Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy

United States   Virginia    Patrick County

Southwest Virginia county.





History


The county was named after Virginia Governor Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

Parent County
1790--Patrick County was created 26 November 1790 from Henry County. County seat: Stuart

Record Loss

 * Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890

African American

 * Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]

Cemeteries

 * Baughan, Mrs. Charles C. "Hylton Family Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia," [and family notes] The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):172-174. Available at New England Ancestors ($).

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Virginia Census.

1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1800 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1840


 * Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Patrick County.]

1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this 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]

General

As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Patrick, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 80,000 entries.


 * Patrick County Genealogy Society. Patrick County Virginia Heritage Book. Stuart, Va.: Patrick County Genealogy Society, 2000. 975.5695 H2p v. 1

Bibliography

[Clifton] Wright, Nell M. Our Clifton Ancestors (and Their Descendants). Chillicothe, Ohio: N.M. Wright, 1982. .
 * [Agee] Lewis, Robert E. Blue Ridge Agees: Descendants of John Agee, Jr. and Sena Hylton of Patrick County, Virginia. n.p.: R.E. Lewis, 2008. 929.273 Ag32L; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Arrington] Word, Mary Florence Arthur. Absalom Arrington, Some Descendants, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, 1798-1984: Down from the Hills. Carrollton, Ga.: M.F.A. Ward, 1984.
 * [Bartlett] Kling, E.J. White, Family Lines of Mrs. Emmett J. Kling Sr. from Thomas White, Emigrant Over in 1632, Founder of Weymouth, Mass. Bartlett, Family Lines of Mrs. Emmett J. Kling Jr. from James Bartlett of Patrick Co., Virginia. Typescript, 1954. 858676 Item 6
 * [Boaz] Boaz, Thurmond DeWitte and Ruth Boaz Gilbert. Robert Boaz, 1786-1875: and His Descendants. McLean, Va.: T. Boaz, 1993..
 * [Bolt] Martin, Nina Leona Bolt and Robert Ben Bolt. Bolt Americana. [Hayward, Calif.: R.B. Bolt], c1968..
 * [Bowman] Jackson, Nancy Bowman and Mary Ann Bowman. The Bowman Quest: Forefathers of Peter Bowman and His Descendants. Jonesboro, Tenn.: N.B. Jackson &amp; M.A. Bowman, 1996..
 * [Brammer] Brammer, Pearle A. and Charles David Brammer. The Brammers and Their Kin. Arlington, Va.: C.D. Brammer, 1987..
 * [Burnett] Blevins, Ray E. Burnetts from Virginia to Wayne County, Kentucky. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1986..
 * [Cannaday] Cannaday, Frieda E. Clark and Walter Lee Clark. History of the Cannaday Family of Virginia. 2 vols. St. Petersburg, Fla.: Hazlett Printing and Publishing, 1983..
 * [Carter] Carter, Charles O. Branches in the Tree of William Carter and Lucinda Edwards, Married 14 Nov. 1804, Patrick Co., Virginia 1783-1983. Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen, 1989. 929.273 C245cc; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Carter] Wilding, Glenna Whiteaker. River of Years: Geneaology [i.e. Genealogy] and Narrative History of the Brooks-Carter Family of South Carolina. Louisville: Tangent Enterprises, Inc., 1994..
 * [Charles] Smith, Sybil Roberts. The Charles Branch of My Sunshine Tree. Grove, Okla.: S.R. Smith, 1983..
 * [Clifton] Clifton, Robert P. A Rebuttal and Analysis of "Our Clifton Ancestors" Published by Nell Marie Wright, 1982. Sun City, Ariz.: R.P. Clifton, 1989..
 * [Connor] Carrothers, Laura Allison. The Flow of Time: The Allisons &amp; the Connors with Related Branches of Southwest Virginia. Fresno, Calif.: L.A. Carrother, 1989..
 * [Cox] Cox, George Charlies and Angelia Mize Williams. David Ross Cox, 1841-1900 and Cynthia Thenia Hall Cox, 1846-1915: and Their Descendants. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1990.
 * [Crutcher] Thayer, Beatrice Darby. Samuel E. Crutcher, Son of William Crutcher, Caroline County, Virginia. Manhattan, Kansas: B.D. Thayer, 1980..
 * [Foley] The Foley Family Association. James and Martha Foley Families. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1993..
 * [Foley] Foley, Williams Massey. A Fairyland Trip: A Unique and Eventful Family Vacation to Patrick County, Virginia, Experienced During the Summer of 1960. Overland Park, Kansas: Foley Family Enterprises, 2001. 929.273 F699fwm; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Gates] Leonard, Carol J. The Gates Family of Patrick County, Va. Cana, Va.: C.J. Leonard, 1984. 929.273 G223L
 * [Grigg] Grigg, L. Richard. Genealogical Research Trip to North Carolina and Virginia. MSS., 1977..
 * [Hancock] Hancock, Richard Ramsey and Wenzola Robinson Kiger. John Hancock of Virginia and His Descendants. Chattanooga, Tenn.: R.R. Hancock, 1957..
 * [Harris] Powell, Nina Harris. The Seventh Limb, Descendants of Samuel Birks Harris. Independence, Mo.: N.H. Powell, c1985..
 * [Hubbard] Nixon, Julia Catherine Hubbard. Pieces of the Patchwork: The Story of Albert Jackson and Millie Adaline (Hatcher) Hubbard and Their Descendants. Richmond, Va.: Copperpenny Productions, 1996..
 * [Hylton] Baughan, Mrs. Charles C. "Hylton Family Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia," [and family notes] The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1977):172-174. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Jennings], James Robert. The Tickle, Bunts, Bond and Jennings Families of Southwest Virginia: A Family History with Some North Carolian Roots. Morristown, Tenn.: J.R. Tickle, c1996..
 * [Jones] Pergerson, Forest Jones and Patricia Wellingham-Jones. Jones, Payne &amp; Cloud of Virginia &amp; North Carolina. Tehama, Calif.: PWJ, 1996..
 * [Jones] Johnson, Janelle Mackey and T.D. Boaz. John Gabriel Jones (1824-1890) and His Descendants. McLean, Va.: Janelle Mickey Johnson and T.D. Boaz, Jr., 2000. ; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Light] Vaughn, Onie W. "Light Family Sketch," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 13 (Feb. 1980):15-17..
 * [Lyon] Lyon(s) Family Association of America. Lyon(s) Family Archives, ca.1605-ca.1980: Lyon(s) Individual and Family Files for Various Counties in the State of Virginia. Typescript, 1960-1975.
 * [Morris] Clark, Galilee Smith. Morrises of Henry County, Va., 1773-1973. Typescript. Microfilmed 1990:.
 * [Owen] Owen, Lyle. Owen &amp; Thompson Families. Branson, Mo.: L. Owen, 1990..
 * [Parr] Parr, Charles H. Parr and Gascoigne: A Partial Geneaology [i.e. Genealogy] of the John Parr and Charles Gascoigne Families in America. Fairbanks, Ark.: C.H. Parr, 1994..
 * [Plaster] Marsteller, Charles M. Plaster Index: Tracing the Sons, Grandsons, &amp; Great Grandsons of Michael Plaster (1730-1803), Colonist from (Possibly) Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany to Chester Co., Pennsylvania in 1742, from Whom Most Plasters in America are Descended. San Francisco, Calif.: C.M. Marsteller, 1997..
 * [Potter] Cobia, Hildred C. Quiver of Arrows: A Potter History. Provo, Utah: Stevenson's, 1988..
 * [Prather] Lewis, Olan R. The Thomas Prather Family. Lakeport, Calif.: O.R. Lewis, 1988..
 * [Pyrtle] Pyrtle, E. Ruth. Early Virginia Families: Pyrtle, Davis, Turner, Martin. Lincoln, Neb.: Clafin Printing Co., 1930. . 1971 reprint:.
 * [Slone] Thomas, Lettie Slone and Creda Baker Isaacs. Our Slone Family. Ermine, Ky.: L. Thomas, [1992]..
 * [Stuart] Perry, Thomas David. Ascent to Glory: The Genealogy of J.E.B. Stuart. Ararat, Va.: T.D. Perry, c2002..
 * [Stults] Hess, Irvin David. George Stults and His Descendants, 1740-1977. Yuma, Ariz.: Hess, 1977..
 * [Yates] Yates, Robert Somerville Radford, Dorothy Snyder Yates, and Robert Somerville Radford Yates. A History of John Yeardley Yates of Pittsylania and Patrick Counties, Virginia from Mid 1700 to 1990: His Ancestors and Descendants. Ballwin, Mo.: R.S. Yates, 1990. 929.273 Y27yt; digital version at Family History Archives.

Local Histories

 * Pedigo, Virginia G. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co., 1933. and  available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).

Migration

 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at ; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at ; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at . [Includes individuals who migrated out of Patrick County to other parts of the country.]

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Patrick County on page 132.]
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]

War of 1812

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Patrick County, p. 97. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Newspapers
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 the Virginia Gazette and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia.

Research Guides

 * "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Patrick County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1976):52-55. Available at New England Ancestors ($).
 * Sweeney, Alice J. "Bassett Historical Center," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Aug. 2002):1-3. Available at ; digital version at Virginia Genealogical Society website.

Taxation
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 * [1791-1799] Land Tax, 1791-1799, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 24, No. 2 (May 1986); Vol. 24, No. 3 (Aug 1986).
 * [1791] Baughan, Barbara C. and Betty A. Pilson. Miscellaneous Records of Patrick County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 1999. [Includes 1791 land tax.]
 * [1791-1814] Heinegg, Paul. "Patrick County Personal Property Tax List, 1791-1814," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
 * [1800] County Tax List, 1800, Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr. 2004).
 * [1810] Schreiner-Yates, Netti. A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax list. Patrick County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
 * [1810] Tax List, 1810, Southwest Virginian. Norton VA: Dec 1980. Vol. 3 Iss. 18.
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Patrick County is included in Vol. 2.]

Societies and Libraries

 * Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia. Website includes collection description. Excellent resource for family history research in Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties in Virginia, the city of Martinsville, Virginia, and Rockingham, Stokes and Surry counties in North Carolina.

Web Sites

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