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FLUVANNA CO.,
VIRGINIA |
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AN
INTRODUCTION |
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Fluvanna County is a county located in the U.S. state
— officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As
of the 2000 census, the population was
20,047. Its county seat is Palmyra6. The area that is now Fluvanna
County was once part of Henrico County, one of the original shires of the
Virginia Colony. Henrico was divided in 1727 and the Fluvanna County area
became a part of Goochland County. In 1744 Goochland was divided and the area
presently known as Fluvanna became a part |
of Albemarle County.
Finally, in 1777, Albemarle County was divided and Fluvanna County established. The
County was named for the Fluvanna River, the name given to James River west
of Columbia. Fluvanna means "Annie's River" in honor of Queen Anne
of England. Over 1,200 of its citizens served in the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Its citizens served in Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery units during this war. See Fluvanna Artillery for more information. |
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Fluvanna County, VAFamily Surnames
The
following are surnames of persons, found within our data bases, who were
either born, married or died in this county. |
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Chandler;
Eades; Haden; Martin;
Morrow; Scruggs; Sheperd;
Wheeler; Williams |
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To find out more about each
family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s). |
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Fluvanna County, VA |
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SITE
NAME: |
Cunningham Township |
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LOCATION: |
Fluvanna County, Virginia |
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COORDINATES: |
N37 degrees 51.758 min W78 degrees 23.592 min. |
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DIRECTIONS: |
SSR 761 (Branch Road) at junction with middle fork of
the Cunningham Creek. |
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HISTORY
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Prior to 1870 the county of
Fluvanna did not contain any political districts or townships. On April 19, 1870 four townships were
formed at the direction of the Governor of Virginia. Each of the townships comprised
approximately one-fourth of the county’s land area. Cunningham Township lies in the southwestern corner and is
bordered by the James River on the south and Albemarle county on the
West. The other three townships are:
Fork Union, Columbia, and Palmyra. |
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ANCESTRY: |
Location of Joseph C.
Scruggs’s farm. Most likely located
off of Branch Road near the middle fork of the Cunningham Creek approximately
eight miles from Palmyra. |
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SITE
NAME: |
Antioch
Baptist Church |
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LOCATION: |
Antioch, Cunningham Twp., Fluvanna Co., Virginia |
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COORDINATES: |
37°
50.69'N, 78° 25.16'W |
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DIRECTIONS: |
4422 Antioch Rd, at the intersection of
Route 620 (Rolling Road), and Route 637 (Antioch Road). See map at Image Gallery. |
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HISTORY
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On November 15, 1858 John
and Mary Burgess deeded 5 acres of land to the church trustees. The first Pastor was Peter C. Hoge who
served the church from 1858 to 1876.
John T. Kent, Robert A. Kent, Jesse R. Hughes, Joseph C. Scruggs, W.I.
Hughes, and T.C. Jones were elected as the first deacons of the church. By 1859 there were 46 members and 62
enrolled in the Sunday School. In
1901 a new building was built. By
1911 two wings were constructed to house the Sunday School. Additional Sunday School rooms were added
to the rear of the church in 1954. |
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ANCESTRY: |
Joseph C. Scruggs a deacon
and founding member in 1858. Nelson
Eldridge Scruggs was elected as the first clerk of the church. A.E.T. Scruggs also served in this
capacity from 1890-1892. |
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SITE
NAME: Joseph C. Scruggs Home Site |
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LOCATION:
Cunningham Twp., Fluvanna Co., Virginia |
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COORDINATES:
37.8656°N,
78.3844°W |
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DIRECTIONS: Just east of the Power Plant
at 2300 Branch Road. Coming
from the courthouse in Palmyra, turn right onto Rt. 53 (Thomas Jefferson
Pkwy), go about 5 miles and turn left onto Ruritan Lake Rd, follow this
road around the curve and go about 2 1/5 miles to Branch Rd. (Rt. 619). Turn
onto Branch Rd. and begin to see a board fence on the left. Watch for a gate.
It may be locked. There are several
gates and entry-ways after that. You may have to go to the plant to gain
entry to the cemetery. Robert Mayfield is the Plant Manager. The cemetery is
located through a rough area. You have to leave the car and walk. |
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HISTORY / DESCRIPTIVE
INFORMATION: It appears that the piece of land on
which the Joseph C. Scruggs family home was located originally belonged to
the Isabella Langston great-grandmother of Joseph’s wife Francis Parks
Sheperd. According to Isabella
Langston's 1826 Will she left 160 acres of land she owned in Fluvanna County,
Virginia to her grandson Anthony Sheperd, the father of Francis (Fanny). The land was located in or near the middle
fork of the Cunningham Creek. The
Langston plantation contained at least six slaves as well as fields planted
in corn, tobacco, and oats. Sometime around 1831 Joseph and Fanny
moved, from Nelson County to the aforementioned property in Fluvanna County.
Between this time and his death in 1879 Joseph increased the size of his
property greatly to over 1,200 acres. |
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A survey of the estate was made in
1866 by William E. Hendon, Surveyor of Fluvanna County. The property seems to have been
divided into at least four tracts known as the “Hurricane Tract” containing
about 500 acres, the McCary and Currier Tracts of about 100 acres each. The
“Fountain Tract” with 500 acres is believed to contain the house where Joseph
and his family resided. |
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Fluvanna County, VA Genealogy Information Websites The following are links to
websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county. |
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Use the
following LINKS to find more information that may pertain to this location. |
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Fluvanna
County, VA
Image GalleryDuring our research we have collected and images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past
lives. |
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Monument to Confederate Soldiers, Palmyra,
Fluvanna County, VA |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we would
greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use the
following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to this
location. ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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Contact Information
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Pony Express: Tom |
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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