Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
Richmond County is located in the Eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia. There is no consensus on the origin of Richmond County’s name, but it has been accepted that the county was named for the First Duke of Richmond, cousin to King William and Queen Mary.

Richmond County, Virginia Courthouse
Richmond County, Virginia 10 Court Street P O Box 1000 Warsaw, Virginia 22572 Phone: 804 504-333-3781

Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records 1853-1895, marriage records from 1853, divorce, probate and land records from 1693

Parent County
1692--Richmond County was created 16 April 1692 from Rappahannock (old) County. County seat: Warsaw

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

Record Loss
Many courthouse records are missing for unknown reasons. By 1793 wills prior to 1699 were already gone. Order books 1794-1816 and loose papers before 1781 are also missing.


 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890

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

If you are researching families who lived in Richmond County, Virginia between the 1690s and 1720s, the Sparacios' book indexes are a great time saver. The indexes are available for free online.

Research Guides

 * Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. "Records of Tidewater Virginia Counties," Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy, Vol. 1, No. 2 (May-June 1992):53-66. 975.51 D25t [For Richmond County, see p. 63]
 * Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Richmond County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):222-224. Available at American Ancestors ($).

African American

 * Freedmen's
 * Delano, Robert Barnes. "Free Blacks in Richmond County Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol.27 (1977).
 * Heinegg, Paul. "Richmond County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1817," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * Kegley, Mary B. Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. ; digital version at Family History Archives. [Includes information from Richmond County.]

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 - at FamilySearch — index
 * "Cemetery Records," [Richmond County - Richard Dameron Family Cemetery - Family Cemetery of Robert Christian Sanders - Family Cemetery of Stephen H. Sanders of Cobham Park Neck] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol.23 (1973).
 * "Cemetery Records," [Richmond County - Omohundro Family Cemetery at "Hickory Thicket" - Boswell Family Cemetery - Stosch Family Cemetery] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 24 (1974).
 * "Cemetery Records, Richmond County," [Emmanuel Episcopal Chapel at Emmerton, North Farnham Episcopal Church Parish - Walnut Lawn, home of Daniel Garland near Warsaw - Shackleford Family Cemetery, Warsaw - Menokin Baptist Church near Ethel Post Office - France Family Graveyard near Newland "on farm owned by Burley France" - Lemoine Family Graveyard at Emmerton - Richardson Family Graveyard near Luttrellville on route 600 from Village to Rianswood "these stones were removed from the graves by the owner and placed against a tree."] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 19 (1969).
 * "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 ($).
 * "Packett Family Graveyard at Sabine Hall," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 56 (2006).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Cemetery Records, Cobham Park Baptist Church," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 27 (1977).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Cemetery Records, Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery; Emmerton, Virginia; Cloverdale Farm, Strawberry Hill, Bryant Family Burial Ground near Robley, Clarke Family Burial Ground, Packett Family Burial Ground on Sabine Hall, Belfield Family Cemetery Records on Belle Mount. All in Richmond County," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Family and Cemetery Records," [Richmond County - Wellford Family Cemetery at Sabine Hall, Warsaw - Carter Family- Landon Carter Family-Tayloe Family Cemetery at Mt. Airy, Warsaw, VA - Doctor's Hall Cemetery "near where Rapphannock Creek (Cat Point) empties into Rappahannock River" - Brockenbrough Family-Sturman Family Cemetery on Meadowbrook Farm - Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Beale Family - Middletwon Family Cemetery at Durretsvile, or Emmerton "in field of between home of Eloise Middleton Mullin and the Jackson Store"] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 20 (1970).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Packett and Delano Family Burial Ground," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22 (1972).

Census
1783 Enumeration


 * Richmond County Heads of Families - 1783 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 62.

1790


 * "Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Richmond County," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 24 (1974).

1890 Union Veterans


 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.    Includes residents of this county.

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * Farnham (1790). A centennial history was published in 1890:


 * "Centennial History of Farnham Baptist Church, Richmond County, Virginia, 1790-1890, Probably Written by Rev. Robert Williamson," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22 (1972).

Church of England
See also Farnham Parish See also Hanover Parish  See also Lunenburg Parish  See also North Farnham Parish  See also Piscataway Parish  See also Richmond Parish  See also St. Mary's Parish  See also Sittenburne Parish  See also South Farnham Parish


 * "Extracts from the Register of Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jul. 1899):52-64. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Marsh, Beulah Hinton. "The Early Churches of Northern Neck," [Aquia Church in Stafford County, Christ Church Lancaster County, Farnham Church in Richmond County, Lamb's Creek Church in King George County, St. Mary's White Chapel in Lancaster County, St. Paul's Church in King George County, Yeocomico Church in Westmoreland County--Baptist Churches of White Marsh in Lancaster, Morattico Baptist, Nomini in Westmoreland, Farnham in Richmond, Hanover Baptist in King George] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 2 (1952).
 * Mason, George Carrington. "The Colonial Churches of Essex and Richmond Counties," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Jan. 1945):3-20. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Payne, Addie V. "Old Farnham Among Most Interesting Virginia Shrines; 200-Year-Old Church Has Seen Depradations of Three Wars; Silver of 18th Century Still Used; Building is Restored," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 10 (1960).

Presbyterian
There was a Presbyterian congregation in Richmond County from the 1750s through the 1770s.

Court
General


 * Fleet, Beverley. Richmond County Records, 1704-1724. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. ; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Contains depositions, fines., etc.]
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Richmond County, Virginia, Courthouses (and Predeccors)," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 20 (1970).
 * Simmons, Christine K. "Public Building, Circa 1748," [Richmond County Court House] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 3 (1953).

County Court


 * "Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Oct. 1908):73-85 [abstracts of some entries from Order Books 1-5 (1692-1713)]. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Morgan, Gwenda. "Law and Social Change in Colonial Virginia: The Role of the Grand Jury in Richmond County, 1692-1776," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 95, No. 4 (Oct. 1987):453-480. Available at JSTOR ($).

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


 * [Newman] Multiple descendants of Thomas Newman, b. c1620 England, d. c1690 Richmond County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 and 67 Marker Tests, FTDNA. Genetic signatures available online (labelled Lineage II), courtesy: The Newman DNA Project, World Families Network.

Genealogy
More than 300 genealogies have been published about Richmond County families. To view a list, visit Richmond County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies.

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-?.

Historic Residences

 * Arnest, H. Lee. "Andrea Polladio, The Venetian High Renaissance And the Northern Neck of Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 26 (1976). [Mt. Airy]
 * Brown. "Cobham Park: Kent, England and Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 42 (1992).
 * Chinn, Esther Ball. "Edge Hill, near Downings, Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971). [Chinn family residence.]
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Belle Mount Farm, Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "'Harlyn Lodge' (Sedgely) - Richmond County," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22 (1972).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Indian Banks," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22 (1972). [Glasscock family residence.]
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Linden Farm," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 33 (1983).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "New Design," [Orchard Grove] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 26 (1976).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Wilna - Sharps," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 16 (1966).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Woodford, Originally Farnham Plantation," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 15 (1965).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge. "Wrens Nest," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25 (1975).
 * Wellford, Dabney. "Sabine Hall," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 8 (1958).
 * Wellford, R. Carter and T. Dabney Wellford. "Old Carter Family Portraits at Sabine Hall," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25 (1975).

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Correspondence with the American Colonies 1739-1782," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 1998):108-128; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):189-205. [Overseas correspondence of residents of Sabine Hall [Richmond County] and Menokin, Richmond County with the following surnames: Carter and Lee.]
 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [Includes wills of residents of Farnham [North Farnham Parish], Richmond County, St. Mary's Parish, and Sittenburne Parish proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Land and Property
Deeds


 * "Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Oct. 1908):73-85 [abstracts of some entries from Deed Books 1-2 and Miscellaneous Deeds (1692-1696, 1770s)]. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Fleet, Beverley. Richmond County Records, 1692-1704: Deed Book No. 1, 1692-1693, Deed Book No. 2, 1693/4-1696, Deed Book No. 3, Lost, Miscellaneous Records, 1699-1704. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Grants and Patents


 * Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742. Vol. I. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987. ; digital version at Ancestry. [Includes Richmond County.]

Local Histories

 * Bryant, W. Elwood. "Life on a Self Contained Farm," [after the Civil War] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 28 (1978).
 * "Musicale at Belleville, from Northern Neck News December 18, 1891," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971).
 * Kreiser, Barnette. "Nursery of A New Nation: The Northern Neck of Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25 (1975).
 * Rice. "Music in Richmond County," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 42 (1992).
 * Ryland. "An Address Observing the Tercentenary of Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 42 (1992).
 * Ryland, Charles H. "Richmond County, An Address by Charles H. Ryland at Mt. Airy on September 30, 1967," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 17 (1967).
 * Ryland. "Richmond County's Colonial Tavern in Warsaw," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 42 (1992).
 * Ryland. "The Name 'RICHMOND,'" Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 42 (1992).

Migration

 * Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1976):269-274. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Richmond County's 1787 and 1789 Delinquent Lists appear on pp. 272-273.]

Colonial Militia

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

French and Indian War

 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. [Identifies some Richmond County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
 * Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. ; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Richmond County, see p. 100.]
 * Ryland, Elizabeth Powell. "Richmond County Men in the French and Indian Wars," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25 (1975).
 * Sweeny, William Montgomery. "Richmond County, Virginia: Claims for Services in French and Indian War, and War of the Revolution, and List of Revolutionary War Officers Commissioned," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr. 1943):220-223. Available at JSTOR ($).

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


 * - 5th Virginia Regiment
 * - 15th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:


 * O'Dell, Jeffrey M. "The War of Independence and the Northern Neck of Virginia," [Chapter IV, Richmond County, High Sheriffs, Patrol List Captains, Justices] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971).
 * Ryland, Charles H. "An Address Delivered by Charles H. Ryland at 'Mt. Airy,' September 25, 1976, in Connection with the Observance by Richmond County, Virginia, of the Bicentennial of the Independence of The United States of America," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 26 (1976).
 * Shearman, Virginia W. "Revolutionary War Soldiers, Sailors and Patriots of Richmond and Westmoreland Counties, VA (1775-1783)," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 25 (1975); Vol. 26 (1976).
 * Sweeny, William Montgomery. "Richmond County, Virginia: Claims for Services in French and Indian War, and War of the Revolution, and List of Revolutionary War Officers Commissioned," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr. 1943):220-223. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * 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, Richmond County on page 133.]

Militia

 * Lewis, James F. "Richmond County Militia, 1804-05," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1964):66. Available at American Ancestors ($).

War of 1812
Richmond County men served in the 41st Regiment.


 * 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, Richmond County, p. 100. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * - 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company K (Richmond County Cavalry).
 * - 15th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B.
 * - 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (The Virginia Guard).
 * - 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F.
 * - 47th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company D.
 * - 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A1 (Richmond Light Infantry Blues) and E3 (Bruce Guard).
 * - 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) (Confederate). Company 1H (Richmond Light Guard).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * "Two War Letters of Mrs. Eliza Bland Smith Brockenbrough of Belle Ville, Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 11 (1961). [Written at time of the Civil War.]

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization

 * Virginia

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

 * Hammack, Russell Cralle. "Lumbering in Richmond County," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 26 (1976).
 * Lewis, James F. "Farmer's Club - Richmond County 1851," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 26 (1976).
 * Pearson, Virginia Drewry McGeorge and Joseph Belfield. "Doctors of Yesteryear, Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 24 (1974). [Includes Belfield family.]

Officials

 * "Justices of the Peace, Richmond County, Virginia 1757-1775," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 24 (1974).
 * O'Dell, Jeffrey M. "The War of Independence and the Northern Neck of Virginia," [Chapter IV, Richmond County, High Sheriffs, Patrol List Captains, Justices] Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 21 (1971).

Petitions

 * "Miscellaneous Legislative Petitions From The Counties of Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland and Lancaster," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 10 (1960).

Private Papers
Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007

Coldham, Peter Wilson. "Correspondence with the American Colonies 1739-1782," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 1998):108-128; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):189-205. [Overseas correspondence of residents of Sabine Hall [Richmond County] and Menokin, Richmond County with the following surnames: Carter and Lee.]


 * [Brockenbrough] "Two War Letters of Mrs. Eliza Bland Smith Brockenbrough of Belle Ville, Richmond County, Virginia," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 11 (1961).
 * [Sanders] Sherman, Virginia W. "Records from the Bible of Robert Sanders of Richmond County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):135-136. Available at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Williams] Booker, J. Motley and James F. Lewis. "Life As It Was For The Teenage Boy Richmond County - 1853," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 15 (1965).

Probate Records
Local Court


 * "Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Oct. 1908):73-85 [abstracts of some wills from Will Books 2 (1699-1708); Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jan. 1909):176-195 [abstracts of some wills from Will Books 3-7 (1710-1790)]. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Davison, Gertrude Sanford. "Henry Asbury's Will, June 12, 1813," Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 23 (1973).
 * Headley, Robert K. Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983. {{FHL|50580|item|disp=FHL Book 975.523 P2h]; digital version of 2002 reprint: Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).
 * Hopkins, William Lindsay. Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. {{FHL|537823|item}} [Includes Richmond County.]
 * Sweeny, William Montgomery. Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia 1656 - 1692. [Lynchburg, Virginia?]: Mrs. W.M. Sweeny, 1947. {{FHL|109797|item}} 975.534 P2s and {{FHL|109797|item}} 1421588 Item 4; digital version World Vital Records ($).

London Courts


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

Online Probate Records


 * 1717-1725 - Images of Wills and Estates Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1753-1767 - Images of Wills and Estates Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1788-1794 - Images of Wills and Estates Virginia Pioneers ($)

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?


 * [1716] Land Owners, 1716, Tidewater Virginia Families. Williamsburg VA: Feb 2003. Vol. 11 Iss. 4.
 * [1771] Cridlin, W.B. "Richmond County Election Poll, 1771," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 29(1921):510-512. ; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available as ; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [1782-1814] Richmond County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1814 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
 * [1782-1817] Heinegg, Paul. "Richmond County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1817," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1783] - Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at Revolutionary War Service website - free.
 * [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. Online at FamilySearch - free; [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Richmond County is included in Vol. 2.]
 * [1787, 1789] Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1976):269-274. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Richmond County's 1787 and 1789 Delinquent Lists appear on pp. 272-273.]
 * [1789, 1798] Indexed images of the 1789 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Richmond County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1799] Indexed images of the 1799 Land Tax List of Richmond County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Richmond County is included in Vol. 3.]

Birth

 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1649-1800 - 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, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.
 * King, George Harrison Sanford. Marriages of Richmond County, Virginia. Fredericksburg, Va.: G.H.S. King, 1964.
 * 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
 * 1750s-1790s - "Marriage Bonds at Warsaw, Richmond County," [1750s-1790s] The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):19-20. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * 1802-1842 - "William Forester Marriage Register 1802-1842," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1966):3-10; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1966):57-65. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * 1824-1850 - Richmond County Marriage Index 1824-1850. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1878 - Richmond County Marriage Index 1853-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1912-1987 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library
 * The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society
 * Tidewater Genealogical Society
 * Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical &amp; Historical Society

Family History Centers

 * Richmond Virginia Family History Center

Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * Richmond County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Richmond County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * "Northern Neck," Wikipedia.
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: VA-NORTHERN-NECK-L
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: VA-NORTHERN-NECK-L