Rappahannock County, 1656-1696, Virginia Genealogy

United States; Virginia: (Old) Rappahannock County

Court
County Court


 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Order Book Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia. [1683-1692] 4 vols. McLean, Va.: R.&amp;S. Sparacio, 1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 P28sb.

Family Histories
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


 * Yurechko, John Otto. Virginia Genealogies Along and Near the Lower Rappahannock River, 1607-1799: Allen, Buckner, Carter, Harrow, Jackson, Kellum, Long, Miles, Montgomery, Morton, Page, Reade, Roy, Tankersley, Thornley and Wilson. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1995. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 D2y.
 * Yurechko, John Otto. Virginians Along and Near the Lower Rappahannock River, 1607-1799. 2 vols. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1997-1998. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 D2yj v. 1.

Bibliography


 * [Catlett] Hauk, Carol A. Descendants of John Catlett of Virginia. Anderson, Indiana: Hauk Data Services, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C289h; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [DeBord] Browning, Nanci DeBord. A DeBord Family History: Including Williams, Frith, Stewart, Barnes and Blair. Newport News, Va.: Cardwell Printing, 2008. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D352b; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Dodson] Lucas, Silas Emmett. The Dodsons (Dotsons) of Southwest Virginia. [Birmingham, Alabama: Lucas, 1959]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D668L.
 * [Dodson] Lucas, Silas Emmett. Supplement to the History of the Dodson-Dotson Family of Southwest Virginia: Being a Reference-workbook on this Family in the Southeastern United States with Miscellaneous Wills and Deeds Concerning the Forebearers of Sara Pyles Dodson and a Short History of the Editor's Maddux Family of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and Alabama. [Birmingham, Alabama]: S.E. Lucas, Jr., 1966. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D668L supp.
 * [Doughty] Brayton, John Anderson. "The Ancestry of the Rev. Francis Doughty of Massachusetts, Long Island, New Amsterdam, Maryland, and Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan. 2002):1-16, Vol. 77, No. 2 (April 2002):127-136.
 * [Fry] Slaughter, Philip. Memoir of Col. Joshua Fry: Sometime Professor in William and Mary College, Virginia and Senior in Command of Virginia Forces, 1754, etc., etc., with an Autobiography of His Son, Rev. Henry Fry, and a Census of Their Descendants. Richmond, Va.: Randolph &amp; English, 1890. FHL FAM HIST Book 921.73 F946s.
 * [Goode] Frost, Jim and Barbara Frost. Rappahannock Branch of the Goode Family: Richard Goode, Immigrant and His Descendants. Wagoner, Oklahoma: J. Frost, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G613f.
 * [Hackley] Hackley, Woodford B. Notes on the Descendants of John Hackley: Of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties Virginia, Including Sidelights and a Suggestion as to John's English Ancestry. 1968. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H116he; FHL Computer FAM HIST Desktop CD-ROM no. 6307.
 * [Jenkins] Manley, Edward Marquis, Lillian Edith Bennett, and Hunt Family Foundation, Kentucky Chapter. Jenkins Family of Rappahannock Co., Virginia and North Carolina. [Owensboro, Ky.: Hunt Family Foundation?], 1982. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 J415m.
 * [Jennings] Kelley, Maxine Jennings and Wilda Jennings Jones. Our Jennings Heritage. Bee Branch, Arkansas: M.J. Kelley, 1985. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 J441km.
 * [Landrum] Evans, Walter. Landrum-Boutwell Family History. [Metairie, Louisiana]: W. Evans, 2002. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L238ew.
 * [Lawson] Sydnor, Floyd Wills. Lawson Family of Lancaster and Rappahannock Counties, Va. Richmond, Va.: n.p., 1931. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * [Long] Brannon, Janice Lee. The Long Journey West: The Long Family of Old Rappahannock, Virginia. n.p.: J.L. Brannon, 2009. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L85bj.
 * [Muse] McLelland, Roz and Mariane Muse. Charles K. Muse Collection, 1533 THL : Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, Virginia; FHL US/CAN Film 1575454.
 * [Newman] Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Genealogy of the Newman Family, 1618-1900," see Table of Contents; discusses Newmans of Old Rappahannock County.]
 * [Parks] White, Richard K. Descendants of Thomas Parks of Virginia. 4 vols. [Salt Lake City, Utah?: R.K. White, 199-?]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P238w v. 1-4.
 * [Strother] Society of the Descendants of the Immigrant William Strother of King George, Virginia, Strother, Donna L., William Strother Society, National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (4th : 1992 : Williamsburg, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (5th : 1994 : Charlottesville, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Stother I (6th : 1996 : Mount Vernon, Iowa), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (7th : 1998 : Mount Vernon, Iowa), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (8th : 2000 : Fredericksburg, Va.), National Conference of the descendants of William Strother I (10th : 2004 : Fredericksburg, Va.), Strother Foundation. William Strother Society, Inc. ... Biennial National Conference. Fredericksburg, Virginia: William Strother Society, 1986-2004. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.27305 St89b et consequetur.
 * [Strother] William Strother Society, Society of the Descendants of the Immigrant William Strother of King George, Virginia, Banks, Judson G., Strother, Donna L. Houses of Strother Newsletter. 13+ vols. Mount Vernon, Iowa: William Strother Society, 1987-present. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.27305 St89 v. 5.
 * [Strother] Oliver, Lloyd F., Robin Theobald Hite, and William Strother Society. Houses of Strother: Descendants of William Strother I, King George County, Virginia. 3 vols. Mount Vernon, Iowa: William Strother Society, 1993-1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 St88str.
 * [Taylor] Weber, Anne Taylor. Richard Taylor of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia: Also Hite, Foreman, Parker, Cochran, Cramer, Ruttencutter. Huntington, W. Va.: A.T. Weber, 1990?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T212wa.
 * [Williams] Meek, Melton P. William Families, Descendants, and Neighbors, 1125-2001. 7 vols. Lawton, Oklahoma: M.P. Meek, 2001. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67mmp v. 1 to FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67mmp v. 7.

Immigration

 * [http://www.immigrantservants.com/search/advancedResults.php?surname=&givenName=&varientSurnameSpellings=&gender=&dateOfBirthDay=&dateOfBirthMonth=&dateOfBirthQuantifier=&dateOfBirthYear=&placeOfBirthParish=&placeOfBirthTown=&placeOfBirthCity=&placeOfBirthCounty=&placeOfBirthColony=&placeOfBirthNation=&occupations=&religions=&orphan=&familyPosition=&immigrationYearQualifier=&immigrationYear=&portOfDepartureTown=&portOfDepartureCity=&portOfDepartureCounty=&portOfDepartureNation=&placeOfArrivalTown=&placeOfArrivalCounty=&placeOfArrivalColony=&shipName=&convict=&yearOfIndentureQualifier=&yearOfIndenture=&lengthOfIndentureYears=&lengthOfIndentureMonths=&yearOfFreedomQualifier=&yearOfFreedom=&placeOfIndentureTown=&placeOfIndentureCity=&placeOfIndentureCounty=Rappahannock&placeOfIndentureColony=Virginia&agentSurname=&agentGivenName=&agentTitle=&masterSurname=&masterGivenName=&masterTitle=&residenceParish=&residenceTown=&residenceCity=&residenceCounty=&residenceColony=&residenceNation=&landowner=&literate=&spouseSurname=&spouseGivenName=&spouseMarriageDateDay=&spouseMarriageDateMonth=&spouseMarriageDateQualifier=&spouseMarriageDateYear=&spouseMarriageLocationParish=&spouseMarriageLocationCounty=&spouseMarriageLocationColony=&spouseMarriageLocationNation=&deathDateDay=&deathDateMonth=&deathDateQualifier=&deathDateYear=&deathLocality=&deathCounty=&deathColony=&deathState=&testate=&proofServantStatus=&proofConvictStatus=&headright=&preServitudeSources=&postServitudeSources=&comments=&family=&sourceCitations=&interestedResearchers= List of indentured servants and transported convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land
Deeds


 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia. [1656-1692] 10 vols. McLean, Virginia: R. &amp; S. Sparacio, 1989-1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 R2sa.
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Deed &amp; Will Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia. [1665-1682] 3 vols. McLean, Virginia: R. &amp; S. Sparacio, 1989-1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 R2s v. 1.

Grants and Patents


 * Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1694-1742. Vol. I. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987. Available at FHL; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49389 Ancestry. [Includes (Old) Rappahannock County.]
 * Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1666. Vol. I (1934; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1991). Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes (Old) Rappahannock County. N.B. If Ancestry's search engine fails, try checking the printed index at the end of the book.]

Military
Colonial Militia


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Old Rappahannock County militia officers and/or soldiers; see place name index.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Old Rappahannock County militia officers; see place name index.]

Probate

 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Deed &amp; Will Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia. [1665-1682] 3 vols. McLean, Virginia: R. &amp; S. Sparacio, 1989-1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 R2s v. 1.
 * Sparacio, Ruth Trickey and Sam Sparacio. Will Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia [1682-1687]. McLean, Va.: R.&amp;S. Sparacio, 1990. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 P28sa.
 * Sweeny, William Montgomery. Wills of Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1656-1692. [Lynchburg, Va.?]: Mrs. W.M. Sweeny, 1947. FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 P2s.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: (Old) Rappahannock County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):219. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Browning, Joyce. "Research in 'Old' Rappahannock and Her Descendants," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3 (May-Jun. 1985):1. Available at FHL; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

Vital Records
Marriage


 * Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia 1649-1800: Marriages and Marriage References for the Counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Old Rappahannock, Richmond, and Westmoreland. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. FHL US/CAN Book 975.52 V2h.
 * Wilkerson, Eva Eubank. Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, 1655-1900. 1953; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976, 1983. Original edition: FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 V22w copy 2; reprint: FHL US/CAN Book 975.534 V22w 1983.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. *Family History Library Catalog