Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy

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Guide to Augusta County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Staunton
Organized: 1745
Parent County(s): Orange
Neighboring Counties
Albemarle  • Bath  • Highland  • Nelson  • Pendleton (WV)  • Rockbridge  • Rockingham  • Staunton (Independent City)  • Waynesboro (Independent City)
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Augusta County is located in the Shenandoah Valley of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for the Princess of Wales[1].

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Augusta County Courthouse
6 East Johnson Street
Staunton, VA 24401-4303
Phone:540-245-5300
Augusta County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has birth and death records 1853-1896, marriage records from 1785, probate and land records from 1745, property tax records 1800-1851, land tax records from 1786 and court claims 1782-1785[2]

Augusta County, Virginia Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records[3]
Birth Marriage Death Court Land Probate Census
1853 1785 1853 1782 1745 1745 1810
* Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912.
General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Towns
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

The county was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Alternburg (1719-1772), who through marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), became the Princess of Wales in 1736.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records.

Biographies[edit | edit source]

  • McFerrin - John B. McFerrin, a Biography. 1888. By O.P. Fitzgerald. Nashville, Tennessee : Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • Mercantile Adventures in Early Virginia, John Stewart, Tailor of Augusta and Botetourt Counties. By William C. Stewart. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1967):3-11; Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):61-66. Online at: American Ancestors ($), FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg.
  • The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. By George Barton Cutten. 1952. Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Incorporated. Online at: Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat). Includes sections on Staunton and Waynesboro silversmiths.
  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Augusta County, Virginia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

 

Census Records[edit | edit source]

For databases, indexes, and information online, see Virginia Census.

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 10,886 —
1800 11,712 7.6%
1810 14,308 22.2%
1820 16,742 17.0%
1830 19,926 19.0%
1840 19,628 −1.5%
1850 24,610 25.4%
1860 27,749 12.8%
1870 28,763 3.7%
1880 35,710 24.2%
1890 37,005 3.6%
1900 32,370 −12.5%
1910 32,445 0.2%
1920 34,671 6.9%
1930 38,163 10.1%
1940 42,772 12.1%
1950 34,154 −20.1%
1960 37,363 9.4%
1970 44,220 18.4%
1980 53,732 21.5%
1990 54,677 1.8%
2000 65,615 20.0%
2010 73,750 12.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org". United States Census Bureau.

1810

  • 1810 Census of Augusta County, Virginia. 1968. By V. Beverly. Virginia : Crickard. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL Collection US/CAN Access Services Window 6015641.

1840

  • 1840 Augusta County, Virginia Census. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press ($).

1890 Union Veterans

Church Records[edit | edit source]

  • Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. 1935. By Fannie Bayly. King. Staunton, Virginia : n.p. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL US/CAN Film 850091 Item 7. Includes a list of dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).

Baptist

  • 1776 Petition of Baptists (10,000 names!) and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. After locating your ancestor, view the digital copies.
    – Digital copies at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia using the code word "000606093"
    – Hall, Jean Pickett. "Legislative Petitions: the 10,000 name petition" transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) online at Ancestry ($) and in book form at various libraries.

Linville Creek Baptist Church. Also called Smith's Creek. Constituted 1756.

Church of England
go to See also Augusta Parish, Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy

  • Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia. 1861. By William Meade. 2 vols. Philadelphia, PA : J.B. Lippincott and Co. Online at: Internet Archive Vol. I and Internet Archive Vol. II. Meade's history of parishes in Augusta County begins on pg 317.

German Reformed

  • Shenandoah Valley Family Data, 1799-1813: From the Memorandum Book of Pastor Johannes Braun. 1978. By Johannes Klaus Wust Braun and Joseph H. Meyerhoeffer. Edinburg, Virginia : Shenandoah History Publishers. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 K2bjo.
  • St. John's Church Register, German Reformed and Lutheran, Augusta County, Virginia, (1748) 1786-1872. 1995. By Peggy Shomo Joyner. Portsmouth, Virginia : P.S. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5916 K2j.
  • 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Lutheran

  • St. John's Church Register, German Reformed and Lutheran, Augusta County, Virginia, (1748) 1786-1872. 1995. By Peggy Shomo Joyner. Portsmouth, Virginia : P.S. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5916 K2j.
  • 1742-1775 Gray, Gertrude E. Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).

Presbyterian
Early Presbyterian Churches (with years constituted):

  • Augusta Stone (1740)[7]
  • Bethel (1746)[7]
  • First Presbyterian Church (1818), Staunton, Va.[7]
  • Hebron (1746)[7]
  • Mount Carmel, Steele's Tavern, Va.[7]
  • South Mountain (1743)[7]
  • Stone Meeting House (1793), Old Providence, Spottswood, Va.[7]
  • Tinkling Spring (1738)[7]
  • List of Baptisms by Rev. John Craig, Augusta County, Virginia, 1740-1749. By John Craig. 1982. Staunton, Virginia : L.B. Hatke. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL US/CAN Fiche 6015426.
  • Maxwell History and Genealogy: Including the Allied Families of Alexander, Allen, Bachiler, Batterton, Beveridge, Blaine, Brewster, Brown, Callender, Campbell, Carey, Clark, Cowan, Fox, Dinwiddie, Dunn, Eylar, Garretson, Gentry, Guthrie, Houston, Howard, Howe, Hughes, Hussey, Irvine, Johnson, Kimes, McCullough, Moore, Pemberton, Rosenmuller, Smith, Stap, Teter, Tilford, Uzzell, Vawter, Ver Planck, Walker, Wiley, Wilson; Also Baptismal Record of the Rev. John Craig, D.D., of Augusta County, Virignia, 1740-1749, Containing One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-four Names (First Publication of the Original Record). 1916. By Florence Wilson Houston, Laura Cowan Blaine, and Ella Dunn Mellette. Indianapolis, Indiana: Press of C.E. Pauley, Indianapolis Engraving Co. Online at: Google Books.
  • Reverend John Craig 1709-1774: His Descendants and Allied Families. 1963. By Lillian Kennerly Craig. New Orleans, Louisiana : Accurate Letter Co. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C844c. Founder of Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church.
  • The First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Virginia. 1908. By Arista Hoge. Staunton, Virginia : Caldwell-Sites. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Online Court Indexes and Records

County Court

  • A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford (Virginia State Library). By H.J. Eckenrode. 1908. Richmond, Virginia : Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. Online at: Google Books. Augusta County petitions (1776-1864) are described on pp. 135-185.
  • Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. 1912. By Lyman Chalkley. 3 vols. Rosslyn, Virginia : The Commonwealth Printing Co. Online at: RootsWeb, Google Books Vol 1 only, Hathitrust Vol 2 only. Volume 1 includes abstracts of Court Order Books 1-24 (1745-1799) and Court Judgments - continues in Volume 2.

Pennsylvania Courts

  • The County Court for the District of West Augusta, Virginia: Held at Augusta Town, Near Washington, Pennsylvania, 1776-1777. 1905. By Boyd Crumrine and Washington County Historical Society, Washington, PA. Printed by the Observer Job Rooms for the Washington County Historical Society. Online at: Google Books.
  • Virginia Court Records in Southwestern Pennsylvania: Records of the District of West Augusta and Ohio and Yohogania Counties, Virginia, 1775-1780. 1974. By Boyd Crumrine and Inez Raney Waldenmaier. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Co. FHL US/CAN Book 974.88 P2c.

Chancery

Directories[edit | edit source]

  • A Directory of the Representative Business and Professional Men of Augusta County and Staunton, Va. 1899. n.p. : Rohrer & Diamond. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL Collection.

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

For databases and immigrant groups, see Virginia Emigration and Immigration

  • Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. 1935. By Fannie Bayly. King. Staunton, Virginia : n.p. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL US/CAN Film 850091 Item 7. Also includes immigrants 1739-1740, some French and Indian War soldiers, and some dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).
  • Items from Southern Record. By Milnor Ljungstedt. The American Genealogist, Vol. 15 (1938):95-104. FHL US/CAN Book 973 D25aga. Shows Family and Trade Connections with Northern Colonies and the Home Countries.
  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African American

Registers of free African Americans who lived in Augusta County, Virginia before the Civil War have been published in book form and online:

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.

Native Americans

  • Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pennsylvania). Genealogical Manuscripts Up to 1968. MSS., microfilmed in 1968, available at FHL 104 Rolls. Includes: Copy of the deed from the six united nations of Indians to the American colonies, as recorded in deed book 22 in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Virginia, in the courthouse at Staunton, Va.

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Compiled Genealogies by Surname

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

  • Most Distinguished Characters of the American Frontier : Robert Looney (b 1692-1702 d 1770) of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia and Some of His Descendants with Histories of the Great Road, Looney's Ferry, Crow's Ferry, Anderson's Ferry, Boyd's Ferry and Beale's Bridge. c1998-2008. By Madge Looney Crane, Phillip L. Crane. Apollo, Pennsylvania : Closson Press. At various libraries (WorldCat).

Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia at WeRelate identifies biographical information about hundreds of local families. Collections of the Augusta County Historical Society are described online, including many compiled genealogies and family files. Surnames
Genealogy Surname Index (GEN 929.42 H) is a book at the Staunton Public Library that indexescompiled 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.[8] 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.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families

  • 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?]. FHL Collection 6015637 - 6015638
  • Cleek, George Washington. Early Western Augusta Pioneers. 1957; reprint, Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. Original edition: FHL Collection Book 975.591 D2cg, Film 1486619 Item 29; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Specifically treats the following families: Bratton, Campbell, Carlile, Cleek, Craig, Crawford, Dyer, Gay, Givens, Graham, Gwin, Harper, Henderson, Hull, Keister, Lightner, Lockridge, McFarland, Moore, Warwick.]
  • Diehl, George West and A. Maxim Coppage. Rockbridge County, Virginia Notebook: Compiled from Articles by Dr. George W. Diehl as Published in the News-Gazette, Lexington, Virginia; Additional Charts and Notes Have Been Added, As Well As Surname Index. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, c1982. FHL Book 975.5852 H2r Treats families that lived in the area that split off in the eighteenth-century as Rockbridge County.
  • Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Ailstock, Anderson, Barnett, Battles, Bush, Cauther, Cooper, Fields, Jenkins, Kinney, Knox, McCoy, Mason, Maxfield, Nickens, Parr, Pryor, Redcross, Road, Roberts, Scot, Simpson, Tyre, Vena, Viers, Walden, Young families in pre-1820 Augusta County, Virginia.
  • Hoge, Arista. The First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, Virginia. Staunton, Va.: Caldwell-Sites, 1908 (1909). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL Film 599249 Item 4.
  • King, Fannie Bayly. Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. Staunton, Va.: unknown, 1935. FHL Collection 850091 Item 7; digital version at Ancestry ($). [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 FHL US/CAN Film 30313; 1972 reprint at FHL US/CAN Book 975.591 H2p 1972; 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. FHL Collection 6046689; digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Towler, Sam. Excerpts from Augusta Chancery Drawers 188 to 258 and Other Charts. Charlottesville, Va.: S. Towler, c1998. FHL Book 975.5916 P2t.
  • Trimble, Kelly Walker (1885-1955). Papers, 1770-1954. MSS. Available at Virginia Historical Society. "Also, include Kelly Trimble's genealogical information and notes on the following Augusta County families: Alexander, Anderson, Baylor, Bell, Breckinridge, Bumgardner, Caldwell, Calhoun, Caruthers, Christian, Cochran, Crawford, Crockett, East, Eidson, Gilkeson, Hanger, Henderson, Hog, Hogshead, Jameson, Jamison, Johnston, McClanahan, McClenahan, McClure, McPheeters, Mitchell, Moffett, Newton, O'Friel, Peirpoint, Pilson, Ralston, Ruff, Scott, Sproul, Steele, Sterrett, Steritt, Swoope, Tate, Thompson, Trimble, Wallace, Wayland, Wilson, Young, and Zimmerman."[9]
  • Waddell, Joseph Addison. Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871. Staunton, Va.: C.R. Caldwell, 1902. Available at FHL US/CAN Book and FHL US/CAN Film 1000633 Item 2; digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books (full-view); and World Vital Records ($) (second edition).

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

For land indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Property, including Colonial and State Land Grants.

Online Land Indexes and Records

An early settlers map is available for Beverley Manor in Augusta County. The cartographer plots the locations of pioneers' land tracts. FHL Map 975.5916 E7h, FHL Map 975.5 E7hjr. An alphabetical listing is available: FHL Book 975.5916 E7h supp. 1. An early settlers map showing the purchasers of the 92,100 acre grant to Benjamin Borden on the west side of the Blue Ridge Mountains (1739) FHL Map 975.5 E7hi.

Augusta County Property Book 1876 Virginia Pioneers ($).

Deeds

  • Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. 1912. By Lyman Chalkley. 3 vols. Rosslyn, Virginia : The Commonwealth Printing Co. Online at: RootsWeb, Google Books Vol 1 only, Hathitrust Vol 2 only. Volume 1 includes abstracts of Court Order Books 1-24 (1745-1799) and Court Judgments - continues in Volume 2.

Grants and Patents

  • Abstract of Land Grant Surveys of Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Virginia, 1761-1791. 1938. By Peter Cline Kaylor. Dayton, VA : Shenandoah Press. Online at: Google Books.
  • Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. c1992. By Edgar Barr Sims. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. FHL US/CAN Book 975.4 R22w 1992.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

County and state maps, historical and more current, are valuable research tools. For map collections, online and in libraries, see Virginia Maps.

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  • An Historical Map of Augusta County, Virginia 1732-1872: Compiled from Old Maps, Historical Records and Traditions. 1933. By John R. Hildebrand. Virginia : J.R. Hildebrand. FHL US/CAN Map Case 975.5916 E7hi.
  • Early Settlement in Beverley Manor, Augusta County, Virginia. By John S. Hale. Staunton, Virginia : Old Dominion Map Co. Creative Cartographers. FHL US/CAN Map Case 975.5916 E7h. The map shows the boundaries of each holding, the name of the grantee, and the date of purchase.
  • Historical Atlas of Augusta County, Virginia: Maps from Original Surveys by Jed. Hotchkiss, its Annals by Joseph A. Waddell, Physiography by Jed. Hotchkiss. 1885. By Jed Hotchkiss, Shepard & Johnston, Joseph A. Waddell. Chicago, Illinois : Waterman, Watkins & Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The Beverley Patent, 1736: Including Original Grantees, 1738-1815 in Orange & Augusta Counties, Va. 1954. By John R. Hildebrand. FHL US/CAN Map Case 975.5 E7hjr.

Migration[edit | edit source]

  • Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist. Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254; Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1977):113-118; Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1978):194-202; Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1978):279-286; Vol. 23, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1979):31-38; Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1979):113-119; Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1979):195-198. Online at: FHL, American Ancestors ($).

These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Augusta County's 1782-1785 [sic] Delinquent Lists appear on 22:194-202; 1786-1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 22:279-286 and 23:31-37; additional 1787 Delinquent List appears on 21:113-114; additional 1787 Delinquent List appears on 23:113-119; 1788 Delinquent List appears on 19:248-250 and 23:195-198.

  • Some Early Settlers in Washington County, Tennessee. By Ann Lusk. Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. 34, No. 3 (2005):143-145. Lusk identifies many residents of Augusta County who migrated to pioneer Washington County, Tennessee.

Military Records[edit | edit source]

French and Indian War

  • Augusta County, Virginia Indian Wars 1754-1764. 2007. By Lyman Copeland Draper. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press ($). "Lyman Draper, one of the countries earliest historians recorded the names of those either killed, wounded, or taken prisoners by the enemy in Augusta County. At this time, Augusta County covered a great deal of the upper part of the eastern United States with over seven states being taken from it in total or in part. These listings included those on the Monongalia, Holston, New, Greenbrier Rivers, Reed Creek, South Branch, Fort Vause, Jackson’s River and many other areas of the east."
  • Early Western Augusta Pioneers. 2001. By George Washington Cleek. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Ancestry ($).
  • Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch (French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War) with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Augusta County, see pp. 30-58, 104-107.
  • Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. 1935. By Fannie Bayly. King. Staunton, Virginia : n.p. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL US/CAN Film 850091 Item 7. Also includes immigrants 1739-1740, some French and Indian War soldiers, and some dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).
  • 1651-1776 Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c; digital book at Ancestry ($). Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.
  • Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2bL.

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. Online at: U.S. Census Bureau, Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. See Virginia, Western District, Augusta County on page 133.
  • Augusta County, Virginia, Court of Claims, 1782-1785. 1970. By Katherine G. Bushman. FHL US/CAN Film 858643 Item 5.
  • Early Western Augusta Pioneers. 2001. By George Washington Cleek. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Ancestry ($).
  • Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. 2007. By William F. Boogher. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Includes a chapter titled "List of Militiamen in Captain John Given's Company, Augusta County, Virginia, from October 16, 1777, to March 15, 1782, inclusive, with transcript of the bible of Robert Givens, of Lincoln county, Ky., 1759-1802, and his declaration of services rendered." See pp. 223-226.
  • Index to Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Documents at the Library of Virginia. 2012. Compiled by C. Leon Harris. Online at: Library of Virginia.
  • Partial List of Early Settlers, Revolutionary Soldiers and the Graves of Augusta County Soldiers Located to Date. 1935. By Fannie Bayly. King. Staunton, Virginia : n.p. Online at: Ancestry ($), FHL US/CAN Film 850091 Item 7. Also includes immigrants 1739-1740, some French and Indian War soldiers, and some dissenting preachers (ca. 1750-1840).
  • 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." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.
  • Some Virginia Revolutionary War and Pension Records in Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, 1776-1833. 1952-1953. By Mrs D.L. Norris and Mrs. Rudolph; Daughters of the American Revolution. Salt Lake City, UT : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. FHL US/CAN Film 850091 Item 8. Includes abstracts of records concerning Dunmore's War.
  • Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Culpeper and Fincastle Payrolls and Public Service Claims, 1775: Also Known as Dunmore's War: Enlarged and Photocopied. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Allen County Public Library, 2004. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data. c1913. By J. T. McAllister. Hot Springs, Virginia : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).

Regiments. Service men in Augusta County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Augusta County supplied soldiers for the:

- 8th Virginia Regiment
- 9th Virginia Regiment
- 10th Virginia Regiment
- 12th Virginia Regiment (1st and 8th Companies)[10]

War of 1812
Augusta County men served in the 32nd and 93rd Regiments.[11]

  • 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... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books. See Vol. 5, Virginia, Augusta County, pp. 62-63.

Civil War

An interesting study, called the Valley of the Shadow Project, has collected military and private papers detailing the experience of the Civil War in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Augusta County, Virginia.

  • Early Western Augusta Pioneers. 2001. By George Washington Cleek. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Ancestry.

The following Civil War battles were fought in Augusta County:

Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Regiments. Civil War service men in Augusta County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:

- 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Local Defense (Confederate). Company E (Valley Rangers)
- 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate).
- 5th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Mountain Guard), Company D (Southern Guard), Company E (Augusta Greys), Company F (West View Infantry), Company G (Staunton Rifles), Company H (Augusta Rifles), Company I (Ready Rifles), Company L (West Augusta Guard).[14]
- 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Local Defense (1st Nitre Battalion) (Confederate). Company D.[15]
- 14th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C (Valley Cavalry or Rangers) and Company I (Churchville Cavalry).[16]
- 23rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company F.[17]
- 25th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Heck's) (Confederate). Company C (Augusta Lee Rifles).[18]
- 52nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A (Augusta Fencibles), B2 (Waynesboro Guards), C (Letcher Guard), D (Harper Guard), F, G (Veteran Guards), H (Staunton Pioneers), and I (Men of West Augusta).[19]
- 62nd Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Valley Rifles).[20]

Many records and histories are available, including:

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

For online newspaper resources, see the Virginia Newspapers page.

Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. 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.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

The Blount Journal
Genealogical articles with abstracts of Augusta County, Virginia records have been published in The Blount Journal, the publication of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society which began in 1985 and is still in print. Past issues can be purchased online from a list that includes issue contents. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

For probate records, indexes, and databases, see Virginia Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

For additional online collections and the value and use of Virginia's tax lists in your research, see Virginia Taxation.

Online Tax Indexes and Records

Online Augusta County, Virginia Tax Lists
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Personal Property - - - 1785 1785 1785
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Bibliography

  • 1730-1754 Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys. 1985. By Peggy Shomo Joyner. Portsmouth, Virginia : P.S. Joyner. Vol. 1 Orange & Augusta counties with tithables, delinquents, petitioners, 1730-1754. FHL 975.5 R2j.
  • 1748-1804 Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. 1912. By Lyman Chalkley. 3 vols. Rosslyn, Virginia : The Commonwealth Printing Co. Online at: RootsWeb, Google Books Vol 1 only, Hathitrust Vol 2 only. Volume 3 includes abstracts of Will Books 1-12; Volume 2 includes abstracts of administrator's bonds and guardian's bonds. Includes abstracts of delinquents and insolvents for the years 1748 to 1804 on pp. 413-429.
  • 1764-1765, 1769 Tax List, 1764-65, 1769. Augusta Historical Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Fall 1972).
  • 1777-1778 Augusta County, Virginia List of Tithables, 1777-1778. FHL 30312. Original records, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
  • 1777 Augusta Tithables List, 1777. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Aug. 2001); Vol. 39, No. 4 (Nov. 2001); Vol. 40, No. 4 (Nov. 2002); Vol. 41, No. 2 (May 2003); Vol. 42, No. 2 (May 2004); Vol. 42, No. 3 (Aug. 2004); Vol. 42, No. 4 (Nov. 2004); Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 2005); Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005); Vol. 44, No. 1 (Feb. 2006); Vol. 44, No. 2 (May 2006); Vol. 44, No. 3 (Aug. 2006); Vol. 44, No. 4 (Nov. 2006). FHL 975.5 B2vs; Vols. 39 and 40 online at: Ancestry ($).
  • 1777 Tithables, 1777. Allegheny Regional Ancestors, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter 1993). FHL 975.4 D25a v. 1-2
  • 1781-1784 Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. 1912. By Lyman Chalkley. 3 vols. Rosslyn, Virginia : The Commonwealth Printing Co. Online at: RootsWeb, Google Books Vol 1 only, Hathitrust Vol 2 only. Volume 3 includes abstracts of Will Books 1-12; Volume 2 includes abstracts of administrator's bonds and guardian's bonds. Includes abstracts of tithables 1781 to 1784 on pp. 429-431.
  • 1782-1795 Augusta County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1795. Online at: Tax List Club - Binns Genealogy ($).
  • 1782 1782 Augusta County, Virginia Tax Listing. 2012. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. Online at: Free online surname index and publisher's bookstore.
  • 1782 Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. By Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FHL 975.5 R4f 1978. 1782 personal property tax list of Augusta County.
  • 1782 Tax List, 1782. Bath County Heritage Newsletter, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Winter 1998).
  • 1782 Personal Property Tax List, 1782. Augusta Historical Bulletin, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Fall 1976).
  • 1782-3;1820-7; 1836-60; 1876-9; 1881-1900 Augusta County Tax returns 1782-3;1820-7; 1836-60; 1876-9; 1881-1900. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($).
  • 1782-1788 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist. Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254; Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1977):113-118; Vol. 22, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1978):194-202; Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1978):279-286; Vol. 23, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1979):31-38; Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1979):113-119; Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1979):195-198. Online at: FHL, American Ancestors ($). These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Augusta County's 1782-1785 [sic] Delinquent Lists appear on 22:194-202; 1786-1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 22:279-286 and 23:31-37; additional 1787 Delinquent List appears on 21:113-114; additional 1787 Delinquent List appears on 23:113-119; 1788 Delinquent List appears on 19:248-250 and 23:195-198.
  • 1783 Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
  • 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. At various libraries (WorldCat). The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Augusta County is included in Vol. 1.
  • 1784-1800 Tax List, 1784-1800: Men to French Broad. Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 6 (Dec. 1978).
  • 1790, 1800 Indexed images of the 1790 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Augusta County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
  • 1796-1820 Augusta County Personal Property Tax List 1796-1820. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans. Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.
  • 1800 Augusta County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):75-80; Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1962):113-120; Vol. 6, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1962):157-163. Online at: American Ancestors ($), FHL 975.5 B2vg.
  • 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. FHL 975 E4w. At various libraries (WorldCat). The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Augusta County is included in Vol. 5.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

For additional indexes, databases, and details, see Virginia Vital Records.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Beth Fridley has published the following databases online at Ancestry:

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Augusta County. For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

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Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Augusta County. For state-wide library facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VirginiaWebsite

Augusta County Virginia Historical SocietyWebsite

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Augusta County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Virginia Societies.

Websites[edit | edit source]

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Research Guides[edit | edit source]

  • A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Augusta County. By John Frederick Dorman. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1960):80-86. CD available at: American Ancestors ($).
  • Finding Your People in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia: A Genealogical Guide. c1998. By Rebecca H. Good and Rebecca A. Ebert. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books. Online at: Internet Archive, FHL Book 975 D27e 1998.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.co.augusta.va.us/visitors/history
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Virginia Historical Boundary Changes
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Augusta_ County,_Virginia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia#Communities accessed 3 November 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.07.17.27.37.47.57.67.7 Augusta County, Virginia Heritage Book (Walworth Publishing Co., 1998), 43-45. FHL Book 975.5916 H2a.
  8. ↑ usgenweb
  9. ↑ Online Catalog, Virginia Historical Society, accessed 26 October 2011, https://www.virginiahistory.org/.
  10. ↑ E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787 (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978), 67-68. FHL Book 975.5 M2s.
  11. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 48. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
  12. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 2 August 2012).
  13. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012).
  14. ↑ Lee A. Wallace, 5th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.:H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 40.
  15. ↑ David F. Riggs, 7th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1982). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 3.
  16. ↑ Robert J. Driver, 14th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 47.
  17. ↑ Richard B. Kleese, 23rd Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 118.
  18. ↑ Richard L. Armstrong, 25th Virginia Infantry and 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1990). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 71.
  19. ↑ Robert J. Driver, 52nd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1986). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 23 and supp.
  20. ↑ Roger U. Delauter, 62nd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 41.
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