Augusta County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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


 * [Brown] Descendant of Major John Brown, d. by 1770 Augusta County, Virginia. Y-DNA 25 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 97585). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 77), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. A match has been found.
 * [Brown] Descendant of Thomas Brown, b. 1753 Augusta County, Virginia, d. 1849 Warren County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 82180). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 2), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.

General
As of November 2010, a query for individuals born in Augusta, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 200,000 entries.

Genealogy Surname Index (GEN 929.42 H) is a book at the Staunton Public Library that indexes compiled genealogies at their facility. You can also search for your surname in their online catalog.

Augusta County Families, at VAGenWeb, identifies many resources (mainly online) containing compiled genealogies of local families.


 * The website includes a very useful description of the Katherine Bushman Collection at the Library of Virginia. The Katherine Bushman Collection includes material about the following Augusta County families: "Alexander, Bell, Bushman, Craig, Curry, Davis, Fauber, Fulkerson, Greaver, Hogshead, Kinkead, McCutchan, Polk, Rankin, Robertson, Sheets, Steele, Tate, and Wilson." The compiler was a professional genealogist. For further information, see: Katherine Bushman Papers, 1961-1997. See also: Virginia Heritage, which offers a detailed guide to the collection.

Augusta County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 500 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

For families that lived in the area that split off to become Rockbridge County in the eighteenth century, see Rockbridge County, Virginia Genealogy.

Compilations that discuss multiple Augusta County families include:


 * Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. Early Southwest Virginia Families: Families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and Related Families of Edmonson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald. Auburn, Ala., 1960.
 * Burton, Charles T. Botetourt County, Virginia, Early Settlers: From the Earliest Times through 1795, in the Area that was Botetourt County in 1782, Covers Parts of Present-day Counties of Montgomery, Bath, Giles, Floyd, Alleghany, Roanoke, Craig and Monroe. Troutville, Va.: [Burton?, 1979?]. 6015637 - 6015638
 * Cleek, George Washington. Early Western Augusta Pioneers. 1957; reprint, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Original edition: Book 975.591 D2cg, Film 1486619 Item 29; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Specifically treats the following families: Bratton, Campbell, Carlile, Cleek, Craig, Crawford, Dyer, Gay, Givens, Graham, Gwin, Harper, Henderson, Hull, Keister, Lightner, Lockridge, McFarland, Moore, Warwick.]
 * Diehl, George West and A. Maxim Coppage. Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook: Compiled from Articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as Published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia; Additional Charts and Notes Have Been Added, As Well As Surname Index. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, c1982. Treats families that lived in the area that split off in the eighteenth-century as Rockbridge County.
 * Hoge, Arista. The First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Virginia. Staunton, Va.: Caldwell-Sites, 1908 (1909). Digital version at ;.
 * King, Fannie Bayly. Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. Staunton, Va.: unknown, 1935. 850091 Item 7; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Also includes immigrants 1739-1740, some French and Indian War soldiers, and some dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).]
 * Leitch, Meredith. Papers, 1933-1953. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society. Also, includes genealogical notes concerning the following families: Adams, Armstrong, Bartley, Beck, Carlyle, Clayton, Craig, Dunlap, Ervine, Estill, Fulton, Gabbard, Gay, Glendy, Graham, Guy, Henderson, Hodges, Houston, Hughart, Irvine, Kinkead, Knight, McCausland, McCutcheon, McKee, Miller, Miser, Montgomery, Pauley, Ramsey, Rich, Rubush, Shiplette, Summers, Walkup, and Wandless.
 * Peyton, John Lewis. History of Augusta County, Virginia. Staunton, Va.: S.M. Yost, 1882. Original edition available at ; 1972 reprint at ; digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books (full-view); and World Vital Records ($).
 * Strickler, Harry M. Forerunners, a History or Genealogy of the Strickler Families, Their Kith and Kin: Including Kauffmans, Stovfrs [i.e. Stovers], Burners, Ruffners, Beavers, Shavers, Brumbachs, Zirkles, Blossers, Groves, Brubakers, Neffs, Roth- gebs and Many Other Early Families of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta, Frederick and Page Counties of the Shenandoah Valley: A Memorial to All Who Have Gone Before From About 1700 to the Present Time, 1924. Harrisonburg, Va.: H.M. Strickler, 1925. 6046689; digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Towler, Sam. Excerpts from Augusta Chancery Drawers 188 to 258 and Other Charts. Charlottesville, Va.: S. Towler, c1998..
 * Trimble, Kelly Walker (1885-1955). Papers, 1770-1954. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society. "Also, include Kelly Trimble's genealogical information and notes on the following Augusta County families: Alexander, Anderson, Baylor, Bell, Breckinridge, Bumgardner, Caldwell, Calhoun, Caruthers, Christian, Cochran, Crawford, Crockett, East, Eidson, Gilkeson, Hanger, Henderson, Hog, Hogshead, Jameson, Jamison, Johnston, McClanahan, McClenahan, McClure, McPheeters, Mitchell, Moffett, Newton, O'Friel, Peirpoint, Pilson, Ralston, Ruff, Scott, Sproul, Steele, Sterrett, Steritt, Swoope, Tate, Thompson, Trimble, Wallace, Wayland, Wilson, Young, and Zimmerman."
 * Waddell, Joseph Addison. Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871. Staunton, Va.: C.R. Caldwell, 1902. Available at and ; digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books (full-view); and World Vital Records ($) (second edition).