The Genealogy Committee is abstracting Court Order Book 8, the 1860 census, and early tithables of Chesterfield. The Committee is collecting family history - ancestral charts with family group sheets for the file as well as obituary notices and other newspaper articles. Charts and any copies of documents submitted should have your name and address written on each page.  The library now has a computer and indexes for various types of records are being compiled. 

Click here for information on the Marriages of Chesterfield County, VA, 1771-1854. We are ready to go to press with the second edition.  

Chesterfield County Family Reunions and Associations

Are you a Poindexter descendant? Please visit the Poindexter Descendants Association for more information on membership.

For information on the Clay Family Association contact Gynger Cook and visit the Clay Family link.

Descendants of Daniel DuVal I and Philadelphia DuBois DuVal, Huguenot immigrants, have formed an association.  Anyone interested  in the DuVal Family Association can contact a local member, Katherine Lewis, phone: (804) 360-1087. For membership information, write Pat Koenig, 5144 South Taft Way, Littleton, CO 80127

Acquisition - 1910 Miracode Census Index: Virginia Eastern Region (CD)

Helpful sites

Visit the VAGENWEB page
Visit the  Chesterfield County Virginia GenWeb page  link for more information and links to other sites.  
Paul Heinegg has a great site for Free African Americans
Cyndi's List for whatever you may be researching.

Once upon a time......       Visit an interesting link that tells a story about one of our ancestors!   Do you have an interesting story or link about your early Chesterfield ancestor?  Let us know.  

Pocahontas

Query: Elizabeth D. Bickford write: I have been doing some research on the origins of the name "Iron Bridge" road in Chesterfield County. Does anyone know the date that Route 10 became known as Iron Bridge Road (or an approximate time). I think it was probably very early, and have begun searching through the Clerk of Court's records, but would like to narrow my search. Please contact me with any information via my e-mail address, edrsbick@widomaker.com

TIP:  When writing to a genealogy library, courthouse, relative, please keep your letter simple.  Ask for one or two items only.  After you receive a response, follow up with an additional letter.  You will get better results using this technique than writing a rambling letter and asking for everything on a surname.

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