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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaroe, Alden Petersen | 5 May 1918-7 July 1993 | Volume 1, pages 3-4 | Richmond City |
| Abady, Nina Babette Friedman | 16 May 1924-5 November 1993 | Volume 1, pages 4-5 | Richmond City |
| Abbot, Scaisbrooke Langhorne | 16 January 1908-29 July 1985 | Volume 1, pages 5-6 | Lynchburg City |
| Abbott, Charles Cortez | 30 October 1906-8 May 1986 | Volume 1, pages 6 | Charlottesville City |
| Abbott, Earl Leighton | 20 February 1905-25 May 1973 | Volume 1, pages 6-7 | Clifton Forge City |
| Abbott, Stanley William | 13 March 1908-23 May 1975 | Volume 1, pages 7-10 | Roanoke City |
| Abell, George Washington | 11 December 1818-27 December 1874 | Volume 1, pages 10-11 | Virginia |
| Abernethy, Thomas Perkins | 25 August 1890-12 November 1975 | Volume 1, pages 11-12 | Charlottesville City |
| Abrahall, Robert | fl. 1620s-1680s | Volume 1, pages 12-13 | New Kent County |
| Abrams, Joseph | 1791-4 June 1854 | Volume 1, pages 13-14 | Richmond City |
| Ackiss, Amos Johnston | 30 August 1871-30 November 1928 | Volume 1, pages 14 | Virginia Beach City |
| Acrill, William | d. by 2 April 1783 | Volume 1, pages 14-15 | Charles City County |
| Adair, Cornelia Storrs | 9 November 1884-14 April 1962 | Volume 1, pages 15-17 | Richmond City |
| Adair, Douglass Greybill | 5 March 1912-2 May 1968 | Volume 1, pages 17-18 | Williamsburg City |
| Adam, John | 1 August 1774-4 August 1848 | Volume 1, pages 18-19 | Alexandria City |
| Adam, Robert | 4 May 1731-27 March 1789 | Volume 1, pages 19-20 | Alexandria City |
| Adams, Andrew Washington | 21 July 1905-10 September 1985 | Volume 1, pages 20 | King William County |
| Adams, Berkley Dickenson | 2 January 1875-10 November 1945 | Volume 1, pages 20-21 | Charlotte County |
| Adams, Emma | 21 July 1875-23 August 1959 | Volume 1, pages 21-22 | Lynchburg City |
| Adams, George Frederick | 3 October 1802-16 April 1877 | Volume 1, pages 22-23 | Hampton City |
| Adams, Horace | 24 May 1884-26 October 1964 | Volume 1, pages 23-24 | Prince Edward County |
| Adams, Howard Hanson | 18 December 1891-3 December 1971 | Volume 1, pages 24-25 | Northampton County |
| Adams, Isaac Holcombe | 12 August 1837-9 February 1911 | Volume 1, pages 25-26 | Lynchburg City |
| Adams, James Taylor | 3 February 1892-3 September 1954 | Volume 1, pages 26-28 | Wise County |
| Adams, Jasper Lewis | 27 October 1879-31 January 1973 | Volume 1, pages 28 | King William County |
| Adams, John | 14 July 1773-23 June 1825 | Volume 1, pages 28-29 | Richmond City |
| Adams, John Henry | ca. January 1848-5 March 1934 | Volume 1, pages 29-30 | Richmond City |
| Adams, Martha Rivers | 10 November 1882-29 June 1959 | Volume 1, pages 30-31 | Lynchburg City |
| Adams, Pauline Forstall Colclough | 29 June 1874-10 September 1957 | Volume 1, pages 31-32 | Norfolk City |
| Adams, Richard | 17 May 1726-1or 2 August 1800 | Volume 1, pages 32-33 | Richmond City |
| Adams, Samuel Chaplin | 14 March 1853-23 November 1926 | Volume 1, pages 33-34 | Charlotte County |
| Adams, Theodore Floyd | 26 September 1898-27 February 1980 | Volume 1, pages 34-36 | Richmond City |
| Adams, Thomas | ca. 1730-July 1788 | Volume 1, pages 36-37 | Augusta County, Henrico County |
| Adams, William Henry | 23 March 1872-24 September 1958 | Volume 1, pages 37-38 | Richmond City |
| Adamson, Arthur Learoyd | 30 May 1856-1 April 1944 | Volume 1, pages 38 | Richmond City |
| Addison, Lucy | 8 December 1861-13 November 1937 | Volume 1, pages 38-39 | Roanoke City |
| Adkerson, Joseph Carson | 10 February 1892-15 March 1985 | Volume 1, pages 39-40 | Shenandoah County |
| Adkins, Ozias Oliver | 24 May 1911-23 October 1987 | Volume 1, pages 40-41 | Charles City County |
| Aery, William Anthony | 24 September 1882-16 October 1963 | Volume 1, pages 41-42 | Hampton City |
| Aggie, Mary | fl. 1728-1731 | Volume 1, pages 42-43 | Williamsburg City |
| Agnew, Ella Graham | 18 March 1871-5 February 1958 | Volume 1, pages 43-44 | Richmond City |
| Ahalt, Clarence Randolph | 28 May 1888-15 October 1962 | Volume 1, pages 44-45 | Arlington County, Loudoun County |
| Aiken, Archibald Murphey | 12 February 1888-27 November 1971 | Volume 1, pages 45-46 | Danville City |
| Ainslie, George | 10 October 1868-18 July 1931 | Volume 1, pages 46-48 | Richmond City |
| Albemarle, William Anne Keppel, second earl of | 5 June 1702-22 December 1754 | Volume 1, pages 48 | |
| Alburtis, John Van Meter | 23 August 1778-6 May 1827 | Volume 1, pages 48-49 | Berkeley County |
| Alden, Harold Lee | 10 January 1890-3 February 1964 | Volume 1, pages 49-50 | Charlottesville City |
| Alderman, Edwin Anderson | 15 May 1861-29 April 1931 | Volume 1, pages 50-52 | Charlottesville City |
| Alderson, John | 5 March 1738-3 March 1821 | Volume 1, pages 52-53 | Greenbrier County |
| Aldhizer, George Statton | 15 June 1907-20 May 1986 | Volume 1, pages 53-54 | Harrisonburg City |