Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Albemarle County, Virginia ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

Description
Albemarle County is located in the Central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named in honor of William Ann Keppel, second Earl of Albemarle, who was then governor of the colony.

Albemarle County Virginia Courthouse
Albemarle County, Virginia 501 East Jefferson Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Phone: (434) 972-4083

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1870 Land records from 1748 Divorce, Probate and Court Records

Albemarle County Virginia History


The county is named after Lieutenant-General Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (1702-1754), a British diplomat and American colonist.

Parent County
1744--Albemarle County was created 6 May 1744 from Goochland and Louisa Counties. County seat: Charlottesville

Variant Spellings

 * Albermarle

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, visit "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1781 In the British raid under Banastre Tarleton on Charlottesville during the American Revolutionary War all the Albemarle County Courthouse order books (except the first) and many loose papers 1748-1781 were destroyed.


 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800

Populated Places
Towns: Scottsville

Getting Started
Compiled genealogies are a good place to start research for this area, see Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy.

If you are researching families who lived in Albemarle County, Virginia between the 1750s and 1790s, the Sparacios' books are a great time saver. They comprehensively index several publications covering that period:


 * Surname Index of Antient Press Publications. By Ruth Trickey Sparacio and Sam Sparacio. 1993. 14+ vols. McLean, Virginia : R. &amp; S. Sparacio, Antient Press. 975.5 P22s v. 1-2; publisher's website: Antient Press;.

Research Guides

 * A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Albemarle County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):86-90. ; CD digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * Historical Guide to Albemarle County: Including Monticello, the University of Virginia and Charlottesville. Charlottesville, Virginia : Published under the auspices of the Albemarle Club of Colonial Dames and the Albemarle Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. ..
 * Research Opportunities in Albemarle County. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1992):1-2. ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.
 * Research Opportunities in Albemarle County Part II. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1992):1-2. ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

African American
From 1790 to 1860, Albemarle County had one of the largest slave populations in the state (5579 in 1790; 13,916 in 1860). Ten years later in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (14,994) - the town of Charlottesville in particular.


 * Freedmen's Bureau
 * Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. c2005. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia. Names include: Ailstock, Arnold, Baine, Banks, Barnett, Battles, Bell, Bowles, Brooks, Brown, Burnett, Chapman, Chavis, Farrar, Farrow, Gibson, Going, Hartless, Hill, Mann, Martin, Mason, Mayo, Moss, Smothers, and Tyre families of pre-1820 Albemarle County, Virginia..

Bible Records

 * Brown Family Bible, Hanover and Albemarle Counties, Virginia. By Bessie Z. Edwards. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):77-78. ; CD digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * Papers, Military and Political, 1775-1778, of George Gilmer, M.D., of "Pen Park," Albemarle County, Va. By George Gilmer, MD. Presented in 1879 to Virginia Historical Society by his granddaughter, Mrs Franklin Minor, of Charlottesville, Virginia. Online at: Google Books;.

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


 * 1800-1986 - at FamilySearch


 * Cocke Cemetery, Albemarle Co., VA By Elizabeth G. Lea. 1965. National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Sep. 1965):216..

Census
1785 Enumeration


 * Albemarle County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 80.

1810


 * Albemarle County Virginia Federal Census of 1810. By John Vogt. c2008. Athens, GA : New Papyrus..

1890 Union Veterans


 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. By Ronald Ray Turner. c1994. Prince William County Virginia, ..

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * 1) Albemarle (1773)
 * 2) Hephzibah (1802)
 * 3) Prethis Creek (1784)
 * 4) Totier (1773)
 * 5) Whitesides (1788)

Albemarle County fell within the bounds of the Albemarle Association.

Church of England
See also Fredericksville Parish See also St. Anne's Parish  See also Tillotson Parish

Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Albemarle County is available online.

Presbyterian

 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


 * Sugar Loaf Mountain Monthly Meeting, Keswick, Va. (1747-1754)

Worrall's history of Albemarle County Quakers was published in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Aug. 1984):22-34, which is available online at Ancestry ($).

Court
Guardianship


 * Guardians' Bonds of Albemarle County. By Mary Catherine Murphy. c1984. Greenville, SC : Southern Historical Press..

Genealogy
More than 450 genealogies have been published about Albemarle County families. To view a list, visit Albemarle County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies.

Over 350 genealogies. See List. Virginia Pioneers $

Historic Residences

 * The Olde Poorhouse Farm of Keswick, Va: The Second Poorhouse of Albemarle County. By Linda Gail Boggan, K. Edward Lay and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. 1994. Architecture in Virginia, Issue 143..


 * Castle Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia: Home of Prince and Princess Troubetzkoy and Miss Landon Rives. 1930..


 * Benjamin Brown, Sr. of Brown's Cove, Albemarle Co., Va: A Brief Survey of Some of His Descendants and Their Buildings. By F.H. Boyd Coons, K. Edward Lay, Eugenia Bibb and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. 1984. Charlottesville, VA : School of Architecture, University of Virginia. Architecture in Virginia, Issue 24..
 * Springdale Farm: Simeon Area, Near Buck Island Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia. By Claudia Craig, K. Edward Lay and University of Virginia School of Architecture. 1981. Charlottesville, VA : School of Architecture, University of Virginia. Studies in Vernacular Architecture, Issue 58..


 * Ye Greenwood House (On Dinwiddie Estate): Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va. 190?.

Immigration

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

Deeds
Index to Albemarle County Deeds 1748-1752 Virginia Pioneers

Grants and Patents

 * 1476 patents dated 1722-1858 in what is now Albemarle County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2004. [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

 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Albemarle County Road Orders, 1744-1748. By Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. 1975. Charlottesville, Virginia : Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council. Online at: ;.
 * Albemarle County Road Orders, 1783-1816. By Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. 1975. Charlottesville, Virginia : Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council. Online at: ;.
 * Ante-bellum Albemarle : Albemarle County, Virginia. By Mary Rawlings. c1935. Charlottesville, Virginia : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust;.
 * Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1819-1865. By University of Virginia, Dissertation. 1950 or 1951.
 * Colonial Albemarle: The Social and Economic History of a Piedmont Virginia Country, 1727-1775. By University of Virginia. 1948.
 * Early Charlottesville : Recollections of James Alexander, 1828-1874. By Mary Rawlings. c1942. Charlottesville, Virginia : Mitchie Co. Online at: Hathitrust;.
 * Historic Homes of the South-West Mountains, Virginia. By Edward Campbell Mead. c1898. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : J.B. Lippincott Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Jefferson's Albemarle, 1717-1819. By University of Virginia, Dissertation. 1950 or 1951.
 * Papers, Military and Political, 1775-1778, of George Gilmer, M.D., of "Pen Park," Albemarle County, Va. By George Gilmer, MD. Presented in 1879 to Virginia Historical Society by his granddaughter, Mrs Franklin Minor, of Charlottesville, Virginia. Online at: Google Books;.

Maps

 * Index to Green Peyton's A Map of Albemarle County, Virginia, 1875. By Mary Catharine Murphy, Moses Green Peyton, Anne Freudenburg, John Thomas Casteen and Albemarle County Historical Society. 1987. Charlottesville, Virginia : Albemarle County Historical Society. Available at.
 * A Map of Albemarle County, Virginia. By Moses Green Peyton. 1875. Reprint 1971. Charlottesville, Virginia : Albemarle County Historical Society. Available at.

Migration

 * Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 19, No. 3. July - Sept.1975:190-194. Available at ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

French and Indian War

 * 1800-1846 - Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books;.
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. By William Armstrong Crozier. 1954. Baltimore : Southern Book Co. Online at: Internet Archive, Hathitrust, Ancestry ($);.
 * Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Available at.

Revolutionary War
Regiments. Service men in Albemarle County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Albemarle County supplied soldiers for the:


 * - 7th Virginia Regiment
 * - 9th Virginia Regiment
 * - 14th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:


 * 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. Washington : Blair and Rives. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Jack Jouett of Albemarle: The Paul Revere of Virginia. By Jennie Grayson Thornley. 1922. Charlottesville, VA. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. 1852. Washington, D.C. : Clearfield. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Collection with index and images at Ancestry ($);.
 * Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data. By J. T. McAllister. c1913. Hot Springs, Virginia : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

War of 1812

 * A guide to Albermarle County, Virginia Military and Pension Records 1785-1818.
 * A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812. By Stuart Lee Butler. 1988. Athens, Ga : Iberian Pub. Co.;.
 * James Langford Family, War of 1812 Albemarle.
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books.
 * Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. By James L. Douthat. 2007. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press;.

Civil War

 * - 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) (Confederate). Company I (The Holcombe Guards).
 * - 10th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion (Confederate). Company F (Albermarle Rangers).
 * - 19th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (The Monticello Guard), Company B (The Albemarle Rifles), Company C (The Scottsville Guard), Company D (The Howardsville Grays), Company E (The Piedmont Guards), Company F (The Montgomery Guards), and Company K (The Blue Ridge Rifles).
 * - 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (Albemarle Jackson Avengers) presumably came from Albemarle County and Company H (Green Mountain Grays).
 * - 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (White Hall Guards).
 * - 57th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Rivanna Guards).
 * - 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G2 (University Volunteers).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service
 * 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry.
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry.
 * Personal Experience of a Staff Officer at Mine Run and Albemarle County Raid, and as Commander of the 43rd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, through the Wilderness Campaign, and at the Mine Before Petersburg, Virginia. From November 7, 1863, to July 30, 1864: A Paper Prepared and Read Before the ... . By Henry Seymour Hall. 1894. Leavenworth, Kansas;.

World War II

 * Pursuits of War: The People of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War. By Gertrude Dana Parlier. 1948. Charlottesville, Virginia : Albemarle County Historical Society..

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch images

Native American

 * The Indian Grave--A Monacan Site in Albemarle County, Virginia. By David I. Bushnell. 1914. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Oct. 1914), pp. 106-112. Online at: Internet Archive, JSTOR;.

Naturalization

 * Virginia

Newspapers
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.


 * 1820-1869 - A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. By Mary Catherine Murphy and Albemarle County Historical Society. 1994. Charlottesville, Virginia : n.p..
 * 1855-1880 - Jeffersonian Republican (Charlottesville, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).

Occupations

 * The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. By George Barton Cutten. 1952. Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Incorporated. Online at: Hathitrust;.
 * Albemarle County, 1746, [Liquor Rates for 1746]. By Mrs. Senner Higginbotham Macfarlane. 1927. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1927), p. 136. Online at: JSTOR;.

Officials

 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Petitions

 * A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford (Virginia State Library). By H.J. Eckenrode. 1908. Richmond, Virginia : Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. Online at: Google Books [Albemarle County petitions are described on pp. 23-61].

Probate Records

 * Albemarle County Wills, Inventories and Estates, 1748-1752 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers
 * Albemarle County Wills, Index to Wills, Appraisements, Estates 1752-85 Virginia Pioneers
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 2007. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Available at . [Includes wills of residents of King William County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Online Probate Records


 * 1639 – 1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry.com index to transcribed records, incomplete, $

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?

Buckingham county, in 1761, was formed from that part of Albemarle county lying south and east of the James River. Albemarle residents living there then, and following the division of the county, became residents of Buckingham county. Many Albemarle families had relatives in, once resided in or owned property in Buckingham. Crouse's book is a comprehensive transcription of all extant tithe and personal property tax lists (over 12,000 records) for Buckingham County, Virginia from its formation in 1761 through 1792. Includes 1764, 1773-4, 1782-1792. All proprietors are named (male or female) along with many additional white males over the age of 16, number of white tithes, number of slave tithes, names of slaves over the age of 12 (until 1783), carriages, ordinary licences, horses, cattle (1783-1788) and acres of land (1764). Comments and annotations are included, as found in the original lists, that describe familial relationships, marital status (widow), physical characteristics, race, occupation, nationality, religion, place of residence and more.Transcribed records are ordered as they appear in the tax lists and, in addition, are ordered alphabetically in a 160 page index section. Includes an introduction and guide to use, a table and graphs to summarize statistics, extensive bibliography, table of alternate surname spellings, list of abbreviations and appendices.
 * 1742-1787 - Names of Families Living on Priddy's Creek, Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, VA., 1742-87, Virginia Settlers (Fall 1989):84..
 * 1764-1792 - Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County Virginia, Vol. 1, 1764-1792. By Randy F. McNew Crouse. 2017. Available at Lulu ($) and FHL. Family History Library Call Number: 975.5623 R4c..
 * 1782-1813 Albemarle County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1813 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
 * 1782 - Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, 1782. By Lester J. Cappon. Magazine of Albemarle County History, Vol. 5 (1944):47-73..
 * 1782 - 1782 Personal Property Tax List online at Genealogy Trails.
 * 1782-1790 - 1790 Albemarle County, Virginia Census. By James L. Douthat. 1999. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website..
 * 1783 - Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at Revolutionary War Service website.
 * 1783 - Sheriff's Ledger: For Assessment of Taxes in Albemarle County, Va. By N. Hammer. ["Concerns collection of parish and county levies, taxes on land, livestock, heads of household, and slaves. Also includes list of court records saved from destruction."]
 * 1787 - 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. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print..
 * 1787 - Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; CD digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Albemarle County's 1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 19:190-192.]
 * 1789 - Images of the 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * 1800 - Albemarle County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):3-8; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):71-76; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul-Sep. 1959):113-120; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):162-166. ; CD digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * 1802 - Images of the 1802 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * 1815 - 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. ..

Birth

 * 1853-1861 - Albemarle County Birth Index 1853-1861. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1886-1889 - Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1886-89.[database on-line]. By Beth Fridley. Provo, UT : The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Index available at Ancestry ($).
 * 1890-1896 - Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1890-96.[database on-line]. By Beth Fridley. Provo, UT : The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Index available at Ancestry ($).
 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch index and images

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($).
 * 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 Ancestry ($).
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 Ancestry ($).
 * 1780-1868 - Albemarle County Marriages 1780 to 1868 Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1780-1853 - Albemarle County Marriages, 1780-1853. By John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. c1991. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co. . An excellent transcription of marriage bonds, licenses and loose papers, including parental permissions.
 * 1785-1940 - a FamilySearch records collection.
 * 1786-1795 - Marriage Bond in Albemarle County, 1786-1795. By Evelyn Dollens Wyllie. 1949. Albemarle County Historical Society Magazine, Vol. 9 (1948-1949). Online at: ;.
 * 1800-1846 - Marriage Register of Rev. John Gibson, Albemarle County, Virginia at Fold3 ($). List of marriages that were performed by Rev. John Gibson as found in the John Gibson's Revolutionary War Pension File
 * 1800-1846 - Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books;.
 * 1800- Albemarle County Marriages. By C.E. Godfrey. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct., 1923), pp. 333-338; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct., 1924), pp. 365-369. Available at . Online at: JSTOR ($).
 * 1820-1859 - A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. By Mary Catherine Murphy and Albemarle County Historical Society. 1994. Charlottesville, Virginia : The Compiler..
 * 1851-1929 - Virginia Marriages 1851-1929 Ancestry ($).
 * 1854-1893 - Albemarle County Marriage Register Index 1854-1893Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch index and images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 -

Death

 * 1820-1859 - A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. By Mary Catherine Murphy and Albemarle County Historical Society. 1994. Charlottesville, Virginia : The Compiler..
 * 1853-1861 - Albemarle County Death Index 1853-1861. at FamilySearch.
 * 1912-1987 -
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at:, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Albemarle County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society 200 2nd Street Northeast Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

Alderman Library, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22904

Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Family History Centers

 * Charlottesville Virginia Family History Center

Albemarle County Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * Albemarle County, Virginia USGenWeb
 * Albemarle County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (genealogyinc)
 * Cyndi's List
 * Virginia Pioneers
 * Virginia Pioneers