Fauquier County, Virginia Genealogy

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

Description
Fauquier County is located in the Northern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and included in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. The County was named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1758 to 1768.

County Courthouse
Fauquier County Courthouse 6 Court Street Warrenton, Virginia 22186 Phone: 540-422-8035 Fauquier County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1853-1896, Death records 1853-1896 and 1912-1917, marriage, land and probate records from 1759, Divorce Records from 1975 and military discharge records from 1944

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline


The county is named after Virginia Lieutenant-Governor Francis Fauquier (1703-1768).

How to use this collection.

Bible Records

 * Keith - Family Bible [Records, 1802-1922] of William Jones and Mary Isham Keith..
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Kemper - Kemper: Bible Records, 1769-1945. Microfilmed in 1977:.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Directory of Fauquier Professional Men in 1851. (Attorneys, Physicians, and Hotel Keepers) The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1984). Available at . Taken from the Fauquier Democrat - Special section for the Bicentennial Thursday, April 30, 1959, page E-8.
 * The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. 1952. By George Barton Cutten. Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Incorporated. Online at: Hathitrust; . Includes a section on Warrenton silversmiths.
 * Warrenton Directory, 1844-1847. (Attorneys, Physicians, Dentists, Druggists, and Merchants) The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1984). Available at . Taken from the Fauquier Democrat special section for the Bicentennial Thursday, April 30, 1959, page E-8.
 * Water Powered Mills of Fauquier County, Virginia. 1972. By Lee Moffett. Warrenton, Virginia: M.J. Moffett.

Cemeteries

 * Fauquier Family Cemetery Foundation
 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1800. 2001. By Junie Estelle Stewart King. Online at: Ancestry ($). Includes cemetery inscriptions.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Tombstone Inscriptions. 1993. By Nancy C. Baird, Carol Jordan. V1. hb. 307 pp. IP-47.
 * Inscriptions of 2,000 People in Warrenton, Virginia, Cemetery, 1811-1998.
 * Along with a chronological history of Warrenton, sections group people according to their interests and careers: horse owners and trainers, volunteers, town merchants, fire department, restaurants, government, educators, construction, and other occupations. 118 Pages, Bibliography, Index, Paper, 1999. Details at Warrenton Cemetery.

Census Records
1820 Manufacturers Census
 * 1820 Manufacturers Census. Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul. 1997):125-126. . [Includes Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties.]

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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Elk Run Anglican Church

Baptist Early Baptist churches (with years constituted): Fauquier County fell within the bounds of the Culpeper Association and the Ketocton Association.
 * 1) Back Lick (1782).
 * 2) Brent Town (1773).
 * 3) Broad Run (1762). Church minutes (1762-1872) have been published: ; see also Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Nov. 1988) available at Ancestry ($). See Morgan Edwards' 1772 digitized working manuscript, Materials Towards a History of the Baptists wherein he identifies a few early members and states some members of this congregation migrated to Pittsylvania County.
 * 4) Carter's Run (1768). The mother church. See M. Edwards' pp 89-90: Materials Towards a History of the Baptists  A history was published: Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 2 (1963).
 * 5) Goose Creek (1775), near Upperville, Va. Records from 1775 to 1842 have been published: Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 9 (2004):.
 * 6) Goose Creek (1799), Farrowsville, Va.
 * 7) Long Branch (1786), near Halfway, Va. A history, which includes church minutes and membership lists (1807-1868) has been published:.
 * 8) Manor (by 1771). See M. Edwards pp 39 : Materials Towards a History of the Baptists
 * 9) Mill Creek (1772).
 * 10) Thumb Run (1772), near Orlean, Va. Notes (1810) have been published: Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 5 (2000):.
 * 11) Upper Carter's Run (1784). A history has been published: Virginia Baptist Register, Issue 29 (1990).
 * The Baptists of Fauquier County. By C. A. Hoppin. Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1920):329-330. . Religious petition (perhaps dated 1775).
 * The Baptists in Fauquier County, 1770-1771: Extracts from Peter Hitt's Account Book. By Charles E. Kemper. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct. 1927):390-392. Available at JSTOR ($).

Church of England
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Lutheran
 * History of the Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County, Virginia, 1717 to 1907. 1908. By W. P. Huddle, Margaret G. Davis, Hebron Lutheran Church, and Mt. Nebo Lutheran Church. New Market, VA : Henkel & Company. Available at . Germantown settlers belonged to this congregation.
 * 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Presbyterian
 * Abstracts of the Second Session Book of the Marshall Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia. 1957. By John K. Gott, Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington-Lewis Chapter (Virginia), and Marshall Presbyterian Church (Marshall, Virginia). MSS. Available at . This church was organized in 1849 under the name Salem Presbyterian Church.

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records Minute Books Fauquier County, Virginia - Abstracts of Minute Books FQ. MB 01-93 1759-1761 FQ. MB 02-93 1761-1762 FQ. MB 03-93 1762-1763 FQ.MB 04-95 1763-1766 FQ.MB 05-95 1764-1766 The Antient Press Chancery Court
 * Indexed images of Fauquier County, Virginia Chancery Records 1759-1919 are available online through Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical information.

County Court Fauquier County, Virginia Court of Records 1776-1782. 1993\. By John K. Gott. Copies of the Minute Books are available on microfilm at the Fauquier County Public Library, Warrenton, or the Virginia State Library, Richmond. The original books are in various stages of deterioration and not available for public use. 180 pp. surname index, paper.

Dumfries District Court and Superior Court of Law
 * Dumfries District Court Order Books, 1793-1817. Original records, Prince William County Courthouse, Manassas, Va.; available on microfilm at . Dumfries District Court encompassed Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.

Loose Papers
 * Researching the Fauquier County Clerk's Loose Papers. By Joan W. Peters. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Aug. 2001):1-4. Available at ; online at Virginia Genealogical Society.

Superior Court of Chancery The Superior Court of Chancery of Fredericksburg (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over certain Fauquier County court cases. An index has been compiled:
 * Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904.
 * Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at . Indexes the following records:
 * District Court law book v. 8, 1782-1792;
 * District Court law books 1790-1793, v. A-F 1789-1811;
 * Superior Court of Law - law order books v. G-H 1812-1831;
 * Superior Court of Chancery chancery order books 1814-1831;
 * Hustings Court orders v. A-O 1782-1871;
 * Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery law order books v. A-E 1831-1875;
 * Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery chancery order books v. A-D 1831-1872;
 * Circuit Court chancery order books v. A2, B-C 1875-1904;
 * Fredericksburg District Court (1789-1808) had jurisdiction over the following counties: Spotsylvania (including Fredericksburg), Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper;
 * Superior Court of Chancery (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over the following localities: city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex, and Westmoreland.

Emigration and Immigration

 * Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750. 1964. By B. C. Holtzclaw and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Harrisonburg, Virginia : Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Available at.
 * 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.


 * During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 6 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Fauquier County.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American In 1860, Fauquier County had the largest enslaved populations in the state (10,455 slaves).
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1850 Fauquier County, Virginia, Slave Schedule. 2003. By Patricia B. Duncan. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books, Heritage Books. Available at.
 * Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County Newsletter. 1992-2000. Midland, Virginia : Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, Virginia. Available at.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, Register of Free Negroes 1817-1865. 1993. By Karen King Ibrahim, Karen Hughes White, Courtney Gaskins, and Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County. Virginia : K.K. Ibrahim, K.H. White, C. Gaskins. Available at.
 * Fauquier County Personal Property Tax List 1786-1819. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans.
 * Fauquier Register of Free Negroes, 1817-1865. By Paul Heinegg. Free African Americans.
 * Local Sources for African-American Family Historians: Using County Court Records and Census Returns. 1993. By Joan W. Peters. Broad Run, Virginia : J.W. Peters. Available at.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized images of African Americans of Fauquier County.

Funeral Homes
Funeral Homes in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties, Virginia Joynes Funeral Home phone 540-347-3331 29 N. Third St. Warrenton, VA 20188 established since 1938 Moser Funeral Home, Inc. phone 540-347-3431 233 Broadview Ave. Warrenton, VA 20188 established since 1836  Colonial Funeral Home of Leesburg Inc. (formerly Muse &amp; Reed) phone 703-777-1414 201 Edwards Ferry Rd., N.E. Leesburg, VA 20176 established since 1877  Loudoun Funeral Chapel phone 703-777-6000 or 1-800-761-5057 158 Catoctin Circle, S.E. Leesburg, VA  Royston Funeral Homes, Inc. phone 540-687-5400 Middleburg, VA phone 540-364-1731 Marshall, VA
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Genealogies
Compiled Genealogies by Surname A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 * See Fauquier County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles, or jump to surnames by using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * Alcock, John P. Fauquier Families, 1759-1799 (Abstract of the 19th century Records of Fauquier County, Virginia. 1994. 445pp.
 * Holtzclaw, B.C. Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750. Germanna Record No. 5. Harrisonburg, Va.: The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, 1964. Includes Back, Brumback, Coons, Crim, Fishback, Haeger, Hanback, Hitt, Holtzclaw, Kemper, Martin, Miller, Nay, Rector, Spilman, Utterback, Wayman, Weaver, Young, Whitescarver, and Huffman (2) families. Available at.
 * Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. http://www.germanna.org/
 * Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Germanna Heritage Book. Culpeper, Virginia: Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, 2000. Available at.
 * Peters, Joan. Local Records and Genealogy: A Primer for Family Historians. Albemarle Press, 1990. Available at . ["In her book, Joan uses case studies from Fauquier County to show how to track a family through several generations." ]
 * United States. Work Projects Administration (Virginia). Old Homes and Families of Fauquier County, Virginia: (The W.P.A. Records). Compiled in 1930s. Berryville, Virginia: Virginia Book Co., 1978. Available at.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records Early settlers maps are available for Fauquier County. Cartographer plots the locations of pioneer tracts. The Family History Library has copies: and. Fairfax Grant

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.
 * 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at ; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land Causes
 * Abstracts of Land Causes, Prince William County, Virginia. 1992. By Ruth Trickey Sparacio, Sam Sparacio, and Dumfries, Va. District Court. (1789-1793) 2 vols. McLean, VA : Antient Press. Available at.
 * Deeds
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Abstracts 1778-1785. 1992. By John K. Gott. Abstracts of all the documents found in the first six deed books. It includes a wide variety of records such as leases, bonds, contracts of sale such as leases, bonds, contracts of sale, mortgages, agreements and deeds. Each abstract gives the names of all grantors and grantees, and any other individuals mentioned. Index, paper, G578
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book No. 9 1785-1787
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book No. 10 1788-1792"
 * Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys Dunmore, Shenandoah, Culpeper, Prince William, FAUQUIER Stafford Counties 1710-1780. Volume III. By Peggy Shomo Joyner. 197 pages.
 * Prince William County Land Causes. By Donald L. Wilson. (1789-1793) The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Aug. 1984):5-7; Vol. 3, No. 7 (Jan. 1985):3-6; Vol. 3, No. 10 (Apr. 1985):6-7; Vol. 3, No. 12 (Jun. 1985):6-7; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1985):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 2 (Aug. 1985):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 3 (Sep. 1985):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 7 (Jan. 1986):4-6; Vol. 4, No. 9 (Mar. 1986):3-4; Vol. 4, No. 10 (Apr. 1986):5-7; Vol. 4, No. 12 (Jun. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul. 1986):5-7; Vol. 5, No. 3 (Sep. 1986):6-9; Vol. 5, No. 6 (Dec. 1986):5-6; Vol. 5, No. 10 (Apr. 1987):5-7. Available at.
 * TLC Genealogy

Local Histories

 * A History of Marshall (formerly Salem) Fauquier, Virginia. 1959. By John K. Gott. Middleburg,VA : Middleburg Press. Online at: Hathitrust.
 * An Old Timer in Warrenton and Fauquier County, Virginia. 1955. By M. Louise Evans and Charles F. Knox. Warrenton, Virginia : Virginia Pub. Available at.
 * Boyhood Memories of Fauquier. c1979, 1980. By P.A.L. Smith and A. Maxim Coppage. Owensboro, Kentucky : McDowell Publications. Available at.
 * Fairfax, Fauquier, and Prince William County, VA Records. By George W. Glass. n.p. : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Fauquier County: Postcard History Series. c2010. By Matthew C. Benson. Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing. Online at: Google Books.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1959. c1959. By Fauquier County American Bicentennial Commission. Warrenton, Virginia : Fauquier County Bicentennial Committee. Includes two lists of early marriage bonds and soldiers in the Revolution.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia: Historical Notes. 1914. By Fauquier County (VA) Board of Trade and Harry Connelly Groome. Warrenton, VA : Board of Trade. Online at: Google Books, Internet Archive,.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, Historical Notes: Published as a Supplement to the Map of Fauquier County. 1914. By Harry Connelly Groome. Warrenton, Virginia : Board of Trade. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books.
 * 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, Records. By George W. Glass. n.p. : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Fauquier Heritage and Preservation News: A Publication of the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation Inc. Marshall, Virginia : Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, Inc., 2002-present. Available at.
 * Flint Hill Farm A History: George Washington's Tract on Chattins Run, Rectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia. 2004. By John K. Gott. n.p. : New Papyrus Publishing.
 * Germanna, Outpost of Adventure, 1714-1956. 1989. By John W. Wayland, Charles Herbert Huffman, and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Culpeper, Virginia : Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies. Available at.
 * Germantown Revived. 1962. By Woodford B. Hackley, B.C. Holtzclaw, and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Harrisonburg, Virginia : Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Available at.
 * High In Old Virginia's Piedmont: A History of Marshall. 1987. By John K. Gott. Marshall National Bank & Trust Company : (formerly Salem), Fauquier County, Virginia. pp.216.
 * Historical Collections of Virginia : Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Tradition, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, etc. Relating to its History and Antiquities, Together with Geographical and Statistical Description, to which is Appended an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia. 1847. By Henry Howe. Charleston, South Caroline : W.R. Babcock. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books.
 * Old Homes and Families of Fauquier County, Virginia. 1978. By Cheryl Hepner. n.p. : Berryville, Virginia. (the W.P.A. records)
 * The Foothills of the Blue Ridge in Fauquier County, Virginia. 1974. By Clara S. McCarty. Warrenton, Va : Fauquier Democrat. WLU Rare F232.F3.
 * The Diary of Court House Square: Warrenton, Virginia U.S.A. From Early Times Through 1986, with 1987-1995 Reflections. By Lee Moffett. Revised Edition - The history set forth in this valuable text begins in the 1600s with the region's native inhabitants and European settlers, and chronicles events through the recents years - a gold mine of information about Court House Square in Warrenton, Virginia.
 * The Dixon Valley Its First 250 Years. By John K. Russell Gott, T. Triplett.
 * The Story of Germanna Descendants in Reunion at Siegen Forest, Virginia. 1957- 1972? By Charles Herbert Huffman and Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Harrisonburg, Virginia : Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia. Available at.
 * The Women of the Debatable Land. c1912. By Alexander Hunter. Washington, DC : Cobden Publishing Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Google Books, Internet Archive.
 * The Year of Anguish Fauquier County, Virginia 1861-1865. c1965. By John K. Ramey Gott, Emily G.
 * Train Whistles and Hunting Horns: The History of the Plains, Virginia. 1994. pp 106. By John K. Gott and Anne Evans.
 * Virginia's First German Colony. 1961. By Elizabeth Chapman Denny Vann, Margaret Collins Denny Dixon. Richmond, VA : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust,.
 * Water Powered Mills of Fauquier County, Virginia. By Lee Moffett. n.p. : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Virginia Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Historic Residences

 * Flint Hill Farm: A History, George Washington's Tract on Chattins Run. 2004. By John K. Gott. Rectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia. Athens, Georgia : New Papyrus Pub. Co. Available at.
 * Old Homes and Families of Fauquier County, Virginia: (The W.P.A. Records). Compiled in 1930s. 1978. By United States. Work Projects Administration (Virginia). Berryville, Virginia : Virginia Book Co. Available at.


 * John Marshall Chief Justice
 * John Marshall born in Fauquier County, Virginia
 * John Marshall - Who Served Here?

Maps and Gazetteers

 * A New and Accurate Map of the County of Fauquier, Virginia 1776. By Eugene M. Scheel. Falls Church, Virginia : Fauquier Historical Society, n.d. Available at.
 * Bertrand Ewell's Survey of the Fauquier-Prince William Boundary Line April 14, 1759. Available at online. Includes names of residents.
 * Fauquier County, Commonwealth of Virginia. 1985. By Eugene M. Scheel. n.p.: Fauquier National Bank and E.M. Scheel. Available at . Features include "old roads, mills, stores, plantations, churches, ruins, cemeteries, battles, historic sites, early stream names and boundaries."
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, Historical Notes: Published as a Supplement to the Map of Fauquier County. 1914. By Harry Connelly Groome. Warrenton, Virginia : n.p. Available at, Hathitrust.
 * Historical Map of the Northern Portion of Fauquier County and a Part of Loudoun County, Virginia. 1953; reprint, 198-?. By Meade Palmer and B. Curtis Chappelear. Original edition available at ; 1980s reprint at.
 * Maps and Notes Of Upper Fauquier County, Virginia. 1954. By B. Curtis Chappelear, Esq. Warrenton, Virginia : The Warrenton Antiquarian Society.
 * Virginia, Old Stafford County, Established 1664. Concord, California : Tackitt Photographic, n.d. Available at . Old Stafford County originally covered the area of the counties of Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford.
 * Garden, H. D. Map of Fauquier County, Virginia. [N.P, 1876] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/73696164/ . Available online at the Library of Congress.
 * FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this couinty - How to Use FS Places

Migration

 * Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; CD available at: New England Ancestors ($). These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Fauquier County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on pp. 124-126.

Military Records
General French and Indian War Revolutionary War Regiments. Service men in Fauquier County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Fauquier County supplied soldiers for the:
 * Military Records, Certificates of Service, Discharge, Heirs, Pensions, Declarations and Schedules: From the Fauquier County, Virginia Court Minute Books, 1784-1840. 1999. By Joan W. Peters. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books. Available at.
 * Military Records, Patriotic Service, Public Service Claims: From the Fauquier County, Virginia Court Minute Books 1759-1784. 1999. By Joan W. Peters. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books. Available at.
 * Military Records, Pensions Applications, Heirs, At Law and Civil War Military Records: From Fauquier County, Virginia Court Minute Books 1840-1904. 1999. By Joan W. Peters. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books. Available at.
 * Neglected & Forgotten: Fauquier County, Virginia, French & Indiana War, Revolutionary War, & War of 1812 Veterans; Muster Rolls, Pension Lists, Declarations & Certificates, Land Warrants, Heirs at Law, Court Martials, from the Military Record Series of the Fauquier County, Virginia, Clerks Loose Papers, 1759-1825. 2004. By Joan W. Peters. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Available at.
 * Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. 2007. By William F. Boogher. Baltimore MD : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online 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 Fauquier County, see p. 108.
 * 1651-1776 Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at ; digital book at Ancestry ($). Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.
 * Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. 1988. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co..
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. Washington : Blair and Rives. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books; . See Virginia, Eastern District, Fauquier County on page 130.
 * Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1959. 1959. By Fauquier County Bicentennial Committee. Warrenton, Virginia : Fauquier County Bicentennial Committee. Available at . Includes two lists of early marriage bonds and soldiers in the Revolution.
 * Fauquier County in the Revolution. 1997. By Thomas Triplett Russell and John K. Gott. Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books. Available at.
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.
 * Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. 1913. By J.T. McAllister. Hot Springs, VA : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Internet Archive
 * Virginia Publick Claims By Janice L. Abercrombie. Athens, GA : Iberian
 * Wringing Northern Virginians Out of Final Pension Payment Vouchers, 1818-1864. By Alycon Trubey Pierce. Northern Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr. 1997):73-77. Available at . Identifies married daughters and granddaughters of Revolutionary War Pensioners, and other persons mentioned in these records. Pierce abstracted entries for residents of Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.
 * - 3rd Virginia Regiment
 * - 10th Virginia Regiment

War of 1812 War of 1812 in Virginia Fort Meigs Ohio War of 1812 Battlefield - Fauquier Men Fought and Died here Library of Virginia resources, War of 1812 Fauquier County men served in the 44th and 85th Regiments. Civil War
 * 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. See Vol. 5, Virginia, Fauquier County, p. 79. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 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)
 * Great Pictures of the Civil War
 * Journals of Amanda Virginia Edmonds: Lass of the Mosby Confederacy. 1859-1867. By Nancy Baird Chappelear. Stephens City, Virginia : Commercial Press.
 * Northern Virginia's Own. By William M. Glasgow Jr. Alexandria, Virginia : Globill Press.
 * The Brooke, Fauquier, Loudoun and Alexandria Artillery.By Michael J. Andrus. Lynchburg, VA : H.E.Howard, Inc.
 * The Civil War in Fauquier County, Virginia. 1985. By Eugene M. Scheel. n.p. : The Fauquier National Bank.
 * The Years of Anguish, Fauquier County, Virginia, 1861-1865. 1987. By John K. Gott, Emily G. Ramey, and Fauquier County Civil War Centennial Committee. Annandale, Virginia : Bacon Race Books. Available at.

Regiments. Civil War service men in Fauquier County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)
 * - 6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H (The Wise Dragoons).
 * - 7th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Ashby's) (Confederate). Company A (Fauquier Mountain Rangers) was presumably from Fauquier County.
 * - 8th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company B (Piedmont Rifles) and Company K (Scott's Company).
 * - 11th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate).
 * - 49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Flint Hill Rifles) (Markham Guards) and Company H (Fauquier Guards).
 * - 60th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (3rd Regiment, Wise Legion) (Confederate). Company F (The James River Rifles).

Civil War Battles The following Civil War battles were fought in Fauquier County.
 * August 22-25, 1862 Rappahannock Station I, also known as Waterloo Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, Lee Springs or Freeman’s Ford
 * August 28, 1862 Thoroughfare Gap, also known as Chapman's Mill
 * October 13, 1863 Auburn, also known as Catlett's Station and St. Stephen's Church
 * October 14, 1863 Auburn, also known as Coffee Hill
 * October 19, 1863 Buckland Mills, also known as Buckland Races or Chestnut Hill
 * November 7, 1863 Rappahannock Station II
 * Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861 and 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. 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. Current issues of the Fauquier Times-Democrat are online. Historical issues of the Fredricksburg newspapers can be searched online.
 * 1817-1820 Palladium of Liberty (Warrenton, Va.) at Genealogy Bank ($).
 * 1907-present Fauquier Democrat (now Fauquier Times) Newspaper Index, 1907 to present, is available online.
 * 2001-present The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star carries many articles about people from Fauquier: 2001 to present, see: Fredericksburg site.

Other Records
Private Papers
 * Edmonds Journals of Amanda Virginia Edmonds: Lass of the Mosby Confederacy, 1859-1867. 1984. By Amanda Virginia Edmonds Chappelear and Nancy Chappelear Baird. Delaplane, Virginia : N.C. Baird. Available at.
 * Ficklin - Collection of Papers from Culpeper Co., VA: Dealing with the Payne, Tull, Stewart, Ficklin and Related Families, 1848-1859. Original documents, includes papers from Fauquier County, available at.
 * Howison - Journal of Mary Jackson Howison, 1858-1870. 1985. By Mary Jackson Howison Laws. Lamesa, Texas : M.G. Beckham. Available at.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

Local Court
 * 1759-83 Abstracts of Wills available at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800. 1999. By John K. Gott. Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield. Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1800. 2001. By Junie Estelle Stewart King. Available at . Online at: Ancestry($).
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Guardian Bonds, 1759-1871. 1989. By John K. Gott. Abstracted from the Original Bonds, Where Extant and from the Minute Books Otherwise. The abstracts include names of guardinas, orphans deceased parents of orphans, value of the estates of the wards, securities, witnesses, etc.
 * Local Records and Genealogy A Primer for Family Historians. By Joan Peters. Broad Run, Virginia : Albemarle Press.
 * Oklahoma Genealogical Records. By Eunice Byram Roberts. D.A.R. Library : Washington, D.C. Available at . Includes a few Maddux wills from Fauquier County, Virginia.

London Courts
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. 2007. By Peter Wilson Coldham. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. . Includes will of a resident of Fauquier County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.
 * 1639-1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry — index, incomplete ($)
 * 1783-1796 Digital Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Book 2 Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1796-1804 Images of Will Book 3 Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1804-1808 Images of Will Book 4 Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * An Index to Fauquier County, Virginia Will and Administration, 1744-1920/5. 1986. By Mildred Ames. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Part of The O'Bannon Genealogist. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1751 A List of Taxpayers for Hamilton Parish, 1751. The Newsletter of the Prince William County Genealogical Society, Vol. 10, No. 6 (Dec. 1991):43-45. Available at . Taken from the Account Book of Captain John Crump, Sheriff of Prince William County. "The original book was presented to the Fauquier Historical Society in 1922, by Col. Malcolm H. Crump, Bowling Green, Kentucky," but has since been misplaced.
 * 1759  - Fauquier County, Virginia, Tax List of 1759. 1998? By TLC Genealogy. Miami, Florida : TLC Genealogy. Available at.
 * 1759 Tithables List, 1759. Northern Virginia Genealogy. Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr. 1997). Available at.
 * 1759-1782 The Tax Man Cometh: Land and Property in Colonial Fauquier County, Virginia: Tax List from the Fauquier County Court Clerk's Loose Papers, 1759-1782. 1999. By Joan W. Peters. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books. Available at.
 * 1759-1783 Fauquier Families, 1759-1799. 1994, 2001. By John P. Alcock. 2 vols. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co. Available at . Vol. 1. Comprehensive indexed abstracts of tax and tithable lists. Vol. 2 contains tithable and personal property tax lists 1759-1783.
 * 1759-1842 The Francis Surname Extracted from the Fauquier County, Virginia Minute (Order) Books, 1759-1842. n.p. : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1759-1800 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1800. 2001. Digital book available at Ancestry($).
 * 1777 Tenants of the Manor of Leeds, Fauquier County - 1777. By Junie Estelle Stewart King.
 * 1782-1796 Images of the Fauquier County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1796 - Binns Genealogy ($)
 * 1782-1850 Fauquier County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1850. Available at.
 * 1782 Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; 1978. By Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * 1782 Tax List, 1782,Genealogical Reference Builders Newsletter. Vol. 12, No. 1 (1982). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1783 Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
 * 1783-1791 Fauquier County, Virginia Land Tax Books - 1783-1791. 1997. By Ruth Trickey Sparacio and Sam Sparacio. 2 vols. McLean, Virginia : Antient Press. Available at.
 * 1785-1786 Interust Warrants, 1785-86. Genealogical Tips, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Aug. 1967). Available at.
 * 1786-1819 Fauquier County Personal Property Tax List 1786-1819. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: [Free African Americans.]]
 * 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 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. c1987. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. ; . Fauquier County is included in Vol. 1.
 * 1787 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; CD available at: New England Ancestors ($). These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Fauquier County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on pp. 124-126.
 * 1790, 1799 Images of the 1790 and 1799 Personal Property Tax Lists of Fauquier County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
 * 1800 Fauquier County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul. 1976); Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct. 1976); Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan. 1977); Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr. 1977); Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul. 1977); Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct. 1977). ; CD available at: New England Ancestors ($).
 * 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). c1997. By Roger D. Ward. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. ..
 * 1853 Fauquier County, Virginia Tax List, 1853. Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County. Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan. 1993). Available at.
 * Tithes and Personal Property Taxes of Free Negroes. 1996. Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County - Annual Publication. Issue 1. Available at.
 * Deed Book 9, Taxables. 1963. Genealogical Tips. Vol. 1, No. 1. Available at.

Birth
The birth registers of Fauquier County, Virginia have been published multiple times: Microfilmed reproductions of the original records are also available at the Family History Library:
 * 1853-1896 Fauquier County, Virginia, Birth Registry, 1853-1896. 1996. By Dee Ann Shipp Buck. Fairfax, Virginia : D.A. Buck. Available at.
 * 1853-1896 Fauquier County, Virginia Birth Register, 1853-1896. 2008. By Patricia B. Duncan. 2 vols. Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books. Available at.
 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1896 Abstracts of Fauquier County, Virginia Birth Records 1853 - 1896. 1989. By Joan W. Peters. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Available at.
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Birth and Death Registers, 1853-1896. Original records. Available at.

Marriage

 * 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages at at FindMyPast — index, ($) — index $
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)


 * 1759-1790s Early Virginia Marriages. 1953. By William Armstrong Crozier. Baltimore, MD : Southern Book Co. Online at: Digital Library. Includes Fauquier County marriages 1759-1790s.
 * 1759-1786 Early Fauquier County Marriage Bonds (The USGenWeb Archives).
 * 1759-1790 Marriage Bonds in Fauquier County. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Apr. 1904):256-258. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * 1759-1854 Early Fauquier County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1759-1854. 1965. By Nancy Chappelear and John K. Gott. Washington, DC : N. Chappelear and J.K. Gott..
 * 1759-1854 Fauquier County, Virginia Marriage Bonds (1759-1854) and Marriage Returns (1785-1848). 1989. By John K. Gott..
 * 1759-1800 Abstracts of Wills, Administrations, and Marriages of Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1800. 2001. By Junie Estelle Stewart King. . Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * 1759-1854 Fauquier County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds 1759 to 1854. 1939. By Joel Ricks..
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index ; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1854-1896 Fauquier County, Virginia, Marriages. 1996. By Dee Ann Shipp Buck. (1854-1896). 2 vols. Fairfax, VA : D.A. Buck..
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Marriage Returns (not Bonds). 1965. By Mildred S. Ames. Brigham City, UT : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Fauquier County Bicentennial Committee. Fauquier County, Virginia, 1759-1959. Warrenton, Virginia: Fauquier County Bicentennial Committee, 1959. . Includes two lists of early marriage bonds and soldiers in the Revolution.
 * An Index to Fauquier County, Virginia Will and Administration, 1744-1920/5. 1986. By Mildred Ames. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Part of The O'Bannon Genealogist. Transcript of marriage records from Fauquier County covering November 1759 to 8 March 1766. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Death
Microfilmed reproductions of the original records are also available at the Family History Library:
 * Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.The death registers of Fauquier County, Virginia have also been published:
 * 1853-1896 Fauquier County, Virginia, Death Register, 1853-1896. 1998. By Patricia B. Duncan. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books. Available at.
 * 1853-1896 Fauquier County, Virginia, Death Registry, 1853-1896. 2001. By Dee Ann Shipp Buck. Fairfax, Virginia : D.A. Buck. Available at.
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images
 * Fauquier County, Virginia Birth and Death Registers, 1853-1896. Original records. Available at.

Divorce
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1831.
 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index & images

Family History Centers

 * Centreville Virginia Family History Center
 * Culpeper Virginia Family History Center
 * Front Royal Virginia Family History Center
 * Warrenton Virginia Family History Center
 * Woodbridge Virginia Family History Center


 * Bull Run Regional Library
 * Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County - an affiliate library

Libraries
Virginia Room, Fauquier County Public Library, has many local resources and some online indexes.Website Fauquier Historical SocietyWebsite John K. Gott Library, operated by the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, has many local and regional resources.Website Prince William County, Virginia Public LibraryWebsite

Websites

 * Cyndi's List
 * Fauquier County, Virginia USGENWEB Archives Look for Fauquier County Wills
 * Fauquier Historical Society
 * Va Gen Web Photo Album
 * Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area
 * Germanna Foundation
 * The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides
Compiled genealogies are a good place to start research for this area, see Fauquier County, Virginia Genealogy. If you are researching families who lived in Fauquier County, Virginia between the 1750s and 1780s, the Sparacios' book indexes are a great time saver. The indexes are available for free online.


 * Local Sources for African-American Family Historians: Using County Court Records and Census Returns. 1993. By Joan W. Peters. Broad Run, VA : J.W. Peters. Find in other libraries via Worldcat