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Sussex County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Sussex, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 30,000 entries.

Sussex County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 75 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Sussex County families include:


 * Doyle, Stuart W. Roots Exposed the Lineage and Interrelationships of 15 Family Branches from Virginia's Sussex, Southampton and Greensville Counties. [Orlando, Fla.?]: S.W. Doyle, 2002. [Includes Clanton, Graves, Heath, Hill, Hunnicutt, Maine, Massenburg, Reese, Seaborne, Smith, Vaughn, West, Wright and related families.]
 * Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online index, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes a great deal of information about residents of Sussex County, see discussion of cited sources.] . Purchase at Virginians.com.
 * Ricks, Joel and William G. Stanard. W.G. Stanard's Extracts from Virginia Records (in Three Parts). MSS., 1942-1943, microfilmed reproduction: [Includes genealogical and biographical notes about residents of Sussex County.]

Sussex County, Virginia Genealogy Books and Articles


It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]


 * [Adkins] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Avant] Avant, David A. Florida Pioneers and Their Alabama, Georgia, Carolina, Maryland and Virginia Ancestors. Tallahassee, Fla.: L'Avant Studios, 1974..
 * [Bailey] Wyatt Bailey Family of Sussex County, Virginia, 1817-1818. MSS., microfilmed reproduction available at.
 * [Barham] Joyner, Ulysses P. From the Pagan to the Nottoway: The Occupation of the Land by the Europeans 1607-1800. Orange, Va.: U.P. Joyner, 2008. Digital version at ;.
 * [Bassette] Johnson, Martha C. Black Families of Elizabeth City Co., VA, 1800-1990: Research of Families of Callis, Davis, Simpson, Radcliff, Originating from Gloucester Co., Mathews Co., York and James Counties and Elizabeth Co., Hampton, Virginia. Microfilmed reproduction available at.
 * [Blow] Tyler, Lyon G. "Descendants of John Camm, President of William and Mary College," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):61-62; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):275-278. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * [Bonner] Bonner, Kathryn R. The Bonner Family Record: This Record is Primarily of the Bonners of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia, Those that Went to Wilson, Madison and Shelby Counties, Tennessee, and Those that Went On to Phillips County, Arkansas: Today the Descendants are Spread into Many States. Marianna, Ark.: K.R. Bonner, 1979. Available at.
 * [Booth] Boddie, Mrs. John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Volume XVI. Baltimore, Md., 1971.
 * [Bullock] Upton, Marie Luter. Bullock Twigs and Branches. Madison, Miss.: M.L. Upson, 1966. Available at.
 * [Burrow] Phillip Burrow (1) (1774-1861)--and Descendants. MSS., available on microfilm at.
 * [Burrow] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Cain] Harmon, Francis Stuart. Adam's Eves. New York, 1964.
 * [Cain] Cain, Stith Malone. A History of Our Cain Family of Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. Whitewater, Wis.: S.M. Cain, 1970.
 * [Cain] Cain, Stith Malone. "The Cain Family of Southside Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):48-49. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Carter] Mathys, Mary Sue. "One Branch of a Colonial Carter Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):117-126. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Cheatham] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Cheatham Family of Colonial Virginia," in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):163-173; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):273-279; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):38-43; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):102-112; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):209-216; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):293-297; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1985):32-40; Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):123-127; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):179-185; Vol. 29, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1985):262-265; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1986):17-23; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1986):99-104. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Christian] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Claiborne] Boddie, John B. Virginia Historical Genealogies. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Digital version at - free.
 * [Clanton] Clanton, Velda E. and Lee R. Clanton. Clanton Family History and Lineage Lines. 2 vols. Hagerstown, Maryland: L.R. &amp; V.E. Clanton, [1993?]..
 * [Cocke] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 1..
 * [Cook] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Denton] Denton, Don R. In Search of the Denton Lineage. Knoxville, Tenn.: Tennessee Valley Pub., 2004. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Dixon] Austin, Jeannette H. Some Descendants of Roger Dixon, Died 1744, Sussex County, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed reproduction available at.
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Sussex County Duncans.
 * [Edmunds] Edmunds, Mary Stuart Green. "Edmunds Family," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 17 (1935-1936):59-63, 111-117, 193-199. Reprinted in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Volume I: Albidgton-Gerlache. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1981. Free Name Search ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical.com;.
 * [Edmunds] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Ellis] McCrary, Dixie L. The Ellis Line from Surry--Sussex in Virginia. St. Petersburg, Fla.: D.L. McCrary, 1978. Available at.
 * [Freeman] Hopkins, Garland Evans. Freeman Forbears: Being the History, Genealogy, Heraldy [sic], Homes and Traditions of the Family of Freeman and Related Families Originating in the Original Shires of James City and Charles River in Virginia. Va.: G.E. Hopkins, 1942.
 * [Gilliam] Old, Mary A. Gillam Charts (1989). [Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada: M.A. Old, 1989]. Available at.
 * [Grammar] Randall, Ruth. "Family Lore and Effects of Slavery on the Black Psyche: Rosa Grammar's Choice," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 97, No. 2 (June 2009):85-96. FHL 973 B2ng v. 97
 * [Green] Staubach, Emilee Mills. Greens of South Side Virginia. Genealogical Loose Papers, Department of Archives and History; also available on microfilm at.
 * [Griffin] Griffin Family Genealogical Chart. Donated 1995. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Griffis] Boddie, John B. Virginia Historical Genealogies. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Digital version at - free.
 * [Grigg] Grigg, L. Richard. A Genealogical Report to the Grigg Family Covering Horton-Hurst-Pell-Grigg,Pinson and Rambo Lines. MSS., 1978, available on microfilm at.
 * [Guilham] See Gilliam.
 * [Hardie] Clark, Robert M. Hardie, Vincent, Gaines, and Related Families from Virginia to Texas. [Dallas, Texas?]: R.M. Clark, 1989. Available at.
 * [Hargrave] DeBruler, Eva. A Historical, Biographical and Genealogical Account of Certain Branches of the DeBruler and Hargrave Families. Bloomington, Ind.: Feltus Printing Co., 1938. Available at.
 * [Hargrave] Gray, Beulah B. Richard Hargrave, Pioneer and Circuit Rider of Indiana: ca.1750-1879. 1942. Available at.
 * [Hargrave] Wanda, Beatrice, Carrie Little Ringer and John W. Hargrave. Hargrave and Allied Families. Cincinnati: J.W. Hargrave, 1954. Available at.
 * [Hargrave] Gray, Beulah B. Genealogical Chart and Notes on the Hargrave Family of Pike County, Indiana. MSS., microfilmed reproduction available at.
 * [Hargrove] See Hargrave.
 * [Harper] Harper, James Edward. Harper, Kennebrew ... Etc. Falls Church, Va.: J.E. Harper, 1982. Vol. 1 available at.
 * [Harris] Brainard, Emma Harris and Josephine Polk Harris Cumins. The Harris Family of Sussex County, Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland. MSS., Hall of Records, Dover, Delaware; microfilmed reproduction available at.
 * [Harris] Herrmann, Benjamin E. Items about [the] Harris Family. 1999?.
 * [Harrison] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Harwood] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Hight] Wallace, Robert E. Hight-Hite Families of Sussex and Surry Counties, Virginia, from about 1634: 1,333 Descendants, with a Full-Name Index of 2,736 Names of Those Who Went to Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, North Carolina and Those Who Stayed in and Around Lunenburg County, Virginia with Chronology, Abstracts from the Register of Albemarle Parish, and Records of New Kent, Surry, Sussex, Lunenburg and Prince George Counties (487 Surnames). Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, c1976, 1993. Available at.
 * [Hight] Wallace, Robert E. Hight-Hite, Prindle-Pringle &amp; Wallace Families. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2000. Available at.
 * [Hines] Hines, Benjamin McFarland. Hines and Allied Families: Some Descendants of William Hines of Sussex County, Virginia (ca.1690- 1760) and a Record of Their Principal Allied Families, Watson (Virginia, Mississippi); Shackelford (Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia); Nisbet (North Carolina, Georgia); and Kennon (Virginia). [Fairfield, Connecticut]: B.M. Hines, 1981. Available at.
 * [Hite] See Hight.
 * [Houston] Houston, Mary Christine and Francis Neil Houston. Ancestors and Descendants of Leonard Houston Sr., ca. 1633-1990. Topeka, Kansas: M.C. Houston, 1990.
 * [Inman] Inman, Joseph Francis. The Inman Family of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia and Some of Their Kin. Richmond, Va.: J.F. Inman, 1975..
 * [Irvine] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Jackson] Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Jarrad] "Jarrad Family: Records from the Bible of Joseph Jarrad, Sussex County, Virginia," Virginia Tidewater Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 1, Mar. 2007, p. 24. WorldCat link.
 * [Jones] Boddie, John B. Virginia Historical Genealogies. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. Digital version at - free.
 * [Jones] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Judkins] Judkins Family Association and Kathleen Ann Abendroth. The Judkins Journal. Seattle, Wash.: Judkins Family Association, 1986-2001.
 * [Knight] Harlander, Anna Knight and E.V. Knight. Ephraim Knight, His Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families. Pasadena, Calif.: A. Harlander, 1988. Available at.
 * [Lanier] Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier: A Genealogy of the Family Who Came to Virginia and Their French Ancestors in London. Washington, D.C.: Goetz Printing Company, 1965. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * [Lanier] McCall, Leon Cleveland. Robert and Mary Lanier McCall: South Georgia Pioneers and Some of Their Descendants. Hiawassee, Georgia: L.C. McCall, 1988. Available at.
 * [McCall] McCall, Leon Cleveland. Robert and Mary Lanier McCall: South Georgia Pioneers and Some of Their Descendants. Hiawassee, Ga.: L.C. McCall, 1988.
 * [Malone] Cain, Stith Malone. "The Malone Family of Southside Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1969):99-105. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Mangum] Parham, James Lynn. Mangum Family Bulletin. [Newsletter] 38 vols. Huntsville, Alabama: J.L. Parham, 1969-1992. Available at.
 * [Mangum] Inman, Joseph Francis. The Inman Family of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia and Some of Their Kin. Richmond [Virginia]: J.F. Inman, 1975. Available at.
 * [Mangum] Parham, James Lynn. Mangum - Mangham - Mangrum Journal. [Newsletter] Huntsville, Ala.: J.L. Parham, 2000-2004. Available at.
 * [Mangum] Parham, James Lynn. The Mangum CD: (Combined) Mangum Family Bulletin and The Mangum - Mangham - Mangrum Journal. Huntsville, Alabama: J.L. Parham, 2004. Available at.
 * [Mason] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Mitchell] Olney, Adelle Whitby. Mitchell Family Records. MSS., available on microfilm at.
 * [Moore] Lockard, Isabel. The Family of Richard H. Moore and Rebecca S. Clements: and Their Relation to the Shands, Lee, Parker and Jennings Families. MSS., available on microfilm at.
 * [Moss] O'Neal, Arey Moss. Epes--Moss Family Genealogical Records, 1599-1978. MSS. Microfilmed 1987:
 * [Neblett] Branom, Jeanne. The Neblett-Middleton Connection. Commerce, Texas: J. Branom, 1994. Available at.
 * [Owen] Mathys, Sue. "Early Owen Connections: The Next Two Generations," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):25-31. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Parham] Boddie, Mrs. John Boddie. Historical Southern Families. Volume XIV. Baltimore, 1970..
 * [Pettway] Evans, June Banks. Using Virginia Land Records in Family History: Kettlestick, Flat Rock, Tar Kiln and Crooked Run: Blackwell -- Hite -- Ussery -- Pettway. New Orleans, Louisiana: Bryn Ffyliaid Publications, 2001. Available at.
 * [Prichard] Horlacher, Doris Melissa Pritchett. Pritchett In America, Waller, Pritchard, Prickett, Phelan, 1987. Orem, Utah: Horlacher &amp; Sons, 1987. Available at.
 * [Prince] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Raney] Brandon, Rosa R. Raney Days. Wilson, North Dakota: R.R. Brandon, 1974. Available at.
 * [Rawlings] Browder, Barbara H. Genealogical Notes Concerning the Rawlings Family. Donated 1999. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Reynolds] Tillman, Stephen Frederick. The Rennolds-Reynolds Family of Virginia and England, 1530-1948. Washington, D.C.: S.F. Tillman, 1959. ; digital version at.
 * [Rose] Rose, Christine. Abstracts of Early Virginia Rose Estates: Wills, Inventories, Accounts and Administrator's Bonds before 1850. San Jose, Calif.: Rose Family Bulletin, 1972. ; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Rose] Rose, Christine. Ancestors and Descendants of Frederick Rose: of Sussex County, Virginia, Orange County, North Carolina, and Wayne and Hardin Counties, Tennessee. San Jose, Calif.: C.C. Rose, 1980. Available at.
 * [Shanko] Shanko, Jay. Shanko Family Geneology. St. Petersburg, Florida: N.H. Shanko, [1966?]. Available at.
 * [Simmons] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Spiers] Lane, Marian Spiers. Census Reports of Spiers, Spires, Speirs: Prince George, Sussex, Dinwiddie, Surry, Virginia. MSS., 3 vols., also available at.
 * [Spratley] Hart, Lyndon H. "The Cocke Family in Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):41-61; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):146-156; Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2000):203-215; Vol. 44, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2000):309-315; Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2001):23-36; Vol. 45, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2001):132-148; Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2001):208-219; Vol. 45, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2001):278-288; Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):42-46. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Sterling] See Neblett.
 * [Sturdivant] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Tuder] Williams, Gary Murdock. "Records of a Sussex County Family, 1745-1845: (Jones, Burrow, Mason, Harwood, Prince and Tuder)," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Oct. 1983):16-21.
 * [Tudor] LaChapelle, A.G. Leigh. The Genealogy of the Tudor Family, 1720-1987: of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas. Farmington Hills, Michigan: A.G. LaChapelle, 1987..
 * [West] Stone, Letta Brock and Leonardo Andrea. West Genealogical Research, 1550-1950. MSS., 71 vols. Microfilmed reproduction available at . [FHL US/CAN Film 1421740 Item 2 includes West genealogical information from Southampton, Surrey, Sussex, and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia.]
 * [Whitfield] Whitfield, Vallie Jo. Whitfield History and Genealogy of Tennessee. Pleasant Hill, Calif., 1979..
 * [Wilkinson] Wilkinson, George Carroll and Gene Cox Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons of Sussex County, Virginia: Related Families: Magee, Cox, Goodwyn and Other Extended Family Ties. [Dallas, Texas: G.C. Wilkinson], 1996. Digital version at - free; . Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Wilkinson] Wilkinson, George Carroll and Gene Cox Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons of Isle of Wight, Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia, and Related Families: Magee, Cox, Goodwyn and Other Allied Family Ties. n.p.: G.C. Wilkinson, 2006. Available at ; digital version at.
 * [Woodruff] Woodruff, Audrey Lee Wagner. Tall Trees in the Forest: The Woodruff Family of Virginia, Alabama, and Missouri. Kansas City, Mo., 1966. Digital version at - free;
 * [Wyche] Town, Jan Wyche. Wyche Family History. Burleson, Texas: J.W. Town, 1989. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Yecoshenko] See Shanko.