Amherst County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies

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Main article: 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.

Compiled genealogies covering many Amherst County families include:

• Hardesty, H.H., James S. Presgraves, Jay Cregger, and Diane Neeley. Amherst County Families and History: Compiled from Henry Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopaedia. Wytheville, Va.: J. Presgraves, 1995. FHL Book 975.5496 D2h
  
• 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.
• Seaman, Catherine Hawes Coleman. Tuckahoes and Cohees: The Settlers and Cultures of Amherst and Nelson Counties 1607-1807. Sweet Brier, Va.: Sweet Briar College Printing Press, 1992. FHL Book 975.549 H2sc
  

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 ($).
• [Blanks] Wilson, John H. The Blanks Family. 2 vols. El Paso, Texas: J.H. Wilson, 1971-1982. FHL Book 929.273 B611bc v. 1-v. 2
  
• [Butler] Butler Family Bible Records, 1879-1953. MSS. Microfilm: FHL Film 869287 Item 2
  
• [Childers] Hanks, Virginia C. Childers of Lincoln County, Washington. 1989. FHL Book 929.273 C437hvc
  
• [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
• [Dameron] Dameron, Kyle. Descendants of Charles and Mary E. "Polly" (Magann) Dameron. Tulsa, Okla.: K. Dameron, 1989. FHL Book 929.273 A1 no. 5601
  
• [Dillard] Dillard Family Association. Dillard Annual: The Dillard Family Association. Dillard, Ga.: Dillard Family Association, 1992-[2001]. FHL Book 929.27305 D581da
• [Floyd] Floyd, N.J. Biographical Genealogies of the Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families: With Notes of Some Collateral Branches. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 1912. FHL Film 1017043 Item 16; digital version at Google Books.
  
• [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
• [Gatewood] Keeney, Roscoe C. Gatewood Family: Including: Murray, Keeney, Spaulding, White, Slack, Kelly, Cozad, Jarrett, Bonham, Nowlan, Stanley, Montague, Fout, Bibb. [Charleston, West Virginia: R.C. Keeney, 2000?]. FHL Book 929.273 G223k
  
• [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 ($).
• [Goodwin] Turner, David Anderson and Bonnie Turner Cook. White Families of the Virginias: Featuring Descendants of Chickasaw Ben White. Cape Coral, Fla.: B.T. Cook, 2001. FHL Book 929.273 W582td
  
• [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 ($).
• [Higginbotham] Higginbotham Family. Library of Virginia, Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 4, Hig. FHL Film 29884 Item 1
  
• [Hill] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001. FHL CD-ROM no. 774
  
• [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
• [Landrum] Albin, Nancy Hill Layne. A Genealogical History of the Hill, Dameron, Layne and Bailey Families. n.p.: N.H.L. Albin, 2001. FHL CD-ROM no. 774
  
• [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
• [Powell] Floyd, N.J. Biographical Genealogies of the Virginia-Kentucky Floyd Families: With Notes of Some Collateral Branches. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 1912. FHL Film 1017043 Item 16; digital version at Google Books.
  
• [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 ($).
• [Sorrells] Weaver, Dorothy Lee. The Sorrells Family of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Orange, Va.: D.L. Weaver, 1990. FHL Book 929.273 So69w
  
• [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
• [White] Turner, David Anderson and Bonnie Turner Cook. White Families of the Virginias: Featuring Descendants of Chickasaw Ben White. Cape Coral, Fla.: B.T. Cook, 2001. FHL Book 929.273 W582td
  
• [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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