Telephone: 540-984-7842 (Voice Mail) Grants and Patents As the drums of the Civil War began to beat in 1861 men from Charles City County formed themselves into two companies. http://www.waynesboroheritagefoundation.com/, Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society The county seat is Charles City. E-mail: Library and Genealogy Reseach Center: info@mbwm.org Telephone: (703) 790-0123 The Men Heyricks Tribe, Nottoways Tribe, and Appamattox Tribe lived in the area in the late 1600s. Telephone: 804-340-1800 or 800-358-8701 Richmond, VA 23242-0178 E-mail: info@orangecovahist.org It was one of four boroughs created by the Virginia Company in 1619. Box 2272 E-mail: info@greenehistory.org Charles City County was named after the son of King James who later became King Charles I of England. https://www.kinggeorgecountyva.gov/ Bassett, VA 24055 http://mpaagenealogicalsociety.org/, Nelson County Historical Society P.O. Dayton, VA 22821 E-mail: bccmdirector@verizon.net Hours: 10:004:00, Tuesday through Sunday E-mail: pagelibrary@embarqmail.com Vienna, VA 22180 101 Shenandoah Ave NE Get the details on our Volunteer Surrounding 201 South Washington Street E-mail: nchs.wallaceroom@gmail.com P.O. http://hswcv.org, Waynesboro Heritage Foundation, Inc. 100 E. Main Street (the Greever House) Box 1601 Two of these groups have passed into history. Newport News, VA 23608 reflection of Welcome http://www.amherstcountymuseum.org, Appomattox County Historical Society, Inc. For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries. 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. Alternatively, for more regional records try browsing within all Virginia collections. Hours: Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 to 2:00 or by appointment Buckingham, VA 23921 Chesterfield, VA 23832 Richmond, VA 23220 Box 156 Surry, VA 23883 Telephone: 804-462-7280 https://nnvhs.wordpress.com/, See also King George, Lancaster, Stafford Counties, Tidewater Virginia, Middle Peninsula, See Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William Counties, Alexandria, Falls Church, Herndon, Northumberland County Historical Society Wallace Memorial Room Portsmouth, VA 23704 Bristol Parish has served Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie counties. New Market, VA 22844 32 East Main Street E-mail: contactvabgs@gmail.com 460 S. Main Street K "Charles City County is one of the oldest governmental units in America. Box 467 The latter's name was shortened from Charles City Point. 5240 Wilderness Road Floyd, VA 24091 9019 Old Battlefield Blvd, Suite 100 P.O. E-mail (General Info): info@tazewellhistory.org This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 13.0.1, . You never know who you might meet and what family data they may share Email: historicpetersburgfoundation@verizon.net Box 62901 Hours: 10:004:00, TuesdayFriday; 12:005:00, Saturday Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12 to 5PM; Other hours by appointment. Phone: 434-985-1409 Vinton, VA 24179 Warm Springs, VA 24484 E-mail: baslib@hotmail.com Select a region to view its unique collections. P.O. Berryville, VA 22611 Amherst, VA 24521 Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD), Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD), https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bristol_Parish,_Charles_City_County,_Virginia_Genealogy&oldid=5081246, Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished,". Jan 2023: Telephone: 434-634-2539, See Fairfax County, Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Halifax County Historical Society P.O. Marshall, VA 20116 1175-1182, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Charles_City_County,_Virginia_Compiled_Genealogies&oldid=5061341, Locate publications about direct ancestors, Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family. Box 100402 West Virginia, History [edit | edit source]. Telephone: 434-589-1006 Telephone: 757-393-0241 (Hill House), Powhatan Historical Society [Richmond Times Dispatch (2 Mar. Telephone: 703-437-7289 1682 N. Mallory Street Rustburg, VA 24588 every county and every state of the United States. E-mail: archives@clarkehistory.org 130 Caroline Street Box 11 Genealogy and History Telephone: (804) 493-1862 Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the Vrginia Colony by order of the King. The spacious frame house was built in 1740 by William Harwood. Box 675 298 Cedar Road Suffolk, VA 23439-1255 16530 The Glebe Lane (mailing address only) P.O. Lebanon, VA 24266 Pam Crosby Telephone: 540-364-3440 Fax: 703-385-8692 These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia. Box 916 http://gumspringsmuseum.blogspot.com, Historic Centreville Society, Inc. Articles of Agreement Between William Byrd, Esq. For land indexes, records, and databases, see Virginia Land and Property, including Colonial and State Land Grants. Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23874 W 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 22454 Charles City Court House, which has a Charles City postal address, is the focal point of government. (Historic Freeman Store Museum) of the family! Land Records. in the Court Order Books, 1737-1761, a few fragments of wills, deeds and court orders, 1689-1690 and 1641-1642 and some loose documents. Telephone: 276-228-2445 Box 741 (mailing address) P.O. SEARCH OUR SITES O [5], Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne's history of Blandford Church, Bristol Parish, Virginia "The Brick Church on Wells's Hill" (1907) has been digitized by Google Books.[6]. E-mail: schs.va@gmail.com P.O. Hours: 10:304:00, Tuesday through Friday; 10:002:00, Saturday 17193 Mountain Road This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 15:28. 2875 River Road West http://griva.org, Virginia Genealogical Society P.O. 120 Old Hampton Lane Most of the marriages come from the surviving Charles City Marriage bonds (1762-1849) and from Marriage Books 1, 2, and 3 and licenses on file in the Charles City Circuit Court Clerks Office (1850-1954). P.O. E-mail: fhpf@verizon.net Founded [edit | edit source]. E-mail: goochlandhistory@comcast.net Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Hours: 10-2 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Telephone: 540-248-4151 Box 1361 Hours: 9:005:00, daily. Box 193 Building 3 http://www.foxhillhistory.org/, Hampton History Museum Lancaster, VA 22503 https://louisahistory.org/ https://capecharlesmuseum.org/, Caroline Historical Society Inc. http://www.mbwm.org, See also Northern Neck, Tidewater Virginia, Middle Peninsula, Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society Charles City County History Fax: 804-733-0867 Updates: 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. 300 Park Avenue 10600 Courthouse Road P.O. Sargeant Museum Lexington, VA, 24450-1409 Crossroad communities, such as Adkins Store, Cedar Grove, Binns Hall, Parrish Hill, Ruthville and Wayside, typically included a store, church and school. http://www.fluvannahistory.org E-mail: executivedirector@shorehistory.org P.O. [11], African American Telephone: 540-745-3247 P.O. Telephone: 540-879-2616 (library); 540-879-2681 (museum) Franconia, Virginia, 22310 Court House Square and Ashby Street http://www.winchesterhistory.org, Wise County Historical Society Wilderness Road Regional Museum [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage Telephone: (540) 943-3943 Stuart, VA 24171 P.O. Lynchburg, VA 24505 214 Fredericksburg Ave variety of reasons, and so it may be wise to broaden the scope of one's search for records on a skills, consider joining us! E-mail: info@newkenthistoricalsoc.com P.O. SEARCH OUR SITES Telephone: 276-773-3320 E-mail: aahgsrichmond@gmail.com 109 West Strother Street (historical society) 3964 Fairystone Park Highway Charlotte Court House, Va 23923 Telephone: 540-899-9898 (Herlong Associates), Giles County Historical Society P.O. The first Charles City County courthouses were located along the James River at Westover and City Point." Charles Cittie was one of four "boroughs" or "incorporations" created by the Virginia Company in 1619. Fairfax, VA 22038 State Site. * Surry County - southeast http://www.lynchburghistoricalfoundation.org, Madison County Historical Society For probate records, indexes, and databases, see Virginia Probate Records. 2nd Floor http://www.pittsylvaniahistoricalsociety.org, The African American Historical Society of Portsmouth, Virginia Sherwood Plantation has been a continuous residence of the Tyler descendants since then. Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. Box 99 Cape Charles, VA 23310 This Charles City County Website Warrenton, VA 20188 and therefore there are gaps in the extant records. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here: Civil War Battles Hours: 10:00-4:00, Monday-Saturday E-mail: vascvgs@yahoo.com Box 1176 http://www.cchgs.net/, Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia Get the details on our Volunteer Enlistment of African Americans into the Union Army began in earnest in January 1863. Virginia Box 872 Box 1172 Welcome to our Charles City County family history research page. The incorporated town of City Point in Prince George County was annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. P.O. Virginia Beach, VA 23454 717 Lynn Street Telephone: 434-352-3910 4243 Loudoun Avenue Stafford, VA 22555 [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage www.shenandoahcountyhistoricalsociety.org, New Market Historical Society Inc. The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624 under King James I, and Virginia became a royal colony. E-mail: director@gilescountyhistorical.org P.O. Email: jimmyhurt@centurylink.net the heritage of Charles City County, and its importance as one of the Telephone: 540-965-0149, Amelia County Historical Society http://www.graysonheritage.org, Great Falls Historical Society Merrifield, VA 22116-2290 See also Middle Peninsula, Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library 33335 Statesville Road Q P.O. http://cvga.avenue.org/, South Central Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc. This page has been viewed 15,795 times (0 via redirect). 22473 Coordinator. Freddie Spradlin, VAGenWeb State P.O. P.O. * Chesterfield County Onancock, VA 23417 E-mail: RHS@RockbridgeHistory.org P.O. Box 6367 https://www.northamptonhistoricpreservationsociety.com P.O. Danville, VA 24543 Total records:1,005Last updated:Aug 2020. http://www.leecountyvahistoricalsociety.org/, Louisa County Historical Society 116 N. Independence Avenue (Highway 21) Danville, VA 24541-2272 For additional online collections and the value and use of Virginia's tax lists in your research, see Virginia Taxation. Hillsville, VA 24343 with you The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Fax: 804-777-9643 PO Box 141 Telephone: 540-507-7278 (museum) Telephone: (540) 396-4478 Gate City, VA 24251 Paul Heinegg has determined that in 1790, Charles City County, Virginia had the highest percentage of free African Americans in its population, per capita, where that statistic can be measured, of all Virginia counties (14.8% of the population or 363 free blacks). 325 12th St. King George, VA 22485 Newport News, VA 23609-2448 E-mail: admin@historichopewell.org Telephone: 703-293-6227 (Virginia Room), Fairfax Genealogical Society The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. Box 113 Amelia, VA 23002 Some James River plantations, listed from west to east, include Shirley Plantation, Edgewood Plantation and Harrison's Mill, Berkeley Plantation, Westover Plantation, Belle Air Plantation, Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, North Bend Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation. 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