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Pittsylvania County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Pittsylvania, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 130,000 entries.

Pittsylvania County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 175 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Pittsylvania County families include:


 * Fitzgerald, Madelene Vaden. Pittsylvania: Homes and People of the Past. Danville, Va.: Womack Press, 1974.
 * Pittsylvania County Virginia Heritage 1767-2004. Pittsylvania County Heritage Book Committee and County Heritage, Inc., 2004.
 * 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 Pittsylvania County, see discussion of cited sources.] CD-ROM no. 3887; purchase at Virginians.com.

Pittsylvania 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]


 * [Aaron] Aaron, Larry. Aaron Ancestors of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: Aaron, Aron, Arnn Surnames. Danville, Va.: L. Aaron, 1987. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Adams] Morris, Whitmore. The First Tunstalls in Virginia, and Some of Their Descendants. San Antonio, Texas: W. Morris, 1950. Digital version at - free.
 * [Adams] Adams, Gordon Sackett and Lona Odell Adams Fletcher Seitz. An Adams Family of Virginia, 1800 to Present: The Descendants of Samuel Adams and Tamson Ann Dix Adams of Pittsylvania, Halifax, and Charlotte Counties, Virginia. G.S. Adams, 1990.
 * [Allee] Allee, Ginger Rae. David Allee's Children. Friendswood, Texas: V.R.M. Allee, 1988. Digital version at - free;
 * [Allen] Agricola, David V. Descendants of Samuel and Sarah (Prater) Allen. Lakewood, Ohio: D. Agricola, 1997.
 * [Austin] Curtis, Janet Austin. "Southside Virginia Austins," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1961):147-154. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Ball] Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs. Concerning the Tomahawk Creek, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Ball Family, 1770-1925. MSS., 1925, Library of Congress.
 * [Barber] Tratebas, Gladys Spurr Myrtle and Norma Barber Plank. Descendants of Randolph and Mary (Foster) Barber: Virginia - Ohio - Indiana - Missouri, Over 200 Years of Established Barber Family History. Decorah, Iowa: Amundsen Publishing Co., 1993. Digital version at - free;
 * [Barnett] Murphy, Thelma M. James Barnett, Pittsylvania Co., Va. 1986.
 * [Barnett] Barnette, Hilda Aldridge. Barnett-Smith Families: Across Europe and America. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, [1992?].
 * [Bays] See also Bingham.
 * [Bays] Carter, Charles O. Branches in the Tree of Josiah Bays I and Lettice Mayes: Married 15 Feb 1808, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; Born Virginia; Died Greene Co., IN. Chanute, Kansas: C.O. Carter, 1997. Digital version at - free;
 * [Beale] Beale, Barkly DeRoy. The Beale Family of Halifax County, Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Beale, 1978..
 * [Bean] Clepper, Barbara Gonce. Raulston and Russell Genealogy. 1986.
 * [Bennett] Collie, Betty Cox. The Bennett Family of Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elon, N.C.: B. C. Collie, 2001.
 * [Bingham] See also Uland.
 * [Bingham] Carter, Charles O. Branches in the Tree of Edmond Bingham I and Lucy Bays: Married 8 Jan 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia: Born Virginia, Died Greene Co., IN. Chanute, Kansas: C.O. Carter, 1997.
 * [Blakely] Rowland, Jane Thomas. James Blakely Immigrant and Revolutionary Soldier: Papers from the Family Files with Rowland/Thomas Connections and Some Ancestors and Descendants of Jane Thomas Rowland and Arthur Ray Rowland. Augusta, Ga.: RR Books, 1998. Digital version at - free;
 * [Blanks] Sons of Henry Blanks - Pittsylvania Co.VA. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Blount] Lagoudakis, Nickola Beatty. "James Johnson and His Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2005):63-78. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Blue] Clement, Maud Carter et al. Genealogical Miscellanea (Blue Family): Wills and Material of Genealogical Interest Taken from Foot-notes of the History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Lynchburg, Virginia: J.C. Bell, 1929. 1967 reprint:
 * [Boaz] Boaz, Thurmond DeWitte and Ruth Mae Cunningham Morgan. Edmond Boaz (1745-1817) and His Descendants. McLean, Va.: T.D. Boaz, Jr., 1988. Digital version at - free;.
 * [Boaz] Boaz, Thurmond DeWitte and Roberta McDaniel Ellis. Mary Ann (Boaz) Francis (1798-1860) and Her Descendants. McLean, Va.: T.D. Boaz, Jr., 1993.
 * [Bradner] Bradner, Frank W. Bradner Genealogy: The Descendants of Rev. John Bradner and Christian Colville of Orange County, New York. Brooklyn, N.Y.: F.W. Bradner, 1986. Includes supplement:
 * [Braxton] Pecquet du Bellet, Louise. Some Prominent Virginia Families. 4 vols. 1907. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. see also . Index: . Digital versions available online: Vol. 2 | Vol. 4 | Index. All four volumes have been digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * [Bruce] Smith, Zachary F. and Mary Rogers Clay. The Clay Family. Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton and Company, 1899. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Buckley] Murphy, Patricia Lee. "Buckley Family Abstracts," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1982):156-160. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Buckley] Buckley, Shirley Gray. The Buckley Family Genealogy: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of James Buckley. Martin, Tenn.: S.G. Buckley, 1987.
 * [Buckner] Turner, Mayme Gertrude Yager and E. LaMar Buckner. "Pittsylvania County, Virginia Research," Buckner Family Research and Allied Families. MSS., 1992..
 * [Burnett] Corkill, Eldon. Cain-Burnett Kin: Descendants of Bailey Cain (1767/70-1807) of Virginia and Kentucky, and of James Burnett, Who Died in 1797 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Dallas, Texas: E.&amp;L. Corkill, 1988.
 * [Carter] Walker, Edward R. Walking With the Walkers. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1981..
 * [Carter] Efford, Joan M. Our Efford Family of the Northern Neck: and Related Lines. Tappahannock, Va.: J. Efford, 1992..
 * [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 ($)..
 * [Chilton] Dorman, John Frederick. "The Chilton Families of Virginia and Maryland," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):71-78; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):121-125; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):167-174; Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1968):15-18; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1968):83-86; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1968):109-113; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):169-175; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969):32-36; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):65-71; Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):177-180; Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970):15-22; Vol. 14, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1970):75-82; Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1970):123-128; Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):165-168; Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):32-41; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):122-124; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):259-264; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):301-306; ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Clark] Darrah, Earl Lindsay. Trails: Westward Migration and Settlement of the Clark and Cochran Families. Tampa, Fla.: E.L. Darrah, c1996.
 * [Collie] Collie, Betty Cox and Robert E. King. The Collie Family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: Their Scottish Origins, Relatives and Descendants, Including Connecting Families of Cornwell, Jennings, and Richardson. Elon College, N.C.: B. C. Collie, 1998.
 * [Cox] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Abstracts of Virginia Families: Vol. 1. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:
 * [Craddock] Childs, Paula Craddock. Craddock, ca. 1760-1980. Typescript, Willard Library, Evansville, Ind.
 * [Craddock] Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. "Was the Marriage Legal? A Virginia Case Study in Canon and Civil Law," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2003):159-160. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);.
 * [Crane] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Crane/Crain/Crayne Family of King William, King &amp; Queen, Pittsylvania, and Washington Counties, Virginia. St. David's, Pennsylvania: J. Hockett, 1993.
 * [Creel] Edwards, Morgan. "Rev. John Creel," Materials Towards a History of the Baptists in the Province of Virginia. 1772. Vol. 3:24-25. Digital version at SCDL Collections - free.
 * [Crider] Drake, Ruth Crider. Crider from Pennsylvania into Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1788, Kentucky and Tennessee, Early 1800s. R.C. Drake, 1980.
 * [Curry] Patterson, Pauline Curry, Ruby Curry Montgomery and Janice Lee Brannon. Kentucky Curry Cousins. Greensburg, Ky.: P.C. Patterson, 2004.
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Pittsylvania County Duncans.
 * [Durrett] Harter, Mrs. Bert. "Durrett Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):3-9; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):99-104; Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):174-180; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):279-286; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1972):29-33; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1972):96-103; Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1972):173-178; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):268-274; Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):33-41; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):101-106. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [East] East, Ernest Edward. Thomas East of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. MSS., Library of Virginia. Reproduction:
 * [Emerson] Emerson, John W. and Robert E. Turman. Em(m)erson Family, ca. 1730-1930. Typescript, Family Records Collection, Princeton Public Library (Princeton, Indiana). Emer.
 * [Finn] Hunter, Patricia Finn. A Finn Genealogy, 1750-1985: Some Ancestors and Descendants of Colman Finn, 1823-1916, Grandson of Richard Finn, 1750-1833, of Adair County, Kentucky. Knoxville, Tenn.: P.F. Hunter, c1986.
 * [Foust] Faust, Bertha P. The Genealogy of the Foust, Grubb, Yeatts, Short and Tucker Families of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Richmond, Va.: Faust, 1976.
 * [Fouse] Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. "Was the Marriage Legal? A Virginia Case Study in Canon and Civil Law," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2003):159-160. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);.
 * [Garner] Whisenant, Dora Gordon. James Garner from Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Fayetteville, Tenn.: D.G. Whisenant, 2004..
 * [Good] Crum, Kay M. "Good/Goode Family Update," Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 25, No. 2 (1996):130.
 * [Gossett] Gossett, Jeffrey. The Gossetts of South Carolina. Rock Hill, S.C.: J. L. Gossett, c1997.
 * [Graves] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Grugg] See Foust.
 * [Hamblen] Hamblen, Larry A. Our Hamblen Heritage. Dallas, Texas: Brooks Publishing, 1990.
 * [Hampton] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Hankins] Lowrey, Christy H. Hankins: Ancestors, Descendants and Relations. Lakeland, Fla.: Genie Pub., c1997.
 * [Harbour] Williams, Louis J. and William Tyler Ross. The Harbours in America. Lubbock, Tex.: Harbour--Harbor--Harber Family Association, 1982..
 * [Hardman] Powell, George Travis. Thomas Powell, Colonial-Yeoman-Planter, Circa 1616-1687, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and John Hardman, Colonial-Planter, Circa 1725-1800, Progenitors with Thousands of Their Descendants Arranged in Chronological Order to 1985. 2 vols. Macon, Ga., 1985-1987..
 * [Hardy] Westfall, Dawn. The Joshua Hardy Family: A Portion of the Pittsylvania County, Virginia Branch.
 * [Harris] Edwards, Morgan. "Rev. Samuel Harris," Materials Towards a History of the Baptists in the Province of Virginia. 1772. Vol. 3:57-63. Digital version at SCDL Collections - free.
 * [Harrison] Holden, Mary Emma Corry. Harison [Family Pedigree Chart], ca. 1650-1943. Crawfordville, Ga.: Mrs. H.M. Holden, 1943.
 * [Hatcher] Maloney, James Hallett. "Drury Hatcher of Cumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2005):243-256; Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2006):51-59. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Haymore] Haymore, Dorothy Hendricks. A Record of the Ancestry and Descendants of Daniel and Mary Shockley Haymore of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Franklin Demarcus Haymore (1849-1931): With Notes on Related Families Including Four Wifes; Taylor, Lant Brown, Cluff and Arther Samuel Haymore. n.p.: Franklin R. Haymore and F.D. Haymore descendants, [1976?].
 * [Haynes] Strieby, Irene Macy, Frances Wales Haycock, and Mildred Hensley Homann. Brief Sketches of Henry Haynes, 1701-1784, William Haynes, 1727-1896, Richard Haynes, 1763-1850 a Father, Son and Grandson of Southside Virginia, Who Gave Aid to the American Colonies in the War of the Revolution, and Some of Their Descendants. Jacksonville, Fla.: n.p., 1964..
 * [Haynes] Boddie, Mrs. John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Volume XVIII. Baltimore, Md., 1973..
 * [Heard] Austin, Jeannette H. Heard. Riverdale, Ga.: J.H. Austin, 1900s.
 * [Henderson] Henderson, Robert H. Our House of Henderson: A Documented History of One Henderson Lineage from the Time of Colonial America to 1991. Greer, S.C.: privately published, 1991..
 * [Hendrick] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "The Hendrick Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):209-217; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):277-285; Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1994):31-42; Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1994):94-100. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Holder] Woolen, Edward A. Holder Family Biographical and Historical Records and Genealogy of Daniel Holder (1758-1843) of Fauquier and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia, and Union County, South Carolina. Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1992..
 * [Holloway] Stevens, C.J., Frances Holloway Wynne, Edith Holloway Stevens, Peggy Baugh Brown, Thomas William Brown. Holloways of the South and Allied Families. New Orleans, La.: Polyanthos, 1977..
 * [Hubbard] "Edward Hubbard, 1770 Plat, Pittsylvania County," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Hubbard] Bowling, Noland Hubbard. Meet Your Ancestors: Some Descendants of Robert Hubbard (ca. 1600-1663) Westmoreland, New Kent, Amelia, Halifax, Lunenburg, Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia and Other States: Families Allied by Marriage: Arnn (Aron, Aaron), Adkins (Atkins), Clement (Clements) ... Utica, Kentucky: N.H. Bowling, 1985.
 * [Hundley] Eanes, Samuel Elbert. The Family of Caleb Hundley of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. S.E. Eanes, 1991.
 * [Hundley] Chatham, Anne Bassett Stanley and Karen Kampsula Clifford. Tidewater Families of the New World &amp; Their Westward Migrations: Case Studies in Southern States Research: Ancestors of Chatham, Gwyn, Armfield, Gray, Stanley, Walker, Bassett &amp; Hundley Families. Austin, Texas: Historical, 1996.
 * [Jackson] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Jacksons of Halifax, Pittsylvania and Washington Counties Virginia. St. David's, Pennsylvania: J. Hockett, 1993.
 * [Jefferson] Clement, Mrs. N.E. "The Jefferson Family of Pittsylvania County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):181-182. Available at FHL.
 * [Jefferson] Evans, Anna. "The Jefferson Cousins of Pittsylvania County," Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 1994):54-61..
 * [Jefferson] Harris, Betty Jefferson. From Pettistree, Suffolk, England to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA: History of the Jefferson Family. B.J. Harris, 2001.
 * [Jennings] Sours, William B. John Jennings, d. 1651, in England: Humphrey Jennings, d. 1690, England; Capt. William Jennings, 1676-1775 Retired British Officer of Jennings-Ordinary, Virginia. Anne Jennings, 1736-1811, Pittsylvania Co. Wife of Captain Samuel Thompson, d. in Amelia County, Virginia, 1779. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Johnson] Lagoudakis, Nickola Beatty. "James Johnson and His Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2005):63-78. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Kearby] Dennstedt, Alberta. "Owen-Kearby-Turley Connection," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1979):163-167; Vol. 23, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1979):259-265; Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1980):19-22. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);.
 * [Lane] Edwards, Morgan. "Rev. Joseph Thomas," Materials Towards a History of the Baptists in the Province of Virginia. 1772. Vol. 3:54-56. Digital version at SCDL Collections - free.
 * [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 ($).
 * [Lawson] "John Lawson, 1774 Plat, Pittsylvania County," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Lester] Lester, Gordon and Sherry Kent. The Lester Family History. Typescript. Microfilmed 1990:.
 * [Lewis] Tyler, Lyon G. "Lewis Family of Warner Hall," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jan. 1901):191-192; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Apr. 1901):259-265; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jul. 1901):48-54. Digitized by JSTOR - free.
 * [Love] Rhodes, Phillip Wayne. "Descendants of Thomas Love of Lynchburg and Amherst County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):83-91; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):190-198; Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991):269-283; Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1992):16-27; Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1992):89-102; Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1992):194-206. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [McDaniel] Lee, Esta McDaniel. Our McDaniel Family. Dayton, Ohio: E.M. Lee, 1980s. ; digital version at.
 * [Mackhaney] "Cornelius Mackhaney, 1770 Plat, Pittsylvania County," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Manning] Vestal-Miller, Anne. Some Descendants of the Cox and Harris Families of Ridgeway, Virginia, 1776-1991: With Allied Families, Bishop, Burgess, Edwards, Gilley, Haislip, Hefflefinger, Jones, Joyce, Kelly, Lansford, Montague, Odell, Pace, Sams. Sterling, Va.: A.V. Miller, 1991.
 * [May] Swafford, Jeannette Lain and James Murry Lain. Descendants of the May - Hobson - Lain Families. 1989, 1996.
 * [Mayes] See Bays.
 * [Mickleborough] Hopkins, William Lindsay. "Edmund Mickleborough of Middlesex County and His Descendants," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):179-192. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Mitchell] Mitchell, James V. The Genealogy of the Mitchell Family of Martinsville, Indiana. Martinsville, Ind.: Republican Steam Print., 1885. ; digital version at Google Books.
 * [Murphy] Edwards, Morgan. "Rev. William Murphy," Materials Towards a History of the Baptists in the Province of Virginia. 1772. Vol. 3:64, 96-97. Digital version at SCDL Collections - free.
 * [Murphy] Murphy, Marion Emerson. Early Murphys-Murpheys in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Robertson and Carroll Counties, Tennessee: Their Ancestry and Progeny. San Diego, Calif.: M.E. Murphy, 1974.
 * [Mustain] Mustaine, Delores M. The Descendants of Thomas Mustain of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Phoenix Arizona: D.M. Mustaine, [1989?].
 * [Nance] Nance, Geo. W. The Nance Memorial: A History of the Nance Family in General, but More Particularly of Clement Nance of Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Descendants, Containing Historical and Biographical Records with Family Lineage. Bloomington, Illinois: J.E. Burke, 1904. ; digital book at Google Books and at Ancestry ($).
 * [Nowlin] "Briant Ward Nowlin, 1775 Plat, Pittsylvania County," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Nowlin] Nowlin, James Edmund. The Nowlin-Stone Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of James Nowlin, Who Came to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, from Ireland about 1700: of Bryan Ward Nowlin, Grandson of James Nowlin, Who was Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, about 1740: of Micheal Nowlin and of the Earlier Nowlins (Nowlans) of Ireland : and Also a Record of the Descendants of George Stone: and of James Hoskin Stone, Who was Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in 1778: and Also a Record of the Descendants of Edmund Fitzgerald. Salt Lake City, Utah: n.p., 1916. ; digital book at, Google Books, and at Ancestry ($).
 * [Nunn] Smith, O. Norris. The Nunns of XVIIIth Century Virginia with Roster of 1300 Descendants of the Henry County Clan. Greensboro, N.C.: O.N. Smith, 1984..
 * [Oakes] Oakes, Carl L. Survey of the Oakes Family in Virginia and Tracing of the Line of William Oakes of Pittsylvania County through North Carolina into Mississippi to Thomas Lee Oakes and Descendendants [sic]. C.L. Oakes, 1987.
 * [Owen] Owens, Charles Sterling. David Owen, Revolutionary War Soldier, and His Descendants: Wilkes County, North Carolina to Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Knoxville, Tenn.: C.S. Owens, 1991.
 * [Pace] Rochette, Patricia Adkins. Francis Pace of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. P.A. Rochette, 1993.
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Pittsylvania County appears in Vol. 2 Part 4]
 * [Parrott] Reksten, Harald S. "A Reexamination of the Relationships Among the Parrott Families in the American Colonies in the 17th Century," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Feb. 2009):21-43; Vol. 47, No. 2 (May 2009):129-147..
 * [Perkins] Perkins, William Robertson. Papers 1929-1943. Section 2. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Price] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004-2007. Volume 2..
 * [Prosise] Champion, Donald P. "Descendants of Thomas &amp; Mary Prosise," Piedmont Lineage, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Aug. 1996):116-118..
 * [Pruitt] Pruitt Family Records, ca. 1761-1855. MSS. Microfilmed 1971:
 * [Pyatt] Pyatt, R.L. Joseph Pyatt's Family. Typescription, National Library, D.A.R. Microfilmed 1971:
 * [Reagan] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. 929.273R22b 1978 [The Reagan family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Reynolds] Tillman, Stephen Frederick. The Rennolds-Reynolds Family of Virginia and England, 1530-1948. Washington, D.C.: S.F. Tillman, 1959. ; digital version at.
 * [Reynolds] Evans, Anna. "Joseph Reynolds of Pittsylvania County: His Parents and Progeny," Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Aug. 1993):94-98; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Nov. 1993):163-165..
 * [Richards] Harter, Mrs. Bert. "Durrett Family," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971):3-9; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):99-104; Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):174-180; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):279-286; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1972):29-33; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1972):96-103; Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1972):173-178; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):268-274; Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):33-41; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):101-106. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Riddle] Ridlon, G.T. History of the Ancient Ryedales and Their Descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland and America from 860 to 1884: Comprising the Genealogy and Biography for About One Thousand Years of the Families of Riddell, Riddle, Ridlon, Ridley, etc.; Fully Illustrated with Engravings of Portraits, Residences, Monuments, Coats of Arms, and Autographs, on Steel, Stone and Wood. Manchester, N.H.: G.T. Ridlon, 1884, pp. 346, etc. 929.273 R431r; digital versions at Ancestry ($), Google Books, and Internet Archive.
 * [Riddle] Hill, Mary E. Vassel. William Riddle, 1740-1781. Provo, Utah: M.E.V. Hill, 1997.
 * [Riddle] Hill, Mary E. Vassel. Saga of a Southern Loyalist: William Riddle of Virginia and North Carolina: His Ancestors and Descendants. Provo, Utah: M.E.V. Hill, 1998. ; digital version at.
 * [Robertson] "Archibald Thomas Robertson of Pittsylvania County," Virginia Folder Collection at Virginia Pioneers ($).
 * [Saunders] Saunders: The Saunders Family of Bedford County, Virginia. n.p.: n.p., n.d.
 * [Scott] Scott, Kenneth R. John Scott, 1761-1843, an American Revolutionary Veteran, Being the Son of Thomas, and Some of His Descendants. Greenwood, Ind.: K.R. Scott, 1975.
 * [Senter] MacDonald, Edgar. "The Descendants of Stephen Senter of Cumberland Co., N.C., and Sons William and Henry: An Attempt to Identify the Children of William," North Carolina Genealogical Journal, Vol. 31, No. 2 (May 2005):166-172..
 * [Shelton] Saunders, James Edmonds and Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs. Early Settlers of Alabama. New Orleans: L. Graham and Son, Printers, 1899. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
 * [Shelton] Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
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