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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Halifax County'''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Halifax County'''  


<br>'''Halifax County, Virginia''' genealogy and family history research page. Guide to '''Halifax County''' (established 1752) 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.  
Guide to '''Halifax County Virginia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.


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== Halifax County, Virginia Courthouse  ==
== Halifax County Virginia Courthouse  ==


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== Halifax County, Virginia History  ==
== Halifax County Virginia History  ==
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== Halifax County, Virginia Places/Localities  ==
== Halifax County, Virginia Places/Localities  ==


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==== Populated Places  ====
==== Populated Places  ====
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== Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Resources  ==
== Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Resources  ==


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==== Research Guides  ====
==== Research Guides  ====
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/virginiamilitiai00mcal#page/34/mode/1up Halifax residents recommended for military commissions during the Revolutionary War].<ref>J.T. McAllister, ''Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data'' (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 34. Digitized by [http://www.archive.org/details/virginiamilitiai00mcal Internet Archive].</ref>  
[http://www.archive.org/stream/virginiamilitiai00mcal#page/34/mode/1up Halifax residents recommended for military commissions during the Revolutionary War].<ref>J.T. McAllister, ''Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data'' (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 34. Digitized by [http://www.archive.org/details/virginiamilitiai00mcal Internet Archive].</ref>  


*Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. ''Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County''. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company. Digital version at {{FSbook|980305}} - free.
*Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. ''Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County''. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company. Digital version at {{FSbook|980305}} - free.  
*Carrington, Wirt Johnson. "Revolutionary Soldiers, Halifax County Records, Court of Pleas, 1774-1777," ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan., 1927):60. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR]&nbsp;($). [Recommendations for military officers.]  
*Carrington, Wirt Johnson. "Revolutionary Soldiers, Halifax County Records, Court of Pleas, 1774-1777," ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan., 1927):60. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR]&nbsp;($). [Recommendations for military officers.]  
*''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 version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.]  
*''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 version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.]  
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:- [[23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company E (Brooklyn Grays).<ref>Thomas M. Rankin, ''23rd Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). {{FHL|257443|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 14}}.</ref>  
:- [[23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company E (Brooklyn Grays).<ref>Thomas M. Rankin, ''23rd Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). {{FHL|257443|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 14}}.</ref>  
:- [[34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company F (Halifax Heavy Artillery).<ref>Johnny L. Scott, ''34th Virginia Infantry'' (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). {{FHL|963370|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 135}}.</ref>  
:- [[34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company F (Halifax Heavy Artillery).<ref>Johnny L. Scott, ''34th Virginia Infantry'' (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). {{FHL|963370|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 135}}.</ref>  
:- [[38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate)|38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate)]]. Company F (Davis Rifle Guards).<ref>G. Howard Gregory, ''38th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). {{FHL|370008|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 46}}.</ref>
:- [[38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate)|38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate)]]. Company F (Davis Rifle Guards).<ref>G. Howard Gregory, ''38th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). {{FHL|370008|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 46}}.</ref>  
:- [[53rd_Regiment,_Virginia_Infantry_(Confederate)|53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Companies A (Halifax Light Infantry) and C (Edmunds Guards).<ref>G. Howard Gregory, ''53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia Infantry'' (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). {{FHL|836519|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 132}}.</ref>
:- [[53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Companies A (Halifax Light Infantry) and C (Edmunds Guards).<ref>G. Howard Gregory, ''53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia Infantry'' (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). {{FHL|836519|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 132}}.</ref>


====== Civil War Battle  ======
====== Civil War Battle  ======
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==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====


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===== Birth =====
===== Birth =====


*'''1853-1871''' - Halifax County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch {{IGI|C868762}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.</ref>
*'''1853-1871''' - Halifax County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch {{IGI|C868762}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.</ref>
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*'''1750s-1780s''' - "Halifax County Marriage Bonds" [1750s-1780s], ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912):202-204. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918736 JSTOR] - free.  
*'''1750s-1780s''' - "Halifax County Marriage Bonds" [1750s-1780s], ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912):202-204. Available at {{FHL|248629|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918736 JSTOR] - free.  
*Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. ''Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virginia, 1753-1800''. Pine Bluff, AR:&nbsp;C.L. Knorr, 1957.  
*Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. ''Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virginia, 1753-1800''. Pine Bluff, AR:&nbsp;C.L. Knorr, 1957.  
*'''1750-1800''' - ''Marriage Records, Halifax County, Virginia, c. 1750-1800''. Chatham, VA?: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/marriage-records-halifax-county-virginia-c1750-1800/oclc/8624201&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''1750-1800''' - ''Marriage Records, Halifax County, Virginia, c. 1750-1800''. Chatham, VA?: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/marriage-records-halifax-county-virginia-c1750-1800/oclc/8624201&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*'''1753-1905''' - Halifax County Marriage Index 1753-1905. Batch {{IGI|M868761}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*'''1753-1905''' - Halifax County Marriage Index 1753-1905. Batch {{IGI|M868761}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />  
*'''1753-1854''' - Ricks, Joel. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1753-1854''. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriage-bonds-1753-1854/oclc/38070812&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*'''1753-1854''' - Ricks, Joel. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1753-1854''. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriage-bonds-1753-1854/oclc/38070812&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*'''1755-1825''' - Ridlen, Colleen. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1755-1825''. Beech Grove, IN: Self-published, n.d. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriages-1755-1825/oclc/33861587&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*'''1755-1825''' - Ridlen, Colleen. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1755-1825''. Beech Grove, IN: Self-published, n.d. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriages-1755-1825/oclc/33861587&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
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{{Tip|For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Church Records|Church Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Newspapers|Newspapers]], and [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate Records]].}}
{{Tip|For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Church Records|Church Records]], [[{{PAGENAME}}#Newspapers|Newspapers]], and [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate Records|Probate Records]].}}  


==== Voting  ====
==== Voting  ====
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*Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll'' [1764-1769] ''and Tithables Lists'' [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at {{FHL|443573|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
*Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll'' [1764-1769] ''and Tithables Lists'' [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at {{FHL|443573|title-id|disp=FHL}}.


== Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==


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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]


== Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Websites<br>  ==
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Websites<br>  ==


*Halifax County, Virginia [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/ USGENWEB]  
*Halifax County, Virginia [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/ USGENWEB]  
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*[http://www.virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)
*[http://www.virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)


== References  ==
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy References  ==


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