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Fincastle County, Virginia genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Fincastle County (1772-1776) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including marriage records, wills, deeds and land records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, and churches.

Historic Facts

Short-lived county on the Southwest Virginia frontier. Established 1772 and dissolved 1776 when it was divided to form Montgomery, Washington and Kentucky counties in Virginia.

Researchers studying pioneer families in East Tennessee may find their ancestors in records of Fincastle County.

Parent County

1772--Fincastle County was created in 1772 from Botetourt County. See County Formations at Kentucky's Secretary of State website.

Boundary Changes

1776--Became extinct in 1776 when it was divided to form Montgomery, Washington and Kentucky counties in Virginia. See County Formations at Kentucky's Secretary of State website.

Some records are kept by Montgomery County, Virginia.

See an interactive map of Fincastle County boundary changes

John R. Hildebrand prepared a map identifying the location of Fincastle County between 1772 and 1777: FS Library Map 975 E7hi.

Neighboring Counties

Bedford | Botetourt | Pittsylvania

Resources

Getting Started

  • Michael L. Cook and Bettie A. Cook, Fincastle and Kentucky County, Va.-Ky.: Records and History (Evansville, Ind.: Cook Pub., 1987). FS Library Book 976.9 H2cc.

Biography

  • T.W. Preston, "Some Famous Civilians of Southwestern Virginia: That Portion Formerly Embraced in East Fincastle County," Bulletin (Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia), No. 15 (Nov. 1947). FS Library Book 975.5725 H25b no. 15.

Cemeteries

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Baptists
  • 1776 Petition of Baptists (10,000 names!) and sympathizers from all over Virginia, dated 16 October 1776, asking for an end to persecution of Baptists by the established church. After locating your ancestor, view the digital copies.
    – Digital copies at Library of Congress; also at Library of Virginia
    – Hall, Jean Pickett. "Legislative Petitions: the 10,000 name petition" transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39, (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983-) online at Ancestry ($) and in book form at various libraries.
Presbyterian

Sinking Creek Presbyterian Church - est 1772. Located near Wolf Hills (Abingdon).

Court Records

  • Spillman and Thomas. "Fincastle County, Virginia Road Orders, 1773-1776."
  • "Minutes of Fincastle County Court (pp 588-651) 5 Jan 1773 - 3 Sep 1776," Distant Crossroads [Hawkins Co., TN Genealogical Society], Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1986): 89-90. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.895 B2d. [Source: Summers' Annals of Southwestern Virginia.]

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

  • Locate publications about direct ancestors
  • Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
  • Identify publications about an ancestor's "FAN Club" (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors)

Bibliography

Land and Property

Mary B Kegley's Early Adventurers on the Western Waters includes many Fincastle County entries, military warrants, surveys and deeds. Vol 1, Chapter 2 and 3 also covers the land companies. For the New River area see also Vol 2 and 5.

Deeds

  • "Fincastle County Virginia Deeds 1773-1777," Distant Crossroads [Hawkins Co., TN Genealogical Society], Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1986): 91. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.895 B2d. [Source: Summers' Annals of Southwestern Virginia.]

Land Surveys

  • "Fincastle County Virginia Land Surveys," [1774] Distant Crossroads [Hawkins Co., TN Genealogical Society], Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1986): 91. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.895 B2d. [Source: Summers' Annals of Southwestern Virginia.]

Maps

Military

Dunmore's War and Revolutionary War

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

- 7th Virginia Regiment
- 8th Virginia Regiment
- 14th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:

"Pay Roll for Captain Womack's Company of Militia stationed at Womack's Fort in Fincastle County (1777)," transcribed by Will Graves, is available for free online, courtesy: Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution.

  • Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Culpeper and Fincastle Payrolls and Public Service Claims, 1775 also Known as Dunmore's War: Enlarged and Photocopied. Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library, 2004? FS Catalog Collection 975.5 M2au
  • Harwell, Richard Barksdale. The Committees of Safety of Westmoreland and Fincastle Proceedings of the County Committees, 1774-1776. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1956. 1974 reprint: FS Catalog Collection 975.5 N2c 1974
  • Kegley, Mary B. Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia 1774. Dublin, Va.: M.B. Kegley, 1974. FS Catalog Collection 975.5 A1 no. 12
  • List of Capt Evan Shelby's Co of Volunteers from the Watauga Valley in the Fincastle County Battalion and also a partial list of Capt Wm Campbells Company is on page 1413 of Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Avail at Ancestry $

Probate Records

  • Worrell, Anne Lowry. A Brief of Wills and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1773-1831. Christiansburg, Va.: Montgomery Messenger Pub. Corp., 1932. FS Catalog Collection 32634.

Vital Records

Marriage

References


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