Franklin County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

United States   Virginia    Franklin County    Franklin County Genealogy

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


 * Heritage Book Committee and Franklin County Historical Society. Franklin County, Va. -- Heritage 2000, Full Name Indexed. Rocky Mount, Va.: Franklin County Historical Society, 2002. US/CAN Large Q Book 975.568 H2f
 * Wingfield, Marshall. Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia. Berryville, VA: Chesapeake Book Co., 1964. 975.568 D2w; digital version at World Vital Records ($).

Bibliography


 * [Abshire] Pullen, William E. Virginians and Hoosiers: Abshires, Houstons and Wrights [of] Bedford and Franklin Counties, Virginia; and Union [and] Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1977. 929.273 A1 no. 1665
 * [Akers] Akers, Alonzo Edwin. The Akers Family of Franklin County, Virginia: Combined with the Boone, Cannaday, Hickman and Pridgen Families. Roanoke Rapids, NC: [Seeman Printery], 1953. From the Quintin Publications Collection. 929.273 Ak37a; and World Vital Records ($).
 * [Byrd] Nezbeth, Linda B. The Byrd Family of Franklin County, Virginia with Bradlay, Dillon and Perdue Lines. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1986. 929.273 B996n
 * [Flora] Flora, Joel Cephas. A Genealogy and History of Descendants of Jacob Flora Senior of Franklin County, Virginia. Dayton, Ohio: The Author, 1951. Reprint: 929.273 F661fL
 * [Holland] Holland, Claude. The Holland Name: A Prominent One in Franklin County (and Other Places). 6 vols. Rocky Mount, Va.: Franklin County Historical Society, 2002?. 929.273 H719hc v. 1-5; v. 6
 * [Houston] Pullen, William E. Virginians and Hoosiers: Abshires, Houstons and Wrights [of] Bedford and Franklin Counties, Virginia; and Union [and] Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1977. 929.273 A1 no. 1665
 * [Johns(t)on] Johnson, Marion C. and Virginia O. Whitmore Johnson. Johnston/Johnson: Deed's [sic] of Franklin County, Virginia Feb. 1st, 1786-Sept. 12, 1831. Canton, Ill.: M. &amp; V. Johnson, 1998. 929.273 J641jv
 * [McElwain] Murphy, Nathan W. Early Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Vincent, Wright, McElwain, Wilkins and Jarvis; Historical Information and Sources for More than 2,000 Descendants of Charles Vincent, William Wright, George McElwain, John Wilkins, and John Jarvis, Whose Numerous Progenitors [Descendants] Make Up a Large Portion of the Present Population of Muhlenberg County. Hanson, Ky.: David W. Murphy &amp; Associates, 1999. 929.273 V743m
 * [Miller] Johnson, Patricia Givens. Elder Jacob Miller (1735-1815) a Founder of the Brethren Churches and Dunkard Settlements in Franklin County, Virginia (1775), Ohio (1800), and Indiana (1810) and Some of His Descendants. Silver Hill, Md.: P S Enterprises, 1977. 929.273 M615j
 * [Prillaman] Rogers, Ellen Stanley. The Prillaman Family: An Account of the Descendants of Jacob Prillaman, Sr. (1721-1796) of Franklin County, Virginia. Hyattsville, Md.: E.S. Rogers, 1959. 873449 Item 6
 * [Prillaman] Rogers, Ellen Stanley and Louise E. Easter. Photostats of Deeds, Grants and Wills of the Prillaman Family of Franklin County, Va. Typescript, 1959. 1697393 Item 6
 * [Prillaman] Rogers, Ellen Stanley and Norris Prillaman Miller. The Prillaman Family: An Account of the Descendants of Jacob Prillaman, Sr. (1721-1796) of Franklin County, Virginia. Martinsville, Va.: N.P. Miller, 1980. 929.273 P934r 1980
 * [Prunty] Brown, Jean C. The Pruntys of Franklin County, Virginia. Sapulpa, Okla.: J.C. Brown, 1993. 929.273 P953b
 * [Reed] Randers-Pehrson, Nancy Mae Little and Glenn Randers-Pehrson. The John Marchel and Anne Cora (Nichols) Reed Family of Franklin and Floyd counties, Virginia, and Harford and Cecil counties, Maryland. Edgewood, Md.: N.M. &amp; G. Randers-Pehrson, 1994. 929.273 R251rp
 * [Spangler] Spangler, M.J. Descendants of Daniel and Mary Spangler, Franklin County, Virginia, 1773. Bountiful, Utah: Family History Publishers, 1997. 929.273 Sp23sm; 1998 addendum:  929.273 Sp23sm supp.
 * [Vincent] Murphy, Nathan W. Early Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Vincent, Wright, McElwain, Wilkins and Jarvis; Historical Information and Sources for More than 2,000 Descendants of Charles Vincent, William Wright, George McElwain, John Wilkins, and John Jarvis, Whose Numerous Progenitors [Descendants] Make Up a Large Portion of the Present Population of Muhlenberg County. Hanson, Ky.: David W. Murphy &amp; Associates, 1999. 929.273 V743m
 * [Wright] Pullen, William E. Virginians and Hoosiers: Abshires, Houstons and Wrights [of] Bedford and Franklin Counties, Virginia; and Union [and] Hamilton Counties, Indiana. 1977. 929.273 A1 no. 1665
 * [Wright] Murphy, Nathan W. Early Families of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: Vincent, Wright, McElwain, Wilkins and Jarvis; Historical Information and Sources for More than 2,000 Descendants of Charles Vincent, William Wright, George McElwain, John Wilkins, and John Jarvis, Whose Numerous Progenitors [Descendants] Make Up a Large Portion of the Present Population of Muhlenberg County. Hanson, Ky.: David W. Murphy &amp; Associates, 1999. 929.273 V743m
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Birth Records (1853-1896) and Marriage Records (1788-1915), Franklin County, Virginia. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2001. 929.273 W93gr
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Personal Property Tax Lists, Franklin County, Virginia (1786-1850). Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2001. 929.273 W93grr
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Census Records, Franklin County, Virginia, 1810-1900. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2002. 929.273 W93grf
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Land Grants, 1785-1900 and Deed Records, 1785-1897, Franklin County, Virginia. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2003. 929.273 W93gf
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Land Tax Lists Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1860. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2003. 929.273 W93gfc
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Death Records, 1854-1920; Cemetery Records by Cemetery, and Probate Records, 1785-1928, Franklin County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2004. 929.273 W93gfd
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. The Identification of 1809 William Wright of Franklin County, Virginia as the Son of 1792 John Wright of Fauquier County, Virginia and Elizabeth (Bronaugh) (Darnall) Wright. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2004. 929.273 W937g
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia Part III, William Wright of Franklin County, His Wife Mary (Grant) Wright and His Descendants. 3 vols. Menlo Park, Calif.: R.N. Grant, 2004. 929.273 W93grw v. 1
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia Part IV, William Wright (Franklin County), His Wife Nellie or S. (_____) Wrigjht, and His Descendants. Menlo Park, Calif.: R.N. Grant, 2004. 929.273 W93grv
 * [Wyatt] Peters, Genevieve E. John Wyatt of Loudoun, Shenandoah, and Franklin Counties, Virginia. Typescript. 929.273 W97p