Charles City County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

United States   Virginia    Charles City County    Charles City County Genealogy

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


 * Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy. 12 vols. Urbanna, Virginia: V.L.H. Davis, 1992-2004.
 * McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007. ; purchase at Genealogical Publishing Company.
 * Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online index, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes a great deal of information about residents of Charles City County, see discussion of cited sources.] FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 3887. Purchase at Virginians.com.

Bibliography


 * [Aston] Reed, Paul C. "The False English Origin of Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Aston of Charles City County, Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jul. 2001):234-236.
 * [Beeton] Beeton, Robert D. History of the Beeton Family of Virginia. Sterling, Va.: F&amp;L Printing, 1979. Available at FHL.
 * [Bird] Stewart, Robert Armistead. “The First William Bird of Charles City County, Virginia,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 41, No. 3 (July 1933):189-195; Vol. 41, No. 4 (October 1933):323-329; Vol. 42, No. 1 (January 1934):41-46; Vol. 42, No. 2 (April 1934):123-128; Vol. 42, No. 3 (Jul. 1934):247-251. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Bradford] Bradford, David Thomas. The Bradfords of Charles City County, Virginia, and Some of their Descendants, 1653-1993. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Bradford] Sandlund, Peter G. The Bradford Family of Charles City County, Virginia, 1651-1729. 2 vols. Alexandria, Virginia: P.G. Sandlund, 1996?. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Bradley] Bradley, Frank Eugene. Descendants of Joseph Bradley (abt. 1636-1662) of Charles City County, Virginia. F.E. Bradley, 1995.
 * [Brown] Dance, Daryl Cumber. The Lineage of Abraham: The Biography of a Free Black Family in Charles City, VA. D.C. Dance, 1998.
 * [Brown] Brown, Jefferson. From Indian Fields to Ruthville: A Brown Family History of Charles City County, Va., 1760 to the Present: A Book. 1999.
 * [Byrd] Tinling, Marion, ed., The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776. 2 vols. Charlottesville, Virginia: Published for the Virginia Historical Society by the University Press of Virginia, 1977.
 * [Charity] Lucas, Edna Charity. The Descendants of James and Keziah Charity of Charles City County, Virginia. E.C. Lucas, 1991.
 * [Christian] Lamb, James Christian. Christian Family of Virginia: A Brief Outline of the Early History of the Family in the Counties of Charles City and New Kent, and an Attempt to Trace the Descendents of William Christian... S.B. Adkins, 1921.
 * [Clay] Rowland, Jane Thomas. My Kinship to the Clay Family: Papers from the Family Files with Rowland/Thomas Connections and Some Ancestors and Descendants of Jane Thomas Rowland and Arthur Ray Rowland. Augusta, Georgia: RR Books, 1998. Available at FHL.
 * [Cosby] Jenkins, Elizabeth Cosby Stafford. The Cosbys of York County, Virginia 1737-1790. Charlotte, North Carolina: E.C.S. Jenkins, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Fontaine] Ragland, Charles J. Ancestors and Descendants of the Reverend Peter Fontaine (1691-1759) of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. 2 vols. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: C.J. Ragland Jr., 1997?. Available at FHL.
 * [Fontaine] Ragland, Charles J. The "Fontainebleau Fontaines": Biographical Sketches of the Ancestors and One Branch of the Descendants of the Reverend Peter Fontaine (1691-1759) of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. 1998.
 * [Freeman] Hopkins, Garland Evans. Freeman Forbears: Being the History, Genealogy, Heraldy [sic], Homes and Traditions of the Family of Freeman and Related Families Originating in the Original Shires of James City and Charles River in Virginia. Virginia: G.E. Hopkins, 1942. Available at FHL.
 * [George] Shockey, Amanda Rudder Taylor. Our George Family. [Camden, Ohio]: A.R.T. Shockey, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Green] Staubach, Emilee Mills. The Lewis Green, Senior Family of Southside, Virginia: Notes; Some Descendants of Lewis Green of Charles City Co., Va. Houston, Texas: E.M. Staubach, 1976.
 * [Green] Greene, Gerald Fletcher. The Green Family of Charles City County, Virginia. G.F. Greene, 2005.
 * [Grey] "Excerpts from the Charles City County Records (1665-1666)," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr. 1935):144-149. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Grinstead] Grinstead, Raymond McIntire. They Came to Missouri: Grinstead, Clopton, Bacon, Foster, Boyd, Allen, Sacra, Pinkston, McIntire. Chillicothe, Missouri: E.P. Ellsberry, [197-]. Available at FHL.
 * [Hardaway] Davenport, James F., Judith Hardaway Devenport, and Laurence B. Gardiner, Descendants of James Hardaway, Charles City County, Virginia, 1650-1800. J.F. Davenport, 1992.
 * [Harper] Bridges, Kathleen J. William Craddock of Nottoway Co., Va., and His Texan Connection. [Beaumont, Texas: K.J. Bridges, 1990?]. Available at FHL.
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. Camarillo, Calif.: [K. Wiggins], [1968?]. Available at FHL.
 * [Harris] Lynn, Jack. Harris Family Tree - Carroll County Tennessee - Ancestors. El Monte, California: Lynn, Jack, [2000?]. Available at FHL.
 * [Harrison] Leach, Frank Willing. "Benjamin Harrison, 1727/8-1791," Genealogy of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Vol. 16:4580-4946. Available at FHL.
 * [Hawkwood] Helander, Dorin McCurtain. Meet Your Cousins (Some Descendants of George Hagood of Virginia). Albuquerque, New Mexico: D.M. Helander, 1984. Available at FHL.
 * [Haywood] Haywood, James Eldred. Haywood Family Roots, Traces and Trails--West from Virginia, 1650 --- 1992, and It's Many Affilliated [sic] Branches. Sacramento, California: J.E. Haywood, 1993. Available at FHL.
 * [Hellier] The Vain Prodigal Life, and Tragical Penitent Death of Thomas Hellier, Born at Whitchurch near Lyme in Dorset-shire: Who for Murdering his Master, Mistress, and a Maid, was Executed According to Law at Westover in Charles City in the Country of Virginia, Neer the Plantation Called Hard Labour ... Sam. Crouch, 1680.
 * [Ivey] Ivey, Robert A. A History of the Adam Ivey Family of Charles City (Now Prince George) County, Virginia. Gaffney, South Carolina: R.A. Ivey, 1993.
 * [Jones] Fothergill, Augusta B. Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies. Richmond, Va.: Old Dominion Press, 1924. Available at FHL.
 * [Justice] Justice, O. Neil. The Justice Family in Virginia, 1650-1800: John Justice of Charles City County.
 * [King] Galau, Jeane Austin King. Henry King, 1657/8-1743 of Surry, Isle of Wight, Charles City, Prince George &amp; Brunswick Counties, Virginia, His Mother Juliana King, Statlin, Waikley, other Kings Who Could Have Been Henry King's Gather. J.K. Galau, 1988.
 * [Ladd] Ladd, Warren. The Ladd Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir of the Descendants of Daniel Ladd of Haverhill, Mass.; Joseph Ladd of Portsmouth, R.I.; John Ladd of Burlington, N.J.; John Ladd of Charles City Co., Va. New Bedford, Massachusetts: W. Ladd, 1890. Available at FHL.
 * [Land] Pickard, Frank C. Some Descendants of Curtis Land of Charles City County, Virginia. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania: F.C. Pickard, 1995. Available at FHL.
 * [Lanier] Allen, Cameron. "Hannah (Collett) Lanier and Her Parents," The American Genealogist, Vol. 77, No. 4 (Oct. 2002):298-301.
 * [Leigh] Dixon, Elizabeth Williamson. The Lea Family of Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi.: The Slade Family of Caswell County, North Carolina. MSS., National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.; also available at FHL.
 * [Llewellyn] Walter, Alice Granbery. The Ffuwellen--Llewellyna--Llewelling Family of Lower Norfolk County, County, Va. [Virginia Beach, Virginia]: A.G. Walter, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Mudgett] "Mudgett of Charles City County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1964):13. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [New] Manahan, John E. "New Light on Old Charles City County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Oct., 1956):458-473. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Nicolson] Holmes, Janice N. Nicolson History, 1655-1985: Nine Generations of Direct Descendants of the Robert Nicolson Who Patented 500 Acres in Charles City County in the Virginia Colony on January 3, 1655/56. Fort Worth, Texas: J.N. Holmes, 1985. Available at FHL.
 * [Parker] Powell, Waunita. A Parker Collection, Especially of Dr. Richard Parker of Browlsholme, England &amp; Charles City Co., Va. &amp; Henrico Co., VA.: and Descendants in Kentucky, Indiana to Edgar Co., Illinois. Paris, Illinois: W. Powell, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Parker] Powell, Waunita. Three Richard Parkers of Va.: Dr. Richard Parker of Charles City Co. &amp; Henrico Co., Va., Aug. 1656 md. Mary Perkins, Wid./Nicholas; Richard Parker of Nansemond Co., Va.; Richard Parker of Surry, md. Judith Hunt, Wid./Wm. Hunt. Paris, Illinois: W. Powell, 1992. Available at FHL.
 * [Parrish] Parrish, James Dudley. The Military History of Some Southern Families: The Parrish/Parish Families of Va, NC, SC, Al, Tx: And Other Allied Families, Wigley/Va/Ga/Ms/Tx, Grigsby/Va/Ky/SC/Tx, Butler/Va/SC/Tx. Charlottesville, Virginia: J.D. Parrish, [1998]. Available at FHL.
 * [Perkins] Hall, William K. The Perkins Family of Virginia: Descendants of Nicholas Perkins Who Died ca. 1654 in Charles City County. Alabama: n.p., 1953. Available at FHL.
 * [Price] Robeson, Laura Price. The Price Families: Some Branches 1580-1987. San Gabriel, California: L.P. Robeson, 1987. Available at FHL.
 * [Read] Read, William T. Our Read Family: This Book is for the Most Part about Peter Read of Charles City County, VA and His Descendants as They Migrate to North Carolina, Mississippi and Finally to North Eastern Texas. Plant City, Florida: W.T. Read, 2007. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Ricketts] Genealogy of the Ricketts Family. Available at FHL.
 * [Rickman] William Rickman and His Family, ca. 1746-1846. [Kapaa, Hawaii: L.R. Wilkerson, 1990?]. Available at FHL.
 * [Roper] McHan, Anna Lois Tallent, Patricia Caldwell, and L. David Roper. Roper and Tallent Families of Macon County NC. Blacksburg, Virginia: L.D. Roper, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Southall] Southall, James P.C. "Concerning the Southall's of Charles City County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr. 1940):306-313; Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul. 1940):397-403. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Taylor] Lemmond, Cheri Hager. The Taylor Family of Old Charles City County, Virginia and their Haymore Connections. Corpus Christi, Texas: C.H. Lemmond, 1987. Available at FHL.
 * [Watkins] Watkins, Francis N. A Catalogue of the Descendants of Thomas Watkins of Chichahomony, Virginia Who was the Common Ancestor of Many of the Families. Original published: VA: F.N. Watkins, 1852. Available at FHL; digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * [Wilkinson] Cloer, Carol Ward. The Thread of Life: From Mother to Daughter: Twelve Generations of Women. n.p.: Ab Initio Books, 2001. Available at FHL.
 * [Woodliffe] Kerman, Elizabeth Ann Taylor. The Woodlief Family and Their Royal Connection, 1239 to 1987: A Genealogical Study of the Woodlief Family and Several Other Selected Related Families. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: E.A.T. Kerman, 1987. Available at FHL.
 * [Woodliffe] Reed, Paul C. "The English Ancestry of John Woodliffe of Berkeley Hundred, Virginia, With a New Royal Descent from Edward I," The American Genealogist, Vol. 76, No. 3 (Jul. 2001):191-200; Vol. 76, No. 4 (Oct. 2001):300-314.
 * [Yates] Walter, Alice Granbery. Johannes Yate Married Elizabeth Saverie in 1604 at Standlake, Oxfordshire, England. Virginia Beach, Va.: A.G. Walter, 197-?. Available at FHL. [Elizabeth Yeate, probably the sister of Johannes Yate, married Thomas Horne. Yates individuals, possibly sons of Johannes, immigrated to Charles City County, Virginia. Horne individuals, possibly sons of Elizabeth immigrated to Bermuda, and from there to Lower Norfolk County and Surry County, Virginia.]