The Wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865

The Wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865
Author: Bailey Fulton Davis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1985
Genre: History
ISBN:

By: The Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis, Pub. 1985, Reprinted 2018, 470 pages, soft cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-302-X. Amherst County was created from the southwestern portion of Albemarle County in 1761. These wills cover from the very beginning of the county all the way through to 1865.

My Campbell Heritage

My Campbell Heritage
Author: TC Cottrell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2017-05-21
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1365910903

The author traces his Campbell ancestors through at least seven generations to Perth in central Scotland. Details on children and grandchildren are included when known. The author also includes interesting facts about the times and places where they lived as well as weaving their life stories into local history when he believes it will add value. Details on living persons is limited or excluded. Much of the information was passed down within the author's family and is based on original sources that have not been made available in published works other than the author's earlier publication ""Cottrell-Brashear Family Linage"" which contained some Campbell history. The author includes copies of family documents as well as family photographs. Sources are extensively documented as footnotes at the bottom of each page. Timeline and ancestor charts are also provided. An ""all name"" index lists page numbers for each individual.

Wright Family

Wright Family
Author: Robert Noel Grant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2009
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

The author has amassed a bounty of information about Wrights in southern Virginia. This volume is a collection of Wright records from Amherst County, Virginia. It contains source information and an index. The information is drawn from a variety of primary sources. A most helpful feature for each entry is the "identification" column, in which the author identifies the specific family and Wright ancestors from whom the named Wright descends.

Afro-Virginian History and Culture

Afro-Virginian History and Culture
Author: John Saillant
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 113562657X

The essays in this collection offer new evidence and new conclusions on topics in the history of African Americans in Virginia such as the demography of early slave imports, the means used to regulate slave labor, the situation of female hired slaves in the backcountry, African American women in the Civil War era, and the Garveyite grassroots organizations of the 1920s.

Bell and Estes Families

Bell and Estes Families
Author: Mary Gant Bell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1304152596

Roy Wheeler Bell, son of William Edward Bell and Mary Ann Wheeler, was born in 1897 in Arkansas or Texas. He married Lydia Reola Estes (1900-1950), daughter of Ambrose Wickersham Estes and Mary Bell Noe, in 1922. They had two children. He died in 1958 in Harris County, Texas.

Cottrell-Brashear Family Linage

Cottrell-Brashear Family Linage
Author: TC Cottrell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2017-12-19
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0578179326

The author traces his paternal (Cottrell) and maternal (Brashear) ancestral lines through at least four generations. Details on children and grandchildren are included when known. Much of the information was passed down within the author's family and is based on original sources that have not been made available in published works or through public sources. The author includes copies of some family documents as well as family photographs. Sources are extensively documented. Timeline and ancestor charts are also included. An all-name index references page number locations for each individual. Primary surnames covered include Alford, Brashear, Cosby, Crutchfield, Ennis, Foreman, Halsey, Kirlen, Lansdale, Penner, Taylor, Wheeler, and Wilson.

Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas

Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas
Author: Christina K. Schaefer
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 846
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806315768

Covers the period of colonial history from the beginning of European colonization in the Western Hemisphere up to the time of the American Revolution.