Essex County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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


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

General


 * 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 information about residents of Essex County, see discussion of cited sources.] CD-ROM no. 3887; purchase at Virginians.com.

Bibliography


 * [Beasley] Beasley, James Dale. The Ancestors of James Dale Beasley: Ancestors of and/or from High Point, North Carolina; Stokes County, North Carolina; Essex County, Virginia and Warwickshire County, England; Covering Primarily the Beasley Family, but Also the Following Families: Yokley, Kennedy, Hedgecock, Clinard and Others. Birmingham, Alabama: J.D. Beasley, 2001. 929.273 B38bjd
 * [Blackburn] Gahn, Bessie Wilmarth. Blackburn Family in Records of Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia. MSS., 1950, National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.,
 * [Booker] Booker, J. Motley. A Booker Family of Virginia: Gloucester and Essex Counties and the Northern Neck, with Some of the Descendants and Related Families. Heathsville, Virginia: The Northumberland County Historical Society, 1994. 929.273 B644bja
 * [Boulware] Bradley, Frank E. A Short History of the Boulware Family of Essex County, Virginia. MSS., 928258 Item 5
 * [Buckner] Wright, Mary G. Cousins by the Dozen: The Story of John Buckner "The Immigrant" and His Antecedents, Siblings and Descendants. Bowling Green, Va.: M.G. Wright, 1994?. 929.273 B857w
 * [Byrom] Byrom, Henry Harbin. Some Descendants of Ezekiel Byrom of Southfarnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia, (1790). 1940; with updates through 2003. 1440716 Item 1
 * [Clark] Smith, Walter Burgess. The Edward Clark Genealogy, 1676-1988: from Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Virginia Down to the Present Day: Edward (1655?-1737) of Middlesex and Essex Counties, Virginia, and His Descendants, Including the Bristow, Stiff, Roudebush, McFarland, Holleman, and Other Families. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1988.
 * [Covington] Covington, Lloyd and Helen Covington. The Descendants of William Covington I, 1618-1696: "Bestland", Essex County, Virginia. Ruther Glen, Virginia: L.P. Covington, 1997. 929.273 C838cL
 * [Croxton] Luht, Richard I. The Croxton Family of Essex and Surrounding Counties of Virginia. Fairbanks, Alaska: R.I. Luht, 1996. 929.273 C886Lr; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Crutcher] McNamara, Elizabeth W. Descendants of Thomas Crutcher, Died 1722, Essex County, Virginia. Arlington, Virginia: E.W. McNamara, 1985. 929.273 C889me
 * [Daniel] Gee, Christine South. John Daniel, Sr. 1724-1819, of Essex County, Virginia and Laurens County, South Carolina: His Virginia Ancestry and Some of His Descendants. Greenwood, South Carolina: C.S. Gee, n.d. 929.273 D224g; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack and Janice M. Snead. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t) Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia. MSS., microfilmed in 1991,
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of March 1994 Including: Evitt (Evatt; Evitts; Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. David's, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1994. Item 11
 * [Evitt] Hockett, Thomas Jack. The Evitt, Evat(t), Evet(t), Evitts Family of Essex, Buckingham, and Washington Counties, Virginia: An Update of June 1995: Including Evitt (Evatt, Evitts, Ivett, etc.) Family Chronology. St. Davids, Pa.: J. Hockett, 1995. 929.273 Ev39h
 * [Garnett] Garnett, James Mercer. Genealogy of the Mercer-Garnett Family of Essex County, Virginia, Supposed to be Descended from the Garnetts of Lancashire, England... Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &amp; Shepperson, 1910. 1017049 Item 4; digital version at Google Books (full-view).
 * [Garnett] Garnett, Douglas Acree. Garnett Family, Ancestors &amp; Descendants of Joseph B. Garnett Sr. (1849-1931) : Involving Gloucester, Essex, Caroline and King &amp; Queen Counties, Virginia. Chesterfield, Virginia: D. Garnett, 2000. ; 929.273 G187gd; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Garrett] Garrett, Harry Lee. Garrett History: History of the Garrett Family of Essex and Caroline Counties of Virginia Beginning with William Garrett, Born 1752, Soldier in the American Revolution, Died July 11, 1825. 1962. 929.273 G192gh
 * [Hackley] Hackley, Woodford B. Notes on the Descendants of John Hackley: of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties Virginia, Including Sidelights and a Suggestion as to John's English Ancestry. n.p.: W.B. Hackley, 1968. Reprint: 929.273 H116hw
 * [Harrison] Harrison, James Edward. A Comment on the Family of Andrew Harrison, Who Died in Essex County, Virginia in 1718. Salt Lake City, Utah: J.E. Harrison, 1985. Original edition: ; 1994 edition: 929.273 H245hje
 * [Hundley] Hill, Margaret Lester. Hundley of Essex County, Virginia. [Center Cross, Virginia?: Mrs. P. Hundley?], 1995. 929.273 H892h
 * [Jones] Jones, Mildred Conway. The Descendants of Gabriel Jones of Essex and Culpeper Counties, Virginia. MSS., 929.273 J716j
 * [Kay] Freeman, Kent Kay. The Four Children of James Kay of Essex County, Va. and Some of Their Descendants. Tacoma, Wash.: K.K. Freeman, 1990. ; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Meador] Nunnally, Perkins. The Descendants of Jonas and Frances Meador of Essex, Caroline and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. Pine Bluff, Ark.: P. Nunnally, 1968.  929.273 M461n
 * [Meador] Meador, Victor P. Our Meador Families in Colonial America: As Found in the Records of Isle of Wight, Lancaster, (Old) Rappahannock, Richmond, Essex and Caroline Counties, Virginia. Independence, Missouri: V.P. Meador, 1983.
 * [Mercer] See Garnett.
 * [Meriweather] MacRae, Lawrence. Descendants of John Daingerfield and His Wife, New Kent County, Virginia, 1640-1928: Including Descendants of Elizabeth Meriweather of Essex Co., Va., Apphia Fauntleroy of Richmond Co., Va., Elizabeth Parker of West Moreland Co., Va. and Their Husbands: Also Thomas Deaderick and His Wife of Frederick Co., Va., and Dora Virginia Deaderick and Her Husband, Robert Strange MacRae of Orange County, N. Carolina: De[s]cendants of George Parker and His Wife, Accomac Co., Va., 1650. MSS., 1928, 1415249
 * [Newman] Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. ; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Genealogy of the Newman Family, 1618-1900," see Table of Contents; discusses Newmans of Essex County.]
 * [Parker] "The Parker Family: of Essex, the Northern Neck, &amp;c.," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jul. 1898):86-88. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Rose] Rose, Christine and Seymour T. Rose. Rev. Robert Rose of Scotland, Essex County, Virginia and Albemarle County, Virginia: The First Five Generations in America. San Jose, California: Rose Family Bulletin, 1972. 1321406 Item 5
 * [Shipp] Sanders, Walter R. The Shipp Genealogy from Essex, Caroline, Faquier Counties, Virginia, to Green, Taylor, Woodford, Jefferson, Fayette, Christian, Bourgon, Scott, Owen, Counties, Kentucky, and Johnson Counties, Indiana. 1946. 929.273 Sh64s
 * [Smith] Coleman, C.W. Genealogy of the Smith Family of Essex County, Virginia. MSS., 1206304 Item 3;  1036947 Item 1;  29887 Item 1
 * [Smith] Coleman, C.W. "Genealogy of the Smith Family of Essex County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jul. 1897).
 * [Smith] Martin, Richard T. The Smith Family: A History of the Smith Family from William Smith, Who Lived in Essex County, Virginia, in the Early 1700's, to Jessie Smith, Who Died in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1923: Including the Rudd, Burnett and Hayes Families. Spring, Texas: R.T. Martin, 2007. 929.273 Sm68mr
 * [Stephens] Pursley, Clairene Stephens. John Stephens and Some of His Descendants, 1662-1982: of Bristol, England and Essex County, Virginia. Odessa, Texas: C.S. Pursley, 1982. 6019006
 * [Tribble] Rozendal, Keith. The Tribble Family II: (Descendants of Peter Tribble of Essex County, Virginia). El Cajon, California: K. Rozendal, 1992. 929.273 T731r 1992
 * [Waring] Duesberry, Ethel F. A Genealogical Record of the Waring Family in the Counties of Essex and King William, Virginia. Genealogical Notes, Box 16, War., Library of Virginia, 29889 Item 2