Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; Charles City County

Parent County
1634--Charles City County was created in 1634 and was an original shire or county. County seat: Charles City

Neighboring Counties

 * Chesterfield
 * Henrico
 * James City
 * New Kent
 * Prince George
 * Surry

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * [Bird] Stewart, Robert Armistead. “The First William Bird of Charles City County, Virginia,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 41, No. 3 (July 1933):189-195; Vol. 41, No. 4 (October 1933):323-329; Vol. 42, No. 1 (January 1934):41-46; Vol. 42, No. 2 (April 1934):123-128; Vol. 42, No. 3 (July 1934):247-251. Available at JSTOR.
 * [Bradford] Bradford, David Thomas. The Bradfords of Charles City County, Virginia, and Some of their Descendants, 1653-1993. Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Bradford] Sandlund, Peter G. The Bradford Family of Charles City County, Virginia, 1651-1729. 2 vols. Alexandria, Virginia: P.G. Sandlund, 1996?. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Bradley] Bradley, Frank Eugene. Descendants of Joseph Bradley (abt. 1636-1662) of Charles City County, Virginia. F.E. Bradley, 1995.
 * [Byrd] Tinling, Marion, ed., The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776. 2 vols. Charlottesville, Virginia: Published for the Virginia Historical Society by the University Press of Virginia, 1977.
 * [Charity] Lucas, Edna Charity. The Descendants of James and Keziah Charity of Charles City County, Virginia. E.C. Lucas, 1991.
 * [Christian] Lamb, James Christian. Christian Family of Virginia: A Brief Outline of the Early History of the Family in the Counties of Charles City and New Kent, and an Attempt to Trace the Descendents of William Christian... S.B. Adkins, 1921.
 * [Fontaine] Ragland, Charles J. Ancestors and Descendants of the Reverend Peter Fontaine (1691-1759) of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. 2 vols. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: C.J. Ragland Jr., 1997?. Available at FHL.
 * [Fontaine] Ragland, Charles J. The "Fontainebleau Fontaines": Biographical Sketches of the Ancestors and One Branch of the Descendants of the Reverend Peter Fontaine (1691-1759) of Westover Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. 1998.
 * [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. Virginia: G.E. Hopkins, 1942. Available at FHL.
 * [Green] Greene, Gerald Fletcher. The Green Family of Charles City County, Virginia. G.F. Greene, 2005.
 * [Hardaway] Davenport, James F., Judith Hardaway Devenport, and Laurence B. Gardiner, Descendants of James Hardaway, Charles City County, Virginia, 1650-1800. J.F. Davenport, 1992.
 * [Hellier] The Vain Prodigal Life, and Tragical Penitent Death of Thomas Hellier, Born at Whitchurch near Lyme in Dorset-shire: Who for Murdering his Master, Mistress, and a Maid, was Executed According to Law at Westover in Charles City in the Country of Virginia, Neer the Plantation Called Hard Labour ... Sam. Crouch, 1680.
 * [Ivey] Ivey, Robert A. A History of the Adam Ivey Family of Charles City (Now Prince George) County, Virginia. Gaffney, South Carolina: R.A. Ivey, 1993.
 * [Justice] Justice, O. Neil. The Justice Family in Virginia, 1650-1800: John Justice of Charles City County.
 * [King] Galau, Jeane Austin King. Henry King, 1657/8-1743 of Surry, Isle of Wight, Charles City, Prince George &amp; Brunswick Counties, Virginia, His Mother Juliana King, Statlin, Waikley, other Kings Who Could Have Been Henry King's Gather. J.K. Galau, 1988.
 * [Ladd] Ladd, Warren. The Ladd Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir of the Descendants of Daniel Ladd of Haverhill, Mass.; Joseph Ladd of Portsmouth, R.I.; John Ladd of Burlington, N.J.; John Ladd of Charles City Co., Va. New Bedford, Massachusetts: W. Ladd, 1890. Available at FHL.
 * [Land] Pickard, Frank C. Some Descendants of Curtis Land of Charles City County, Virginia. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania: F.C. Pickard, 1995. Available at FHL.
 * [Nicolson] Holmes, Janice N. Nicolson History, 1655-1985: Nine Generations of Direct Descendants of the Robert Nicolson Who Patented 500 Acres in Charles City County in the Virginia Colony on January 3, 1655/56. Fort Worth, Texas: J.N. Holmes, 1985. Available at FHL.
 * [Parker] Powell, Waunita. A Parker Collection, Especially of Dr. Richard Parker of Browlsholme, England &amp; Charles City Co., Va. &amp; Henrico Co., VA.: and Descendants in Kentucky, Indiana to Edgar Co., Illinois. Paris, Illinois: W. Powell, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Parker] Powell, Waunita. Three Richard Parkers of Va.: Dr. Richard Parker of Charles City Co. &amp; Henrico Co., Va., Aug. 1656 md. Mary Perkins, Wid./Nicholas; Richard Parker of Nansemond Co., Va.; Richard Parker of Surry, md. Judith Hunt, Wid./Wm. Hunt. Paris, Illinois: W. Powell, 1992. Available at FHL.
 * [Perkins] Hall, William K. The Perkins Family of Virginia: Descendants of Nicholas Perkins Who Died ca. 1654 in Charles City County. Alabama: n.p., 1953. Available at FHL.
 * [Read] Read, William T. Our Read Family: This Book is for the Most Part about Peter Read of Charles City County, VA and His Descendants as They Migrate to North Carolina, Mississippi and Finally to North Eastern Texas. Plant City, Florida: W.T. Read, 2007. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Taylor] Lemmond, Cheri Hager. The Taylor Family of Old Charles City County, Virginia and their Haymore Connections. Corpus Christi, Texas: C.H. Lemmond, 1987. Available at FHL.

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. 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.

Taxation
Indexed images of the 1790 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Charles City County, Virginia are available online at Binns Genealogy.

Indexed images of the 1790 and 1800 Land Tax Lists of Charles City County, Virginia are available online at Binns Genealogy.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog