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About one-half of the Virginia free black population lived in the Tidewater region during the nineteenth century. In 1860, about one-third lived in towns and cities.<ref>''The Free Negro in Virginia,'' 14-15.</ref> Counties with the largest populations of free African Americans in '''1790 '''(more than 450) were [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Nansemond County, Virginia|Nansemond]], [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]], and [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]]. Counties with more than 250 free blacks were [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]], [[Charles City County, Virginia|Charles City]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], [[Goochland County, Virginia|Goochland]], [[Isle of Wight County, Virginia|Isle of Wight]], [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg]], [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George]], [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry]], [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex]], and [[York County, Virginia|York]]. 70 years later, in '''1860''', many of these people's descendants appear to have continued to live in the same areas. Counties with more than '''1500''' free colored people were [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Nansemond County, Virginia|Nansemond]], [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk]], and [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]].<ref name="no" /> The town of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] in 1830 (Dinwiddie County) had 3440 white inhabitants, 2850 slaves, and 2032 free blacks, making the black population the majority.<ref>''The Free Negro in Virginia,'' 14.</ref><br>  
Half of the Virginia free black population lived in the Tidewater region during the nineteenth century. In 1860, one-third lived in towns and cities.<ref>''The Free Negro in Virginia,'' 14-15.</ref> Counties with the largest populations of free African Americans in '''1790 '''(more than 450) were [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Nansemond County, Virginia|Nansemond]], [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]], and [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]]. Counties with more than 250 free blacks were [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]], [[Charles City County, Virginia|Charles City]], [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]], [[Goochland County, Virginia|Goochland]], [[Isle of Wight County, Virginia|Isle of Wight]], [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg]], [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George]], [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry]], [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex]], and [[York County, Virginia|York]]. 70 years later, in '''1860''', many of these people's descendants appear to have continued to live in the same areas. Counties with more than '''1500''' free colored people were [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]], [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia|Dinwiddie]], [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]], [[Nansemond County, Virginia|Nansemond]], [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk]], and [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]].<ref name="no" /> The town of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] in 1830 (Dinwiddie County) had 3440 white inhabitants, 2850 slaves, and 2032 free blacks, making the black population the majority.<ref>''The Free Negro in Virginia,'' 14.</ref><br>  


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*Hudgins, Dennis. ''Surry County, Virginia Register of Free Negroes''. Richmond, Va.: Viginia Genealogical Society, 1995. {{FHL|704453|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5562 F2h}}.<br>  
*Hudgins, Dennis. ''Surry County, Virginia Register of Free Negroes''. Richmond, Va.: Viginia Genealogical Society, 1995. {{FHL|704453|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5562 F2h}}.<br>  
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves''. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. {{FHL|1234067|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 F2kf}}; digital version at [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE69756 Family History Archives].
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Free People of Colour: Free Negroes, Indians, Portuguese and Freed Slaves''. Wytheville, Virginia: Kegley Books, 2003. {{FHL|1234067|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 F2kf}}; digital version at [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE69756 Family History Archives].
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*Paul Heinegg, ''Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware'' at [http://freeafricanamericans.com/ http://freeafricanamericans.com/]&nbsp;(accessed 25 May 2012). About 2,000 pages of family histories based on colonial court order and minute books 1790-1810 census records, tax lists, wills, deeds, free Negro registers, marriage bonds, parish registers, and Revolutionary War pension files.
*Paul Heinegg, ''Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware'' at [http://freeafricanamericans.com/ http://freeafricanamericans.com/]&nbsp;(accessed 25 May 2012). About 2,000 pages of family histories based on colonial court order and minute books 1790-1810 census records, tax lists, wills, deeds, free Negro registers, marriage bonds, parish registers, and Revolutionary War pension files.
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