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Clerk Circuit court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1732<br>and land records from 1900<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brunswick County, Virginia. Page 711 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Clerk Circuit court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1732<br>and land records from 1900<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brunswick County, Virginia. Page 711 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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| − | <br>Freedmen's Bureau[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1596147 Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721] | + | <br>Freedmen's Bureau [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1596147 Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721] |
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://freeafricanamericans.com/brunswick.htm "Brunswick County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com'', available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.] | *Heinegg, Paul. [http://freeafricanamericans.com/brunswick.htm "Brunswick County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com'', available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.] | ||
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| − | == Societies and Libraries == | + | == Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
*[http://www.brunswickco.com/html/museum1.html Brunswick County Museum] | *[http://www.brunswickco.com/html/museum1.html Brunswick County Museum] | ||
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Revision as of 00:16, 14 February 2013
United States
Virginia
Brunswick County
Brunswick County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Brunswick County (established 1720) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
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| Founded | 1720 |
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| County Seat | Lawrenceville |
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Brunswick County Courthouse
216 North Main Street
Lawrenceville, VA 23868-0160
Phone: 804-848-2215
Clerk Circuit court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1732
and land records from 1900[1]
Brunswick County, Virginia History
Brunswick County is said to have been named after the Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg in modern-day Germany. This is because the county was named, more directly, after the House of Brunswick, which had gained possession of the British throne in 1714. One of the titles of the Hanoverian kings of Britain was that of Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.
Parent County
1720--Brunswick County was created 2 November 1720 from Prince George County. Additional territory from Isle of Wight and Surry Counties was added in 1732.
County seat: Lawrenceville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
- Lost census: 1890
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Brunswick County includes three incorporated towns:
- Alberta
- Brodnax
- Lawrenceville
Neighboring Counties
Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Resources
African American
Freedmen's Bureau Letters or Correspondence, 1865-18721
- Heinegg, Paul. "Brunswick County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1815," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- Wynne, Frances Holloway. Register of Free Negroes and Also of Dower Slaves, Brunswick County, Virginia, 1803-1850. Fairfax, Virginia: Self-published, 1983.
Bible Records
Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:
- Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 - browse collection at FamilySearch; free.
Additional Bible records include:
Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Brunswick County, Virginia Cemeteries.
A partial list of cemeteries in Brunswick County appears below. [3] A more comprehensive list appears in the website titled Cemeteries of Brunswick County, Virginia.
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- Brunswick County Cemeteries (ePodunk)
- Cemeteries, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
- Cemeteries of Brunswick County, Virginia (detailed and comprehensive site)
- Tombstone Transcription Project Brunswick County - Cemetery transcriptions - USGenWeb
- Wilkes, Charles Fred. "Wilkes Burial Ground, 'Charlie's Hope,' Brunswick County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):135-136. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
Census
For tips on accessing Brunswick County, Virginia census records online, see: Virginia Census.
1810
- 1810 census (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1810 census index (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1810 census index, Meherrin Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1810 census index, St. Andrews Parish (USGenWeb Archives)
1830
- Simmons, Don. Brunswick Co., Va. Census of 1830. Melber, Kentucky: Self-published, 1976.
1850
- 1850 census index (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1850 census, northern division (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1850 census, southern division, part 1 of 2 (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1850 census, southern division, part 2 of 2 (USGenWeb Archives)
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1790 | 12,827 | — |
| 1800 | 16,339 | 27.4% |
| 1810 | 15,411 | −5.7% |
| 1820 | 16,687 | 8.3% |
| 1830 | 15,767 | −5.5% |
| 1840 | 14,346 | −9.0% |
| 1850 | 13,894 | −3.2% |
| 1860 | 14,809 | 6.6% |
| 1870 | 13,427 | −9.3% |
| 1880 | 16,707 | 24.4% |
| 1890 | 17,245 | 3.2% |
| 1900 | 18,217 | 5.6% |
| 1910 | 19,244 | 5.6% |
| 1920 | 21,025 | 9.3% |
| 1930 | 20,486 | −2.6% |
| 1940 | 19,575 | −4.4% |
| 1950 | 20,136 | 2.9% |
| 1960 | 17,779 | −11.7% |
| 1970 | 16,172 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | 15,632 | −3.3% |
| 1990 | 15,987 | 2.3% |
| 2000 | 18,419 | 15.2% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
- Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]
Church Records
Baptist
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
The 10,000 name petition (dated 16 October 1776) has been digitized at the Library of Congress website. It was signed by people from all over Virginia who wanted an end to persecution of Baptists by the Established Church. Baptists and Baptist sympathizers alike signed the petition. To find your ancestor in this record, first check Hall's transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy (Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39), which is available online at Ancestry ($). It is also available in book form at the Family History Library: FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 35-39. Then proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.
Brunswick County fell within the bounds of the Meherrin Association.
Church of England
See also Meherrin Parish
See also St. Andrew's Parish
- Hopkins, William Lindsay. Bath Parish Register (Births, Deaths, & Marriages), 1827-1897, of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and St. Andrews Parish Vestry Book, 1732-1797, of Brunswick County, Virginia. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Publishing Company, 1993.
Quaker
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
- Ward's Monthly Meeting (1770-1790) aka Sadler's[8]
Court
- Courts [court records], Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
- Pawlett, Nathaniel Mason. Brunswick County Road Orders, 1732-1746. Charlottesville, Virginia: Virginia Transportation Research Council, 1988.
DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Brunswick County, Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.
- [Fletcher] Descendant of James Fletcher, b. c1680s, resident of Prince George County, Virginia, d. 1733 Brunswick County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled William Fletcher of Accomac County, Virginia/James Fletcher of Brunswick County, Virginia), courtesy: The Fletcher DNA Project.
- [Harrison] Descendant of Benjamin Harrison, b. c1720, d. 1790 Brunswick County, Virginia. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (labelled H-18, Lineage 2). Genetic signature available online, courtesy: The Harrison DNA Project, World Families Network.
- [Harrison] Descendant of John Harrison, b. 1760 of Brunswick County, Virginia, d. 1822. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (labelled H-101, Lineage 2). Genetic signature available online, courtesy: The Harrison DNA Project, World Families Network.
Genealogy
More than 150 genealogies have been published about Brunswick County families. To view a list, visit Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy.
General
- Virginia Historical Records Survey, Works Projects Administration. Inventory of County Archives of Virginia: No. 13, Brunswick County (Lawrenceville). Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Records Survey, 1943.
Immigration
- Ljungstedt, Milnor. "Items from Southern Records" [Showing Family and Trade Connections with Northern Colonies and the Home Countries], The American Genealogist, Vol. 15 (1938):95-104. Available at New England Ancestors ($). [Brunswick Co., VA surname: Godwyn.]
- List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Brunswick County, Virginia (work in progress), courtesy: Immigrant Servants Database.
Land and Property
Deeds
- Brunswick County, Virginia Deeds. Miami Beach, Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991.
- "Brunswick County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Etc., No. 1, 1732-1740," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1957):73-79; Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1957):124-131; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1957):163-168; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1958):33-37; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1958):87-90; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1958):124-127; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1958):172-176; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):27-33; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):65-70; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1959):103-112; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):153-161. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
- Land Records, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
Grants and Patents
Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 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 Property article.
- Hudgins. 821 patents dated 1717-1801 in what is now Brunswick County, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2002. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.]
Local Histories
- "Brunswick County and Fort Christiana," William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 4 (transcribed; USGenWeb Archives)
- Neale, Gay, Henry L. Mitchell, Brunswick County, Virginia, 1720-1975. Brunswick County Bicentennial Committee, 1975. Google Books page (without preview).
Maps
Migration
- Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Brunswick County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 254]
- Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at FHL. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Brunswick County to other parts of the country.]
Bell published records of Brunswick County residents who migrated to South Carolina:
- Bell, Mary McCampbell. "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Spring 1983):97-102; Vol. 12, No. 2 (Spring 1984):94-99. FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 11-12
Military
- Fort Christanna (Historical Marker Database)
- Fort Christanna (Wikipedia)
- Military, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
French and Indian War
- Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Brunswick County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
- Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Brunswick County, see p. 68-69.]
- Bracey, Mrs. Carstairs. "Soldiers From Brunswick County, Virginia, in the French and Indian War," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1979):193-194.
- Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Brunswick County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]
Revolutionary War
Regiments. Service men in Brunswick County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Brunswick County supplied soldiers for the:
- - 15th Virginia Regiment (6th Company)[9]
Additional resources:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital versions at U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. 1967 reprint: FHL Collection 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Brunswick County on page 129.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
War of 1812
Brunswick County men served in the 66th and 96th Regiments.[10]
- Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. FHL Collection 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Brunswick County.]
- 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 Collection 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Brunswick County, p. 64.]
Civil War
Brunswick County men served in regiments (and companies) from their home county as well as neighboring counties. Because Confederate units often reorganized, this list might not be complete.
Additional information for the following regiments can be at FHL book 975.5575 H2n, pp. 158-174, and FHL book 975.5575 M2p.
- - 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- - 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Brunswick Guard).
- - 5th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (Wilson's)(Archer's)(Confederate).
- - 12th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F (Huger Grays) and Company I (Meherrin Grays).[11]
- - 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company I (Brunswick Blues).[12]
- - 21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (Brunswick Grays or Brunswick Guard).[13]
- - 46th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- - 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- - 56th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- - 59th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)
- - 66th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate)
- - 96th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate) was part of the 15th Brigade along with the precedingly mentioned 66th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Militia (Confederate) as mentioned in FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29 titled A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865, page 241
Records and histories are available, including:
- Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865
- Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers 1861-1865
- Pritchett, W.M. Civil War Soldiers from Brunswick County, Virginia. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 2000.
Naturalization
Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929
Newspapers
The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Brunswick County, Virginia 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.
- Obituaries, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
Probate Records
A free index to Brunswick County, Virginia wills and administrations (1732-1800) is available at the <a href="http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas08&local_base=CLAS08">Library of Virginia</a> website.
SamPubCo has created a free online resource that serves as a good starting place to search for Colonial Brunswick County wills:
Other Brunswick County probate resources include:
- "Brunswick County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, Etc., No. 1, 1732-1740," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1957):73-79; Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1957):124-131; Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1957):163-168; Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1958):33-37; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1958):87-90; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1958):124-127; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1958):172-176; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):27-33; Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):65-70; Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1959):103-112; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):153-161. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
- Brunswick County, Virginia Wills, 1739-1750. Miami Beach. Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991.
- Cridlin, W.B., "Brunswick County, Virginia Wills, Etc. (continued)," Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol. 22. Digital copy in Google Books.
- Hopkins, William Lindsay. Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. Available at FHL. [Includes Brunswick County.]
- Wills, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
- Wills, 1739 to 1750 (Digital Images) Virginia Pioneers
- Wills, 1751-1761 (Digital Images) Virginia Pioneers
- Wills, 1764-1769 (Digital images) Virginia Pioneers
- Wills, 1783-1785 (Digital Images) Virginia Pioneers
- Index to Inventories, Accounts, Wills, Book No. 3, 1751 to 1769 Virginia Pioneers
- Index to Wills and Indentures (Deeds) 1739-1750 Virginia Pioneers
Research Guides
- "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Brunswick County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1962):34-38. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).
- Pritchett, John W. "Genealogical Research in Brunswick County," The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 32, No. 3 (2006). Available at FHL; digital version at VGS website - free.
Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?
- [1748] "Brunswick County, Va., Poll List, 1748," William and Mary College Quarterly, 1st Series, Vol. 26 (1917):59-64. Available at FHL; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at FHL; digital version at USGenWeb Archives or at JSTOR ($).
- [1782] Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Available at FHL. [1782 personal property tax list of Brunswick County.]
- [1782-1815] Heinegg, Paul. "Brunswick County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1815," Free African Americans.com, available online. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records.]
- [1783] 1783 Personal Property Tax Lists (VAGenWeb).
- [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Brunswick County is included in Vol. 1.]
- [1787] Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1975):248-254. Available at FHL; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. Brunswick County's 1787 Delinquent List appears on p. 254]
- [1788, 1798] Indexed images of the 1788 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Brunswick County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
- [1800] "Brunswick County, Virginia, 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1967):35-38; Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1967):67-70; Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1967):116-120; Vol. 11, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1967):175-178. Available at FHL; digital version at USGenWeb Archives or at New England Ancestors ($).
- [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Brunswick County is included in Vol. 2.]
Vital Records
- Vital Records, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
Birth
Indexes to Brunswick County, Virginia births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
Beth Fridley has published abstracts of Brunswick County births from 1853 through 1896 online at Ancestry:
- Brunswick County, Virginia Births, 1853-62 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
- Brunswick County, Virginia Births, 1865-73 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
- Brunswick County, Virginia Births, 1874-79 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
- Brunswick County, Virginia Births, 1880-96 [database on-line]. Available at Ancestry ($).
Marriage
- 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
- 1730-1852 - Fothergill, Augusta B. Marriage Records of Brunswick County, Virginia, 1730 - 1852. [S.l.]: A.B. Fothergill, 1953. Available at FHL; digital version at World Vital Records ($); partial preview in Google Books.
- 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
- 1750-1810 - Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Brunswick County, Virginia, 1750-1810. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1953, 1982.
- 1750-1861 - Ricks, Joel. Brunswick County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1750-1861. Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, 1997.
- 1750-1861 - Brunswick County Marriages 1750 to 1861 Virginia Pioneers
Deaths
- Obituaries, Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives
Vital Record Substitutes
The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available for free online. 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. |
Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Websites
- Brunswick County, Virginia (Brunswick County site)
- Brunswick County, Virginia (RootsWeb)
- Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy (GenealogyLinks.net)
- Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy and History (Virginia Genealogy Trails)
- Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
- Brunswick County, Virginia GenWeb (VAGenWeb)
- Brunswick County, Virginia History, Records, Facts, Genealogy, and Ancestry (Family History 101)
- Brunswick County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives (USGenWeb)
- Family History Library Catalog
- Fort Christanna (Historical Marker Database)
- Fort Christanna (Wikipedia)
- Lawrenceville: Our History and the Lawrenceville Police Dept. History (Town of Lawrenceville)
- Profile for Brunswick County, Virginia (ePodunk)
- Cyndi's List
- Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Brunswick County, Virginia. Page 711 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ USGS Map, Topozone.com
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:488. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:492. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 287. Digital version at Google Books.
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:476. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990.
- ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
- ↑ E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787 (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978), 72. FHL Book 975.5 M2s.
- ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 57. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
- ↑ William D. Henderson, 12th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1984). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 8.
- ↑ G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 20th and 39th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105.
- ↑ Susan A. Riggs, 21st Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1991). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 72.
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