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Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. [ 2 ] Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Bible Records
For databases and indexes, see Virginia Bible Records. 1. Brown Family Bible, Hanover and Albemarle Counties, Virginia. By Bessie Z. Edwards. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1969):77-78. FS Library US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg; digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). 2. 1607-2007 Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images 3. Papers, Military and Political, 1775-1778, of George Gilmer, M.D., of "Pen Park...
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
1. The Silversmiths of Virginia (together with Watchmakers and Jewelers) from 1694 to 1850. By George Barton Cutten. 1952. Richmond, Virginia : The Dietz Press, Incorporated. Online at: Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat). 2. Albemarle County, 1746, [Liquor Rates for 1746]. By Mrs. Senner Higginbotham Macfarlane. 1927. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr., 1927), p. 136. Online at: JSTOR. 3. List of imported servants and transported convicts from Europe w...
Cemeteries
1. 1800-1986 Virginia, Jewish Cemetery Records Index, ca. 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images 2. Cocke Cemetery, Albemarle Co., VA By Elizabeth G. Lea. 1965. National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Sep. 1965):216. FS Library Book 973 B2ng v. 53.
Archives
Listed below are archives in Albemarle County. For state-wide facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map- search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries 1. FamilySearch Centersprovide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites. 2. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to mostcenter-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center. Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries 1. Charlottesville Virginia FamilySearch Center 2. Wa...
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Albemarle County. For state-wide library facilities, see Virginia Archives and Libraries. Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society 200 2nd Street Northeast Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Website Alderman Library, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 Website Central Virginia Genealogical Association
Listed below are societies in Albemarle County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Virginia Societies.
Compiled genealogies are a good place to start research for this area, see Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy.If you are researching families who lived in Albemarle County, Virginia between the 1750s and 1790s, the Sparacios' books are a great time saver. They comprehensively index several publications covering that period: 1. Surname Index of An...
Jul 19, 2023 · St. Anne's Parish has served Albemarle County, Virginia. Old Ballenger Church, now a ruin, and The Forge Church fell within the bounds of this parish.[1]
The Colony of Virginia was a British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.
Jan 1, 2007 · Map of "The South part of Virginia, now the North part of Carolina," which has a reference to Nathaniel Batts. The first English explorer to become a settler in North Carolina, then known as Albemarle, was a trader named Nathaniel Batts. He bought his land from the American Indians in 1660.
Albemarle County was formed from Goochland County in 1744 and a portion of Louisa County in 1761 (see Rootsweb's Albemarle County, VA Genealogy). The County was served by St. Anne's Parish (1744 until after 1785), Tillotson Parish (1757-1761), and Fredericksville Parish (1761 until after 1785).
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The Albemarle Settlements were the first permanent English settlements in what is now North Carolina, founded in the Albemarle Sound and Roanoke River regions, beginning about the middle of the 17th century. The settlers were mainly Virginians, migrating south. Albemarle Settlement Region.
