Amherst County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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See also the main article on genealogical research in Amherst County, Virginia.

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

• Locate publications about direct ancestors
• Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
• Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Amherst, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 94,000 entries.

• Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online index, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes information about residents of Amherst County, see discussion of cited sources.] FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 3887. Purchase at Virginians.com.

Bibliography

• [Anderson] Gee, Wilson. "The Bowles, Anderson and Shelton Families as Related to the Descendants of William Sims (1765-1833), and His Wife, Elizabeth Shelton Sims (1767-1833), of Union County, South Carolina," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):602-608. FHL Collection 973 H25w ser. 2 v. 16 (1936); digital version at JSTOR ($).
• [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. The Descendants of Zechariah Dameron and Margaret Willis Rucker of Amherst County, Virginia. Coweta, Okla.: n.p., 1975. FHL 929.273 D182a
• [Dillard] Dillard Family Association. Dillard Annual: The Dillard Family Association. Dillard, Ga.: Dillard Family Association, 1992-[2001]. FHL Book 929.27305 D581da
• [Frost] Roberts, Snyder E. Descendants of Joseph Frost, Sr. from Amherst, Bedford, & Washington Counties, Va. to Anderson County, Tn. and Elsewhere. n.p.: S.E. Roberts, 1989. FHL 929.273 F929r
• [Goodwin] "Appendix M: The Goodwins of Caroline and Amherst Counties, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 2, Supplement (Oct., 1897), p. 120. Available at JSTOR ($).
• [Hansard] Hansard, Sam L. Descendants of John Hansard of Amherst County, Virginia, 1766-1976. Knoxville, Tenn.: Hansard, 1977. FHL 929.273 H198b [Mislabeled Jansard in FHLC.]
• [Higginbotham] Sweeny, Mrs. William Montgomery. "Colonel James Higginbotham, Surveyor of Amherst County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan., 1931), pp. 29-41. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
• [Hylton] Hylton, Paul and Evelyn Hylton. Genealogy of the Hylton Family in America Branch of George Hilton, Sr., 1699-1770?, of (Goochland Co., Albemarle Co., Amherst Co.) Va. Woodinville, Washington: P. & E. Hylton, 1979. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 1041.
• [Landrum] Wiley, Roberta V. Landrum. Some Descendants of Thomas Landrum of Amherst Co., Va. and Allied Families. Parkville, Mo.: n.p., 1974. FHL 929.273 L238w
• [Lane] Williams, Lyle Keith. The Lane-Robertson Families of Amherst County, Virginia and Descendants. Fort Worth, Texas: L.K. Williams, 1991. FHL 929.273 L24wi
• [Layne] Layne, Floyd Benjamin and William Robert Layne. Layne Pedigree [Chart], Amherst, Va. n.p.: F.B. Layne, 1952. FHL US/CAN Pedigree no. 2157.
• [Montgomery] Ledgerwood, Marian Carter. A Montgomery and Cole Record Some Descendants of Alexander Montgomery of Amherst Co., Virginia and Orange Co., North Carolina. Hot Springs Village, Ark.: M. Ledgerwood, 1989. FHL 929.273 M766L
• [Moore] Moore, Charles R. The Moore Family of Central Virginia Covering the Counties of Albeharle, Amherst, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange, Virginia. Charlottesville, Va.: C.R. Moore, 1985. FHL 929.273 A1 no. 6921
• [Morrison] Mosher, Merrill Hill. Morrison of Albemarle, Amherst & Nelson Counties, Virginia. Coos Bay, Oregon: M.H. Mosher, 1982. FHL 929.273 M834mmh.
• [Oglesby] Paul, Oglesby. "A Further Account of the Oglesby Family," The American Genealogist, Vol. 19 (1942):150-152. FHL 973 D25aga; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
• [Omohundro] Palmer, Gloria Omohundro. Descendants of Spottswood James Omohundro of Amherst County, Virginia, and Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri. Santa Ana, Calif.: G.O. Palmer, 1984. FHL 929.273 Om6p 
• [Penn] Allen, Robert M. The Ancestry of Joseph Penn of Amherst Co., Virginia. San Jose, Calif.: R.M. Allen, 1980. FHL 1206417 Item 7
• [Quinn] Marshall, Thomas E. Some Descendants of Jordon Stewart Quinn, Amherst County, Va. Bedford, Va.: T.E. Marshall, 1990. FHL 929.273 Q44m
• [Rose] Rose, Christine. Abstracts of Early Virginia Rose Estates: Wills, Inventories, Accounts and Administrator's Bonds before 1850. San Jose, Calif.: Rose Family Bulletin, 1972. FHL 975.5 A1 no. 56; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
• [Sanderson] Hill, Margaret Lester. Sanderson: Selected Families from Virginia Westward. Mollusk, Va.: M.L. Hill, 1988. FHL Book 929.273 Sa56h
• [Shelton] Gee, Wilson. "The Bowles, Anderson and Shelton Families as Related to the Descendants of William Sims (1765-1833), and His Wife, Elizabeth Shelton Sims (1767-1833), of Union County, South Carolina," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):602-608. FHL Collection 973 H25w ser. 2 v. 16 (1936); digital version at JSTOR ($).
• [Sims] Gee, Wilson. "The Bowles, Anderson and Shelton Families as Related to the Descendants of William Sims (1765-1833), and His Wife, Elizabeth Shelton Sims (1767-1833), of Union County, South Carolina," The William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. 1936):602-608. FHL Collection 973 H25w ser. 2 v. 16 (1936); digital version at JSTOR ($).
• [Sweeney] Sweeney, J. Harvey. Moses Sweeney, 1734-1813 Descendants from Amherst County, Virginia and Lincoln County, Kentucky. Crossville, Tenn.: Sweeney Trust, 2005. FHL 929.273 Sw35s
• [Thurmond] Donnelly, Shirley. The Thurmonds: A Study in the Genealogy and History of Philip Thurmond of Amherst County, Virginia and His Descendants. Oak Hill, W. Va.: n.p., 1939. FHL 1036037 Item 17; digital versions at Ancestry ($); and World Vital Records ($).
• [Tucker] Tucker, Denise A. The Family of Drury Tucker of Amherst County, Virginia. Greensboro, N.C.: D.A. Tucker, 2002. FHL 929.273 T795td
• [Worley] Dean, H. Clark. "Caleb Worley (say 1730-circa 1790) of Virginia and Kentucky, Grandson of Francis Worley of Pennsylvania," The American Genealogist, Vol. 70, No. 2 (Apr. 1995):75-81. FHL 973 D25aga.
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia Part VII, 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County, His Wife Mary (Hawkins) Wright and His Descendants. Menlo Park, Calif.: R.N. Grant, 2008. FHL 929.273 W93gry v. 7; digital version at Family History Archives.
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Land Tax Records 1782-1850 Amherst County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2007. FHL 929.273 W93gaL
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Birth Records, 1853-1896 Marriage Records, 1761-1900; Census Records, 1810-1900 in Amherst County Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2008. FHL 929.273 W93gab
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1850 Amherst County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2008. FHL 929.273 W93gap
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Wright Family Patent Deeds and Land Grants, 1761-1900; Deed Records, 1761-1903; Chancery Court Files, 1804-1900; Death Records, 1853-1920; Cemetery Records by Cemetery; and Probate Records, 1761-1900 in Amherst County, Virginia. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2009. FHL 929.273 W93gam
• [Wright] Grant, Robert N. Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia Part VIII, William Wright (Amherst County) and His Wife Esther (_______) Wright and His Descendants. Menlo Park, Calif.: R.N. Grant, 2009. FHL 929.273 W93gry v. 8

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