Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Patrick County





History


The county was named after Virginia Governor Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

Parent County
1790--Patrick County was created 26 November 1790 from Henry County. County seat: Stuart

Record Loss

 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890

African American

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Cemeteries

 * Baughan, Mrs. Charles C. "Hylton Family Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia," [and family notes] The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):172-174. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Virginia Census.

1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1800 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1840


 * Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Patrick County.]

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.]

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


 * Patrick County Genealogy Society. Patrick County Virginia Heritage Book. Stuart, Va.: Patrick County Genealogy Society, 2000. 975.5695 H2p v. 1

Bibliography


 * [Agee] Lewis, Robert E. Blue Ridge Agees: Descendants of John Agee, Jr. and Sena Hylton of Patrick County, Virginia. n.p.: R.E. Lewis, 2008. 929.273 Ag32L; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Bartlett] Kling, E.J. White, Family Lines of Mrs. Emmett J. Kling Sr. from Thomas White, Emigrant Over in 1632, Founder of Weymouth, Mass. Bartlett, Family Lines of Mrs. Emmett J. Kling Jr. from James Bartlett of Patrick Co., Virginia. Typescript, 1954. 858676 Item 6
 * [Carter] Carter, Charles O. Branches in the Tree of William Carter and Lucinda Edwards, Married 14 Nov. 1804, Patrick Co., Virginia 1783-1983. Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen, 1989. 929.273 C245cc; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Foley] Foley, Williams Massey. A Fairyland Trip: A Unique and Eventful Family Vacation to Patrick County, Virginia, Experienced During the Summer of 1960. Overland Park, Kansas: Foley Family Enterprises, 2001. 929.273 F699fwm; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Gates] Leonard, Carol J. The Gates Family of Patrick County, Va. Cana, Va.: C.J. Leonard, 1984. 929.273 G223L
 * [Hylton] Baughan, Mrs. Charles C. "Hylton Family Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia," [and family notes] The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):172-174. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Yates] Yates, Robert Somerville Radford, Dorothy Snyder Yates, and Robert Somerville Radford Yates. A History of John Yeardley Yates of Pittsylania and Patrick Counties, Virginia from Mid 1700 to 1990: His Ancestors and Descendants. Ballwin, Mo.: R.S. Yates, 1990. 929.273 Y27yt; digital version at Family History Archives.

Local Histories

 * Pedigo, Virginia G. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co., 1933. Original edition and 1977 reprint available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at FHL. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Patrick County to other parts of the country.]

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, Patrick County on page 132.]
 * 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

 * 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... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Patrick County, p. 97. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Newspapers
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 the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Patrick County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1976):52-55. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at FHL; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1791-1799] Land Tax, 1791-1799, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (May 1986); Vol. 24, No. 3 (Aug 1986).
 * [1791] Baughan, Barbara C. and Betty A. Pilson. Miscellaneous Records of Patrick County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1999. [Includes 1791 land tax.]
 * [1791-1814] Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1800] County Tax List, 1800, Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr. 2004).
 * [1810] Schreiner-Yates, Netti. A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax list. Patrick County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
 * [1810] Tax List, 1810, Southwest Virginian. Norton VA: Dec 1980. Vol. 3 Iss. 18.
 * [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. Patrick County is included in Vol. 2.]

Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes descriptions of collections. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog