James City County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

United States   Virginia    James City County    James City 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
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in James City, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 30,000 entries.

James City County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 75 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

An excellent place to start searches on the earliest residents of James City County is:


 * McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007. Available at ; purchase at Genealogical Publishing Company.

Compiled genealogies that discuss multiple James City County families include:


 * Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River, Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. 3 vols. Richmond, Va.: L.P.H. Foley, 1974-1990. . Volume 3 includes James City County families.