Goochland County, Virginia Genealogy

United States &gt; Virginia &gt; Goochland County

Parent County
1727--Goochland County was created 1 February 1727 from Henrico County. County seat: Goochland

Neighboring Counties

 * Cumberland
 * Fluvanna
 * Hanover
 * Henrico
 * Louisa
 * Powhatan

Church
Church of England


 * Fife, R.H. "The Vestry Book of King William Parish, Va., 1707-1750," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jan. 1904):289-304; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Apr. 1904):425-440; Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jul. 1904):17-32; Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jan. 1905):241-256; Vol. 12, No. 4 (Apr. 1905):369-384; Vol. 13, No. 1 (Jul. 1905):65-80; Vol. 13, No. 2 (Oct. 1905):175-190; Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jan. 1906):265-280. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * "Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jul. 1906):24-36; Vol. 15, No. 2 (Oct. 1906):113-123; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Apr. 1907):249-255. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Hopkins, William Lindsay. St. James Northam Parish Vestry Book, 1744-1850, Goochland County, Virginia. 1987.

Family Histories
Bibliography


 * [Amos] See Powers.
 * [Brian] Allen, Cameron. "Ancestral Table of Susanne Brian, Wife of Abraham Soblet, the 1700 Immigrant to Manakin Town, Virginia," The American Genealogist, Vol. 78, No. 4 (Oct. 2003):245-252.
 * [Chastain] Allen, Cameron. "The Chastain Families of Manakin Town in Virginia and their Origin Abroad," The American Genealogist, Vol. 39 (1963):149-156; Vol. 40 (1964):1-12, 135-147. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Cocke] Martin, Richard T. The Cocke Family: A History of the Cocke Family from Richard Cocke, Who Emigrated from England to Virginia, about 1628, to Martha Cocke, Who Died in Goochland County, Virginia, in 1853: Including the Pleasants, Lewis, Woodson, Parish and Holland Families. Spring, Texas: R.T. Martin, 2007. Available at FHL. [Depp] Allen, Cameron. "Jean Depp of Manakin Town, Virginia, and Bath/Craven County, North Carolina," The Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 2001):3-52.
 * [Gevaudan] Allen, Cameron. "Antoine Gevaudan of Manakin Town and His Immediate Descendants," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 73, No. 1, Part One (Jan. 1965):22-28. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Hancock] Hancock, Richard R. et al. Hancock: Some Descendants of John Hancock (1733-1802) of Goochland, Fluvanna and Patrick Counties, Virginia. Higginson Book Company, 1992.
 * [Harrison] Green, Bettye M. Harrison: The Family of Andrew Harrison of Goochland County, Virginia Who Settled in Caswell County, North Carolina, Descendants Who Settled in Dallas County, Arkansas, 1850. MSS., at Clayton Library, Houston, Texas. Available at FHL.
 * [Herndon] Herndon, Dudley L. The Herndons of the American Revolution Part VIII: #57, Lewis Herndon, b. ca. 1738-ca. 1796, of Goochland County, Va. and His Known Descendants of the Family in America. Maryland: Gateway Press, 1994.
 * [Hodges] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Goochland County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Personal Property Tax Lists, and Court Records for Hodges, Lee and Page Families. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Hylton] Hylton, Paul and Evelyn Hylton. Genealogy of the Hylton Family in America: Branch of George Hilton, Sr., 1699-1770?, of (Goochland Co., Albemarle Co., Amherst Co.) Va. Woodinville, Washington: P. &amp; E. Hylton, 1979. Available at FHL.
 * [Jackson] Williams, Lyle Keith. Joseph Jackson, 1705-1774 of Bedford and Goochland counties, Virginia and Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: L.K. Williams, 1991. Available at FHL.
 * [Lacy] Lawler, Hazel Potter. The Stephen Lacy Family of Goochland County, Virginia: With Forebears, Descendants and Allied Families. College Station, Texas: H. Elton Lacey, 1998. Available at FHL.
 * [Layne] Lane, Ralph H. and John P. Landers. Descendants of John Layne of Goochland County, Virginia. Washington, D.C.: M.O. &amp; W.H. Lane, 1965. Available at FHL.
 * [LaForce] Allen, Cameron. "Rene Massoneau LaForce of Henrico and Goochland Counties, Virginia," The Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Fall 2004):162-193; Vol. 19, No. 1 (Spring 2005):69-92; Vol. 19, No. 2 (Fall 2005):231-249; Vol. 20, No. 1 (Spring 2006):112-127.
 * [Lee] See Hodges.
 * [Lefebure] Allen, Cameron. "Isaac Lefebure (Lefevre) of Manakin Town and His Immediate Descendants," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, No. 1, Part One (Jan. 1966):26-33. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Martin], Irene Dabney. The Martin Family: Descendants of Thomas Martin of Goochland Co., Virginia. Fayetteville, Arkansas: Sentinel Print, 1906. Available at FHL.
 * [Mayo]See Steger.
 * [Moss] White, Jesse E. Moss, Massie, Hughes and Thurmond Families, New Kent, Hanover, Albermarle &amp; Goochland Counties, Virginia. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Norvell] Norvell, Grace. James Norvell of Colonial Goochland County, Virginia; the Virginia Collection; James Norvell of Bedford County, Tennessee. Austin, Texas: Grace Norvell, 1988. Available at FHL.
 * [Norvell] Norvell, Grace. James Norvell of Colonial Goochland County, Virginia: Line of Capt. Hugh Norvell of Williamsburg with Some Indications of His Tidewater Ancestry; Hugh Norvell of Mecklenburg County, Virginia and James Norvell of Granville County, North Carolina; James Norvell of Bedford County, Tennessee. n.p.: G. Norvell, 1996. Available at FHL.
 * [Oglesby] Paul, Oglesby. "Joseph Oglesby with Some Account of the Oglesby Family," The American Genealogist, Vol. 17 (1940):144-151. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Oglesby] Paul, Oglesby. "A Further Account of the Oglesby Family," The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 (1942):150-152. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Page] See also Hodges.
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Goochland County, Virginia; Deeds, Wills and Inventories, 1728-1832, Page Family. Carmichael, California: Dolores Crumrine Rutherford, 1979. Available at FHL.
 * [Page] Page, Donald W. The History and Genealogy of the Robert and Rachel Page Family: From Goochland County, Virginia and Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 2 vols. Franklin, North Carolina: Genealogy Pub. Service, 1992-2002. Available at FHL.
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Goochland County, Virginia, Land Taxes and Alterations, 1782-1835, Page Family. 1993.
 * [Page] Page, Daniel E. Some Descendants of Exolheath Page of Goochland Co., Virginia, and Some Possible Relatives. Arkoma, Oklahoma : D.E. Page, 2004. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Payne] "The Payne Family of Goochland, &amp;c.," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jan. 1899):313-316.; Vol. 6, No. 4 (Apr. 1899):427-428; Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jul. 1899):79-82; Vol. 7, No. 2 (Oct. 1899):200-201. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Powers] Leake, Myrtle Jewel Toler. Powers / Amos Family: Goochland County/Hanover County Virginia: The Story of Thomas Eugene Powers and Lydia Lockett Amos Powers and Their Descendents. 2008. Available at FHL; digital book at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Rogers] Martin, Richard T. The Rogers Family: A History of the Rogers Family from Robert Rogers, Who Lived in Goochland County, Virginia, During the Early 1700's, to Anna Maria Rogers, Who Died in Tyro, Lincoln County, Arkansas, in 1881: Including the Bradshaw and Clark Families. Spring, Texas: R.T. Martin, 2007. Available at FHL.
 * [Soblet] See also Brian.
 * [Soblett] Allen, Cameron and James N. Jackson. The Soblett (Sublet) Family of Manakintown, King William Parish, Virginia. Detroit, Michigan: The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1994. Available at FHL.
 * [Steger] Pullen, William E. John Perratt Sr., of Barbados, 1654-1729: Ancestor of the Steger and One Branch of the Mayo Families of Goochland County, Virginia. 1976. Available at FHL.
 * [Sublet] Allen, Cameron and Donald J. Sublette. The Sublet (Soblet) Family: of Manakintown, Virginia. Birmingham, Michigan: D.J. Sublette, 1987. Available at FHL.
 * [Sublette] Allen, Cameron and Minnie Dubbs Millbrook. Sublette Family from 1698 to Present Time. MSS., available at FHL.
 * [Williams] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Goochland County, Virginia; Court Orders, 1728-1794, Williams Family. Carmichael, California: Dolores Crumarine Rutherford, 1979. Available at FHL.
 * [Williams] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Goochland County, Virginia; Deeds, Wills and Inventories, 1728-1817, Williams Family. Carmichael California: Delores Crumrine Rutherford, 1979. Available at FHL.
 * [Wood] Southall, Stephen O. "Henry Wood, First Clerk of Goochland, and His Descendants," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Jan. 1945):64-69. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Identifying the Wrights in the Goochland County, Virginia Tithe Lists. Menlo Park, California: R.N. Grant, 1993. Available at FHL.
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Identifying the Wrights in the Goochland County, Virginia Tithe Lists, 1732-1784. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2001. Available at FHL.
 * [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia: Part II, John Wright (Goochland County Carpenter), His Wife Judith (Easly) Wright, and Their Descendants, 5 vols. Menlo Park, California: R.N. Grant, 2004. Available at FHL.

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=Goochland&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 imported servants and transported convicts from Europe] who served labor terms in Colonial Goochland County, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land

 * Blomquist, Ann Kicker. Southam Parish Land Processioning, 1747-1784: Goochland, Cumberland, and Powhatan Counties, Virginia. Maryland: Willow Bend Books, 2004.

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.

Occupations

 * Randolph, Isham. "Brick-Making in Goochland," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct. 1896):109-110. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Randolph, Isham. "Shoemaking in Goochland," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct. 1896):109-110. Available at JSTOR ($).

Personal Papers

 * [Payne] Daughters of the American Revolution. James River Chapter (Lynchburg, Virginia). "Bible Records of Charles Scott Carrington, Halifax County; Willie Hunter Crutchfield, Lynchburg; James Davis and Macyah Pendleton, Amherst County, Lynchburg; Philip Matthews Payne, Campbell County; Philip Matthews Payne, Sr., Goochland [and] Campbell Counties, Virginia," MSS., available at FHL.

Probate

 * Jones, W. Mac "Index to Wills in Goochland County Court House," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1927):48-56; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1927):193-203. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Will of Walter Leak, Goochland County, Virginia, 1757, MSS., available at FHL.

Slavery

 * Townes, A. Jane. "The Effect of Emancipation on Large Landholdings, Nelson and Goochland Counties, Virginia," The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Aug. 1979):403-412. Available at JSTOR ($).

Taxation

 * Le Seur, David. "Tithables in King William Parish, Goochland County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul. 1899):31-32. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * The 1789 and 1801/1802 Personal Property Tax Lists of Goochland County, Virginia are indexed online at Binns Genealogy.

Vital Records
Marriage


 * "Marriage Bonds in Goochland County," [1730s-1780s] The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Oct. 1898):98-106; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jan. 1899):197-200; Vol. 8, No. 2 (Oct. 1899):91-96. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * Abercrombie, Janice L. Cohabitation Lists of Former Slaves, in Goochland, Hanover &amp; Louisa Counties Virginia as Recorded in the Freedmen's Bureau. New Papyrus Co., 2002.

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