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Anderson, Judy B. Virginia Connections: A Genealogical History of the Thompson-Ward Family Originating in Southwest Virginia. Covers ancestors and descendants of William Thompson and his wives, Jane Buchanan and Lydia Graham, of Montgomery, later Wythe Co., VA; William Ward, son of James Ward -- specifically descendants of David Ward of Tazewell (Russell, Washington) and his wives, Janer Cravens and Eleanor Clancy; and the descendants of William Ward of Wythe Co., and his wife, Jane Watson; the descendants of James Ward, son of James Ward, and the descendants of John Ward, thought to be the son of James Ward -- most of these descendants moved to Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio. 8 1/2 x 11 - PAGE, 832 - PAGE HARDBOUND BOOK WITH MAPS, EXTENDED PEDIGREE CHARTS, PICTURES, EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX. Cost: $60 includes postabe and handling. Order from: Judy B. Anderson, 4485 South 2025 West, Roy, UT.
Bass, James K. The Weaver Families of Georgia - Volume I. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. The book contains genealogical details (ancestry, descendancy and family stories) of about 17 Weaver families who were in Georgia prior to (or by) the 1850 Census. The book is 555 pages and indexes over 6,000 names. The information documents the various migrations of the Weaver families from Virginia and the Carolinas into Georgia, and then the westward trek to Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and further. To order send check for $44.95 (includes shipping) to Jim Bass, P.O. Box 723552, Atlanta, GA 31139-0552. Jim's e-mail address is: e-mail@TribalFox.com
Burgert, Annette Kunselman. Eighteenth Century Emigrants
from German-Speaking Lands to North America. Volume I: The Northern Kraichgau.
and Volume II: The Western Palatinate. Both volumes published by
the Pennsylvania German Society.
Many Southwestern Virginia settlers and/or their parents
and grandparents are mentioned in these volumes. Use them to locate their
homeplaces in Germany and Switzerland. Includes much information from German
baptismal and other church records
Volume I is out of print. Volume II is $40.00. Order
from Hearthstone Bookshop, 5735A Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA 22303
Cameron, Joseph R. Early Settlers of Old Mount Airy, Wythe County, Virginia. Old Mount Airy shared its western border with Smyth County's eastern edge. Therefore, many of the old families in this book have close connections to Smyth County. In this book you will find much more than family trees. Surveys of old land grants were drawn and put together to make a settlement map of the Mount Airy area. Directions to the old homeplaces are frequently given, including highway numbers, etc. Read old stories from the memories of those no longer here. Among the families included are: Cameron, Buck, Weaver, Staley, Kinder, Daut, Snavely, Groseclose, Gillespie, Burkett, Heldreth, Gullion, Spangler, Huddle, Musser, and many more. Order from Joseph R. Cameron, Rt. 4, Box 129, Wytheville, VA 24382 $29.95 You may make inquiries about the book via e-mail. CLICK HERE.
Cameron, Joseph R. and Constance L. Cameron Addendum to Early Settlers of Old Mount Airy, Wythe County, Virginia.You may make inquiries about the book via e-mail. CLICK HERE.
Copenhaver, Mildred (Manton) and Robert Madison Copenhaver, Jr. The Copenhaver Family of Smyth County, Virginia: A Family Record of some of the descendants of Frederick Copenhaver --.
Douthat, James L. Smyth County, Virginia Will Book 1, 1832-1844 Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press. Order from Mountain Press, P. O. Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377-0400..
Gose, George B. Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass. Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press, Inc., Printer. All rights reserved by George B. Gose.[n.d.]
The Heritage of Smyth County, Virginia, 1832 - 1996 includes hundreds of family histories, histories of Smyth County towns, churches, clubs, organizations, and topical articles. Order from Smyth County Heritage Books, Attn: Barbara Hokada, P.O. Box 543, Marion, VA 24354. $58.50
History of the Descendants of John Hottel.Reprinted in 1992, over 1200 pages explaining new-found information and also listing some inaccuracies found in the original edition. In appearance and quality it is similar to the original 1930 edition. Over 400 pages dedicated to the branch of the family that settled in Southwest Virginia. The cost is $54.95 plus $5.00 for handling and postage. If you are a Virginia resident add $2.47 VA Sales Tax. Order from Hottel-Keller Memorial, Inc., P. O. Box 33, Toms Brook, VA 22660-0033.
History of Smyth County, Virginia. Vol. I Pathfinders and Patriots: Prehistory to 1832 by Elizabeth Lemmon Sayers, c1983. Originally published by Smyth County Historical and Museum Society, Inc. Order from Betsy Sayers, 1410 Prater Lane, Marion, Va. 24354.
History of Smyth County, Virginia. Vol. II: Ante-bellum Years through the Civil War by Joan Tracy Armstrong. Order from Smyth County Historical and Museum Society, Inc., P.O. Box 710, Marion, VA 24354
Kegley, Mary B., comp. Abstracts of Court Orders of Wythe County, Virginia, 1790-1791;1795-1810. Records of military, court officials, road overseers, orphans, apprentices, executors, appraisers and guardians. $28.08 in VA; $27.00 out of state. Mary has published many genealogy books useful to Smyth County researchers. For more information, visit her website.
Kelly, John Alexander. The Ancestors and Descendants
of Judge John Alexander Kelly and Martha Matilda Peck Kelly and Related
Families 1515 -1959. Extensive research is included on the Kelly, Snidow,
Peck, and Borden families as well as many, many more families of Smyth,
Tazewell, Montgomery and Giles County, Virginia and of North Carolina and
East Tennessee. Published and Edited by Roberta Matilda Copenhaver.
Kent, William B. A HISTORY OF SALTVILLE.
This book may be ordered from:
SALTVILLE HISTORY
P O Box 546
Saltville, VA 24370
Presgraves, Jim, ed. Smyth County Families and History.
Wytheville, VA., 1974. Washington and Lee University, Rare Book F232 .S6
P7.
Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1787 for Montgomery County, Virginia. Order from Genealogical Books in Print, 6818 Lois Drive, Springfield, VA 22150
Schreiner-Yantis, Netti. Montgomery County, Virginia:
Tax Lists .... A, B & C for the Year 1788
Montgomery County, Virginia-- circa 1790.
1800 Tax Lists & Abstracts of Deeds 1796 -
1800 of Wythe County, Virginia.
Order Netti Schreiner-Yantis books from Genealogical
Books in Print, 6818 Lois Drive, Springfield, VA 22150
1840 and 1850 Smyth County Federal Census. Photocopies of the originals. See details at the website of SK PUBLICATIONS
THE SCOTTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: THE JAMES & RACHEL SCOTT FAMILY AND OTHER IMPORTANT SCOTT LINES by Rev. LaVerne ‘Pike’ Thomas and Kay Lee Wrage Gunn published 1999 in three sturdy soft-cover volumes totaling 900 pages. The compilers are experienced genealogists with over fifty years of research and publication between them. Although the present book is primarily concerned with James Scott (1736-1817) of the Rye Valley in Wythe/Smyth Co VA and his 13,000 identified descendants in virtually every state, seven other major SCOTT lines whose members grace the history of southwest Virginia are traced:
· descendants of the Widow Isabella Scott (b c1725) of Augusta Co and sons Matthew, Nathan & Francis;
· William Scott (b 1725) of Bedford Co VA and sons Joseph, Charles and Peter;
· John Scott (b1706) of Guilford Co NC and sons Wm, Thomas & Samuel;
· "Capt" John Scott (b c1675) of New Kent and several descendants of Wythe Co;
· Samuel (b 1730) and John (b1734) Scott of PA and later Washington Co VA;
· The “Clinch River” Scotts, including James, Alexander, Robert, and Archibald, with the later John Scott (b 1769), whose descendants were leaders of Abingdon.
· A third section lists smaller SCOTT families in the area, like Mahlon Scott (b 1803) of Smyth/Carroll Cos. Finally, peppered throughout are resumes of important allied families, like Bonham, Neff, Griffitts, Manifold, Beattie, Cunningham, Gose and others too numerous to list here.
The books contain numerous biographical details, fully documented to available source records, with charts, maps and photos. It contains a full name index.
The work sells for $55 including tax, postage and handling. It is available through Rev. Pike Thomas, 522 E Flournoy Lucas Rd, Shreveport LA 71115-3802 (E-Mail: pthomas@shreve.net).
Vogt, John & T. William Kethley, Jr. Smyth County
Marriages, 1832- 1850 $7.95 + $5.00 shipping & handling. Include
code (SMYT) when ordering.
Vogt, John & T. William Kethley, Jr. Wythe
County Marriages, 1790 - 1850.
Order Vogt & Kethley books from The Iberian Press,
John Vogt prop., 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA 30605. (1-800-394-8634)
Complete
catalog at their website
BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM Shelia Steele Hunt
Hunt Multimedia Genealogy
P.O. Box 3826, Kingsport/TN 37664
Voice 423.279.0422 / Fax 423.279.0522
Website www.huntgenealogy.com
Southwest Virginia publications
VA-Dickenson County, School and Community History
VA-Russell County, 1880 Census
VA-Russell County, early 1900s McCaskey Store Register
VA-Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, 2 volumes
VA-Southwest Virginia, 1840 Mountain Empire Census
VA-The Life and Adventures of Wilburn Waters
VA-Pathfinders, Pioneers, and Patriots (CD)
VA-Scott County, 1922 Gate City Business Ledger
VA-Scott County, Births 1874-1895
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, 7-Volume Complete Set + Index
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 1
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 2
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 3
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 4
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 5
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Volume 6
VA-Scott County, Cemeteries, Index to 6 Volumes
VA-Scott County, Marriage Book 1, 1815-1853
VA-Scott County, Marriage Book 2, 1854-1893
VA-Scott County, Marriage Book 3, 1894-1912
VA-Scott County, Marriage Book 4, 1912-1931
VA-Scott County, Marriage Book 5, 1931-1937
VA-Scott County, Marriage Books, Complete Set 1815-1936 + Indexes
VA-Scott County, Marriage Books 1-6, Male Index
VA-Scott County, Marriage Books 1-6, Female Index
VA-Scott County, Marriage Consents & Bonds 1815-1853
VA-Scott County, License & Returns of Marriage 1815-1853
VA-Scott County, Marriage Consents/Bonds and License/Returns 1815-1853, 2 Vol. Set
VA-Scott County, History of Scott County (Addington)
VA-Smyth County, 1880 Census
VA-Smyth County, Marriages 1851-1891 and 1860 Census
VA-Smyth County, Marriages 1892-1905
VA-Tazewell County, Tazewell County (by Louise Leslie)
VA-Tazewell County, History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia 1748-1920
VA-Washington County, 1850 Census Annotated
VA-Washington County, Cemeteries - High on a Windy Hill
VA-Washington County, 1880 Census, Annotated
VA-Washington County, Designated Colored Marriages, 1853-1881
VA-Washington County, History of Southwest Virginia 1746-1786 and Washington County
VA-Washington County, Marriages 1891-1902
VA-Wise, Wise County, Virginia
VA-Wise, The Story of Wise County, Virginia
CD ROM or hard back
Historical C.D. (Pathfinders, Pioneers, & Patriots)