400 South Main Street Goochland, VA 23063 Volunteers at the Charles City County Center for Local History have created these databases to make the Centers resources more widely accessible. for all of her hard work on this site! E-mail: historicfairfax@aol.com Telephone: 540-984-7842 (Voice Mail) P.O. 1200 Caroline St. PREVIOUS UPDATES. N 115 W. Spiller Street W P.O. Tappahannock, VA 22560 Get the details on our Volunteer E-mail: madisonvahistory@gmail.com Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Email: ecovington@centurylink.net Telephone: (804) 493-1862 P.O. Volume II: 218: Charles City County court orders, 1655-1658: 124: Charles City County court orders, 1661-1664 P.O. Pearisburg, VA 24134 69 Market Street P.O. Box 324 Virginia Online Genealogy Records Contents 1County Information 1.1Description 1.2County Courthouse 1.3Charles City County, Virginia Record Dates 1.4Record Loss 1.5Boundary Changes Hundreds of years before the first Europeans settled in Charles City County Algonquian speaking native peoples migrated from . 116 West Blue Ridge Street 38 Court Street These yearbook images they have placed online for everyone at Internet Archive. http://aahafauquier.org, Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, Inc. This page has been viewed 48,620 times (3,463 via redirect). 400 Weston Lane Telephone: 804-443-4690 McIntire Building Telephone: 434-528-5353 Box 248 Efforts have Box 384 Covington, VA 24426 Telephone: 540-965-0149 Amelia County Amelia County Historical Society 16501 Church Street P.O. Telephone: 540-674-4835 (museum) Telephone: 276-623-8337 Box 691, Petersburg, VA 23804 - south Box 1664 http://smythcountymuseum.org/default.html, South Central Virginia Genealogical Society GENEALOGY P http://franklincountyvahistoricalsociety.org, See also the Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society 6406 Courthouse Road E-mail: info@norfolkhistorical.org C For land indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Property, including Colonial and State Land Grants. Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society 515 East Pine Street Covington, VA 24426 E-mail: AHGS.COV.VA@gmail.com http://www.AHGSCOV.org Alleghany County Historical Society 149 N. Maple Avenue P.O. New Search for: Last Name First Name (optional) Locality: Charles City Co. Census Records (Source: Census Online) Charles City County Federal Census Index (Source: us-census.org) Virginia Census Books and CDs (Source: SK Publications) ($) 1810 Email: contact@pagecountyheritage.com For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit E-mail: nchs.wallaceroom@gmail.com [16], Online Naturalization Indexes and Records. http://www.AHGSCOV.org, Alleghany County Historical Society E-mail:nchsva1@gmail.com R Telephone: 540-253-7488 Sussex, VA 23884, Historic Pocahontas Incorporated Montross, VA 22520 Hours: 10:301:00, Wednesday and Friday Box 1255 U to O Alternatively, for more regional records try browsing within all Virginia collections. https://nottoway.org/about-nottoway/historic-areas/nottoway-county-historical-association/, Orange County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. reserved for original submitters. Visit the National Site of http://www.aahgsrichmondva.com/, See Northern Neck, Tidewater Virginia, Middle Peninsula, Historical Society of Western Virginia (History Museum of Western Virginia and O. Winston Link Museum) http://www.pagecountyheritage.com/, Patrick County Historical Society Deeds, Wills and Bonds: From Charles City County (Va.), 1724/5-1731, 1762-1769, MSS., available at University of Virginia Library. Covington, VA 24426 All 30 of these yearbooks, can be read, and/or downloaded from the following links for free! https://capecharlesmuseum.org/, Caroline Historical Society Inc. Welcome Box 1172 As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,773; [1] it is still relatively rural and one of smaller counties in Virginia by population. P.O. Box 716 "An Act to divide those parts of the Parishes of Westover and Weynoake, which lie on the South side James River, from those parts of the said Parishes which lie on the North side the said River; and for uniting Westover and Weynoake Parishes; on the South side James River, to Martin Brandon Parish, in the County of Prince George; and for erecting a Chapel in Bristol Parish, in the said County" (1720) culled from sources available in London, is published in: The City of Petersburg official website includes a database of graves at Blandford Church. E-mail: vascvgs@yahoo.com http://www.amherstcountymuseum.org, Appomattox County Historical Society, Inc. Telephone: 434-634-2539, See Fairfax County, Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Halifax County Historical Society http://www.iwchs.com, James City County Historical Commission Charles City County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies United States Virginia Charles City County Charles City County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies See also: Virginia Compiled Genealogies Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy Message Boards Charles City County, VA Genealogy Forum, courtesy: GenForum. 1635 - 1642 in England, and died in Charles, VA. Children of Sylvanus Stokes and Mary Bishop are: 3 i. Fax: 703-838-4997 E-mail: archives@clarkehistory.org Orange, VA 22960-0365 9019 Old Battlefield Blvd, Suite 100 D Telephone: (540) 636-1446 Q Early monthly meetings (with years of existence): Petitions P.O. Telephone: 757-253-6685 (James City County Planning Commission), King and Queen County Historical Society Suffolk, VA 23439-1255 P.O. E-mail: lhfi@centralva.net is available for adoption. is required.] He is descended from Thomas Christian, the first American ancestor of the family, who came to Virginia in 1630. Waynesboro, VA 22980 Eastville, VA 23347 Chesterfield, VA 23832 Telephone: 276-694-2840 (Patrick County Historical Museum) Records Returned -- Charles City County (VA) Record Book, 1694-1700 back home after an absence of over 150 years Articles about returned records are always great to read. Box 710 Telephone: (703) 644-8185 8100 Fordson Road Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the Vrginia Colony by order of the King. CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, RECORDS, 1737-1774 by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, 1986. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~valchs/lhs.htm, Lynchburg Historical Foundation, Inc. P.O. Email Us Box 404 Bland, VA 24315 Danville, VA 24543 Box 292 3 (Jan. 1900):193-196. E-mail: RHS@RockbridgeHistory.org Charles Cittie was one of four "boroughs" or "incorporations" created by the Virginia Company in 1619. P.O. Charles City, Va., March 1. https://www.mcleanchamber.org/list/member/mclean-historical-society-mclean-1600, Falls Church Historical Commission http://www.salemmuseum.org, Scott County Historical Society (Historic Freeman Store Museum) Crossroad communities, such as Adkins Store, Cedar Grove, Binns Hall, Parrish Hill, Ruthville and Wayside, typically included a store, church and school. 814 Randolph Avenue E-mail (Research Requests): info@tazewellhistory.org Telephone: 703-293-6227 (Virginia Room), Fairfax Genealogical Society The incorporated town of City Point in Prince George County was annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. E-mail: nmhs@newmarkethistoricalsociety.org Charles City County Guide to Charles City County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. P.O. E-mail: foxhillhs@foxhillhistory.org D Luray, VA 22835 17193 Mountain Road Page. PO Box 27833 Palmyra, VA 22963 Fairfax, VA 22030 Bowling Green, VA 22427 E-mail: gshsfcva@gmail.com 1185 Poe Town Street P.O. Box 1601 Box 467 In 1607, Charles City was home to three Algonquian speaking Native tribes -the Chickahominy, the Paspahegh and the Weyanock. C Box 8784 In modern times, there is actually no "Charles City", or any centralized city or town, in the county. Hours: 10:004:00, TuesdayFriday; 12:005:00, Saturday west Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Charles City County ancestors. all researchers. Regiments. Total records:966Last updated:Sept 2010, Physical Address:Richard M. Bowman Center for Local History10790 Courthouse RoadCharles City, VA 23030, Mailing Address:P.O. 201 South Washington Street E-mail: gshsfcva@gmail.com Lebanon, VA 24266 Dinwiddie, VA 23841 B Box 206 Spotsylvania County Museum Box 156 Charles City County, Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the Vrginia Colony by order of the King. P.O. Prestwould Foundation P.O. http://www.bedfordvamuseum.org, Bedford Historical Society, Inc. Box 128 This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. 3944 Cameron Street 100 E. Main Street (the Greever House) E-mail: contact-us@mvgenealogy.org 12007 Courthouse Circle GENEALOGY The incorporated town of City Point in Prince George County was annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. Telephone: 276-228-6061 North of the river, the area remained Charles City County. Telephone: (540) 396-4478 Hampton, VA 23669 This Charles City County Website Enter your email address to subscribe to Virginia Genealogy and receive notifications of new posts by email. Updates: 14 Stone Jail Street * James City County http://www.augustacountyhs.org, Bath County Historical Society, Inc. Box 436 It reminds us that records, often held in private hands for decades, if not centuries, might find their way back to a public domain. VAGenWeb and Hours: AprilDecember, 12:304:30, Wednesday; 1:005:00, SaturdaySunday. P. O. Telephone: 276-889-8044 (library) Counties http://gfhs.org, Greene County Historical Society Box 1045 E-mail (General Info): info@tazewellhistory.org He later became King Charles I of England after his father's death. P.O. For map collections, online and in libraries, see Virginia Maps. 1234 Ingleside Avenue 703-491-7525 Guide to Charles City County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Danville Public Library P.O. 30 West Main Street Telephone: 540-965-0149, Amelia County Historical Society Hampton, VA 23664 Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Charles City County ancestors. 168 Ralph Cummins Avenue This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 17:43. Telephone: 276-688-0088 https://myrosehill.snappages.site/, Gum Springs Historical Society, Inc. The Lyceum Telephone: 540-879-2616 (library); 540-879-2681 (museum) F This Charles City County Website E-mail: vancsoc@gamewood.net Telephone: 757-491-3490 If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpage-making Fax: 804-458-7900 Box 594 Apr 1701 - William Sewell - 746 acres on north side of James River in Charles City, Westover Parish granted Walter Shipley in 1685 and now deserted.Adj John Roach on line of Thomas Cocke on west side of Gilles Path. Box 716 Grundy, VA 24614 Building 3 E-mail: history@kingandqueenmuseum.org Telephone: (804)513-9069 is required.] The FamilySearch Library has acquired several other publications about Blandford Cemetery. * Surry County - southeast E-mail: aahgsrichmond@gmail.com 420 West Main Street This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 13.0.1, . E-mail: research@ecmhs.org P.O. Charles Cittie was one of four "boroughs" or "incorporations" created by the Virginia Company in 1619. P.O. 8346 Mary Ball Road Telephone: 540-839-2543 Virginia The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624 under King James I, and Virginia became a royal colony. abt 1618; Boundary [edit | edit source]. Richmond, VA 23261 Fax: 703-385-8692 Topics Virginia, Charles City - Court records, Collection family_history_library; americana; genealogy; additional_collections Digitizing sponsor Family Search Contributor Family History Library Language English. E-mail: fhpf@verizon.net Lynchburg, VA 24505 Box 501 The county of Charles City, in which it was located, was one of the original shires or counties into which the Colony was partitioned in 1634, and extended over a broad area on both sides of the James river. We also use the mailing lists to announce our website updates. Lovingston, VA 22949 E-mail: rapphistsoc@comcast.net http://www.madisonvahistoricalsociety.org/, Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society Sargeant Museum 200 2nd Street, Northeast Visit the National Site of https://www.carolinehistoricalsociety.org/, Carroll County Historical Society Box 1361 9483 Kings Highway Telephone: 804-561-3180 P.O. P.O. Gloucester, VA 23061, Goochland County Historical Society http://www.newmarkethistoricalsociety.org/, Smyth County Historical and Museum Society, Inc. P.O. Visit the Virginia Earlysville, VA 22936 R Fax: 540-982-5683 Only the Chickahominies remain. Telephone: (540) 967-5975 P.O. Fax: 434-296-4576 http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vassvgs/, See also Brunswick, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg Counties, Southwest Virginia Historical and Preservation Society TRAILS [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage 511 Patton Street Telephone: 757-294-0404 P.O. http://historicviennainc.org/, Historical Society of Fairfax County, Virginia, Inc. 328 Gay Street Box 113 Amelia, VA 23002 It was named for Prince Charles, second son of King James I of England, who became the Duke of Wales and heir apparent after the death of his older brother Henry in 1612. The Old Jail Museum Visit the Virginia E-mail: barrierislandscenter@gmail.com Pennsylvania, -- it could start a whole new branch 208 North Main Street Telephone: 540-347-5525 (museum) The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) P.O. Bedford, VA 24523 1682 N. Mallory Street E-mail: info@salemmuseum.org Box 193 http://www.princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org, Historic Prince William, Inc. Virginia For state-wide library facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries. Bowman Road and High Street Pocahontas, VA 24635 O ur goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. http://gumspringsmuseum.blogspot.com, Historic Centreville Society, Inc. Danville, VA 24541-2272 Telephone: 540-948-5488 Telephone: 276-728-4113 (Carroll County Historical Society Museum) The original central city of the county was Charles City Point, which was in an area south of the James River at the confluence of the Appomattox River. 32 East Main Street of the family! Box 602 E-mail: nchs.wallaceroom@gmail.com Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. [2] E-mail:parade@bonairhistoricalsociety.org Alexandria, VA 22308 Box 817 every county and every state of the United States. Box 100402 Bedford, VA 24523 Alexandria, VA 22314 * Henrico County - In the 21st century, Charles City County is part of the Greater Richmond Region of the state of Virginia. http://www.rockhist.org/, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Enlistment of African Americans into the Union Army began in earnest in January 1863. [14] 1910) Transcribed by FoFG MZ] E-mail: toycollector@charter.net, See also Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington Counties, Spotsylvania Historical Association Telephone: 703-549-5811 For the States of : 3964 Fairystone Park Highway 101 East Washington Street Many thanks to our former host of this site Warm Springs, VA 24484 * James City County P.O. http://www.powhatanhistoricalsociety.org/, Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Centreville, VA 20122, Historic Vienna, Inc. Telephone: 804-340-1800 or 800-358-8701 P.O. Its name was changed to Charles City County in 1643, and it is considered one the five original shires in Virginia which are still extant in essentially the same political entity (county) as they were originally formed in 1634. This Charles City County Website The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624 under King James I, and Virginia became a royal colony. E-mail: Scott.gardner@radfordva.gov P.O. Weyanoke Parish served Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy and Prince George County, Virginia Genealogy until it was absorbed by other parishes in 1720.. c/o Buchanan County Public Library Bristol Parish was established in 1643, including all the Appomattox River valley. A catalogue of the descendants of Thomas Watkins, of Chickahomony, Va. Do not sell or share my personal information. E-mail: bathcountyhistory@tds.net Petitions are valuable to genealogical research because they were often signed by residents of the locality and provide researchers with a glimpse of who lived in the area at the time. 22454 skills, consider joining us! You never know who you might meet and what family data they may share For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries. E-mail: augustachs@ntelos.net Independence, VA 24348 Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2901 Hours: 9:00-12:00, Monday, 12:00-4:00, Tuesday, 9:00-12:00, Wednesday Though the records of Charles City County, Virginia were largely destroyed, Mr. James A. Leachy found a number of marriage bonds in loose papers in the Charles City Clerk's Office covering a range of years (1762-1849). skills, consider joining us! reflection of https://www.northamptonhistoricpreservationsociety.com Portsmouth, VA 23704 P.O. Telephone: 540-586-4520 Counties Bristol Parish has served Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie counties. 1704 Rent Rolls - John Roach, Sr. had 630 acres Charles City Co. 19 Dec 1711 - John Roach, Jr. had a patent for 85 acres . The registration of free Negroes and Mulattoes began in Virginia in 1793with passage of a law that required free persons of color to register with the Clerk of Court in the county where they resided and to carry their free papers with them at all times. All are privately owned. http://www.blackhistoryportsmouth.org, Portsmouth Historical Association www.vintonhistorymuseum.org, Princess Anne County Virginia Beach Historical Society 5780 T. C. Walker Road Fax: 276-629-9840 P. O. Telephone: 804-652-1516 P.O. X The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]. http://www.winchesterhistory.org, Wise County Historical Society Box 306 [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. 105 East Strother Street (museum) Submit an Obituary to Us https://russell.lib.va.us/local-history/, Salem Historical Society Keysville, VA 23947 Heritage Public Library Collection of Yearbooks, Ancestry Genealogy Databases for Virginia, Virginia Historical and Genealogical Societies, Central Rappahannock Regional Library Collection of Yearbooks, Radford High School Yearbooks Radford, Virginia, Powhatan High School Yearbooks Powhatan, Virginia, Poquoson High School Yearbooks Poquoson, Virginia, Caroline High School Yearbooks Bowling Green, Virginia. Telephone: 276-926-6355, Dinwiddie County Historical Society is required. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Telephone: 540-248-4151 https://www.mathewscountyhistoricalsociety.org, See also Middle Peninsula, Tidewater Virginia, Mecklenburg County Historical Society K V http://www.cchgs.net/, Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia Box 1812 Page. Genealogy. 101 Shenandoah Ave NE Box 474 Staunton, VA 24402-0686 [13], A Richmond, VA 23220 Box 384 Box 675 Jan 2023: 154 Embar Street P.O. Box 2272 http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com, Clarke County Historical Association to get email notices when our county sites are updated. Box 626 Addeddate 2009-08-06 05:44:23 Floyd, VA 24091 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD), Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD), List of counties in the United States with Record Loss, Interactive Map of Virginia County Formation History, Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007, Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. perform personal research for anybody. P.O. 10201 Ironbridge Road Box 484 E-mail: wchs_133@yahoo.com Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23874 - east Bedford, VA 24523 for any of our county sites. https://hampton.gov/119/Hampton-History-Museum, Buckroe Historical Society Please try back later because we frequently add more collections. Farmville, VA 23901 Covington, VA 24426 More than 250 soldiers, sailors and patriots are listed in this roster, but that number may be as little as half the total number of men who served. http://www.historicprincewilliam.org, The Occoquan Historical Society Box 1148 P.O. E-mail: contact@gfhs.org Telephone: 540-389-6760 Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep and Tangled Branches. Box 916 TRAILS E-mail: fchistorical@yahoo.com There are no incorporated towns in Charles City County, but the following unincorporated communities are located in the county: * Binns Hall * Holdcroft * Ruthville * Sandy Point, Website Charles City County, [2], Charles City County Courthouse10780 Courthouse RoadCharles City, Virginia 23030Phone: 804-652-2105Charles City County Website, Clerk Circuit Court has birth, marriage, death and probate and land records[3]. 2nd Floor Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12 to 5PM; Other hours by appointment. http://www.scvgs.com, Charles City County Historical Society P.O. E-mail: info@ArlingtonHistoricalSociety.org https://www.newriverhistoricalsociety.com/, Radford Public Library Local History and Special Collections Fredericksburg, VA 22404 King George, VA 22485 P.O. Email : aahgshr@gmail.com Box 416 Palmyra, VA 22963 and therefore there are gaps in the extant records. https://www.appomattoxhistorical.org/, Arlington Historical Society During the nineteenth century, numerous crossroad communities developed to serve the religious, educational and mercantile needs of the citizenry of rural Charles City County. Box 1904 c/o Virginia Room, City of Fairfax Regional Library Telephone: 434-579-0083 . Box 153 http://www.gilescountyhistory.org, Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia Telephone: 276-328-6451 A common misconception holds that enslaved persons did not have surnames until after emancipationand that the names they took after the Civil War were those of their former owners. Edinburg, VA 22824 Powhatan, VA 23139 Men from Charles City County played a part in Americas war for independencefrom its first days to its last. John Tyler, the tenth president, was born at Greenway Plantation in 1790 and bought the nearby Sherwood Plantation in 1842. 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