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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. 

Visit the library at Castlewood - 10201 Iron Bridge Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone 804-777-9663.

Click here for information on the Marriages of Chesterfield County, VA, 1771-1854. 

Helpful sites

Visit the VAGENWEB page
Visit the  Chesterfield County Virginia GenWeb page  link for more information and links to other sites.  
Have you visited the Family History Search site? 
Paul Heinegg has a great site for Free African Americans
Cyndi's List for whatever you may be researching.
Genealogy Help - Free Forms 
Virtual Jamestown for databases

The Society meets every two years at different locations of interest to Clay researchers. Those interested in the Clay surname are invited to attend.
For details, go to the Society website at: the Clay Family Society  

  October 4-7, 2007 - Manakintowne , Virginia: The Agee Family Reunion will include area tours and a visit to the Manakin Huguenot Society headquarters (research time) on one of the original land grants, as well as other Agee lands and sites. The Friday and Saturday evening group dinners will feature speakers. Sunday morning will feature services at the Manakin Episcopal Church, founded by the Huguenots in 1700. Details may be found at the Agee Family Reunion Site

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[VACHESTE] CLAY and AGEE family reunions

The Clay Family descends from John Clay who arrived in 1612 on Samual Argalls ship the Treasurer. He settled on land in Charles Cittie between Flowedew Hundred and Wards Creek and had property across the James at Wyanoke. John's grandson Henry lived in Chesterfied Co. His grave is near Manchester High School. More than likely, there are still family members in the area. Contact OXQZEME688@aol.com or Chico1226@aol.com for further information. 

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

Pocahontas

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.  


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

History of the Sheriff's Department and a link to a list of Sheriffs.

Query: Elizabeth D. Bickford writes: 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.

Contact Angie Wilderman, Genealogy Committee