Northumberland County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1648--Northumberland County was created 12 October 1648 from Indian District of Chickacoan. County seat: Heathsville

Boundary Changes
Northumberland County and Westmoreland County were temporarily joined in 1662, see: Milnor Ljungstedt, "Westmoreland and Northumberland Joined," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1924):46-47.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lancaster
 * Richmond
 * Westmoreland

African American

 * Sutton, K.E. Black, Red and Revolutionary: Free African Americans of Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Virginia in the Era of the American Revolution. K.E. Sutton, 1997.
 * Sutton, Karen E. Northumberland County, Virginia Registers of Free Blacks. Maryland: Heritage Books, 1999.

Cemeteries

 * "Early Tombs in Westmoreland, Richmond, and Northumberland Counties," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Oct. 1902):123-130; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jan. 1903):191-195. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * "Early Tombstones in Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul. 1899):42-47. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * "Inscriptions on Old Tombstones in Westmoreland and Northumberland Counties," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jul. 1900):25-31. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution. Freedom Hill Chapter (McLean, Va.). Virginia DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report: Tombstone Inscriptions of Northumberland County, Virginia. Virginia DAR, 1996.

Church

 * Hall, Addison. The Glory of the Latter House: Sermon, Dedication of Coan Meeting House, County of Northumberland, Va.,Oct. 3, 1847. 1848.

Baptist


 * Coan Baptist Church (Heathsville, Virginia). Church History Committee. Stop and Look: The History of the Coan Baptist Church, 1804-1979 : Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. Barbour Print., 1987.
 * Semple, Robert Baylor and Clarissa Hall. The Faithful Servant of God Exemplied in the Life and Death of Samuel L. Straughan: Late Minister of the Gospel, Northumberland County, Va. Shepherd &amp; Pollard, printers, 1822.

Church of England


 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Apr. 1946):137-151; Vol. 54, No. 3 (Jul. 1946):233-243. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Northern Neck Historical Society. Commemorating the Establishment of a Memorial Monument to the Parish of Great Wiccocomoco: Northumberland County, Va. June 5, 1961. 1961.
 * "Register of St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Apr. 1909):237-244; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Oct. 1909):129-137. Available at JSTOR ($).

Presbyterian


 * Toler, Henry, Clarissa Pollard and Eliza Steptoe. The Faithful Minister's Work and Course Pursued and Finished: Being the Substance of Two Sermons Occasioned by the Death of Elder Lewis Lunsford, Late of Northumberland, in the State of Virginia, Who Departed this Life at Mr. Abraham Gregory['s] in Essex, October 26, 1793, about the Fortieth ... Ormond &amp; Ormond &amp; Conrad, no. 41, Old Sign of Franklin's Head, Chestnut-Street, 1795.

Court
County Court


 * Duvall, Lindsay O. Virginia Colonial Abstracts. Series II, Volume I. Northumberland County, 1678-1713. [Abstracts of order books 1678-1713.]
 * Fleet, Beverley. Northumberland County Records, 1652-1655: Containing Abstracts from Court Order Book No. 2, 20th Sept. 1652-20th Oct. 1655, Record Book No. 14, 20th Sept. 1652-20th Aug. 1655. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. Digital book at Ancestry ($).
 * Herman, Lawrence George. Presentments of the Grand Jury of Northumberland County, Virginia, 1744-1770. College of William and Mary, 1976.
 * "Revolutionary Proceedings in Northumberland County, 1765, 1776-1778," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2, (Labeled issue 1) (Oct. 1911):127-132. Available at JSTOR ($).

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. In addition to finding a direct ancestor’s surname listed, and watching to see if more recent publications make additions and corrections to earlier works, this list is also useful for determining if genealogists have published accounts, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, for any members of an ancestor’s “FAN Club” [Family, Associates, and Neighbors]. Checking publications about those individuals can lead you to new information about your own ancestry. Be mindful that compiled genealogies may contain errors.

Bibliography


 * [Anderson] Reed, Avery H. Genealogy of the Anderson Family, Embracing the Lineage of Virginia Immigrant (I) Thomas Anderson, of Northumberland, England and Frances Jones (Anderson) of Virginia. n.p.: A.H. Reed, 1963. Available at FHL.
 * [Bailey] Bailey (Bayly) Families of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Ball] See Dameron.
 * [Barecraft] Russell, George Ely. "John and Jane Barcroft of Boston, Mass., and Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Apr. 1992):112-113. Available at FHL.
 * [Beacham] Beach, Eugene H. The Ancestry and Posterity of Wilton Avery Beauchamp of Northumberland County, Virginia: Being an Excerpt from a Work in Progress on the Descendants of Daniel Beacham. Highland, Michigan: E.H. Beach, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Beauchamp] See Beacham.
 * [Bledsoe] See Dameron.
 * [Bonham] Bonham (Bonum) Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Broun] See McAdam.
 * [Claughton] Luht, Richard I. The Claughton Family of Northumberland County, Va. Fairbanks, Alaska: R.I. Luht, 1995. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Coles] Coles, Mildred L. The Coles Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. M.L. Coles, 1985.
 * [Cooper] "Sampson Cooper. Alderman of Ripon, Yorkshire, England; And of Northumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 58, No. 2 (Apr. 1950):230-236. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Coppage] See Dameron.
 * [Dameron] Browning, Charles H. "Ball, Cuppage and Dameron, of Northumberland County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Oct. 1902):137-139. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Dameron] Snow, Helen Foster. The Dameron-Damron Genealogy, the Descendants of Lawrence Dameron of Virginia.: With Notes on Related Northumberland County Families of Gaskins, Harvey, Bledsoe, Tignor, Ball, Coppedge-Coppage, Waddy, Taylor, Smith, and the John Ladd Family Originating in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Davis]See also Fielding.
 * [Davis] David, George Jacob. Family History: With Special Emphasis on the Ancestors of the Brothers: Philip Christopher Davis, George Graham Davis, Joseph Gamble Davis, James Conrad Davis [and] John Edward Davis. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: G.J. Davis, 1955. Available at FHL.
 * [DeButts] Russell, George Ely. "DeButts Family of Maryland and Virginia," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):131-188.
 * [Denny] Hirtzel, Richard D. Denny Families in Early Northumberland County and Lancaster County, Virginia. Pleasant Grove, Utah: R.D. Hirtzel, 1999. Available at FHL.
 * [Doggett] Lewis, James F. "Doggett Family, Northumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):181-182. Available at New England Ancestors ($). [Family record taken from loose court papers.]
 * [Doherty] Heinemann, Charles Brunk. Descendants of Ah Daughhetee, Daughhetee, Daughity, Doherty, O'Dogherty, Etc., Families: of Northumberland County, Virginia. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1942. Digital book available at Ancestry ($).
 * [Downing] Keach, O.A. "The Downings of Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jan. 1916):189-193. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Downing] Keach, O.A. "John Downing of Fairfields, Northumberland County, Virginia, and His Descendants," William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jul. 1916); Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct. 1916). Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Fielding] "Fielding and Davis Notes. The Fielding Family of Northumberland County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Apr. 1904):453-455; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Oct. 1904):214-215. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Gaskins] See also Dameron.
 * [Gaskin] Gaskin Family, Northumberland County, Virginia: Research Notes. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Genn] Hillman, Ralph E. "James Genn of Northumberland County, Virginia, and Some of His Descendants," The American Genealogist, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan. 1997):32-38; Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr. 1997):101-108.
 * [Gresham] Smith, Ralph D. The Tennison Family of Southern Maryland, Volume 2: Sometimes called Tennis, Dennis or Dennison, During the Period 1650-1770, Together with 1635-1657 Records of John Gresham of Northumberland Co., Va., and Other Early Greshams. R.D. Smith, 1998.
 * [Hack] References to the Hack Family Abstracted from Various Sources in Northumberland and Northampton Counties, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Harding] Waring, Lucy Lemoine. Hardings of Northumberland County, Virginia and Their Related Families: Mini-history, Homes and Churches. Wicomico Church, Virginia: n.p., 1971. Available at FHL.
 * [Harrison] Reese, Madeline. The Descendants of Matthew Harrison of Northumberland and Richmond Counties, Virginia. Rio Rancho, New Mexico: M. Reese, 2007. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Harvey] See Dameron.
 * [Haydon] Froom, Grace Yager. A Collection of Facts and Recollections of the Descent Lines and the Relationships Among Some Descendants of William Herndon of England and New Kent Co., Va.; Anthony Halberstadt of Hessen Kassel, Germany and Hunterdon Co., N.J.; Thomas Faulconer of England and Isle of Wight Co., Va.; Thomas Haydon of Northumberland Co., Va.; Nicholas Yager of Hesse, Germany and Spotsylvania and Madison Cos., Va.; Lewis Conner, Sr. of Boone Co., Ky. Indianapolis, Indiana: G.Y. Froom, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Haydon] Haydon, R. Thomas Haydon II, Northumberland County, VA - Spotsylvania County, VA, circa 1698-1782. R. Haydon, 1993.
 * [Haynie] Torrence, Clayton. Haynie Family of Northumberland County, Virginia: Captain John Haynie (c. 1624- post 1894) to ... Lucy Haynie (1748-1812) of Ludenbury County, Virginia and Wilkes County, Georgia. 1949.
 * [Heath] Keach, O.A. "The Heaths of Northumberland County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Oct. 1915):109-115. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hill] Hill, John McMurry. William Hill of Northumberland County, Virginia: And Various Descendants. Violet, Louisiana: Frank W. Gurney, 1980. Two copies available at FHL here and here.
 * [Hobson] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hull] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hull] Herndon, John W. The Hull Family of Northumberland &amp; Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia: Together with the Hull Family that Moved to Northern Mississippi in 1838; Notes on Hulls Living Elsewhere than in Virginia, and Notes on Some Allied Families. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Jenkins] Jenkins, Northumberland County. 108 pages. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Jones] Keach, O.A. "Mr. Robert Jones, of Fleet's Bay, Northumberland County, and Some of His Descendants," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):191-202; Vol. 23, No. 4 (Apr. 1915):261-271. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Kenner] Kenner Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Lee] Shumate, Molly A. Lee: Ancestors and Descendants of Charles Lee of Cumberland Co., VA. Port Charlotte, Florida: M.A. Shumate, 1999. Available at FHL.
 * [LeHew] Houchins-Heppes, Rachel A. Some Pomeroy Descendants of Nicholas LeHew, Emigrant from Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia and Richard Pomeroy from ("Old Frederick County", "Old Shenandoah County") Warren County, Virginia: Volume I &amp; II Abridged. R.A. Houchins-Heppes, 1998.
 * [McAdam] Broun, Thomas L. "Family Records of the McAdam and Broun Families, of Northumberland Co., Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jul. 1904):25-27.
 * [McAdam] McAdam, Northumberland County, Virginia. 204 pages. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [McClanahan] McClanahan, Marshall Loring. Thos. &amp; Dorothy (Mooney) McClanahan w.1681, Northumberland Co., Va. &amp; Some of Their Descendants : Fr. Files of J. Adger Stewart, Kathleen Carter, Etc. MSS., two copies available at FHL here and here.
 * [Opie] Duvall, Lindsay O. "The Opie Family of Northumberland County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Jan. 1946):68-76. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Pope] Heath, O.A. "The Popes of Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jan., 1914):209-215. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Presley] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Presley] References to the Presley Family in Northumberland County, Virginia Records. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Presly] Keach, Mrs. O.A. "The Preslys of Northumberland," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan. 1926):92-93; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr. 1926):187-192; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul. 1926):287-292. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Rodham] References to the Family of Matthew Rodham (Rhodon) Found in the County Records of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Schrever] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Smith] See Dameron.
 * [Taylor] See also Dameron.
 * [Taylor] "The Taylor Family of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr. 1927):211-218; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul. 1927):309-312; Vol. 36, No. 4 (Oct. 1928):388-389. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Taylor] Pinkard, Ophelia Taylor. The Taylors of Northumberland County, Virginia. Washington, D.C.: O.T. Pinkard, 1987. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Vanlandingham] Harris, Nancy Louise Edwards. VanLandingham Family of Northumberland Co., Va. Alexandria, Virginia : N.E. Harris, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Waddy] See also Dameron.
 * [Waddy] Keach, O.A. "The Waddy Family of Northumberland County, Virginia," William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Apr. 1917):254-267. Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Walker] Walker, Legaré. The Walker Family, Originally of the Yeocomico River Section of Northumberland (Subsequently Westmoreland) County, Virginia, Stemming from William Walker, 1622/23-1657, and Through One of His descendants, Joseph Rabley Walker, 1768-1816, Who Immigrated from Mecklenburg County in that State to ... n.p., 1945.
 * [Wright] Some Descendants of Richard Wright: Gentleman of London, England &amp; Northumberland, Virginia, 1655. 192-?. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Wright] Wright, John Calvin. Genealogy of John J. Wright of Virginia, Indiana, and Kansas : a lineal descendant of Richard Wright of London and Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1953. 1953. Available at FHL. [N.B.: Wright DNA Project at Family Tree DNA has disproved theory that Wrights of Franklin County, Virginia descend from Richard Wright of Northumberland County, Virginia.]

Gazetteers

 * Wilson, John C. Creek Peek Collection: From the Piankatank to the Potomac: Locations of 195 Creeks, Coves, Bays, Branches, Prongs, Ponds and Rivers in Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland Counties of Virginia. Rappahannock Press, 199-?.

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Cherry Point, Bow Tracy, Northumberland County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]
 * [http://www.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=Northumberland&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 Northumberland County, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.
 * Ljungstedt, Milnor. "Items from Southern Records" [Showing Family and Trade Connections with Northern Colonies and the Home Countries], The American Genealogist, Vol. 15 (1938):95-104. Available at New England Ancestors ($). [Northumberland Co., VA record surname: Lord.]

Land
Grants and Patents


 * Davey. 253 patents dated 1651-1911 in what is now Fairfax, Fauquier, Northumberland, Prince William, Stafford, and Westmoreland Counties, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper. [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, which is "Nova" in this instance); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

 * Scott, Steven, University of New Orleans, University of New Orleans. Dept. of History. Social Networking in Seventeenth-century Virginia: Northumberland County, 1651-1665. University of New Orleans, 2005.

Military
English Civil War


 * Hackley, Woodford B. "The Northumberland Oath 1652," [Oath of Allegiance to Oliver Cromwell's government during Commonwealth Period] The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan. 1941):33-36. Available at JSTOR ($). [Identifies many local residents.]

Colonial Militia


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Northumberland County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Northumberland County militia officers; see place name index.]

French and Indian War


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Northumberland County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Northumberland County militia officers; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War


 * "Revolutionary Proceedings in Northumberland County, 1765, 1776-1778," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2, (Labeled issue 1) (Oct. 1911):127-132. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Sutton, K.E. Black, Red and Revolutionary: Free African Americans of Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Virginia in the Era of the American Revolution. K.E. Sutton, 1997.

Native Americans

 * Potter, Stephen R. An Ethnohistorical Examination of Indian Groups in Northumberland County, Virginia: 1608-1719. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1976.

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.

Occupations

 * Doggett, Barbara Lynn. Parish Apprenticeship in Colonial Virginia: A Study of Northumberland County, 1680-1695 and 1750-1765. College of William and Mary, 1981.
 * "Northumberland County," [List of Burgesses from the County Levy (1658-1719)] The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jan. 1896):179-180. Available at JSTOR ($).

Poor Records

 * Doggett, Barbara Lynn. Parish Apprenticeship in Colonial Virginia: A Study of Northumberland County, 1680-1695 and 1750-1765. College of William and Mary, 1981.

Private Papers

 * [Galloway] Nickson, James, David Galloway and Thomas Lee. Title Account, November 1745 to November 1746, with David Galloway of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation taken from Google Books.]
 * [Jones] Jones Family and Library of Congress. The Papers of the Jones Family of Northumberland, Virginia, 1649-1889. Library of Congress, 1972.

Probate
Local Court


 * Lewis, James F. and J. Motley Booker. Wills and Administrations, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1713-1749. J.F. Lewis and J.M. Booker, 1967. Reviewed in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):137. Review available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Lewis, James F. and J. Motley Booker. Wills and Administrations, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1750-1770. J.F. Lewis and J.M. Booker, 1964. Reviewed in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1964):137-138. Review available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Photocopy of the Will of Samuel Griffin of Northumberland County, Virginia (1702) and Research Notes. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * Washington, John A. "Will of Thomas Bushrod, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1698," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):55-60. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

London Courts


 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Cherry Point, Bow Tracy, Northumberland County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Northumberland County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):205-208. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation
At first glance, researchers might conclude that Virginia tax lists contain very little family history data, though one soon learns that valuable genealogical conclusions can be drawn from these records, nicknamed "annual censuses," such as: relationships, approximate years of birth, socio-economic status, identification of neighbors, the ability to distinguish between persons of the same name, evidence of land inheritance, years of migration, and years of death.

Virginia began enumerating residents' payments of personal property and land taxes in 1782. These two types of taxation were recorded in separate registers. Personal property tax lists include more names than land tax lists, because they caught more of the population. The Family History Library has an excellent microfilm collection of personal property tax lists from 1782 (or the year the county was organized) well into the late nineteenth century for most counties, but only scattered land tax lists. Microfilm collections at The Library of Virginia include land tax lists for all counties and independent cities for the years 1782 through 1978, as well as personal property tax lists for the years 1782 through 1930 (and every fifth year thereafter). Taxes were not collected in 1808.

Some tax records are available online or in print, though published abstracts often omit useful details found only in the original sources. Statewide indexes can help genealogists identify specific counties where surnames occurred in the past, providing starting points for research.


 * 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. Northumberland County is included in Vol. 2.]
 * Indexed images of the 1788 and 1801 Personal Property Tax Lists of Northumberland County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * 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. Northumberland County is included in Vol. 3.]

Vital Records
Birth


 * Fleet, Beverley. Northumberland Co. Record of Births, 1661-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. Digital book at Ancestry ($).

Marriage


 * Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia 1649-1800: Marriages and Marriage References for the Counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Old Rappahannock, Richmond, and Westmoreland. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. Available at FHL.
 * "Marriage License Records of Northumberland County, Virginia, from 1735 to 1795: As Recorded in Clerk's Fee Books," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan. 1939):41-47. Available at JSTOR ($).

Voting

 * Bromley, Richard Franklin and Margaret Payne Bromley. Northumberland County, Virginia Poll List for the Election of Burgesses for the Period 1750-1774. Family Line Publications, 1994.

Societies and Libraries

 * Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library
 * The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society

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
 * "Northern Neck," Wikipedia.