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Guide to Bedford County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, nascence records, wedlock records, death records, demography records, family unit history, and military records.

Canton Data [edit | edit source]

Description [edit | edit source]

Bedford County is located in the West-Primal portion of the Republic of Virginia and was named in honour of John Russell, The Fourth Duke of Bedford, who was then Secretary of State for Great United kingdom during the reign of King George 2^[two].

County Courthouse [edit | edit source]

Clerk Excursion Courtroom has nascence records 1853-1897 and 1912-1918, death records 1953-1918, union, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1754.^[iii]

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

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

Known Commencement Dates for Major County Records [four]
Birth	Wedlock	Death	Courtroom	Country	Probate	Census
1853	1754	1853	1754	1754	1754	1810
* Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912. General compliance year is unknown.

Record Loss [edit | edit source]

• Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890
• For suggestions virtually inquiry in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-seven Family History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. Past Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]

• Parent County: Created from Lunenburg County, ten May, 1754.
  
• County seat: Bedford^[5]
• Interactive Map of Virginia Canton Germination History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes
• Virginia Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places [edit | edit source]

For a complete listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the well-nigh historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[vi]

Towns
Bedford
Unincorporated communities
Boonsboro Chamblissburg Cifax Coleman Falls Goode	Goodview Hardy Huddleston Lowry Moneta	Perrowville Stewartsville Sedalia Thaxton Villamont
Census-designated places
Big Isle Forest	Montvale

• Bedford Villages: Lost and Institute. 1997. The Peaks of Otter Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Bedford, Virginia : The Chapter.

History Timeline [edit | edit source]

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710-1771)

The county was named after the 4th Knuckles of Bedford, John Russell (1710-1771).

Resource [edit | edit source]

Bible Records [edit | edit source]

For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records.

• 1607-2007 Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Biographies [edit | edit source]

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

• The Mills of Bedford County. 2006. Bedford, Virginia : Bedford Urban center/County Museum.
• The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. 1952. By George Barton Cutten. Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Incorporated. FHL U.s./Can Volume 975.5 U23c. Includes a section on Liberty (now Bedford) silversmiths and watchmakers.
• List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.
  

Cemeteries [edit | edit source]

• 1800-1986 Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Apply this Drove; index & images

Census Records [edit | edit source]

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

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	10,531	—
1800	xiv,125	34.ane%
1810	16,148	xiv.3%
1820	19,305	19.6%
1830	20,246	iv.nine%
1840	20,203	−0.two%
1850	24,080	19.2%
1860	25,068	4.1%
1870	25,327	1.0%
1880	31,205	23.2%
1890	31,213	0.0%
1900	xxx,356	−2.vii%
1910	29,549	−2.7%
1920	xxx,669	3.8%
1930	29,091	−5.i%
1940	29,687	2.0%
1950	29,627	−0.2%
1960	31,028	4.7%
1970	26,728	−13.nine%
1980	34,927	30.7%
1990	45,656	30.7%
2000	60,371	32.2%
2010	68,676	thirteen.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org". United States Census Agency.

1790
Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1800
Lost, only a substitute is bachelor, see Revenue enhancement.

1850

• 1850 Bedford County, VA Census. By Marvin Neighbors. Signal Mount, TN : Mount Press. Online at:Mountain Printing.

1890 Union Veterans

• Virginia'due south Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. c1994. By Ronald Ray Turner. Online at: Prince William County Virginia, FHL Collection; At diverse libraries (WorldCat).

Church Records [edit | edit source]

Baptist
Early on Baptist churches (with years constituted):

1. Beaver Dam (1801).Charter members (1804) have been published in Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Autumn 2000). FHL Book 975.5 D25v v. 24 (2000).
2. Hard Creek (1805).^[7]
3. Goose Creek (1771).^[8] Also known as Turner'southward Meeting House, Bedford Baptist Church building, and Morgan's Baptist Church building. A detailed history was published in 1971.^[nine] 24 founding members, history, and pastors (1771-1969) appear in Green Stone (pages 163-165).^[10] Edwards published a membership list dated 1771 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists...
4. Little Otter, Bedford, Va. (1797). Later known every bit Liberty Baptist Church building and later equally Bedford Baptist Church. A history was published in 1996: FHL Book 975.5676 K2g.^[11]
5. Mount Hermon [Due north Fork of Otter] ^[12] (1804)
6. Staunton River (by 1787). Also known as Moody Meeting House. A cursory history and listing of pastors (1790-1958) was published in Green Stone (pages 240-242).^[13]
7. Suck Bound (1805)
8. Timber Ridge (1805)

• 1776 Petition of Baptists (10,000 names!) and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church building. After locating your ancestor, view the digital copies.
  – Digital copies at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia using the code word "000606093"
  – Hall, Jean Pickett. "Legislative Petitions: the ten,000 name petition" transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Guild, 1983-) online at Beginnings ($) and in book class at various libraries.
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Church of England
See also Cumberland Parish
See also Russell Parish Iv religious petitions (1774, 1778, 1779, 1782) apropos Church of England issues from residents of Bedford County, Virginia are available online at: Library of Virginia Digital Collections.

• Meade'south 1861 History of Parishes in Bedford County. 1861. By Bishop Meade. Philadelphia, PA : J.B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Cyberspace Annal^[14]

Presbyterian

• Betwixt Enthusiasm and Stoicism: David Rice and Moderate Revivalism in Virginia and Kentucky. 2008. Past Andrew M. McGinnis. Register of the Kentucky Historical Social club, Vol. 106, No. 2 (Jump 2008):165-190.
• I religious petition (1774) from Presbyterian residents of Bedford County, Virginia is online at: Early Virginia Religious Petitions, courtesy: The Library of Congress: American Memory.

Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of beingness):

• Goose Creek Monthly Meeting (1757-1813) aka Lower Goose Creek^[15]
• Goose Creek Monthly Meeting, Montvale, Va. (1788-1812) aka Upper Goose Creek.^[sixteen] The original records take been microfilmed: FHL Films 33937-33939. In 1905, Bell published the early records, which are now available online for free at Google Books.^[17] Wright also published early records (1756-1800): FHL Book 975.567 K2w.^[xviii] Hinshaw also published the early records: FHL Book 973 D2he 1993 v. 6.^[xix]
• Ivy Creek Monthly Coming together (1795-1815)
• 1739-1793 Quaker Records of Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Virginia, 1739-1793 past Mary Marshall Brewer. Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE., 2002. FHL Volume 975.5462 K2b. *Jane Douglas Summers Brown Quaker Records (1903-). Past Jane Douglas Summers Brown and Jones Memorial Library. Lynchburg, Virginia. MS 1515. MSS. Available on 26 microfilms at FHL 26 Rolls. Includes records of Henrico County Quakers; Chocolate-brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia book of the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy." N.B. Non all individuals referenced in this research belonged to the Quaker faith.

Petition

• Seven religious petitions (1774, 1774, 1778, 1779, 1779, 1782, 1785) from residents of Bedford County, Virginia are bachelor online at: Early on Virginia Religious Petitions, courtesy: The Library of Congress: American Memory.

Court Records [edit | edit source]

Online Court Indexes and Records

• Bedford County, Virginia Chancery Records 1755-1912 are online at: The Library of Virginia Digital Collections. These records, often concerned with inheritance disputes, contain a wealth of genealogical data.^[20]
• Governor's Fees & Etc., Bedford County Fee Book. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 41, No. iii (Aug. 2003):225-226. FHL United states of america/Tin can Book 975.v B2vs.
• Individuals Listed in the 1754-1761 Bedford Canton Fee Book. Past Barbara Vines Petty.Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Feb. 2009):74-84; Vol. 47, No. 2 (May 2009):102-106. FHL US/Tin Book 975.v B2vs.

Directories [edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration [edit | edit source]

For databases and immigrant groups, see Virginia Emigration and Clearing

• List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.
  
• During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 1 British alien living in Bedford County.^[21]
• Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 1966. By Katherine B. Elliott. South Hill, Virginia : M.B. Elliott. 2 vols. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL US/Can Book 975.5 W2e; 1983 reprints (both volumes) bachelor at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) bachelor at FHL US/Tin can Book 975.v W2e 1990-1992. Includes individuals who migrated out of Bedford Canton to other parts of the country.

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

African American

• 1865-1872 Virginia, Freedmen'due south Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; alphabetize & images
• 1935-2009 Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; alphabetize & images

Bedford County had one of the largest enslaved populations in the country: 1860 - ten,176 enslaved and 1870 - ten,770 one of the largest African American populations in Virginia.^[22]

• African American Odyssey showcases African American collections from the Library of Congress.
• Bedford County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1805, 1806-1816. Past Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans.
• Bedford Canton Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1820. By Dorothy A Boyd-Rush. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 45, No. 2 (May 2007):110-122.
• Bedford County Register of Free Negroes, 1803-1820. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Complimentary African Americans.
• Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. c2005. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans; At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Free Negroes in Southern Bedford County for the Yr 1851. Online at: VAGenWeb.
• Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African Americans in Bedford County.

Funeral Homes [edit | edit source]

• 1935-2009 Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; alphabetize & images

Genealogies [edit | edit source]

Compiled Genealogies by Surname:

• Run across Bedford County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for list of published books and articles or spring to a surname using the alphabet bar.

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Familes:

• Sketch Volume of Liberty, Virginia : Its People and Its Trade. 1887. By Edward Pollock. Portsmouth, VA : Library of Congress. Online at: Beginnings ($).
• Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library in Bedford, Virginia has nerveless many histories of local families. The Easter Collection, for instance, contains a wealth of knowledge nigh Bedford Canton, Virginia ancestors.
  
• Ackerly, Mary Denham and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker. Our Kin: The Genealogies of Some of the Early Families Who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford Canton, Virginia. Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Co., 1930. FHL Film 973275 Item 1.
  
• Bishop, Rachel Parsons Flynn. Light-green Stone: A History of Southern Bedford Canton, Virginia. Moneta, Va.: R.P.F. Bishop, c1996. FHL Book 975.5675 H2b.
  
• Blankenship, Gayle King. Some Families of Bedford & Washington Counties, Virginia and Orangish Canton, N Carolina: Bright, Buford, Cash, Crawford, Crews, Davis, Downs, Early on, Foster, Franklin, Gray, Huddleston, Lawhorn, McGeorge, McNew, Parker, Perrott, Pendergrass, Poindexter, Powell, Quarles, St. Clair, Scoggins, Shrewsbury, Smith, Tyler, Warren, Watts, Wiggenton. Poquoson, Va.: G.K. Blankenship, 2000. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL Volume 929.273 Sa22b.
  
• Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, Southward Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Blake, Chavis, Clark, Driggers, Ferrar, Henson, Hill, Jackson, Johns, Stonemason, Moss, Pagee, Patterson, Ruff, Scott, Seldon, Smith, Turner, Tyre, Valentine, Wallace of pre-1820 Bedford County, Virginia.
• Pritchett, John West. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online alphabetize, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes information about residents of Bedford County, run across discussion of cited sources.] FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 3887. Buy at Virginians.com.

Guardianship [edit | edit source]

Land and Holding Records [edit | edit source]

For state indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Belongings, including Colonial and State Country Grants.

Online Land Indexes and Records
An early settlers map is bachelor for Bedford County. Hildebrand plots the locations of pioneers from 1750-1865. The Family History Library has a re-create: FHL Map 975.5675 E7h.

Deeds

• Bedford Canton, Virginia; Deed Book A-ane: 1754-1762. By Ann Chilton. Signal Mount, TN : Mountain Press. Free online surname alphabetize and purchase details at Mount Press ($).
• Bedford County, Virginia; Human action Book B-2: 1761-1766. By Ann Chilton. Indicate Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and buy details at Mount Press ($).
• Bedford County, Virginia; Human activity Book C-3: 1766-1771. Past Ann Chilton. Bespeak Mountain, TN : Mount Printing. Free online surname alphabetize and purchase details at Mountain Printing ($).

Grants and Patents
Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (afterward 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Belongings commodity.*Hudgins. 969 patents dated 1741-1882 in what is now Bedford County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2010. Names of those who received country patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" side by side to the county listing); notwithstanding, in gild to view the maps, information technology is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software'southward DeedMapper product.

Local Histories [edit | edit source]

• A Clarification of the Peaks of Otter. By Henry Morgan. Lynchburg, VA : Virginian Task Office. Online at: Ancestry ($).
• Bedford County Records. Genealogy: A Journal of American Ancestry - No. 134. January 1922. Pompton Lakes, New Bailiwick of jersey : The Biblio Company Publishers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library. Bedford Canton Records establish on page 55.
• Bedford County, Virginia, 1840-1860: The History of an Upper Piedmont County in the Late Antebellum Era. c1985. Past Due west. Harrison Daniel. Bedford, Virginia : Due west.H. Daniel. At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Bedford Villages-- Lost and Found. 1997. By Daughters of the American Revolution, Peaks of Otter Chapter (Bedford, VA). Bedford, VA : The Affiliate. 3 vols. At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Early Virginia Wills. Genealogy: A Periodical of American Ancestry - Vol. four, No. 06. June 1914. New York Urban center, NY : William Thousand. Clemens, Publisher. Online at: Digital Library.
• Green Stone: A History of Southern Bedford County, Virginia. c1996. Past Rachel Parsons Flynn Bishop. Moneta, Virginia : R.P.F. Bishop. At various libraries (WorldCat).
• Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Illustrated - Special Virginia Edition. 1884. Past R. A. Brock, Secretarial assistant of the Virginia Historical Society. New York, NY : H.H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers. Online at: Digital Library.
• Historical Sketch [of] Bedford County, Virginia : 1753-1907. 1907. Lynchburg, VA : J.P. Bong Co. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($); At diverse libraries (WorldCat).
• The History of Bedford County, Virginia : The Colorful 200-year Record of Ane of Virginia'due south Oldest and Proudest Communities. c1954. By Jeter Parker Lula. Bedford, VA. : Bedford Democrat. At various libraries (WorldCat).

Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]

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

Click a neighboring county
for more than resources

• Historical Map of Bedford County, Virginia, 1750-1865. 1973. Roanoke Historical Guild. Map. Virginia : J.R. Hildebrand. Online at: Library of Virginia.

Migration [edit | edit source]

• Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 1966. By Katherine B. Elliott. South Loma, Virginia : Thou.B. Elliott. 2 vols. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL US/Can Book 975.v W2e; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL Usa/CAN Book 975.5 W2e 1990-1992. Includes individuals who migrated out of Bedford County to other parts of the country.

Military Records [edit | edit source]

French and Indian War

• Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Drove, Largely from Original Sources. 2007. By William F. Boogher. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch (French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War) with the arbitrament of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military machine and other services rendered." For Bedford County, see pp. 58-67, 107.]
• 1651-1776 Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Volume Co., 1954. Available at FHL The states/Tin can Book 975.5 M2c; digital book at Ancestry ($). Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place proper noun alphabetize.
• Virginia'south Colonial Soldiers. 1988. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2bL.

Dunmore War

• Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Culpeper and Fincastle Payrolls and Public Service Claims, 1775: Likewise Known as Dunmore's War: Enlarged and Photocopied. 2004. Fort Wayne, Indiana : Allen County Public Library. Online at: FamilySearch Online Books.

Revolutionary War

• Militia List - Capt. Adam Clements [96 Campaign, about May 1, 1781 - about July 31, 1781 entered service from Bedford canton, VA and enrolled in the militia regiment of Major Alexander Rose and Major John Ward, transcribed by James Fifty. Lynch III. Online at: Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution.
  

Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned past the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the 6th Census. 1841. Washington : Blair and Rives. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Encounter Virginia, Eastern District, Bedford County on pages 128-129.
• Bedford Canton Militia, 1758 (part 1). 1820. Transcribed from: William Waller Hening. Franklin Press, Richmond, Virginia. Online at: USGenWeb.
• Bedford County Militia, 1758 (part 2). 1820. Transcribed from: William Waller Hening. Franklin Press, Richmond, Virginia. Online at: USGenWeb.
• Bedford County, Virginia, 1774-1783: A Study of Participation in the War for Independence. 1977. By John Stephen Westerlund. Utah State University, Section of History and Geography.
• Alphabetize to Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Documents at the Library of Virginia. 2012. Compiled past C. Leon Harris. Online at: Library of Virginia.
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary State of war Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted past Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Beginnings ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on folio 238.
• Revolutionary State of war Pensions of Bedford County, Virginia. 1988. Past Ann Chilton. Signal Mountain, TN : Mountain Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library. Gratuitous online surname alphabetize and purchase details at Mountain Press ($).
• Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data. c1913. Past J. T. McAllister. Hot Springs, Virginia : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).

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

- 1st Virginia Regiment

- 5th Virginia Regiment

- 14th Virginia Regiment

- Bedford County Militia. The Bedford County Infinitesimal Men were commanded by Captain Moses Greer.^[23]

The 5th Virginia Regiment recruited soldiers from Bedford County, Virginia.

War of 1812
Bedford County men served in the tenth and 91st Regiments.^[24]

• List of Pensioners on the Coil, January i, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Mail-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Engagement of Original Allowance... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Google Books. Encounter Vol. 5, Virginia, Bedford County, p. 63-64.
• Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. By James L. Douthat. 2007. Bespeak Mountain, Tenn : Mount Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mount Press ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Employ this Collection; index & images
• 1861-1865 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1861-1865 U.Southward., Amalgamated Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (gratis)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Beginnings — index (complimentary)
• Remnants of State of war 1861-1865: Civil State of war Records for Bedford County, Virginia. Past Ann Chilton. Signal Mount, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname alphabetize and purchase details at Mount Press ($).
• The Bedford Light Artillery: 1861-1865. 1903. By Rev. Joseph A. Graves. Bedford, VA : Bedford Democrat. Online at: Hathitrust, Google Books.

Regiments: Civil War service men in Bedford County served in diverse regiments. Men ofttimes joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their canton. Listed beneath are companies that were specifically formed here:

- 2nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company A (Clay Dragoons), Company F (Bedford Southside Dragoons), Company G (Radford Rangers)

- 14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Visitor B (Bedford Rifle Grays).^[25]

- 28th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Onetime Dominion Rifles), Comapny G (Bedford Grays), and Company H (Patty Layne Rifles).^[26]

- 34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company Eastward (Piedmont Battery B), Company G (Bedford Heavy Arms), Company H (Powhatan Arms), and Company I (Captain Sales Heavy Arms).^[27]

- 42nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company C (Buford Grays).^[28]

- 58th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Amalgamated). Companies A (Walker Guards), B (Stewartsville Tigers), C (Big Island Greys), I (Staunton Yeomanry), and Yard (Kasey's Greys).^[29]

World War Two

• 1940-1945 Virginia, Earth War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1940-1945 Military records of Bedford County men with the Armed Forces of World War Two : alphabetically arranged

Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

• 1906-1929 Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Apply this Collection; alphabetize & images

Newspapers [edit | edit source]

For online newspaper resource, run across the Virginia Newspapers page.

Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

• Marriages and Deaths Found in Early on Bedford Newspapers (Bedford Democrat). By Carole Field Lacy. Bedford Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. i (February. 2008):3; Vol. 22, No. two (May 2008):19; Vol. 23, No. 1 (Feb. 2009); Vol. 23, No. 2 (May 2009):19; Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 2009):35; Vol. 23, No. 4 (Nov. 2009):51.

Obituaries [edit | edit source]

Other Records [edit | edit source]

Petitions

• 1785 Petition for an Inspection Station for Tobacco Hemp & Flour at Lynches Ferry. Bedford Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. ane (February. 2008):10-11.
• A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford (Virginia State Library). By H.J. Eckenrode. 1908. Richmond, Virginia : Davis Lesser, Superintendent of Public Press. Online at: Google Books. Bedford County petitions (1777-1858) are described on pp. 210-234.
• Petitions of Residents of Bedford and Henry Counties, Virginia, in Favor of and Opposed to a New County (Franklin). By Dorothy C. Watts. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. ii (Apr.-Jun. 1980):83-89; Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1980):192-199. Available at: New American Ancestors ($).

Private Papers

• [Burton] - Burton Family Letters, Bedford County, Virginia,. By Nettie Leitch Major. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun.1976):83-89. Online at: American Ancestors ($). FHL US/Tin Volume 975.5 B2vg.

Periodicals [edit | edit source]

Probate Records [edit | edit source]

For probate records, indexes, and databases, come across Virginia Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• Abstracts of Bedford County, Virginia, Wills, Inventories and Accounts, 1754-1787. By Joida Whitten. 1969. Dallas, Texas. Reviewed in The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. fourteen, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1970):36. Online at: American Ancestors ($). FHL United states of america/Tin Volume 975.5 B2vg.
• Bedford County, Virginia Index of Wills from 1754 to 1830. 1917. By D. Buford Rowland. New York, NY : William M. Clemens. Online at: Google Books.
• Bedford County, Virginia Will Book 1 and 2. Will Book 1: 1759-1787 and Volition Book 2: 1787-1803. By Ann Chilton. Bespeak Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Printing ($).
• Bedford Canton, Virginia Volition Volume 3: 1794 to 1810. By Ann Chilton. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and buy details at Mount Printing ($).
• Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Volition of Major John Dinwiddie of Male monarch George County, Virginia. By George Harrison Sanford King (and Dinwiddie Family Notes). The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):51-64. FHL U.s.a./Tin Book 975.5 B2vg.
• Matrimony Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755 - 1800, Bedford County, Virginia: Index of Wills, 1754 - 1830. 1989. By Earle S. Dennis and Jane Eastward. Smith. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co. Reprinted with: Bedford County, Virginia: Index of Wills, from 1754 to 1830 - edited by Rowland D. Buford. FHL US/CAN Book 975.5675 V2d 1989;
• Virginia Wills Before 1799: A Complete Abstruse Register of All Names Mentioned in Over Six Hundred Recorded Wills, ... Copied from the Courtroom Firm Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudoun, Prince William and Rockbridge Counties. 1924. By William Yard. Clemens. Pompton Lakes, NJ : Biblio Co. Online at: Access Genealogy, Ancestry ($), Heritage Quest Online ($). Free online surname alphabetize and 2004 reprint purchase details at Mountain Press ($).
• 1633-1800 Wills and Estate Records Index at Library of Virginia.
• 1763-1787; 1788-1805 Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories, Bonds Virginia Pioneers ($).
• 1639-1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry — alphabetize, incomplete ($)

School Records [edit | edit source]

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• 1935-2014 U.s.a. Social Security Death Alphabetize at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; alphabetize. Also at Beginnings, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click hither for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.Southward., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 ($) at Ancestry.com

Tax Records [edit | edit source]

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

Online Tax Indexes and Records

Online Bedford County, Virginia Tax Lists
Type	Alphabetize			Images
	Free	FHC	Fee	Free	FHC	Fee
Insolvents	-	-	1757	-	-	-
Insolvents	-	-	1762	-	-	-
Tithes	-	-	1763	-	-	-
Personal Property	1782	-	-	-	1782	1782
Personal Property	1783	-	-	-	1783	1783
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1784	1784
Personal Belongings	-	-	-	-	1785	1785
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1786	1786
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1787	1787
Delinquents	-	-	-	-	-	1787
Personal Holding	-	-	-	-	1788	1788
Delinquents	-	-	-	-	-	1788
Personal Property	1789	-	-	1789	1789	1789
Delinquents	-	-	-	-	-	1789
Personal Property		-	-		1790	1790
Delinquents	-	-	-	-	-	1790
Personal Holding	-	-	-	-	1791	1791
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1792	1792
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1793	1793
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1794	1794
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1795	1795
Personal Belongings	-	-	-	-	1796	1796
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1797	1797
Insolvents	1797	-	-	-	-	-
Personal Belongings	-	-	-	-	1798	1798
Insolvents	1798	-	-	-	-	-
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1799	1799
Personal Property	1800	-	1800 one|2|3	1800	1800	1800
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1801	1801
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1802	1802
Personal Holding	-	-	-	-	1803	1803
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1804	1804
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1805	1805
Personal Property	-	-	-	-	1806-1875	-

Bibliography [edit | edit source]

• 1757 Insolvents, 1757. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct. 2002), pp. 306-307. FHL 975.5 B2vg.
• 1762 Insolvents, 1762. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 1985), p. 72. Online at: Ancestry ($). FHL 975.5 B2vs.
• 1763 Tithes, 1763. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 1985), p. 73. Online at: Beginnings ($). FHL 975.5 B2vs.
• 1764 Bedford County Tithables, 1764. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 46, No. 2 (May 2008):89-ninety. FHL 975.five B2vs.
• 1782-1805 Bedford County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1805. Online at: Binns Genealogy ($).
• 1782 Virginia Revenue enhancement Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Demography Bureau. 1940. By Augusta B. Fothergill and John Marker Naugle. Baltimore, Physician : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FHL 975.v R4f 1978. 1782 personal belongings tax list of Bedford County.
• 1782 Tax Listing, 1782. Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. 5, No. one (Feb. 1981); Vol. 5, No. 2 (May 1981).
• 1782-1816 Bedford Canton Personal Property Taxation List 1782-1805, 1806-1816. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans.
• 1782; 1784; 1816 Tax Digests. Online at: Virginia Pioneers ($).
• 1783 Personal Holding (or Land) Tax List, 1783. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
• 1784-1820 Land and Lots Returned as Delinquent, 1784-1820. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 44, No. iv (Nov. 2006). FHL 975.5 B2vs.
• 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Proper name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between sixteen & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Nether 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Medico's Licenses Were Issued. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. At various libraries (WorldCat). The source of this publication is the 1787 personal belongings tax list. Bedford Canton is included in Vol. i.
• 1787-1790 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1977):114-115. Online at: FHL, American Ancestors ($). These records identify migrants who left the county and oftentimes their intended destinations. Bedford County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on pp. 114-115.
• 1789, 1800 Indexed images of the 1789 and 1800 Personal Holding Revenue enhancement Lists of Bedford County, Virginia - Binns Genealogy.
• 1789 Bedford County Personal Tax List Column Headings. Online at: - Binns Genealogy.
• 1795 Bedford County Insolvents, 1795. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Aug. 2008):203-204. FHL 975.5 B2vs.
• 1797-1798 Insolvent Lists for 1797 and 1798. Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. ten, No. three (Aug. 1986), pp. 43-44. Online at: Roanoke Public Library.
• 1800 Bedford County, Virginia 1800 Tax Listing. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1963):65-70; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):118-124; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1963):167-172. Online at: American Ancestors ($). FHL 975.5 B2vg.
• 1800 Tax List, 1800. Bedford Genealogical Social club Newsletter, Vol. iv, No. four (Nov. 1993); Vol. 5, No. one (Feb. 1994); Vol. v, No. two (May 1994); Vol. 5, No. iii (Aug. 1994); Vol. 5, No. iv (Nov. 1994).
• 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 1997-2000. By Roger D. Ward. Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co. 6 vols. FHL 975 E4w v. 2. The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Bedford County is included in Vol. ii.
• 1817-1819 Insolvent Lists, 1817-19. Virginia Appalachian Notes, Vol. xiii, No. 2 (May 1989).
• Pre-1820 A Listing of Lands and Lots Returned every bit Delinquent in Bedford County. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Nov. 2006):295-30. FHL 975.five B2vs. Non-payment of taxes before 1820.^[xxx]
• 1864 Tariff of Tolls to exist Charged on Blue Ridge Turnpike and Ferry, 1864. Spring 2004 Museum News. Bedford, Virginia.
• 1915 Thomas Jefferson Revenue enhancement Listing, Poplar Forest. 1915. Southsider. Vol. 12, No. 2. Charlotte Court House, Virginia. (1993).

Vital Records [edit | edit source]

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

Birth [edit | edit source]

• 1853-1866 Virginia, Slave Nascence Alphabetize, 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; alphabetize & images
• 1853-1856 Bedford County, Virginia Birth Records: 1853-1856. By Ann Chilton. Signal Mount, Tenn : Mountain Printing. Vol. I. Costless online surname index and purchase details at Mount Press ($).
• 1853-1897 Bedford County Birth Index 1853-1897. C868570.^[31]
• 1912-1913 Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Record of Births and Deaths Amid Friends in Campbell and Bedford Counties, Taken from the Old Southriver Meeting Book. Online at: Genealogy Gophers.
• 1584-1917 Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Nascency Records, 1854-1911. Online at: Ancestry ($).

Wedlock [edit | edit source]

• 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Beginnings — index ($)
• 1660-1959 Virginia, U.s.a. Marriages - FindMyPast ($).
• 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — alphabetize ($)
• 1755-1800 Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 Ancestry ($).
• 1755-1800 Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800. 1932. By Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith. Bedford, Virginia : E.Due south. Dennis and J.E. Smith. Online at: Beginnings ($), Earth Vital Records ($).
• 1781-1790 Bedford County Marriage Bonds at Virginia Pioneers ($).
• 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — alphabetize ($)
• 1785-1940 Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Employ this Drove; Index ; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
• 1853-1935 Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; alphabetize
• 1936-1988 Virginia, Matrimony Certificates, 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Drove; alphabetize & images
• Bedford County Wedlock Bonds - VAGenWeb
• Some Early on Marriages in Bedford Canton, Va. 1903. Past Joseph Fifty. Miller. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 4 (Apr. 1903):280-282. Online at: JSTOR. Taken from Mrs. R.B. Claytor's abstracts published in the Louisville Courier Journal.

Death [edit | edit source]

• Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored past Virginia Genealogical Gild.
• 1853-1860, 1868-1880 Bedford County, Virginia Decease Records 1853-1860 and 1868-1880. By Marvin Neighbors. Indicate Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press ($).
• 1853-1897 Bedford County Death Alphabetize 1853-1897. B868571
• 1912-1987 Virginia, Expiry Certificates, 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Record of Births and Deaths Amongst Friends in Campbell and Bedford Counties, Taken from the Quondam Southriver Meeting Book. Online at: Genealogy Gophers.
• Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917. Online at: Ancestry ($).
• 1853-1912 Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014. Online at: Ancestry ($).

Divorce [edit | edit source]

• 1918-1988 Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Utilize this Collection; index & images

Inquiry Facilities [edit | edit source]

Archives [edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Bedford Canton. For land-wide facilities, meet Virginia Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers [edit | edit source]

Family History Centre and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family unit History Centers provide ane-on-1 assistance, free admission to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to near center-merely databases, but may not always have full services commonly provided past a family history center.
  

Local Centers and Chapter Libraries

• Lynchburg Virginia Family History Center
• Pembroke Virginia Family History Center
• Roanoke Virginia Family History Middle

• Montgomery Floyd Regional Library, Blacksburg - an chapter library
• Montgomery Floyd Regional Library, Christiansburg - an affiliate library
• Montgomery Floyd Regional Library, Meadowbrook - an affiliate library
• Roanoke Public Library, Blacksburg or Roanoke - an affiliate library

Libraries [edit | edit source]

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

• Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library
  Bedford, VirginiaWebsite
  
• Bedford County Genealogical Lodge, Bedford, Virginia
  
• Bedford Historical Social club, Inc, P O Box 602, Bedford, Virginia 24523
  
• Cardinal Virginia Genealogical Clan
  

Museums [edit | edit source]

Societies [edit | edit source]

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

Websites [edit | edit source]

• Bedford County, Virginia USGENWEB
• Cyndi's Listing
  

• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch itemize contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Utilise Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides [edit | edit source]

• A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Bedford County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct.-December. 1960):171-175. Online at: American Ancestors($).

References [edit | edit source]

1. ↑ https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BEDFORD Newberry]
2. ↑ https://visitbedford.com/most-united states/history/
3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: The states, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002.
4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s., 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: The states of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bedford_ County,_Virginia," in Wikipedia: the Gratis Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_County,_Virginia accessed 12 November 2019.
7. ↑ Rachel Parsons Flynn Bishop, Green Stone: A History of Southern Bedford County, Virginia (Moneta, Va.: R.P.B. Bishop, 1996), 16. FHL Volume 975.5675 H2b.
8. ↑ Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Ascension and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 338-339. Digital version at Google Books.
9. ↑ Harold B. Oyer, History Morgan'due south Baptist Church 1771-1971 (1971); come across also "Nathaniel Shrewsbury: Bedford County Pastor," Bedford Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. ane (Feb. 2009):12-13. Taken from Harold B. Oyer's History Morgans Baptist Church 1771-1971.
10. ↑ Rachel Parsons Flynn Bishop, Light-green Stone: A History of Southern Bedford County, Virginia (Moneta, Va.: R.P.B. Bishop, 1996). FHL Volume 975.5675 H2b.
11. ↑ June Goode, Page Wilkerson, Pamela C. Turpin and Bedford Baptist Church, Bedford Baptist Church, 1797-1997: Two Hundred Years of Serving God and Human: Bedford, Virginia (Bedford, Va.: B and B Printing, 1996). FHL Book 975.5676 K2g.
12. ↑ Monica Najar, Evangelizing the South: A Social History of Church and Land in Early on America (New York: Oxford Academy Press, 2008), 228.
13. ↑ Rachel Parsons Flynn Bishop, Greenish Stone: A History of Southern Bedford County, Virginia (Moneta, Va.: R.P.B. Bishop, 1996). FHL Volume 975.5675 H2b.
14. ↑ William Meade, One-time Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, two vols. Online at: Vol. I Internet Archive, Vol. II Internet Annal.
15. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's Outset Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
16. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's Beginning Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
17. ↑ James Pinkney Pleasant Bell, Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Fourth dimension: Existence in Role a Transcript of the Minute Books of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, and the S River Meeting, Campbell County, Va (Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Company, 1905). FHL Volume 975.5 K2bj; digital version at Google Books - gratis.
18. ↑ F. Edward Wright, Quaker Records of South River Monthly Coming together, 1756-1800 (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1993). FHL Volume 975.567 K2w.
19. ↑ William Wade Hinshaw, Thomas W. Marshall and John Cox, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards Bros., 1950). Vol. half-dozen. FHL Book 973 D2he 1993 v. 6.
20. ↑ "CHANCERY RECORDS Alphabetize AVAILABILITY" Library of Virginia (accessed 28 November 2017).
21. ↑ Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the U.s.a. During the State of war of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 320-333. FHL Collection 973 W4s; digital version at Beginnings ($).
22. ↑ Ninth Demography of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive (Washington, D.C.: Regime Press Office, 1872), 70. Digital version at Internet Archive; FHL Book 973 X2pcu.
23. ↑ Revolutionary State of war Pension of John Wright, 1832, Pension S6449. Abstruse at Southern Campaign in the Revolutionary War.
24. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the State of war of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 51. FHL Book 975.v M2bs.
25. ↑ Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish, 14th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.Eastward. Howard, 1995). FHL Volume 975.five M2vr v. 117.
26. ↑ Frank Due east. Fields, 28th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.Eastward. Howard, 1985). FHL Book 975.v M2vr v. 15.
27. ↑ Johnny L. Scott, 34th Virginia Infantry (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr 5. 135.
28. ↑ John Chapla, 42nd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.East. Howard, 1983). FHL Volume 975.5 M2vr 5. 5.
29. ↑ Robert J. Commuter, Jr. 58th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.Due east. Howard, 1990). FHL Book 975.five M2vr 5. 68.
30. ↑ Online Catalogue, Virginia https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/search-collections.
31. ↑ Genealogical Club of Utah, Parish and Vital Records Listing (July 1998). Microfiche. Online at: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/iii/37/Igivirginia.pdf.

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Colonial Parishes	Abingdon • Accomac • Accomack • Albemarle • Amherst • Antrim • Appomattox • Argall's Gift • Augusta • Bathroom • Beckford • Berkeley • Blisland • Blount Signal • Botetourt • Boutracy • Bristol • Bromfield • Brunswick • Bruton • Camden • Cameron • Charles Urban center • Charles • Charles River • Chickacoan • Chickahominy • Chippokes • Chiskiack • Chotank • Christ Church (Lancaster Co.) • Christ Church (Middlesex Co.) • Chuckatuck • Cople • Cornwall • Cumberland • Dale • Denbigh • Dettingen • Drysdale • E • Elizabeth Urban center • Elizabeth River • Fairfax • Fairfield • Farnham • Flowerdew Hundred • Fluvanna • Frederick • Fredericksville • Hamilton • Hampton • Hanover • Harrop • Henrico • Grunter Island • Hungars • James City • Jordan'due south Journey • Kecoughtan • Kingston • Male monarch William • Lancaster • Lawnes Creek • Lee • Leeds • Lexington • Littleton • Lower (Elizabeth Metropolis Co.) • Lower (Isle of Wight Co.)  • Lower (Lancaster Co.)  • Lower (Nansemond Co.) • Lower (Northampton Co.) • Lower (Stafford Co.) • Lower (Upper Norfolk Co.) • Lower Suffolk • Lunenburg • Lynnhaven • Machodick • Manchester • Marston • Martin's Brandon • Martin'due south Hundred • Meherrin • Heart Plantation • Middletowne • Montgomery • Mulberry Island • New Poquoson • Newport • Nomini • Norborne • Northampton • North Farnham • Nottoway (Prince Edward Co.) • Nottoway (Southampton Co.) • Nutmeg Quarter • Occohannock • Overwharton • Patrick • Petsworth • Piankatank • Piscataway • Poropotank • Portsmouth • Potomac • Raleigh • Richmond • Rockbridge • Rockingham • Russell • St. Andrew's • St. Anne'south (Albemarle Co.) • St. Anne'south (Essex and Caroline Cos.) • St. Asaph'south • St. Brides • St. David's • St. George's (Accomack Co.)  • St. George's (Spotsylvania Co.) • St. James Northam • St. James Southam • St. James's (Goochland Co.) • St. James's (Mecklenburg Co.) • St. John'due south • St. Luke's • St. Margaret's • St. Mark's • St. Martin'south • St. Mary's • St. Mary's Whitechapel • St. Patrick'due south • St. Paul'south (Hanover Co.) • St. Paul'due south (Male monarch George Co.) • St. Peter's • St. Stephen'southward (Rex and Queen Co.) • St. Stephen'southward (Northumberland Co.) • St. Thomas • Shelburne • Sittenburne • Smith'southward Hundred • Southward • Southampton • South Farnham • Southwark • Stafford • Stanley Hundred • Stratton Major • Suffolk • Tillotson • Trinity (Lancaster Co.) • Trinity (Louisa Co.) • Truro • Upper (Elizabeth City Co.) • Upper (Island of Wight Co.) • Upper (Lancaster Co.) • Upper (Nansemond Co.) • Upper (Northampton Co.) • Upper (Stafford Co.) • Upper Suffolk • Varina • Wallingford • Ware • Warrosquyoake • Warwick • Washington (Westmoreland Co.) • Washington (Washington Co.) • Waters Creek • Westward • W and Shirley • Westbury • Westover • Weyanoke • Wicomico • Wilmington • York • Yorkhampton
Major Repositories	Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, Doc) · National Athenaeum I (Washington, DC) · National Archives 2 (College Park, Doc) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Athenaeum (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury Academy Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, Md) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · Academy of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration Routes	Routes:   Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Autumn Line Road) • Swell Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Peachy Valley Route • Kanawha Trail • Rex's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Former Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Route • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Declension Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports:   Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack  • Alexandria  • Belvoir Plantation  • Bermuda Hundred  • Dumfries  • Falmouth  • Fredericksburg  • Hampton  • Jamestown  • Leedstown  • Norfolk  • Port Royal  • Portsmouth  • South Quay  • Suffolk  • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole)  • Urbanna  • Williamsburg  • Yorktown

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