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Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy General Resources
As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Amherst, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 94,000 entries.

Amherst County, Virginia Surnames (courtesy: Linkpendium) contains links to more than 100 online resources about this county's families, including compiled genealogies.

Compiled genealogies covering multiple Amherst County families include:


 * Hardesty, H.H., James S. Presgraves, Jay Cregger, and Diane Neeley. Amherst County Families and History: Compiled from Henry Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopaedia. Wytheville, Va.: J. Presgraves, 1995.
 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Ailstock, Ampey, Arnold, Beverly, Brannum, Clark, Coy, Evans, Ferrar, Fields, Fortune, Hailstock, Hartless, Humbles, Jackson, Jenkins, Johns, Key, Lansford, Lantor, Mallory, Mason, Peters, Pinn, Redcross, Sneed, Thomas, Valentine, and Viers families of pre-1820 Amherst County, Virginia.
 * 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 information about residents of Amherst County, see discussion of cited sources.] . Purchase at Virginians.com.
 * Seaman, Catherine Hawes Coleman. Tuckahoes and Cohees: The Settlers and Cultures of Amherst and Nelson Counties 1607-1807. Sweet Brier, Va.: Sweet Briar College Printing Press, 1992.

Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy Books and Articles
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]


 * [Ailstock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Alcock] Alcott-Rammelsberg, Billie Lee. Some Descendants of William Allcock: Tobacco Inspector of Caroline Co., Va.: &amp; Other Alcock Families. Manchester, Mo.: Independent Pub., c2004. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Ampey] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Anderson] Gee, Wilson. "The Bowles, Anderson and Shelton Families as Related to the Descendants of William Sims (1765-1833), and His Wife, Elizabeth Shelton Sims (1767-1833), of Union County, South Carolina," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):602-608. 973 H25w ser. 2 v. 16 (1936); digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Anderson] Mills, Elizabeth Shown. "A Case Study in Family Reconstruction Within a 'Burned County,'" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):3-19, digital versions at American Ancestors ($); Historic Pathways; reprinted in Genealogy: A Publication of the Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, No. 78 (July 1983):1-10 (available for free online at Historic Pathways). Digital version also at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Arnold] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Arrington] Word, Mary Florence Arthur. Absalom Arrington, Some Descendants, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, 1798-1984: Down from the Hills. Carrollton, Ga.: M.F.A. Ward, 1984. Digital version at - free;
 * [Asher] Hendrickson, Monte M. Six Generations, Descendants of Dillion Asher and Nancy Davis &amp; Sally Davis: Preliminary Draft Copy, Work in Progress. Seattle, Wash.: M.M. Hendrickson, 1999. Digital version at - free;
 * [Bell] Mastin, Mary Emma Dunn and Kathreen Norfleet. The Bell and Thompson Families: and Supplements on the Ashby and Norfleet Descendants. Coffeyville, Kan.: K. Norfleet, [1989].
 * [Beverly] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Bickley] Bell, John C. "Bickleys of the Pamunkey River Watershed of Virginia in the 18th Century," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1983):32-49; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1983):90-104; Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1983):179-189; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1983):259-264; Vol. 28, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1984):19-32; Vol. 28, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1984):88-98; Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1984):169-186; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1984):261-274. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Blanks] Wilson, John H. The Blanks Family. 2 vols. El Paso, Texas: J.H. Wilson, 1971-1982.
 * [Boian] Edwards, Eva Dean Boian. Boians of Kentucky. Irvine, Ky.: E.D.B. Edwards, 1995.
 * [Bowen] Edwards, Eva Dean Boian. Boians of Kentucky. Irvine, Ky.: E.D.B. Edwards, 1995.
 * [Bowman] Bowman, Charles W. Bowman Genealogy: Fragmentary Annals of a Branch of the Bowman Family, to Which is Appended Data Relating to Other Bowmans and the Spencers. Washington, D.C.: Law Reporter Print, 1912. ; digital version at Internet Archive.
 * [Brannum] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Buckner] Turner, Mayme Gertrude Yager and E. LaMar Buckner. "Amhurst County, Virginia," Buckner Family Research and Allied Families. MSS., 1992..
 * [Bugg] Faber, Barbara Bugg. My Dickens History. 6 vols. Cañon City, Colo.: B.B. Faber, c1999, 2000.
 * [Burford] Burford, Wesley B. Burford Genealogy: Showing the Ancestors and Descendants of Miles Washington Burford and Nancy Jane Burford the Father and Mother of Wesley B. Burford, the Compiler. Indianapolis: W.B. Burford, 1914. ; digital versions at Ancestry ($); - free; Google Books.
 * [Burnett] Peterson, Dorothy Burnett. Blue Ridge Heritage; Burnett, Branscome, Hylton, Cox, Slaughter and Related Families. Memphis, Tenn.: Roblee Press, 1982..
 * [Butler] Butler Family Bible Records, 1879-1953. MSS. Microfilm:
 * [Cabell] Brown, Alexander. The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy. 1895. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive; 2nd ed. 1939; digital version of 2nd ed.: Ancestry ($). 1978 reprint of 2nd ed.:.
 * [Cabell] McVea, Eleanor Lobdell. Ancestors and Descendants of Dr. Sears Cabell and Althaea Spalding Cabell. Provo, Utah, 1977.
 * [Camm] Tyler, Lyon G. "Descendants of John Camm, President of William and Mary College," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):61-62; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):275-278. Digital version at JSTOR - free.
 * [Camp] Cecellius (Cecil) Camp Family Records. MSS. Microfilmed 1977:
 * [Campbell] Symonds, Francis Campbell. Campbell Documents. Typescript. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 1, Ca.
 * [Campbell] Symonds, Francis Campbell. Campbell Family Genealogical Notes. Typescript. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 1, Ca.
 * [Cash] Cash, Don L. Ancestors and Descendants of My Grandfather, William Thomas Cash, Jr. San Diego, Calif.: D.L. Cash, 1970s.
 * [Cash] Prince, Thelma Faye Cain. Our Southern Ancestors, Cain, Cash, Cooper, Hughes, Martin, Moore, Prince, Sanders, Sorrells, Still, Williams, Wright Families. Baltimore, Md., 1985..
 * [Cash] Cash, Patricia J. Cash - Butcher Family Genealogical Records, ca. 1680-1985. MSS. Microfilmed 1987:
 * [Childers] Hanks, Virginia C. Childers of Lincoln County, Washington. 1989.
 * [Childers] Dennstedt, Alberta Marjorie. "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1990):3-13; Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1990):97-109; Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1990):180-194; Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1990):266-280; Vol. 35, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1991):43-54; Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):108-118; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):199-207. American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Christian] Russell, Edna Mae and Ora Mae Wallace Crane. Samuel Marshall Christian and Clarinda Adeline Smith: A Family History. Modesto, Calif.: O. Crane, 1992.
 * [Clark] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Clemens] Bell, Raymond Martin and Ralph E. Gregory. The Ancestry of Samuel Clemens, Grandfather of Mark Twain: With an Introduction by Ralph Gregory. Washington, Pa.: R.M. Bell, 1984. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Coleman] Brennaman, Richard E. James Coleman and His Descendants. Boston, Mass.: R.E. Brenneman, 2000.
 * [Cooney] Cooney: Family Records. Microfilmed 1986:
 * [Coppage] House, Katherine Lucille. George Monroe Abell and Lucinda Ludwell Able, A Story of Two Nelson County, Kentucky, Families. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 2001. ; 2005 edition:.
 * [Coy] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Craighead] Key, Marcus M., Rhoda (Freer) Newman, and Helen (Kay) Yates. "George Key: Virginia Soldier and Missouri Pioneer," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):3-12; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):97-104; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):211-219. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Curry] Curry, James A. From Corner to Corner with John Curry, Sr. Seattle, Wash.: J.A. Curry, 1985.
 * [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. The Descendants of Zechariah Dameron and Margaret Willis Rucker of Amherst County, Virginia. Coweta, Okla.: n.p., 1975.
 * [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. Descendants of Charles and Mary E. "Polly" (Magann) Dameron. Tulsa, Okla.: K. Dameron, 1989.
 * [Davies] Rhodes, Phillip Wayne. "Clayton-Davies Re-visited," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):243-257. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Denny] Denney, Guy C. Descendants of Samuel Denny. Indianapolis, Ind.: G.C. Denney, 1946.
 * [Denny] Denny, Joel. History of the Denny Family as Given .. by Joel Denny in a Letter to A.M. Denny Many Years Ago. Typescript. Microfilmed 1977:
 * [Denny] Hirtzel, Richard D. Samuel Denny (1764-1829) of Surry County, North Carolina; and Gallia County, Ohio. Pleasant Grove, Utah: R.D. Hirtzel, 1999.
 * [Dillard] Dillard Family Association. Dillard Annual: The Dillard Family Association. Dillard, Ga.: Dillard Family Association, 1992-[2001].
 * [Dobbs] Dobbs, Nellie West. Ancestry of Nellie West Dobbs and Joseph Henry Dobbs. Typescript. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 10, Qua.
 * [Duggins] White, Norma Elnora Kidd. Elijah and Rachel Foster Duggins Genealogy and Related Families, ca.1750-1985: Where Final Settlement was in Grayson Co., Texas. MSS., 1980-1988.
 * [Duncan] Dobson, Mary Ann Duncan. Duncan Research Files of Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson. MSS. 1975-1999. Includes Amherst County.
 * [Dupuy] Smith, O. Norris. Dupuy Trails in Virginia, 1968. 1969. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Eads] Eads, Evelyn Atteberry. Isaac Eads, 1755-1816-17, and Some of His Descendants. Cerro Gordo, Ill.: E.A. Eads, 1996.
 * [Ellis] Ontario Genealogical Society. Niagara Peninsula Branch. Record of the Ellis Family. n.d.
 * [Ellis] Family Records of the Ellis and Leonard Families. MSS. Microfilmed 1965:
 * [Evans] Evans, Cleo Louise Harman. The Robert Evans Family, Virginia and Georgia. Arlington, Va.: Babbelonia Printers, 1966.
 * [Evans] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Ferrar] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Fields] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Fitzgerald] Olson, Charlene. The Joseph Hawkins Fitzgerald Family: From Virginia to Kentucky to Indiana. Lindon, Utah: C. Olson, 2007.
 * [Fitzgerald] Olson, Charlene. The John Fitzgerald Family: From Virginia to Kentucky and Indiana. Lindon, Utah: C. Olson, 2007.
 * [Floyd] Tyley, William Floyd. The Tuley Family Memoirs: An Historical, Biographical and Genealogical Story of the Tuleys and the Floyd Family Connection in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. New Albany, Ind.: W.J. Hedden, 1906. ; digital versions at - free; Google Books; Internet Archive.
 * [Floyd] Floyd, N.J. Biographical Genealogies of the Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families: With Notes of Some Collateral Branches. Baltimore: Williams &amp; Wilkins Co., 1912. ; digital version at Google Books.
 * [Fortune] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Frost] Roberts, Snyder E. Descendants of Joseph Frost, Sr. from Amherst, Bedford, &amp; Washington Counties, Va. to Anderson County, Tn. and Elsewhere. n.p.: S.E. Roberts, 1989.
 * [Gatewood] Keeney, Roscoe C. Gatewood Family: Including: Murray, Keeney, Spaulding, White, Slack, Kelly, Cozad, Jarrett, Bonham, Nowlan, Stanley, Montague, Fout, Bibb. [Charleston, West Virginia: R.C. Keeney, 2000?].
 * [Gilliam] Old, Mary A. Gillam Charts (1989). Aldergrove, British Columbia: M.A. Old, 1989.
 * [Gillispie] Sutherland, Opal Gillispie. The Gillispie Family Tree, 1730-1983: With Related Families, Boggs, Cornelison, Gentry, Hudson, Smither, Terrill and White. n.p.: n.p., n.d.
 * [Goodrich] Maxson, Peter Flagg. Goodrich Scrapbook: With Information on the Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh &amp; Emma Hatton Goodrich, Including the DeGolyer, Porter, Rogers &amp; Henson Families. Austin, Texas: Peripatetic Press, 1992.
 * [Goodwin] "Appendix M: The Goodwins of Caroline and Amherst Counties, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2, Supplement (Oct., 1897), p. 120. Available at JSTOR ($).
 * [Goodwin] Turner, David Anderson and Bonnie Turner Cook. White Families of the Virginias: Featuring Descendants of Chickasaw Ben White. Cape Coral, Fla.: B.T. Cook, 2001.
 * [Hailstock] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hamilton] Hamilton, Emory L. One Hamilton Clan: The Descendants of Schuyler Hamilton. Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1990. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Hansard] Hansard, Sam L. Descendants of John Hansard of Amherst County, Virginia, 1766-1976. Knoxville, Tenn.: Hansard, 1977. [Mislabeled Jansard in FHLC.]
 * [Hansard] Bell, Annie W.B. Hansard-Christian Family History Records. Knoxville, Tenn.: Hansard Family Register, 1978.
 * [Hardwick] Steele, Betty Ann Williams. Williams and Weaver Ancestors. 3 vols. Las Cruces, New Mexico: B.A.W. Steele, 1993-2000.
 * [Hartless] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Higginbotham] Peery, Joseph S. "Higginbotham Genealogy," The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1916):189-201. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * [Higginbotham] Sweeny, William Montgomery. "Higginbotham Family of Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jan. 1918):205-213; Vol. 26, No. 4 (Apr. 1918):265-274; Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jul. 1918):45-56; Vol. 27, No. 2 (Oct. 1918):123-129; Vol. 27, No. 4 (Apr. 1919):294-298. Digital versions at JSTOR ($).
 * [Higginbotham] Sweeny, Mrs. William Montgomery. "Colonel James Higginbotham, Surveyor of Amherst County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1931), pp. 29-41. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Higginbotham] Higginbotham Family. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 4, Hig.
 * [Higginbotham] LaBiche, Mabel. Higginbotham: Descendants of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Graves). Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1996.
 * [Higginbotham] Higginbotham Family Land Grants. MSS. Microfilmed 2000:
 * [Higginbotham] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Hight] Creasy, Mary Hight and Aldwin Hight. History of the John Hight Family of Nelson County, Virginia: Notes on the Related Families of George Washington Stratton, James Loving, John Preston Campbell, Thomas Jones. Lynchburg, Va.: M.H. Creasy, 1979.
 * [Hight] Hight, James Russell. Genealogy of a Hight Family: Virginia 1725 to California 1996. Citrus Heights, Calif.: J.R. Hight, 1996.
 * [Hight] Vassar, Stephen D. Hite Family History. Roanoke, Va.: S.D. Vassar, Sr., 1999.
 * [Hill] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001.
 * [Hill] Hill, Thomas B. Thomas Hill Genealogical Records. 2005.
 * [Hopper] Hopper, Wallace. "Blaggrove Hopper Family of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):83-91. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Humbles] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Hylton] Hylton, Paul and Evelyn Hylton. Genealogy of the Hylton Family in America Branch of George Hilton, Sr., 1699-1770?, of (Goochland Co., Albemarle Co., Amherst Co.) Va. Woodinville, Washington: P. &amp; E. Hylton, 1979. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 1041.
 * [Ison] Tripp, Marcia J. Wagar. Ison-Gilliam Genealogical Collection, ca. 1600-1936. MSS. Microfilmed 1973:
 * [Ison] Breeding, Carlice Ison. Partial Ison Genealogy, 1650-1982: Approximately 3000 Descendants of Gideon Ison I, Lord in the English Parliament. Charleston, Ind.: C. Breeding, 1982.
 * [Jackson] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Jenkins] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Johns] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Key], Marcus M., Rhoda (Freer) Newman, and Helen (Kay) Yates. "George Key: Virginia Soldier and Missouri Pioneer," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):3-12; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):97-104; Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1974):211-219. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Key] Key, Marcus M. "Key: A Further Elucidation," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul./Sep. 1980):199-200. ; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
 * [Key] Key, Betty and Marcus M. Key. "John and Susannah Key of Old Amherst County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1985):117-122; Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1985):196-204. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Key] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Kincaid] Clan Kincaid International. Assortment of Kincaid Papers. 2 vols. San Diego, Calif.: Clan Kincaid International, 1987.
 * [Landrum] Wiley, Roberta V. Landrum. Some Descendants of Thomas Landrum of Amherst Co., Va. and Allied Families. Parkville, Mo.: n.p., 1974.
 * [Landrum] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001.
 * [Lane] Williams, Lyle Keith. The Lane-Robertson Families of Amherst County, Virginia and Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: L.K. Williams, 1991.
 * [Lanier] Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier: A Genealogy of the Family Who Came to Virginia and Their French Ancestors in London. Washington, D.C.: Goetz Printing Company, 1965. Digital version at World Vital Records ($).
 * [Lansford] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Lantor] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Layne] Layne, Floyd Benjamin and William Robert Layne. Layne Pedigree [Chart], Amherst, Va. n.p.: F.B. Layne, 1952. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 2157.
 * [Layne] Layne, Floyd Benjamin. Layne Genealogy. Los Angeles, Calif.: Layne, 1953. ; digital version at - free.
 * [Lockhart] Lockhart, Tex and Lawanda Lockhart. Walter Lockhart and Descendants. Stanton, Calif.: L. Lockhart, 1983.
 * [Love] Rhodes, Phillip Wayne. "Descendants of Thomas Love of Lynchburg and Amherst County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1991):83-91; Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1991):190-198; Vol. 35, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1991):269-283; Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1992):16-27; Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1992):89-102; Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1992):194-206. Digital version at American Ancestors ($)..
 * [Loving] Read, Carl and Mabert Elizabeth Kiel (May) Read. The Loving Family in America, 1705-1981: Plus, Lovan, Lovein, Loven, Lovern, Lovin, Lovorn, Lovvorn and Those Who Add an "S" to the Name. Warner Robins, Ga.: Harp &amp; Thistle, 1981.
 * [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.
 * [McCraw] Kent, Jane McCraw. The McCraw Clan of Lynchburg &amp; Vicinity. Dover, Del.: J.M. Kent, 1981.
 * [McDaniel] McDaniel. Microfilmed 1989:
 * [Mallory] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Manion] Rice, Christine Rogers. Genesis in Virginia. 2 vols. Carbondale, Ill.: C.R. Rice, 1995.
 * [Mason] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Mays] Mays, Samuel Edward. Genealogy of the Mays Family and Related Families to 1929 Inclusive. Plant City, Fla.: F.M. Prewitt of Plant City Enterprise, 1929.
 * [Mays] Mays, Ivan K. and Samuel Edward Mays. The Mays Family, a Sequel to "The Mays Family" by Samuel Edward Mays. Austin Texas, 1970.
 * [Messencup] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Abstracts of Virginia Families: Vol. 1. MSS. Microfilmed 1990:
 * [Miller] Duff, Marian Miller. Miller, Duff and Related Families. Burlington, N.C.: M.M. Duff, 1981.
 * [Miller] Niemann, Rubinette Miller. Our Heritage: Miller - Rose - Niemann - Hedges, 1520-1981. Burlington, N.C.: R.M. Niemann, 1981.
 * [Mills] Ambrose, Lorene Burton. Mills, Stokes, Forrester of Primarily Greenville County, South Carolina. Greer, S.C.: L.B. Ambrose, 1979.
 * [Montgomery] Ledgerwood, Marian Carter. A Montgomery and Cole Record Some Descendants of Alexander Montgomery of Amherst Co., Virginia and Orange Co., North Carolina. Hot Springs Village, Ark.: M. Ledgerwood, 1989.
 * [Moore] Moore, Charles R. The Moore Family of Central Virginia Covering the Counties of Albeharle, Amherst, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va.: C.R. Moore, 1985.
 * [Morrison] Mosher, Merrill Hill. Morrison of Albemarle, Amherst &amp; Nelson Counties, Virginia. Coos Bay, Oregon: M.H. Mosher, 1982..
 * [Morrison] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2..
 * [Oglesby] Paul, Oglesby. "A Further Account of the Oglesby Family," The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 (1942):150-152. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Omohundro] Palmer, Gloria Omohundro. Descendants of Spottswood James Omohundro of Amherst County, Virginia, and Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri. Santa Ana, Calif.: G.O. Palmer, 1984.
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. Page Family Records in Virginia Counties. 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 1982-2006. [Amherst County appears in Vol. 2 Part 1]
 * [Page] Rutherford, Dolores Crumrine. The Page Family in Virginia Personal Property Taxes (1782-1850). 2 vols. Carmichael, Calif.: D.C. Rutherford, 2002. [Amherst County appears in Vol. 1]
 * [Patton] Howard, Jack R. Alexander Patton of Haw Old Fields Progeny. Towson, Md.: J.R. Howard, 1980.
 * [Penn] Allen, Robert M. The Ancestry of Joseph Penn of Amherst Co., Virginia. San Jose, Calif.: R.M. Allen, 1980. Item 7
 * [Perkins] Perkins, William Robertson. Papers 1929-1943. Section 2. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society.
 * [Peters] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Phillips] Austin, Jeannette H. Genealogy of the Phillips Family in Georgia, 1656-1923. Riverdale, Ga.: J.H. Austin, [1985?].
 * [Pinn] Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book.
 * [Pope] Johnston, F. Claiborne. "The Tangled Trail of Two John Popes: Colonel John Pope of Amherst County and John Pope of Prince William County and Wilkes County, Georgia," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Feb. 2012):45-64.
 * [Powell] Floyd, N.J. Biographical Genealogies of the Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families: With Notes of Some Collateral Branches. Baltimore: Williams &amp; Wilkins Co., 1912. ; digital version at Google Books.
 * [Pugh] Moore, Junius T. Moore-Pugh Genealogy, 1263-1974. Charleston, West Virginia: J.T. Moore, 1975.
 * [Purvis] Oliver, Alice Lee Simpson. The Purvis Family in Virginia and Their Kin. Shipman, Va.: Oliver, 1969.
 * [Purvis] Murphy, Virginia J. The Purvis Family, by George!: The Descendants of George Purvis of Virginia and Their Kin. Manchester, Tenn.: V.J. Murphy, 1990.
 * [Quinn] Marshall, Thomas E. Some Descendants of Jordon Stewart Quinn, Amherst County, Va. Bedford, Va.: T.E. Marshall, 1990.
 * [Ray] Mason, Kathryn Harrod. "The Career of General James Ray, Kentucky Pioneer," The Filson Club Historical Quarterly, Vol. 19, pages 87-88.
 * [Ray] Mason, Kathryn Harrod. "The Family and Fortune of General James Ray, Pioneer of Fort Harrod," The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 43, page 59.
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