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Guide to '''Halifax County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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  ==
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
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Halifax County is located in the south-central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares a border with North Carolina. The county was named for the second Earl of Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, a friend of Virginia’s colonial governor Robert Dinwiddie.<ref>http://www.gohalifaxva.com/about-halifax-va/a-sketch-history</ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
Halifax County Courthouse<br>P&nbsp;O&nbsp;Box 729<br>Halifax, Virginia 24557<br>Phone: 804-476-6221<br>  
{{VA Courthouse Intro|Halifax}}
'''Halifax County Courthouse'''<br>8 Couth Main Street #200<br>P.O. Box 458<br>Halifax, VA 24558<br>Phone: 434-476-3385<br>[https://www.halifaxcountyva.gov/  Halifax County Website]<br><br>


=== Halifax County, Virginia Record Dates  ===
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{{VA Record Dates Intro|Halifax}}
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="100%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for {{PAGENAME}} Government Records'''</center>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Birth]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1753
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Death]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1752
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1761
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1762
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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| colspan="7" |<center> * Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912. <br>General compliance year is unknown.</center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1753
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1820
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1752
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1753
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=== Record Loss ===
== Halifax County Virginia History  ==
{{VA Record Loss Intro|Halifax}}
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Halifax County, Virginia is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Montagu-Dunk,_2nd_Earl_of_Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, the second Earl of Halifax] (1716-1771). (The same can be said for [[Halifax County, North Carolina]].) He was a British statesman and was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. He was also a friend of Robert Dinwiddie, who was governor of the colony of Virginia.
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
 
The first county seat was Peytonsburg (now in [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania County]]). The current county seat of Halifax County is Halifax, which has served as such since 1800. The county&nbsp;was established in May, 1752 from [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg County]]. Halifax County originally extended as far west as the Blue Ridge Mountains.
 
The counties of [[Henry County, Virginia|Henry]], [[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick]], and [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania]] Counties were formed out of Halifax County, as well as the southern half of [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]]. In addition, parts of [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford]] and [[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd]] Counties were formed from Halifax.
 
Pittsylvania County was formed in 1766 or 1767 (sources differ) as a subdivision of Halifax. The other counties mentioned were then formed out of Pittsylvania. At the time that Pittsylvania County broke away from Halifax County, the latter county took on its present outline.
 
The boundaries of [[Antrim Parish, Virginia|Antrim Parish]] were identical to those of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. After Pittsylvania County was formed, the boundaries of Antrim Parish were adjusted to match those of the present form of Halifax County.<br>
 
For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps"] (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
==== Parent County  ====
 
'''1752'''--Halifax County was created 27 February 1752 from [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg ]]County.&nbsp;
 
'''County seat: '''Halifax <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
 
==== Record Loss  ====


*Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890
*Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890


{{Fire+}}
For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: [http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/va-counties.html#courthouse Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses]
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== Halifax County, Virginia Places/Localities  ==


=== Boundary Changes ===
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{{VA Boundary Changes Intro|Halifax}}
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*'''Parent County:''' Created from [[Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy|Lunenburg]] County, 10 May 1752<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HALIFAX Newberry]</ref>.
*'''County seat: '''Halifax <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/VA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Virginia Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#VA Virginia Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/virginia/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
==== Populated Places ====
{{VA Populated Places Intro|Halifax}}


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit
*Clarksville: [http://www.city-data.com/city/Clarksville-Virginia.html City-Data.com] |&nbsp;[http://clarksvilleva.com/ Clarksville-Lake Country Chamber of Commerce] | [http://www.clarksvilleva.org/ Town of Clarksville]&nbsp;| [http://www.virginia.org/Cities/Clarksville/ Virginia is for Lovers] |&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarksville,_Virginia Wikipedia]
[https://virginia.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,083,c,halifax.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Halifax _ County,_Virginia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'',https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia#Communities accessed 20 January 2020.</ref>
*Clover: [http://virginia.hometownlocator.com/va/halifax/clover.cfm Home Town Locator] | [http://www.virginia.org/Cities/Clover/ Virginia is for Lovers] |&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*Cluster Springs: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_Springs,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*Halifax: [http://www.townofhalifax.com/ Town of Halifax] | [http://www.virginia.org/Cities/Halifax/ Virginia is for Lovers] |&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*Nathalie: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*Scottsburg: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsburg,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*South Boston: [http://www.city-data.com/city/South-Boston-Virginia.html City-Data.com] |&nbsp;[http://www.southboston.com/ Town of South Boston] |&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston,_Virginia Wikipedia]
*Virgilina: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgilina,_Virginia Wikipedia]<br>


{{Populated places
==== Neighboring Counties  ====


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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax,_Virginia Halifax]
*[[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]]  
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*[[Caswell County, North Carolina|Caswell County, North Carolina]]  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsburg,_Virginia Scottsburg]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston,_Virginia South Boston]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_Virginia Alton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Hill,_Virginia Crystal Hill]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingram,_Virginia Ingram]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_(near_Buffalo_Springs),_Halifax_County,_Virginia Midway]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_(near_Scottsburg),_Halifax_County,_Virginia Midway]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paces,_Virginia Paces]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Hill,_Virginia Vernon Hill]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_Springs,_Virginia Cluster Springs]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Road,_Virginia Mountain Road]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie,_Virginia Nathalie]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale,_Halifax_County,_Virginia Riverdale]
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=== History Timeline ===
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{{VA Historical Timeline Intro|Halifax}}
*[[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County, North Carolina]]
[[Image:{{2ndEarlofHalifax}}]]  
*[[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg]]


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*[[Person County, North Carolina|Person County, North Carolina]]
*[[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania]]


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Halifax County, Virginia is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Montagu-Dunk,_2nd_Earl_of_Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, the second Earl of Halifax] (1716-1771). (The same can be said for [[Halifax County, North Carolina Genealogy|Halifax (NC)]].) He was a British statesman and was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. He was also a friend of Robert Dinwiddie, who was governor of the colony of Virginia.
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Resources  ==


The first county seat was Peytonsburg (now in [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania County]]). The current county seat of Halifax County is Halifax, which has served as such since 1800. The county was established in May, 1752 from [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg County]]. Halifax County originally extended as far west as the Blue Ridge Mountains.
[[Image:Vahalifax.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Vahalifax.jpg]]  


The counties of [[Henry County, Virginia|Henry]], [[Patrick County, Virginia|Patrick]], and [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania]] Counties were formed out of Halifax County, as well as the southern half of [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]]. In addition, parts of [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford]] and [[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd]] Counties were formed from Halifax.
==== Research Guides  ====


Pittsylvania County was formed in 1766 or 1767 (sources differ) as a subdivision of Halifax. The other counties mentioned were then formed out of Pittsylvania. At the time that Pittsylvania County broke away from Halifax County, the latter county took on its present outline.
*Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):184-187.&nbsp;Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors ]($).


The boundaries of [[Antrim Parish, Virginia|Antrim Parish]] were identical to those of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. After Pittsylvania County was formed, the boundaries of Antrim Parish were adjusted to match those of the present form of Halifax County.<br>
==== African American  ====


== Resources ==
In 1860, Halifax County had the largest slave population in the state (14,897 slaves). Ten years late in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (16,266).<ref name="no">''Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872), 70. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/ninthcensusunit00offigoog#page/n73/mode/1up Internet Archive]; {{FHL|281281|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2pcu}}.</ref>
{{VA Resources Intro|Halifax}}


=== Bible Records ===
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/HalifaxVa.htm "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list also includes some families with Native American ancestry.]
{{VA Bible Intro|Halifax}}
 
* '''1607-2007''' {{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Historical Society Papers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Biographies ===
==== Bible Records ====
{{VA Biographies Intro|Halifax}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{VABible}}  
{{VA Business Records Intro|Halifax}}


=== Cemeteries ===
==== Cemeteries ====
{{VA Cemeteries Intro|Halifax}}


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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Halifax County, Virginia''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Halifax%2C+County%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2843  Find a Grave]
*[https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/ VAGenWeb]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm  USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/halifax.html  VA Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[http://virginiagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=41 Virginia Gravestones]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Virginia&cemetery_county=Halifax&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
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*{{FSC|United States, Virginia, Halifax - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=348123272|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Halifax+Virginia&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Halifax%2C+County%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2843 Find a Grave]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=395000&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Virginia Cemeteries|Virginia Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''<br>
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/photos/tombstones/barksdale.html Barksdale Cemetery Tombstone Photographs] (US GenWeb Archives)
* '''1800-1986''' {{RecordSearch|3013259|Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2843 Find A Grave Cemetery Search Results] for Halifax County (Find A Grave, with list of cemeteries)  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/photos/tombstones/barksdale.html Barksdale Cemetery Tombstone Photographs] (US GenWeb Archives)
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/halif/index.htm Halifax County, Virginia Cemeteries] (Cemetery Census)  
*[http://cemeterycensus.com/va/halif/index.htm Halifax County, Virginia Cemeteries] (Cemetery Census)
*[http://www.uscemeteryproj2.com/virginia/halifax/halifax.htm Halifax County, Virginia Cemeteries] (U.S. Cemetery Project)  
*[http://www.uscemeteryproj2.com/virginia/halifax/halifax.htm Halifax County, Virginia Cemeteries] (U.S. Cemetery Project)
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2843 Halifax County, Virginia Cemetery Search Results] (Find A Grave)
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/virginia/halifax.html Halifax County, Virginia Tombstone Transcription Project]&nbsp;
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Halifax County, Virginia USGenWeb Archives] (with cemetery listings)
*Waldrep, George Calvin. ''Halifax County Cemeteries''. Greenville, SC: A Press, 1985. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-cemeteries/oclc/12315047&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


=== Census Records ===
==== Census ====
{{VA Census Intro|Halifax}}


{{Historical populations
{{VAcensus}} {{Historical populations
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|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|footnote = Source: [http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en "American FactFinder".] United States Census Bureau.
|1790 |14722
|1790 |14722
|1800 |19377
|1800 | 19377
|1810 |22133
|1810 |22133
|1820 |19060
|1820 |19060
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|1990 |29033
|1990 |29033
|2000 |37355
|2000 |37355
|2010 |36241
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===== '''''1782 Enumeration'''''  =====


'''''1782 Enumeration'''''<br>
*[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1790m-02.pdf Halifax County Heads of Families - 1782] at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 22.
*[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1790m-02.pdf Halifax County Heads of Families - 1782] at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 22.


'''''1785 Enumeration'''''<br>
===== '''''1785 Enumeration''''' =====
 
*[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1790m-03.pdf Halifax County Heads of Families - 1785] at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 87.
*[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1790m-03.pdf Halifax County Heads of Families - 1785] at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 87.


'''''1790'''''<br>
===== '''''1790'''''&nbsp;  =====
*Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]


'''''1800'''''<br>
*Lost, but a subsitute is available, see [[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]
*Lost, but a substitute is available, see [[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]


'''''1810'''''<br>
===== '''''1800'''''&nbsp; =====
*Halifax is one of 18 VA counties for which the 1810 census was lost when the British occupied Washington and burned census reports. Tax lists are available; see [[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].


'''''1820'''''<br>
*Lost, but a subsitute is available, see [[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&cj=1&sid=Census&f13=Virginia&db=1820usfedcenancestry&f4=Halifax&hc=10&o_xid=0005333568&o_lid=0005333568 1820 Census] (Ancestry.com)
 
*[http://www.skcensus.com/census/va/indexes/halifax1820.html 1820 Census Index] (S-K Publications)
===== '''''1810'''''&nbsp;  =====
*Exists, but is defective. See "Halifax County, Virginia, 1820 Census: A Comment," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):26. Available at {{FSC|33159|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). [Explains that in 1820, census takers skipped entire Halifax County communities.]
 
*Halifax is one of 18 VA counties for which the 1810 census was lost when the British occupied Washington and burned census reports. Tax lists are available; see&nbsp;[[Halifax County, Virginia#Taxation|Taxation]].
 
===== '''''1820'''''&nbsp;  =====
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&cj=1&sid=Census&f13=Virginia&db=1820usfedcenancestry&f4=Halifax&hc=10&o_xid=0005333568&o_lid=0005333568 1820 Census] (Ancestry.com)  
*[http://www.skcensus.com/census/va/indexes/halifax1820.html 1820 Census Index] (S-K Publications)  
*Exists, but is defective. See "Halifax County, Virginia, 1820 Census: A Comment," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):26. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.americanancestors.org/search.aspx?Ca=098&Da=285 American Ancestors ]($). [Explains that in 1820, census takers skipped entire Halifax County communities.]  
*Williams, Mike K. ''1820 Halifax County, Virginia Census''. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1989. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1820-halifax-county-virginia-census/oclc/27471998&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Williams, Mike K. ''1820 Halifax County, Virginia Census''. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1989. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1820-halifax-county-virginia-census/oclc/27471998&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


'''''1850'''''<br>
===== '''''1850''''' =====
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1850 census] (scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1850 census] (scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)  
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''1850 Census of Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1850-census-of-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/8954520&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''1850 Census of Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1850-census-of-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/8954520&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


'''''1860'''''<br>
===== '''''1860''''' =====
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1860 census] (selected; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1860 census] (selected; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)


'''''1870'''''<br>
===== '''''1870''''' =====
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1870 census] (images; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1870 census] (images; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)


'''''1900'''''<br>
===== '''''1900''''' =====
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1900 census] (partial; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm 1900 census] (partial; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)


=== Church Records ===
==== Church Records ====
{{VA Church Intro|Halifax}}
 
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
===== Baptist  =====
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=395000&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
 
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):


'''''Baptist'''''<br>
#'''Arbor '''(1785)<ref name="baptist" />  
Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
#'''Buffaloe '''(1776)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Arbor '''(1785)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Catawba '''(1773)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 303-304. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t6RhTC8ziQQC Google Books].</ref>  
#'''Buffaloe '''(1776)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Childrey '''(1783)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Catawba '''(1773)<ref name="baptist">Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, ''A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia'' (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 303-304. Digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/328649/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/cu31924095618405 Internet Archive].</ref>
#'''County Line aka Sandy Creek'''. Some records and membership lists for the 1780s were published in ''Piedmont Lineages,'' Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 1994) and in Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 1998). {{FHL|405412|item|disp=FHL Book 975 D25b}}.  
#'''Childrey '''(1783)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Dan River''' (1802)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''County Line aka Sandy Creek'''. Some records and membership lists for the 1780s were published in ''Piedmont Lineages,'' Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 1994) and in Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 1998). {{FSC|405412|item|disp=FS Library Book 975 D25b}}.
#'''Hunting Creek''' (1775)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Dan River''' (1802)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Liberty '''(1802)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Hunting Creek''' (1775)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Mayo '''(1774)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Liberty '''(1802)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Millstone '''(1787)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Mayo '''(1774)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Miry Creek''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Millstone '''(1787)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Musterfield '''(1779)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Miry Creek''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Polecat '''(1790)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Musterfield '''(1779)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Twelve Corner''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />  
#'''Polecat '''(1790)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Twelve Corner''' (1803)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Wynn's Creek''' (1773)<ref name="baptist" />
#'''Wynn's Creek''' (1773)<ref name="baptist" />
{{VAbap}}Halifax County fell within the bounds of the Roanoke Association.


'''''Church of England'''''<br>
{{VAbap}}
*[http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/clement/mc/ap/01.htm Antrim Parish, Halifax County, 1752-1767]
 
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Vestry Book of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1817''. Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1983, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/vestry-book-of-antrim-parish-halifax-county-virginia-1752-1817/oclc/47184013&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
Halifax County fell within the bounds of the Roanoke Association.
 
===== Church of England =====
 
*[http://www.victorianvilla.com/sims-mitchell/local/clement/mc/ap/01.htm Antrim Parish, Halifax County, 1752-1767]  
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Vestry Book of Antrim Parish, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1817''. Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1983, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/vestry-book-of-antrim-parish-halifax-county-virginia-1752-1817/oclc/47184013&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*For more regarding Antrim Parish, see also [[Antrim Parish, Virginia|Antrim Parish]]
*For more regarding Antrim Parish, see also [[Antrim Parish, Virginia|Antrim Parish]]


'''''Quaker'''''<br>
===== Quaker =====
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):
 
*'''Banister Monthly Meeting''' (1758-1811) aka Halifax aka Kirby's<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FSC|702792|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref>
Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):  
*Brown, Jane Douglas Summers and Jones Memorial Library. Jane Douglas Summers Brown (1903-) Quaker Records: Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia); MS 1515. MSS, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va. Available on 26 microfilms at {{FSC|1182635|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. [Includes records of Halifax County Quakers; Brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia volume of the ''Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy''."]
 
*'''Banister Monthly Meeting''' (1758-1811) aka Halifax aka Kirby's<ref name="jay">Jay Worrall, ''The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. {{FHL|702792|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 K2wj}}.</ref>


=== Court Records ===
*Brown, Jane Douglas Summers and Jones Memorial Library. Jane Douglas Summers Brown (1903-) Quaker Records: Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia); MS 1515. MSS, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va.&nbsp;Available on 26 microfilms at {{FHL|1182635|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Includes records of Halifax County Quakers; Brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia volume of the ''Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy''."]
{{VA Court Intro|Halifax}}


''Online Court Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Court ====
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Plea Book 1, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1755''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1988. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/plea-book-1-halifax-county-virginia-1752-1755/oclc/17572330&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Court] Records (scroll to "Court" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Plea Book 1, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1755''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1988. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/plea-book-1-halifax-county-virginia-1752-1755/oclc/17572330&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders/oclc/27155513&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Court] Records (scroll to "Court" section) (US GenWeb Archives)  
*Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762 (Plea Book No. 3). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1759-1762-plea-book-no-3/oclc/39841532&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders/oclc/27155513&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764 (Plea Book No. 4)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1763-1764-plea-book-no-4/oclc/40138472&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762 (Plea Book No. 3). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1759-1762-plea-book-no-3/oclc/39841532&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764 (Plea Book No. 4)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1763-1764-plea-book-no-4/oclc/40138472&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1767-1770 (Plea Book No. 6)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1767-1770-plea-book-no-6/oclc/44140634&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1767-1770 (Plea Book No. 6)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 2000. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-court-orders-1767-1770-plea-book-no-6/oclc/44140634&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Library of Virginia's [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Record Index] can be used to search digital images of Halifax County chancery records for the years 1753-1913.


=== Directories ===
==== DNA  ====
{{VA Directories Intro|Halifax}}


*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Halifax County, Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
*'''[Fletcher]''' Descendant of Thomas Fletcher, b. c1762, resident of Halifax County, Virginia, d. 1838 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available [http://www.genealogy.fletcher.net/Major%20Fletcher%20Lines.htm online]&nbsp;(labelled William Fletcher of Accomac County, Virginia/James Fletcher of Brunswick County, Virginia), courtesy: [http://www.genealogy.fletcher.net/ The Fletcher DNA Project].
{{VA Emigration Intro|Halifax}}
*[Chambers] Descendant of Thomas Goodloe Chambers b. 1802 Halifax County, VA d. 1875 Dallas County, Arkansas. &nbsp;Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. &nbsp;Member of [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/chambers/default.aspx Chambers DNA Project].


{{ImmigrantServants|Halifax}}
==== Genealogy&nbsp;  ====


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
More than 250 genealogies have been published about Halifax County families. To view a list, visit [[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy|Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy]].
{{VA Ethnic Groups Intro|Halifax}}


'''''African American'''''<br>
==== Immigration  ====
In 1860, Halifax County had the largest enslaved population in the state (14,897 slaves). Ten years late in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (16,266).<ref name="no">''Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872), 70. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/ninthcensusunit00offigoog#page/n73/mode/1up Internet Archive]; {{FSC|281281|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 X2pcu}}.</ref>
 
* '''1935-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1880968|Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
{{ImmigrantServants|Halifax}}  
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/HalifaxVa.htm "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list also includes some families with Native American ancestry.]
 
*Search the Library of Virginia's [https://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/search-the-narrative Virginia Untold] collection for digitized images of African Americans of Halifax County.
==== Land and Property ====
 
===== General  =====


'''''Native Americans'''''<br>
*Dodson, Roger C. ''Property Lines from an Old Survey Book: Halifax County, Virginia, 1741 to 1901''. Danville, VA: VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/property-lines-from-an-old-survey-book-halifax-county-virginia-1741-to-1901/oclc/40556067&referer=brief_results At other libraries]
*[https://saponitown.com/ Halifax County, Virginia Native Americans] <br>
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Sappony/IndianHistorybyTomStevens.htm History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia] (Old Halifax)
*[http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/halifax-county-va-early-records.html Lumbee Indians and Goins Family: Halifax County, VA Early Records]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/NativeAmericanIndians.htm The Native Americans of Halifax County, Virginia &amp; the Early Explorers] (Old Halifax)<br>
*[http://sites.google.com/site/saponidescendantsassociation/ Saponi Descendants Association] (includes Halifax County)
*[http://www.saponitown.com/forum/showthread.php?750-The-Saponi-in-Halifax-County The Saponi in Halifax County] (Searching for Saponitown)<br>
*[http://www.sappony.org/ Sappony] (includes Halifax County)
*[http://www.saponitown.com/ Searching for Saponitown] (includes Halifax County)


=== Funeral Homes ===
===== Grants and Patents =====
{{VA Funeral Homes Intro|Halifax}}


* '''1935-2009''' {{RecordSearch|1880968|Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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=== Genealogies  ===
*Abercrombie, Janice L., and Richard Slatten. ''Halifax County'' (Virginia Publick Claims series). Athens, GA: Iberian, 1991?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county/oclc/24472418&referer=brief_results At other libraries]
{{VA Genealogies Intro|Halifax}}
*Hudgins and Wells. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 782 patents dated 1738-1853 in what is now Halifax County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2006.&nbsp;[Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper]&nbsp;product.]


'''''Compiled Genealogies by Surname'''''<br>
===== '''''Deeds''''' =====
*See [[Halifax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies|Halifax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies]] for a list of published books and articles, or jump to the surname using the alphabet bar.
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'''''Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Families'''''<br>
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Deed Book 7, 1767-1770, Halifax County, Virginia''. Athens, GA: New Papyrus, 2005?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/deed-book-7-1767-1770-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/62073940&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Pritchett, John W. ''Southside Virginia Genealogies''. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. [http://virginians.com/index/index_f.htm Free online index], courtesy: [http://virginians.com/ Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett]. [Includes a great deal of information about residents of Halifax County, see [http://virginians.com/sources/sources_f.htm discussion of cited sources].] {{FSC|1376005|item|disp=FS Library CD-ROM no. 3887}}.
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 1, 1752-1759''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-10-1775-1778/oclc/24576640&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 7, 1767-1770''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1990.&nbsp;[http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-7-1767-1770/oclc/23719189&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Books''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985, 1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-books/oclc/13377699&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Deeds] (scroll to "Deeds" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*''Halifax County,'' ''Virginia Deed Book 9, 1773-1775''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-9-1773-1775/oclc/23180772&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 10, 1775-1778''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-10-1775-1778/oclc/24576640&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 15, 1790-1793''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-15-1790-1793/oclc/36381972&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 16 (1793-1796)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-16-1793-1796/oclc/38046850&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deeds''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1989, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deeds/oclc/24907656&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
*Hamlin, Charles Hughes, comp., ''Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers'', 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. Reprinted in one vol., Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. This title includes a number of Halifax County, Virginia land records. [http://books.google.com/books?id=QRc50Kn1A88C&pg=PA39&dq=%22George+Reaves%22+Wilkes&hl=en&ei=LcSXTfufLYS4twfeuIiKBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books link] with preview.


=== Guardianship ===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{VA Guardianship Intro|Halifax}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
*Aaron, Larry G.. ''The Race to the Dan: The Retreat that Rescued the American Revolution''. Halifax County, Virginia: Halifax County Historical Society, and Lynchburg, Virginia: Warwick House Publishing, 2007. At the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15043?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000007&format=999 Library of Virginia].
{{VA Land Intro|Halifax}}
*Altman, Forrest. ''[http://www.danriver.org/PDFs/Adventures_in_the_Dan_River_Basin.pdf Adventures in the Dan River Basin]'' (pdf)
*Carrington, Wirt Johnson. ''A History of Halifax County ''[Virginia]. Richmond, Virginia: Appeals Press, 1924; Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1969. {{FHL|569439|title-id|disp=FHL}}&nbsp;|&nbsp;1959 reprint at {{FHL|119102|title-id|disp=FHL}}&nbsp;| [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/59771&referer=brief_results WorldCat].&nbsp;Digital editions:&nbsp;[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30030 Ancestry] ($) |&nbsp;[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdva6124_halifax World Vital Records] ($). Index at [http://www.everynameindex.com/HalifaxCoVA.html EveryNameIndex.com] - free.
*Edmunds, Pocahontas White. ''History of Halifax''. 2 vols. Halifax, Virginia: P.W. Edmunds, 1978. Reviewed by Susan L. Bracey in ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', Vol. 87, No. 3 (Jul., 1979):365-367. Review available at {{FHL|16216|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR]&nbsp;($).
*Estabrooks, Henry L. ''Adrift in Dixie or, a Yankee Officer Among the Rebels''. South Boston, Virginia: South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, 2007. At the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15047?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000008&format=999 Library of Virginia].
*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County,"&nbsp;''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, 1968.
*Halifax County Chamber of Commerce. ''The Halifax County Story''. Lynchburg, VA: Progress Publishing, 1974. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-story/oclc/8849258&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Heritage 1752-2007'', Waynesville, NC: County Heritage, Inc., 2007. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-heritage-1752-2007/oclc/173621351&referer=brief_results WorldCat] |&nbsp;[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15053?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000010&format=999 Library of Virginia].
*Heinegg, Paul. ''Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820'', 5th ed., 2 vols. Despite the title, this work discusses Native American families of Halifax County as well as African-American families. Google Books links with previews: [http://books.google.com/books?id=JcF6E75ZAeUC&pg=PA373 Vol. 1] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=1FjAedUxMXgC Vol. 2].&nbsp;Discussed in [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Free%20African%20Americans%20of%20North%20Carolina%20Virginia%20and%20South%20Carolina/9097.html Genealogical.com]. An updated edition of this publication is available for free at&nbsp;[http://freeafricanamericans.com/ FreeAfricanAmericans.com].<br>
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/CountyHistory.htm The History of Halifax County]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0hnINn96ic History of Halifax County, Virginia] (YouTube video)
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/historicalMonograph.htm The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940]
*''A History of the Halifax County Assembly'', 1975. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-halifax-county-assembly-march-1973-march-1975/oclc/32869594&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Sappony/IndianHistorybyTomStevens.htm History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia]<br>
*Young, Henry Preston. ''Country Folks: The Way We Were Back Then in Halifax County, Virginia: A Collection of Stories''. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick, 1999. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/country-folks-the-way-we-were-back-then-in-halifax-county-virginia-a-collection-of-stories/oclc/42061111&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Maps  ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


*[http://libremap.org/data/state/virginia/ Libre Map Project] (detailed online topographic maps of Halifax County)


'''''General'''''<br>
==== Migration  ====
*Dodson, Roger C. ''Property Lines from an Old Survey Book: Halifax County, Virginia, 1741 to 1901''. Danville, VA: VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/property-lines-from-an-old-survey-book-halifax-county-virginia-1741-to-1901/oclc/40556067&referer=brief_results At other libraries]


'''''Grants and Patents'''''<br>
*Bell, Mary McCampbell. "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestray Research, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Summer 1981): 143-144; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Fall 1981): 183-190; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1982): 37-42; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring 1982): 70-77. [https://www.familysearch.org/s/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.familysearch.org%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F43856&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D FHL]&nbsp;(Includes records of Halifax County residents who migrated to South Carolina)
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*Elliott, Katherine B. ''Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia:&nbsp;K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition at {{FHL|287790|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1983 reprints (both volumes) at {{FHL|492434|title-id|disp=FHL}}; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also at {{FHL|730840|title-id|disp=FHL}}. (Includes individuals who migrated out of Halifax County to other parts of the country)<br>
*Abercrombie, Janice L., and Richard Slatten. ''Halifax County'' (Virginia Publick Claims series). Athens, GA: Iberian, 1991?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county/oclc/24472418&referer=brief_results At other libraries]
*Hudgins and Wells. [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/pool.htm 782 patents dated 1738-1853 in what is now Halifax County, Virginia placed on a map]. DeedMapper, 2006. [Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's [http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ DeedMapper] product.]


'''''Deeds'''''<br>
==== Military  ====
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Deed Book 7, 1767-1770, Halifax County, Virginia''. Athens, GA: New Papyrus, 2005?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/deed-book-7-1767-1770-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/62073940&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 1, 1752-1759''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-10-1775-1778/oclc/24576640&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 7, 1767-1770''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-7-1767-1770/oclc/23719189&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Books''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985, 1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-books/oclc/13377699&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Deeds] (scroll to "Deeds" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
*''Halifax County,'' ''Virginia Deed Book 9, 1773-1775''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-9-1773-1775/oclc/23180772&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 10, 1775-1778''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-10-1775-1778/oclc/24576640&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 15, 1790-1793''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-15-1790-1793/oclc/36381972&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 16 (1793-1796)''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deed-book-16-1793-1796/oclc/38046850&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Deeds''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1989, 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-deeds/oclc/24907656&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Hamlin, Charles Hughes, comp., ''Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers'', 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. Reprinted in one vol., Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. This title includes a number of Halifax County, Virginia land records. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/496866-virginia-ancestors-and-adventurers?offset=134551 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49387/ Ancestry] ($).


===== '''''French and Indian War'''''  =====


*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and veterans; see place name index.]
*Boogher, William F. ''Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources.'' Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at {{FHL|73108|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=X1s_AAAAYAAJ Google Books]. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Halifax County, see pp. 83-85, 108-110.]
*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital book at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4596&o_xid=8910&o_lid=8910 Ancestry] ($). [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]


=== Local Histories ===
===== '''''Revolutionary War'''''  =====
{{VA Histories Intro|Halifax}}


* Aaron, Larry G.. ''The Race to the Dan: The Retreat that Rescued the American Revolution''. Halifax County, Virginia: Halifax County Historical Society, and Lynchburg, Virginia: Warwick House Publishing, 2007. At the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15043?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000007&format=999 Library of Virginia].
'''''Regiments.''''' Service men in Halifax County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Halifax County supplied soldiers for the:  
* Altman, Forrest. ''[http://www.danriver.org/PDFs/Adventures_in_the_Dan_River_Basin.pdf Adventures in the Dan River Basin]'' (pdf)
* Carrington, Wirt Johnson. ''A History of Halifax County ''[Virginia]. Richmond, Virginia: Appeals Press, 1924; Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1969. {{FSC|569439|title-id|disp=FS Library}}| 1959 reprint at {{FSC|119102|title-id|disp=FS Library}} | [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/59771&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. Digital editions: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30030 Ancestry] ($).
* Edmunds, Pocahontas White. ''History of Halifax''. 2 vols. Halifax, Virginia: P.W. Edmunds, 1978. Reviewed by Susan L. Bracey in ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', Vol. 87, No. 3 (Jul., 1979):365-367. Review available at {{FSC|16216|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR] ($).
* Estabrooks, Henry L. ''Adrift in Dixie or, a Yankee Officer Among the Rebels''. South Boston, Virginia: South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, 2007. At the [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15047?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000008&format=999 Library of Virginia].
* "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4, 1968.
* Halifax County Chamber of Commerce. ''The Halifax County Story''. Lynchburg, VA: Progress Publishing, 1974. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-story/oclc/8849258&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* ''Halifax County, Virginia Heritage 1752-2007'', Waynesville, NC: County Heritage, Inc., 2007. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-heritage-1752-2007/oclc/173621351&referer=brief_results WorldCat] | [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/8DCKIM8GGFFRPGM4PQLET2BR8PRYCRRNECD37KUT9KUEG12MRL-15053?func=full-set-set&set_number=006297&set_entry=000010&format=999 Library of Virginia].
* Heinegg, Paul. ''Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820'', 5th ed., 2 vols. Despite the title, this work discusses Native American families of Halifax County as well as African-American families. An updated edition of this publication is available for free at [http://freeafricanamericans.com/ FreeAfricanAmericans.com].<br>
* [http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/CountyHistory.htm The History of Halifax County]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0hnINn96ic History of Halifax County, Virginia] (YouTube video)
* [http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/historicalMonograph.htm The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940]
* ''A History of the Halifax County Assembly'', 1975. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-halifax-county-assembly-march-1973-march-1975/oclc/32869594&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* [http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Sappony/IndianHistorybyTomStevens.htm History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia]<br>
* Young, Henry Preston. ''Country Folks: The Way We Were Back Then in Halifax County, Virginia: A Collection of Stories''. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick, 1999. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/country-folks-the-way-we-were-back-then-in-halifax-county-virginia-a-collection-of-stories/oclc/42061111&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
::- [[7th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)|7th Virginia Regiment]]
{{VA Maps Intro|Halifax}}
::- [[14th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)|14th Virginia Regiment]]


{{VA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{VA Halifax County}}}}
Additional resources:  
*[http://libremap.org/data/state/virginia/ Libre Map Project] (detailed online topographic maps of Halifax County)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqParents=395000&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Halifax,%20Virginia,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Cities and Towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
[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>
{{VA Migration Intro|Halifax}}


*Bell, Mary McCampbell. "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Summer 1981): 143-144; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Fall 1981): 183-190; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1982): 37-42; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring 1982): 70-77. Includes records of Halifax County residents who migrated to South Carolina. Links to digital versions on [[South_Carolina_Magazine_of_Ancestral_Research|South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research]].
*Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. ''Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County''. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company. Digital version at {{FSbook|980305}} - free.  
*Elliott, Katherine B. ''Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia''. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition at {{FSC|287790|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; 1983 reprints (both volumes) at {{FSC|492434|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also at {{FSC|730840|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. (Includes individuals who migrated out of Halifax County to other parts of the country)<br>
*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;($). [Recommendations for military officers.]  
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]''. 1841. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books]. 1967 reprint: {{FHL|282860|item|disp=FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.]
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include&nbsp;"an Added Index to States." {{FHL|287870|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]


=== Military Records ===
===== War of 1812  =====
{{VA Military Intro|Halifax}}


'''''French and Indian War'''''<br>
Halifax County men served in the 69th and 84th Regiments.<ref>Stuart Lee Butler, ''A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 98. {{FHL|669440|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2bs}}.</ref>
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FSC|47143|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48434/ Ancestry] ($). Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and veterans; see place name index.
*Boogher, William F. ''Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources.'' Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at {{FSC|73108|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [https://archive.org/details/gleaningsvirgin00booggoog/page/n6/mode/2up Internet Archive]. Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Halifax County, see pp. 83-85, 108-110.
* '''1651-1776''' Crozier, William Armstrong. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at {{FSC|72797|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c}}; digital book at [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29414 Ancestry] ($).  Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.
<br>
'''''Revolutionary War'''''<br>
*Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. ''Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County''. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company.
*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 {{FSC|248629|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org JSTOR] ($). Recommendations for military officers.
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841. Digital versions at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/857237-a-census-of-pensioners-for-revolutionary-or-military-services-with-their-names-ages-and-places-of-residence-as-returned-by-the-marshals-of-the-several-judicial-districts-under-the-act-for-taking-the-sixth-census?offset=537631 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). 1967 reprint: {{FSC|282860|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 X2pc 1840}}. See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.
* ''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." {{FSC|287870|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M24ur}}; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.
*''Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War''. By J.T. McAllister. 1913. Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: [https://www.archive.org/stream/virginiamilitiai00mcal#page/34/mode/1up Internet Archive]


'''Regiments.''' Service men in Halifax County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Halifax County supplied soldiers for the:
*Douthat, James L. ''Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia.'' Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/va-0697w.html Mountain Press] website. {{FHL|1453042|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2djL}}. [Includes Halifax County.]
:- [[7th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)|7th Virginia Regiment]]
*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M2Lp v. 5}}; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Halifax County, pp. 82-83. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
:- [[14th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)|14th Virginia Regiment]]
<br>
'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
Halifax County men served in the 69th and 84th Regiments.<ref>Stuart Lee Butler, ''A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812'' (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 98. {{FSC|669440|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2bs}}.</ref>
*Douthat, James L. ''Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia.'' Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Mountain Press provides  [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/va-0697w.html online surname index]. {{FSC|1453042|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2djL}}. Includes Halifax County.
*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FSC|286899|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2Lp v. 5}}; digital versions at [https://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/31387/ Ancestry] ($). See Vol. 5, Virginia, Halifax County, pp. 82-83. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
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'''''Civil War'''''<br>
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932382|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)
* '''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry — index (free)


'''Regiments.''' Civil War service men in Halifax County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:<br>
===== Civil War  =====
:- [[1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)|1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)]]. Company C (3rd) (Halifax Light Artillery)
:- [[3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company C (Black Walnut Dragoons or Light Dragoons), Company H (Catawba Troop).<ref>Thomas P. Nanzig, ''3rd Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1989). {{FSC|540335|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 61}}.</ref>
:- [[6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company G (Flournoy Troop).<ref>Michael P. Musick, ''6th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1990). {{FSC|607455|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 66}}.</ref>
:- [[14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company G (Mount Vernon Guard), Company H (Meadville Greys), and Company K (Dan River Rifles).<ref>Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish, ''14th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). {{FSC|769612|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 117}}.</ref>
:- [[20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company H (Clover Rifles) and Company K (South of Dan Rebels).<ref>G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''20th and 39th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). {{FSC|566446|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105}}.</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). {{FSC|257443|item|disp=FS Library 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). {{FSC|963370|item|disp=FS Library 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). {{FSC|370008|item|disp=FS Library 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). {{FSC|836519|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M2vr v. 132}}.</ref>


'''Civil War Battle'''<br>
{{VAciv}}
The following Civil War battle was fought in Halifax County.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles.htm Civil War Battles]. Filter by state or battle name.</ref>
*June 25, 1864 - Staunton River Bridge, also known as Blacks and Whites or Old Men and Young Boys.


*[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.
:- [[1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)|1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate)]]. Company C (3rd) (Halifax Light Artillery)
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:- [[3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company C (Black Walnut Dragoons or Light Dragoons), Company H (Catawba Troop).<ref>Thomas P. Nanzig, ''3rd Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1989). {{FHL|540335|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 61}}.</ref>
'''''World War II'''''<br>
:- [[6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)|6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate)]]. Company G (Flournoy Troop).<ref>Michael P. Musick, ''6th Virginia Cavalry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1990). {{FHL|607455|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 66}}.</ref>
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/virginia/virginia-world-war-2-casualties-army-air-force.htm Halifax County, Virginia World War II Casualties, Army and Air Force] (Access Genealogy)
:- [[14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company G (Mount Vernon Guard), Company H (Meadville Greys), and Company K (Dan River Rifles).<ref>Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish, ''14th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). {{FHL|769612|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 117}}.</ref>
:- [[20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)|20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)]]. Company H (Clover Rifles) and Company K (South of Dan Rebels).<ref>G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, ''20th and 39th Virginia Infantry'' (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). {{FHL|566446|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105}}.</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>  
:- [[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>


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
====== Civil War Battle  ======
{{VA Naturalization Intro|Halifax}}


=== Newspapers ===
The following Civil War battle was fought in Halifax County.
{{VA Newspapers Intro|Halifax}}


*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50081/ Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*June 25, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va113.htm Staunton River Bridge], also known as&nbsp;Blacks and Whites or Old Men and Young Boys<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va113.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 7 August 2012).</ref>
*Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/va-gazettes/ Colonial Williamsburg] website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.
*[http://www.sovanow.com/index.php? ''South Boston News &amp; Record'']


=== Obituaries ===
:Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va186162.htm 1861], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va186162.htm 1862], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1863.htm 1863], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1864.htm 1864], [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va1865.htm 1865]
{{VA Obituaries Intro|Halifax}}


*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/virginia/halifax-county-obituaries.htm Halifax County, Virginia Obituaries]
===== '''''World War II'''''  =====


=== Other Records ===
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/virginia/halifax1.htm Halifax County, Virginia World War II Casualties, Army and Air Force] (Access Genealogy)
{{VA Other Records Intro|Halifax}}


'''''Voting Records'''''
==== Native Americans<br>  ====
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Lists of Voters for Elections of Burgesses, 1764-1769, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Self-published, 1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/list-of-voters-for-elections-of-burgesses-1764-1769-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/21043863&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll'' [1764-1769] ''and Tithables Lists'' [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at {{FSC|443573|title-id|disp=FS Library}}.


=== Periodicals ===
*[http://www.saponitown.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-2108.html Halifax County, Virginia Native Americans] (Saponitown Forum)<br>
{{VA Periodicals Intro|Halifax}}
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Sappony/IndianHistorybyTomStevens.htm History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia]&nbsp;(Old Halifax)
*[http://lumbeeindiansandgoinsfamily.blogspot.com/2008/02/halifax-county-va-early-records.html Lumbee Indians and Goins Family: Halifax County, VA Early Records]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/NativeAmericanIndians.htm The Native Americans of Halifax County, Virginia &amp; the Early Explorers] (Old Halifax)<br>
*[http://sites.google.com/site/saponidescendantsassociation/ Saponi Descendants Association] (includes Halifax County)
*[http://www.saponitown.com/forum/showthread.php?750-The-Saponi-in-Halifax-County The Saponi in Halifax County] (Searching for Saponitown)<br>
*[http://www.sappony.org/ Sappony] (includes Halifax County)
*[http://www.saponitown.com/ Searching for Saponitown]&nbsp;(includes Halifax County)


'''''The Blount Journal'''''<br>
==== Newspapers  ====
Genealogical articles with abstracts of Halifax County, Virginia records have been published in ''The Blount Journal'', the publication of the [http://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/ Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society]. Began in 1985, still in print. An index is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dc2EJxN6zncbcezxfq_bw7_KikTNA5VkgF3oEef7Vgc/edit#gid=1759780752 online]. Purchase [http://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/shop-1 back issues] through the society. The FamilySearch Library has acquired most volumes {{FSC|976.8885 B2b}}.


=== Probate Records ===
{{VAnews}}  
{{VA Probate Intro|Halifax}}


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/virginia/halifax-county-obituaries.htm Halifax County, Virginia Obituaries]  
* '''1633-1800''' [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/opac/willsabout.htm Wills and Estate Records Index]  at Library of Virginia.*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Will Book 0, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-0-1752-1773-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/9412414&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Indexed images of the [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/BrowseVG.cfm Virginia Gazette ](1736-1780) are available online through the [http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ Colonial Williamsburg]&nbsp;website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: [http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/gos/ The Geography of Slavery in Virginia]. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.  
* '''1639-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7832 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850] at Ancestry — index, incomplete ($)
*[http://www.sovanow.com/index.php? ''South Boston News &amp; Record'']
*'''1652-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62347 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1753-1772; 1773 – 1782''' – Images of Wills and Estates. [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)
*'''1773-1854''' Images of Wills, Inventories, Accounts [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)
*'''1783-1792; 1792 – 1797; 1798 – 1804''' – Images of Wills and Estates.  [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Will Book 1, 1773-1783, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-1-1773-1783-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/10358624&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 2, 1783-1792, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1989?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-2-1783-1792-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/21065708&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. ''Halifax County, Virginia Will Book 2, 1783-1792''. Athens, GA: Iberian, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-will-book-2-1783-1792/oclc/62073459&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. ''Will Books, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-books-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/28629655&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Wills, 1792-1797''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-wills-1792-1797/oclc/24456022&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Digital Images of Halifax County Wills 1792-1797; 1798-1804. See names of Testators. [http://www.virginiapioneers.net/counties/countyhalifax.html Virginia Pioneers]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Periodicals  ====


=== School Records ===
'''''The Blount Journal'''''
{{VA Schools Intro|Halifax}}


=== Social Security Records ===
Genealogical articles with abstracts of Halifax County, Virginia records have been published in ''The Blount Journal'', the publication of the [http://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/ Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society]. Began in 1985, still in print. Tables of contents are available [http://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/images/Back_issues_update.pdf online]. Purchase [http://www.blountcountytngenealogy.org/images/Back_issues_update.pdf back issues] through the society. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes {{FHL|976.8885 B2b}}.
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
==== Probate Records ====
{{VA Tax Intro|Halifax}}


''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
{{Vawill|1753-1800}}  
*'''General:''' Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll and Tithables Lists''. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-colonial-poll-and-tithables-lists/oclc/23346791&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* '''1752-1790 '''Tithables, 1752-90, ''Southsider'' [Charlotte Court House, Va.], Vol. 19, No. 1 (2000). Note: This article lists only totals of tithables from the plea books, no names.
* '''1755-1780 '''Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll'' [1764-1769] ''and Tithables Lists'' [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at {{FSC|443573|title-id|disp=FS Library}}.
* '''1771 '''Halifax Tithables, 1771, ''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 2001).
* '''1771 '''Tithables, 1771, ''Southside Virginian'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jan. 1985); online at [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Virginia--Genealogy--Periodicals.%22 Internet Archive] - free.
* '''1782 '''1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at [https://www.newrivernotes.com/neighboring_halifax_enumerations_1782_personalpropertytax.htm New River Notes] - free.
* '''1782-1850 '''Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850. {{FSC|776119|item|disp=FS films 2024563-2024568}} - images.
* '''1782 '''[http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1782/1782tax.txt 1782 Tax List] at USGenWeb Archives.
* '''1782 '''Tax List, 1782, District 2, ''Halifax County Genealogical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 11, No. 3 (Dec. 2001). [Halifax County, Virginia or North Carolina? check]
* '''1782 '''Weaver, Jeffrey C. ''1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List''. Saltville, VA: New River Notes Books, 2005. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1782-halifax-county-virginia-personal-property-tax-list/oclc/74489430&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* '''1782-1791 '''''Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1791''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-personal-property-tax-lists-1782-1791/oclc/39884141&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* '''1782-1832 '''Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/HalifaxVa.htm "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832,"] ''Free African Americans.com.'' Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list includes some families with Native American ancestry as well.
*'''1783''' Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at [http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/revservice.htm#vatax Revolutionary War Service website] - free.
* '''1787 '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available through the {{FSC|622815|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} ; {{FSC|622815|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Halifax County is included in Vol. 1.
* '''1800 '''Tax List, 1800, ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 26, No. 4 (Oct. 1982); Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct. 1983). Available at {{FSC|33159|title-id|disp=FS Library}}.
* '''1810 '''Schreiner-Yates, Netti. ''A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing''. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at {{FSC|109831|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax lists. Halifax County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.
* '''1815 '''Ward, Roger D. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)''. 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at {{FSC|692063|title-id|disp=FS Library}}. The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Halifax County is included in Vol. 2.
* '''1867 '''Internal Revenue Tax Warning Notice, 1867, ''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).
* '''1901 '''Delinquent Tax List, 1901, ''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).


=== Vital Records ===
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Will Book 0, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-0-1752-1773-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/9412414&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
{{VA Vital Intro|Halifax}}
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Will Book 1, 1773-1783, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-1-1773-1783-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/10358624&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 2, 1783-1792, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1989?. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-book-2-1783-1792-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/21065708&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. ''Halifax County, Virginia Will Book 2, 1783-1792''. Athens, GA: Iberian, 1996. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-will-book-2-1783-1792/oclc/62073459&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. ''Will Books, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/will-books-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/28629655&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*''Halifax County, Virginia Wills, 1792-1797''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-wills-1792-1797/oclc/24456022&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*Digital&nbsp;Images of Halifax County Wills 1792-1797; 1798-1804. See names of Testators. [http://www.virginiapioneers.net/counties/countyhalifax.html Virginia Pioneers]


==== Birth ====
==== Taxation  ====
{{VA Birth Intro|Halifax}}


*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
[[Virginia Tax Lists|How can Virginia tax lists help me?]]&nbsp;  
* '''1853-1866''' {{RecordSearch|3326815|Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Slave Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1853-1896''' {{RecordSearch|5000046|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary
* '''1912-1913''' {{RecordSearch|2388824|Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1584-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1708660|Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1853-1871''' - Halifax County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch {{IGI|C868762}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igivirginia.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf]].</ref>


==== Marriage ====
*'''General:''' Warren, Mary Bondurant. ''Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll and Tithables Lists''. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1991. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-colonial-poll-and-tithables-lists/oclc/23346791&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
{{VA Marriage Intro|Halifax}}
*'''[1752-1790]''' Tithables, 1752-90,&nbsp;''Southsider'' [Charlotte Court House, Va.], Vol. 19, No. 1 (2000). (Note:&nbsp;This article&nbsp;lists only totals of tithables from the plea books, no names.)
*'''[1755-1780] '''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}}.
*'''[1771]''' Halifax Tithables, 1771,&nbsp;''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 23, No<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271977352136_462" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1271977352136_26" />. 3 (Aug. 2001).
*'''[1771]''' Tithables, 1771,&nbsp;''Southside Virginian'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jan. 1985).
*'''[1782]''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/census/1782/1782tax.txt 1782 Tax List] (US GenWeb Archives)
*'''[1782]''' Tax List, 1782, District 2,&nbsp;''Halifax County Genealogical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 11, No. 3 (Dec. 2001). [Halifax County, Virginia or North Carolina? check]
*'''[1782]''' Weaver, Jeffrey C. ''1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List''. Saltville, VA: New River Notes Books, 2005. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/1782-halifax-county-virginia-personal-property-tax-list/oclc/74489430&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''[1782-1791]''' ''Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1791''. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-personal-property-tax-lists-1782-1791/oclc/39884141&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''[1782-1832]''' Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/HalifaxVa.htm "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''[Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list includes some families with Native American ancestry as well.]
*'''[1787] '''Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. ''The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's&nbsp;Licenses Were Issued''. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at {{FHL|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Halifax County is included in Vol. 1.]
*'''[1789, 1798] '''Indexed images of the [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/ 1789 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Halifax County, Virginia] are available online, courtesy: [http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/ Binns Genealogy].
*'''[1800]''' Tax List, 1800,&nbsp;''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 26, No.&nbsp;4 (Oct. 1982); Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct. 1983). Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}.
*'''[1810] '''Schreiner-Yates, Netti. ''A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia:&nbsp;Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing''. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at {{FHL|109831|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax lists. Halifax County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
*'''[1815] '''Ward, Roger D. ''1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)''. 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at {{FHL|692063|title-id|disp=FHL}}. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Halifax County is included in Vol. 2.]
*'''[1867]''' Internal Revenue Tax Warning Notice, 1867,&nbsp;''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).
*'''[1901] '''Delinquent Tax List, 1901,&nbsp;''Piedmont Lineages'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).


* '''1660-1800''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800] at Ancestry — index ($)
==== Vital Records ====
* '''1660-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=virginia%2cva Virginia, United States Marriages] at  at Findmypast — index ($) — index $
*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1740-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
* '''1750s-1780s''' "Halifax County Marriage Bonds" [1750s-1780s], ''The William and Mary Quarterly'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912):202-204. Available at {{FSC|248629|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1918736 JSTOR] - free.
* '''1750-1800''' ''Marriage Records, Halifax County, Virginia, c. 1750-1800''. Chatham, VA?: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/marriage-records-halifax-county-virginia-c1750-1800/oclc/8624201&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* '''1753-1800''' Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. ''Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virginia, 1753-1800''. Pine Bluff, AR: C.L. Knorr, 1957. [https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015008620380 Hathi Trust's] - free.
* '''1753-1854''' Ricks, Joel. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1753-1854''. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriage-bonds-1753-1854/oclc/38070812&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''1753-1905''' - Halifax County Marriage Index 1753-1905. Batch {{IGI|M868761}} at FamilySearch - free.
* '''1755-1825''' Ridlen, Colleen. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1755-1825''. Beech Grove, IN: Self-published, n.d. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriages-1755-1825/oclc/33861587&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
* '''1756-1800''' Gioe, Joan Colbert. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1756-1800: Plus Parents' Consents''. Indianapolis: The Researchers, 1993. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriages-1756-1800-plus-parents-consents/oclc/40864072&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''1771-1989''' {{RecordSearch|2134304|Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, County Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1773-1854''' [https://virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)
* '''1785-1940''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940] at Ancestry — index ($)
* '''1785-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1708698|Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index ; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30207/virginia-marriages-1785-1940 MyHeritage] ($)''
* '''1801-1831''' Chiarito, Marian Dodson, James Hadley Prendergast, and Catherine Lindsay Knorr. ''Marriages of Halifax County, Virginia, 1801-1831''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/marriages-of-halifax-county-virginia-1801-1831/oclc/12258234&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''1853-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3477666|Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62154/ Ancestry] ($)''
* '''1936-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2370234|Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Marriage Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Death ====
{{VAbmd}}  
{{VA Death Intro|Halifax}}


* Deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/death-index Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896], sponsored by [[The Virginia Genealogical Society|The Virginia Genealogical Society]].
===== Birth =====
*'''1715-1901''' {{RecordSearch|4149585|Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1853-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62152&_gl=1*11gbfhm*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MzAwMTM1Ni42LjEuMTY1MzAwMTQ5Ni4w Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
* '''1853-1912''' {{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
* '''1912-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2377565|Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== Divorce ====
*'''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>
{{VA Divorce Intro|Halifax}}


*'''1918-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2370543|Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988}} at FamilySearch — index & images
===== Marriage  =====


== Research Facilities ==
*'''1660-1800''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3002 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800] (Ancestry) ($).
{{VA Research Facilities Intro|Halifax}}
*'''1740-1850''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850] (Ancestry) ($).
*'''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.
*'''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" />
*'''1753-1854''' - 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]
*'''1756-1800''' - Gioe, Joan Colbert. ''Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1756-1800: Plus Parents' Consents''. Indianapolis: The Researchers, 1993. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/halifax-county-virginia-marriages-1756-1800-plus-parents-consents/oclc/40864072&referer=brief_results WorldCat]
*'''1801-1831''' - Chiarito, Marian Dodson, James Hadley Prendergast, and Catherine Lindsay Knorr. ''Marriages of Halifax County, Virginia, 1801-1831''. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/marriages-of-halifax-county-virginia-1801-1831/oclc/12258234&referer=brief_results WorldCat]


=== Archives ===
===== Death  =====
{{VA Archives Intro|Halifax}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{LoVdeath}}  
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/nc/burlington/1401-rascoe-dameron-road Caswell North Carolina FamilySearch Center]
*'''1853-1871''' - Halifax County Death Index 1853-1871. Batch {{IGI|C868762}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/va/danville/3058-north-main-street Danville Virginia FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/nc/eden/4751-state-hwy-14 Eden North Carolina FamilySearch Center]


*[https://www.brrl.lib.va.us/branch.php?id=5/ Blue Ridge Regional Library - Ridgeway Branch] - an affiliate library
===== Vital Record Substitutes  =====
*[https://www.brrl.lib.va.us/branch.php?id=1/ Blue Ridge Regional Library - Martinsville Branch] - an affiliate library


=== Libraries ===
{{VAnewspapers}}  
{{VA Libraries Intro|Halifax}}


'''Halifax County Regional Library'''<br>Multiple branches<br>[https://halifaxlibrary.org/ Website]
{{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]].}}


=== Museums ===
==== Voting  ====
{{VA Museums Intro|Halifax}}


'''L.E. Coleman African-American Museum'''<br> 3011 Mountain Road<br> Halifax, VA 24558<br>[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/ColemanMuseum/default.htm Website]<br><br>
*Chiarito, Marian Dodson. ''Lists of Voters for Elections of Burgesses, 1764-1769, Halifax County, Virginia''. Nathalie, VA: Self-published, 1986. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/list-of-voters-for-elections-of-burgesses-1764-1769-halifax-county-virginia/oclc/21043863&referer=brief_results WorldCat]  
'''South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History'''<br>1500 Wilborn Avenue<br>South Boston, VA 24592<br>[https://sbhcmuseum.org/ Website]
*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}}.


== Societies ==
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
{{VA Societies Intro|Halifax}}


'''Halifax County Historical Society'''<br>[http://www.halifaxcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Website]<br><br>
{{RAOGKlibrary}}<br>  
'''South Central Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc.'''<br>P.O. Box 295<br>Charlotte Court House, VA 23923<br>Email: [mailto:vascvgs@yahoo.com vascvgs@yahoo.com]<br>[http://www.scvgs.com/ Website]<br><br>
'''[[VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society|The Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society]]'''<br>P.O. Box 2272<br> Danville, VA 24541<br><br>


== Websites ==
*[http://www.virginia.org/Listings/Museums/ClarksvilleRegionalMuseum/ Clarksville Regional Museum] (Virginia is for Lovers website)
{{VA Websites Intro|Halifax}}
*[http://www.halifaxcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Halifax County Historical Society]
*Halifax County Regional Library: Halifax Public Library, Main St., Halifax, VA 24558
*Halifax County Regional Library: South Boston Public Library, 509 Broad St., South Boston, VA 24595
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/ColemanMuseum/default.htm L.E. Coleman African-American Museum], 3011 Mountain Road, Halifax, VA 24558<br>
*South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, 1500 Wilborn Ave., South Boston, VA 24592
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vascvgs/ South Central Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc.], Rt. 1, Box 66-G, Pamplin, VA 23958
*[[VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society|The Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society]], P.O. Box 2272, Danville, VA 24541


*Halifax County, Virginia [https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/ USGENWEB]
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
*[http://www.prizery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=190 The Crossing of the Dan Exhibit] (The Prizery)
 
*[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51083.html Halifax County, Virginia] (Census Bureau "Quick Facts")
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[http://www.halifaxcountyva.gov/ Halifax County, Virginia] (official county government website)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia Halifax County, Virginia] (Wikipedia)
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/genealogy.htm Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy] (Halifax.com)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/Halifax/ Halifax County Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vahalifa/ Halifax County, Virginia GenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Halifax County, Virginia GenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/CountyHistory.htm The History of Halifax County]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/historicalMonograph.htm The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/NativeAmericanIndians.htm The Native Americans of Halifax County, Virginia &amp; the Early Explorers]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/ Old Halifax]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/halifax/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)


*{{FSC Place IDNum|2216|Virginia|Halifax}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Websites<br>  ==


== Research Guides ==
*Halifax County, Virginia [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/ USGENWEB]
{{VA Research Guides Intro|Halifax}}
*[http://www.prizery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=190 The Crossing of the Dan Exhibit] (The Prizery)
*{{FHL|Virginia%2C+Halifax|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
*[http://www.familytree101.com/virginia/halifax-county.html Halifax County, VA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (Familytree101)
*[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51083.html Halifax County, Virginia] (Census Bureau "Quick Facts")
*[http://www.halifaxcountyva.gov/ Halifax County, Virginia] (official county government website)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia Halifax County, Virginia] (Wikipedia)
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=22913 Halifax County, Virginia Ancestry &amp; Family History] (ePodunk)
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/genealogy.htm Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy] (Halifax.com)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VA/Halifax/ Halifax County Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://genforum.genealogy.com/va/halifax/ Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/ Halifax County, Virginia GenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax.htm Halifax County, Virginia GenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.familyhistory101.com/county/va-county-halifax.html Halifax County, Virginia History, Records, Facts, Genealogy and Ancestry] (Family History 101)
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/CountyHistory.htm The History of Halifax County]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahalifa/_/HALhistory.htm History of Halifax County, Virginia]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/historicalMonograph.htm The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/NativeAmericanIndians.htm The Native Americans of Halifax County, Virginia &amp; the Early Explorers]
*[http://www.oldhalifax.com/ Old Halifax]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/counties/halifax/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.virginiapioneers.net Virginia Pioneers] ($)


*Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):184-187. Available at {{FSC|33159|title-id|disp=FS Library}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($).
== Halifax County Virginia Genealogy References  ==


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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
Map
Boundary map of Halifax County, Virginia
Map of Virginia highlighting Halifax County
Location in the state of Virginia
Map of the U.S. highlighting Virginia
Location of Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded 1752
County Seat Halifax
Courthouse


Halifax County Virginia Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Halifax County Courthouse
P O Box 729
Halifax, Virginia 24557
Phone: 804-476-6221

Beginning Dates for Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy Government Records
Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1853 1753 1853 1820 1752 1753

Halifax County Virginia History[edit | edit source]

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771)

Halifax County, Virginia is named after George Montagu-Dunk, the second Earl of Halifax (1716-1771). (The same can be said for Halifax County, North Carolina.) He was a British statesman and was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. He was also a friend of Robert Dinwiddie, who was governor of the colony of Virginia.

The first county seat was Peytonsburg (now in Pittsylvania County). The current county seat of Halifax County is Halifax, which has served as such since 1800. The county was established in May, 1752 from Lunenburg County. Halifax County originally extended as far west as the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The counties of Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties were formed out of Halifax County, as well as the southern half of Franklin County. In addition, parts of Bedford and Floyd Counties were formed from Halifax.

Pittsylvania County was formed in 1766 or 1767 (sources differ) as a subdivision of Halifax. The other counties mentioned were then formed out of Pittsylvania. At the time that Pittsylvania County broke away from Halifax County, the latter county took on its present outline.

The boundaries of Antrim Parish were identical to those of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. After Pittsylvania County was formed, the boundaries of Antrim Parish were adjusted to match those of the present form of Halifax County.

For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1752--Halifax County was created 27 February 1752 from Lunenburg County. 

County seat: Halifax [1]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

  • Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890

For a list of record loss in Virginia counties see: Virginia Counties with Burned Courthouses

Halifax County, Virginia Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

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Research Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):184-187. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American[edit | edit source]

In 1860, Halifax County had the largest slave population in the state (14,897 slaves). Ten years late in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (16,266).[2]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:


Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

For tips on accessing Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: Virginia Census.


Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 14,722 —
1800 19,377 31.6%
1810 22,133 14.2%
1820 19,060 −13.9%
1830 28,034 47.1%
1840 25,936 −7.5%
1850 25,962 0.1%
1860 26,520 2.1%
1870 27,828 4.9%
1880 33,588 20.7%
1890 34,424 2.5%
1900 37,197 8.1%
1910 40,044 7.7%
1920 41,374 3.3%
1930 41,283 −0.2%
1940 41,271 −0.0%
1950 41,442 0.4%
1960 33,637 −18.8%
1970 30,076 −10.6%
1980 30,599 1.7%
1990 29,033 −5.1%
2000 37,355 28.7%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.
1782 Enumeration[edit | edit source]
1785 Enumeration[edit | edit source]
1790 [edit | edit source]
  • Lost, but a subsitute is available, see Taxation
1800 [edit | edit source]
  • Lost, but a subsitute is available, see Taxation
1810 [edit | edit source]
  • Halifax is one of 18 VA counties for which the 1810 census was lost when the British occupied Washington and burned census reports. Tax lists are available; see Taxation.
1820 [edit | edit source]
  • 1820 Census (Ancestry.com)
  • 1820 Census Index (S-K Publications)
  • Exists, but is defective. See "Halifax County, Virginia, 1820 Census: A Comment," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):26. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($). [Explains that in 1820, census takers skipped entire Halifax County communities.]
  • Williams, Mike K. 1820 Halifax County, Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1989. WorldCat
1850[edit | edit source]
  • 1850 census (scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. 1850 Census of Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. WorldCat
1860[edit | edit source]
  • 1860 census (selected; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
1870[edit | edit source]
  • 1870 census (images; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
1900[edit | edit source]
  • 1900 census (partial; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):

  1. Arbor (1785)[3]
  2. Buffaloe (1776)[3]
  3. Catawba (1773)[3]
  4. Childrey (1783)[3]
  5. County Line aka Sandy Creek. Some records and membership lists for the 1780s were published in Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 1994) and in Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 1998). FHL Book 975 D25b.
  6. Dan River (1802)[3]
  7. Hunting Creek (1775)[3]
  8. Liberty (1802)[3]
  9. Mayo (1774)[3]
  10. Millstone (1787)[3]
  11. Miry Creek (1803)[3]
  12. Musterfield (1779)[3]
  13. Polecat (1790)[3]
  14. Twelve Corner (1803)[3]
  15. Wynn's Creek (1773)[3]
  • 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.

Halifax County fell within the bounds of the Roanoke Association.

Church of England[edit | edit source]
Quaker[edit | edit source]

Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):

  • Banister Monthly Meeting (1758-1811) aka Halifax aka Kirby's[4]
  • Brown, Jane Douglas Summers and Jones Memorial Library. Jane Douglas Summers Brown (1903-) Quaker Records: Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia); MS 1515. MSS, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va. Available on 26 microfilms at FHL. [Includes records of Halifax County Quakers; Brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia volume of the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy."]

Court[edit | edit source]

  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Plea Book 1, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1755. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1988. WorldCat
  • Court Records (scroll to "Court" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992, 2000. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762 (Plea Book No. 3). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764 (Plea Book No. 4). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1767-1770 (Plea Book No. 6). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 2000. WorldCat

DNA[edit | edit source]

DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Halifax County, Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

  • [Fletcher] Descendant of Thomas Fletcher, b. c1762, resident of Halifax County, Virginia, d. 1838 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled William Fletcher of Accomac County, Virginia/James Fletcher of Brunswick County, Virginia), courtesy: The Fletcher DNA Project.
  • [Chambers] Descendant of Thomas Goodloe Chambers b. 1802 Halifax County, VA d. 1875 Dallas County, Arkansas.  Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA.  Member of Chambers DNA Project.

Genealogy [edit | edit source]

More than 250 genealogies have been published about Halifax County families. To view a list, visit Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy.

Immigration[edit | edit source]

  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Virginia are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

General[edit | edit source]
  • Dodson, Roger C. Property Lines from an Old Survey Book: Halifax County, Virginia, 1741 to 1901. Danville, VA: VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1998. At other libraries
Grants and Patents[edit | edit source]

Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Property article.

Deeds[edit | edit source]
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Deed Book 7, 1767-1770, Halifax County, Virginia. Athens, GA: New Papyrus, 2005?. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 1, 1752-1759. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 7, 1767-1770. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1990. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Books. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985, 1986. WorldCat
  • Deeds (scroll to "Deeds" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 9, 1773-1775. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1990. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 10, 1775-1778. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 15, 1790-1793. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1996. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 16 (1793-1796). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1997. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deeds. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1989, 1997. WorldCat
  • Hamlin, Charles Hughes, comp., Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers, 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. Reprinted in one vol., Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. This title includes a number of Halifax County, Virginia land records. Google Books link with preview.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

  • Aaron, Larry G.. The Race to the Dan: The Retreat that Rescued the American Revolution. Halifax County, Virginia: Halifax County Historical Society, and Lynchburg, Virginia: Warwick House Publishing, 2007. At the Library of Virginia.
  • Altman, Forrest. Adventures in the Dan River Basin (pdf)
  • Carrington, Wirt Johnson. A History of Halifax County [Virginia]. Richmond, Virginia: Appeals Press, 1924; Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1969. FHL | 1959 reprint at FHL | WorldCat. Digital editions: Ancestry ($) | World Vital Records ($). Index at EveryNameIndex.com - free.
  • Edmunds, Pocahontas White. History of Halifax. 2 vols. Halifax, Virginia: P.W. Edmunds, 1978. Reviewed by Susan L. Bracey in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 87, No. 3 (Jul., 1979):365-367. Review available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
  • Estabrooks, Henry L. Adrift in Dixie or, a Yankee Officer Among the Rebels. South Boston, Virginia: South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, 2007. At the Library of Virginia.
  • "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1968.
  • Halifax County Chamber of Commerce. The Halifax County Story. Lynchburg, VA: Progress Publishing, 1974. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Heritage 1752-2007, Waynesville, NC: County Heritage, Inc., 2007. WorldCat | Library of Virginia.
  • Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820, 5th ed., 2 vols. Despite the title, this work discusses Native American families of Halifax County as well as African-American families. Google Books links with previews: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2. Discussed in Genealogical.com. An updated edition of this publication is available for free at FreeAfricanAmericans.com.
  • The History of Halifax County
  • History of Halifax County, Virginia (YouTube video)
  • The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940
  • A History of the Halifax County Assembly, 1975. WorldCat
  • History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia
  • Young, Henry Preston. Country Folks: The Way We Were Back Then in Halifax County, Virginia: A Collection of Stories. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick, 1999. WorldCat

Maps[edit | edit source]

Migration[edit | edit source]

  • Bell, Mary McCampbell. "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestray Research, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Summer 1981): 143-144; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Fall 1981): 183-190; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1982): 37-42; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring 1982): 70-77. FHL (Includes records of Halifax County residents who migrated to South Carolina)
  • Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also at FHL. (Includes individuals who migrated out of Halifax County to other parts of the country)

Military[edit | edit source]

French and Indian War[edit | edit source]
  • Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and veterans; see place name index.]
  • Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Halifax County, see pp. 83-85, 108-110.]
  • Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]

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

- 7th Virginia Regiment
- 14th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:

Halifax residents recommended for military commissions during the Revolutionary War.[5]

  • Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - 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; digital version at JSTOR ($). [Recommendations for military officers.]
  • A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.]
  • Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
War of 1812[edit | edit source]

Halifax County men served in the 69th and 84th Regiments.[6]

  • Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. FHL Book 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Halifax County.]
  • List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Book 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Halifax County, pp. 82-83. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War[edit | edit source]

Regiments. Service men in Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy:


- 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate). Company C (3rd) (Halifax Light Artillery)
- 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C (Black Walnut Dragoons or Light Dragoons), Company H (Catawba Troop).[7]
- 6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G (Flournoy Troop).[8]
- 14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (Mount Vernon Guard), Company H (Meadville Greys), and Company K (Dan River Rifles).[9]
- 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Clover Rifles) and Company K (South of Dan Rebels).[10]
- 23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Brooklyn Grays).[11]
- 34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F (Halifax Heavy Artillery).[12]
- 38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate). Company F (Davis Rifle Guards).[13]
- 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A (Halifax Light Infantry) and C (Edmunds Guards).[14]
Civil War Battle[edit | edit source]

The following Civil War battle was fought in Halifax County.

Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865
World War II[edit | edit source]

Native Americans
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Newspapers[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy newspapers.

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

The Blount Journal

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Halifax County, Virginia records have been published in The Blount Journal, the publication of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society. Began in 1985, still in print. Tables of contents are available online. Purchase back issues through the society. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes FHL 976.8885 B2b.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

A free index to Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy wills and administrations (1753-1800) is available at the Library of Virginia.


  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 0, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 1, 1773-1783, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 2, 1783-1792, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1989?. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. Halifax County, Virginia Will Book 2, 1783-1792. Athens, GA: Iberian, 1996. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. Will Books, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Wills, 1792-1797. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. WorldCat
  • Digital Images of Halifax County Wills 1792-1797; 1798-1804. See names of Testators. Virginia Pioneers

Taxation[edit | edit source]

How can Virginia tax lists help me? 

  • General: Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll and Tithables Lists. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1991. WorldCat
  • [1752-1790] Tithables, 1752-90, Southsider [Charlotte Court House, Va.], Vol. 19, No. 1 (2000). (Note: This article lists only totals of tithables from the plea books, no names.)
  • [1755-1780] Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll [1764-1769] and Tithables Lists [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at FHL.
  • [1771] Halifax Tithables, 1771, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 2001).
  • [1771] Tithables, 1771, Southside Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jan. 1985).
  • [1782] 1782 Tax List (US GenWeb Archives)
  • [1782] Tax List, 1782, District 2, Halifax County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Dec. 2001). [Halifax County, Virginia or North Carolina? check]
  • [1782] Weaver, Jeffrey C. 1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List. Saltville, VA: New River Notes Books, 2005. WorldCat
  • [1782-1791] Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1791. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • [1782-1832] Heinegg, Paul. "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list includes some families with Native American ancestry as well.]
  • [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Available at FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Halifax County is included in Vol. 1.]
  • [1789, 1798] Indexed images of the 1789 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Halifax County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
  • [1800] Tax List, 1800, The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Oct. 1982); Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct. 1983). Available at FHL.
  • [1810] Schreiner-Yates, Netti. A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax lists. Halifax County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
  • [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Halifax County is included in Vol. 2.]
  • [1867] Internal Revenue Tax Warning Notice, 1867, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).
  • [1901] Delinquent Tax List, 1901, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Indexes to Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Most records can also be ordered electronically online as well. Courtesy: FamilySearch. See also How to order Virginia Vital Records

Birth[edit | edit source]
  • 1853-1871 - Halifax County Birth Index 1853-1871. Batch C868762 at FamilySearch - free.[16]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
  • 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
  • 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
  • 1750s-1780s - "Halifax County Marriage Bonds" [1750s-1780s], The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912):202-204. Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR - free.
  • Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virginia, 1753-1800. Pine Bluff, AR: C.L. Knorr, 1957.
  • 1750-1800 - Marriage Records, Halifax County, Virginia, c. 1750-1800. Chatham, VA?: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. WorldCat
  • 1753-1905 - Halifax County Marriage Index 1753-1905. Batch M868761 at FamilySearch - free.[16]
  • 1753-1854 - Ricks, Joel. Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1753-1854. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. WorldCat
  • 1755-1825 - Ridlen, Colleen. Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1755-1825. Beech Grove, IN: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat
  • 1756-1800 - Gioe, Joan Colbert. Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1756-1800: Plus Parents' Consents. Indianapolis: The Researchers, 1993. WorldCat
  • 1801-1831 - Chiarito, Marian Dodson, James Hadley Prendergast, and Catherine Lindsay Knorr. Marriages of Halifax County, Virginia, 1801-1831. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. WorldCat
Death[edit | edit source]

Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.


  • 1853-1871 - Halifax County Death Index 1853-1871. Batch C868762 at FamilySearch - free.[16]
Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available at FamilySearch. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.


Tip: For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

Voting[edit | edit source]

  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Lists of Voters for Elections of Burgesses, 1764-1769, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Self-published, 1986. WorldCat
  • Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll [1764-1769] and Tithables Lists [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at FHL.

Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]


Family History Centers
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Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Websites
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Halifax County Virginia Genealogy References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872), 70. Digital version at Internet Archive; FHL Book 973 X2pcu.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 303-304. Digital version at Google Books.
  4. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
  5. ↑ J.T. McAllister, Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data (Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co., 1913), 34. Digitized by Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 98. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
  7. ↑ Thomas P. Nanzig, 3rd Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1989). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 61.
  8. ↑ Michael P. Musick, 6th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1990). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 66.
  9. ↑ Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish, 14th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 117.
  10. ↑ G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 20th and 39th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105.
  11. ↑ Thomas M. Rankin, 23rd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 14.
  12. ↑ Johnny L. Scott, 34th Virginia Infantry (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 135.
  13. ↑ G. Howard Gregory, 38th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 46.
  14. ↑ G. Howard Gregory, 53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 132.
  15. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012).
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 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.
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Abingdon • Accomac • Accomack • Albemarle • Amherst • Antrim • Appomattox • Argall's Gift • Augusta • Bath • Beckford • Berkeley • Blisland • Blount Point • Botetourt • Boutracy • Bristol • Bromfield • Brunswick • Bruton • Camden • Cameron • Charles City • Charles • Charles River • Chickacoan • Chickahominy • Chippokes • Chiskiack • Chotank • Christ Church (Lancaster Co.) • Christ Church (Middlesex Co.) • Chuckatuck • Cople • Cornwall • Cumberland • Dale • Denbigh • Dettingen • Drysdale • East • Elizabeth City • Elizabeth River • Fairfax • Fairfield • Farnham • Flowerdew Hundred • Fluvanna • Frederick • Fredericksville • Hamilton • Hampton • Hanover • Harrop • Henrico • Hog Island • Hungars • James City • Jordan's Journey • Kecoughtan • Kingston • King William • Lancaster • Lawnes Creek • Lee • Leeds • Lexington • Littleton • Lower (Elizabeth City Co.) • Lower (Isle of Wight Co.) • Lower (Lancaster Co.) • Lower (Nansemond Co.) • Lower (Northampton Co.) • Lower (Stafford Co.) • Lower (Upper Norfolk Co.) • Lower Suffolk • Lunenburg • Lynnhaven • Machodick • Manchester • Marston • Martin's Brandon • Martin's Hundred • Meherrin • Middle Plantation • Middletowne • Montgomery • Mulberry Island • New Poquoson • Newport • Nomini • Norborne • Northampton • North Farnham • Nottoway (Prince Edward Co.) • Nottoway (Southampton Co.) • Nutmeg Quarter • Occohannock • Overwharton • Patrick • Petsworth • Piankatank • Piscataway • Poropotank • Portsmouth • Potomac • Raleigh • Richmond • Rockbridge • Rockingham • Russell • St. Andrew's • St. Anne's (Albemarle Co.) • St. Anne's (Essex and Caroline Cos.) • St. Asaph's • St. Brides • St. David's • St. George's (Accomack Co.) • St. George's (Spotsylvania Co.) • St. James Northam • St. James Southam • St. James's (Goochland Co.) • St. James's (Mecklenburg Co.) • St. John's • St. Luke's • St. Margaret's • St. Mark's • St. Martin's • St. Mary's • St. Mary's Whitechapel • St. Patrick's • St. Paul's (Hanover Co.) • St. Paul's (King George Co.) • St. Peter's • St. Stephen's (King and Queen Co.) • St. Stephen's (Northumberland Co.) • St. Thomas • Shelburne • Sittenburne • Smith's Hundred • South • Southampton • South Farnham • Southwark • Stafford • Stanley Hundred • Stratton Major • Suffolk • Tillotson • Trinity (Lancaster Co.) • Trinity (Louisa Co.) • Truro • Upper (Elizabeth City Co.) • Upper (Isle of Wight Co.) • Upper (Lancaster Co.) • Upper (Nansemond Co.) • Upper (Northampton Co.) • Upper (Stafford Co.) • Upper Suffolk • Varina • Wallingford • Ware • Warrosquyoake • Warwick • Washington (Westmoreland Co.) • Washington (Washington Co.) • Waters Creek • West • West and Shirley • Westbury • Westover • Weyanoke • Wicomico • Wilmington • York • Yorkhampton
Major
Repositories
Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library
Migration
Routes
Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown



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