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Duke Web Sites
(*Please beware, different web sites post different versions of our earliest Va. ancestor.)

Ancestors of Frank Pierce Davis & Mary Hinton Duke
Ancestry.com/RootsWeb Duke Surname Message Board
Ancestry.com/RootsWeb Dukes Surname Message Board
Angier Biddle Duke Papers, 1915-1995, at Duke University
A Brief History of the [Washington] Duke Family & Its Tobacco Empire
Descendants of George Washington Duke of Tennessee (starting with ancestor Thomas, 1616)
Descendants of Robert Duke (Abt 1400)
Donna Marsh's Duke Genealogy
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Duke Ancestors of Lynn Ransom Burton
Duke Family Association of North Carolina at Duke University
Duke Family Coat of Arms
Duke Family Genealogy Forum (GENFORUM)
Dukes Family Genealogy Forum (GENFORUM)
Duke Family History (under construction)
The Duke Family History Papers, by Lewis Y. Christmas
Duke Family Index of Files
The Duke Genealogy of Duke University
Duke Homestead & Tobacco Museum
Duke Pages at VA & NC Genealogical Exchange
Duke Surname in Thoren's Family Tree
Dukes Family Ancestors
Dukes Mentioned in Journals of the Confederate Congress:   P. H.  R. T. W.   Thomas L.  Thomas T.
Forest King's History of  NC Dukes & Associated Families
Genealogy Tymes (descendants of Thomas Duke & Mary Barham)
GenealogyLibrary.com (Henry Duke, Councilor is available here to subscribers)
"The Life and Times of Philanthropist Angier B. Duke"
Linda Taylor's Duke Family History
RootsWeb Personal Duke Web Sites
RootsWeb Duke Surname & Family Email Lists
RootsWeb Duke Surname Email List Archives
RootsWeb Dukes Surname Email List
RootsWeb Dukes Surname Email List Archives
Roy Strickland's Genealogy: Duke
Surname Web Duke Page
Tex & Linda Dick's Family History - Descendants of Thomas Duke, 1620

Other web sites mentioning related Dukes &/or Ancestors
Ancestors of Note
Benjamin Brown Duke Mentioned on Meriwether Email List
Bible of the James Albertus Duke Family of New Zion, SC  (may/may not be related)
Biographical Clippings on Dukes, Archived at University of North Carolina:   Through 1976   1976-1989
Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Books:  3   6
Brunswick County, Virginia, Miscellaneous Deed Abstracts
Brunswick County, Virginia, Various Court Records
Brunswick County, Virginia, Will Book 1
Buncombe County, NC,  Index to NC Marriages Database
Bunn Cemetery, Franklin County, North Carolina
Burnley Duke Family Bible, Hanover County, Virginia, 1759-1831
Bute County Estates Records, 1764-1779
Bute County Oath of Allegiance to Vote, 1774-1804
Bute County Safety Committee Meeting Minutes, 1775-1776
Captain Thomas Christmas (Husband of Sarah Duke)
Charles County, Virginia, Index to Tax Lists: 1790  1800
Charles County, Virginia, 1790-1800 Tax Lists
Christina's World (some descendants of John Taylor Duke)
Cleavers Duke Continental Army Muster Roll Data Sheet
Cleavers Duke, 1820 Pension List
Col. William Eaton's Militia Regiment Granville Co, NC - Roll taken 8 Oct 1754
The Colonial Virginia Register
Daniel Dugger Descendants
Dependency Chart of William Duke Sr. of Isle of Wight County, VA
Descendants of Anne Cocke & John Waddrop
Descendants of Charles Duke of Floyd County, GA (may/may not be related)
Descendants of Henry Duke & Elizabeth Taylor
Descendants of Jesse Duke of Kershaw County, SC (may/may not be related)
Descendants of John L. Crowley & Linda L. Clements
Descendants of John Duke & Mary Myrick
Descendants of John Hardy Duke & Mary Nugent (Texas)
Descendants of John Taylor Duke (1705-1710)
Descendants of Richard Duke & Margaret Bassett
Descendants of Stephen Duke (1720-1771, NC)
Descendants of Thomas Duke of Williamsburg County, SC (may/may not be related)
Descendants of Thomas Duke & Mary Barham
Doris Duke: Biography  CBS Special About Death  Society Diva  Newport Mansion Newport Notable   Will
Downing Ancestral Chart (some Major Duke descendants)
Duke Family Genealogy Papers in the Virginia Historical Society Library
Duke & Taylor of Fairfield & Kershaw Counties, SC, & Pickens County, AL (may/may not be related)
Duke Death Records, Virginia, 1853-1856 & 1912-1939
Duke Family Books at Library of Congress
Duke Family of Maryland, Colonial Families in the Southern States
Duke Families of Nansemond County, Virginia, to 1870
Duke Family of Barbados
Duke (John)/Mountfort Deeds of Lease & Release, 1697, York County, Virginia
Duke Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, North Carolina
Duke on Warren County 1850 Census Index
Duke, Myrick, on Warren County 1820 Census Abstract
Duke Patents & Grants, VA, Card File (35) (click forward for each, note page # & click "retrieve doc")
Duke Patents & Grants, VA (via search engine; click down 2 pages, click "Grant' in each for original)
Duke Surname Distribution in the US, 1850-1990
Duke University Chapel
Duke Veterans & Widows on Confederate Pension Rolls, Virginia
Duke Virginia Obituary & Marriage Notices, 1700s-1800s, Henley Newspaper Index
Duke Queries, Newsletter of the Virginia Genealogical Society
Duke Relatives Among Virginia Sheriffs, 1699 to 1702
Dukes Awarded Land Grants & Patents by Virginia Land Office (photos of original docs)
Dukes Buried at Point Lookout, Maryland, Civiil War Prison Camp
Dukes in Virginia Archive Card Index of Confederate Pension Rolls
Dukes in S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches
Dukes in the North Carolina Online Marriage Database (15)
Dukes Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll for 3 pages of hits)
Dukes on Confederate Rosters (112)
Dukes on the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Class Rosters, 18th & Early 19th Centuries
Dukes on the Virginia Quit Rent Rolls of 1704
Dukes on War of 1812 Pay & Muster Rolls
Durham County, North Carolina, Cemeteries Where Dukes are Buried
Edmond Duke Will, 1787, Goochland County, Virginia
Elisha Duke Family Bible, Nansemond County, Virginia, 1791-1868
Elizabeth Duke Will & Inventory, 1729 & 1780, Charles City County, Virginia
Elizabeth Duke/Wm. Hardiman/Wm. Byrd, Sussex County, VA, Land Patents Pool, 1695-1818
Family Bible Records Mentioning Duke Surname, Library of Virginia
Extracts from the Private Diary of Colonel William Byrd II of "Westover"
Family Bible Records Mentioning Dukes Surname, Library of Virginia
Flowerdew Hundred Plantation Papers at Virginia Historical Society
Franklin County, NC, Census:  1790  1850
Genealogy Tymes (descendants of Thomas Duke & Mary\Marie Barham)
George Duke's (political prisoner) Petition to be Transported to Virginia, 1656
George Washington Duke of Tennessee Genealogy (back to Thomas & Mary Barham)
Graduates of the University of North Carolina, 1798-1851
Granville County, NC, 1755 Tax List
Granville County, NC, 1800 Federal Census Index; Files::  #1   #2   #3   #4   #5   #8   #10
Granville County, NC, Federal Census Index:  1810   1820   1830   1840
Granville County, NC 1850 Federal Census:  File #1   File # 2   File #3   File#5
Hardiman Duke & Mary Wallis - Rejection of Divorce Petition, Orange County, NC
Hardyman Family
Hening's Statutes Vol III (of XIII), 1619
Henry Christmas Will
Henry Duke, Biographical Sketch in Virginia Historical Society Archives
Henry Duke, Esq., Mentioned in Goochland County, VA, Land Patent Pool, 1689-1810
Henry Duke, Papers Concerning Him at the Virginia Historical Society
Henry Duke Patents & Grants, VA, (6; click forward to view each, note page # & click "retrieve doc")
Henry Duke Wills/Deeds, (3), 1719 & 1727, Prince George County, Virginia
Index to Brunswick County, Virginia, Land Patents, 1715-1790
Index to Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Index to Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Land Patents, 1722-1819
James City County, Virginia, Burgesses, 1619-1693
James City County, Virginia, Personal Tax List, 1790
James City County, Virginia,  Rent Roll, 1704
John Duke Purchase of Land from John Beaman, Northanpton Co., VA, October 1760
James Duke Revolutionary War Pension, Montgomery County, North Carolina, 1831
James Duke Wills/Deeds (3), 1768 & 1791, Charles City & Henrico Counties, Virginia
John Duke Will, 1679, York County, Virginia
John Dukes Will, 1720, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
John Dukes' Will, Isle of Wight County, Va., Aug. 1720
John Taylor Duke Mentioned in Mecklenburg County, VA, 1722-1819 Deed Data Pool
Justices of the Peace & Officers of the Court, James City County, 1702
Latta Brothers of Orange County, NC
Lee-Gregory Bible Record (Charlotte, Lunenburg & Mecklenburg Counties, VA)
Lineage Societies Accepting Descendants of Edward Duke, Thomas Stegg, Warham St. Leger, Etc
Lunenburg County, Virginia, Deed Data Pool, 1726-1788
Lunenburg Co., VA, Will of Josephus Gregory 1877/1880
Maple Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, NC
The McQuirk Family Tree
Michelle's Roots, Person Index (Dukes back to Thomas & Mary Barham's ancestors)
Militia Officers in Virginia, 1699
Mumford Family: Jane Scarsbrook Duke & Thomas Mumford
Nansemond County, Virginia, Census: 1820  1840  1850 Index
North Carolina Genealogical Society
North Carolina Marriages, 1730-1860
North Carolina Pension Roll, 1835
North Carolina State Militia Officers (1767)
North Carolina Troops, Mexican War
North Carolina Volunteer Roster, Spanish-American War
North Carolina War Pension Roll, 1835
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, University of North Carolina
Oath of Allegiance - Old Bute County, NC
Orange County, NC, Cemeteries Where Dukes are Buried
Orange County, NC, Early Tax Records
Orange County, North Carolina, Federal Census Indexes:  1800   1810   1820   1830   1840
Orange County, NC, 1850 Census IndexFile #1   File #6   File #8   File #9   File # 10
Orange County, NC, Index to Marriages Database
Orange County, NC, Marriage Bonds, 1782-1868, Indexed by Groom:  A-C   D-J   K-Q   R-Z
Orange County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1818-1822
Perry's Chapel Church Cemetery, Franklin County, North Carolina
The Private Diary of Colonel William Byrd II of "Westover," Extracts
Qualifying Ancestors, Jamestowne Society (Henry Duke & William Duke I, William Byrd, Etc.)
Rebecca Duke & Capt. John Washington (John's ancestry, related to George Washington):  Site 1  Site 2 
Rebecca Duke & Lewis Lanier (other husband of above Rebecca; Lewis' ancestors)
Recollections Grave & Gay, by Mrs. Burton Harrison, 1843-1920 (mentions Basil Duke of MD)
Rent Roll of Virginia 1704/05
Richard Duke, Passenger, to Maryland, on Ark & Dove, 1634
Richard Thomas Walker Duke Papers, Manuscripts Division, U. VA Special Collections Dept.
RIVER-JAMES List Archives (families who settled along the James River in 1600s Virginia)
The Robert Duke Family Genealogical Research Page
The Robert Dukes of Camden District, SC (may/may not be related)
Robert Jones Bible
Rocky Strickland's Genealogy - Duke
Runaway Slave of James Duke Mentioned in Virginia Gazette, December 7, 1769
Stanly County, NC, 1850 Federal Census Pages 1A-12B
List of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748-1783
List of Tithes, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751
List of Titles, Lunenburg County, VA:  1749  1750  1751  1752  1764
Priscilla Duke Mentioned in 1746-1825, Abernathy - Hatchett Wills, Lunenburg County, VA 
Surname Web's List of Duke Family Pages
Susannah Hamner Turner Bible
Thoren's Family Tree - Duke
Town of Norwood Cemetery, Stanley County, North Carolina
Troops of Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, 1776-1897
Trotter Clearing House - Descendants of Robert Duke, 1400
Virginia Colonial Records - Documents Mentioning Duke Family Members
Virginia Colonial Records, Journal of the Board of Trade, 1702
Virginia Heraldica
Virginia Land Patents Signed in 1703
Virginia & North Carolina Genealogical Exchange
Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704
Virginia 1704 Rent Rolls
Vital Statistics on 150 Dukes
Vital Statistics on 150 More Dukes
Vital Statistics on Yet 150 More Dukes
Wake County, NC, Index to NC Marriages Database
War of 1812 Bounty Land Grants in the Illinois Military Tract
Warren County, NC, Federal Census: 1820 Extract   1850 Index
Warren County, North Carolina, Index to Marriages Database (1779-1878)
War of 1812 North Carolina Muster Rolls
War Pension Roll, 1835
Washington Duke Mentioned in James W. Cox Papers, Manuscript Dept., U. of NC, Chapel Hill
Will of John Poythress of Martins Brandon Parish, 1724
William and Mary Quarterly Historical Papers, April, 1895: "Witchcraft in Virginia"
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, January 1893: "Coats-of-Arms in Virginia"
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, October 1893: "The Calthorpes"
William and Mary Quarterly Historical Papers, April 1894: "Notes & Queries"
William Duke (ca.1720-1793) Biographical Sketch at the Virginia Historical Society

Royal Ancestors of the Duke Family
 The Agincourt Honor Roll
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Anglo-Saxon Kings
British History Chronology:  Up to 1500 AD   1500-1899
Dates Used in English Genealogy
Descendants of Charlemagne
Descendants of Hugues I "Capet"
Domesday Book:  Background   Explained   Landholders   Region by Region
The Enamel Plaque of Geoffroy Plantagenet (Le Mans)
English Monarchs
The English Peerage (1790) or, a view of the Ancient & Present State of the English Nobility
Errors to Beware in Burke's Peerage
Family Trees of Royal Houses (you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer)
Feudal Titles
The French Peerage
GENUKI's Royalty Index
The Herald's Visitations of the West Country
The History of the English Crown
The History of the Scottish Crown
The House of Wessex
Index to French History & Royalty
Kings & Queens of England Since 802 (official Royal Family web site)
List of the Knights of the Garter from 1348
List of Those Accompanying William The Conqueror on His Invasion of England in 1066
Magna Carta, 1215
Magna Carta Sureties
Magna Carta Surety Ancestors of Warham St. Leger Horsmanden (possible ancestor)
Map of Ango-Saxon England
Medieval English Towns
Monarchs of Britain
Monarchs Buried at Westminster Abbey
Normans at the Battle of Hastings
Official UK Royal Web Site
The Origins of the Peerage
Peerage
Reigns of the Kings & Queens of England & Great Britain
Royal Genealogical Data at the University of Hull, England
Royal GEDCOM Database Search Engine
Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy (includes Duke family history)
Three Early Rolls of Arms (you need to click on each book in the pull-down menu to search for a name)
Time Line of English Royal History
View of the Extinct Peerage of England
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror, Catholic Encyclopedia Entry

 

Stainback Web Sites
(Stainback likely is a derivative of the English surname Staynbanke/Stainbank/Stainbanke/Stainebanke)

Ancestry.com/RootsWeb Stainback Surname Message Board
Ancestry.com/RootsWeb Stanback Surname Message Board
Descendants of George Stainback
Descendants of William H. & Sarah Coghill Stainback
Stainback Family Genealogy Forum {GENFORUM)
SurnameWeb Stainback Page

Other web sites mentioning related Stainbacks &/or Ancestors
Ancestry.com Search Results for "Stainback"
Ancestry.com Search Results for "Stanback"
Ann Stainback & Turner Hunt (m. 1778, Brunswick Co. VA)
Anne Stainback & William Hart
Ashley D. Stainback & Catharine E. Palmer (m. 1836, Brunswick Co., VA)
Bernard Stainback (b. ca 1870) & Lois Beam
Brunswick County, Virginia, Census, Meherrin District, 1810
Brunswick County, Virginia, Census, Northern Division, 1850
Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 3
Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 14:  Doc. #1  Doc. #2  Doc. #3
  Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 15:  Doc. #1  Doc. #2
Brunswick County, Virginia, Death Register
Brunswick County, Virginia, Marriages
Brunswick County, Virginia, 1715-1790 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Brunswick County, Virginia, Miscellaneous Deed Abstracts
Brunswick, County, Virginia, Tax List, 1800
Brunswick County, Virginia, Various Court Records
Caswell County, NC - Wills - Index, Will Book B, 1889-1908 (William H. Stainback, 1891)
Charles G. Stainback & Bertha A. Paschall
Civil War Soldiers From Brunswick County, Virginia
Daniel Dugger Descendants
Descendants of Annie Lydia Stainback & Gail Morris Goforth (b, 1922, TN)
Descendants of Augusta Stainback & George Clinton Aycock (m. 1894)
Descendants of Everette Skidmore Stainback & Idell Keeter (m. 1889, Halifax Co., VA)

Descendants of Francis Stainback (d. 1779) & Mary
Descendants of John C. Stainback & Indiana Mason (m. 1840, Brunswick Co., VA)
Descendants of John O. Stainback & Martha Susan Allen (m. ca. 1830, NC)
Descendants of Littleberry E. Stainback
Descendants of Simon Stainback (Abt 1875-1880) & Nancy
Descendants of Stirling Stainback & Mary F. Owens
Descendants of Willard Thomas Stainback & Maybelle Moore
Descendants of William Stainback (b. 1819) & Mary Caroline Mason
Descendants of William E. Stainback & Priscilla A. Williamson
E. L. Stainback, of VA, in Journals of the Confederate Congress, April 30, 1863   Page 402 Image
Family Bibles Mentioning Stainbacks, Library of Virginia
Francis Stainback Wills (2), Brunswick County, 1779 & 1790, Library of Virginia
Franklin County, NC, Census, 1850
George Stainback Wills (2), 1788 & 1796, Brunswick & Prince George Counties
George F. Stainback in Historical Discourse delivered at the University of Mississippi June 25, 1873
Granville County, NC,  Census, 1850
Granville County, NC, Census, 1850:  File #4   File # 7
Harrison Heritage Magazine
Harrison Notes (notes on origins of American Harrisons)
History Makers in Hawaii
Index to Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (Thomas Melville Stanback mentioned)
Index to Prince George County Land Patents, 1673-1785 (William Stainback)
Isabel Stainback Will, 1843, Surry County, Library of Virginia
Lunenburg Co., VA (Old Free State). Marriages (1806-1830):  Page 402   Page 394
MacDonald Stainback, Vietnam War Casualty
Nicholas Stainback (1835) & Mary A. Bragg
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, University of North Carolina
Patsy Stainback Will, 1842, Surry County, Library of Virginia
Peter & Mary Stainback Vital Statistics
Peter Stainback Query, Newsletter of the Virginia Genealogy Society
Peter Stainback Will, 1807, Nottoway County, Library of Virginia.
Peter Stainback, Jr., Will, 1828, Lunenburg County, Virginia
Peter Stainback on Lunenburg Co., VA, 1820 Head of Household Census
Piedmont Baptist Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina
Prince George County, Virginia, Land Patents, Deed Pool, 1673-1785 (William Stainback)
Prince George County, Virginia, Marriages
Prince George County, Virginia, Surname Index to 1850 Census Microfilm
R. S. Stainback mentioned in Richmond Daily Whig, April 15, 1873
Raines/Raines Deed, 1715, Prince George County, Virginia
Rainy Land Records, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths, by Rev. John Cameron
(Above mentions Elizabeth Harrison & Anne Stainback)
Reverend Stainbach mentioned in The Memphis Daily Avalanche, February 10, 1876
Rev. Stainback Mentioned in Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, 1865
Stainback/Stainbacke-England Marriages (3)
Stainback Name Mentioned in Brunswick County, VA, Deed Data Pool
Stainback Patents & Grants, VA (4) (click "Grant' in each record to view scan of original document)
Stainback Store on National Register of Historic Places
Stainback Store, Formerly Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, Alamance Co., NC (photos)
Stainback 1800s Virginia Obituary & Marriage Notices, Henley Newspaper Index
Stainback, Thomas, mentioned as one of earliest owners of lots in Windsor, Bertie County, NC
Stainback Surname Distribution in the US, 1880 & 1990
Stainbank v. Fisher: Westmoreland, England, 1682
Stainback Veterans & Widows on Confederate Pension Rolls, Tennessee
Stainback Veterans & Widows on Confederate Pension Rolls, Virginia
Stainback, William, Mentioned in  Prince George Co, Va Surveys 1710-1724
Stainbacks in the North Carolina Online Marriage Database (4)
Stainbacks on War of 1812 Pay & Muster Rolls
Stainbank, Elizabeth, in Antiquities of Kendale, 1650
Stainbank Name on U.K.'s Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index
Stainbanke (Edward) on Westmoreland Hearth Tax List, 1674
Stainbanke (Thomas) on Westmoreland Hearth Tax List, 1674
Stainbanke (Ralph) on Durham St. Oswald Registers (1538-1734)
Stainbankes/Stainebankes Mentioned in U.K. Cumberland Genealogy (includes William Stainbanke)
Stanback's Ferry, Anson County, North Carolina
Stith Grooms in Virginia
Thomas Stainback & Mary Jennings
Tuck Stainback, Baseball Hero:  Career Statistics  Sports Bio (photo coming soon)
Virginia Connections (descendants of George Stainback & Louise Duggar)
Virginia Eppes Stainback (1821-1876) m. Robert Emmet Robinson (descendant of Pocahontas)
VA Historical Society Archived Manuscripts & Records on Stainbacks
William H, Stainback and Sarah Coghill Marriage Bond
Will of Devereux J. Manley, Petersburg, Virginia, 1797
Will of Benjamin Harrison, Uncle of Elizabeth Harrison Stainback
Will of John Poythress, 1724
Wills, Miscellaneous, Petersburg, Virginia (Will Book 1)
William Stainback, Prince George County, VA, Census, 1810
William Stainback, Prince George Co, VA Surveys 1710-1724
William Stainback/George Woodlief Land Deal, Martin's Brandon, 1722
WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

 

Allied Families Web Sites

America's First Families
Ancestors of Note
Berkeley Plantation, Harrison Family Home
The Bobbitt Family in America, by John W. Bobbitt
Brandon, Harrison Home on the James River (Library of Congress photos)
Brandon Plantation Papers at the Virginia Historical Society
Brandon & Wm. Byrd Mentioned in VA Council, November 15, 1756, Proceedings on Frontier Defense
Byrd & Harrison Families & Homes Mentioned in "Some Old Virginia Houses," Appletons' Journal, 1871
Byrd, William, & Harrisons, Article in Notes and Queries March 1854 (English journal)
Byrd, William, & Harrisons Mentioned in "Old Blandford Church," Appletons' Journal, Dec. 23, 1871
Byrd, William, & Harrison, Benjamin, Mentioned in River Time: The Way of the James
Byrd, Harrisons, Poythress, Etc., Mentioned in Sussex County, VA, 1701-1786 Deed Data Pool Abstract

Byrds
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (fee-based)
Indexed in R. Bolling Batte Papers, Library of VA (click forward for 162 records)
Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll down for 20 pages of hits)
Mentioned in RIVER-JAMES List Archives
Virginia Heraldica (fee-based)

William Byrd I
1652/53-1704
Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, "The Byrds of Westover" (fee-based)
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (fee-based)
InfoPlease Encyclopedia Article
Mentioned in Documents, Chiefly Unpublished Relating to the Hugenot Emigration to VA
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans (fee-based)
Will of William Byrd I

 William Byrd II
American Biographical Library
Articles on William Byrd II in Virginia Cavalcade (several on the Diaries; order articles from Lib.of VA)
Biography (1674-1744)
Dealings with Huguenots of Manakin Town (incliudes some of his family history)
Description of the Dismal Swamp & a Proposal to Drain the Swamp, by W. Byrd II (click  image)
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (fee-based)
Family Background
His Founding of Richmond, VA, Menitoned in In River Time: The Way of the James
History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Home Westover Mentioned in Historic Landmarks in Lower Virginia, No. III-V.,   Photos
Notes on His Land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 1733
A Journey to the Land of Eden & Other Papers,by W. Byrd II,  including "History of the Dividing Line"
InfoPlease Encyclopedia Article
Mentioned in A Classification of American Wealth
Mentioned in "History of the City of Richmond," Southern Literary Messenger
Mentioned in " Old Virginia Editors," William and Mary Quarterly
Mentioned in " Old Tombstones in York and James City Counties"
Mentioned in "Richmond, Historic & Scenic," in Appletons' Journal, Feb. 3, 1872
Mentioned in Historic Landmarks in Lower Virginia, No. III-V., by W.S. Bogart
Mentioned with Henry Duke in The Colonial Virginia Register
Royal Society of England Membership Entry on William Byrd II (includes some family info)
Runaway Slave Ads Placed by, or Mentioning, William Byrd II & III
The Secret Diaries of William Byrd of Westover, 1709-1712:  Re Henry Duke  Views on Slaves
The Significance of William Byrd and His History of the Dividing Line
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans (fee-based)
The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt VA & NC
William Byrd II & Robert "King" Carter: Their Stories & the Homes that Helped to Define their Legacy

Christmas: An Early American Christmas in the Revolutionary Era, by Ginger Christmas
Christmas: Ancestral Tracks (Christmas & Beattie Families)
Christmas: Eight Generations of Thomas Cross Christmas (1690-1769
Christmas Families Home Page
Christmas, Henry, Will
Christmas, John Goodman, Descendants
Christmas, John Sr. & John Jr., 1771 Deed, Warren County, NC
Christmas, Thomas, Descendants
Christmas, Thomas, Mentioned in History of Warren County, NC (NC Encyclopedia)
Coghill, William, 1719 Prince George Co., VA, Deed (may/may not be related)
Dew (Dewe), Thomas (c1600-bef. 1691), America's First Families (Hawkins line)
Dugger, Daniel, Descendants
Epes, Francis (c1597-c1674), America's First Families
Egerton Family Bibles, Warren County, NC:   #Bible #1  Bible #2
Ellis Families
Fann (Fawn), William & Jesse, Mentioned in List of Tithables, Lunenbg. County, St. James Parish, 1764
Fann (Fawn?), William, 1634, Mentioned in Cavaliers & Pioneers
Fann, Willaughby (Willoughby), Mentioned in Brunswick Co., VA, Deed Book 6
Faulkner Obituaries, Vance County, NC
Flowerdew Hundred (owned by allied family Duke ancestors)
Green, Edward, (b. Abt 1700-1707) Descendants
Grendons Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll down for 2 pages of hits)
Gunn: Children of Nathaniel Pistole Gunn & Sabrina Pope Gunn of England (Wm. Myrick Duke line)
Hardyman Family
Harris, Edward, 1733 Will, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Harris, Edward, Jr., 1739 Will, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Harris Family of Granville & Vance Counties, North Carolina
Harris: A True Story of the Ancient Planter and Adventurer in Virginia, Captaine Thomas Harris, Gent...."
Harris, Thomas, Indexed in R. Bolling Batte Papers, Library of Virginia
Harris, Thomas, 1672 Will, Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Harris, Thomas, 1729 Will, Isle of Wight County, Virginia (grandson of Thos.Harris above)
Harrises Mentioned in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Records:  Doc. #1  Doc. #2  Doc. #3
Harrises Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll down for 15 pages of hits)
Harrison & Byrd Families & Homes Mentioned in "Some Old Virginia Houses," Appletons' Journal, 1871
Harrison Family Books at the Library of Congress
Harrison Family Genealogy Papers at the Virginia Historical Society
Harrison, Benjamin, & Byrd, William, Mentioned in River Time: The Way of the James
Harrison, George, of Charles City, Grant of 200 Acres, March 6, 1620/21 (may\may not be related)
Harrison Heritage Magazine
Harrison Notes (notes on origins of American Harrisons)
Harrison Patents & Grants, VA (scroll down 10 pages, click "Grant" in each to view scan of original)
Harrisons Indexed in R. Bolling Batte Papers, Library of VA:  A  B  E  H  K  M  N  S  V
Harrison's Landing (Civil War photo of Berkeley Plantation)
Harrisons, Poythress, Byrd, Etc., Mentioned in Sussex County, VA, 1701-1786 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in Brunswick County, VA, Miscellaneous Deed Abstracts
Harrisons Mentioned in Brunswick County, VA, 1715-1790 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in Lunenburg County, VA, 1726-1788 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in Mecklenburg County, VA, 1722-1819 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in Orange County, VA, 1713-1810 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in Surry County, VA, 1619-1786 Deed Data Pool Abstract
Harrisons Mentioned in RootsWeb's  Tidewater, VA, Email List Archives
Harrison & Byrds Mentioned in RIVER-JAMES List Archives
Harrisons & William Byrd Mentioned in "Old Blandford Church," Appletons' Journal, Dec. 23, 1871
Harrisons Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll down for 37 pages of hits)
Harrisons & Byrds in R. Bolling Batte Papers, Library of Virginia
Hawkins, Benjamin, Senator - Congressional Bio (brother of Frances Poss Hawkins, son of Philemon II)
Hawkins Family Genealogy Papers at the Virginia Historical Society
Hawkins, Micajah, Representative - Congressional Bio (son of Philemon III)
Hawkins, Philemon, Mentioned in Col. Thomas Eaton's Regimental Returns (1773)
Hawkins, Rear Admiral, in The English Mercurie - July 23rd, 1588
Hawkins: 1829 Oration Commemorative of Col. Philemon Hawkins Senior, Deceased
Hawkinses Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records (scroll down for 9 pages of hits)
History of Virginia County Formations & Prominent Families in Each
Horsmanden, Reverend Richard, Descendants
Horsmanden, Warham St. Leger, Magna Carta Surety Ancestors
Huguenots: Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relating to the Hugenot Emigration to VA ...  
Jamestown Ancestors
Jamestown, VA - 1624 Census
Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors
Jones, Robert, Bible
Lundy, James, Sr., Descendants
Lundy Pedigree
Martin's Brandon History
Militia Officers in Virginia, 1699
Moss Database
Moss Family Web Site
Old Tombstones in York and James City Counties, VA
O'Mary Marriage & Divorce Records
Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters
Paschall, William. of the NC Land Grants, Descendants
Paternal Surnames
People of Early Williamsburg (biographies)
Pegram Family Deed Abstracts, Warren County, NC
Pegram Family of Virginia & North Carolina
Plantation Names Along the James River, VA, in the First 17 Years (established 1608-1622)
Pochahontas & Her Descendants
Pochahontas, Truth and Myth (notes on her descendants)
Powhatan's Desendants
Poythress Genealogy Research Pages
Poythress, John, 1724 Will
The Reavis Family Page
Reavis Family in Vance County
Reavis / Harris / Wortham / Hester Thru Burchett of England
Stegges Mentioned in Virginia's Colonial Records
Stegg, Thomas, Jr., Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography
Virginia & North Carolina Genealogical Exchange
Virginia & North Carolina Genealogical Exchange Surname Index
Virginia & North Carolina Genealogical Exchange Name Index
Woodlief Family Genealogy


 

Relevant North Carolina County Sites

Availability of North Carolina Wills By County
The Categories of North Carolina County Records
List of Wills on file in the North Carolina State Archives, by County
North Carolina Counties Map
North Carolina County Government: History & Workings
Table of North Carolina Counties' Development

Bute County
( formed in 1764, abolished in 1779)
Explanation of Formation & Division of Bute County
Bute County Estates Records, 1764-1779
Bute County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1767-1779 (fee-based)
Bute County, NC, Deed Book Abstracts, 1764-1766
Bute County Migrations Data
Bute County, NC, US GenWeb
Bute County, NC, Wills
Bute County Oath of Allegiance to Vote, 1774-1804
Bute County Safety Committee Meeting Minutes, 1775-1776
Col. Thomas Eaton's Regimental Returns (1773, Philemon Hawkins Officer of the Day)
Early Deeds, Estate Records, Etc., of Bute County, NC, (1764 - 1778)
Some Bute County, North Carolina, Taxables
RootsWeb Bute County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Bute County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Bute County, NC, Message Board
US GenWeb Bute County, NC, Archives

Durham County
(formed in 1881 from Orange & Wake Counties, North Carolina)

Books Pertaining to Durham County Genealogy
Cemeteries of Durham County, NC
Durham County Estates Records, 1875-1926
Durham County, NC, Migrations Data
Durham Herald-Sun Newspaper
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina (meets at the Duke Homestead)
History of Durham County, NC
Old Photos of Durham County, NC:  U. of NC Archives  Library of Congress Archives  Main Street
Political Graveyard: Durham County, NC
Scenes in North Carolina (1895) (photos, including Durham)
RootsWeb Durham County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Durham County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Durham County, NC, Message Board
United Daughters of the Confederacy Meeting, 1906, Durham County, NC. (photo)
US GenWeb Durham County

Durham County Court House
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
Telephone: (919) 560-4166


Franklin County
(formed in 1779 from Bute County, North Carolina)
Early Deeds, Estate Records, Etc., of Franklin County, NC, (1779 - 1806)
Early Deeds, Estate Records, Etc, of Franklin County, NC. (1807 - 1834)
Explanation of Formation of Franklin County from Bute County
Franklin County, NC, Cemeteries
Franklin County, NC, Census: 1790  1790 (Halifax District)  1800  1810  1850
Franklin County, NC, Family Genealogy Queries
Franklin County, NC, Migrations Data
Maps of Franklin Warren & Granville, NC:  1814  1839  1861  1895
Historic Buildings in Franklin County, NC (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Franklin County, NC
Old Franklin County Photos
Political Graveyard, Franklin County, NC
RootsWeb Franklin County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Franklin County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Franklin County, NC, Message Board
A Statistical & Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of ... NC..,(1869) - Franklin Co. Entry
US GenWeb Franklin County, NC

Franklin County Court House
P.O. Box 545
Louisburg, NC 27549
Telephone: (919) 496-3500


Granville County
(formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County, North Carolina)
Basic Facts About Granville County & Oxford (County Seat)
Genealogy Society of Granville County. NC
Granville County, NC, Cemeteries
Granville County, NC, Census: 1790  1800  1810  1820  1830  1840  1850
Granville County, NC, 1860 Census:  Description   Scanned Images of Original Pages
Granville County, NC, Deeds
Granville County, NC, Family Bibles
Granville County, NC, Genealogy Forum
Granville County Genealogy Site (private site)
Granville County, NC, Marriage Bonds, 1779-1833
Granville County, NC, Marriage Bonds at Oxford, 1756-1773
Granville County Military Documents
Granville County, NC, Marriages
Granville County, NC, Migrations Data
Granville County, NC, Parish Registers
Granville County, NC, Tax Lists:  1755   1769
Granville County, NC, Taxables for "Bare" Swamp District 1761
Granville County, NC, Taxables Before 1763
Granville County, NC. Tithables List - August 1760
Granville County Township Map (current)
“The Granville District & Its Land Records," by Thornton W. Mitchell
History of Granville County, NC
History of Granville County, NC (NC Encyclopedia)
Information for Visitors to Granville County, NC
Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Burials (now in Vance County)
Maps of Granville, Franklin & Warren Counties, NC:  1814  1839  1861  1895
Map of Oxford, NC, Granville County Seat
Masonic Orphan Asylum, Oxford, NC, Old Stereographs:  Front  Rear (with people)
Masonic Orphan Asylum, Oxford, NC, Photo
Old Photos of Granville County, NC:   University of NC Archives   Library of Congress Archives
Political Graveyard, Granville County, NC
Richard H. Thornton Library Genealogy Links
RootsWeb Granville County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Granville County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Granville County, NC, Message Board
A Statistical & Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of ... NC..,(1869) - Granville Co. Entry
US Gen Web Granville County, NC
Virginians Married at Oxford, Granville Co., NC; William and Mary College Quarterly

Granville County Military Documents
Col. William Eaton's Regiment  (1754)
Capt. William Hurst's Company (1754)
Capt. John Sallis' Company (1755)
Regimental Officers and Returns (1757)
Captains with Company Troop Strength  (1763)
Company Grade Officers (1763)

Granville County Court House
P.O. Box 427
Oxford, NC 27565
Telephone: (919) 693-6314


Orange County
(formed in 1752 from Bladen, Granville & Johnston counties)
Area Libraries for Researching Orange County, NC, Genealogy
Cemeteries of Orange County, NC
Cemeteries in Orange County, NC, Where Dukes are Buried
Durham - Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina
Historic Buildings in Orange County, NC (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Orange County, NC
History of Orange County, NC (NC Encyclopedia)
Map of Orange County, NC, & Subdivisions Through 1881
Old Photos of Orange County, NC:  University of North Carolina Archives   Library of Congress Archives
Orange County, NC, Early Tax Records
Orange County, NC, Early Tax Records, 1755-1779
Orange County, NC, Migrations Data
Orange County, NC, 1790 Census Taken from County Tax Lists
Orange County, North Carolina, Census Indexes:  1790  1800   1810   1820   1830   1840
Orange County, NC, 1850 Census IndexFile #1   File #6   File # 10
Orange County Index to NC Marriages Database
Orange County, NC, Marriage Bonds, 1782-1868, Indexed by Groom:  A-C  D-J   K-Q   R-Z
Orange County, North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1818-1822
RootsWeb Orange County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Orange County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Orange County, NC, Message Board
A Statistical & Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of ... NC.., (1869) - Orange Co. Entry
Stereographs of Orange County, NC, Late 1800s
US GenWeb Orange County, NC

Orange County Court House
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Telephone: (919) 732-8181


Vance County
(formed in 1881 from Granville, Franklin & Warren Counties, North Carolina)
Henderson, N.C. Newspapers (starting in 1881)
Historic Buildings in Vance County, NC (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Vance County, NC
History of Vance County, NC (NC Encyclopedia)
Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Burials
Maps of Vance County, NC: 1895-A  1895-B  1925  Current
Old Vance County Photos
Political Graveyard, Vance County, NC
US GenWeb, Vance County, NC
Vance County, NC, Biographies
Vance County, NC, Migrations Data
Vance County, NC, Obituaries
RootsWeb Vance County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Vance County, NC, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Vance County, NC, Message Board
US GenWeb Vance County, NC

Vance County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1850
Henderson, NC  27536
Telephone: (252) 492-5061

Vance County Court House
122 Young St., Suite F
Henderson, NC 27536-4268
Telephone: (252) 438-4155


Warren County
(formed in 1779 from Bute County, North Carolina)
Explanation of Formation of Warren County from Bute County
Charter Members of the Warrenton Fire Department
Durham Herald-Sun Newspaper (has Warren County obituaries beginning January 1, 1995)
The Fall Line Road
Historic Buildings in Warren County, NC (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Warren County, NC (Thomas Christmas mentioned)
Maps of Warren, Franklin & Granville, NC:  1814  1839  1865  1895
Map of  Warren County, NC, 1895
Minutes to the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, by Ginger Christmas
Old Warren County Photos
Political Graveyard, Warren County, North Carolina
RootsWeb Warren County, NC, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Warren County, NC, Email List Archives
A Statistical & Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of ... NC.., (1869) - Warren Co. Entry
US GenWeb Warren County, NC
Warren County, NC, Federal Census: 1820 Extract   1850 Index
Warren County, NC, Genealogy Forum (GENFORUM)
Warren County, NC, Marriages
Warren County, NC, Marriages Database Index (1779-1878)
Warren County, NC, Migrations Data
Warren County, NC, Tax Lists, 1792
RootsWeb Warren County, NC, Message Board
Warren County, NC, Wills
Warren County, Slave Records, Surname Registry & Index

Warren County Court House
P.O. Box 709
Warrenton, NC 27589
Telephone: (252) 257-3261


 

Relevant Virginia County/City Sites

Burned Record Counties
History of Virginia County Formations & Prominent Families in Each
Virginia County Formations
Virginia Parishes' Register & Vestry Records That are Available
18th-Century Virginia Parishes & County Locations

Brunswick County
(formed in 1720 from Prince George County; parts of Surry & Isle of Wight  added in 1732)
(the first pages of a number of early record books have been damaged by time)

Brunswick County, VA. 1748 Poll List, partial
Brunswick County, VA, Census: 1810 Meherrin District  1850 Index 
Brunswick County, VA, Court Records, Various
Brunswick County, VA, Deed Abstracts. Miscellaneous
Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Books:  3   6
Brunswick County, VA, Deed Book 14 (1780-1790):  Doc. 1  Doc. 2  Doc. 3   Doc. 8  Doc. 15  Doc. 22
  Brunswick County, VA, Deed Book 15:  Doc. 1  Doc. 2  Doc. 3
Brunswick County, VA, Death Register (1861-1862)
Brunswick County, VA, Family Queries
Brunswick County, VA, Land Patents, 1715-1790, Index
Brunswick County, VA, Marriage Bonds & Ministers Returns, Surnames Beginning 'HA', 1750-1810
Brunswick County, VA, Marriages (1753-1846)
Brunswick, County, VA, Tax List, 1800
Brunswick County, VA, Various GEE Records, 1739-1817
Brunswick County, Virginia, Will Book 1
Civil War Soldiers From Brunswick County, Virginia
Deed Data Pool - Brunswick Patents, 1715-1790:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Brunswick County (scans of originals)
History of Brunswick County, Virginia
History of Brunswick County's Formation & Division
Papers & Manuscripts on Brunswick County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Brunswick County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Brunswick County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Brunswick County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Brunswick County, VA

Brunswick County Court House
216 N. Main St.
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Telephone: (804) 848-2215

 
Charles City County
(formed in 1634, later sub-divided; one of eight original shires of VA Colony)
(records have been destroyed at various times, but many fragments survive)
Charles City County Center for Local History
Charles City County Rent Roll, 1704
Charles County, Virginia, Index to Tax Lists: 1790  1800
Charles City County, Virginia, Family Queries
Charles City County Tourism Information
Early Religious Petitions of Charles City (scans of originals)
Historic Buildings in Charles City County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Charles City County
History of Charles City County, VA, Formation (includes information on parishes)
Papers & Manuscripts on Charles City County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Charles City County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Charles City County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Charles City County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Charles City County, VA
Virginia. Laws. March 23, 1661/62-August 14, 1702, "Charles City Manuscript" (scan of original)
Virginia. Laws. October 25, 1705, "Charles City Manuscript" (scan of original)

Charles City County Court House
P.O. Box 86
Charles City, VA 23030-0086
Telephone: (804) 829-9212

 
Dinwiddie County
(formed in 1752, originally part of Charles City County)
(county court records prior to 1833 were destroyed in 1865.
One plat book, one order book, and one judgment book survive.)

Deed Data Pool - Dinwiddie Patents, 1653-1785:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Dinwiddie County (scans of originals)
Historic Buildings in Dinwiddie County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Dinwiddie County, VA, Formation
Papers & Manuscripts on Dinwiddie County Genealogy at the Library of Virginia
RootsWeb Dinwiddie County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Dinwiddie County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Dinwiddie County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Dinwiddie County, VA

Dinwiddie County Court House
P.O. Box 63
Dinwiddie, VA 23841-0063
Telephone: (804) 469-4540

 
Halifax County
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Halifax County (scans of originals)
Papers & Manuscripts on Halifax County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Halifax County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Halifax County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Halifax County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Halifax County, VA

Halifax County Court House
P.O. Box 729
Halifax, VA 24558-0729
Telephone: (804) 476-6211

 
James City County
(formed in 1634, oldest governing unit in English America)
(all county records were lost in 1865)

Early Virginia Religious Petitions of James City (scans of originals)
Historic Buildings in James City County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of James City County, VA, Formation (includes history of some allied families) 
James City County, VA, Burgesses, 1619-1693
James City County, VA, Personal Tax List, 1790
James City County, VA,  Rent Roll, 1704
James City County 27 March 1702 Justices of the Peace, Officers of the Court & Militia Officers
Old Tombstones in York and James City Counties, VA
Papers & Manuscripts on James City County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb James City County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb James City County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb James City County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb James City County, VA

James City County Court House
P.O. Box 3045
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Telephone: (757) 229-2552

 
Lunenburg County
Deed Data Pool - Lunenburg Patents, 1726-1788:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Lunenburg County (scans of originals)
Lunenburg County Photo Album Index
Papers & Manuscripts on Lunenburg County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Lunenburg County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Lunenburg County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Lunenburg County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Lunenburg County, VA
--  Search Engine

Lunenburg County Court House
County Courthouse
Lunenburg, VA 23952
Telephone: (804) 696-2230

 
Mecklenburg County
(formed in 1764/65, from the part of Lunenburg that was Saint James Parish)

Deed Data Pool - Mecklenburg Patents, 1722-1819:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Mecklenburg County (scans of originials)
Historic Buildings in Mecklenburg County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
Mecklenburg County Photo Album Index
Mecklenburg Resource Books
Papers & Manuscripts on Mecklenburg County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Meckenburg County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Mecklenburg County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Mecklenburg County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Mecklenburg County, VA

Mecklenburg County Court House
P.O. Box 530
Boydton, VA 23917
Telephone: (804) 738-6191

 
Petersburg Independent City
Early Virginia Religious Peititions of Petersburg Town (scans of originials)
Historic Buildings in Petersburg, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
Old Blandford Church & Cemetery
Papers & Manuscripts on Petersburg Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb City of Petersburg, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb City of Petersburg, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb City of Petersburg, VA, Message Board

Petersburg Court House
7 Courthouse Ave.
Petersburg, VA 23803
Telephone: (804) 733-2367

 
Prince George County
(formed in 1703 from the part of Charles City County South of the James River)
(most county court records were burned during the Civil War; a few record books survive)

Deed Data Pool - Prince George Patents, 1673-1785:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Prince George County (scanned originials)
Historic Buildings in Prince George County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Prince George County, VA, Formation (mentions prominent families)
Papers & Manuscripts on Prince George County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
Prince George County Photo Album Index
Prince George Co, Va Surveys 1710-1724
RootsWeb Prince George County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Prince George County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Prince George County, VA, Message Board
US GenWeb Prince George County, VA

Prince George County Court House
P.O. Box 98
Prince George, VA 23875-0098
Telephone: (804) 733-2640

 
Surry County
(formed in 1652 from part of James City County)
(has lost order books for 1718-1741 & various other early record books are fragmentary)

Bibliography of Surry County History & Genealogy
Claremont Manor: A History by Eve S. Gregory
Deed Data Pool - Surry Patents, 1619-1786:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petitions of Surry County (scans of originals)
Historic Buildings in Surry County, VA (Library of Congress photos, sketches, ms)
History of Surry County, VA, Formation
Index to Old Surry by A. W. Bohannan compiled
Map of Surry & Surrounding Counties
Papers & Manuscripts on Surry County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Surry County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Surry County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Surry County, VA, Message Board
Surry County Photo Album Index
Surry County, VA, Historical Society
US GenWeb Surry County, VA

Surry County Court House
P.O. Box 203
Surry, VA 23883-0203
Telephone: (757) 294-3161

 
Sussex County
(formed in 1753 from the part of Surry County South of the Blackwater River)
Deed Data Pool - Sussex Patents, East, 1695-1818:   Index   Abstracts
Deed Data Pool - Sussex Patents, 1701-1786:   Index   Abstracts
Early Virginia Religious Petition of Sussex County (scans of originials)
History of Sussex County, VA, Formation
Papers & Manuscripts on Sussex County Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society
RootsWeb Sussex County, VA, Email List (subscribe here)
RootsWeb Sussex County, VA, Email List Archives
RootsWeb Sussex County, VA, Message Board
Sussex County Photo Album Index
US GenWeb Sussex County, VA

Sussex County Court House
P.O. Box 1397
Sussex, VA 23884
Telephone: (804) 246-5511

 

 

North Carolina State Genealogical Resources

African-American Documentary Sources in North Carolina
Answers to Questions that Often Occur When Researching North Carolina History & Genealogy
Archives & Manuscript Repositories in North Carolina
Carolina Land Grants, 1685 to 1688
Census - Scanned Images of Original NC Census Pages, by County & Year
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript & Special Collections Library
Genealogical Societies in North Carolina
Graduates of the University of North Carolina, 1798-1851
Historical/Genealogical Societies in North Carolina
History of North Carolina County Development
Index to Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Jamestowne Society, First North Carolina Company
List of Wills on file in the North Carolina State Archives, by County
Map of the Principal Roads in North Carolina, Abt. 1780
Military Organizations in Colonial North Carolina
North Carolina Civil War Home Page
North Carolina Civil War Rosters
North Carolina Confederate Troops
North Carolina County Clerk Offices & Addresses
North Carolina Division of Archives & History
North Carolina Genealogy Forum (GENFORUM)
North Carolina GenWeb Project
North Carolina Genealogical Society
North Carolina Genealogical Society Quarterly Journal on CD (1975-2000) ($39.95)
North Carolina Genealogical Society Publications
North Carolina Historical Background (LDS Research Help)
North Carolina Historical Time Line
NC Marriages:  Database Search Engine   Marriages   1730-1860
North Carolina Newspaper Articles, Colonial Period
North Carolina Pensions
North Carolina Pension Roll, 1835
North Carolina Rejected or Suspended Pension Applications, 1852
North Carolina State Archives
North Carolina State Archives Research Questions Via Email Form for NC Residents North Carolina State NC State Archives Research Request Form for Persons Residing Outside of North Carolina
North Carolina County Courthouse Addresses
North Carolina GenWeb
North Carolina Troops, Mexican War
North Carolina Vital Records (Fees, Addresses, Order Forms, Etc.)
North Carolina Volunteer Roster, Spanish-American War
Original North Carolina County Estates Papers
Print & Photographic Collections in the University of North Carolina Archives
Print & Photographic Portraits of Individuals in the University of North Carolina Archives
Resource Guide to Genealogy Research in NC (with links to local library & society sites)
Requesting Information by Mail from the NC State Archives
Revolutionary War Death Notices, Charlotte Journal
RootsWeb's North Carolina Genealogy Email Lists (by county, special interest)
RootsWeb's North Carolina Message Boards
RootsWeb's Southern Plantations Message Boards
Selected Sources for Information About North Carolina Quakers & Their Records
The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina
State Library of North Carolina
Stereographs of North Carolina from the Rufus Morgan Collection
Tracking North Carolina Ancestors
University of North Carolina Archives, Index to Biographical Clippings:   Through 1975   1976-1989
University of North Carolina Library
U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress.Confederate Troops: North Carolina
War of 1812 Muster Rolls


NC County Land Records & Colonial Grants
North Carolina Archives
109 E. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27611

  The state is about half way through a systematic program of copying county records onto microfilm. Inquire above.


 

Virginia Genealogical Resources

Afro-American Souces in Virginia
Battle of New Market, Selected Resources from the VMI Archives
Census - Scanned Images of Original VA Census Pages, by County & Year
Coats-of-Arms in Virginia; William and Mary Quarterly
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's PastPortal Online Search Engine
(above accesses 18th-Century Va. digitized books & ms.; requires paid subscription)
Directory of Virginia Historical Societies
Genealogical Resources in North Carolina
Genealogy Publications, Virginia Genealogy Society
Guide to Virginia Local Court Records on Microfilm
"Historic Landmarks in Lower Virginia," Southern Literary Messenger, 1891:   III-V   IX-XI   VI-VIII
Jamestowne Society
Library of Virginia Colonial Records Search Engine
Library of Virginia Land Patents & Grants Search Engine
Library of Virginia Email Reference Services for Virginia Residents
Library of Virginia Reference Research Request for Out-of-State Residents
Library of Virginia Online Digital Collection
Maryland & Virginia Probate Inventory Database, 1740-1810
R. Bolling Batte Papers--Biographical Card Files, Library of Virginia
Resources to Consult When Looking for Information on 17th-Century Virginians
(you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view the above document)
Resources to Consult When Looking for Information on 18th-Century Virginians
(you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view the above document)
Resources to Consult When Looking for Information on Revolutionary War Virginians
(you need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to view the above document)
RIVER-JAMES Email List Archives (families who settled along the James River in 1600s Virginia)
RootsWeb's James River Email List (families who settled there in 1600s)
RootsWeb's Virginia Genealogy Email Lists (by county, special interest)
RootsWeb's Southern Plantations Message Boards
RootsWeb's Virginia Message Boards
Search Runaway Slave Ads from 18th-Century Va. Newspapers
Search Queries in the Newsletter of the Virginia Genealogical Society
Virginia County Courthouse Addresses
Virginia Email Lists
Virginia Genealogy & Historical Societies Research Locations, by County
Virginia GenWeb Project
Virginia Local & Regional Genealogy Societies' Addresses
Virginia Historical Society Guide to Family Research Sources
Virginia Historical Society Research Requests ($20 per search)
Virginia Marriage Law, 1783:  Doc. #1  Doc. #2
Virginia Marriage Law, 1783
Virginia Marriages Database Search Engine
Virginia Parishes' Register & Vestry Records That are Available
Virginia Vital Records (Fees, Addresses, Order Forms, Etc.)
Virginia Vital Statistics Genealogy Information
Virginia 1704 Rent Rolls
William & Mary List of Students, Alumni, Faculty & Visitors, 1693-1888
William and Mary College Quarterly - Historical Magazine (some articles free online at RootsWeb)
William and Mary Quarterly, Index to Volume 2, 1893-1894
William & Mary Quarterly Online (paid subscription required)
1790 & 1800 County Tax Lists of Virginia

 

United Kingdom Genealogical Resources

Emigrants: Documents in the U.K. Public Record Office
EnglandGenWeb
English Origins
FreeBMD (Births, Marriages & Deaths) Database for England & Wales {search engine)
Familia (guide to genealogical resources in public libraries)
FreeReg (baptism, marriage, & burial records)
GENUKI (English county genealogy resources)
GENUKI's Royalty Index
Guide to Domestic Records Information on Emigrants
Guide to Genealogy Research & Resources in the U.K. (with links)
The Herald's Visitations of the West Country
Historical Manuscripts Commission Search Engine
List of Medieval English Names (includes lists of actual people in various areas)
Local History Societies in England
Public Records, UK National Archives
RootsWeb's England Message Boards
Search the Bristol Registers of Indentured Servants Sent to Foreign Plantations
(above lists several Dukes)
Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy (guide to records, surnames, etc., with links)
UK Family History Online
UK Historical Manuscripts Commission Sources for Genealogy
UK Multimap.com (current)
Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index

*See Royal Ancestors of the Duke Family, above, for links to research on Royals

 

Maps

US National
British Colonies in North America, 1763-1775 (William R. Shepherd's 1923 Historical Atlas)
Campaigns of the American Revolution, 1775-1781 (William R. Shepherd's 1923 Historical Atlas)
Colonial Trade Patterns, Abt. 1760
The Fall Line Road
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (current, make a map, view aerial photo, etc.)
The Great Wagon Road
The King's Highway
Major Roads in 1820, Baltimore, MD, to St. Augustine, FL
MapQuest. (current)
National Historic Parks, Memorials, Military Parks & Battlefields
North America, 1797
Original 13 Colonies, Abt 1775
The Pennsylvania Road
United States:  1783   1800  1783-1803
U.S. Counties (click on state)
U.S. Exploration & Settlement, 1675-1800
The Upper Road

North Carolina
"A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina (1779)
Another 1779 Map of North Carolina
Avenues of Early North Carolina Settlement
Major Indian Paths, Roads & Settlements in North Carolina, 1660-1775
North Carolina Counties:  1895  Current
North Carolina Counties Map
North Carolina County Court Houses (addresses, phone numbers)
North Carolina Formation of Counties, 1700-1912, Maps
NC Maps from 1895 Atlas
North Carolina Principal Roads, Abt. 1780
North Carolina State Map, 1895
North Carolina 1780 Map
Franklin, Granville & Warren Counties, NC:  1814   1861
Granville County Seat, Oxford, NC
Mathew Carey's 1814 Map of Granville, Franklin & Warren Counties
Orange County, NC, & Subdivisions Through 1881
Virginia & North Carolina Colonies, Early 1700s
Warren County, NC, 1895
Vance County, NC:  1895  1925   Current

Virginia
Create a Map Online of Any VA County/City (TIGER) (choose features such as cemeteries, census tracts)
Jamestown Settlement Map
Map of Area Involved in Bacon's Rebellion
Petersburg, Virginia, Public Library Historical Map Collection
Virginia Changes (link to any year, 1700-1880)
Virginia County Formation Maps, 1617-1995
Virginia Counties
VA Counties: 1738  1770  1776  1791  1792  Current 1  Current 2 (click on map for regional counties)
Virginia Discovered, John Smith 1612 (Oxford University, Bodleian Library)
Virginia, 1895
Virginia & North Carolina Colonies, Early 1700s
Virginia Settlement Maps from 1600 to 1775
Virginia Shires, 1634
Williamsburg Historical Area (current) 

United Kingdom
Anglo-Saxon England
Counties of England, Scotland & Wales
old-maps.co.UK
UK Multi-Map (current; plug in a place name, get a map)

 

History & Background Info Sites

England
The Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain
A Brief History of the English Civil Wars
Domesday Book:  Background   Explained   Landholders   Region by Region
English Monarchs  Monarchs of Britain  Kings & Queens of England Since 802 (official Royal Family site)
Historic Royal Palaces
The History of the English Crown
The History of the Scottish Crown
Knighthood & Orders of Chivalry
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
Life in 11th-Century England
Old English Pages
Medieval Life & The Hundred Years War
Rag-stock Papers (articles on historic events in 1600s English newspapers)
*See
Royal Ancestors of the Duke Family, above, for more English history sites
Time Line of English History

Early Virginia
American Plantations & Colonies: Vessels, Voyages, Settlements. People of English America 1500-1825
Architecture in Early Virginia
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA)
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia, by Thomas Hariott
A Brief History of Jamestown
A Brief History of Jamestown from the Tobacco News
Bruton Parish Church
Carter's Grove (1700s, near Williamsburg), Photos
Charter of Virginia:  (First); April 10, 1606   (Second); May 23, 1609   (Third); March 12, 1611
"The Church At Jamestown," by William Strachey (1610)
Colonial Dateline
Colonial Land Records & Dowry vs. Dower Rights
Colonial Life
The Colonial Virginia Register
Colonial Williamsburg Home Page
Colonial Williamsburg JournalCurrent Issue   Past Issues
Colonial Williamsburg Research Reports (you need Adobe Acrobat installed to view)
A Counterblaste to Tobacco (1604)
Description of the Dismal Swamp & a Proposal to Drain the Swamp, by William Byrd (click image)
"A Discourse and View of Virginia" by Sir William Berkeley, 1663
Documents, Chiefly Unpublished, Relating to the Huguenot Emigration to VA ... 
The Early American Review
"Early Life at Jamestown" from The Century Magazine (1882-1883)
Early settlement of Virginia & Virginiola: as noticed... in the time of Shakspeare, with some letters...
Early Virginia Law Concerning Inheritance
Early Virginia Law on Obtaining Grants of Land
Early Virginia River Trade
Economic Aspects of Tobacco during the Colonial Period 1612-1776
The English in Virginia
English Cavaliers & Servants to Virginia & Maryland, 1642-1675
"English Notions of America at the Time of Settlement" from The Century Magazine (1882-1883)
An Epistle to Dr. Richard Mead, Concerning the Epidemical Diseases of Virginia... by John Tennent 
"Experiences of the French Huguenots in America - The King's Refugees" (1908)
Fashion in Virginia, May 13, 1607-1704
Founders of Early American Families--Immigrants from Europe, 1607-1657
"Good News from Virginia," Sermon by Alexander Whitaker, Henrico Parish (1613)
Gottlieb Mittelberger, On the Misfortune of Indentured Servants (1754)
Headrights
"Historic Landmarks in Lower Virginia," Southern Literary Messenger, 1891:   III-V   IX-XI   VI-VIII
History of the Chesapeake Bay
"History of the Colony & Ancient Dominion of VA," 1847 Chapters: 1-4  5-9  10-15  16-20  26-27  28-29
                                                                                                    30-31  32-33  34-35  36  Appendix
History of Colonial Williamsburg
History of Early Virginia - WPA Guide
 History of Jamestown:  Redisovery Project  Jamestowne Society  Documents  Early Settlers, by Occupation
"History of Richmond," 1851-1852, Chapters:  1-2  3-4  5  6-7  8-9  10  11  11 cont.  12
History of Virginia County Formations & Prominent Families in Each
History of Virginia Episcopal Parishes (includes county formation, etc.)
How Land in the Colonies Was Acquired
How to Researh Revolutionary War Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed to view)
How to Research 17th-Century Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed to view)
How to Research 18th-Century Williamsburg Area Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed
"Howison's History of Virginia (review)," Southern Literary Messenger, Jan. 1847
Huguenot History
The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin In the Colony of Virginia
In River Time: The Way of the James, by Ann Woodlief
Indentured Servants & Apprentices Sent to The American Colonies, 1654-1686
Indians in 17th-Century Virginia
Inheritance in Colonial Virginia
Instructions for the Virginia Colony (1606)
An Introduction to the Justice System in Colonial Virginia
Introduction to Virginia Land History
James River Plantations (Harrison & Byrd family homes; Wm. Byrd, Sr., buried at Westover)
Jamestown Rediscovery Project
Jamestown Timeline
John Rolfe
"John Smith & Jamestown" from The Century Magazine (1882-1883)
John Smith's Letter to Queen Anne Regarding Pocahontas
John Smith's Writings
John Smith's Voyages of Exploration (interactive map of Chesapeake Bay Region)
John White's Watercolors & Theodor De Bry's Engravings of Early 1600s VA & NC
Journal of the Jamestown Rediscovery Center
A Journey to the Land of Eden & Other Papers, by William Byrd, including "History of the Dividing Line"
Laws Concerning Religion: Virginia General Assembly (1619)
The London Company as a Joint-Stock Trade Corporation
"Lord Baltimore's Colony" from The Century Magazine (1882-1883)
Manakin Episcopal Church History
Martin's Brandon
"Of Plantations," by Francis Bacon (Abt 1597)
Old Muddy James and the Flow of History (Colonial Williamsburg Journal)
Old Virginia and Her Neighbors, by John Fiske, published 1897
"An Ordinance & Constitution of the VA Company in England for a Council of State & General Assembly"
Ordinances for Virginia; July 24-August 3, 1621
People of Early Williamsburg (biographies)
Petitioning in 18th-Century Virginia
Plantation Names Along the James River, VA, in the First 17 Years (established 1608-1622)
Plantations - Definition in 1600s-1700s America
Planters' Records, 18th Century
Powhatan Attack of 1622
The Powhatan Confederacy
Religion in Virginia, by R.G. (1661)
"Richmond, Historic & Scenic," in Appletons' Journal, Feb. 3, 1872
Robert Beverley's Description of Indian Attack, Historie & Present State of Virginia, 1705
Royal Charters Between England & Virginia Including Bermuda
"Some Old Virginia Houses," in  Appletons' Journal, November 4, 1871
"Starving Time in Virginia," by Captain John Smith
The Settlement at Jamestown, by Captain John Smith (1607)
Servants - Definitions of Domestic, Indentured & Bond Servants in Early America
Southeastern Virginia Forts
The Shipping Industry: Isle of Wight in 1600s Virginia
Ships & Passengers to Virginia, 1600-1719
Ships to the New World - Virginia (history, passenger lists, musters of settlements)
Ships to the New World - Originating & Arrival Points
Stith's History of Virginia, printed in Southern Literary Messenger, Sept. 1863
Stockholders in the Virginia Company of London
"Travels in Virginia and North Carolina," by George Fox (1672)
The Tuckahoe Colony of Virginia," Southern Literary Messenger, 1837
Virginia Colonial Currency
Virginia Colonization Company
The Virginia Company
The Virginia Company of London
Virginia County Formations
Virginia Parishes
Virginia Records, 1606-1737, Thomas Jefferson Papers (photos of original court docs, etc.)
Virginia Records Time Line, American Memory Project, 1553-1743, Library of Congress
Virginia's Indians: Past & Present
The Warraskoyack Tribe of 1600s Virginia
The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt VA & NC (full text)
What Genealogists Should Know About 18th Century Virginia Law
"Williamsburg, The Old Colonial Capital;" William & Mary Quarterly
WPA Guide to the Old Dominion
1609 English Advertisement Soliciting Colonists for Virginia

Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Declaration in the Name of the People, 30 July 1676
The Beginning, Progress, & Conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in VA (1705):  Scanned Original   Text 
Governor William Berkeley on Bacon's Rebellion, 19 May 1676
In River Time: The Way of the James, by Ann Woodlief
Map of Area Involved in Bacon's Rebellion
Papers & Manuscripts Concerning Nathaniel Bacon at the Virginia Historical Society
Portrait of Nathaniel Bacon (Husband of Elizabeth Duke)
Robert Beverley on Bacon's Rebellion, 1704
"A True Story of the Ancient Planter and Adventurer in Virginia, Captaine Thomas Harris, Gent...."

American Revolution
Colonial Dateline
Continental Congress Lottery Tickets, 1776-1782:  Description   Photos of 1778 Tickets
Early American Currency: Coins of Colonial & Early America  Photos of Bills: Continental  NC  VA
The Early American Review
The Committee of Correspondence: Moving Toward Revolution
Frontier Battles of  the Revolution
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress (abt 147,000 images online)
Revolutionary War Calendar
Valley Forge Encampment

Migration
The Fall Line Road
The Great Wagon Road
The King's Highway
Major Indian Paths, Roads & Settlements in North Carolina, 1660-1775
Map of the Great Wagon Road
Map Showing Avenues & Ethnic Groups of Early North Carolina Settlement
Old Wagon Roads
The Pennsylvania Road
Pioneer Roads to NC & Beyond
Roads & Trailways to Western North Carolina
"The Trading Path"
Transportation & Settlement in North Carolina 1660-1775
The Upper Road

North Carolina
Art Work of Scenes in North Carolina (1895) (old photos & history, including Durham)
Articles from The North Carolina Historical Review
Charter of Carolina:  March 24, 1663   June 30, 1665
Concessions & Agreements of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, 1665
A Declaration & Proposals of the Lord Proprietor of Carolina, Aug. 25-Sept. 4, 1663
Duke University: A Brief Narrative History
A Description of Carolina, by Robert Horne (1666)
The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, March 1, 1669
“The Granville District & Its Land Records," by Thornton W. Mitchell
Historical Highlights of North Carolina
John White's Watercolors & Theodor De Bry's Engravings of Early 1600s VA & NC
A Journey to the Land of Eden & Other Papers, by William Byrd, including "History of the Dividing Line"
Lords Proprietor of Carolina (granted in 1663)
'The Manner of Living of the North Carolinians," By Francis Veale, December 19, 1730
A New Voyage to Carolina; Containing the Exact Description & Natural.... by John Lawson (1709)
North Carolina Agriculture History
North Carolina Civil War Rosters
North Carolina Colonial Currency
North Carolina Colonial Records Project Out-of-Print BookshelfSources  Monographs
North Carolina County Government: History & Workings
North Carolina Encyclopedia.
North Carolina Governors.
North Carolina Historical Background (LDS Research Help)
North Carolina Historical Time Line
North Carolina Senators & Representatives in the Confederate Congress, 1861-1865 (photo)
Orange County, North Carolina, History
Our State Down Home in North Carolina Magazine
A Statistical & Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of the State of North Carolina..., (1869)
"Travels in Virginia and North Carolina," by George Fox (1672)
Travels Through North & South Carolina, Etc..., by William Bartram (1791)
University of North Carolina Press' Southern Cultures Magazine
The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt VA & NC (full text)
1895 North Carolina Atlas

Civil War
The Civil War in North Carolina (prints & photographs)
Civil War Battle Maps, North Carolina
Civil War Battle Maps, Virginia:  1861  1862  1863  1864  1865
Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society (includes Confederate materials, photos)
The Confederate Soldier's Pocket Manual of Devotions
The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone (prisoner at Point Lookout, MD)
Confederate Receipt Book. A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times
The General Military Hospital for the North Carolina Troops in Petersburg, Virginia
Hill & Swayze's Confederate States Rail-Road & Steam-Boat Guide..., (time tables, fares, connections)
History of Civil War Medical Care
(various original documents)
NC Civil War Currency
North Carolina Civil War Page
North Carolina Oath of Allegiance, 1861
North Carolina's Underground Railroad
Personal Narratives of the Civil War by North Carolinians
Point Lookout, MD, Civil War Prisoner Camp (Ransom Duke buried there) -  Old Stereograhs of Camp
The Sequel of Appomattox: A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States by Walter L. Fleming (online text)
Songs of Love and Liberty. Compiled by a North Carolina Lady
Summaries of Civil War Battle Sites by State
"The Surrender at Appamatox Court House," by Brigadier General Horace Porter

Miscellaneous
Colonial Currency
Dates in Genealogical Records:  Calendar Confusion   The 1752 Calendar Change in North America
History & Use of Land Records for the US Genealogist (& how to interpret them)
Land Ordinance of 1785 (excerpts)
The Use of the Law, by Sir Francis Bacon
US Congressional Documents & Debates (originals scanned online)
US Historical Census Data Browser (by year)
U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785
The 1752 Calendar Change in North America

 


Genealogy Search Engines

Family Tree Databases
Ancestral Findings
Ancestry.com
Family Finder
Family Treemaker
GenCircles Global Tree
GENDEX
Genealogy.com
LDS Search Engine
RootsWeb's WorldConnect
World Family Tree

Personal Family Sites
Genealogy Castle
GenealogyPortal.com
GeneaNet
GeneGateway
Google
Internet Family File
Surname Springboard
Yahoo's Genealogy Sites
YourFamily.com

English Roots
English Origins
FreeBMD (England & Wales)
FreeReg
Passes to Leave England, 1694
UK & Ireland Records, RootsWeb
Vicar-General Marriage Licence Index
VA Company of London Stockholders

Census Databases
AIS Census Indexes 
Census Records
Digital Census Images at Ancestry.com
RootsWeb Census Indexes

1890 Census Substitute

Grave Sites
American Battle Monuments Commission
Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Records Online
Find a Grave
Political Graveyard
RootsWeb Contributed Cemetery Records

Land Patents & Grants
Deed Data Pool
VA Patents & Grants, Library of VA
US Bureau of  Land Management
War of 1812 Bounty Land Grants in Illinois

Ships Carrying Immigrants
Huguenots on "Mary & Ann" to VA, 1700
Huguenots on "Peter & Anthony," 1700
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
Olive Tree Ship Passenger Lists
Ship Name Index
Ships & Passengers to Virginia, 1600-1719

Early VA Immigrants
Children Sent to Virginia, 1618-1642
Early Immigrants to VA 1587-1699 (fee)
French Refugees in Virginia, 1700
Huguenot Ancestors
Jamestown Ancestors
Jamestown 1624/25 Muster Records
Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors
Settlers Living in VA, Jan 20-Feb.1624/5

Message Boards/Lists
Ancestry/RootsWeb Message Boards
Common Threads
GenCircles Message Searcher
GENFORUM
GENFORUM Daily Search
RootsWeb Surname List Database
VA GenWeb Queries

Queries
DistantCousin
Durham-Orange Co., NC, Genealogy Society
Heritage Quest
Lineages
National Genealogical Society
National Queries Forum
NC Genealogical Society
VA Genealogical Society Newsletter

Military Databases\Lineages
Ancestry.com's Military Databases
Civil War Research Database
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
DAR Lineage Books (fee-based)
Fort McHenry Confederate Prisoners
Military Rosters at RootsWeb
National Register of the SAR (fee-based)
North Carolina Civil War Rosters
RootsWeb Contributed Military Records
Valley Forge Muster Roll
Vietnam War Memorial, DC

Vital Statistics Records
Ancestry.com Vital & Church Records
NC Marriages:  Database   File
RootsWeb Contributed Death Records
RootsWeb Contributed Marriage Records
Social Security Death Index

Photos
Historic American Buildings
Prints & Photos, Library of Congress
Photos of Individuals, VA Historical Society

Miscellaneous
Ancestry.com Databases:  All   New
Apprentices of VA 1623-1800 (fee-based)
Biographical Directory US Congress
Bristol Registers-Servants Sent to Foreign Plantations
Early Virginia Religious Petitions
Gene Pool
Internet Family File
Manchester Commercial Directory, 1816/17
Migrations Database
NC Loyalists During the American Revolution
Obituaries of People Born in North Carolina
Research Registry
Roots Cellar
RootsComputing
RootsWeb Meta Search
Runaway Slave Ads, 1700s VA Papers
Slave Narratives
USGenWeb Archives Digital Library
VA & NC Genealogy Exchange
Virginia Heraldica (fee-based)
Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704


Relevant RootsWeb Email List Archives Search Engines

Magazine\Journal\Newspaper Articles, Books & Ms. Online
American Biographical Library
Colonial Families in the U.S. (fee-based)
Colonial Families of the Southern States of America (fee-based)
Colonial Records of Virginia (fee-based)
The Early American Review
eLibrary (fee-based)
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 6 (fee-based)
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (fee-based)
Genealogy Library (fee-based)
George Washington Papers, Library of Congress
Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1850-1899)
Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the 19th Century (fee-based)
The Internet Library of Early Journals
Journals of the Confederate Congress:   Index   Index Page Image
Magazine of Virginia
Making of American Books & Journals:  Engine 1  Engine 2
Nineteenth Century Periodicals Online at the Library of Congress
North Carolina Colonial Records Project
North Carolina Historical Review
North Carolina Newspapers (Recent) (some back to 1990; some carry obituaries)
Rag-stock Papers (articles on historic events in 1600s English newspapers)
Some Prominent Virginia Families (fee-based)
South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research (fee-based)
Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy (sample articles)
Thomas Jefferson Papers, Virginia Records, 1606-1737 (photos of originals)
University of North Carolina Books & Pamphlets Pertaining to North Carolina
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manuscripts Department
Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. I-V (fee-based)
Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter
William and Mary College Quarterly

Genealogy, Biography & Place Book, Article & Manuscript Titles
Allen County Public Library Catalog
British Library Private Papers & Manuscripts:  Descriptions   Index
British Library Public Catalogue
Center for Research Libraries
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library Catalog
Duke University Online Catalog
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina
Early American Periodicals, 1850-1935
The Genealogist
The Genealogists' Magazine (England), Indexes (surnames at bottom of page)
Genealogy Library
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Williamsburg, Virginia
Journal of the Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies (England)
LDS Library Catalog
Library of Congress Online Catalog:  Subject, Name, Title   Key Word
Library of Congress Online Catalog with the Subject "North Carolina--genealogy"
Library of North Carolina Online Catalog
Local History Magazine (UK)
National Genealogical Society Library
National Geographic Publications Index (old issues can be ordered via 1-800-777-2800)
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
Newspapers in Special Collections, University of Virginia
North Carolina Baptist Historical Manuscript Collections
North Carolina Division of Archives & History Online Catalog
North Carolina Periodicals Index
Oxford Universities' Library Online Catalog
Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Library
Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History & Genealogy, Tables of Contents
UK Public Records Catalog
UK University Research Libraries (COPAC)
University of North Carolina Library Online Catalog
University of Virginia Manuscript & Archival Collections
U.S. Army Center of Military History
University Press of Virginia
Virginia Cavalcade
Virginia County Records Surname Index (fee-based)
 Virginia Heritage Database
Virginia Historical Society Library Online Catalog of Manuscripts & Papers
Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Online Catalog
William & Mary Libraries' Catalogs
World Biographical Index

 


 

Primary Document Search Sites

To view some of the Library of Virginia documents below, you may need to
Download & install the library's VTLS-TIFF Viewer

African-American Documentary Sources in North Carolina
British Library Private Papers & Manuscripts:  Descriptions   Index
Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps & Stations, by State, 1768-1921 (scanned images)
Claims of Virginia Revolutionary War Soldiers/Sailors to Bounty Land
The Colonial Virginia Register
Confederate Disability Applications & Receipts (Artificial Limbs)
Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans & Widows, Virginia
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Early Virginia Religious Petitions ~ 1764-1802
English Origins
Family Bibles, Library of Virginia (photos of originals
Genealogy Library
Genealogy Quest's Special Collections
GenPortal Primary Records Search Engine
The George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
Guide to African-American Documentary Resources in North Carolina
Guide to Genealogical Sources in Suffolk County, England (home of Edward Duke line)
Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records
Henley Early Virginia Newspaper Index Marriages & Obituaries
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library, Williamsburg, Databases Search (copies of items can be ordered)
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library, Williamsburg, Finding Aids to the Collections
LDS Library Catalog
Library of Virginia Email Reference Services for Virginia Residents
Library of Virginia Reference Research Request for Out-of-State Residents
Library of Virginia Online Digital Collection Main Site (scanned photos of originals)
Maryland & Virginia Probate Inventory Database, 1740-1810
Military Organizations in Colonial North Carolina
National Archives Order Forms for Military Service & Family History Records
National Genealogical Society Library Research Services (for-fee research)
North Carolina State Archives Research Questions Via Email Form for NC Residents
North Carolina State Archives Research Request Form for Persons Residing Outside of North Carolina
Obituary Central
Records of the Virginia Company
Suffolk County, England, Record Office
Thomas Jefferson Papers, Virginia Records, 1606-1737, Library of Congress (photos of originals)
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of  Land Management, Land Patent Records
US GenWeb Archives
University of North Carolina Archives, Index to Biographical Clippings:   Through 1975   1976-1989
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Manuscripts Department
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Prints & Photographs Collection (1797-1943) (students, etc.)
Virginia Colonial Records
Virginia Company of London. Court Book. Part A. April 28, 1619 - May 8, 1622 (LOC scan of original)
Virginia Company of London. Court Book. Part B. May 20, 1622 - June 7, 1624 (LOC scan of original)
Virginia General Court. Cases, with Minutes. 1622-1629 (LOC scan of original records)
Virginia Heritage Database
VA Historical Society, Photos of Individuals Collection - Ordering Information
Virginia Historical Society Reference Questions - Online Form
Virginia Historical Society Research Service ($20 fee)  Request Form
Virginia Land Office Patents & Grants Index
Virginia Local Court Records on Microfilm
Wills & Administrations, Library of Virginia

 

Useful Subscriptions\Memberships

Ancestry.com
Durham-Orange Genealogy Society (includes quarterly journal, meets at Duke Homestead)
Genealogy Library
Granville County, NC, Genealogical Society
(includes a journal & a quarterly publication)
NC Genealogical Society (includes quarterly NCGS Journal, NCGS News & 2 free queries/yr.)
Virginia Genealogical Society (includes Magazine of Virginia Genealogy & society newsletter)
William & Mary Quarterly Online
World Family Tree Online Collection

Also of Interest
The Genealogist (journal of the American Society of Genealogists)

eLibrary (books, magazine, journal & encyclopedia articles, dictionaries, etc.)
North Carolina Genealogical Society Quarterly Journal on CD (1975-2000)
($39.95)
Tidewater Virginia Families
The Virginia Cavacade (Library of Virginia history magazine)

 

Research Aids

Original Dictionaries of the 16th & 17th Centuries
Which War Did Your Ancestor Serve In? (dates, descriptions)

Free Blank Genealogy Charts to Print Out
Abstract Forms for Each Census Year to Print Out
Ancestral Chart (4 generations)
Census Extraction
Correspondence Record
Email Family Group Sheet (online form to email to fellow researchers)
Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet &  Pedigree Chart
Research Calendar
Research Extract
Source Summary
Various Genealogy Charts & Record Sheets to Print Out

Free Software to Download
Bygones (genealogy research note-keeping system)
Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Software (now a free download)

How-To
All About County & Town Resources
Analyzing Deeds for Useful Clues
Analyzing Wills for Useful Clues
Ancestry.com Library of Help Topics
Anglicized French Surnames
Answers to Questions that Often Occur When Researching North Carolina History & Genealogy
Articles on Collections of the National Archives & Records Administration in NARA's Prologue Magazine
British Naming Patterns
Calendars & Spelling - Be Wary
Checklist of 80 Sources for Finding a Person's Birth, Age or Birthplace
Civil War & Genealogy on the Web: A Basic List for Beginning Your Research
Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
Clues in Census Records, 1850-1920
Commonly Used Abbreviations in Early Modern English (aid to reading Colonial court records, etc.)
Dates in Genealogical Records:  Calendar Confusion   The 1752 Calendar Change in North America
Deed Books &  the Deeds They Contain
Errors to Beware in Burke's Peerage
Example of a Typical Deed of Sale (Indenture)
Free Online Course in US Land & Property Research
Genealogy Dictionary
Guide for Interviewing Family Members
Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records
Heraldry in the United States
How to Analyze Deeds for Useful Clues
How to Get Copies of Land Records
How to Interpret Census Records (for each different census year)
How to Interpret Land Records
How to do Library Research Using Primary Sources
How to Locate Deed Information
How to Preserve Old Photographs
How to Retrace the Trails of Your Ancestors Using Deed Records
How to Researh Revolutionary War Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed to view)
How to Research 17th-Century Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed to view)
How to Research 18th-Century Williamsburg Area Virginians (you need Adobe Acrobat installed
Illegitimate Ancestors
Kinship Calculator: Relationship Chart
Measurements in Old Documents
Naming Patterns
Old Occupations Chart
Problems With Reading Old Records: What to Watch For
The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (free online book)
Tracking North Carolina Ancestors
What Genealogists Should Know About 18th Century Virginia Law
What is a Tiny Tafel? What is an Ahnentafel?

 

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