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Guide to Halifax County, Virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records.


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Halifax County, Virginia
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Boundary map of Halifax County, Virginia
Map of Virginia highlighting Halifax County
Location in the state of Virginia
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Location of Virginia in the U.S.
Facts
Founded 1752
County Seat Halifax
Courthouse
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Halifax County is located in the South-Central portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia and shares a border with North Carolina. Halifax County was named for the Second Earl of Halifax, George Montagu Dunk, a friend of Virginia’s colonial governor Robert Dinwiddie[1].

Halifax County Virginia Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Halifax County Courthouse
P O Box 729
Halifax, Virginia 24557
Phone: 804-476-6221

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records[2]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1853 1753 1853 1752 1761 1762 1810
Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1912.
General compliance year is unknown.

Halifax County Virginia History[edit | edit source]

George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771)

Halifax County, Virginia is named after George Montagu-Dunk, the second Earl of Halifax (1716-1771). (The same can be said for Halifax County, North Carolina.) He was a British statesman and was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. He was also a friend of Robert Dinwiddie, who was governor of the colony of Virginia.

The first county seat was Peytonsburg (now in Pittsylvania County). The current county seat of Halifax County is Halifax, which has served as such since 1800. The county was established in May, 1752 from Lunenburg County. Halifax County originally extended as far west as the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The counties of Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties were formed out of Halifax County, as well as the southern half of Franklin County. In addition, parts of Bedford and Floyd Counties were formed from Halifax.

Pittsylvania County was formed in 1766 or 1767 (sources differ) as a subdivision of Halifax. The other counties mentioned were then formed out of Pittsylvania. At the time that Pittsylvania County broke away from Halifax County, the latter county took on its present outline.

The boundaries of Antrim Parish were identical to those of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. After Pittsylvania County was formed, the boundaries of Antrim Parish were adjusted to match those of the present form of Halifax County.

For animated maps illustrating Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1752--Halifax County was created 27 February 1752 from Lunenburg County. 

County seat: Halifax [3]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

  • Lost censuses: 1790, 1800, 1810, 1890

Halifax County, Virginia Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]


Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

  • Dorman, John Frederick. "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1968):184-187. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($).

African American[edit | edit source]

In 1860, Halifax County had the largest slave population in the state (14,897 slaves). Ten years late in 1870, it had one of the largest African American populations in Virginia (16,266).[4]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Images of the Virginia Historical Society's family Bible collection have been digitized:


Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Tombstone Transcriptions Online Tombstone Transcriptions in Print List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com Family History Library Findagrave.com
VAGenWeb WorldCat Billion Graves
VAGenWeb Archives
Tombstone Project
Virginia Gravestones
Billion Graves
See Virginia Cemeteries for more information.

Additional Cemetery Resources

Census[edit | edit source]

For tips on accessing Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy census records online, see: Virginia Census.


Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 14,722 —
1800 19,377 31.6%
1810 22,133 14.2%
1820 19,060 −13.9%
1830 28,034 47.1%
1840 25,936 −7.5%
1850 25,962 0.1%
1860 26,520 2.1%
1870 27,828 4.9%
1880 33,588 20.7%
1890 34,424 2.5%
1900 37,197 8.1%
1910 40,044 7.7%
1920 41,374 3.3%
1930 41,283 −0.2%
1940 41,271 −0.0%
1950 41,442 0.4%
1960 33,637 −18.8%
1970 30,076 −10.6%
1980 30,599 1.7%
1990 29,033 −5.1%
2000 37,355 28.7%
Source: “American Factfinder”. United States Census Bureau.
1782 Enumeration[edit | edit source]
1785 Enumeration[edit | edit source]
1790 [edit | edit source]
  • Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation
1800 [edit | edit source]
  • Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation
1810 [edit | edit source]
  • Halifax is one of 18 VA counties for which the 1810 census was lost when the British occupied Washington and burned census reports. Tax lists are available; see Taxation.
1820 [edit | edit source]
  • 1820 Census (Ancestry.com)
  • 1820 Census Index (S-K Publications)
  • Exists, but is defective. See "Halifax County, Virginia, 1820 Census: A Comment," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1959):26. Available at FHL; digital version at American Ancestors ($). [Explains that in 1820, census takers skipped entire Halifax County communities.]
  • Williams, Mike K. 1820 Halifax County, Virginia Census. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1989. WorldCat
1850[edit | edit source]
  • 1850 census (scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. 1850 Census of Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. WorldCat
1860[edit | edit source]
  • 1860 census (selected; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
1870[edit | edit source]
  • 1870 census (images; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
1900[edit | edit source]
  • 1900 census (partial; scroll to "Census" section) (US GenWeb Archives)

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):

  1. Arbor (1785)[5]
  2. Buffaloe (1776)[5]
  3. Catawba (1773)[5]
  4. Childrey (1783)[5]
  5. County Line aka Sandy Creek. Some records and membership lists for the 1780s were published in Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May 1994) and in Vol. 20, No. 2 (May 1998). FHL Book 975 D25b.
  6. Dan River (1802)[5]
  7. Hunting Creek (1775)[5]
  8. Liberty (1802)[5]
  9. Mayo (1774)[5]
  10. Millstone (1787)[5]
  11. Miry Creek (1803)[5]
  12. Musterfield (1779)[5]
  13. Polecat (1790)[5]
  14. Twelve Corner (1803)[5]
  15. Wynn's Creek (1773)[5]

The 10,000 name petition (dated 16 October 1776) has been digitized at the Library of Congress website. It was signed by people from all over Virginia who wanted an end to persecution of Baptists by the Established Church. Baptists and Baptist sympathizers alike signed the petition. To find your ancestor in this record, first check Hall's transcription in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy (Vols. 35-38, with annotations in Vol. 39), which is available online at Ancestry ($). It is also available in book form at the Family History Library: FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 35-39. Then proceed to the Library of Congress website to see the original images.

Halifax County fell within the bounds of the Roanoke Association.

Church of England[edit | edit source]
Quaker[edit | edit source]

Early monthly meetings (with years of existence):

  • Banister Monthly Meeting (1758-1811) aka Halifax aka Kirby's[6]
  • Brown, Jane Douglas Summers and Jones Memorial Library. Jane Douglas Summers Brown (1903-) Quaker Records: Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia); MS 1515. MSS, Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg, Va. Available on 26 microfilms at FHL. [Includes records of Halifax County Quakers; Brown assisted "William Wade Hinshaw in the writing of the Virginia volume of the Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy."]

Court[edit | edit source]

  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Plea Book 1, Halifax County, Virginia, 1752-1755. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1988. WorldCat
  • Court Records (scroll to "Court" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1992, 2000. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1759-1762 (Plea Book No. 3). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1763-1764 (Plea Book No. 4). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Court Orders, 1767-1770 (Plea Book No. 6). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 2000. WorldCat

DNA[edit | edit source]

DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Halifax County, Virginia residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

  • [Fletcher] Descendant of Thomas Fletcher, b. c1762, resident of Halifax County, Virginia, d. 1838 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA. Genetic signature available online (labelled William Fletcher of Accomac County, Virginia/James Fletcher of Brunswick County, Virginia), courtesy: The Fletcher DNA Project.
  • [Chambers] Descendant of Thomas Goodloe Chambers b. 1802 Halifax County, VA d. 1875 Dallas County, Arkansas.  Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA.  Member of Chambers DNA Project.

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

More than 250 genealogies have been published about Halifax County families. To view a list, visit Halifax County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies.

Immigration[edit | edit source]

  • List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe who served labor terms in Colonial Brunswick County are online at: Immigrant Servants Database.

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

General[edit | edit source]
  • Dodson, Roger C. Property Lines from an Old Survey Book: Halifax County, Virginia, 1741 to 1901. Danville, VA: VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, 1998. At other libraries
Grants and Patents[edit | edit source]

Land patents (pre-1779), land grants (after 1779) and surveys are available online at the Library of Virginia website. For step-by-step instructions on retrieving these records, read the Virginia Land and Property article.

Deeds[edit | edit source]
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Deed Book 7, 1767-1770, Halifax County, Virginia. Athens, GA: New Papyrus, 2005?. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 1, 1752-1759. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 7, 1767-1770. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1990. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Halifax County, Virginia Deed Books. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985, 1986. WorldCat
  • Deeds (scroll to "Deeds" section) (US GenWeb Archives)
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 9, 1773-1775. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1990. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 10, 1775-1778. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 15, 1790-1793. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1996. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 16 (1793-1796). Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1997. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Deeds. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1989, 1997. WorldCat
  • Hamlin, Charles Hughes, comp., Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers, 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. Reprinted in one vol., Baltimore: Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. This title includes a number of Halifax County, Virginia land records. Google Books link with preview.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

  • Aaron, Larry G.. The Race to the Dan: The Retreat that Rescued the American Revolution. Halifax County, Virginia: Halifax County Historical Society, and Lynchburg, Virginia: Warwick House Publishing, 2007. At the Library of Virginia.
  • Altman, Forrest. Adventures in the Dan River Basin (pdf)
  • Carrington, Wirt Johnson. A History of Halifax County [Virginia]. Richmond, Virginia: Appeals Press, 1924; Baltimore: Regional Publishing Co., 1969. FHL | 1959 reprint at FHL | WorldCat. Digital editions: Ancestry ($) | World Vital Records ($). Index at EveryNameIndex.com - free.
  • Edmunds, Pocahontas White. History of Halifax. 2 vols. Halifax, Virginia: P.W. Edmunds, 1978. Reviewed by Susan L. Bracey in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 87, No. 3 (Jul., 1979):365-367. Review available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($).
  • Estabrooks, Henry L. Adrift in Dixie or, a Yankee Officer Among the Rebels. South Boston, Virginia: South Boston-Halifax County Museum of Fine Arts and History, 2007. At the Library of Virginia.
  • "A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Halifax County," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1968.
  • Halifax County Chamber of Commerce. The Halifax County Story. Lynchburg, VA: Progress Publishing, 1974. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Heritage 1752-2007, Waynesville, NC: County Heritage, Inc., 2007. WorldCat | Library of Virginia.
  • Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820, 5th ed., 2 vols. Despite the title, this work discusses Native American families of Halifax County as well as African-American families. Google Books links with previews: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2. Discussed in Genealogical.com. An updated edition of this publication is available for free at FreeAfricanAmericans.com.
  • The History of Halifax County
  • History of Halifax County, Virginia (YouTube video)
  • The History of Halifax County, Virginia 1750-1940
  • A History of the Halifax County Assembly, 1975. WorldCat
  • History of the Indians of Halifax County, Virginia
  • Young, Henry Preston. Country Folks: The Way We Were Back Then in Halifax County, Virginia: A Collection of Stories. Lawrenceville, VA: Brunswick, 1999. WorldCat

Maps[edit | edit source]

Danville (Independent City)Pittsylvania CountyCampbell CountyCharlotte CountyMecklenburg CountyGranville CountyPerson CountyCaswell CountyVA HALIFAX.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources


Migration[edit | edit source]

  • Bell, Mary McCampbell. "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestray Research, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Summer 1981): 143-144; Vol. 9, No. 4 (Fall 1981): 183-190; Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1982): 37-42; Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring 1982): 70-77. FHL (Includes records of Halifax County residents who migrated to South Carolina)
  • Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition at FHL; 1983 reprints (both volumes) at FHL; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also at FHL. (Includes individuals who migrated out of Halifax County to other parts of the country)

Military[edit | edit source]

French and Indian War[edit | edit source]
  • Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL. [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and veterans; see place name index.]
  • Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL; digital version at Google Books. [Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Halifax County, see pp. 83-85, 108-110.]
  • Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Halifax County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.]
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]

Regiments. Service men in Halifax County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Halifax County supplied soldiers for the:

- 7th Virginia Regiment
- 14th Virginia Regiment

Additional resources:

  • Abercrombie, Janice L. and Richard Slatten. Virginia Publick Claims: Halifax County. Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - free.
  • Carrington, Wirt Johnson. "Revolutionary Soldiers, Halifax County Records, Court of Pleas, 1774-1777," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan., 1927):60. Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR ($). [Recommendations for military officers.]
  • A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: FHL Book 973 X2pc 1840. [See Virginia, Eastern District, Halifax County on page 131.]
  • Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." FHL Book 973 M24ur; digital version at Ancestry ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Virginia section begins on page 238.]
  • Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. By J.T. McAllister. 1913. Hot Springs, Va.: McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Internet Archive
War of 1812[edit | edit source]

Halifax County men served in the 69th and 84th Regiments.[7]

  • Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2007. Free online surname index and purchase details at Mountain Press website. FHL Book 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Halifax County.]
  • List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. FHL Book 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Virginia, Halifax County, pp. 82-83. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]
Civil War[edit | edit source]

Regiments. Service men in Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy:

- 1st Regiment, Virginia Artillery (Confederate). Company C (3rd) (Halifax Light Artillery)
- 3rd Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company C (Black Walnut Dragoons or Light Dragoons), Company H (Catawba Troop).[8]
- 6th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company G (Flournoy Troop).[9]
- 14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company G (Mount Vernon Guard), Company H (Meadville Greys), and Company K (Dan River Rifles).[10]
- 20th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Clover Rifles) and Company K (South of Dan Rebels).[11]
- 23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company E (Brooklyn Grays).[12]
- 34th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company F (Halifax Heavy Artillery).[13]
- 38th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Pittsylvania Regiment) (Confederate). Company F (Davis Rifle Guards).[14]
- 53rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Companies A (Halifax Light Infantry) and C (Edmunds Guards).[15]
Civil War Battle[edit | edit source]

The following Civil War battle was fought in Halifax County.

Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865
World War II[edit | edit source]

Miscellaneous Records[edit | edit source]

Native Americans[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Newspapers Project identifies local Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy newspapers.

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

The Blount Journal

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Halifax County, Virginia records have been published in The Blount Journal, the publication of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society. Began in 1985, still in print. An index is available online. Purchase back issues through the society. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes FHL 976.8885 B2b.

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

A free index to Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy wills and administrations (1753-1800) is available at the Library of Virginia.

  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 0, 1752-1773, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1982. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 1, 1773-1783, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Will Book 2, 1783-1792, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1989?. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. Halifax County, Virginia Will Book 2, 1783-1792. Athens, GA: Iberian, 1996. WorldCat
  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson, and James Hadley Prendergast. Will Books, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1984. WorldCat
  • Halifax County, Virginia Wills, 1792-1797. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. WorldCat
  • Digital Images of Halifax County Wills 1792-1797; 1798-1804. See names of Testators. Virginia Pioneers

Online Probate Records

Taxation[edit | edit source]

How can Virginia tax lists help me? 

  • General: Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll and Tithables Lists. Danielsville, GA: Heritage Papers, 1991. WorldCat
  • [1752-1790] Tithables, 1752-90, Southsider [Charlotte Court House, Va.], Vol. 19, No. 1 (2000). (Note: This article lists only totals of tithables from the plea books, no names.)
  • [1755-1780] Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll [1764-1769] and Tithables Lists [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at FHL.
  • [1771] Halifax Tithables, 1771, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug. 2001).
  • [1771] Tithables, 1771, Southside Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Jan. 1985); online at Internet Archive - free.
  • [1782] 1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List; index online at New River Notes - free.
  • [1782-1821] Halifax County Personal Property Tax Lists 1782-1821 (images); digital version in Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
  • [1782] 1782 Tax List (US GenWeb Archives)
  • [1782] Tax List, 1782, District 2, Halifax County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Dec. 2001). [Halifax County, Virginia or North Carolina? check]
  • [1782] Weaver, Jeffrey C. 1782 Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List. Saltville, VA: New River Notes Books, 2005. WorldCat
  • [1782-1791] Halifax County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1791. Miami Beach: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1998. WorldCat
  • [1782-1832] Heinegg, Paul. "Halifax County Personal Property Tax List, 1782-1832," Free African Americans.com. [Heinegg abstracted free blacks listed in these records. This list includes some families with Native American ancestry as well.]
  • 1783 - Personal Property (or Land) Tax List, 1783; index online at Revolutionary War Service website - free.
  • [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. Online at FamilySearch - free; FHL. [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Halifax County is included in Vol. 1.]
  • [1789, 1798] Indexed images of the 1789 and 1798 Personal Property Tax Lists of Halifax County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
  • [1800] Tax List, 1800, The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Oct. 1982); Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 3 (Jul. 1983); Vol. 27, No. 4 (Oct. 1983). Available at FHL.
  • [1810] Schreiner-Yates, Netti. A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for which the Census is Missing. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1810 personal property tax lists. Halifax County is included because the 1810 Census for that county has been destroyed.]
  • [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. Available at FHL. [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Halifax County is included in Vol. 2.]
  • [1867] Internal Revenue Tax Warning Notice, 1867, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).
  • [1901] Delinquent Tax List, 1901, Piedmont Lineages, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Aug. 2007).

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Indexes to Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy births, marriages, and deaths are available online. These collections are incomplete, but are easy to search. Most records can also be ordered electronically online as well. Courtesy: FamilySearch. See also How to order Virginia Vital Records

Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
  • 1660-1800 - Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 (Ancestry) ($).
  • 1660-1959 - Virginia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
  • 1740-1850 - Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 (Ancestry) ($).
  • 1750s-1780s - "Halifax County Marriage Bonds" [1750s-1780s], The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jan., 1912):202-204. Available at FHL; digital version at JSTOR - free.
  • 1753-1800 - Knorr, Catherine Lindsay. Marriage Bonds and Ministers' Returns of Halifax County, Virginia, 1753-1800. Pine Bluff, AR: C.L. Knorr, 1957. Hathi Trust's - free.
  • 1750-1800 - Marriage Records, Halifax County, Virginia, c. 1750-1800. Chatham, VA?: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. WorldCat
  • 1753-1905 - Halifax County Marriage Index 1753-1905. Batch M868761 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1753-1854 - Ricks, Joel. Halifax County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 1753-1854. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Co., 1997. WorldCat
  • 1755-1825 - Ridlen, Colleen. Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1755-1825. Beech Grove, IN: Self-published, n.d. WorldCat
  • 1756-1800 - Gioe, Joan Colbert. Halifax County, Virginia Marriages, 1756-1800: Plus Parents' Consents. Indianapolis: The Researchers, 1993. WorldCat
  • 1801-1831 - Chiarito, Marian Dodson, James Hadley Prendergast, and Catherine Lindsay Knorr. Marriages of Halifax County, Virginia, 1801-1831. Nathalie, VA: Clarkton Press, 1985. WorldCat
  • 1773-1854. Virginia Pioneers ($)
  • 1936-1988 - Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — index and images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Death[edit | edit source]

Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy deaths are online in the Library of Virginia's Death Index of Virginia, 1853-1896, sponsored by The Virginia Genealogical Society.

Vital Record Substitutes[edit | edit source]

The Virginia Historical Society's Marriage and Obituary Index, 1736-1820 (newspaper abstracts) is available at FamilySearch. Images of the original index cards are browseable, arranged alphabetically by surname.

Tip
 For birth, marriage, and death record substitutes, see Bible Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Newspapers, and Probate Records.

Voting[edit | edit source]

  • Chiarito, Marian Dodson. Lists of Voters for Elections of Burgesses, 1764-1769, Halifax County, Virginia. Nathalie, VA: Self-published, 1986. WorldCat
  • Warren, Mary Bondurant. Halifax County, Virginia Colonial Poll [1764-1769] and Tithables Lists [1755-1780]. Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1991. Available at FHL.

Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]


Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

Halifax County Virginia Genealogy Websites
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Halifax County Virginia Genealogy References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://www.gohalifaxva.com/about-halifax-va/a-sketch-history
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Halifax County, Virginia . Page 710-723 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 715-720.
  3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  4. ↑ Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872), 70. Digital version at Internet Archive; FHL Book 973 X2pcu.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Robert Baylor Semple and George William Beale, A History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Virginia (Pitt and Dickinson, 1894), 303-304. Digital version at Google Books.
  6. ↑ Jay Worrall, The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Publishing Company, 1994), 537-539. FHL Book 975.5 K2wj.
  7. ↑ Stuart Lee Butler, A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pub. Co., 1988), 98. FHL Book 975.5 M2bs.
  8. ↑ Thomas P. Nanzig, 3rd Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1989). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 61.
  9. ↑ Michael P. Musick, 6th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1990). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 66.
  10. ↑ Edward R. Crews and Timothy A. Parish, 14th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1995). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 117.
  11. ↑ G.L. Sherwood and Jeffrey C. Weaver, 20th and 39th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, c1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 105.
  12. ↑ Thomas M. Rankin, 23rd Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1985). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 14.
  13. ↑ Johnny L. Scott, 34th Virginia Infantry (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 135.
  14. ↑ G. Howard Gregory, 38th Virginia Infantry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1988). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 46.
  15. ↑ G. Howard Gregory, 53rd Virginia Infantry and 5th Battalion Virginia Infantry (Appomattox, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1999). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 132.
  16. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August 2012).
  17. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/3/37/Igivirginia.pdf.
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