History of Albemarle County in Virginia

By Rev. Edgar Woods

Published By: Heritage Books. 1991

ISBN: 1556134495

History of Albemarle County in Virginia (originally titled Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was by Nature, of What It Was Made by Man, and of Some of the Men Who Made It) by Rev. Edgar Woods is a definitive early local history and genealogical reference. First published in 1901, this 1991 facsimile edition published by Heritage Books covers the formation and early history of Albemarle County from its earliest settlements through the mid-19th century.

The volume detailing early colonial roads, militia rosters, Revolutionary War soldiers, and local government officials from 1745 to 1885. For genealogists and researchers, its primary value lies in the second half of the book, which contains detailed family sketches and biographical records for approximately 200 early pioneer families of the Charlottesville and Albemarle region.