Surry County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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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 Surry, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 115,000 entries.

Surry County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 325 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Surry County families include:


 * Chapman, Blanche Adams. Genealogy of Selina Jones Grandy (Mrs. William Boswell Selden Grandy) "Selden Hall" Virginia Beach, Virginia. Typescript. Library of Virginia. Microfilmed 1954: This collection covers families of Isle of Wight and Surry counties, Virginia.
 * Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. Volume 3 covers Surry County.
 * Gwaltney, Anne W. and H.H. Hardesty. Personal History Departments of Surry and Isle of Wight counties, Virginia from Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Special Virginia Edition, c.. 1884. 1884. Reprint: ; another reprint: ; another reprint:
 * Lawrence-Dow, Elizabeth. Autographs of 65 Gentlemen Justices, Militia Officers and Members of the Grand Jury from Charles City/Prince George and Surry counties Who Signed an Oath of Loyalty to Protestant King William III of England in March 1701/2. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1976. . [Includes biographies of Charles City County men.]
 * 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 Surry County, see discussion of cited sources.] . Purchase at Virginians.com.