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Contributors to the Dictionary of Virginia Biography
Abbot, W. W.- Cappon, Lester Jesse (18 September 1900-24 August 1981)
Abbott, Carl- Ashburner, Charles Edward (9 May 1870-26 October 1932)
Abercrombie, Janice L.- Bowles, Drury Wood Knight (29 January 1802-11 August 1885)
Adamczyk, Eric J.- Fauntleroy, Thomas Turner (October 1795 or 1796-12 September 1883)
Adams, Eunice A.- Adams, Jasper Lewis (27 October 1879-31 January 1973)
- Adams, Andrew Washington (21 July 1905-10 September 1985)
Adams, Sean Patrick- Crozet, Claudius (31 December 1789-29 January 1864)
Alderton, Glen Ellen- Alwood, William Bradford (11 August 1859-13 April 1946)
Alexander, Ann Field- Alexander, Fleming Emory (14 April 1888-13 December 1980)
- Burrell, Isaac David (10 March 1865-21 March 1914)
- Cutchin, Joel Holleman (2 February 1846-20 September 1917)
Alford, Terry- Alfriend, Frank Heath (10 January 1841-3 May 1887)
Ali, Sara- Miller, Yvonne Delores Bond (4 July 1934-3 July 2012)
Allen, Christopher E.- Adams, Samuel Chaplin (14 March 1853-23 November 1926)
Alley, John R.- Bocock, Willis Perry (22 February 1807-14 March 1887)
Alley, Robert S.- Anderson, Dice Robins (18 April 1880-23 October 1942)
Anderson, Fred- Alderson, John (5 March 1738-3 March 1821)
- Burrows, John Lansing (14 February 1814-2 January 1893)
- Courtney, John (d. 18 December 1824)
Anderson, Paul C.- Cralle, Richard Kenner (1800-10 June 1864)
Angeletti, Lois R.- Banks, Rose Kaufman (8 February 1911-16 December 1981)
Apple, Lindsey- Bradford, John (17 April 1747-ca. 1 March 1830)
Appleton, Thomas H., Jr.- Craig, Lewis (ca. 1737-by July 1825)
- Craig, Elijah (ca. 1745-18 May 1808)
Armstrong, Joan Tracy- Anderson, Robert Lane (16 August 1907-7 June 1951)
- Anderson, Robert Alexander (24 January 1864-16 August 1938)
Ayers, Edward L.- Ayers, Rufus Adolphus (20 May 1849-14 May 1926)
Bacon, Evelyn Crary- Beazley, Roy Carpenter (23 November 1902-1 September 1985)
Bailey, Kenneth R. and Dictionary of Virginia Biography staff- Donaldson, William (ca. 1770-29 October 1847)
- Duncan, Edwin Steele (18 June 1789-4 February 1858)
- Ferguson, James Harvey (14 April 1817-21 June 1898)
- Fisher, Henry J. (d. 31 January 1883)
Bailey, Raymond C.- Blackburn, Richard (ca. 1706-15 July 1757)
Baker, Dara A.- Chapman, Henley (28 March 1779-8 April 1864)
Baker, Meredith Henne- Clark, Ethel Granger McDowell Earley (27 February 1899-22 September 1976)
Barden, John R.- Carter, Robert (9 February 1728-11 March 1804)
Barnes, Brooks Miles- Bayly, Thomas Monteagle (26 March 1775-7 January 1834)
- Bayly, Thomas Henry (11 December 1809-22 June 1856)
- Browne, Thomas Henry Bayly (8 February 1844-27 August 1892)
- Browne, Orris Applethwaite (8 August 1842-28 September 1898)
Barnes, L. Diane- Clements, Edwin Manie (15 October 1862-7 March 1920)
- Dunlop, David (8 September 1804-25 May 1864)
Barnett, Elizabeth J.- Clarke, John (24 April 1766-17 May 1844)
Bassham, Ben- Chapman, John Gadsby (11 August 1808-28 November 1889)
Batson, Barbara C.- Barbee, Herbert (8 October 1848-22 March 1936)
- Bolling, Leslie Garland (16 September 1898-27 September 1955)
- Cecil, Russell (1 October 1853-15 June 1925)
- Chappell, Samuel Warren (9 July 1904-26 March 1991)
- Copeland, Joseph (d. after 22 April 1691)
- Crawford, Martha Paxton Moffett (15 January 1891-25 March 1981)
- Dering, William (d. by 14 February 1751)
- Dett, Robert Nathaniel (11 October 1882-2 October 1943)
- Elder, John Adams (3 February 1833-25 February 1895)
- Fisher, Flavius Josephus (9 February 1833-8 May 1905)
- Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson (22 April 1873-21 November 1945)
- Read, Marion Gould Thorp (28 January 1876-13 September 1972)
- Terry, Lucinda Lee (5 December 1873-8 November 1957)
Bayless, Joseph D., III- Davis, Arthur Kyle (16 July 1867-9 July 1953)
- Fitzgerald, Thomas Benton (23 August 1840-5 January 1929)
Bayliss, Mary Lynn- Cocke, Lelia Maria Smith (18 March 1859-5 April 1899)
- Dooley, James Henry (17 January 1841-16 November 1922)
Bear, James A., Jr.- Betts, Edwin Morris (2 November 1892-27 September 1958)
Bearss, Edwin C.- Cooke, Philip St. George (13 June 1809-20 March 1895)
- Davidson, John Wynn (d. 26 June 1881)
Bearss, Sara B.- Anderson, Henry Watkins (20 December 1870-7 January 1954)
- Byrd, Mary Willing (10 September 1740-March 1814)
- Camp, Hugh Douglas (4 April 1903-17 April 1974)
- Camp, James Leonidas (7 June 1895-27 February 1983)
- Camp, Paul Douglas (25 October 1849-5 February 1924)
- Christian, Langdon Taylor (26 May 1853-13 November 1935)
- Cocke, Richard Ivanhoe (13 August 1820-30 August 1873)
- Conway, Eustace (17 September 1820-20 May 1857)
- Conway, Martha Bell (24 July 1917-9 November 1997)
- Cotten, Joseph Cheshire (15 May 1905-6 February 1994)
- Cowper, Leopold Copeland Parker (March 1811-17 July 1875)
- Crutchfield, Oscar Minor (16 January 1800-15 May 1861)
- Custis, John (August 1678-after 14 November 1749)
- Custis, John Parke (27 November 1754-5 November 1781)
- Custis, William Henry Bagwell (28 December 1814-7 October 1889)
- Custis, George Washington Parke (30 April 1781-10 October 1857)
- Davies, John Woodburn (12 March 1818-2 October 1883)
- Davis, Beverly Arnold (23 January 1820-25 February 1894)
- Dix, William H. (8 July 1806-3 August 1891)
- Douglas, Beverley Browne (21 December 1822-22 December 1878)
- Duncan, Marion Elizabeth Moncure (19 December 1913-15 April 1978)
- Early, Katherine Fulton Tompkins (18 February 1899-23 March 1973)
- Early, Ruth Hairston (5 November 1849-12 January 1928)
- Eastham, John B. (ca. 1828-July 1869)
- Edmundson, Henry Alonzo (d. 16 December 1890)
- Fisher, Miers W. (6 or 7 June 1806-18 June 1873)
Bearss, Sara B. and Morrell, Amanda- Chilton, Samuel (7 September 1805-7 January 1867)
Beckel, Deborah- Davis, Gideon Ousley (18 July 1868-22 April 1947)
- Dodson, Amos Andre (10 April 1856-26 December 1888)
Belt, Douglas S. and Tarter, Brent- Bear, Harry (20 November 1890-30 July 1950)
Benedetto, Robert- Belk, John Blanton (3 July 1893-28 May 1972)
- Bocock, John Holmes (31 January 1813-17 July 1872)
- Booker, James Edward (9 February 1850-19 March 1940)
- Brown, William (11 September 1811-22 April 1894)
Benedetto, Robert J.- Converse, Amasa (21 August 1795-9 December 1872)
Bennett, Evan P.- Clark, Samuel Harris (11 April 1885-25 June 1979)
Bergstrom, Peter V.- Allason, William (d. 30 or 31 January 1800)
- Ambler, Richard (24 December 1690-ca. February 1766)
- Atkinson, Roger (bap. 25 June 1725-by 21 July 1800)
- Bacon, Nathaniel (bap. 29 August 1620-16 March 1692)
- Ballard, Thomas (d. by 5 October 1710)
- Baylor, John (ca. 1660-11 September 1720)
- Bolling, John (27 January 1677-20 April 1729)
- Cary, Wilson-Miles (1733 or 1734-25 November 1817)
- Cary, Miles (d. 17 February 1709)
Berkeley, Edmund, Jr.- Berkeley, Edmund (ca. 1671-by 3 March 1719)
- Carter, Robert ("King") (ca. 1664-4 August 1732)
Berkey, Jonathan M.- Carlile, John Snyder (16 December 1817-24 October 1878)
Bernhard, Virginia- Cheesman, Edmund (d. by 10 February 1677)
- Cotton, John (d. after 24 October 1683)
- Cotton, Ann (fl. 1650s-1670s)
- Drummond, Sarah (d. by 28 April 1696)
Bickford, Charlene Bangs- Beckley, John James (4 August 1757-8 April 1807)
Billings, Warren M.- Armistead, John (fl. 1650s-1690s)
- Armistead, Anthony (d. by 2 May 1705)
- Berkeley, Sir William (1605-9 July 1677)
- Bland, Giles (bap. 26 October 1647-27 March 1677)
- Chicheley, Henry (Sir) (1614 or 1615-5 February 1683)
- Claiborne, William (bap. 10 August 1600-by 25 August 1679)
- De La Warr, Thomas West, baron (9 July 1576-7 July 1618)
- Effingham, Francis Howard, baron Howard of (bap. 17 September 1643-30 March 1695)
Bisbee, Dianna L.- Davenport, Carson Sutherlin (14 February 1908–28 September 1972)
Bittinger, Emmert F.- Bowman, Warren Daniel (9 April 1894-23 April 1987)
- Bowman, Paul Haynes (5 July 1887-4 April 1964)
Black, Mary Kate- Banister, Marion Langhorne Glass (14 December 1868-30 September 1951)
- Bontecou, Eleanor (14 February 1891-19 March 1976)
Blackford, Staige D.- Barr, Frank Stringfellow (15 January 1897-3 February 1982)
Blair, John L.- Burwell, Lewis (bap. 5 March 1622-ca. 19 November 1652)
Blankenship, James H., Jr.- Bishop, Carter Richard (22 May 1849-21 August 1941)
Bogger, Tommy L.- Allen, Oscar James (4 March 1889-1 July 1942)
- Armistead, John Maurice (1 March 1852-3 December 1929)
- Ashe, Victor Joseph (4 February 1915-9 March 1974)
- Bayne, Thomas (ca. 1824-5 July 1888)
- Brooks, Lyman Beecher (27 May 1910-20 April 1984)
Boles, John B.- Dabney, Robert Lewis (5 March 1820-3 January 1898)
Bond, Edward L.- Clayton, John (1656 or 1657-23 September 1725)
Boney, F. N.- Allen, John James (26 September 1797-18 September 1871)
Bonis, Ray- Stokes, Ora E. Brown (11 June 1882-19 December 1957)
Bowman, Kimberly R.- Williams, Mary Mason Anderson (3 June 1871-1 April 1945)
Bowman, Nancy L. and Hill, Tucker H.- Brockenbrough, John (8 May 1773-3 July 1852)
Bowman, Shearer Davis- Ambler, William Marshall (13 July 1813-25 August 1896)
Brady, Patricia- Custis, Eleanor Parke (later Lewis) (31 March 1779-15 July 1852)
- Custis, Daniel Parke (15 October 1711-8 July 1757)
Brahin, R. Allen- Bird, Henry Dearborn (30 November 1808-15 March 1881)
Brame, Mary F.- Bagby, Frances Elizabeth Scott (21 March 1853-15 May 1922)
Brand, Barbara Allston- Buckland, William (14 August 1734-by 15 December 1774)
Brandt, Frederick R.- Bruce, Patrick Henry (21 or 25 March 1881-12 November 1936)
Bredbenner, Candice D.- Avery, Nina Belle Horton (4 September 1898-30 October 1980)
Briceland, Alan Vance- Arthur, Gabriel (fl. 1673-1693)
- Batte, Thomas (fl. 1630s-1690s)
- Bland, Edward (bap. 5 February 1614-by 9 May 1652)
Bridges, Peter- Daniel, John Moncure (24 October 1825-30 March 1865)
Brinkley, John L.- Blair, Walter (10 November 1835-12 September 1909)
- Cushing, Jonathan Peter (12 March 1793-25 April 1835)
Brinkley, John Luster- Eggleston, Joseph Dupuy (13 November 1867-13 March 1953)
Brinson, Betsy- Bryan, Isobel Lamont Stewart (20 August 1847-11 September 1910)
Bromberg, Alan B.- Anderson, Joseph Reid (16 February 1813-7 September 1892)
- Arnold, Richard Watson (14 February 1843-27 September 1911)
- Barbour, John Strode (29 December 1820-14 May 1892)
- Barbour, Benjamin Johnson (14 June 1821-2 December 1894)
Brooke, George Mercer, Jr.- Brooke, John Mercer (18 December 1826-14 December 1906)
Brooks, Christopher T.- Earnest, Herbert Ludwell (11 November 1895-11 June 1970)
- Taylor, James Thomas Sammons (14 January 1840-4 January 1918)
Brooks, Michael P.- Conquest, Edwin Parker (19 October 1894-10 May 1966)
Brooks, Vincent- Carter, George Lafayette (10 January 1857-30 December 1936)
Brown, Cynthia Farr- Benedict, Mary Kendrick (14 July 1876-10 February 1956)
Brown, Katharine L.- Craig, John (17 August 1709-22 April 1774)
Brown, Kathleen M.- Burwell, Lucy (21 November 1683-16 December 1716)
Brown, Martha H.- Bagnall, Idelia W. M. Johnson (8 September 1872-8 May 1931)
Brown, Stephen W.- Armstrong, William (23 December 1782-10 May 1865)
- Beale, James Madison Hite (7 February 1786-2 August 1866)
- Bland, Thomas (19 January 1793-11 July 1867)
Brown, Stuart E., Jr.- Burwell, Nathaniel (15 April 1750-29 March 1814)
Brown, W. A.- Bland, Charles Thomas (3 October 1857-28 December 1915)
- Broughton, Thomas Greene (27 September 1786-24 August 1861)
Brown, William Dodd- Bowman, Joseph (8 March 1752-14 August 1779)
- Bowman, John (10 December 1738-4 May 1784)
Brugger, Robert J.- Blackford, Staige Davis (28 December 1898-17 July 1949)
Brundage, W. Fitzhugh- Early, Jubal Anderson (3 November 1816-2 March 1894)
Brunk, Gerald R.- Burkholder, Peter (ca. 27 August 1783-27 December 1846)
- Coffman, Samuel (2 June 1822-28 August 1894)
Bryson, W. H.- Anderson, George Wayne (10 July 1863-30 December 1922)
Bryson, W. Hamilton- Browning, George Landon (3 April 1867-26 August 1947)
Buckley, Thomas E., S.J.- Asplund, John (d. 1807)
- Cowper, Ann Pierce Parker (d. 21 March 1849)
Buckley, Thomas E., S.J. and Tarter, Brent- Bassett, Burwell (18 March 1764-26 February 1841)
Bugg, James L.- Barbour, John Strode (8 August 1790-12 January 1855)
- Button, Robert Young (2 November 1899-1 September 1977)
Bullock, J. Marshall- Anderson, David (ca. 1760-18 June 1812)
Burgess, Dean- Brooks, Vernon Asbury (31 July 1882-18 October 1955)
Burgess, Dean and Baker, Barnabas W.- Craford, William (d. by 15 April 1762)
Butler, Gilbert E., Jr.- Cocke, Charles Francis (10 June 1886-3 February 1971)
Butler, Stuart Lee- Anderson, William (2 June 1764-13 September 1839)
- Aylett, Philip (31 October 1791-11 September 1848)
- Barbour, Alfred Madison (17 April 1829-4 April 1866)
- Claiborne, Augustine (3 April 1787-30 June 1839)
- Colton, Samuel (d. 7 March 1841)
- Davenport, Thomas (d. 17 November 1838)
- Faulkner, James (2 April 1776-11 April 1817)