Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Rappahannock County

Rappahannock County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Rappahannock County (established 1833) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse


Rappahannock County, Virginia 238 Gay Street P O Box 116 Washington, Virginia 22747 Phone: 540-675-3621

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1833, land records from 1838 and some personal property records from 1834

History


The county is named after the Rappahannock River.

Parent County
1833--Rappahannock County was created 8 February 1833 from Culpeper County. County seat: Washington

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project Rappahannock County - cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb

Census
1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):


 * Culpeper Monthly Meeting (1777-1797)

Genealogy
Several genealogies have been published about Rappahannock County families. To view a list, visit Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy.

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 version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Rappahannock County on page 133.]

War of 1812

 * 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, Rappahannock County, p. 100. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company B (Rappahannock Cavalry) and Company C (Rockingham Cavalry, River Rangers).
 * - 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) (Confederate). Company B (Rappahannock Guard) and Company G (Sperryville Sharpshooters).
 * - 12th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G.
 * - 49th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company D (Sperryville Sharpshooters) and Company I (Rappahannock Rifles).

Records and histories are available, including:


 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
 * Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865

Private Papers

 * Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007
 * [Gibson] Davis, Bruce G. "Gibson Family Bible, Rappahannock County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1970):163-164. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Probate Records
Will Book A, 1833-1842 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book B, 1842-1849 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book C, 1849-1855 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Will Book D, 1855-1866 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Rappahannock County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):220-222. Available at ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Rappahannock County, Virginia USGENWEB
 * Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers ($)

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