Washington County, Virginia Genealogy
Guide to Washington County Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.
Washington County, Virginia | |
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Facts | |
Founded | 1776 |
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County Seat | Abingdon |
Courthouse | |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Washington County, Virginia History
- 3 Washington County, Virginia Places/Localities
- 4 Resources
- 4.1 African American
- 4.2 Bible Records
- 4.3 Cemeteries
- 4.4 Census
- 4.5 Church Records
- 4.6 Court
- 4.7 Funeral Homes
- 4.8 Genealogy
- 4.9 Immigration
- 4.10 Land and Property
- 4.11 Local Histories
- 4.12 Maps
- 4.13 Military
- 4.14 Miscellaneous Records
- 4.15 Naturalization
- 4.16 Newspapers
- 4.17 Periodicals
- 4.18 Private Papers
- 4.19 Probate Records
- 4.20 Research Guides
- 4.21 Taxation
- 4.22 Vital Records
- 5 Washington County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries
- 6 Washington County, Virginia Genealogy Websites
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Washington County lies in the Southwest Appalachian area of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named in honor of General George Washington who was commander in chief of the American Revolutionary forces at the time[1].
Washington County, Virginia Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Washington County Courthouse
216 Park Street
Abingdon, Virginia 24210-3312
Phone: 540-628-8733
In 1974 nine square miles of Washington County were annexed to the City of Bristol, which is an independent city with its own clerks office and records. Circuit Court Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1777[2]
See also Independent City of Bristol.
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1853 | 1782 | 1853 | 1777 | 1777 | 1777 | 1810 |
General compliance year is unknown. |
Washington County, Virginia History[edit | edit source]
The county was named after George Washington (1732-1799), who later became President.
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1776--Washington County was created 7 October 1776 from Fincastle County. Fincastle County was formed from Botetourt County in 1772, and was abolished in 1777. See Montgomery County.
County seat: Abingdon [2]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
1864 Courthouse was burned on 15 December 1864, destroying many loose papers and minute books from the periods 1787-1819 and 1821-1837.[4]
- Lost federal censuses: 1790, 1800, 1890
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
- Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle.
- When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
- Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
Washington County, Virginia Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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Unincorporated communities | ||
Census-designated places | ||
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
African American[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1872 Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-1872
- 1935-2009 Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009, index and images, incomplete
- Free black tithables, brief lists, 1804, 1806, Pastmaster Journal of the Mountain Empire. Bristol VA: Jan 2004.
- Heinegg, Paul. "Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List 1806-1819," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- Hockett, Jack. Washington County Virginia (WCV) Personal Property Tax List (PPTL): D.A.P. Campbell: 1862 Property End. Jno. Burwell (Upper District), available online, courtesy: New River Notes. [Includes a list of free negroes over the age of 12.]
- Kegley, Mary B. Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves. Wytheville, Va.: Kegley Books, 2003. FHL.
- Lowrey, J.K. Washington County Virginia (WCV) 1852 Personal Property Tax List (PPTL): Upper District, available online, courtesy: New River Notes. [Includes a list of free negroes over the age of 12.]
- Personal property tax list, 1845, coloreds, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 2001. Vol. 19 Iss. 75.
- Tax book, 1861, free negroes, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 1990. Vol. 8 Iss. 31.
- Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African Americans of Washington County.
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:
- Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007.
- [Hunt] Family Bible Records [1793-1906] of George Hunt. MSS. Copy: FHL Film 850415 Item 4.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
VAGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
VAGenWeb Archives | ||
Tombstone Project | ||
Virginia Gravestones | ||
Billion Graves | ||
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information. |
- 1800-1986 - Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — index
- McConnell, Catherine S. High on a Windy Hill. 2 vols. Abingdon, Va.: Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, 1968, 1995, 2000. FHL 975.5725 V3m; Free Lookups Available!
- Montgomery, Mary Alice Hurt. Cemetery Census for Hawkins County, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Tennessee and Washington County, Virginia. Kingsport, Tenn.: M.A.H. Montgomery, [2002?]. FHL US/CAN Book 976.896/K1 V3m.
Census[edit | edit source]
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1790 | 5,625 | — |
1800 | 9,536 | 69.5% |
1810 | 12,156 | 27.5% |
1820 | 12,444 | 2.4% |
1830 | 15,614 | 25.5% |
1840 | 13,001 | −16.7% |
1850 | 14,612 | 12.4% |
1860 | 16,892 | 15.6% |
1870 | 16,816 | −0.4% |
1880 | 25,203 | 49.9% |
1890 | 29,020 | 15.1% |
1900 | 28,995 | −0.1% |
1910 | 32,830 | 13.2% |
1920 | 32,376 | −1.4% |
1930 | 33,850 | 4.6% |
1940 | 38,197 | 12.8% |
1950 | 37,536 | −1.7% |
1960 | 38,076 | 1.4% |
1970 | 40,835 | 7.2% |
1980 | 46,487 | 13.8% |
1990 | 45,887 | −1.3% |
2000 | 51,103 | 11.4% |
2010 | 54,876 | 7.4% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
For tips on accessing Washington County, Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: Virginia Census.
1840
- Douthat, James L. 1840 Mountain Empire of Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. FHL Collection 975.5 X2d 1840. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. [Includes Washington County.]
1850
Barbe and Edwards annotated the 1850 census using county records, tombstone inscriptions, family Bibles, Jessee H. Miller's diary, and other censuses:
- Barbe, Waverly W. and Shelby Ireson Edwards. 1850 Census of Washington County, Virginia, Annotated. Bristol, Tenn.: Holston Territory Genealogical Society, 2000.
1890 Union Veterans
- "Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890." Prince William County Virginia, by Ronald Ray Turner. FHL Collection.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Baptist[edit | edit source]
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
- Mill Creek Valley (1799)[6]
- North Fork of Holston (1783)[6]
- Rich Valley (1802)[6]
- South Fork of Holston or St. Clair's Bottom (1791), Cilhowie, Va.[6] Membership lists (beginning in 1791) and a history were published in the Appalachian Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Dec. 2005). This area is now part of Smyth County, Virginia Genealogy.
10,000 name petition (dated: 16 October 1776) signed by Baptists and Baptist sympathizers from all over Virginia, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. A digitzed copy can be viewed at the Library of Congress website. Hall's transcription of the petition can be read in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) available at Ancestry ($); or at the Family History Library: FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 35-39. After locatiing your ancestor in the transcription, proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.
In 1810 Washington County fell within the bounds of the Holston and Mountain Associations. It later belonged to the Washington District Association.
- Sutherland, Elihu Jasper. Regular Primitive Baptist Washington District Association: Short History, Abstract of Principles, Preamble and Constitution, Rules of Decorum, Other Data. 1952. 1985 edition: FHL Book 975.5 K2se.
Court[edit | edit source]
- Library of Virginia's Virginia Memory: Chancery Records Index can be used to search Washington County chancery records for the years 1849-1913. Records are available on microfilm and the Clerk's Office.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2009 Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009, index and images, incomplete
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Compiled Genealogies by Surname
- See Washington County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of 175+ published books and articles, or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.
Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families
- An Index to Family Files at the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Library in Abingdon is available online.
- Allison, Elizabeth Kelly. Early Southwest Virginia Families: Families of Kelly, Smyth, Buchanan, Clark and Related Families of Edmonson, Keys, Beattie, Ryburn, McDonald. Auburn, Ala., 1960.
- Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.[7]
- Holston Territory Genealogical Society. Families of Washington County and Bristol, Virginia, 1776-1996. Bristol, Va.: Holston Territory Genealogical Society and Don Mills, 1996. FHL Collection 975.572 D2f
- Blankenship, Gayle King. Some Families of Bedford & Washington Counties, Virginia and Orange County, North Carolina Bright, Buford, Cash, Crawford, Crews, Davis, Downs, Early, 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. FHL Collection; digital version at [ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/564948-some-families-of-bedford-washington-counties-virginia-and-orange-county-north-carolina-bright-buford-cash-crawford-crews-davis-downs-early-foster-franklin-gray-huddleston-lawhorn-mcgeorge-mcnew-parker-perrott-pendergrass-poindexter-powell-quarles-st-clair-scoggins-shrewsbury-smith-tyler-warren-watts-wiggenton-first-edition?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
Immigration[edit | edit source]
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 3 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in Abingdon and Washington County.[8]
Early migration routes to and from Washington County for European settlers included:[9]
- Great Indian Warpath pre-historic
- Old Cherokee Path pre-historic
- Great Valley Road about 1744 (overlapped the Great Indian Warpath)
- Wilderness Road 1775
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Creigh, Alfred. History of Washington County from Its First Settlement to the Present Time: First Under Virginia as Yohogania, Ohio, or Augusta County Until 1781, and Subsequently Under Pennsylvania: With Sketches of All the Townships, Boroughs, and Villages, Etc.: And to Which is Added a Full Account of the Celebrated Mason and Dixon's Line, the Whiskey Insurrection, Indian Warfare, Traditional and Local Historical Events. Harrisburg, Pa.: B. Singerly, printer, 1871, c1870. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($). (Note that this is a history of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and is not about Washington County, Virginia.)
- Publications of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia [Nos. 1-18]. Abingdon, Virginia, 1964.
- Summers, Lewis Preston. History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870. J.L.Hill Print Co., 1903. Available at FHL; digital versions at Ancestry ($), FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books. Index at EveryNameIndex.com.
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Military[edit | edit source]
French and Indian War[edit | edit source]
- Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. FHL Collection [Identifies some Washington County veterans; see place name index.]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- Kegley, Mary B. Revolutionary War Pension Applications of Southwest Virginia Soldiers. n.p.: M.B. Kegley, 1997. FHL Collection [Includes Washington County pensioners.]
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Western District, Wythe County on page 136.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
War of 1812[edit | edit source]
Washington County men served in the 70th and 105th Regiments.[10]
- List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Book 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Washington County, p. 106-107. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Washington County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Washington County, Virginia Genealogy:
- - 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate).
- - 3rd Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles (Confederate). Company F.
- - 4th Regiment, Virginia State Line (Cavalry and Infantry) (Confederate). Company I (2nd).[11]
- - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company K.
- - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company K.
- - 13th Battalion, Virginia Reserves (Confederate). Companies C, F, and I.[12]
- - 21st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C 2nd and Company F.[13]
- - 22nd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Bowen's Virginia Mounted Riflemen) (Confederate). Company A, Company C, and Company E.
- - 30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters (Clarke's) (Confederate). Company E.[14]
- - 37th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Goodson Rifle Guards), Company B (Virginia Mountain Boys), Company F (Glade Spring Rifles), Company H (King's Mountain Rifles), and Company K (Washington Dependents).[15]
- - 48th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Mountain Marksmen), Company F (Holston Foresters), and Company G (Campbell Greys).[16]
- - 50th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (1st) (Floyd Blues).[17]
- - 51st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I.[18]
- - 63rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (McMahon's) (Confederate). Companies A, B, E, F, and I.[19]
Records and histories are available, including:
- 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
World War II[edit | edit source]
- 1940-1945 - Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
Miscellaneous Records[edit | edit source]
- 1607-2007 - Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
Naturalization[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Washington County, Virginia Genealogy newspapers.
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.
- 1868-1882 - Bristol News at Chronicling America - free.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Bulletin of the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia
Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin
Genealogical articles with abstracts of Washington County, Virginia records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their website. Back issues are available for purchase. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.
Private Papers[edit | edit source]
- Davis--Hatfield--Parkey Family Bible Records, 1779-1919. Kentucky Bible and Cemetery Records / Genealogical Records Committee, Kentucky Society D.A.R. leaves 255-260; FHL US/CAN Film 855039 Item 4.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
A free index to Washington County, Virginia Genealogy wills and administrations (1770-1800) is available at the Library of Virginia.
Online Probate Links
- 1639 – 1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry.com — index to transcribed records, incomplete,
- Images of Wills, Estates, Deeds 1771 – 1791; 1791 – 1806; 1806 – 1812. Virginia Pioneers ($)
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
- "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Washington County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1980):58-60. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Online Washington County, Virginia Tax Lists | |||||||||||
Type | Index | Images | |||||||||
Free | FHC | Fee | Free | FHC | Fee | ||||||
Personal Property | 1782, 1782 | - | - | 1782 | 1782* 1782 |
1782 | |||||
Personal Property | 1783 | - | - | 1783 A|B | 1783 | 1783 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | 1784 | 1784 | 1784 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | 1785 | 1785 | 1785 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | 1786 | 1786 | 1786 | |||||
Personal Property | 1787 | - | - | 1787 | 1787 | 1787 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1788 | 1788 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1789 | 1789 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1790 | 1790 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1791 | 1791 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1792 | 1792 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1793 | 1793 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1794 | 1794 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1795 | 1795 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1796 | 1796 | |||||
Personal Property | 1797 | - | - | 1797 | 1797 | 1797 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1798 | 1798 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1799 | 1799 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1800 | 1800 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1801 | 1801 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1802 | 1802 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1803 | 1803 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | 1804 | 1804 | 1804 | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | 1805 | 1805 | 1805 | |||||
Personal Property | 1806 | - | - | 1806 | 1806 | - | |||||
Personal Property | - | - | - | - | 1807-1850 | - |
- This folder has been incorrectly labeled as being 1786. The names and entries here match those of 1782 and not 1786. It is listed first as it is easier to read and a cleaner copy.
How can Virginia tax lists help me?
Bibliography
- [1782-1805] Washington County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1805 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
- [1782] "Tithables in Washington County, Virginia, in 1782," Publications (The Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia). Series 2, No. 7 (Winter-Spring 1968-1969), No. 8 (Jul. 1970) and No. 9 (Jul. 1971). Available at FHL.
- [1782] Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available online FamilySearch . [1782 personal property tax list of Washington County.]
- [1782] Personal Property Tax List, 1782, Tazewell County Historical Society Newsletter. Tazewell VA: Jun 1996. Vol. 9 Iss. 2.
- [1782] Personal Property Tax List, 1782, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 1992. Vol. 10 Iss. 39.
- [1782] "Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists - 1782," The Mountain Empire Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 1985):124-127. FHL US/CAN Book 975 D25m v. 4 (1985). [Abstracted from The Sutherland Collection.]
- [1782] Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1782 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List, available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1783] - Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at Revolutionary War Service website - free.
- [1784] Personal property tax list, 1784, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Dec 1992. Vol. 11 Iss. 41.
- [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Washington County is included in Vol. 2.]
- [1788, 1797] Images of the 1788 and 1797 Personal Property Tax Lists of Washington County, Virginia are available to browse online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
- [1791] Tax list, c. 1791, Hart County Historical Society Quarterly. Munfordville KY: Summer 2005.
- [1797] Tithables, 1797, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Dec 1993. Vol. 12 Iss. 2; Mar 1994. Vol. 12 Iss. 3; Jun 1994. Vol. 12 Iss. 4; Sep 1994. Vol. 13 Iss. 1; Dec 1994. Vol. 13 Iss. 2; Mar 1995. Vol. 13 Iss. 50.
- [1804, 1806] Free black tithables, brief lists, 1804, 1806, Pastmaster Journal of the Mountain Empire. Bristol VA: Jan 2004.
- [1806] Weaver, Jeffrey C. The 1806 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List, available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1806-1819] Heinegg, Paul. "Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List 1806-1819," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Washington County is included in Vol. 5.]
- [1815] Kegley, Mary B. Southwest Virginia Tax Assessments, 1815: Grayson, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, and Wythe Counties. Wytheville, Va.: Kegley Books, 1991. Original edition and 1992 supplement available at FHL. [The source for this publication is a private collection of 1815 tax assessment tickets for the First District of Virginia. The tickets includes landowners' names, number of acres or lots, number of buildings along with descriptions, and number of slaves. N.B. These are not the 1815 land tax books.]
- [1845] Personal property tax list, 1845, coloreds, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 2001. Vol. 19 Iss. 75.
- [1845] Personal property tax list, 1845, Upper District, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Mar 2001. Vol. 19 Iss. 3.
- [1845] Personal property tax list, 1845, Ha-Wh, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 2001. Vol. 19 Iss. 75.
- [1852] Lowrey, J.K. Washington County Virginia (WCV) 1852 Personal Property Tax List (PPTL): Upper District, available online, courtesy: New River Notes. [Includes a list of free negroes over the age of 12.]
- [1861] Tax book, 1861, free negroes, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 1990. Vol. 8 Iss. 31.
- [1862] Hockett, Jack. Washington County Virginia (WCV) Personal Property Tax List (PPTL): D.A.P. Campbell: 1862 Property End. Jno. Burwell (Upper District), available online, courtesy: New River Notes. [Includes a list of free negroes over the age of 12.]
- [1868] Hockett, Jack. Washington County Virginia (WCV) Personal Property Tax List (PPTL), 1868, Upper District), available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1870] Supplement to Saltville District, 1870, labor and tax, 1872-1873, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Dec 2002. Vol. 21 Iss. 81.
- [1870] Hockett, Jack. 1870 Personal Property Tax List (PPTL), Washington County Virginia (WCV): Upper District), available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1871] Hockett, Jack. Washington County VA Personal Property Tax List, Saltville Township, 1871), available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1872-1873] Hockett, Jack. A Supplement to the 1870 Census of Washington Co.VA, Saltville District: List of Labor & Tax 1872 & 1873, available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1883] Hockett, Jack. County, VA (WCV) Personal Property Tax List (PPTL), 1883; Upper District: John D. Blackwell, Commissioner of the Revenue, available online, courtesy: New River Notes.
- [1883] Hockett, Jack, 1883 Washington County, VA Personal Property Tax List, Lower District: Thomas P. Hendricks, Commissioner of the Revenue - free.
- [1887] Hockett, Jack. 1887 Washington County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List: Upper District: John D. Blackwell, Comr. Rev. - free.
- [1903-1906] Poll tax lists, 1903-6, Saltville dist., Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Sep 1998. Vol. 17 Iss. 1; Dec 1998. Vol. 17 Iss. 65; Mar 1999. Vol. 17 Iss. 3; Jun 1999. Vol. 17 Iss. 4; Sep 1999. Vol. 18 Iss. 1; Dec. 1999. Vol. 18 Iss. 2; Mar 2000. Vol. - Iss. 70.
- [1906] Tax list, 1906, Ab-Sc, Holston Pastfinder. Bristol VA: Jun 1998. Vol. 16 Iss. 4.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Indexes to Washington County, Virginia Genealogy births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Most records can also be ordered electronically online as well. Courtesy: FamilySearch. See also How to order Virginia Vital Records
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1853-1866 - Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1889-1896 - Fridley, Beth, comp. Washington County, Virginia Births, 1889-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Available at Ancestry ($).
- 1912-1913 - Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
- 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
- 1782-1820 - Washington County Marriage Register, 1782-1820 (VAGenWeb) - free.
- 1782-1820 - Fleet, Beverley. Washington County Marriage Register, 1782-1820. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. Available at FHL; digital version at Ancestry ($).
- 1785-1902 - Washington County Marriage Index 1785-1902. Batch M868696 at FamilySearch - free.
- 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry.com ($) — index
- 1801-1820 - Barbe, Waverly. "Washington County, Virginia, Mc Marriages, 1801-1820," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1976):130-132. Available at American Ancestors ($).
- 1853-1935 - Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — index and images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1918-1988 - Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — index and images
Death[edit | edit source]
Washington County, Virginia Genealogy deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by Virginia Genealogical Society.
- 1853-1861 - Washington County, Virginia Deaths 1853-1861 (VAGenWeb) - free.
- 1853-1892 - Washington County Death Index 1853-1892. Batch B868695 at FamilySearch - free.
- 1912-1987 - Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — index and images
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of the following Washington County death records online at Ancestry:
- Washington County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-85 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
- Washington County, Virginia Deaths, 1886-96 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]
The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available at FamilySearch. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.
For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records. |
Washington County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Washington County, Virginia Genealogy Websites[edit | edit source]
- Washington County, Virginia USGENWEB
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Washington County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
- References for Southwest Virginia (Southwest Virginia Project)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: SW_VA-L (Topic: Southwest Virginia)
- Cyndi's List
- RamblingRoots (Pioneer Families of Washington Co., Virginia)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.washcova.com/visitors/history/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Virginia. Page 722 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Virginia . Page 710-723 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 715-720.
- ↑ Lost Records Localities: Counties and Cities with Missing Records, 6, in Library of Virginia (accessed 4 April 2014).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Washington County,_Virginia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Virginia#Communities accessed 4 March 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 358-359. Digital version at Google Books.
- ↑ "Original Virginia Records Imaged and Indexed Online," *Arlene Eakle's Virginia Genealogy Blog, 12 October 2008.
- ↑ Kenneth Scott, British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812 (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979), 320-333. FHL Book 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 847-61. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002) WorldCat entry., and William E. Myer, Indian Trails of the Southeast (Nashville, Tenn.: Blue and Gray Press, 1971), 12-14, and the book's pocket map "The Trail System of the Southeastern United States in the early Colonial Period" (1923). (FHL Book 970.1 M992i) WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 209. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
- ↑ The Virginia State Line: Organizational Structure of the Virginia State Line, Ranger95.com, accessed 11 June 2012.
- ↑ William C. Pendleton, History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, 1748-1920 (Richmond, Va.: W.C. Hill Printing Company, 1920), 629-630. Digital version at Google Books.
- ↑ John E. Olson, 21st Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1989). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 57.
- ↑ Michael West, 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 108.
- ↑ Thomas M. Rankin, 37th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1987). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 37.
- ↑ John D. Chapla, 48th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1989). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 54.
- ↑ John C. Chapla, 50th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1997). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 129.
- ↑ James A. Davis, 51st Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1984). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 9.
- ↑ Jeffrey C. Weaver, 63rd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 76.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.