Northumberland County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

United States   Virginia    Norfolk County    Norfolk County Genealogy

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]

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]

Bibliography


 * [Anderson] Reed, Avery H. Genealogy of the Anderson Family, Embracing the Lineage of Virginia Immigrant (I) Thomas Anderson, of Northumberland, England and Frances Jones (Anderson) of Virginia. n.p.: A.H. Reed, 1963. Available at FHL.
 * [Bailey] Bailey (Bayly) Families of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Ball] See Dameron.
 * [Barecraft] Russell, George Ely. "John and Jane Barcroft of Boston, Mass., and Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Apr. 1992):112-113. Available at FHL.
 * [Beacham] Beach, Eugene H. The Ancestry and Posterity of Wilton Avery Beauchamp of Northumberland County, Virginia: Being an Excerpt from a Work in Progress on the Descendants of Daniel Beacham. Highland, Michigan: E.H. Beach, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Beauchamp] See Beacham.
 * [Bledsoe] See Dameron.
 * [Bonham] Bonham (Bonum) Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Broun] See McAdam.
 * [Churchwell] Weldon, Linda Beall. Churchwell. Tallahassee, Florida: L. Weldon, 1990. Available at FHL.
 * [Claughton] Luht, Richard I. The Claughton Family of Northumberland County, Va. Fairbanks, Alaska: R.I. Luht, 1995. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Coles] Coles, Mildred L. The Coles Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. M.L. Coles, 1985.
 * [Cooper] "Sampson Cooper. Alderman of Ripon, Yorkshire, England; And of Northumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 58, No. 2 (Apr. 1950):230-236. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Coppage] See Dameron.
 * [Dameron] Browning, Charles H. "Ball, Cuppage and Dameron, of Northumberland County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Oct. 1902):137-139. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Dameron] Snow, Helen Foster. The Dameron-Damron Genealogy, the Descendants of Lawrence Dameron of Virginia.: With Notes on Related Northumberland County Families of Gaskins, Harvey, Bledsoe, Tignor, Ball, Coppedge-Coppage, Waddy, Taylor, Smith, and the John Ladd Family Originating in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Davis]See also Fielding.
 * [Davis] David, George Jacob. Family History: With Special Emphasis on the Ancestors of the Brothers: Philip Christopher Davis, George Graham Davis, Joseph Gamble Davis, James Conrad Davis [and] John Edward Davis. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: G.J. Davis, 1955. Available at FHL.
 * [DeButts] Russell, George Ely. "DeButts Family of Maryland and Virginia," The Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1998):131-188.
 * [Dennis] Perry, Lynn. Dennis - Perry Family History, 1610-1967. 1963. Available at FHL.
 * [Dennis] Head, James H. Dennis and Wimbrow Family History: The Families Dennis and Wimbrow (Wimbrough) of Maryland and the Dennis Family of Northeast Missouri: An Account of the Genealogy of My Great Grandparents Isaac M. Dennis (1827-1897), Henrietta Wimbrow (1833- ). Colorado Springs, Colorado: J.H. Head, 1989. Available at FHL.
 * [Denny] Hirtzel, Richard D. Denny Families in Early Northumberland County and Lancaster County, Virginia. Pleasant Grove, Utah: R.D. Hirtzel, 1999. Available at FHL.
 * [Doggett] Lewis, James F. "Doggett Family, Northumberland County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1969):181-182. Available at New England Ancestors ($). [Family record taken from loose court papers.]
 * [Doherty] Heinemann, Charles Brunk. Descendants of Ah Daughhetee, Daughhetee, Daughity, Doherty, O'Dogherty, Etc., Families: of Northumberland County, Virginia. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1942. Digital book available at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($). From the Quintin Publications Collection.
 * [Downing] Keach, O.A. "The Downings of Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jan. 1916):189-193. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Downing] Keach, O.A. "John Downing of Fairfields, Northumberland County, Virginia, and His Descendants," William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jul. 1916); Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct. 1916). Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Fielding] "Fielding and Davis Notes. The Fielding Family of Northumberland County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Apr. 1904):453-455; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Oct. 1904):214-215. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Gaskins] See also Dameron.
 * [Gaskin] Gaskin Family, Northumberland County, Virginia: Research Notes. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Genn] Hillman, Ralph E. "James Genn of Northumberland County, Virginia, and Some of His Descendants," The American Genealogist, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Jan. 1997):32-38; Vol. 72, No. 2 (Apr. 1997):101-108.
 * [Gresham] Smith, Ralph D. The Tennison Family of Southern Maryland, Volume 2: Sometimes called Tennis, Dennis or Dennison, During the Period 1650-1770, Together with 1635-1657 Records of John Gresham of Northumberland Co., Va., and Other Early Greshams. R.D. Smith, 1998.
 * [Hack] References to the Hack Family Abstracted from Various Sources in Northumberland and Northampton Counties, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Harding] Waring, Lucy Lemoine. Hardings of Northumberland County, Virginia and Their Related Families: Mini-history, Homes and Churches. Wicomico Church, Virginia: n.p., 1971. Available at FHL.
 * [Harrison] Reese, Madeline. The Descendants of Matthew Harrison of Northumberland and Richmond Counties, Virginia. Rio Rancho, New Mexico: M. Reese, 2007. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Harvey] See Dameron.
 * [Haydon] Froom, Grace Yager. A Collection of Facts and Recollections of the Descent Lines and the Relationships Among Some Descendants of William Herndon of England and New Kent Co., Va.; Anthony Halberstadt of Hessen Kassel, Germany and Hunterdon Co., N.J.; Thomas Faulconer of England and Isle of Wight Co., Va.; Thomas Haydon of Northumberland Co., Va.; Nicholas Yager of Hesse, Germany and Spotsylvania and Madison Cos., Va.; Lewis Conner, Sr. of Boone Co., Ky. Indianapolis, Indiana: G.Y. Froom, 1983. Available at FHL.
 * [Haydon] Haydon, R. Thomas Haydon II, Northumberland County, VA - Spotsylvania County, VA, circa 1698-1782. R. Haydon, 1993.
 * [Haynie] Torrence, Clayton. Haynie Family of Northumberland County, Virginia: Captain John Haynie (c. 1624- post 1894) to ... Lucy Haynie (1748-1812) of Ludenbury County, Virginia and Wilkes County, Georgia. 1949.
 * [Heath] Keach, O.A. "The Heaths of Northumberland County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Oct. 1915):109-115. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hill] Hill, John McMurry. William Hill of Northumberland County, Virginia: And Various Descendants. Violet, Louisiana: Frank W. Gurney, 1980. Two copies available at FHL here and here.
 * [Hobson] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hull] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hull] Herndon, John W. The Hull Family of Northumberland &amp; Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia: Together with the Hull Family that Moved to Northern Mississippi in 1838; Notes on Hulls Living Elsewhere than in Virginia, and Notes on Some Allied Families. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Jenkins] Jenkins, Northumberland County. 108 pages. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Jones] Keach, O.A. "Mr. Robert Jones, of Fleet's Bay, Northumberland County, and Some of His Descendants," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):191-202; Vol. 23, No. 4 (Apr. 1915):261-271. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Kenner] Kenner Family of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Lee] Shumate, Molly A. Lee: Ancestors and Descendants of Charles Lee of Cumberland Co., VA. Port Charlotte, Florida: M.A. Shumate, 1999. Available at FHL.
 * [LeHew] Houchins-Heppes, Rachel A. Some Pomeroy Descendants of Nicholas LeHew, Emigrant from Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia and Richard Pomeroy from ("Old Frederick County", "Old Shenandoah County") Warren County, Virginia: Volume I &amp; II Abridged. R.A. Houchins-Heppes, 1998.
 * [Lunsford] Lunsford, William T. The Lunsford Story: Being a Narrative History of the Lunsford Family from the Days of Ingram, the Saxon of Lundresford, in the United Kingdom, about 1066 A.D., Through the Era of Sir Thomas Lunsford, Knight Cavalier, in the 17th Century to Present Times. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania: Sir Speedy Printing Center, 2001. Available at FHL.
 * [McAdam] Broun, Thomas L. "Family Records of the McAdam and Broun Families, of Northumberland Co., Va.," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jul. 1904):25-27.
 * [McAdam] McAdam, Northumberland County, Virginia. 204 pages. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [McClanahan] McClanahan, Marshall Loring. Thos. &amp; Dorothy (Mooney) McClanahan w.1681, Northumberland Co., Va. &amp; Some of Their Descendants : Fr. Files of J. Adger Stewart, Kathleen Carter, Etc. MSS., two copies available at FHL here and here.
 * [Opie] Duvall, Lindsay O. "The Opie Family of Northumberland County," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Jan. 1946):68-76. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Pope] Heath, O.A. "The Popes of Northumberland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jan., 1914):209-215. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Presley] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Presley] References to the Presley Family in Northumberland County, Virginia Records. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Presly] Keach, Mrs. O.A. "The Preslys of Northumberland," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan. 1926):92-93; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr. 1926):187-192; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul. 1926):287-292. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Rodham] References to the Family of Matthew Rodham (Rhodon) Found in the County Records of Northumberland County, Virginia. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Rose] Rose, Christine. Abstracts of Early Virginia Rose Estates: Wills, Inventories, Accounts and Administrator's Bonds before 1850. San Jose, Calif.: Rose Family Bulletin, 1972. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 A1 no. 56; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Schrever] "Northumberland County and Some of Its Families," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jan. 1915):182-190. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Smith] See Dameron.
 * [Taylor] See also Dameron.
 * [Taylor] "The Taylor Family of Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr. 1927):211-218; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul. 1927):309-312; Vol. 36, No. 4 (Oct. 1928):388-389. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Taylor] Pinkard, Ophelia Taylor. The Taylors of Northumberland County, Virginia. Washington, D.C.: O.T. Pinkard, 1987. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Vanlandingham] Harris, Nancy Louise Edwards. VanLandingham Family of Northumberland Co., Va. Alexandria, Virginia : N.E. Harris, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Waddy] See also Dameron.
 * [Waddy] Keach, O.A. "The Waddy Family of Northumberland County, Virginia," William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Apr. 1917):254-267. Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Walker] Walker, Legaré. The Walker Family, Originally of the Yeocomico River Section of Northumberland (Subsequently Westmoreland) County, Virginia, Stemming from William Walker, 1622/23-1657, and Through One of His descendants, Joseph Rabley Walker, 1768-1816, Who Immigrated from Mecklenburg County in that State to ... n.p., 1945. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 1429819 Item 2. Digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).
 * [Wright] Some Descendants of Richard Wright: Gentleman of London, England &amp; Northumberland, Virginia, 1655. 192-?. [Incomplete citation from Google Books.]
 * [Wright] Wright, John Calvin. Genealogy of John J. Wright of Virginia, Indiana, and Kansas : a lineal descendant of Richard Wright of London and Northumberland County, Virginia, 1650-1953. 1953. [N.B.: Wright DNA Project at Family Tree DNA has disproved theory that Wrights of Franklin County, Virginia descend from Richard Wright of Northumberland County, Virginia.]