Surry County, Virginia Genealogy

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Parent County
1652--Surry County was created in 1652 from James City County. County seat: Surry

Neighboring Counties

 * Charles City
 * Isle of Wight
 * James City
 * Prince George
 * Southampton
 * Sussex

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. 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.

Taxation
The 1790 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Surry County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

The 1790 and 1799 Land Tax Lists of Surry County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

Websites

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