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A history of Caroline county, Virginia

from its formation in 1727 to 1924

Wingfield, Marshall

INTRODUCING THE AUTHOR

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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History of Caroline County, Va.

THE ERECTION OF CAROLINE COUNTY

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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OF CAROLINE COUNTY

EARLIEST DIVISIONS

LATER DIVISIONS

THE COUNTY LIEUTENANT

THE MONTHLY COURT

THE COUNTY COURT

VIRGINIA COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THEIR FORMATION AND TERRITORY FROM WHICH FORMED

EXTINCT COUNTIES WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN VIRGINIA

EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER

EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

EXTINCT COUNTY WHOSE AREA IS NOW IN KENTUCKY

OLD VIRGINIA COUNTIES NOW IN KENTUCKY

OLD VIRGINIA COUNTIES WHICH BECAME WEST VIRGINIA UPON THE RENDING OF VIRGINIA IN 1862

CLERICAL SIDELIGHTS ON COLONIAL CAROLINE

PHYSICAL FEATURES

RESOURCES, NATURAL AND OTHERWISE

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EXCELSIOR MANUFACTURING

LUMBER MANUFACTURING

THE MANUFACTURE OF SUMAC EXTRACT

THE STAGE COACH ROAD THROUGH CAROLINE

THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD

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SOME LOCAL NAMES AND THEIR ORIGIN

THE CAROLINE COUNTY COMMITTEE OF SAFETY 1774-75

CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COUNTY IN 1727 TO THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN 1776

CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1776, TO THE PRESENT, 1924. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED

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CAROLINE REPRESENTATIVES IN THE STATE SENATE FROM THE FORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1776, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1924

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND HANOVER COUNTIES

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER, KING WILLIAM, KING AND QUEEN AND ESSEX

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, SPOTSYLVANIA AND ESSEX

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND SPOTSYLVANIA

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, KING GEORGE, WESTMORELAND, RICHMOND, NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASTER

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, ESSEX AND KING WILLIAM

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE AND HANOVER

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER AND KING WILLIAM

DISTRICT COMPOSED OF CAROLINE, HANOVER, KING WILLIAM AND GOOCHLAND

CAROLINE DELEGATES IN VIRGINIA CONVENTIONS

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THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OF VIRGINIA WHICH HAVE INCLUDED CAROLINE COUNTY AT VARIOUS PERIODS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE REPUBLIC AND NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES THEREFROM

ABSTRACTS OF ALL CAROLINE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS NOW IN ARCHIVES OF STATE LIBRARY

ANCIENT CAROLINE MARRIAGE BONDS

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CAROLINE COUNTY LAND GRANTS OF RECORD IN LAND OFFICE

COLONIAL GRANTS

COMMONWEALTH GRANTS AND PATENTS

CAROLINE COUNTY'S FIRST SURVEY BOOK

NAMES OF CAROLINE CITIZENS WHOSE OBITUARY NOTICES APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND "ENQUIRER" FROM THE YEAR 1800 TO 1828

NAMES OF CAROLINE CITIZENS WHOSE OBITUARY NOTICES APPEARED IN THE RICHMOND "WHIG" FROM 1825 TO 1838

GLEANINGS FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS

FROM OLD NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

EXTRACTS FROM THE GAZETTE (Williamsburg)

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KILWINNING-CROSSE LODGE, No. 2-237, OF BOWLING GREEN, CAROLINE COUNTY

EXTRACTS FROM THE ANCIENT MINUTES OF KILWINNING PORT ROYAL CROSSE LODGE

RECAPITULATION OF INTERESTING FACTS

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DOCTORS AND DISEASES

DR. THOMAS BATES ANDERSON

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EDUCATION AND EDUCATORS

FREDERICK WILLIAM COLEMAN

MRS. W. T. CHANDLER

SAMUEL SCHOOLER

DR. H. T. ANDERSON

REV. E. H. ROWE

HENRY WISE TRIBBLE

J. A. C. CHANDLER

A. B. CHANDLER, JR.

CHARLES PICHEGRU WILLIAMSON

JOHN VAUGHAN KEAN

LEE-MAURY HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATES OF LEE-MAURY HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS INSTITUTION TO DATE (1924)

EDMUND PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL

A LIST OF THE GRADUATES OF EDMUND PENDLETON HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS INSTITUTION TO THE PRESENT (1924)

MICA HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATES OF MICA HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO 1924

SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATES OF SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO 1924

CHESTERFIELD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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THE COLORED CITIZENS OF CAROLINE

THE CAROLINE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

THE CAROLINE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL

COLORED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CAROLINE

THE MATTAPONI BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

THE CAROLINE COUNTY NEGRO AGRICULTURAL AND SCHOOL FAIR

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SOLDIER—EXPLORER—STATESMAN

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GENERAL WILLIAM WOODFORD

PATRIOT—SOLDIER—GENTLEMAN

JOHN TAYLOR "OF CAROLINE"

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EDMUND PENDLETON

Jurist and Statesman

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PATRIOT—STATESMAN—SIGNER OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

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JAMES HOGE TYLER

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GENERAL JO LANE STERN

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Commonwealth of Virginia

TOO YOUNG FOR A FAREWELL

LEWIS MELVILLE GEORGE BAKER

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

FRANCIS JOHNSON

ANTHONY THORNTON

SAMUEL AMERY SWANN

COLONEL ARCHIBALD SAMUEL

L. HAZELWOOD KEMP

J. B. LIGHTFOOT

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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS FROM CAROLINE COUNTY

ROLL OF CAROLINE MEN WHO QUALIFIED AS OFFICERS IN THE MILITIA DURING THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 1776-1783

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THE MILITIA OF 1812

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MUSTER ROLL OF THE "SPARTA GRAYS" OF CAROLINE COUNTY, VA., BEING COMPANY H, THIRTIETH REGIMENT VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CORSE'S BRIGADE, PICKETT'S DIVISION, LONGSTREET'S CORPS. ROLL AS OF MAY, 1861

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ROLL OF COMPANY E (CAROLINE GRAYS) THIRTIETH VIRGINIA INFANTRY

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ROLL OF COMPANY B, NINTH VIRGINIA CALVARY

"Caroline Light Dragoons"

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

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COMPANY F, THIRTIETH REGIMENT, VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CORSE'S BRIGADE

"BOWLING GREEN GUARDS"

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CAPTAIN THOMAS R. THORNTON'S BATTERY, LIGHTFOOT'S BATTALION

"CAROLINE LIGHT ARTILLERY"

COMPANY F, TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA CAVALRY

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY "E" OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS

MUSTER ROLL COMPANY "K" FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS AS OF JULY 31, '62

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G, FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS, JUNE 3, '62 TO DECEMBER 30, '62

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS, AS OF AUGUST 30, '62

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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF CAROLINE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1918

THE CAROLINE HOME GUARD OF 1917-18

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CIVIL WAR STORIES

REMINISCENCES OF JUDGE E. C. MONCURE

REMINISCENCES OF A. B. CHANDLER, SR.

REMINISCENCES OF T. B. WYATT

STORY OF DR. JOSEPH W. EGGLESTON

DABNEY JORDAN WALLER'S EXPERIENCE

GENERAL JACKSON'S LAST WINTER IN CAROLINE

THE KILLING OF BOOTH IN CAROLINE

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UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY

CAROLINE CHAPTER

BOWLING GREEN CHAPTER

CLERKS OF CAROLINE COUNTY COURTS

EXTRACT FROM THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT HUDGIN WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN "MEMORIALS OF OLD VIRGINIA CLERKS" BY F. JOHNSTON (LYNCHBURG) 1888.

TREASURERS OF CAROLINE

COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS FOR CAROLINE

SHERIFFS OF CAROLINE

JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CAROLINE

SOME CAROLINE MERCHANTS IN 1924

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN COLONIAL CAROLINE (1758-1772)

INDEX TO ENROLLED BILLS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, 1776-1910, WHICH PERTAIN TO CAROLINE COUNTY

SOME CAROLINE ITEMS IN ACTS OF ASSEMBLY

MANUSCRIPT PAPERS IN STATE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA

ARTS AND LETTERS

CAROLINE COUNTY ESTATES

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VILLAGES OF CAROLINE

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CHURCHES AND CHURCHMEN

THE EPISCOPALIANS

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE PRESBYTERIANS

HOPEWELL CHURCH (DISCIPLES)

LEBANON CHURCH (DISCIPLES)

BITHYNIA CHURCH (DISCIPLES)

REV. ALBERT R. FLIPPO

REV. HERVEY J. SEAMAN

THE OLD QUAKER CHURCH AT GOLANSVILLE

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

MT. HERMON BAPTIST CHURCH

CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH

CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH

UPPER ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH

COUNTY LINE CHURCH

BOWLING GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH

MT. HOREB BAPTIST CHURCH

GUINEY'S BRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH

LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH

BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

PROVIDENCE CHURCH

ROUND OAK BAPTIST CHURCH

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CAROLINE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE BAPTIST MINISTRY

ANDREW BROADDUS I

ANDREW BROADDUS II

ANDREW BROADDUS III

MORDECAI W. BROADDUS

REV. M. E. BROADDUS

JULIAN BROADDUS

LUTHER BROADDUS

SPILSBY WOOLFOLK

ROBERT T. DANIEL,

SIMEON U. GRIMSLEY

JOHN SHACKLEFORD

JEREMIAH CHANDLER

LITTLEBURY W. ALLEN

WARREN G. ROANE

WILLIAM BAYNHAM, M. D., F. R. S. L.

WILLIAM A. BAYNHAM, M. D.

CHARLES A. LEWIS

REV. JAMES D. COLEMAN

REV. ANDREW TRIBBLE

REV. ROBERT HUNTER BEAZLEY

REV. M. E. SHADDOCK

REV. RICHARD BAYNHAM GARRETT

REV. ROBERT WALKER COLE

REV. GEORGE M. DONAHOE

REV. JOHN HERNDON WRIGHT

REV. ANDREW V. BORKEY

REV. WILLIAM OSWALD BEAZLEY

REV. ROLAND J. BEAZLEY

REV. JAMES H. MARSHALL

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OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES

THE OLD MANSION

THE ATHEY FAMILY

THE ARMISTEAD FAMILY

THE BAYLOR FAMILY OF NEWMARKET

"FEARNAUGHT'S IMPORTANCE AS A SIRE"

JOHN ROY BAYLOR

THE BLANTONS OF CAROLINE

THE BOUTWELL AND SMITH FAMILIES

THE BOULWARE FAMILY

THE BOWIE FAMILY

THE BROADDUS FAMILY

THE BURKE FAMILY

THE CAMPBELL FAMILY

THE CHANDLER FAMILY

REMINISCENSES OF A. B. CHANDLER

THE CHAPMAN FAMILY

THE CARTER FAMILY

THE COGHILL FAMILY

THE COLEMAN FAMILY

THE CORBIN FAMILY

THE DEJARNETTE FAMILY

THE DICKINSON (OR DICKERSON) FAMILY

THE DORSEY FAMILY

THE GARRETT FAMILY

THE GATEWOOD AND MONCURE FAMILIES

THE GEORGE FAMILY

CHILDREN OF ISAAC GEORGE

INCOMPLETE GENEALOGICAL DATA

THE GLASSEL FAMILY

THE GRAVATT FAMILY

THE HAWES FAMILY

THE HURT FAMILY

THE MARTIN FAMILY

THE MINORS OF "TOPPING CASTLE"

FURTHER NOTES ON THE MINORS OF "TOPPING CASTLE"

THE MOTLEY FAMILY

THE PEATROSS FAMILY

THE PRATT FAMILY

THE REDDS OF "CEDAR VALE."

THE SCOTT FAMILY

THE SUTTON FAMILY

THE TALIAFERRO FAMILY

THE TAYLOR FAMILY

THE THOMAS FAMILY.

THE THORNTONS, OF "ORMESBY"

THE TERRELL AND RICKS FAMILIES

THE WALLER FAMILY

THE WASHINGTONS, OF "SPRING HILL" AND "WOODPECKER"

THE WOOLFOLK FAMILY

THE WYATT FAMILY

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"A DISCOURSE OF VIRGINIA"

Here followeth what happened in James Towne, in Virginia, after Captayne Newport's departure for Engliund.

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COMMONWEALTH GRANTS AND PATENTS

John Minor, 200 acres, December 11, 1780. Book D, page
325.

John Pickett, 400 acres, December 11, 1780. Book D, page
326.

Mace Pickett, 339 acres, December 11, 1780. Book D, page
327.

Robert Gilchrist, ½ acre, December 11, 1780. Book E, page
841.

John Hord, 53 acres, July 18, 1787. Book 9, page 673.

James Miller, 78 acres, December 13, 1787. Book 14, page
391.

Thomas Lomax, 58 acres, April 17, 1788. Book 15, page 708.

Thomas Lomax, 13 acres, April 17, 1788. Book 15, page 709.

Robert Beverly, 114 acres, April 17, 1788. Book 15, page 728.

William Peatross, 18 acres, July 26, 1793. Book 28, page 624.

Note.—Many of the historic plantations of Caroline are not
included in the foregoing grants and patents because same were
colonial grants, made before the formation of Caroline county.
Only lands granted after the establishment of the county appear
in this list.