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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker, James Edward | 9 February 1850-19 March 1940 | Volume 2, pages 84-85 | Prince Edward County |
| Booker, Matilda V. Mosley | 18 September 1887-27 June 1957 | Volume 2, pages 85-86 | Cumberland County, Mecklenburg County |
| Booker, Sallie Cook | 28 August 1857-20 December 1944 | Volume 2, pages 86-87 | Martinsville City |
| Booker, William | d. by 15 September 1783 | Volume 2, pages 87-88 | Prince Edward County |
| Boone, Daniel | 22 October 1734-26 September 1820 | Volume 2, pages 88-89 | Fayette County KY, Bourbon County, Kanawha County |
| Boone, Gladys | 31 January 1895-23 April 1982 | Volume 2, pages 89-91 | Amherst County |
| Booth, Edwin Gilliam | 11 January 1810-13 February 1886 | Volume 2, pages 91-92 | Nottoway County, James City County |
| Boothe, Armistead Lloyd | 23 September 1907-14 February 1990 | Volume 2, pages 92-94 | Alexandria City |
| Boothe, Gardner Lloyd | 1 June 1872-3 May 1964 | Volume 2, pages 94-95 | Alexandria City |
| Borden, Benjamin | 6 April 1675-by 9 December 1743 | Volume 2, pages 95-96 | Orange County |
| Boreman, Arthur Ingraham | 24 July 1823-19 April 1896 | Volume 2, pages 96-97 | Wood County |
| Borjes, Charles Simpson | 25 November 1891-23 May 1959 | Volume 2, pages 97-98 | Norfolk City |
| Borland, Charles Barney | 8 January 1886-3 March 1972 | Volume 2, pages 98-99 | Norfolk City |
| Bornstein, Yetta Libby Frieden | 15 February 1913-8 December 1968 | Volume 2, pages 99-100 | Norfolk City |
| Borst, Peter Bock | 23 June 1826-25 April 1882 | Volume 2, pages 100-101 | Page County |
| Borum, John Thomas | 13 July 1896-23 January 1969 | Volume 2, pages 101-102 | Accomack County |
| Boschen, Albert Orlando | 25 June 1873-15 August 1957 | Volume 2, pages 102-103 | Richmond City |
| Bosher, Kate Lee Langley | 1 February 1865-27 July 1932 | Volume 2, pages 103-104 | Richmond City |
| Bosher, Lewis Crenshaw | 17 February 1860-12 September 1920 | Volume 2, pages 104-105 | Richmond City |
| Boston, Reuben Beverley | 21 April 1834-6 April 1865 | Volume 2, pages 105-106 | Fluvanna County |
| Boteler, Alexander Robinson | 16 May 1815-8 May 1892 | Volume 2, pages 106-108 | Jefferson County |
| Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, baron de | December 1717-15 October 1770 | Volume 2, pages 108-109 | Williamsburg City |
| Bott, Susan Catharine Spotswood | 17 January 1774-4 March 1853 | Volume 2, pages 109-111 | Petersburg City |
| Bottom, Dorothy Eva Rouse | 17 July 1896-15 December 1990 | Volume 2, pages 111-112 | Newport News City |
| Bottom, Raymond Blanton | 8 September 1893-29 October 1953 | Volume 2, pages 112 | Newport News City |
| Botts, Alexander Lithgow | May 1799-15 May 1860 | Volume 2, pages 112-113 | Richmond City |
| Botts, Charles Tyler | 6 March 1809-4 October 1884 | Volume 2, pages 113-114 | Richmond City |
| Botts, John Minor | 16 September 1802-8 January 1869 | Volume 2, pages 114-117 | Henrico County |
| Botts, Lawson | 25 July 1825-16 September 1862 | Volume 2, pages 117-118 | Jefferson County |
| Bouey, Elizabeth A. Coles | 14 November 1890-5 February 1957 | Volume 2, pages 118-119 | Richmond City |
| Bouldin, James Wood | ca. 1792-30 March 1854 | Volume 2, pages 119-120 | Charlotte County |
| Bouldin, Powhatan | 24 May 1830-8 March 1907 | Volume 2, pages 120-121 | Danville City |
| Bouldin, Thomas Tyler | d. 11 February 1834 | Volume 2, pages 121-122 | Charlotte County |
| Bouldin, Wood | 28 September 1838-11 April 1911 | Volume 2, pages 124 | Halifax County |
| Bouldin, Wood | 20 January 1811-10 October 1876 | Volume 2, pages 122-123 | Charlotte County |
| Boush, Clifford Joseph | 13 August 1854-24 July 1936 | Volume 2, pages 124-125 | Portsmouth City |
| Boush, Samuel | d. by 18 November 1736 | Volume 2, pages 125-126 | Norfolk City |
| Boushall, Thomas Callendine | 28 March 1894-10 May 1992 | Volume 2, pages 126-128 | Richmond City |
| Bowden, George Edwin | 6 July 1852-22 January 1908 | Volume 2, pages 128-129 | Norfolk City |
| Bowden, Henry Moseley | 10 April 1819-11 April 1871 | Volume 2, pages 129-131 | Norfolk City, Williamsburg City |
| Bowden, Lemuel Jackson | 16 January 1815-2 January 1864 | Volume 2, pages 131-132 | Williamsburg City |
| Bowden, Thomas Russell | 20 May 1841-6 July 1893 | Volume 2, pages 132-133 | Williamsburg City |
| Bowen, Henry | 26 December 1841-29 April 1915 | Volume 2, pages 133-134 | Tazewell County |
| Bowen, Rees Tate | 10 January 1809-29 August 1879 | Volume 2, pages 134-135 | Tazewell County |
| Bowering, Andrew Benjamin | 6 August 1842-20 October 1923 | Volume 2, pages 135-136 | Fredericksburg City |
| Bowers, Fredson Thayer | 25 April 1905-11 April 1991 | Volume 2, pages 136-138 | Charlottesville City |
| Bowie, Walter Russell | 8 October 1882-23 April 1969 | Volume 2, pages 138-140 | Richmond City |
| Bowler, John Andrew | 1 March 1862-7 October 1935 | Volume 2, pages 140-142 | Richmond City |
| Bowler, Thomas | d. by 2 July 1679 | Volume 2, pages 142 | Rappahannock County (Old) |
| Bowles, Drury Wood Knight | 29 January 1802-11 August 1885 | Volume 2, pages 142-143 | Fluvanna County |