Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Patrick County Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.

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Description
Patrick County is located in the Southern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares a border with North Carolina. Patrick County was named in honor of Patrick Henry.

Patrick County, Virginia Courthouse
Patrick County Courthouse 101 Blue Ridge Street P O Box 148 Stuart, Virginia 24171-0148 Phone: 540-694-73213

Clerk Circuit Court has birth, and death records 1853-1896 marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1791

Patrick County, Virginia History


The county was named after Virginia Governor Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

Parent County
1790--Patrick County was created 26 November 1790 from Henry County. County seat: Stuart

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

African American

 * Virginia Freedmen's Bureau
 * Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African Americans of Patrick County.

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 - at FamilySearch — index

Census
1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1800 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1840


 * Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Patrick County.]

1890 Union Veterans


 * "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner.    Includes residents of this county.

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


 * 1) Jack's Creek (1804)
 * 2) Smith's River is discussed in Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug. 1986):.

Patrick County fell within the bounds of the Strawberry Association.

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


 * Blue Ridge Mission (1883-1916) aka Broadway

Court

 * Library of Virginia's Virginia Memory: Chancery Record Index can be used to search digital images of Patrick County chancery records for the years 1803-1912.

Genealogy
More than 50 genealogies have been published about Patrick County families. To view a list, visit Patrick County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies.

See also: Virginia Compiled Genealogies

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Patrick County families include:


 * Patrick County Genealogy Society. Patrick County Virginia Heritage Book. Stuart, Va.: Patrick County Genealogy Society, 2000.

Local Histories

 * Pedigo, Virginia G. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co., 1933. and  available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at ; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at ; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at . [Includes individuals who migrated out of Patrick County to other parts of the country.]

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Patrick County on page 132.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812
Patrick County men served in the 18th Regiment.


 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Patrick County, p. 97. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * Information about the Companies that served from Patrick County can be found at:

(1) titled History of Patrick County, Virginia, pages 97-164

(2) titled A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865


 * - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 5th Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate)
 * - 6th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
 * - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G 2nd.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company H.
 * - 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I.
 * - 29th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E.
 * - 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Patrick Henry Volunteers).
 * - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Wise Yankee Catchers) and Company K (Patrick Boys).
 * - 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate).
 * - 58th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Patrick Grays).
 * - The Orange Artillery (Confederate)

Records and histories are available, including:


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Miscellaneous Records

 * 1607-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
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 the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Private Papers

 * Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?

Bibliography


 * [1791-1814] Patrick County Personal Property Tax Lists 1791-1814 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
 * [1791-1799] Land Tax, 1791-1799, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (May 1986); Vol. 24, No. 3 (Aug 1986).
 * [1791] Baughan, Barbara C. and Betty A. Pilson. Miscellaneous Records of Patrick County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1999. [Includes 1791 land tax.]
 * [1791-1814] Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1800] County Tax List, 1800, Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr. 2004).
 * [1810] Index of the 1810 Patrick County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes - free.
 * [1810] Schreiner-Yates, Netti. A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax list. Patrick County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
 * [1810] Tax List, 1810, Southwest Virginian. Norton VA: Dec 1980. Vol. 3 Iss. 18.
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Patrick County is included in Vol. 2.]

Birth

 * 1853-1896 - Patrick County Birth Index 1853-1896. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1853-1866 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1912-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).


 * 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).


 * 1791-1912 - Patrick County Marriage Index 1791-1812. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853-1935 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * 1876-1899 - Virginia Marriages 1876-1899 (Ancestry) ($).


 * 1936-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1853-1870 - Patrick County Death Index 1853-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1987 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes collection description. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy Websites

 * Patrick County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Patrick County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Patrick County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)