Many of our ancestors spent some time in Virginia.
On Mom's side: Baileys, Belchers, Clays, Ishams and Frogleys
Deweeses, Hughes, Samses, Edwardses
Lusks, Stevensons, Hulls
and possibly others.
On Dad's side: Arnolds and Helmses
and possibly others
(Peter Pattee started out there)
Some of the relatives stayed there, but our particular guys always moved on.
link to Darrs, 1810
link to Deweeses in Virginia
link to Sams in Virginia
link to Hughes in Virginia
County Name, Organized,Parent county,Progeny county
Accawnack formed 1634 - original county - I don't know what happened to it.
Accomack formed 1661 from Northampton
Albemarle formed16 Oct 1744 from Goochland and Louisa; Fluvanna 1777, Bedford 1753, Buckingham 1758, Charlottesville (city) 1888, Amherst 1761 formed from it.
Alexandria,1852,Fairfax,Arlington 1920, Amherst 1758, Craig 1851, Covington 1954, Clifton Forge (city)
Alleghany,5 Jan 1822,Bath, Botetourt, Monroe (WVa), Amherst 1758, Craig 1851, Covington 1954, Clifton Forge (city)
Amelia,30 Sep 1734,Brunswick, Prince George,Nottoway 1788, Prince Edward 1753
Amherst formed 7 April 1761 from Albemarle; Nelson 1807 formed from it.
Appomattox,8 Feb 1845,Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Prince Edward,Buckingham 1758
Arlington,1920,Alexandria,
Augusta,15 Dec 1738,Orange,Frederick 1738, Hampshire 1753, Botetourt 1769, Yohogania 1776, Rockbridge 1776, Rockingham 1778, Illinois 1778, Bath 1790, Monagalia (WVa) 1776, Ohio (WVa) 1776, Pendleton (WVa) 1787, Staunton
Barbour (WVa) ,3 Mar 1843,Harrison (WVa), Lewis (WVa), Randolph (WVa),Taylor (WVa) 1844, Upshur (WVa) 1851
Bath,14 Dec 1790,Augusta, Botetourt, Greenbrier (WVa),Pendleton (WVa) 1787, Pocahontas (WVa) 1821, Alleghany 1822, Highland 1847
Bedford formed13 Dec 1753 from Albemarle and Lunenburg; Campbell 1781, Franklin 1785, Bedford (city) formed from it.
Berkeley (WVa) formed 24 Mar 1772 from Frederick,Jefferson (WVa)1801, Morgan (WVa) 1821 formed from it.
Bland,30 Mar 1861,Giles, Tazewell, Wythe,Lincoln (WVa) 1867
Boone (WVa),11 Mar 1847,Kanawha (WVa), Cabell (WVa), Logan (WVa),Lincoln (WVa) 1867
Botetourt formed 28 Nov 1769 from Augusta and Rockbridge; Fincastle 1772, Montgomery 1776, Rockbridge 1776, Greenbrier (WVa) 1778, Bath 1790, Monroe (WVa) 1799, Alleghany 1822, Roanoke 1838, Craig 1851 formed from it.
Bourbon (Ky),29 Dec 1785,Fayette (Ky),Mason (Ky) 1788, Clay (WVa) 1858
Braxton (WVa),15 Jan 1836,Kahawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Randolph - all (WVa),Webster (WVa) 1860
Brooke (WVa),30 Nov 1796,Ohio (WVa),Hancock (WVa) 1848
Brunswick,17 Dec 1720,Prince George, Isle of Wight, Surry,Amelia 1734, Lunenburg 1746, Greensville 1780
Buchanan,16 Feb 1858,Russell, Tazewell,Dickenson 1880
Buckingham,7 April 1758,Albemarle, Appomattox,Cumberland 1748, Appomattox 1845
Cabell (WVa),2 Jan 1809,Kanawha (WVa),Logan (WVa) 1824, Wayne (WVa) 1842, Boone (WVa) 1847, Putnam (WVa) 1848, Lincoln (WVa) 1867
Calhoun (WVa),5 Mar 1859,Gilmer (WVa),
Campbell formed 15 Dec 1781 from Bedford; Appomattox 1845 and Lynchburg (city) formed from it.
Caroline formed 15 Mar 1727 from Essex, King & Queen and King William counties.
Carroll,17 Jan 1842,Grayson, Patrick,Galax (WVa) 1954
Charles City,1634,Original county,Prince George 1702
Charles River,1634,Original county = Charles River name changed to York 1642,Northumberland 1648, Gloucester 1651, Lancaster 1651, New Kent 1654
Charlotte formed 27 Nov 1764 from Lunenburg; Appomattox 1845 formed from it.
Chesterfield,1 May 1749,Henrico,Powhatan 1777
Clarke,8 Mar 1836,Frederick,
Clay (WVa),29 Mar 1858,Braxton (WVa), Nicholas (WVa),
Craig,21 Mar 1851,Botetourt, Montgomery, Giles, Roanoke, Alleghany, Monroe (WVa),Giles 1806
Culpeper formed 23 Mar 1748 from Orange; Madison 1792, Rappahanock 1833 formed from it.
Cumberland,23 Mar 1748,Goochland, Buckingham,Powhatan 1777
Dickenson,27 Feb 1880,Buchanan, Russell, Wise,
Dinwiddie,9 Mar 1752,Prince George,Colonial Heights (city), Petersburg (city)
Doddridge (WVa),4 Feb 1845,Harrison (WVa), Tyler (WVa), Ritchie (WVa), Lewis (WVa)
Dunmore,24 Mar 1772,Frederick,name changed to Shenandoah 1778
Elizabeth City formed 1634 - original county; New Norfolk 1636 formed from it; annexed to Hampton (city) 1952
Essex,26 Apr 1694,Old Rappahannock,Spotsylvania 1720, Caroline 1727
Fairfax,24 May 1742,Prince William, Loudon,Loudon 1757, Falls Church (city), Fairfax (city)
Fauquier formed 5 Apr 1758 from Prince William.
Fayette (WVa),28 Feb 1831,Kanawha (WVa), Greenbrier (WVa), Logan (WVa), Nicholas (WVa),Greenbrier (WVa) 1778, Kanawha (WVa) 1788, Raleigh (WVa) 1850
Fayette (Ky),30 June 1831,Kentucky (Ky),Bourbon (Ky) 1785, Woodford (Ky) 1788
Fincastle,8 Apr 1772-1777,Botetourt,Montgomery 1776, Washington 1776, Kentucky (Ky) 1777
Floyd,15 Jan 1831,Montgomery, Franklin,
Fluvanna,3 June 1777,Albemarle,
Franklin formed 29 Nov 1785 from Bedford, Henry and Patrick counties; Floyd 1831 formed from it.
Frederick formed 15 Dec 1738 from Orange and Augusta; Hampshire (WVa) 1753, Berkeley (WVa) 1772, Dunsmore 1772, Shenandoah 1772, Warren 1836, Clarke 1839, Winchester (city) formed from it.
Giles,16 Jan 1806,Montgomery, Monroe (WVa), Tazewell, Craig, Mercer (WVa), Wythe,Logan (WVa) 1824, Mercer (WVa) 1837, Craig 1851, Bland 1861
Gilmer (WVa),3 Feb 1845,Lewis (WVa), Kanawha (WVa),Roane (WVa) 1856, Calhoun (WVa) 1859
Gloucester,1651,York,Mathews 1790
Goochland,6 Mar 1727,Henrico,Albemarle 1744, Cumberland 1748
Grant (WVa),1866,Hardy (WVa),
Grayson,7 Nov 1792,Wythe, Patrick,Wythe 1789, Carroll 1842, Galax (city)
Greenbrier (WVa),12 Jan 1778,Montgomery, Botetourt, Fayette, Monroe (WVa),Kanawha (WVa) 1788, Bath 1790, Monroe (WVa) 1799, Nicholas 1818, Pocahontas (WVa) 1821, Fayette (WVa) 1831
Greene,24 Jan 1838,Orange,
Greensville,28 Nov 1780,Brunswick, Sussex,Emporia (city)
Halifax formed 17 Apr 1752 from Lunenburg; Pittsylvania 1766, South Boston (city) formed from it.
Hampshire (WVa) formed 13 Dec 1753 from Augusta, Hardy (WVa) and Frederick counties; Hardy (WVa) 1785, Morgan (WVa) 1820, Mineral (WVa) 1866 formed from it.
Hancock (WVa),15 Jan 1848,Brooke (WVa),
Hanover formed 20 Nov 1720 from New Kent; Louisa 1742 formed from it.
Hardy (WVa) formed 10 Dec 1785 from Hampshire (WVa); Hampshire (WVa) 1753, Pendleton (WVa), Grant (WVa) 1866 formed from it.
Harrison (WVa) formed 4 June 1784 from Randolph (WVa), Ohio (WVa), and Monongalia (WVa) counties; Randolph 1786, Wood 1798, Lewis 1816, Marion 1842, Barbour 1843, Ritchie 1843, Taylor 1844, Doddridge 1845 - all (WVa) formed from it.
Henrico formed 1634 - original county; Goochland 1727, Chesterfield 1749, Richmond (city) formed from it.
Henry formed 23 Oct 1776 from Pittsylvania and Patrick; Franklin 1785, Patrick 1790, Martinsville (city) formed from it.
Highland,19 Mar 1847,Bath, Pendleton (WVa),
Illinois,9 Dec 1778 - 1787,,ceded to US government 1787
Isle of Wight,1634,Original name = Warrosquoyacke; name changed 1637 ,Brunswick 1720, Southampton 1749
Jackson (WVa),1 Mar 1831,Kanawha, Mason, Wood, Wirt all (WVa),Wirt (WVa)1848, Roane (WVa) 1856
James City,1634,Original county,Surry 1652, New Kent 1654
Jefferson (WVa),8 Jan 1801,Berkeley (WVa),
Jefferson (Ky),30 Jun 1780,Kentucky (Ky),Nelson (Ky) 1807
Kanawha (WVa) formed 14 Nov 1788 from Fayette (WVa), Greenbrier (WVa) and Montgomery couties; Wood 1798, Mason 1804, Cabell 1809, Nicholas 1818, Logan 1824, Fayette 1831, Jackson 1831, Braxton 1836, Gilmer 1845, Boone 1847, Putnam 1848, Roane 1856 - all (WVa) formed from it.
Kentucky (Ky),7 Dec 1777,Fincastle,Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln - all Ky, all 1780
King & Queen,12 May 1691,New Kent,King William 1701, Spotsylvania 1720, Caroline 1727
King George formed 24 Nov 1720 from Richmond and Westmoreland; Westmoreland 1653, Prince William 1730 formed from it.
King William formed 12 Sep 1701 from King & Queen; Spotsylvania 1720, Caroline 1727 formed from it.
Lancaster formed 1651 from York and Northumberland; Old Rappahannock 1656, Middlesex 1673 formed from it.
Lee formed 25 Oct 1792 from Russell and Scott; Scott 1814, Wise 1856 formed from it.
Lewis (WVa) formed 18 Dec 1816 from Harrison (WVa) and Randolph (WVa); Braxton (WVa) 1836, Barbout (WVa) 1843, Ritchie (WVa) 1843, Gilmer (WVa) 1845, Upshur (WVa) 1845, Doddridge (WVa) 1845 formed from it.
Lincoln (WVa),1867,Boone (WVa), Cabell (WVa), Kanawha (WVa)
Lincoln (Ky),30 June 1780,Kentucky,Mercer (Ky) 1785
Logan (WVa),12 Jun 1824,Kanawha (WVa), Cabell (WVa), Giles,Fayette (WVa) 1831, Boone (WVa) 1847, Wyoming (WVa) 1850, Mingo 1895
Loudon formed 17 May 1757 from Fairfax; Fairfax 1742 formed from it.
Louisa formed 2 June 1742 from Hanover; Albemarle 1744 formed from it.
Lower Norfolk,1637-1691,New Norfolk,divided into Norfolk and Princess Anne 1691
Lunenburg formed 1 Apr 1746 from Brunswick; Halifax 1752, Bedford 1753, Charlotte 1764, Mecklenburg 1764 formed from it.
Madison,5 Dec 1792,Culpeper,
Marion (WVa),14 Jan 1842,Harrison (WV), Monongalia (WV),Taylor (WVa) 1844
Marshall (WVa),12 Mar 1835,Ohio,
Mason (WVa),3 Jan 1804,Kanawha (WVa),Jackson (WVa) 1831, Putnam (WVa) 1848
Mason (Ky),5 Nov 1788,Bourbon (Ky),
Mathews,16 Dec 1790,Gloucester,
McDowell (WVa),20 Feb 1858,Tazewell,
Mecklenburg formed 27 Nov 1764 from Lunenburg
Mercer (WVa),17 Mar 1837,Giles, Tazewell,Giles 1806, Summers 1871
Mercer (Ky),15 Dec 1785,Lincoln (Ky),
Middlesex,1673,Lancaster,
Mineral (WVa),1866,Hampshire (WVa),
Mingo,1895,Logan (WVa),
Montgomery,7 Dec 1776,Fincastle, Botetourt, Pulaski,Washington 1776, Greenbrier (WVa) 1778, Kanawha (WVa) 1788, Wythe 1789, Giles 1896, Floyd 1831, Roanoke 1838, Pulaski 1839, Craig 1851, Radford (city)
Monangalia (WVa) formed 9 Nov 1776 from Augusta and Preston; Harrison (WVa) 1784, Preston (WVa) 1818, Marion (WVa) 1842 formed from it.
Monroe (WVa) formed 15 Jan 1799 from Greenbrier (WVa) and Botetourt; Greenbrier (WVa) 1778, Giles 1806, Alleghany 1822, Craig 1851, Summers 1871 formed from it.
Morgan (WVa) formed 9 Feb 1820 from Berkeley (WVa) and Hampshire (WVa)
Nansemond formed 1637 from Upper Norfolk; Southampton 1749 formed from it; became Nansemond (city) 1972; merged with Suffolk (city)1974.
Nelson formed 23 Dec 1807 from Amherst.
Nelson (Ky) formed 29 Nov 1785 from Jefferson (Ky)
New Kent,1654,York, James City,King & Queen 1691, Hanover 1720
New Norfolk,1636,Elizabeth City,Lower Norfolk 1637, Upper Norfolk 1637
Nicholas (WVa),30 Jan 1818,Greenbrier (WVa), Kanawha (WVa), Randolph (WVa),Fayette (WVa) 1831, Braxton (WVa) 1836. Clay (WVa) 1858, Webster (WVa) 1860
Norfolk,16 May 1691-1963,Lower Norfolk,merged with South Norfolk (city) 1963 -> Chesapeake (city)
Northampton,1634,Original county,Accomack 1634
Northumberland,1648,York,Lancaster 1651, Westmoreland 1653
Nottoway,23 Dec 1788,Amelia,
Ohio (WVa) formed 6 Nov 1776 from Augusta and Yohogania (WVa); Harrison (WVa) 1784, Brooke (WVa) 1796, Tyler (WVa) 1814, Marshall (WVa) 1835 formed from it.
Orange formed 20 Sep 1734 from Spotsylvania; Augusta 1738, Frederick 1738, Greene 1738, Culpeper 1748 formed from it.
Page,30 Mar 1831,Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Patrick formed 26 Nov 1790 from Henry; Henry 1776, Franklin 1785, Grayson 1792, Carroll 1842 formed from it.
Pendleton (WVa),4 Dec 1787,Augusta, Hardy (WVa), Rockingham, Bath,Pocahontas (WVa) 1821, Highland 1847
Petersburg,,Dinwiddie,
Pittsylvania formed 15 Dec 1766 from Halifax; Henry 1776, Danville (city) formed from it.
Pleasants (WVa),29 Mar 1851,Ritchie (WVa), Tyler (WVa), Wood (WVa)
Pocahontas (WVa),21 Dec 1821,Pendleton (WVa), Randolph (WVa), Bath, Greenbrier (WVa)
Powhatan,3 June 1777,Cumberland, Chesterfield,
Preston (WVa),19 Jan 1818,Monongalia (WVa), Randolph (WVa),Monongalia (WVa) 1776, Taylor (WVa) 1844
Prince Edward formed 17 Nov 1753 from Amelia; Appomattox 1845 formed from it.
Prince George formed 25 Aug 1702 from Charles City; Brunswick 1720, Amelia 1734, Dinwiddie 1752, Hopewell (city) formed from it.
Prince William formed 17 June 1730 from King George and Stafford; Fairfax 1742, Fauquier 1758 formed from it.
Princess Anne,16 May 1691-1963,Lower Norfolk,annexed to Virginia Beach (city) 1963
Pulaski,30 Mar 1839,Montgomery, Wythe,Montgomery 1776
Putnam (WVa),11 Mar 1848,Kanawha (WVa), Mason (WVa), Cabell (WVa)
Radford (WVa),,Montgomery,
Raleigh (WVa),23 Jan 1850,Fayette (WVa),
Randolph (WVa),29 Nov 1786,Harrison (WVa),Harrison (WVa) 1784, Lewis (WVa) 1816, Nicholas (WVa) 1818, Preston (WVa) 1818, Pocahontas (WVa) 1821, Braxton (WVa) 1836, Barbour (WVa) 1843, Upshur (WVa) 1851, Tucker (WVa) 1856, Webster (WVa) 1860
Rappahannock formed 18 Feb 1833 from Culpeper.
Rappahannock,1656,Lancaster,Richmond 1692, Essex 1694
Richmond,26 Apr 1692,Old Rappahannock,King George 1770
Ritchie (WVa),18 Feb 1843,Harrison (WVa), Lewis (WVa), Wood (WVa),Doddridge (WVa) 1845, Pleasants (WVa) 1851
Roane (WVa),11 Mar 1856,Kanawha (WVa), Jackson (WVa), Gilmer (WVa)
Roanoke,30 Mar 1838,Botetourt, Montgomery,Craig 1851, Salem 1968, Roanoke (city)
Rockbridge,12 Jan 1778,Augusta, Botetourt,Botetourt 1769, Buena Vista (city), Lexington (city)
Rockingham formed 12 Jan 1778 from Augusta; Pendleton (WVa) 1787, Harrisonburg (city) formed from it.
Russell,6 Jan 1786,Washington,Lee 1792, Tazewell 1799, Scott 1814, Wise 1856, Buchanan 1858, Dickenson 1880
Scott,24 Nov 1814,Lee, Russell, Washington,Lee 1792, Wise 1856
Shenandoah,24 Mar 1772,Frederick - original name = Dunmore; name changed 1778,Page 1831, Warren 1836
Smyth,23 Feb 1832,Washington, Wythe,
Southampton,20 Apr 1749,Isle of Wight, Nansemond,Franklin (city)
Spotsylvania formed 17 Dec 1720 from Essex, King & Queen and King William counties; Orange 1734, Fredericksburg (city) formed from it.
Stafford formed 1664 fromWestmoreland; Prince William 1730 formed from it.
Staunton formed from Augusta
Summers,1871,Greenbrier (WVa), Monroe (WVa), Mercer (WVa)
Surry,1652,James City,Brunswick 1720, Sussex 1753
Sussex,28 Nov 1753,Surry,Greenville 1780
Taylor (WVa),19 Jan 1844,Barbour (WVa), Marion (WVa), Harrison (WVa), Preston (WVa)
Tazewell,20 Dec 1799,Russell, Wythe,Giles 1805, Mercer (WVa) 1837, McDowell (WVa)1858, Buchanan 1858, Bland 1861
Tucker (WVa),7 Mar 1856,Randolph,
Tyler (WVa),3 Dec 1814,Ohio,Doddridge (WVa) 1845, Wetzel (WVa) 1846, Pleasants (WVa) 1851
Upper Norfolk,1637,New Norfolk,Nansemond 1637
Upshur (WVa),27 Mar 1851,Randolph (WVa), Barbour (WVa), Lewis (WVa)
Warren,9 Mar 1836,Frederick, Shenandoah,
Warrosqouyacke,1634,Original shire,name changed to Isle of Wight 1637
Warwick,1642-1958,Warwich River,became Warwick (city) 1951; annexed to Newport News 1958
Warwich River,1634,Original shire,Warwick 1842
Washington formed 7 Dec 1776 from Fincastle and Montgomery; Russell 1786, Scott 1814, Smyth 1832, Bristol (city) formed from it.
Wayne (WVa),18 Jan 1842,Cabell (WVa),
Webster (WVa),10 Jan 1860,Braxton (WVa), Nicholas (WVa), Randolph (WVa)
Westmoreland formed Jul 1653 from Northumberland and King George; Stafford 1664, King George 1720 formed from it.
Wetzel (WVa),10 Jan 1846,Tyler (WVa),
Wirt (WVa),19 Jan 1848,Wood (WVa), Jackson (WVa),Jackson (WVa) 1831
Wise,16 Feb 1856,Lee, Russell, Scott,Dickenson 1880, Norton (city) 1954
Wood (WVa) formed 22 Dec 1798 from Harrison (WVa) and Kanawha (WVa); Jackson (WVa) 1831, Ritchie (WVa) 1843, Wirt (WVa) 1848, Pleasants (WVa) 1851 formed from it.
Woodford (Ky),12 Nov 1788,Fayette (Ky),
Wyoming (WVa),26 Jan 1850,Logan (WVa),
Wythe formed 1 Dec 1789 from Montgomery and Grayson; Grayson 1792, Tazewell 1799, Giles 1806, Smyth 1832, Pulaski 1839, Bland 1861 formed from it.
Yohogania,6 Nov 1776,Augusta,Ohio (WVa) 1776
York,1634,Original county = Charles River name changed 1642,Northumberland 1648, Gloucester 1651, Lancaster 1651, New Kent 1654
City,Organized,Parent County,Progeny
Alexandria,27 Feb 1801,Fairfax,
Bedford,1968,Bedford,
Bristol,1890,Washington,
Buena Vista,1892,Rockbridge,
Charlottesville ,1888,Albemarle,
Chesapeake,1963,Norfolk, South Norfolk,
Clifton Forge,,Alleghany,
Colonial Heights,,Dinwiddie,
Covington,1954,Alleghany,
Danville,,Pittsylvania,
Emporia,1967,Greensville,
Fairfax,1961,Fairfax,
Falls Church,,Fairfax,
Fort Monroe,,,
Franklin,1961,Northampton,
Fredericksburg,,Spotsylvania,
Galax,1954,Carroll, Grayson,
Hampton,,Elizabeth City,
Harrisonburg,,Rockingham,
Hopewell,,Prince George,
Lexington,1966,Rockbridge,
Lynchburg,,Campbell,
Martinsville,,Henry,
Nansemond,1972,Nansemond,
Newport News,,,
Norfolk,,,
Norton,1954,Wise,
Portsmouth,,,
Richmond,,Henrico,
Roanoke,,Roanoke,
Salem,1968,Roanoke,
South Boston,1960,Halifax,
South Norfolk,,,Chesapeake (city) (merged with Norfolk Co to form 1963)
Suffolk,,,
Virginia Beach,1952,,
Warwick,1952,,Newport News
Waynesboro,,,
Williamsburg,,,
Winchester,,Frederick,