Lunenburg County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Has anyone studied my family before? Hopefully this page can help you answer that question. Message boards can help you determine if people are actively researching your Lunenburg County ancestors. Descendants of some historic residents of Lunenburg County have had their DNA tested. More than 130 books or articles have been published about families from this county.

Message Boards

 * Lunenburg County, VA Genealogy Forum, courtesy: GenForum. (600+ messages)
 * Lunenburg - Family History &amp; Genealogy Message Board, courtesy: Ancestry. (700+ messages)
 * Lunenburg County, Virginia Mailing List, courtesy: RootsWeb.
 * Southside Virginia Mailing List, courtesy: RootsWeb.

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Lunenburg County, Virginia residents. FamilySearch has not independently verified their lineages.


 * [Doss] Multiple descendants of Zachariah Doss, b. c1720, resident Lunenburg County, Virginia 1740s, d. prob. Bedford County, Virginia after 1770s. Y-DNA 12, 37 Marker Tests, FTDNA (Kits 42781, 49305); also SMGF. Genetic signatures available online (labelled "Haplotype I," Jh-1, Jh-2, Jh-3), courtesy: The Doss DNA Project, World Families Network. [Several DNA matches have been established with Doss families in Amelia, Bedford, Buckingham, Essex, Goochland, Henrico, Middlesex, and Pittsylvania counties.]
 * [Gunn] Multiple descendants of Daniel Gunn, d. 1798 Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 12 Marker Tests, FTDNA (Kits 49235, 57912). Genetic signature available online (labelled "Lineage II," G-14, G-16), courtesy: The Gunn DNA Project, World Families Network. [Several DNA matches have been established with Gunn families resident in Amelia, Brunswick, New Kent, and Nottoway counties.]
 * [Law] Descendant of John Birdell Law, b. c1722, resident of Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled "Law Lineage I," L-36), courtesy: The Law DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [McDaniel] Descendant of James McDaniel, b. c1717, resident of Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled "Stokes Lineage Group 2," M-1), courtesy: The Stokes DNA Project, World Families Network. [This family's DNA matches the DNA of Stokes families in Southside Virginia and the Carolinas.]
 * [Parsons] Descendant of Thomas Parsons, b. 1746, resident of Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled "Haplogroup R1b - Not yet assigned to a Lineage," P-18), courtesy: The Parsons DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Russell] Descendant of Richard Thornton Russell, b. 1836 Lunenburg County, Virginia, d. 1881 Livingston County, Missouri. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 104810). Genetic signature available online (labelled "Haplogroup R1b - Lineage V," R-68), courtesy: The Russell DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Russell] Descendant of William Russell, b. c1730, resident of Lunenburg County, Virginia, d. Kentucky. Y-DNA 25 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 112160). Genetic signature available online (labelled "Haplogroup R1b - Lineage V," R-76), courtesy: The Russell DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Stokes] Multiple descendants of David Stokes, resident of Lunenburg County, Virginia, d. c1784. Y-DNA Marker 67 Tests, FTDNA. Genetic signatures available online (labelled "Stokes Lineage Group 2," S-9, S-33), courtesy: The Stokes DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Stokes] Multiple descendants of David Stokes, d. 1769/1770 Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 25 and 37 Marker Tests, FTDNA. Genetic signatures available online (labelled "Stokes Lineage Group 1," S-13, S-21, S-25), courtesy: The Stokes DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Stokes] Multiple descendants of Young Stokes, b. c1707, d. 1794 Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 12, 37, and 67 Marker Tests, FTDNA. Genetic signatures available online (labelled "Stokes Lineage Group 1," S-11, S-13, S-25, S-27), courtesy: The Stokes DNA Project, World Families Network.
 * [Tate] Descendant of Jessee Tate, b. 1745 Lunenburg County, Virginia. Y-DNA 25 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit N47281). Genetic signatures available online (labelled "R1b1b2 Lineage 2," T-14), courtesy: The Tate DNA Project, World Families Network.

General Resources
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Lunenburg, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 60,000 entries.

Lunenburg County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 125 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies that treat multiple Lunenburg County families include:


 * The Heritage of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1743-2009. Waynesville, N.C.: County Heritage, Inc.; Southside Virginia Genealogical Society, 2009. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * 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 Lunenburg County, see discussion of cited sources.] CD-ROM no. 3887]. Purchase at Virginians.com.