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

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

County Courthouse
Albemarle County, Virginia 501 East Jefferson Street Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Phone: (434) 972-4083 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1870 Land records from 1748 Divorce, Probate and Court Records

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
Additional Information

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

Bible Records

 * Brown Family Bible, Hanover and Albemarle Counties, Virginia. By Bessie Z. Edwards. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):77-78. ; CD digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Papers, Military and Political, 1775-1778, of George Gilmer, M.D., of "Pen Park," Albemarle County, Va. By George Gilmer, MD. Presented in 1879 to Virginia Historical Society by his granddaughter, Mrs Franklin Minor, of Charlottesville, Virginia. Online at: Google Books;.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

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

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cocke Cemetery, Albemarle Co., VA By Elizabeth G. Lea. 1965. National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Sep. 1965):216..

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

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

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

Church Records
Baptist Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Albemarle (1773)
 * 2) Hephzibah (1802)
 * 3) Prethis Creek (1784)
 * 4) Totier (1773)
 * 5) Whitesides (1788)

Albemarle County fell within the bounds of the Albemarle Association.

Church of England See also Fredericksville Parish See also St. Anne's Parish  See also Tillotson Parish Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Albemarle County is online at: Internet Archive

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

Quaker Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
 * Sugar Loaf Mountain Monthly Meeting, Keswick, Va. (1747-1754)
 * 1739-1793 Quaker Records of Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Virginia, 1739-1793 by Mary Marshall Brewer. Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE., 2002. . Worrall's history of Albemarle County Quakers was published in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Aug. 1984):22-34, which is available online at Ancestry ($).

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records

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

Chancery Court
 * Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index for original Albemarle County chancery records for the years 1768-1969. Court designations were used in the processing of this locality. CC for Circuit Court, CSC for Circuit Superior Court, and no abbreviation indicates County Court.

Emigration and Immigration

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American From 1790 to 1860, Albemarle County had one of the largest slave populations in the state (5579 in 1790; 13,916 in 1860). Ten years later in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (14,994) - the town of Charlottesville in particular.
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. c2005. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans;.
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African-Americans in Albemarle County.

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

Funeral Homes

 * 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 Albemarle County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles, or jump to a surname using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Ailstock, Arnold, Baine, Banks, Barnett, Battles, Bell, Bowles, Brooks, Brown, Burnett, Chapman, Chavis, Farrar, Farrow, Gibson, Going, Hartless, Hill, Mann, Martin, Mason, Mayo, Moss, Smothers, and Tyre families of pre-1820 Albemarle County, Virginia.
 * Mead, Edward Campbell. Historic Homes of the South-West Mountains, Virginia. Philadelphia, Pa.: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1899, c1898..
 * 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 of information about residents of Albemarle County, see discussion of cited sources.] . Purchase at Virginians.com.
 * Woods, Edgar, Rev. Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company Printers, 1901. Original edition available at ; 1964 reprint at ; 1991 reprint at ; digital version of original edition at Ancestry ($); digital version at Google Books. [Includes family histories of many residents of the county.] [Alternative title: History of Albemarle County, Virginia.]

Land and Property Records
Deeds Online Land Indexes and Records Index to Albemarle County Deeds 1748-1752 Virginia Pioneers

Grants and Patents


 * 1476 patents dated 1722-1858 in what is now Albemarle County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2004. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]

Local Histories

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

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Migration

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

Military Records
French and Indian War
 * Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books;.
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * 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. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co..

Revolutionary War Regiments. Service men in Albemarle County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Albemarle County supplied soldiers for the:
 * - 7th Virginia Regiment
 * - 9th Virginia Regiment
 * - 14th Virginia Regiment


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. Washington : Blair and Rives. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Index to Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Documents at the Library of Virginia. 2012. Compiled by C. Leon Harris. Online at: Library of Virginia.
 * Jack Jouett of Albemarle: The Paul Revere of Virginia. By Jennie Grayson Thornley. 1922. Charlottesville, VA. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. 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: McAllister's Data. By J. T. McAllister. c1913. Hot Springs, Virginia : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

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

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

Records and histories are available, including:

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

World War II World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Pursuits of War: The People of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War. By Gertrude Dana Parlier. 1948. Charlottesville, Virginia : Albemarle County Historical Society..

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

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

Other Records
Historic Residences
 * Benjamin Brown, Sr. of Brown's Cove, Albemarle Co., Va: A Brief Survey of Some of His Descendants and Their Buildings. By F.H. Boyd Coons, K. Edward Lay, Eugenia Bibb and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. 1984. Charlottesville, VA : School of Architecture, University of Virginia. Architecture in Virginia, Issue 24..
 * Castle Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia: Home of Prince and Princess Troubetzkoy and Miss Landon Rives. 1930..
 * Springdale Farm: Simeon Area, Near Buck Island Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia. By Claudia Craig, K. Edward Lay and University of Virginia School of Architecture. 1981. Charlottesville, VA : School of Architecture, University of Virginia. Studies in Vernacular Architecture, Issue 58..
 * The Olde Poorhouse Farm of Keswick, Va: The Second Poorhouse of Albemarle County. By Linda Gail Boggan, K. Edward Lay and University of Virginia. School of Architecture. 1994. Architecture in Virginia, Issue 143..
 * Ye Greenwood House (On Dinwiddie Estate): Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va. 190?.

Miscellaneous Records
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

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Officials

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

Petitions

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1633-1800 Wills and Estate Records Index at Library of Virginia.
 * Albemarle County Wills, Inventories and Estates, 1748-1752 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers
 * Albemarle County Wills, Index to Wills, Appraisements, Estates 1752-85 Virginia Pioneers
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 2007. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. . [Includes wills of residents of King William 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 ($)

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 Buckingham county, in 1761, was formed from that part of Albemarle county lying south and east of the James River. Albemarle residents living there then, and following the division of the county, became residents of Buckingham county. Many Albemarle families had relatives in, once resided in or owned property in Buckingham. Crouse's book is a comprehensive transcription of all extant tithe and personal property tax lists (over 12,000 records) for Buckingham County, Virginia from its formation in 1761 through 1792. Includes 1764, 1773-4, 1782-1792. All proprietors are named (male or female) along with many additional white males over the age of 16, number of white tithes, number of slave tithes, names of slaves over the age of 12 (until 1783), carriages, ordinary licences, horses, cattle (1783-1788) and acres of land (1764). Comments and annotations are included, as found in the original lists, that describe familial relationships, marital status (widow), physical characteristics, race, occupation, nationality, religion, place of residence and more.Transcribed records are ordered as they appear in the tax lists and, in addition, are ordered alphabetically in a 160 page index section. Includes an introduction and guide to use, a table and graphs to summarize statistics, extensive bibliography, table of alternate surname spellings, list of abbreviations and appendices.
 * 1742-1787 Names of Families Living on Priddy's Creek, Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, VA., 1742-87, Virginia Settlers (Fall 1989):84..
 * 1764-1792 Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County Virginia, Vol. 1, 1764-1792. By Randy F. McNew Crouse. 2017. Online at: Lulu ($) and FHL. Family History Library Call Number: 975.5623 R4c..
 * 1782-1813 Albemarle County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1813 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
 * 1782 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, 1782. By Lester J. Cappon. Magazine of Albemarle County History, Vol. 5 (1944):47-73..
 * 1782 1782 Personal Property Tax List online at Genealogy Trails.
 * 1782-1790 1790 Albemarle County, Virginia Census. By James L. Douthat. 1999. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press ($)..
 * 1783 Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
 * 1783 Sheriff's Ledger: For Assessment of Taxes in Albemarle County, Va. By N. Hammer. ["Concerns collection of parish and county levies, taxes on land, livestock, heads of household, and slaves. Also includes list of court records saved from destruction."]
 * 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print..
 * 1787 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; CD available at: New England Ancestors ($). These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Albemarle County's 1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 19:190-192.
 * 1789 Images of the 1789 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
 * 1800 Albemarle County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):3-8; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):71-76; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul-Sep. 1959):113-120; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):162-166. ; CD available at: New England Ancestors ($).
 * 1802 Images of the 1802 Personal Property Tax List of Albemarle County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
 * 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. ..

Birth

 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1886-1889 Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1886-89. 1999. By Beth Fridley. Provo, UT : The Generations Network, Inc. Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * 1890-1896 Albemarle County, Virginia Births, 1890-96. 1999. By Beth Fridley. Provo, UT : The Generations Network, Inc. Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage

 * 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages - FindMyPast ($).
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1780-1868 Albemarle County Marriages 1780 to 1868 Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * 1780-1853 Albemarle County Marriages, 1780-1853. By John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. c1991. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co. . An excellent transcription of marriage bonds, licenses and loose papers, including parental permissions.
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1786-1795 Marriage Bond in Albemarle County, 1786-1795. 1949. By Evelyn Dollens Wyllie. Albemarle County Historical Society Magazine, Vol. 9 (1948-1949). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.
 * 1800-1846 Marriage Register of Rev. John Gibson, Albemarle County, Virginia. Online at: Fold3 ($). List of marriages that were performed by Rev. John Gibson as found in the John Gibson's Revolutionary War Pension File
 * 1800-1846 Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. 2007. By William F. Boogher. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books;.
 * 1800- Albemarle County Marriages. By C.E. Godfrey. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct., 1923), pp. 333-338; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct., 1924), pp. 365-369. Online at: JSTOR ($),.
 * 1820-1859 A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. 1994. By Mary Catherine Murphy and Albemarle County Historical Society. Charlottesville, Virginia : The Compiler..
 * 1851-1929 Virginia Marriages 1851-1929 Ancestry ($).
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1854-1893 Albemarle County Marriage Register Index 1854-1893. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death

 * Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.
 * 1820-1859 A Collection of Abstracts of Obituaries from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1869 and Abstracts of Marriages from Charlottesville, Va., Newspapers 1820-1859. By Mary Catherine Murphy and Albemarle County Historical Society. 1994. Charlottesville, Virginia : The Compiler..
 * 1853-1861 Albemarle County Death Index 1853-1861. at FamilySearch.
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images
 * Albemarle County in Virginia : Giving Some Account of What it Was by Nature, of What it Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made it. By Rev. Edgar Woods. 1901. Charlottesville : Mitchie Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Family History Centers

 * Charlottesville Virginia Family History Center

Libraries
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society 200 2nd Street Northeast Charlottesville, Virginia 22902Website Alderman Library, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22904Website Central Virginia Genealogical Association

Websites

 * Albemarle County, Virginia USGenWeb
 * Cyndi's List
 * Virginia Pioneers


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Research Guides
Compiled genealogies are a good place to start research for this area, see Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy. If you are researching families who lived in Albemarle County, Virginia between the 1750s and 1790s, the Sparacios' books are a great time saver. They comprehensively index several publications covering that period:
 * Surname Index of Antient Press Publications. By Ruth Trickey Sparacio and Sam Sparacio. 1993. 14+ vols. McLean, Virginia : R. &amp; S. Sparacio, Antient Press. 975.5 P22s v. 1-2; publisher's website: Antient Press;.


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

Description
Accomack County is located on the Northernmost portion of Virginia's Eastern Shore. The county’s name comes from the Native American word Accawmack, meaning “the other shore”.

County Courthouse
Accomack County Courthouse 23316 Courthouse Avenue Accomac, Virginia 23301 Phone: (757) 787-5776 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1784 Divorce Records from 1850 Probate and court and land recrods from 1663

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:

Towns:

Communities:

History Timeline
Additional Information Accomac Shire was established in the Virginia Colony by the House of Burgesses in 1634 under the direction of King Charles I. It was one of the original eight shires of Virginia. The shire's name comes from the Native American word Accawmack.

In 1642, the named was changed to Northampton County by the British, to eliminate "heathen" names in the New World. ("shires" and "counties" were essentially the same in England). In 1663, Northampton County was split into two counties. The northern section assumed the original Accomac name, the southern retained Northampton.

In 1670, the Virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley abolished Accomac County, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671. In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a "k" to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling, which is Accomack County. (from Wikipedia)

Bible Records

 * Joynes, 1812-1891 Joynes Family Bible Records, 1812-1891. Original records; microfilmed reproduction:.
 * Mapp, 1733-1918 Mapp Family Bible Records, 1733-1918. Original records; microfilmed reproduction:.
 * Parker - Bible of John R. Parker, Accomack County, Virginia. By James F. Lewis. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):133-134..
 * Scott, 1817-1825 Scott Family Bible Records, 1817-1825. Original records; microfilmed reproduction:.
 * Taylor, 1741-1780 Family Records from the Ledger of Edward Taylor, Accomack County, 1741-1780. By Conley L. Edwards. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Jul-Sep. 1978):179-180..
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Family Bible Pages at GHOTES

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Surname index to Accomack Indentures 1798-1835 Petersrow Publishers ($).
 * Economic History of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. By Philip Alexander Bruce.   1896. New York, NY : Macmillan and Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Cemeteries

 * Many cemetery records are available online at Eastern Shore Stuff.
 * Gravestones of the Eastern Shore of Virginia; images of headstones
 * Tombstone Transcription Project Accomack County - transcriptions and photographs of many cemeteries in Accomack County.
 * Old Tombstones in Northampton and Accomac Counties, VA. By Lyon G. Tyler. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):256-262. Online at: Internet Archive, JSTOR.
 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records
1790 - Lost, but a subsitute is available, see Taxation. 1800 - Exists, but it is not included in Ancestry, FamilySearch, or Heritage Quest Online databases. The original records are held at the Library of Virginia. Microfilm copy:. Abstracts were published in The Virginia Genealogist: 1820 - Exists, but the National Archives microfilm copy of Accomack County, Virginia omits page 6. The missing names have been published in The Virginia Genealogist as well as Shenandoah County GenWeb Project.
 * Second census of the United States, 1800, Accomack County, Virginia. By Annie Laurie Ewald. 1977. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1957):98-108; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1957):157-162; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1958):13-18; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1958); Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1958):128-133; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1958):153-166. ; CD available at: American Ancestors ($); . The census taker was exceptional in that he identified relationships and residences of inhabitants to distinguish between persons of the same name.
 * Virginia 1820 Federal Census: Names Not on the Microfilm Copy. By Gerald M. Petty. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (April-June 1974):136-139..

1850 Agriculture Census
 * Virginia 1850 Agriculture Census. By Linda L. Green. 2004-2007. 5 volumes. Westminster, Maryland : Willow Bend Books, ;.

1870
 * Surname index to The Accomack County 1870 Census Petersrow Publishing ($).

1890 Union Veterans
 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. By Ronald Ray Turner. 1994. ;.
 * Accomack County VA Mortality Schedules 1850-1860-1870 at GHOTES

Church Records

 * The Oldest Churches on the Eastern Shore of Virginia; list of churches and when they were built.

Baptist Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Chingoteague (1786)
 * 2) Matompkin (1785)
 * 3) Mesongoes (1779)
 * 4) Pungoteague (1790) - Church minutes, 1833-1956, including lists of members, survive:.

Accomack County fell within the bounds of the Accomac Association.

Church of England See also Accomac Parish See also Accomack Parish  See also St. George's Parish
 * A Parsonage House for Accomack, 1635. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Mar., 1963), p. 36. Online at: JSAH.
 * Colonial Churches of Tidewater Virginia. By George Carrington Mason. 1945. Richmond, Virginia : Whittet &amp; Shepperson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.
 * Early Episcopacy in Accomack. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct., 1897), pp. 128-132. Online at: JSTOR.
 * Surname index to St. George's Parish Accomack County Vestry Book 1763-1787 Petersrow Publishing ($).
 * Surname index to Meetings of the Overseers of the Poor for Accomack &amp; St. George's Parish September 1787-1819 Petersrow Publishing ($).

Methodist
 * Native Methodist Preachers of the Eastern Shore of Virginia: With Supplements Concerning Methodist Preachers and Methodist Preachers' Children Who Have Married on the Shore and a Few Others. By Arthur Linwood Stevenson. 1973. Brevard, NC : A.L. Stevenson. ..
 * Surname index to A Record of Baptisms on the Accomack Circuit (Cokesbury Methodist Episcopal Church of Onancock, Virginia, 1859-1888) Petersrow Publishing ($).

Quaker Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
 * Guilford Creek Monthly Meeting (1677-1729) aka Muddy Creek.
 * Swansqut Monthly Meeting (1736-1790)

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * Mis. Court Records at GHOTES

Chancery Court
 * Surname index to Accomack County Chancery Orders 1831-1845 Petersrow Publishing ($).
 * Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index includes digital images for Accomack County chancery records for the years 1702-1862. Indexed information and original records available at the Library of Virginia through 1913.

County Court
 * Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore: Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties. By William Robert Montgomery Houston and Jean M. Mihalyka. 1993. Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield Co. ; . Ages taken from court, land, and probate records.
 * The Colonial County Court, Social Forum and Legislative Precedent: Accomack County, Virginia, 1633-1639. By George B. Curtis.The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 85, No. 3 (Jul., 1977), pp. 274-288., online at: JSTOR ($).
 * The Women of Accomack versus Henry Smith: Gender, Legal Recourse, and the Social Order in Seventeenth-Century Virginia. By Irmina Wawrzyczek. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 105, No. 1 (Winter, 1997), pp. 5-26., online at: JSTOR ($).

Eastern Shore District Court
 * Surname index to Eastern Shore District Court 1789-1816 Petersrow Publishing ($).

Orphan's Court
 * Surname index to Accomack County Orphan's Court Accounts 1741-1805 Petersrow Publishing ($).

Emigration and Immigration
The Port of Accomack entry book (1783-1793) has been preserved. Clerks recorded the name of vessel and port of origination, name of master, type of cargo, and amount of duties, but not passengers:. Unfortunately, no official passenger lists survive for the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 2007. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. . Includes wills of residents of Accawacke (Accomack), Nasswadax Creek, and Accomack 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 1 British alien living in Accomack County.
 * The Women of Accomack versus Henry Smith: Gender, Legal Recourse, and the Social Order in Seventeenth-Century Virginia. By Irmina Wawrzyczek. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 105, No. 1 (Winter, 1997), pp. 5-26. ; digital version at JSTOR ($). [Some of the individuals involved in this case were imported servants.]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American From 1790 to 1860, Accomack County had one of the largest free black populations in the state (721 in 1790; 3418 in 1860).
 * 1788 Tax List - Virginia. Blacks: Accomac County, Accomac Parish and Whites: Accomac County, Accomac Parish, Islands. Online at: Accomac Roots.
 * 1799 Tax List - Virginia. Blacks: Accomac County, Accomac Parish and Whites: Accomac County, Accomac Parish, Islands. Online at: Accomac Roots.
 * Accomac Roots is an online resource with extensive African American information, including genealogy, census data, tax lists, indentures, cemeteries, maps, pictures, documents, and sources.
 * Accomack County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1814. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Library of Virginia. Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.
 * Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. By Paul Heinegg. 2005-present. Online at: Free African Americans;.
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * The 1850 Slave Inhabitants Schedule of Accomac County, Virginia. By Celestine G. Koger. c1995. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. ;.
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records for African-Americans in Accomack County.

Funeral Homes

 * 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 Accomack County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles, or jump to a surname using the alphabet bar.
 * Eastern Shore Family Data Files at GHOTES
 * Family Journals at GHOTES
 * The Ghotes Common Ancestor Linkage Project at GHOTES
 * 100s of Families from the Eastern Shore, from Charlemagne to the early 1900s at Miles Files

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
 * McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: For earliest colonists of Accomack County, Virginia; A Biographical Dictionary. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007. ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical Publishing Company.
 * Carey, Mary Frances, Barry W. Miles, and Moody K. Miles. Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 3 vols. Lewes, Delaware: Colonial Roots, 2004-2007. . Contents:
 * v. 1. Descendants of James Bonnewell, Richard Bundick, William Mason, Edward Thornton, Henry Trader, and Henry Wright
 * v. 2. Descendants of Edward Bayly, Richard Bayly, Edward Byrd, Edward Ker, John Lewis, Samuel Marshall, and Roger Miles
 * v. 3. Descendants of Thomas Elliott (Northampton County), Thomas Elliott (Onley, Accomack County), Thomas Elliott (Wachapreague, Accomack), John Fisher, John Mapp, and Bartholowmew Mears.
 * Available digitally at Eastern Shore Public Library
 * Edwards, Lucy Ames and Nannie Ames Mears. Ames, Mears and Allied Lines. The American Ancestors of Samuel William Ames and Sarah Anne Edmunds Mears of Accomack County, Virginia. 1967. . Discusses 67 Eastern Shore families.
 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Allen, Bartlett (see introduction), Bestick (see introduction), Bevans, Bibbens, Blake, Carter, Case, Church, Consellor, Copes, Davis, Douglass, Driggers, Duffy, Duncan, Farrell, Finnie, Fletcher, Fortune, Francis, Francisco, George, Hammond, Hanser, Harman, Harris, Harrison, Hitchens, Holt, Hutton (see introduction), Johnson, Lang, Liverpool, Longo, Malavery, Marshall, Matthews, Mongom, Morris, Moses, Nutts, Okey, Parkinson, Payne, Perkins, Priss, Read, Roberts, Robinson, Rosario, Salmons, Sample, Shepherd, Sisco, Stephens, Teague, Thompson, Vincent (see introduction), Webb, Weeks, West, Wise, Young families of pre-1820 Accomack County, Virginia.
 * Mears, James Egbert. Hacks Neck and Its People, Past and Present: A Collection of Historical Material, A Portrayal of Life and Some of the Customs of These Eastern Shore of Virginia People, A List of Many of Their Names, Their Descendants and Family Connections, and the Names of Land Owners Therein from Colonial Times to the Present. Chicago, Ill.: J.E. Mears, 1937. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Mears, James Egbert. Scrapbooks, 1962-1965. 3 vols. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Mears, James Egbert. Scrapbooks, 1965-1967. 3 vols. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Mears, James Egbert. Scrapbooks, 1967-1970. 6 vols. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * Stone, Doris Y. Genealogical Notes Concerning Selected Virginia Families. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society. "Primarily concern early settlers in Virginia's Eastern Shore (Accomack and Northampton counties) and in Surry County, Va. Families represented include Barham, Beckwith, Bird/Byrd, Clark/Clarke, Corbin, Creed, Ewell, Filmer, Gray, Justis/Justice, Killman/Killmon, Lewis, Long, Rew/Rhue/Arew, Shrieves/Shreaves/Shreves, Swan/Swann/Swon, Taylor/Tailer/Tayler, Warren, Watson, and Yeardley/Yardly."

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Deeds

Grants and Patents


 * Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666. By Nell Marion Nugent. 1963. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Hathitrust Ancestry ($);.
 * Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800. By Nell Marion Nugent. 1934. Richmond, Virginia : Press of the Dietz Printing Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Headrights
 * Certificates and Rights, Accomack County, Virginia, 1663-1709. By Stratton Nottingham. 1929. Onancock, Virginia : S. Nottingham. Online at: Open Library ($);.

Processioner's Returns
 * Surname index to Accomack and St. George's Parishes Processioner's Returns 1723-1792, 1796-1816 Petersrow Publishers ($).
 * Surname index to genealogical analysis of landowners appearing in Processioner's Returns of St. George Parish 1795-1796 Petersrow Publishers ($).

Local Histories

 * The Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1603-1964. By Nora Miller Turman. 1988. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Online at: Internet Archive;.
 * Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke, or The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. By Jennings Copper Wise. 1911. The Bell Book and Stationery Co : Richmond, Virginia. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * Virginia Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Virginia Eastern Shore Maps and Gazetteers at GHOTS
 * Eastern Shore Gazetteer at GHOTS


 * Virginia Eastern Shore Maps and Gazetteers at GHOTS
 * Accomack County Maps at GHOTS

Military Records
French and Indian War
 * Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books; . 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 Accomack County, see p. 25.
 * Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. By William Armstrong Crozier. 1954. Baltimore, Maryland : Southern Book Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. . Identifies some Accomack County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.

Revolutionary War Regiments. Service men in Accomack County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Accomack County supplied soldiers for the:
 * - 9th Virginia Regiment


 * 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;.
 * Index to Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Documents at the Library of Virginia. 2012. Compiled by C. Leon Harris. Online at: Library of Virginia.
 * 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.
 * Rev. John Lyon Tried by a Court Martial in Accomack County, August 8, 1781. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct., 1922), pp. 285-288. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books, JSTOR.
 * Soldiers and Sailors of the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Revolutionary War. By Stratton Nottingham. 1995. Westminster, Maryland : Family Line Publications..

War of 1812 Accomack County men served in the 2nd and 99th Regiments.
 * 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.: Governnment Printing Office, 1883. ; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Accomack County, p. 58]
 * Heritage Trail Markers for The War of 1812:
 * Chesconessex Creek at Accomack County
 * Pungoteague Creek at Accomack County
 * Tangier Island at Accomack County

Civil War Civil War service men in Accomack 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:
 * - 39th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies E, F, G, H, I, and L.

Records and histories are available, including:

Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 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)
 * Eastern Shore of Virginia Register of Loyal Volunteers (Civil War Era) at GHOTES

World War I
 * Barnes, Alton Brooks Parker. Young No More. [Onancock, Virginia]: P. Barnes, c1994. . [Gives a history of World War I from the viewpoint of men from Accomack and Northampton counties who fought in the war.]

World War II World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

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

Newspapers

 * 1888-1905 Digitized images of the Peninsula Enterprise of Accomac, Virginia (1888-1905) are available online at the Library of Congress Chronicling America project.
 * Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website.
 * 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.

Other Records
Chincoteague Colonial Militia
 * Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. By William Armstrong Crozier. 1954. Baltimore, Maryland : Southern Book Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. . Identifies some Accomack County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.

Miscellaneous Records
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1704- Quit Rent Rolls at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1896 Minute Book at Virginia Pioneers ($)

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Officials

 * Tax Lists York County 1782, 1783, 1784; Rent Roll York County 1704, Gloucester 1704, Warwick 1704; James City County Taxes 1768. By Thelma I. Hansford. 1990. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. ..

Petitions

 * A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford (Virginia State Library). By H.J. Eckenrode. 1908. Richmond, Virginia : Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. Online at: Google Books.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * Mis. Court Records at GHOTES

Local Court
 * 1671-1674; 1673-1676; 1676-1690;1678-1682; 1682-1697; 1682-1715; 1715-1729 Images of Wills Inventories Appraisements at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1678-82; 1682-1697; 1692-1715; 1715-1729; 1729-1737 Indexes to Deeds, Estates, Wills at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1729-1737 Wills, inventories, appraisements, divisions (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

District Court
 * Surname index to Eastern Shore District Court Wills and Deeds 1800-1806 Petersrow Publishers ($)

Guardian Bonds
 * Surname index to Accomack County Guardian Bonds 1819-1827 Petersrow Publishers ($)

London Courts
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 2007. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. . Includes wills of residents of Accawacke (Accomack), Nasswadax Creek, and Accomack 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 ($)

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

Original versions The original Accomack County personal property tax lists are kept at the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. and the Accomack County Courthouse, Accomac, Va. Microfilm copies: (years: 1782-1850).

Published versions
 * 1674; 1678-1695 Accomack County Tithables at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1663-1695 Accomack Tithables 1663-1695. By Stratton Nottingham. 2001. Onancock, Westminster, MD : Willow Bend Books. ; 1987 reprint: ..
 * 1666 Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke, or The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. By Jennings Copper Wise. 1911. The Bell Book and Stationery Co : Richmond, Virginia. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.
 * 1679 A List of Tithables Accomack Co., Virginia 1679," The Quarterly (Dallas County Genealogical Society). By Mrs. J.L. Lu and Mrs. W.A. Neumann. Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 1978):222-224. 
 * 1683 Quit Rent Roll for 1683. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 1985)..
 * 1704 Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 1983. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. Vol. 28 (1920):207-218, 328-339; Vol. 29 (1921):18-28, 337-343, 402-412; Vol. 30 (1922):21-30, 280-285, 341-347; Vol. 31 (1923):70-75, 153-163, 215-231, 314-318; Vol. 32 (1924):69-75, 144-158, 281-287, 338-343; Vol. 33 (1925):47-50, 359-370; Vol. 34 (1926):113-119, 252-258, 313, 321. ; Reprinted in Virginia Tax Records available at FHL . Online at: Internet Archive, JSTOR($); . Accomack County appears in 34:113-119, 252-258.
 * 1782, 1790, 1800 Accomack County, Virginia Tax Lists in "U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820," available online at Ancestry ($). Includes 1782, 1790, and 1800 personal property tax lists.
 * 1782-1814 Accomack County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1814. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans. Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.
 * 1783 Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at Revolutionary War Service website.
 * 1787 Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. By Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle. 1940. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at FamilySearch, ;.
 * 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print..
 * 1788, 1799 Indexed images of the 1788 and 1799 Personal Property Tax Lists of Accomack County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
 * 1788 1788 Tax List - Virginia. Blacks: Accomac County, Accomac Parish and Whites: Accomac County, Accomac Parish, Islands - Accomac Roots.
 * 1799 1799 Tax List - Virginia. Blacks: Accomac County, Accomac Parish and Whites: Accomac County, Accomac Parish, Islands - Accomac Roots.
 * 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. ..

Vital Records
Vital Record Substitutes
 * Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore: Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties. By William Robert Montgomery Houston and Jean M. Mihalyka. 1993. Baltimore, Maryland : Clearfield Co. ; . Ages taken from court, land, and probate records.

Birth
The birth registers of Accomack County, Virginia (1853-1896) have been indexed multiple times. Petersrow Publishers offers a free surname search of published abstracts on their website. Ancestry's fee-based databases include abstracts. Beth Fridley's birth abstracts are on Ancestry ($)
 * Surname index to The Accomack County Birth Register 1853-1896 Petersrow Publishers ($)
 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Surname index to The Accomack County Birth Register 1853-1896: African American Births Petersrow Publishers ($)
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage

 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages - FindMyPast ($)
 * 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1771-1943 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1771-1943 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * To 1699 Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1784-1785 Bonds at Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1787-1788; 1790-1791; 1792-1798 Licenses and Bonds atVirginia Pioneers ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

Death

 * 1853-1896 Surname index to The Accomack County Death Register 1853-1896 - Petersrow Publishers ($)
 * 1853-1896 Surname index to Accomack County Death Register 1853-1896: African American Deaths - Petersrow Publishers ($)
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Family History Centers

 * Eastern Shore Virginia Family History Center

Websites

 * Accomac Roots (Extensive African-American History in Accomac County Virginia)
 * Cyndi's List
 * MilesFiles
 * Virginia Pioneers


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Research Guides

 * A Guide to the Counties of Virginia:Accawmack County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959). ; CD available at: American Ancestors ($);.