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'Free Negro Registers' - Library of Virginia

Documents in this collection represent pages from bound registers recording free Black and multiracial people of African descent across Virginia localities. They differ from the loose documents in the "Free Negro" Registrations collection.

'News of Interest to Colored Readers,' 1927-1928

A ten-month column from the Alexandria Gazette written by African-American Estelle Lane about events in her community in Alexandria, Virginia.

“Free Negro Registers” From Virginia Untold Now Available On From The Page

A Guide to the Frederick County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1795-1871

A collection in the Library of Virginia.

A Guide to the Westmoreland County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1780-1863

A collection in the Library of Virginia.

African American Heritage of Virginia - VFH - Black History

From the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Contains biographical materials & information on significant historical sites throughout Virginia. Useful for anyone interested in the experience of African American people in Virginia & in the contributions African Americans have made to Virginia's history. Searchable by region, theme, era & keyword.

African-American Families Database

The AAFD project is hosted by the Central Virginia History Researchers (CVHR), a partnership among local historians, anthropologists, database designers, and community residents. CVHR is developing an on-line database for connecting African-American families to their antebellum roots and tracing patterns of community formation in the post-bellum period.

Afro-American Sources in Virginia - A Guide to Manuscripts

Ancestry.com - Search Stories, Memories & Histories

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com Wiki - African Americans of Virginia ^FREE

This entry was originally written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 by Lyman Chalkley.

Early Virginia / WVA Genealogy

A collection of family trees based on those who were the first settlers (1800s) of Monroe County, West Virginia. These early pioneers came primarily from nearby counties in Virginia, lying in what we currently know as Albemarle, Augusta, Botetourt, Fincastle, Giles, Greenbriar, Montgomery, Orange, Rockingham, and Rockbridge.

Enduring Connections - Exploring Delmarva's Black History

The sources compiled in this database help reveal important elements of Black life on the Delmarva Peninsula including family relationships, community connections, the end of slavery, attempts to re-unite family members, work and wealth-building, and connection to the land and water.

Fairfax Court Slavery Index

From the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center, a description of the index they created that lists the names of slaves found in Will Books and Deed Books in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware

Free Black Registers, Albemarle County, Virginia

Free Negro Registers Published in the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy

Free Negro Registers, 1797-1861. | Arlington Public Library ^FREE

Gateway to the Pamunkeys

The most powerful tribe of the Powhatan confederacy of tidewater Virginia and Maryland, was the Pamunkeys. Chief Powhatan was living among the Pamunkey when the English colonists first arrived in Virginia. This web site is devoted to the genealogy and history of these proud Native Americans.

GEDCOM Index - Virginia

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.