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Augusta County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 65,615. Its county seat is Staunton, although most of the administrative services
have offices in neighboring Verona. Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County, although county government was not organized
until 1745. It was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and mother of the future King George III of the United Kingdom. Originally,
Augusta County was a vast territory with an indefinite western boundary. Most
of what is now West Virginia as well as all of Kentucky were formed from it,
and it also claimed the territory north and west of those areas,
theoretically all the way to the Pacific Ocean. A series of maps show the formation and division of Augusta
County from 1738 through 1791. An
animated map
shows the formation of Virginia and West Virginia counties from 1617 to 1995. Reductions in its extent began in 1770, when its
southern part became Botetourt County. In 1776 part of western Augusta County, an area
also known as the District of West Augusta, became Monongalia County, Ohio County, and Yohogania County (abolished in 1786). In 1778 the part of Augusta
County west of the Ohio
River became Illinois
County (abolished
in 1784); the northeastern part of what was left became Rockingham County, and the southwestern part was combined with
part of Botetourt County to form Rockbridge County. In 1788 the northern part of the still
shrinking county was combined with part of Hardy County to become Pendleton County. Augusta County assumed its present dimensions
in 1790, when its western part was combined with parts of Botetourt County
and Greenbrier County to form Bath County. The following counties are
adjacent to Augusta: Pendleton County, West Virginia - north Rockingham County, Virginia –
northeast; Albemarle County, Virginia –
east; Nelson County, Virginia –
southeast; Rockbridge County, Virginia –
southwest; Bath County, Virginia – west; and Highland County, Virginia –
northwest. In addition, two cities are
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James Robertson had moved to Augusta
County, Virginia by 1740 where he purchased 385 acres in the southwestern
section of Beverly Manor. In 1772 William Robertson and his son Alexander
purchased 170 acres of land at Beverly Manor.
The Kerr’s settled at Beverly Manor on a
choice spot at the juncture of Christian's Creek, Long Meadow Run, and Middle
River. A log home built by the family was near the beginning point of a
survey made in 1736 for the Beverley Manor lands out of which all settlers of
the area obtained their titles. James
Kerr was among the first settlers of Beverly Manor whose title deeds are
recorded in Orange County. This record
states that James Kerr had a grant for 473 acres of land. Maps of the
northeastern section of Beverley's Manor show this tract on a stream that
appears to be called Meadows Run, which empties into Cathey's River. The land
is south of the bend in Cathey's River on which James Kerr's son John
settled. James Kerr built the
aforementioned log house on Middle River between 1738-1740; it was still
standing as late as 1954. This house
was used as an early meeting and courthouse for the newly formed county of
Augusta (created out of Orange County in 1745.). This building was a rather large structure,
as it was needed to house his large family that recently arrived from
Pennsylvania. The pioneer home of the
Kerr Family is pictured and described in the book entitled Old Homes of
Augusta County by Gladys B. Clem. |
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Augusta Stone Church
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DESCRIPTION: In
1740 the Donegal Presbyterian Society in Pennsylvania, of which the Kerr’s
were members, directed the Reverend John Craig, who had recently arrived from
Ireland, to accept a call to minister among the Presbyterians in the Valley
of Virginia. Traveling along the path
to Augusta County, he established the Augusta Stone Church at Fort Defiance
located eight miles north of Staunton.
A year later he planted another church at Tinkling Spring, near the
future town of Lexington, Virginia.
The Kerr surname appears in records of the Stone Church.
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Beverly Manor
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 38.12056 -79.0225
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DESCRIPTION: William Beverly, of Essex County Virginia
along with others secured 118,491 acres of land by permit from William Gooch,
Governor of Virginia. The grant was issued September 6, 1736 and known as the
Beverly Manor.
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GEN-SITE: see history notes above
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s): Historic Map: Beverly Manor Magisterial, Atlas: Augusta Co., VA;
Beverly Manor Church, Augusta Co., VA (Maps, Photos, Weather, Local
Links); Beverly Patent Augusta Co. VA;
Beverly Manor Church in Augusta County;
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Rocky Ford
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: N37.67374° W79.73783°
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DESCRIPTION: Located in Augusta County until 1770. Now
located in Botetourt County.
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
GEN-SITE: David White (1744-1832)
husband of Rebecca Robertson, and son-in-law to William Robertson was born
here.
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DESCRIPTION: Staunton is an independent city within the
confines of Augusta County of Virginia. It is the seat of Augusta County.
The area was first settled in 1732 by John Lewis and family. In 1736, William
Beverley, a wealthy planter and merchant
from Essex County,
was granted by the Crown over 118,000 acres (478 km˛) in what would
become Augusta County. Thomas Lewis in
1746 laid out the first town plat for
Beverley of what was originally called Beverley's Mill Place.
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
GEN-SITE: Robert Douglass, Jr.
married Elizabeth Robertson at Staunton in 1784. Lettica Kerr (1724-1773) died at Staunton
as did her husband William Robertson (1720-1812).
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Tinking Spring
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 38.0865237N -78.980859W; Located about 11 miles
south east of Staunton, Va., at the junction of Routes #273 and #640 Augusta
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DESCRIPTION: Tinking Spring Church,
the first church established in Western Virginia, was officially founded in
1740. The first meeting house was a log cabin measuring twenty-four by fifty
feet. Interest in building a new
meeting house began in 1777 when the subscribers agreed to pay the costs.
However, completion of the building was delayed by the war and it wasn't
until about 1792 that the Stone Sanctuary shown here was completed. The present church building was erected in
1849 and remodeled in 1916. |
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ANCESTORS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: James Kerr
took a leadership role in the earliest records of the Tinkling Spring church
as noted by the fact that he is among the subscribers to the 14 August 1741
petition to build a Presbyterian meetinghouse at Tinkling Spring. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Tinkling Spring Photo
Album, Augusta County, Virginia;
Tinkling Springs Church,
Augusta Co., VA; Find A Grave: Tinkling
Spring Presbyterian Church Ceme...; Tinkling Spring Church
Graveyard; Tinkling Spring Church Marker |
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The list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of
your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the place(s) within this
locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles
for 101 cities, towns and other populated places in Augusta
County Virginia |
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Map of Augusta County Virginia Augusta County Physical, Cultural &
Historic Features |
Augusta County ZIP Codes | Area Codes Augusta County Land - Property, Farms &
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Augusta County, Virginia, United
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Incorporated towns: Craigsville; Grottoes (partial) Unincorporated communities The independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro (incorporated as such in
1902 and 1948 respectively) are located within the boundaries of Augusta County,
but are not a part of the county, despite Staunton's status as the county
seat. Most county administrative offices, however, are located in Verona,
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Conducting
genealogical research in the United States requires an understanding of
county boundaries. As the population
grew more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena was common
in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site
for the Atlas of Historical
County Boundary Project provides interactive maps
for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a resource for people seeking
records of past events, and people trying to
analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital Records
that document birth, death, and marriage.
Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they
occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format
follow this link to the Atlas of Historical
County Boundary Project . |
Map of Early County Boundaries - 1789 |
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15 Dec 1738 - AUGUSTA created from ORANGE; AUGUSTA not fully organized, attached to
ORANGE. (Hening, 5:78-80; Robinson, 43) 1745
- AUGUSTA fully organized,
detached from ORANGE. (Robinson, 74) 01
May 1754 - AUGUSTA lost to
FREDERICK, and lost to creation of HAMPSHIRE (W.Va.). (Hening, 6:376-379) 31
Jan 1770 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of BOTETOURT. (Hening, 8:395-398) 11
Oct 1773 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of West Augusta District (extinct) in present Pennsylvania. (Abernethy, 94) 01
Mar 1778 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of ROCKBRIDGE and ROCKINGHAM, and lost to HAMPSHIRE (W.Va.). (Hening,
9:420-424) May
1779 - AUGUSTA lost to
MONONGALIA (W.Va.). (Hening, 10:114) Oct
1780 - AUGUSTA lost to
MONONGALIA (W.Va.). (Hening, 10:351) 01
May 1788 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of PENDLETON (W.Va.). (Hening, 12:637-638) 01
May 1791 - AUGUSTA lost to PENDLETON
(W.Va.) and lost to creation of BATH. (Hening, 13:165-167) 10
Jul 1902 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of Staunton as an independent city, 2d class. (Bain, "Body Incorporate," 18-21;
Swindler, 10:166, 169) 19
May 1905 - AUGUSTA lost to the
independent city of Staunton. (Bain, Annexation, [240]; Staunton Planning
Dept., correspondence, December 1989) 15
Jan 1937 - AUGUSTA lost small area
to the independent city of Staunton. (Staunton Planning Dept.,
correspondence, Dec 1989; Bain, Annexation, [243]) 01
Jan 1948 - AUGUSTA lost to creation
of Waynesboro as an independent city, 2d class, and lost to the independent
city of Staunton. (Waynesboro Planning Dept., correspondence, December 1989;
Bain, " Body Incorporate," 63-64; Bain, Annexation, [244]) 01
Jan 1955 - AUGUSTA lost to the
independent city of Waynesboro. (Augusta County Law Order Book, vol. 33:
357-361; Waynesboro Planning Dept., correspondence, December 1989; Bain, Annexation,
[245]) 01
Jan 1956 - AUGUSTA lost small area
to the independent city of Staunton. (Staunton Planning Dept.,
correspondence, Dec. 1989; Bain, Annexation, [246]) 01
Jan 1957 - AUGUSTA lost to the
independent city of Waynesboro. (Augusta County Law Order Book, vol. 34:
170-176; Waynesboro Planning Dept., correspondence, December 1989; Bain,
Annexation, [246]) 31
Dec 1985 - AUGUSTA lost to the
independent city of Waynesboro. (Waynesboro Planning Dept., correspondence,
December 1989; U.S. Census Bureau, " Significant Changes to Counties and
County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present,"
http://www.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html, 4 August 2003) 31
Dec 1986 - AUGUSTA lost small area
to the independent city of Staunton. (Staunton Planning Dept., correspondence,
December 1989; U.S. Census Bureau, " Significant Changes to Counties and
County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present,"
http://www.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html, 4 August 2003) 01 Jul 1994 - AUGUSTA lost to the independent city of
Waynesboro. (U.S. Census Bureau, " Significant Changes to Counties and
County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present,"
http://www.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html, 4 August 2003) |
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The following are names of persons, found within
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Campbell; Douglass;
Downing; Eades; Kerr;
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Augusta
County VA Cem. Transcription &
Photo Project Augusta County Cemetery
Registration Augusta
County, VA Cemeteries Cemeteries of City of Waynesboro,
Virginia The Political Graveyard
Staunton |
The Political Graveyard
Waynesboro Riverview
Cemetery, Waynesboro Partial listing Staunton
City Cemeteries Staunton
National Cemetery, VA Staunton National Cemetery,
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Annals
of Augusta County Virginia Supplement Annals of Augusta County,
Virgina 1886 Annals of Augusta County,
Virginia From 1726 to 1871 Augusta
County Historical Markers Augusta
Co., VA, in the history of the United States |
History
of Middle New River Settlements National
Register of Historic Places Staunton City
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Augusta
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USGenWeb
Archives Augusta
County Library. Churchville
Branch Library. Craigsville
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Augusta
County 1895 U.S. Atlas Perspective
map of the city of Waynesboro, Va. c. 1891 Quad
List of Blue Ridge, Virginia Quad
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Augusta County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1785 , Land Records from 1745 , Probate Records from 1745 and Court Records from 1745 and is located at the County Courthouse
on 6 East Johnson Street, Staunton, VA 24401-4301, (540) 245-5321. Source: Family History 101 States |
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Augusta
County Military Records Augusta
County Militia 1742 Waynesboro
Battle Summary 1865 Augusta
County, Virginia W W II Casualties, U.S. Army Augusta
County Federal Census Index Staunton
City Federal Census Index Livingston's
Law Register, 1851 Augusta County Lawyers Augusta County Wills
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America Augusta County Staunton
City Newspaper
Abstracts) Henry
Funeral Home Staunton, Virginia McDow
Funeral Home Waynesboro, Virginia Obituary
Index Individuals born in Augusta County 1850
Mortality Schedule for Augusta County, Virginia
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Augusta County Genealogical Society Augusta
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County Historical Society Augusta
Genealogical Society ( Augusta
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Virginia Genealogical Association Colonel James Patton Chapter
Waynesboro D.A.R |
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