Box 295 E-mail: webmaster@fxgs.org Box 1812 E-mail: madisonvahistory@gmail.com Box 368 There are no incorporated towns in Charles City County, but the following unincorporated communities are located in the county: * Binns Hall * Holdcroft * Ruthville * Sandy Point, Website Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Marriages Shirley Plantation, home of Charles Carter. 130 Caroline Street Box 292 GENEALOGY You never know who you might meet and what family data they may share Keysville, VA 23947 to Q 4243 Loudoun Avenue Box 2448 P.O. 10209 Main Street 38 Court Street Virginia For the States of : Charles City, VA 23030, Charles City County Center for Local History It is hoped that this site will develop into a suitable Abt 28 Apr 1691, Charles City County, Virginia (Age ~ 67 years) Relationship: natural : Mother: Hannah Daft, b. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Virginia Societies. Counties - south Telephone: 540-364-3440 The spacious frame house was built in 1740 by William Harwood. Freddie Spradlin, VAGenWeb State Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing Box 595 P.O. Telephone: 804-469-5346 214 Fredericksburg Ave http://wythecountyhistoricalsociety.org/, York County Historical Committee https://cchsva.org/, Cape Charles Historical Society E-mail: whsarchives@comcast.net Telephone: (703) 790-0123 E-mail: rapphistsoc@comcast.net 116 West Blue Ridge Street Lexington, VA, 24450-1409 Visit the Virginia PO Box 27833 https://rocktownhistory.org/, Russell County Historical Society O ur goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org, Augusta County Genealogical Society Heathsville, VA John Tyler, the tenth president, was born at Greenway Plantation in 1790 and bought the nearby Sherwood Plantation in 1842. Hillsville, VA 24343 Two of these groups have passed into history. R Email : aahgshr@gmail.com W http://aahafauquier.org, Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, Inc. Bland, VA 24315 Newport News, VA 23608 30 West Main Street Warrenton, VA 20188 P.O. P.O. Box 128Charles City, VA 23030, 2018-2023 Charles City County Website design and development by: Left + Right. P.O. http://www.hisfin.org/, Floyd County Historical Society For map collections, online and in libraries, see Virginia Maps. https://www.carolinehistoricalsociety.org/, Carroll County Historical Society K E-mail: surryhistoricalsociety@gmail.com 460 S. Main Street Box 7731 Wytheville, VA 24382 300 Park Avenue Telephone: 540-473-8394 (Botetourt County Historical Museum) Buckingham, VA 23921 See also Middle Peninsula, See also Northern Neck, Tidewater Virginia, King William County Historical Society Updates: 306 Depot Square Alexandria, VA 22306 http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com, Clarke County Historical Association http://www.vbgsva.net, (Franklin, Halifax, Henry, and Pittsylvania Counties) Volume II, Charles City County court orders, 1655-1658, Charles City County court orders, 1658-1661, Charles City County court orders, 1661-1664, Charles City County court orders, 1664-1665. * Prince George County Box 1601 http://www.historichopewell.org, Isle of Wight County Historical Society Available at JSTOR. 1704 Rent Rolls - John Roach, Sr. had 630 acres Charles City Co. 19 Dec 1711 - John Roach, Jr. had a patent for 85 acres . Hours: 10-2 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 750 Middleburg Road Charles City - Virginia Genealogy Charles City Heritage Public Library Collection of Yearbooks Charles City, New Kent The Heritage Public Library has digitized numerous yearbooks of schools in Charles City County Virginia and New Kent County Virginia. 1800-1986, FS Library book 975.5 X2t 1890; film 1425065, item 14, The Library of Virginia: American Memory, List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe, Virginia, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872, Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009, Charles City County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies, FS Library Book 975.5 D2bs 1976-1996 v. 1-v. 2, Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett, Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945, Virginia Naturalization Petitions, 1906-1929, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850, United States Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917, Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911, Williamsburg Virginia FamilySearch Center, Williamsburg Regional Libraries - James City County Library, https://www.co.charles-city.va.us/235/About-the-County, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_City_County,_Virginia#Communities, British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812, http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/introduction.htm, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Charles_City_County,_Virginia_Genealogy&oldid=5241861, A religious petition (1793) from Quaker residents of Charles City County, Virginia is available online in. (804) 863-0212 14415 Old Courthouse Way (Library) Charles City Court House, which has a Charles City postal address, is the focal point of government. P.O. The county of Charles City, in which it was located, was one of the original shires or counties into which the Colony was partitioned in 1634, and extended over a broad area on both sides of the James river. https://capecharlesmuseum.org/, Caroline Historical Society Inc. -- it could start a whole new branch 814 Randolph Avenue Telephone: 276-728-4113 (Carroll County Historical Society Museum) In 1607, Charles City was home to three Algonquian speaking Native tribes -the Chickahominy, the Paspahegh and the Weyanock. http://www.newkenthistoricalsoc.com/ Box 8784 16501 Church Street Visit the Virginia http://www.princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org, Historic Prince William, Inc. Fax: 703-938-2873 Telephone: 434-579-0083 Fax: 804-458-7900 Telephone: 434-634-2539, See Fairfax County, Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society, Halifax County Historical Society Alexandria, VA 22314 The latter's name was shortened from Charles City Point. Charles City County men served in the 52nd Regiment. with you S P Chesterfield, VA 23832 P.O. Suite 310 22473 http://www.madisonvahistoricalsociety.org/, Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society Wise, VA 24293 The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624 under King James I, and Virginia became a royal colony. Get the details on our Volunteer Kerr Place Telephone: 703-385-8414; 703-591-5305; 800-545-7950 (Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center) Hours: 10:301:00, Wednesday and Friday General index to deeds 1790-1911, general index to grantors and grantees 1789-1913, and deeds 1789-1867 Family History Library. http://www.shorehistory.org/, Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore of Virginia 307 North Main Street Box 2468 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Email Us Telephone: 727-678-5550 Ripplemead Va. 24150 in the Court Order Books, 1737-1761, a few fragments of wills, deeds and court orders, 1689-1690 and 1641-1642 and some loose documents. P.O. E-mail: Library and Genealogy Reseach Center: info@mbwm.org Republished by Crozier and online: Listed below are archives in Charles City County. D http://www.pittsylvaniahistoricalsociety.org, The African American Historical Society of Portsmouth, Virginia TRAILS We're sorry, Collection data for Charles City County is temporarily unavailable. [2] Most of the men were drafted under three conscription acts, the first of which was passed in 1917 only one month after the United States entered the conflict. Welcome to our Charles City County family history research page. http://www.amherstcountymuseum.org, Appomattox County Historical Society, Inc. Machipongo, VA 23405-0206 for any of our county sites. Fax: 804-733-0867 F https://wcgha.org/, Wythe County Historical Society 221 North Street New Market, VA 22844 E-mail: barrierislandscenter@gmail.com J Onancock, VA 23417 "books" page. Arlington, VA22210-3402 been made by others to locate and publish all existing resources, and those are listed on the GRIVA (Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia) https://norfolkhistoricalsociety.wildapricot.org/, Northampton Historic Preservation Society E-mail: leecovahistsoc@hotmail.com Telephone: 540-586-4520 Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep and Tangled Branches. I Hours: 10:004:00, Tuesday through Sunday 33335 Statesville Road together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in Box 53 Mathews, VA 23109 Early monthly meetings (with years of existence): Petitions http://www.barrierislandscenter.org/, Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society Telephone: 540-483-1890 http://www.historicprincewilliam.org, The Occoquan Historical Society Charles City County is located in the east-central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and was named for the English King's son, Charles, who later became King Charles I. More than 250 soldiers, sailors and patriots are listed in this roster, but that number may be as little as half the total number of men who served. Virginia We only list regions for which we have unique data collections. Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23874 P.O. Box 1904 2nd Floor The original Register 1685-1798 and the Vestry Book 1720-1789 are available at the Library of Virginia. Front Royal, VA 22630 Chatham, VA 24531 [12], Native Americans P.O. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Surry, VA 23883 Fax: 804-777-9643 http://www.bedfordhistory.org, Bedford Museum and Genealogy Library E-mail: info@hgiexchange.com Total records: 119Last updated:June 2018. 217 North Locust Street https://sites.google.com/site/centralvirginiachapteraahgs/home, Central Virginia Genealogical Association Box 916 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD), Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD), List of counties in the United States with Record Loss, Interactive Map of Virginia County Formation History, Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007, Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. Martinsville, VA 24089 Civil War. Enslaved Ancestor File Its name was changed to Charles City County in 1643, and it is considered one the five original shires in Virginia which are still extant in essentially the same political entity (county) as they were originally formed in 1634. Named after the son of King James who later became King Charles I of England, it was one of four 'boroughs' or 'incorporations' created by the Virginia Company in 1619. T 2018-2023 Charles City County Website design and development by. - The funeral of Mrs. Hester Backhurst, wife of J. E. Backhurst, took place yesterday at the Chapel Methodist Church. Don't miss an Update! Telephone: 703-838-4994 (The Lyceum) Bon Air, Virginia 23235 Mon-Wed: 9am-9pm; Thurs-Fri: 9am-6pm; Sat: 9am-2pm McIntire Building Box 323 P.O. https://bothistsoc.wordpress.com/, Brunswick Museum and Historical Society, Inc. http://www.hgiexchange.f2o.org, Grayson County Historical Society 515 East Pine Street R Telephone: 540-775-9477 (museum and research center) Telephone: 540-507-7278 (museum) Do not sell or share my personal information. http://www.fxgs.org, Franconia Museum, Inc. http://www.iwchs.com, James City County Historical Commission 102 #140 Telephone: (540) 636-1446 Box 716 Notable natives include the 9th and 10th . Rocky Mount, VA 24151 The first Charles City County courthouses were located along the James River at Westover and City Point." Some James River plantations, listed from west to east, include Shirley Plantation, Edgewood Plantation and Harrison's Mill, Berkeley Plantation, Westover Plantation, Belle Air Plantation, Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, North Bend Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation. This page has been viewed 13,545 times (626 via redirect). http://www.wisevahistoricalsoc.org/, Wythe County Genealogical and Historical Association Salem, VA 24153 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road C P.O. with you http://carrollvamuseum.org/museum/, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Central Virginia Virginia Online Genealogy Records Contents 1County Information 1.1Description 1.2County Courthouse 1.3Charles City County, Virginia Record Dates 1.4Record Loss Farmville, VA 23901 Meade's 1861 history of Bristol Parish is available online. Lynchburg, VA 24505 Box 206 Charles City County features some of the larger and older of the extant James River plantations along State Route 5. Box 1255 Machipongo, VA 23405 Only the Chickahominies remain. * Prince George County Total records:1,005Last updated:Aug 2020. For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records. http://www.bathcountyhistory.org/, Bedford Museum and Genealogy Library http://www.powhatanhistoricalsociety.org/, Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Fincastle, VA 24090 reflection of Box 6367 to get email notices when our county sites are updated. K reserved for original submitters. E-mail: admin@historichopewell.org This Charles City County Website Box 675 [1] Blandford Church belonged to this parish.[2]. Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy and History Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! https://www.norfolkcountyvahistory.org/, Bon Air Historical Society 17193 Mountain Road E-mail: vascvgs@yahoo.com 101 Shenandoah Ave NE This Charles City County Website E-mail: pcvahistory@gmail.com Richmond, VA 23273 https://russell.lib.va.us/local-history/, Salem Historical Society Prestwould Foundation http://www.winchesterhistory.org, Wise County Historical Society Box 306 C Gloucester, VA 23061 Box 529 Charles City County, Virginia Record Dates, Wikipedia contributors, "Charles City_ County,_Virginia," in. P.O. Total records: 310Last updated: June 2018. http://www.vafrgs.org, Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. E-mail: wythecogha@gmail.com As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,773; [1] it is still relatively rural and one of smaller counties in Virginia by population. Founded [edit | edit source]. Bristol Parish was established in 1643, including all the Appomattox River valley. Civil War service men in Charles City County served in various regiments. Virginia Genealogy Trails! Charles City County features some of the larger and older of the extant James River plantations along State Route 5. Research genealogy for George Hicks of Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA, as well as other members of the Hicks family, on Ancestry. O Abingdon, VA 24212-0484 The Heritage Public Library has digitized numerous yearbooks of schools in Charles City County Virginia and New Kent County Virginia. Box 56 Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here: Civil War Battles FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. 511 Patton Street https://www.highlandcountyhistory.com/, Historic Hopewell Foundation, Inc. P The Old Jail Museum Box 602 Open Sundays, March through November, 1-5 pm and by appointment Check back regularly for updates and new features. Box 1664 http://www.spotsylvaniamuseum.org, Stafford County Historical Society Box 193 Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD), Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD), https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg, Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bristol_Parish,_Charles_City_County,_Virginia_Genealogy&oldid=5081246, Chamberlayne, Churchill G. "Seven Parish Acts Heretofore Unpublished,". This Project is A common misconception holds that enslaved persons did not have surnames until after emancipationand that the names they took after the Civil War were those of their former owners. https://louisahistory.org/ E-mail: smythcountymuseum@gmail.com http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~valchs/lhs.htm, Lynchburg Historical Foundation, Inc. Box 679 skills, consider joining us! http://mpaagenealogicalsociety.org/, Nelson County Historical Society E-mail: bccmdirector@verizon.net 1200 Caroline St. In modern times, there is actually no "Charles City", or any centralized city or town, in the county. Charles City, VA Source: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service Transcribed by Genealogy Trails Transcription Team Land first explored in 1607. Fairfax County History Commission Charles City County Guide to Charles City County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. This Charles City County Website A catalogue of the descendants of Thomas Watkins, of Chickahomony, Va. Do not sell or share my personal information. It was named for Prince Charles, second son of King James I of England, who became the Duke of Wales and heir apparent after the death of his older brother Henry in 1612. http://www.leecountyvahistoricalsociety.org/, Louisa County Historical Society P.O. http://www.goochlandhistory.org, Historic Gordonsville, Inc. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]. 101 Chester Street P.O. Box 710 E-mail: archives@clarkehistory.org P.O. W P.O. E-mail: research@gilescountyhistory.org These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia. www.rappahannockhistsoc.org, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Greater Richmond, VA Chapter - southwest Box 121 Coordinator. Telephone: (540) 943-3943 Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Charles City County, Virginia Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes Box 188 Its name was changed to Charles City County in 1643, and it is considered one the five original shires in Virginia which are still extant in essentially the same political entity (county) as they were originally formed in 1634. Box 6 Bristol Parish, Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy United States Virginia Bristol Parish Contents 1 History 1.1 Founded 1.2 Boundary 2 Resources 2.1 Cemetery 2.2 Parish History 2.3 Parish Records 2.3.1 Parish Registers 2.3.2 Vestry Books 3 References History [ edit | edit source] west P.O. Birth 1695 - Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA. Telephone: 757-592-5446, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Hampton Roads Yorktown, VA 23690 P.O. Page. E-mail: dchs1880@gmail.com P.O. Box 1172 Jan 2023: Total records:966Last updated:Sept 2010, Physical Address:Richard M. Bowman Center for Local History10790 Courthouse RoadCharles City, VA 23030, Mailing Address:P.O. Telephone: 276-945-2101, Tazewell County Historical Society, Inc. Q Hours: 9:005:00, daily. 16530 The Glebe Lane (mailing address only) Civil War Museum at Exchange Hotel made a survey of the graves at Blandford Church in 1936-1937, which has been published: FS Library Book 975.5581 V3h.[4]. Two acts, culled from Colonial Office at the National Archives in London, provide information about Westover Parish: http://www.henricohistoricalsociety.org, Bassett Historical Center Charles City County supplied soldiers for the: Regiments. All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights P.O. Some lists include hundreds of names. is available for adoption. http://www.mbwm.org, See also Northern Neck, Tidewater Virginia, Middle Peninsula, Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society E-mail: info@princegeorgevahistoricalsociety.org 99 Courthouse Hill Road Only a few pre-Civil War deed books, will books, minute books, or order books still exist. history page of Charles City and John Caldwell of Brunswick County, Virginia [17 Jan 1743], MSS., Carmen Finley Papers, available at Sonoma State University. Telephone: 804-796-7121 E-mail: charlottecty@yahoo.com Winchester, VA 22601 E-mail: AHGS.COV.VA@gmail.com P.O. 200 2nd Street, Northeast P.O. Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 4110 Winchester Road Updates: Independence, VA 24348 P.O. P.O. http://historicfairfax.org, See also Great Falls and Herndon Grants and Patents Phone: 434-985-1409 P.O. Visit the Library of Virginia's website to determine exactly what records have been lost and their Lost Records Localities Database to find additional resources. Box 1148 E-mail: info@charlescity.org P.O. E-mail: nmhs@newmarkethistoricalsociety.org Topics Virginia, Charles City - Court records, Collection family_history_library; americana; genealogy; additional_collections Digitizing sponsor Family Search Contributor Family History Library Language English. LACONIA Charles "Chuck" E. Cladel, 83, of Laconia, and formerly of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at his home in the Taylor Community. According to the Charles City County, Virginia Records 1737-1774 during the February court 1743, page 237, "Peter Royster, orphan of David Royster, dec'd, chooses Charles Floyd as his guardian.It is ordered that James Floyd, in whose hands the estate of the orphan is, is to deliver it to Charles Floyd."