The People of Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Blacksmiths

• Beverly M. Reese, Clarksville, area 27, (area 17 in 1870), about 1860-1910, neighbor of Frank Skipwith
• Frank Skipwith, area 17, 1870 Census, neighbor of Beverly Reese

Doctors pre-1940

• Doctor Garland H. Carter, area 19 (Boydton)
• Doctor Samuel Griffin, 1790’s
• Doctor WL Pennington, area 23
• Doctor CL Purdy
• Doctor ER Riggan (dentist), area 23
• Doctor Edward R. Tarry, area 29
• Doctor Edward T. Hamilton, area 19 (Boydton)

Ferrymen

• Cannon Ferry, area 23

Ordinary & tavern keepers

• Stephen P. Pool, tavern keeper 1820’s

School teachers, principals & leaders in education

Sheriffs, policemen & constables

• John Nance, during War of 1812
• Lewis Poythress, during War of 1812

Telegraph operator

• Mercer M. Rice, area 18, 1910 Census
• Delaware H. Bailey, area 18, 1910 Census
• Fletcher H. Gee, area 18, 1910 Census

Rural mail carrier

• Edward R. Doggett, area 18, 1910 Census

Undertakers & funeral homes

• Crowder Hite

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Enslaved Individuals

Enslaved individuals did not have surnames in records. Instead, they were listed in their enslaver’s property records. Chancery cases, wills and deeds list enslaved individuals by their first name, and sometimes establish relationships between mothers and children. I’m working on making lists of names I see from court records. Those names will be added here to this page: Enslaved Laborers in Mecklenburg (still testing formatting)

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Free People of Color

Names of people, locations if known, and source records linked. Mecklenburg County, Virginia Free Negroes, or People of Color

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Colonial time period

List of people who lived in Mecklenburg 1776 & earlier, including people found in Lunenburg & Brunswick records before Mecklenburg was formed in 1765. If known, the area they lived in is listed, where they moved from, as well as any associated church or cemetery.

• Alexander Boyd, area 19,
• Lewis Burwell
• Zachariah Butler, from Hanover County, VA
• David Dortch, area 14, from Isle of Wight
• William Lucas, area 14,
• James Speed, area 21, from Prince George County, VA
• James Russell, area 14,
• Alexander Taylor

Politicians representing Mecklenburg in the House of Burgess

• 1754-1776 Matthew Marable (source: history.house.virginia.gov)
• 1765- 1775 Robert Munford (Colonial Williamsburg website)

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Militia Officers & county officials during the War of 1812

• William H. Cousins, Captain,
• Newman Dortch, Quarter Master Sergeant
• William E. Goode, Ensign,
• William Goode, Lieutenant,
• Henry D. Hicks, Lieutenant
• Daniel Kelly, Quarter Master Sergeant
• John J. Moore, Captain
• Warner Moore, 1st Lieutenant
• David Moss, 2nd Lieutenant
• Abner Newman, Ensign
• Lewis Parham,
• Williamson Rainey, 3rd Sergeant
• John Reese, Sergeant
• Patrick Roney, Ensign

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militia officers & county officials during the Civil War

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Leaders during Reconstruction time period

• Ross Hamilton, 1869-1889, Virginia House delegate

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Leaders involved with the Freedmen’s Bureau, and Freedmen schools

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Politicians Representing Mecklenburg in the Virginia Assembly

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Politicians Representing Mecklenburg in the Federal Government

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Pre-1900 religious leaders

• 1790’s William Creath, traveling Baptist minister
• Ogden
• McAden, Methodist

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Do you know a name to add to these lists?