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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bles, Marcus John | 11 March 1904-9 January 1986 | Volume 2, pages 26-27 | Loudoun County |
| Blewett, William Edward | 8 November 1894-6 October 1965 | Volume 2, pages 27-29 | Newport News City |
| Blosser, Emanuel | 28 October 1877-23 August 1953 | Volume 2, pages 29-30 | Rockingham County |
| Blosser, Samuel H. | 3 October 1855-2 October 1945 | Volume 2, pages 30-31 | Rockingham County |
| Blow, George | 5 May 1813-2 May 1894 | Volume 2, pages 31-32 | Norfolk City |
| Blow, Katharine Rowland Cooke | 21 April 1897-25 March 1965 | Volume 2, pages 32-33 | York County |
| Blue, Charles James | 28 December 1804-21 March 1863 | Volume 2, pages 33-34 | Hampshire County |
| Bluett, Benjamin | bap. 10 April 1580-by 12 May 1621 | Volume 2, pages 34-35 | Virginia |
| Blunt, Benjamin | 21 June 1746-ca. November 1803 | Volume 2, pages 35-36 | Southampton County |
| Boatwright, Cynthia Ellen Elizabeth Virginia Addington | 12 December 1898-5 March 1973 | Volume 2, pages 36-37 | Wise County |
| Boatwright, Frederic William | 28 January 1868-31 October 1951 | Volume 2, pages 37-38 | Richmond City |
| Boatwright, Herbert Lee | 12 September 1862-23 January 1935 | Volume 2, pages 38-39 | Danville City |
| Boaz, William Henry | 21 July 1852-9 March 1907 | Volume 2, pages 39-40 | Albemarle County |
| Bocock, Elisabeth Strother Scott | 8 February 1901-9 December 1985 | Volume 2, pages 40-42 | Richmond City |
| Bocock, John Holmes | 31 January 1813-17 July 1872 | Volume 2, pages 42-43 | Virginia |
| Bocock, Thomas Salem | 18 May 1815-5 August 1891 | Volume 2, pages 43-45 | Appomattox County |
| Bocock, Willis Perry | 22 February 1807-14 March 1887 | Volume 2, pages 45-46 | Appomattox County |
| Bodeker, Anna Whitehead | ca. 26 July 1826-26 October 1904 | Volume 2, pages 46-48 | Richmond City |
| Boggess, Caleb | 19 April 1822-14 April 1889 | Volume 2, pages 48-49 | Harrison County |
| Boggs, Edmond Mac | 23 February 1909-5 February 1989 | Volume 2, pages 49-51 | Richmond City |
| Boggs, Moran Lee ("Dock") | 7 February 1898-7 February 1971 | Volume 2, pages 51-52 | Wise County |
| Bohannan, James Gordon | 22 October 1880-19 November 1947 | Volume 2, pages 52-53 | Petersburg City |
| Bohannan, Richard Lafon | d. 15 July 1855 | Volume 2, pages 53 | Richmond City |
| Bohun, Lawrence | d. 19 March 1621 | Volume 2, pages 53-54 | James City County |
| Boisseau, James | 10 June 1822-29 November 1872 | Volume 2, pages 54-55 | Dinwiddie County |
| Boland, Robert J. | 23 October 1850-16 November 1918 | Volume 2, pages 55-56 | Roanoke City |
| Bolden, Carrie J. Clarke | ca. 1869-11 April 1973 | Volume 2, pages 56-57 | Newport News City |
| Bolen, David Winton | 17 August 1850-11 December 1932 | Volume 2, pages 57-59 | Carroll County |
| Bolling, Anna Peyton | 30 September 1836-8 February 1919 | Volume 2, pages 59-60 | Petersburg City |
| Bolling, Charles Edward | 4 May 1852-22 June 1929 | Volume 2, pages 60-61 | Richmond City |
| Bolling, John | 27 January 1677-20 April 1729 | Volume 2, pages 61-62 | Henrico County |
| Bolling, Leslie Garland | 16 September 1898-27 September 1955 | Volume 2, pages 62-64 | Richmond City |
| Bolling, Mary Marshall Tabb | ca. 1737-by 28 October 1814 | Volume 2, pages 64-65 | Petersburg City |
| Bolling, Parke Chamberlayne Bagby | 27 February 1874-17 January 1947 | Volume 2, pages 65-66 | Richmond City |
| Bolling, Phillip S. | ca. 1849-18 April 1892 | Volume 2, pages 66-67 | Prince Edward County |
| Bolling, Robert | 26 December 1646-17 July 1709 | Volume 2, pages 67-68 | Prince George County |
| Bolling, Robert | 17 August 1738-21 July 1775 | Volume 2, pages 68-69 | Buckingham County |
| Bolling, Samuel P. | 10 January 1819-8 February 1900 | Volume 2, pages 69-71 | Cumberland County |
| Bolling, Stith | 28 February 1835-1 November 1916 | Volume 2, pages 71-72 | Petersburg City |
| Bolling, William | 26 May 1777-16 July 1845 | Volume 2, pages 72-73 | Goochland County |
| Bolton, Channing Moore | 24 January 1843-6 December 1922 | Volume 2, pages 73-74 | Richmond City |
| Bolton, James | 5 June 1812-15 May 1869 | Volume 2, pages 74-75 | Richmond City |
| Bond, William Langhorne | 12 November 1893-16 July 1985 | Volume 2, pages 75-76 | Fauquier County |
| Bonham, Hezekiah Love | 18 February 1866-30 May 1934 | Volume 2, pages 76-77 | Smyth County |
| Bonnycastle, Charles | 22 November 1796-31 October 1840 | Volume 2, pages 77-78 | Charlottesville City |
| Bonsack, James Albert | 4 October 1859-2 June 1924 | Volume 2, pages 78-79 | Roanoke County |
| Bontecou, Eleanor | 14 February 1891-19 March 1976 | Volume 2, pages 79-81 | Arlington City |
| Booker, Edmund | d. by 24 January 1793 | Volume 2, pages 81-82 | Amelia County |
| Booker, George Edward | 22 March 1872-1 April 1951 | Volume 2, pages 82-83 | Richmond City |
| Booker, George William | 5 December 1821-4 June 1884 | Volume 2, pages 83-84 | Henry County |