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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhaver, Laura Lu Scherer | 29 August 1868-18 December 1940 | Volume 3, pages 457-459 | Smyth County |
| Coppage, Samuel Francis | 25 January 1886-26 February 1977 | Volume 3, pages 459-461 | Norfolk City |
| Corbin, Francis | 1759 or 1760-23 May 1821 | Volume 3, pages 461-462 | Caroline County, Middlesex County |
| Corbin, Gawin | 15 December 1739-19 July 1779 | Volume 3, pages 462-463 | Middlesex County |
| Corbin, Hannah Lee | 6 February 1728-7 October 1782 | Volume 3, pages 463-465 | Richmond County, Westmoreland County |
| Corbin, Percy Casino | 2 June 1888-6 July 1952 | Volume 3, pages 465-466 | Pulaski County |
| Corbin, Richard | 1713 or 1714-20 May 1790 | Volume 3, pages 466-468 | King and Queen County, Middlesex County |
| Corbyn, Henry | 1628 or 1629-ca. 8 January 1676 | Volume 3, pages 468-470 | Middlesex County, Lancaster County |
| Corey, Charles Henry | 12 December 1834-5 September 1899 | Volume 3, pages 470-471 | Richmond City |
| Cornish, Richard | d. after 3 January 1625 | Volume 3, pages 471-473 | |
| Cornstalk | d. 10 November 1777 | Volume 3, pages 473-474 | |
| Corprew, Edenborough G. | d. 16 July 1881 | Volume 3, pages 474-476 | Portsmouth City |
| Corse, Montgomery Dent | 14 March 1816-11 February 1895 | Volume 3, pages 476-477 | Alexandria City |
| Cosby, Dabney | 11 August 1779-8 July 1862 | Volume 3, pages 477-478 | Staunton City, Buckingham County, Prince Edward County |
| Cotten, Joseph Cheshire | 15 May 1905-6 February 1994 | Volume 3, pages 478-481 | Petersburg City |
| Cotton, Ann | fl. 1650s-1670s | Volume 3, pages 481-482 | York County |
| Cotton, John | d. after 24 October 1683 | Volume 3, pages 482-483 | York County |
| Couch, James Henry | 3 August 1821-23 or 24 November 1899 | Volume 3, pages 483-484 | Mason County |
| Couper, William | 20 September 1853-22 June 1942 | Volume 3, pages 484-486 | Norfolk City |
| Couper, William | 16 November 1884-15 February 1964 | Volume 3, pages 486-487 | Lexington City |
| Courtney, John | d. 18 December 1824 | Volume 3, pages 487-488 | Richmond City, King William County |
| Cowan, George Rutledge | 22 September 1837-14 October 1904 | Volume 3, pages 488-489 | Russell County |
| Cowan, Robert Edwin | 9 November 1830-14 July 1887 | Volume 3, pages 489-491 | Preston County |
| Cowardin, Charles O'Brien | 23 October 1851-5 July 1900 | Volume 3, pages 491-492 | Richmond City, Gloucester County |
| Cowardin, James Andrew | 6 October 1811-21 November 1882 | Volume 3, pages 492-494 | Lynchburg City, Richmond City |
| Cowgill, Clinton Harriman | 6 September 1890-28 December 1975 | Volume 3, pages 494-495 | Montgomery County |
| Cowles, Edith Clark | 27 August 1874-8 December 1954 | Online Biography | Richmond City |
| Cowlinge, Christopher | fl. May 1630 | Volume 3, pages 495 | |
| Cowper, Ann Pierce Parker | d. 21 March 1849 | Volume 3, pages 495-497 | Isle of Wight County |
| Cowper, Leopold Copeland Parker | March 1811-17 July 1875 | Volume 3, pages 497-499 | Portsmouth City |
| Cowper, William | d. by 26 October 1784 | Volume 3, pages 499-500 | Nansemond County, Portsmouth City |
| Cox, Earnest Sevier | 24 January 1880-26 April 1966 | Volume 3, pages 500-502 | Richmond City |
| Cox, Edwin | 20 September 1902-22 February 1977 | Volume 3, pages 502-503 | Richmond City, King and Queen County |
| Cox, Edwin Piper | 2 May 1870-11 March 1938 | Volume 3, pages 503-504 | Richmond City, Chesterfield County |
| Cox, Frank Woodard | 25 February 1903-16 March 1976 | Volume 3, pages 504-506 | Princess Anne County, Virginia Beach City |
| Cox, Henry | b. December 1832 | Volume 3, pages 506-507 | Powhatan County |
| Cox, James Henry | 10 February 1810-18 February 1877 | Volume 3, pages 507-509 | Chesterfield County |
| Cox, Joseph | d. 16 April 1880 | Volume 3, pages 509-511 | Richmond City |
| Cox, Katherine Hamilton Cabell Claiborne | 15 September 1854-25 December 1925 | Volume 3, pages 511-512 | Richmond City |
| Cox, Lucy Ann White | d. 17 December 1891 | Volume 3, pages 512-513 | Fredericksburg City |
| Cox, Richard Henry | 24 November 1824-20 June 1886 | Volume 3, pages 513-514 | King and Queen County |
| Crabtree, Asa Routh | 11 August 1889-15 April 1965 | Volume 3, pages 514-516 | Henrico County, Roanoke City |
| Crabtree, August Fletcher | 29 August 1905-13 October 1994 | Volume 3, pages 516-517 | York County |
| Craddock, John Wimbish | 14 August 1858-6 February 1941 | Volume 3, pages 517-518 | Lynchburg City |
| Craford, William | d. by 15 April 1762 | Volume 3, pages 518-519 | Nansemond County, Norfolk County, Portsmouth City |
| Craft, James Belt | 17 April 1859-4 September 1941 | Volume 3, pages 519-521 | Scott County, Wise County |
| Craft, James Pressley | 14 June 1885-27 March 1975 | Volume 3, pages 521 | Danville City |
| Craft, Ryland Glenmore | 21 May 1889-19 October 1960 | Volume 3, pages 521-523 | Scott County |
| Craig, Elijah | ca. 1745-18 May 1808 | Volume 3, pages 523-524 | Orange County, Spotsylvania County |
| Craig, John | 17 August 1709-22 April 1774 | Volume 3, pages 524-526 | Augusta County |