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''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] > King George County'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] > King George County'' | ||
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A county in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. Established 1720. | A county in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. Established 1720. | ||
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==== African American ==== | ==== African American ==== | ||
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/kingg.htm "King George County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com. '' | *Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/kingg.htm "King George County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. | ||
*Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/king.htm "King George County Register of Free Negroes, 1785-1799,"] ''Free African Americans.com. '' | *Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/king.htm "King George County Register of Free Negroes, 1785-1799,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
*Klein, Margaret C. ''Tombstone Inscriptions of King George County, Virginia''. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Available at {{FHL|170451|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.525 V3k}}; | *Klein, Margaret C. ''Tombstone Inscriptions of King George County, Virginia''. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Available at {{FHL|170451|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.525 V3k}}; online at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49383 Ancestry] ($). | ||
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
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'''''1890 Union Veterans''''' | '''''1890 Union Veterans''''' | ||
* | *''Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890.'' {{FHL|686323|item|disp=FHL Collection.}} Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/ Ancestry] ($). Includes residents of King George County. | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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'''''Church of England''''' | '''''Church of England''''' | ||
*Nicklin, John Bailey Calvert. ''St. Paul's Parish Register: (Stafford-King George Counties, Virginia) 1715 - 1798.'' Baltimore, MC: Genealogical Book Co., 1962. Available at {{FHL|92752|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.52 K28n}}; {{FHL|92752|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 1036122 Item 5}}; | *Nicklin, John Bailey Calvert. ''St. Paul's Parish Register: (Stafford-King George Counties, Virginia) 1715 - 1798.'' Baltimore, MC: Genealogical Book Co., 1962. Available at {{FHL|92752|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 975.52 K28n}}; {{FHL|92752|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 1036122 Item 5}}; online at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-56043/st-pauls-parish-register-stafford-king-george-counties-virginia-1715 MyHeritage] ($); {{WorldCat|5825965|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
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The District Court of Fredericksburg and later the Superior Court of Chancery had jurisdiction over certain King George County court cases. An index has been compiled: | The District Court of Fredericksburg and later the Superior Court of Chancery had jurisdiction over certain King George County court cases. An index has been compiled: | ||
*Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904. Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at {{FHL|674265|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *Indexes of Court Records in the Clerk's Office, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1782-1904. Original records, Fredericksburg City Courthouse, Fredericksburg, Va., microfilmed reproduction available at {{FHL|674265|title-id|disp=FHL}}. Indexes the following records: District Court law book v. 8, 1782-1792; District Court law books 1790-1793, v. A-F 1789-1811; Superior Court of Law law order books v. G-H 1812-1831; Superior Court of Chancery chancery order books 1814-1831; Hustings Court orders v. A-O 1782-1871; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery law order books v. A-E 1831-1875; Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery chancery order books v. A-D 1831-1872; Circuit Court chancery order books v. A2, B-C 1875-1904; Fredericksburg District Court (1789-1808) had jurisdiction over the following counties: Spotsylvania (including Fredericksburg), Caroline, King George, Stafford, Orange, and Culpeper; Superior Court of Chancery (1802-1831) had jurisdiction over the following localities: city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fairfax, Lancaster, Northumberland, Madison, King George, Orange, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Essex, and Westmoreland. | ||
'''''Superior Court of Chancery''''' | '''''Superior Court of Chancery''''' | ||
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==== Immigration ==== | ==== Immigration ==== | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Includes will of a resident of King George County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin. | ||
==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
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==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
*Harris, Nancy E. ''King George County, Virginia 1720-1990''. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Available at {{FHL|527094|title-id|disp=FHL}}; | *Harris, Nancy E. ''King George County, Virginia 1720-1990''. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Available at {{FHL|527094|title-id|disp=FHL}}; online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49049/ Ancestry] ($). | ||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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==== Migration ==== | ==== Migration ==== | ||
*Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):199-208; Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1977):287-292. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | *Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):199-208; Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1977):287-292. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. King George County's 1786, 1789, and 1790 Delinquent Lists appear on 20:199-201; another 1789 Delinquent List appears on 21:292. | ||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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'''''French and Indian War''''' | '''''French and Indian War''''' | ||
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at {{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=FHL}}. Identifies some Westmoreland County militia officers, soldier enlistments, 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}}; | *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}}; online 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 King George County, see pp. 88, 111. | ||
*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] ($). | *Crozier, William Armstrong. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital book at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4596&o_xid=8910&o_lid=8910 Ancestry] ($). Identifies some Accomack County militia officers; see place name index. | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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==== Officials ==== | ==== Officials ==== | ||
*Fisher, Therese. ''Skeletons in the Closet: 200 Years of Murders in Old Virginia; a Genealogical and Historical Resource''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2001. Available at {{FHL|1024322|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *Fisher, Therese. ''Skeletons in the Closet: 200 Years of Murders in Old Virginia; a Genealogical and Historical Resource''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2001. Available at {{FHL|1024322|title-id|disp=FHL}}. Identifies King George County's sheriffs 1776-1781. | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
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'''''Local Court''''' | '''''Local Court''''' | ||
*Hopkins, William Lindsay. ''Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800''. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. Available at {{FHL|537823|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *Hopkins, William Lindsay. ''Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800''. Richmond, Virginia: W.L. Hopkins, 1987. Available at {{FHL|537823|title-id|disp=FHL}}. Includes King George County. | ||
*King, George Harrison Sanford. "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Will of Major John Dinwiddie of King George County, Virginia," [and Dinwiddie Family Notes] ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):51-64. Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | *King, George Harrison Sanford. "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Will of Major John Dinwiddie of King George County, Virginia," [and Dinwiddie Family Notes] ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):51-64. Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | ||
*King, George Harrison Sanford. "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Will of William Berry of King George County," [and Berry Family Notes] ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 1957):5-17. Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | *King, George Harrison Sanford. "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Will of William Berry of King George County," [and Berry Family Notes] ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 1957):5-17. Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | ||
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'''''London Courts''''' | '''''London Courts''''' | ||
*Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. | *Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Includes will of a resident of King George County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin. | ||
==== Research Guides ==== | ==== Research Guides ==== | ||
*"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: King George County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):193-195. Available at [ | *"A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: King George County," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):193-195. Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | ||
*King, George Harrison Sanford. "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed: Will of Major John Dinwiddie of King George County, Virginia," [and Dinwiddie Family Notes] ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1959):51-64. | |||
Available at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | |||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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[[Virginia Tax Lists|How can Virginia tax lists help me?]] | [[Virginia Tax Lists|How can Virginia tax lists help me?]] | ||
*'''[1782] '''Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. ''Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau''. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/582551-virginia-tax-payers-1782-87-other-than-those-published-by-the-united-stated-census-bureau?offset=1 FamilySearch] | *'''[1782] '''Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. ''Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau''. 1940; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978. Online at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/582551-virginia-tax-payers-1782-87-other-than-those-published-by-the-united-stated-census-bureau?offset=1 FamilySearch]; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/407378 FHL]. 1782 personal property tax list of King George County. | ||
*'''[1782]''' Stewart, Robert Armistead. "Land Tax List of King George County, 1782," ''The Researcher: A Magazine of History and Genealogical Exchange'', Vol. 1, No. 4 (Jul. 1927):238-239. Available at {{FHL|61472|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *'''[1782]''' Stewart, Robert Armistead. "Land Tax List of King George County, 1782," ''The Researcher: A Magazine of History and Genealogical Exchange'', Vol. 1, No. 4 (Jul. 1927):238-239. Available at {{FHL|61472|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | ||
*'''[1782-1815]''' Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/kingg.htm "King George County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com. '' | *'''[1782-1815]''' Heinegg, Paul. [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/kingg.htm "King George County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1815,"] ''Free African Americans.com. ''Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. | ||
*'''[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|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *'''[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|622815|title-id|disp=FHL}}. The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. King George County is included in Vol. 1. | ||
*'''[1787]''' Land Tax Records, 1787, ''Tidewater Virginia Families'', Vol. 7, No. 3 (Nov. 1998). Available at {{FHL|523192|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *'''[1787]''' Land Tax Records, 1787, ''Tidewater Virginia Families'', Vol. 7, No. 3 (Nov. 1998). Available at {{FHL|523192|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | ||
*'''[1786, 1789, 1790] '''Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):199-208; Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1977):287-292. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). | *'''[1786, 1789, 1790] '''Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," ''The Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):199-208; Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1977):287-292. Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}; digital version at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/285/virginia-genealogist-the American Ancestors] by NEHGS ($). These records identify migrants who left the county and often their intended destinations. King George County's 1786, 1789, and 1790 Delinquent Lists appear on 20:199-201; another 1789 Delinquent List appears on 21:292. | ||
*'''[1800]''' Tax List, 1800, ''Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr. 1990). Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | *'''[1800]''' Tax List, 1800, ''Virginia Genealogist'', Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr. 1990). Available at {{FHL|33159|title-id|disp=FHL}}. | ||
*'''[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}}. | *'''[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. King George County is included in Vol. 3. | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
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== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
*[http://www.mbwm.org/ Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library] | *[http://www.mbwm.org/ Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library] | ||