adcock, John of Buckingham County, VA., Some of His Descendants, with Collateral Lines. Mount Sterling, Ill.: M.P. Aubertin, 1986.
 * [Adcock] Lawless, Carolyn Elizabeth and Mary Price Aubertin. Second Supplement (1973-1998) to A Family History: Adcock, John of Buckingham County, VA., Some of His Descendants, with Collateral Lines - Christian, McMurtry, Robertson, Ingersoll, Etc. (Written by Lawless, Blanche Elizabeth Adcock, 1973). Mount Sterling, Ill.: C.E. Lawless, 1998.
 * [Ballowe] Ballowe, Patricia Jewell. Ballowe Genealogy the Descendants of Eli P. Ballowe and Sarah Howard Winfrey of Buckingham County, Virginia; Their Fourteen Children were Born Between 1813 and 1838 in Virginia and Tennessee: Also the Descendants of William Ballowe, Born 1791, VA to Paducah, KY and Col. Thomas Ballowe, Born Before 1779, VA. Richland, Wash.: P.J. Ballowe, 2003.
 * [Carter] Bowman, Elby F. The Ancestors of Joseph Carter of Buckingham County, Virginia and Bath and Morgan Counties, Kentucky. Shell Knob, Missouri: E.F. Bowman, 1978.
 * [Charlton] Charlton, Elizabeth Jane Dunkum. The Charltons of Buckingham County, Virginia. n.p.: E.J.D. Charlton, 1990.
 * [Cobbs] Williams, Kyle D. John L. Cobbs of Buckingham County, Virginia, Research Report. MSS., microfilmed 1987. Items 1-2
 * [Diuguid] MacRae, Eleanor Harris. William Diuguid of Buckingham County, Virginia. Virginia Beach, Va.: E.H. MacRae, 1989.
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t) Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed in 1991. Item 19
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of March 1994 Including: Evitt (Evatt; Evitts; Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. David's, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994. Item 11
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of June 1995: Including Evitt (Evatt, Evitts, Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1995.
 * [Flowers] Flowers, Jarrott V. Some Descendants of Ralph Flowers of Buckingham County, Virginia and Smith County, Tennessee. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Paragon Printing, 1991.
 * [Forbes] Jones, Maben. Genealogical Chart of Mary Louisa Jones Forbes (1862-1938) of Buckingham and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. Typescript, 1956. Item 2
 * [Gannaway] Woodruff, Howard W. Gannaway Family of Buckingham Co., Va.: 1725-1825. Springfield, Mo.: unknown, 1965. Digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).
 * [Garrett] Garrett, Clyde B. The Genealogy, in Part, of Stephen and William Garrett of Buckingham, Virginia: With Some Historical Data of the Families. Marshall, Tex.: Printed by the Marshall News Messenger Pub. Co., 1990. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Gilliam] Rosen, Carl Coleman and Richard Holland Gilliam. The Papers of Col. Richard H. Gilliam of Buckingham County, Virginia Various Documents, Lists and Loose Papers Dating from 1825 to 1870: with a Brief Genealogy of Col. Gilliam's Descendants. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1992.
 * [Lacy] Lacey, Hubert Wesley and Howell Edison Lacy. The Thomas Lacy III Family of Hanover and Buckingham Counties, Virginia with Forebears, Descendants and Some Allied Families. Farmville, Va.: Howell Edison Lacy, 1983.
 * [Lee] Lee, Richard Edward. Ancestors and Descendants of Gresham Lee of Buckingham County, Virginia. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1991.
 * [McGlasson] Ward, Marguerite and Vivian Jackson. William McGlasson, Sr., of Buckingham County, Virginia, &amp; Descendants of His Sons, Matthew, William, Jr., &amp; James. Typescript, Willard Library, Evansville, Ind. Microfilmed 1987. Item 10
 * [Mathews] Hockett, Thomas Jack. Family of Richard Poston and Anne Campbell Dolan (Doland; Dolin; Dolen; Doolin; Doling, etc.) and Mat(t)hews Families of Buckingham and Washington Counties Virginia Including the Family of Josiah Poston and Ann(a) Dolan of Washington County, Virginia: Dolan/Dolen/Dolin/Doolin/Doland, etc., and Matthews ... St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994.
 * [Moore] Moore, Charles R. The Moore Family of Central Virginia Covering the Counties of Albeharle, Amherst, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va.: C.R. Moore, 1985.
 * [Smith] Moulton, Nancy Claire Wilson. The Smith Family of Buckingham County, Virginia, 1735-1900. Carmichael, Calif.: N.C.W. Moulton, 1997.
 * [Staples] Kroll, Gretchen Elizabeth Staples. William Staples (circa 1675-circa 1755) of Hanover County, Virginia: His Four Sons of Buckingham County and Some of Their Descendants. 2 vols. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 2005.
 * [West] Wilson, Louetta West, John William Johnson, and Floyd West. Claiborne Dandridge West of Buckingham County, Virginia: His Ancestors and Descendants. Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Printing, 1967.
 * [Wheeler] Wheeler, Roy William. Trails West: A Genealogy of the Wheeler Family of Buckingham and Cumberland County, Virginia. Aurora, S.D.: Wheeler Genealogy Research, 1996.
 * [White] Boatman, David D. Henry White of Buckingham County, Virginia Descendants of Henry White, 1724-1802, &amp; Celia Page, 1731-1799, with Families of Allen, Almand, Anderson, Blakey, Brawner, Brown, Clark, Daniel, Daniell, David, Hawkins, Hatcher, Leverett, Longshore, Lyle, Maguire, Moore, Neal, Pearson, Sanders, Stovall. Ft. Worth, Texas: D. Boatman, 1996.
 * [Winfrey] Winfrey, James Clifton. The Winfrey Family. Littleton, Colo.: J.C. Winfrey, 1982. 929.273 W726wj

Land
Grants and Patents


 * Bannister. 778 patents dated 1723-1842 in what is now Buckingham County, Virginia Patents 1723-1842 placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2002. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

 * Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Genealogical Records of Buckingham County, Virginia. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984. Available at FHL; and World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1977):113-118. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Buckingham County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 115.]

French and Indian War

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Buckingham County veterans; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Buckingham County on page 129.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812

 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Buckingham County.]

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.

Private Papers

 * Moore, Caroline Tiedeman. "Payne Family Bible, Buckingham County, Virginia, and Micapony, Florida," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1974):304. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Stinson, Hubert M. "Harris-Stinson-Carter-Wood-Branch Bible Record, Buckingham County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1980):41-43. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Probate
Local Court


 * Hopkins, William Lindsay. Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. Available at FHL. [Includes Buckingham County.]
 * King, George Harrison Sanford. "Will of Joseph Cabell, Buckingham County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):298-302. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Buckingham County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1962):121-124. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1764] Warren, Mary Bondurant and Eve Bondurant Warren Weeks. Virginia's District Courts, 1789-1809: Records of the Prince Edward District: Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, and Prince Edward Counties: (Wills to 1829, Deeds to 1816). Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at FHL. [Buckingham County tithables list, 1764 (found in the loose case papers).]
 * [1773-1774] Buckingham County, Virginia Tithables, 1773-1774. Original records, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia; also available on microfilm at FHL.
 * [1773-1774] Woodson, Robert F. and Isobel B. Woodson. Virginia Tithables from Burned Record Counties: Buckingham, 1773-1774; Gloucester, 1770-1771, 1774-1775; Hanover, 1763 and 1770; James City, 1768-1769; Stafford, 1768 and 1773. Richmond, Virginia: I.B. Woodson, 1970. Available at FHL.
 * [1782] Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available at FHL. [1782 personal property tax list of Buckingham County.]
 * [1782-1826] Heinegg, Paul. "Buckingham County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1826," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Buckingham County is included in Vol. 1.]
 * [1787] Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1977):113-118. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Buckingham County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 115.]
 * [1788, 1800] Indexed images of the 1788 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1800] "Buckingham County, Virginia 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):114-118; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):162-168; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):23-27. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Buckingham County is included in Vol. 1.]

Vital Records
Marriage


 * Lindsay, Mrs. James R. "Buckingham County Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1784-1794" (Only known marriage records during this period), Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2 (April 1963):13-14.

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

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