Warwick County, VA USGenWeb Archives

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Warwick River was one of the original 8 shires formed in 1634;
the name was shortened to Warwick County in 1643.
The county became extinct in 1952, when it became the city of Warwick.
Warwick was consolidated with the city of Newport News in 1958.

Filename	Date	Submitter
Table of Contents
Biographies & Family Histories
Dr. William Henry Parker (Jr.), b. 1873, Richmond ~ from Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography	Dec 2010	Alice Warner Brosey
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Cemeteries
COLE Graveyard, Denbeigh	Jun 2008	Michael Lustig
MANEY Cemetery, Newport News/Hampton	Aug 2000	Marcia Chambers
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Census Records
1850 Census, Warwick Co.	May 1999	Lori Beckett Pownall
1850 Census Index, Warwick Co.	May 1999	S-K Publications
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Court Records
Commission of Warwick County, 1647 (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 3)	Nov 2000	Kathy Merrill
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Deeds, Patents & Grants
Seamore POWELL, 282-acre patent, 1694	Mar 2004	Mary Jean Zimmerman
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History
Warwick County History from "Historical Collections Of Virginia" by Henry Howe, 1845	Mar 2008	Alice Warner
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Image Index
Parrish House, Oldest House in Warwick County	Aug 2010	Joy Fisher
see also the sites below
Newport News VaGenWeb Photo Album
Newport News Penny Postcards
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Military Records
James GAMBLE, Revolutionary War pension affidavit	Jan 2003	Janet Putt Neville
Confederate Pension Rolls- Veterans & Widows	Jun 2003	Joan Ackermann Renfrow
Gold Star Honor Roll ~ Virginia World War History Commision, 1947	Apr 2020	Bruce Saunders
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Miscellaneous Records
Notes on the Miles CURTIS Family	Jan 1999	Ray Parker
Schooling in Warwick County, 1752-53 William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Apr., 1898)	Feb 2000	Joy Fisher
Schooling in Warwick County, 1752-53 (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 4)	Feb 2000	Joy Fisher
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Obituaries
Mollie (LASSITER; Mrs. Benjamin F.) ASHBURN ~ b. 26 Nov 1848, Gatesville, Gates Co., NC, d. 16 Jan 1930, Newport News ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk	Jun 2022	Matt Harris
John Thomas BARCLAY, Newport News jeweler ~ b. 2 Mar 1889, Lead, SD, d. 6 Mar 1941, Newport News ~ interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Newport News	Mar 2020	Matt Harris
William Edward BARRETT, lawyer & real estate businessman, former Delegate ~ b. 2 Dec 1863, Smithfield, d. 24 Jan 1938 ~ interred in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News	Aug 2017	Carolyn Keen & Bruce Saunders
Stella Virginia (l'ANSON; Mrs. John H. [Sr.] BRYANT, of Newport News ~ b. 9 Nov 1876, Isle of Wight Co., d. 12 Oct 1944, at son's home, Hilton Village ~ interred in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News	Aug 2017	Carolyn Keen & Bruce Saunders
Beverly Ann BUNCH, d. 6 Feb 1957, age 11 months ~ daughter of Leon S. & Shirley (DARDEN) BUNCH, formerly of Franklin ~ interred in Peninsula Memorial Park Cemetery	Jun 2010	Bruce Saunders
Arthur Pernell COLONNA, retired seaman ~ Confederate veteran - last survivor of the "Merrimac" ("Virginia") ~ b. 15 Aug 1845, Eastern Shore, d. 14 Mar 1937, at home, near Menchville ~ interred in Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery, Yorktown ~ marked in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News	Oct 2022	Matt Harris
Martha A. (BRIDGES/BRIDGER/BRIDGERS; Mrs. Ambrose C.) FULLER, of Newport News, formerly of Portsmouth ~ b. 11 Nov 1837, Isle of Wight Co., d. 22 Mar 1924, at son-in-law's home, Newport News ~ interred in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News	Jun 2015	Matt Harris
Mary Kathryn GREER, of Newport News ~ d. 6 Feb 1957, age 87 ~ interred in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL	Mar 2011	Ruth Hezlep
Dorothy Frances INGRAM, of Lee Hall, Warwick Co. ~ b. 10 Aug 1917, Dendron, d. 2 Jun 1941, Newport News ~ interred in the INGRAM - JAMES family cemetery, Dendron	Aug 2017	Carolyn Keen & Bruce Saunders
Eddie Lester JOHNSON, formerly of Nansemond Co., retired farmer ~ b. 16 Jan 1888, Martin Co., NC, d. 5 Feb 1953, Warwick ~ interred in Holland Cemetery	Jul 2021	Matt Harris
Adelaide Pearl (LANKFORD; Mrs. "Matt" T.) NELMS ~ b. 9 May 1919, Warwick Co., d. 22 Feb 1937, at home, near Septa ~ interred in Uzzell's Methodist Church Cemetery	Oct 2017	Carolyn Keen & Bruce Saunders
Anna Dell (DAWSON; Mrs. William H. Jr.) PURSELL ~ b. 19 Feb 1893, Warwick Co., d. 26 Nov 1922, at home, Dendron ~ interred in Wakefield Cemetery	Dec 2020	Bruce Saunders
Albert Claiborne ROWE, Denbigh churchman & Poquoson clubman ~ King & Queen Co. native, d. 29 Dec 1957, Denbigh, age 74 ~ interred in Denbigh Baptist Church Cemetery	Apr 2018	Sylvia Hill
Cora Lee (REID; Mrs. William C.) ROWE, of Hampton ~ Warwick Co. native, d. 29 Aug 1957, Hampton, age 84 ~ interred in Denbigh Baptist Church Cemetery	Apr 2018	Sylvia Hill
William Claiborne ROWE, Navy veteran ~ d. 25 Nov 1931, Hampton, age circa 80 ~ interred in Denbigh Baptist Church Cemetery	Apr 2018	Sylvia Hill
George W. STRINGFIELD, of Newport News, retired customs inspector ~ Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 15 May 1903, at daughter's home, Washington, DC, age 74 ~ interred in Windsor Cemetery (Sect. J)	Jun 2015	Matt Harris
Casper Clinton VELLINES, building contractor ~ b. 9 Oct 1888, Isle of Wight Co., m. 31 Jul 1943, at home ~ d. 1 Aug 1943, at home, Riverwood, Warwick Co. ~ interred in the VELLINES family cemetery, Central Hill Rd.	Sep 2017	Carolyn Keen & Bruce Saunders
Mary Frances (HARE; Mrs. William E.) WALLACE ~ b. 8 Mar 1871, Clarke Co., d. 20 May 1952, Denbigh, Warwick Co. ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk	Apr 2024	Matt Harris
William Edward WALLACE, retired embalmer ~ b. 22 Sep 1878, Norfolk Co., d. 16 Mar 1955, Warwick Co. ~ interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk	Apr 2024	Matt Harris
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Vital Records
Joseph CHRISTIAN (b. 1909), Social Security Application	Aug 2005	Constance Delarge

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