Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy

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Guide to Brunswick County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Lawrenceville
Organized: January 1, 1733
Parent County(s): Prince George
Neighboring Counties
Dinwiddie  • Greensville  • Lunenburg  • Mecklenburg  • Northampton (NC)  • Nottoway  • Warren (NC)
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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Adoption

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Brunswick County is located in the South-Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia on the North Carolina border and was named for the House of Brunswick which had assumed the English throne in 1714[1].

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Brunswick County Courthouse
216 North Main Street
Lawrenceville, VA 23868-0160
Phone: 434-848-2215
Brunswick County Website

Clerk Circuit court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1732 and land records from 1900. [2]

Brunswick County, Virginia Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records[3]
Birth Marriage Death Court Land Probate Census
1853 1732 1853 1732 1732 1732 1810
* Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912.
General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

  • Most loose papers prior to 1781 are missing, but deeds, court orders, and wills still exist prior to 1781.[4]
  • Lost census: 1890
  • Visit the Library of Virginia's website to determine exactly what records have been lost and their Lost Records Localities Database to find additional resources.
  • For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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:[6]

Towns
Unincorporated communities


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Brunswick County is said to have been named after the Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg in modern-day Germany. This is because the county was named, more directly, after the House of Brunswick, which had gained possession of the British throne in 1714. One of the titles of the Hanoverian kings of Britain was that of Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records.

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Brunswick County, Virginia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

 

Census Records[edit | edit source]

For databases, indexes, and information online, see Virginia Census.

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 12,827 —
1800 16,339 27.4%
1810 15,411 −5.7%
1820 16,687 8.3%
1830 15,767 −5.5%
1840 14,346 −9.0%
1850 13,894 −3.2%
1860 14,809 6.6%
1870 13,427 −9.3%
1880 16,707 24.4%
1890 17,245 3.2%
1900 18,217 5.6%
1910 19,244 5.6%
1920 21,025 9.3%
1930 20,486 −2.6%
1940 19,575 −4.4%
1950 20,136 2.9%
1960 17,779 −11.7%
1970 16,172 −9.0%
1980 15,632 −3.3%
1990 15,987 2.3%
2000 18,419 15.2%
2010 17,434 −5.3%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".] United States Census Bureau.
  • Brunswick County, Virginia, Poll List 1748. William and Mary Quarterly. Online at: Internet Archive.

1810

1830

  • Brunswick Co., Va. Census of 1830. 1976. By Don Simmons. Melber, Kentucky : Self-published.

1850

1890 Union Veterans

Church Records[edit | edit source]

List of Churches and Church Parishes

  • History of Pleasant Hill Christian Church. 1991. By Glennie Clary Bower. Online at: USGenWeb.

Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):

  1. Fountain Creek (by 1787)[7]
  2. Great Creek (by 1790)[8]
  3. James's[9]
  4. Reedy Creek (by 1775)[10]
  • 1776 Petition of Baptists (10,000 names!) and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. After locating your ancestor, view the digital copies.
    – Digital copies at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia using the code word "000606093"
    – Hall, Jean Pickett. "Legislative Petitions: the 10,000 name petition" transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) online at Ancestry ($) and in book form at various libraries.
    Brunswick County fell within the bounds of the Meherrin Association.

Church of England
go to See also Meherrin Parish
go to See also St. Andrew's Parish

  • Bath Parish Register (Births, Deaths, & Marriages), 1827-1897, of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and St. Andrews Parish Vestry Book, 1732-1797, of Brunswick County, Virginia. 1993. By William Lindsay Hopkins. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Publishing Company.
  • Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. 1861. By William Meade. 2 vols. Philadelphia, PA : J.B. Lippincott and Co. Online at: Internet Archive Vol. I and Internet Archive Vol. II. Meade's history of parishes in Brunswick County included.

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):

  • Ward's Monthly Meeting (1770-1790) aka Sadler's[11]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Online Court Indexes and Records

  • Brunswick County, Virginia Court Records. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.
  • Brunswick County Road Orders, 1732-1746. 1988. By Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. Charlottesville, Virginia : Virginia Transportation Research Council
  • Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index can be used to search Brunswick County chancery records for the years 1781-1942. Originals located at the Library of Virginia.

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

For databases and immigrant groups, see Virginia Emigration and Immigration

  • Items from Southern Record. By Milnor Ljungstedt. The American Genealogist, Vol. 15 (1938):95-104. FHL US/CAN Book 973 D25aga. Shows Family and Trade Connections with Northern Colonies and the Home Countries.
  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.
  • Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 1966. By Katherine B. Elliott. South Hill, Virginia : K.B. Elliott. 2 vols. - Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL. Includes individuals who migrated out of Brunswick County to other parts of the country.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African American

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Compiled Genealogies of Surnames

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families

  • Bible Records, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
  • Biographies, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
  • The Duke-Symes Family. c1940. By Jane Sims Davison Morris. Philadelphia, PA : Dorrance and Co. Publishers. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • Kinfolks, A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stuart) Harllee, Andrew and Agnes (Cade) Fulmore, Benjamin and Mary Curry, Samuel and Amelia (Russell) Kemp, John and Hannah (Walker) Bethea, Sterling Clack and Frances (king) Robertson, Samuel and Sophia Ann (Parker) Dickey ... Their Antecedents, Descendants, and Collateral Relatives. 1937. By William Curry Harllee. New Orleans, LA : Searcy & Pfaff, Ltd. Vol 3. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • 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 a great deal of information about residents of Brunswick County, see discussion of cited sources.] FHL Collection CD-ROM no. 3887; purchase at Virginians.com.
  • The Story of the Myricks. 1952. By Allie Goodwin Myrick Bowden. Macon, GA : The J. W. Burke Co. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • Tillman & Hamilton Family Records With Their Many Ancestral Lineages. 1959. Compiled by James David Tillman, Jr. Meridian, MS : Privately Printed. Vol 1. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • Trotter Genealogy : The Virginia-Tennessee-Mississippi Trotter Line, 1725-1948. c1948. By Mrs. Isham Trotter, Jr. Louisville, KY : Mayes Printing Co., Inc. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • Early Trotters of Brunswick County, Virginia and All the Descendants of Colonel Isham Trotter. 1950. By William Wingfield Wilkinson. Elkton, KY : n.p. Online at: Hathitrust.

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

For land indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Property, including Colonial and State Land Grants.

Online Land Indexes and Records

Deeds

  • Brunswick County, Virginia Deeds. 1991. Miami Beach, Florida : T.L.C. Genealogy.
  • Brunswick County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Etc., No. 1, 1732-1740. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1957):73-79; Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1957):124-131; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1957):163-168; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1958):33-37; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1958):87-90; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1958):124-127; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1958):172-176; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):27-33; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):65-70; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1959):103-112; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):153-161. CD available at: American Ancestors ($), FHL,
  • Brunswick County, Virginia Land Records. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.

Grants and Patents
Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Property article.* 821 patents dated 1717-1801 in What is Now Brunswick County, Virginia Placed on a Map. By Hudgins. DeedMapper, 2002. Online at: Brunswick Co. Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

  • Brunswick County, Virginia, 1720-1975. 1975. By Henry L. Mitchell, Gay Neale, W. M. Pritchett. Brunswick County, Virginia : Brunswick County Bicentennial Committee. At various libraries (WorldCat).
  • Brunswick County and Fort Christiana. William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 4. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.
  • Geography Supplement of Brunswick County. 1928. By Mrs. Thomas R. Witten, Virgie M. Hammack, Lucille F. Keeton, Frances B. Ripberger. Charlottesville, VA : Brunswick County School Board, University of Virginia. Online at: Hathitrust.
  • Virginia Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation. Bulletin of the Virginia State Library. 1916. By Morgan Poitiaux Robinson. Richmond, VA : Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. Online at: Hathitrust.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

County and state maps, historical and more current, are valuable research tools. For map collections, online and in libraries, see Virginia Maps.

Greensville CountyDinwiddie CountyNottoway CountyLunenburg CountyMecklenburg CountyWarren CountyNorthampton CountyVA BRUNSWICK.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Migration[edit | edit source]

  • Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 1966. By Katherine B. Elliott. South Hill, Virginia : K.B. Elliott. 2 vols. - Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL. Includes individuals who migrated out of Brunswick County to other parts of the country.
  • Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist. Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254. Available at: American Ancestors by NEHGS ($), FHL. These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Brunswick County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 254.
  • Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina. 1983. By Mary McCampbell Bell. The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Spring 1983):97-102; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Spring 1984):94-99. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 11-12

Military Records[edit | edit source]

French and Indian War

  • Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch (French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War) with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Brunswick County, see p. 68-69.
  • Soldiers From Brunswick County, Virginia, in the French and Indian War. By Mrs. Carstairs Bracey. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1979):193-194.
  • 1651-1776 Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c; digital book at Ancestry ($). Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.
  • Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2bL.

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. Online at: U.S. Census Bureau, Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. See Virginia, Eastern District, Brunswick County on page 129.
  • 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." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.

Regiments. Service men in Brunswick County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Brunswick County supplied soldiers for the:

- 15th Virginia Regiment (6th Company)[12]

War of 1812
Brunswick County men served in the 66th and 96th Regiments.[13]

  • 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... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books. See Vol. 5, Virginia, Brunswick County, p. 64.
  • Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. 2007. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, Tennessee : Mountain Press. Online at: Mountain Press ($). Free online surname index. FHL Collection 975.5 M2djL.

Civil War

Records and histories are available, including:

Regiments: Civil War service men in Brunswick County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
Additional information for the following regiments can be at FHL book 975.5575 H2n, pp. 158-174, and FHL book 975.5575 M2p.

- 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Brunswick Guard).
- 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Wilson's)(Archer's)(Confederate).
- 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F (Huger Grays) and Company I (Meherrin Grays).[14]
- 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I (Brunswick Blues).[15]
- 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (Brunswick Grays or Brunswick Guard).[16]
- 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Ebenezer Grays).[17]
- 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company B3 (Brunswick Blues).[18]
- 66th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate)
- [[96th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate)|96th Regiment was part of the 15th Brigade along with the precedingly mentioned 66th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate) as mentioned in FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29 titled, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865, page 241.

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

For online newspaper resources, see the Virginia Newspapers page.

  • Brunswick County, Virginia Obituaries. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.
  • Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online at Colonial Williamsburg. 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.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

For probate records, indexes, and databases, see Virginia Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

Other Brunswick County probate resources include:

  • Brunswick County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Etc., No. 1, 1732-1740. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1957):73-79; Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1957):124-131; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1957):163-168; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1958):33-37; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1958):87-90; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1958):124-127; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1958):172-176; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):27-33; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):65-70; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1959):103-112; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):153-161. Online at: A-G Internet Archive, H-L Internet Archive, American Ancestors by NEHGS ($), FHL.
  • Brunswick County, Virginia Wills. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.
  • Brunswick County, Virginia Wills, Etc. By W. B. Cridlin. Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22. Online at: Google Books.
  • Brunswick County, Virginia Wills, 1739-1750. Miami Beach. Florida : T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991.
  • Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. 1987. By William Lindsay Hopkins. Richmond, Virginia : W. L. Hopkins. Available at FHL.
  • 1639-1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry — index, incomplete ($)
  • 1739-1750 Brunswick County, Virginia Wills and Deeds. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($). Index to Wills and Indentures (Deeds).
  • 1739-1750 Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Guardianships.
  • 1751-1761 Brunswick County, Virginia Wills. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($).
  • 1751-1761 Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Guardianships.
  • 1751-1769 Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($). Index to Inventories, Accounts, Wills, Book No. 3.
  • 1764-1769 Brunswick County, Virginia Wills. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($).
  • 1764-1769 Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Guardianships.
  • 1783-1785 Brunswick County, Virginia Wills. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($).
  • 1783-1785 Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Guardianships.
  • 1740-1781 Online Images of Orphans Estates - 1740 to 1781; 1828 to 1843; 1843 to 1853 Virginia Pioneers ($)
  • 1739-1750 Online Images of Wills - 1739-1750; 1751-1761; 1764-1769; 1783-1785 Virginia Pioneers ($)
  • 1795-1804 Online Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories Virginia Pioneers ($)

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

For additional online collections and the value and use of Virginia's tax lists in your research, see Virginia Taxation.

Online Tax Indexes and Records

  • 1748 Brunswick County, Va., Poll List, 1748. William and Mary College Quarterly, 1st Series, Vol. 26 (1917):59-64. Online at: USGenWeb Archives, FHL.
Reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, available at FHL.
  • 1782 Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. By Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FHL 975.5 R4f 1978.
  • 1782-1815 Brunswick County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1815. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans.
  • 1783 Personal Property Tax Lists. Online at: RootsWeb.
  • 1783 Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
  • 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. c1987. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. At various libraries (WorldCat). The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Brunswick County is included in Vol. 1.
  • 1787 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254. CD available at: New England Ancestors ($), FHL. These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Brunswick County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 254.
  • 1788, 1798 1788 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Brunswick County, Virginia. Online at: Binns Genealogy.
  • 1800 Brunswick County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1967):35-38; Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):67-70; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):116-120; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):175-178. Online at: USGenWeb Archives, CD available at: New England Ancestors ($), FHL.
  • 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. FHL 975 E4w. At various libraries (WorldCat). The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Brunswick County is included in Vol. 2.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

For additional indexes, databases, and details, see Virginia Vital Records.

Birth[edit | edit source]

. Beth Fridley has published abstracts of Brunswick County births from 1853 through 1896 online at Ancestry:

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Brunswick County. For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

  • Inventory of County Archives of Virginia: No. 13, Brunswick County (Lawrenceville). 1943. By The Virginia Historical Records Survey Service Division. Online at: Brunswick Co Archives.

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries


Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Brunswick County. For state-wide library facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Brunswick County Museum
Website

Meherrin Regional Library
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Brunswick County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Virginia Societies.

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

  • A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Brunswick County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1962):34-38. Online at: American Ancestors by NEHGS ($), FHL.
  • Genealogical Research in Brunswick County. By John W. Pritchett. The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 32, No. 3 (2006). Online at: VGS ($), FHL.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ brunswick chamber
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brunswick County, Virginia. Page 711 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records, 4, in Library of Virginia (accessed 4 April 2014).
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Brunswick County,_Virginia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_County,_Virginia accessed 18 Decamber 2019.
  7. ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:488. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
  8. ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:492. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
  9. ↑ Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 287. Digital version at Google Books.
  10. ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:476. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
  11. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
  12. ↑ E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787 (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978), 72. FHL Book 975.5 M2s.
  13. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 57. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
  14. ↑ William D. Henderson, 12th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1984). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 8.
  15. ↑ G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 20th and 39th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105.
  16. ↑ Susan A. Riggs, 21st Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 72.
  17. ↑ William A. Young Jr. and Patricia C. Young, 56th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1990). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 63.
  18. ↑ G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 59th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 107.
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