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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper, Thomas, baron Culpeper of Thoresway | bap. 21 March 1635-27 January 1689 | Volume 3, pages 596-598 | James City County |
| Cumming, Hugh Smith | 17 August 1869-20 December 1948 | Volume 3, pages 598-600 | Hampton City |
| Cummings, Charles | ca. 1733-25 March 1812 | Volume 3, pages 600-601 | Augusta County, Fincastle County, Washington County |
| Cummings, Helen Norris | 15 February 1865-4 June 1949 | Volume 3, pages 601-603 | Alexandria City |
| Cunningham, Edward | 9 August 1771-14 March 1836 | Volume 3, pages 603-604 | Cumberland County, Goochland County, Richmond City |
| Cunningham, John Atkinson | 24 June 1846-9 October 1897 | Volume 3, pages 604-605 | Prince Edward County, Richmond City |
| Cunningham, William Edmund | 18 February 1803-3 September 1855 | Volume 3, pages 605-606 | Norfolk City |
| Curle, William Roscow Wilson | d. by 7 February 1782 | Volume 3, pages 606-607 | Elizabeth City County, Norfolk City |
| Currie, Ellyson | d. by 28 August 1829 | Volume 3, pages 607-608 | Lancaster County, Northumberland County |
| Currie, Leonard James | 28 July 1913-23 April 1996 | Volume 3, pages 608-610 | Montgomery County |
| Curry, Elinor Wise | 28 September 1903-25 October 1995 | Volume 3, pages 610-612 | Richmond City |
| Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe | 5 June 1825-12 February 1903 | Volume 3, pages 612-614 | Richmond City |
| Curtis, Florence Rising | 30 September 1873-6 October 1944 | Volume 3, pages 614-616 | Hampton City |
| Curtis, Natalie Josef | 1 March 1889-6 June 1968 | Volume 3, pages 616-617 | Richmond City |
| Curtiss, Gaston G. | September 1819-15 November 1872 | Volume 3, pages 617-619 | Bedford County |
| Cushing, Jonathan Peter | 12 March 1793-25 April 1835 | Volume 3, pages 619-620 | Prince Edward County |
| Cussons, John | 1838-4 January 1912 | Volume 3, pages 620-622 | Henrico County |
| Custalow, George F. ("Thunder Cloud") | 17 January 1865-18 March 1949 | Volume 3, pages 622-624 | King William County |
| Custalow, Otha Thomas (Hos-Ki-No-Wa-Na-Ah) | 17 March 1898-18 October 1969 | Volume 3, pages 624-625 | King William County |
| Custis, Daniel Parke | 15 October 1711-8 July 1757 | Volume 3, pages 625-626 | New Kent County, Williamsburg City |
| Custis, Edmund | d. after 18 October 1797 | Volume 3, pages 626-627 | Northampton County, Accomack County |
| Custis, Eleanor Parke (later Lewis) | 31 March 1779-15 July 1852 | Volume 3, pages 627-628 | Fairfax County, Clarke County |
| Custis, Elizabeth Parke (later Law) | 21 August 1776-31 December 1831 | Volume 3, pages 629-630 | Fairfax County |
| Custis, George Washington Parke | 30 April 1781-10 October 1857 | Volume 3, pages 630-633 | Alexandria County |
| Custis, John | August 1678-after 14 November 1749 | Volume 3, pages 636-639 | Northampton County, Williamsburg City, York County |
| Custis, John | ca. 1629-29 January 1696 | Volume 3, pages 633-635 | Northampton County |
| Custis, John | ca. 1654-26 January 1714 | Volume 3, pages 635-636 | Northampton County |
| Custis, John Parke | 27 November 1754-5 November 1781 | Volume 3, pages 639-640 | Fairfax County |
| Custis, Mary Lee Fitzhugh | 22 April 1788-23 April 1853 | Volume 3, pages 640-642 | Alexandria County |
| Custis, William Henry Bagwell | 28 December 1814-7 October 1889 | Volume 3, pages 642-643 | Accomack County |
| Cutchin, Joel Holleman | 2 February 1846-20 September 1917 | Volume 3, pages 643-644 | Roanoke City |
| Cutshaw, Wilfred Emory | 25 January 1838-19 December 1907 | Volume 3, pages 644-646 | Richmond City |
| Dabbs, Isaac | d. after 27 April 1910 | Volume 3, pages 647 | Charlotte County |
| Dabney, John | ca. 1824-7 June 1900 | Volume 3, pages 648-649 | Richmond City |
| Dabney, Richard Heath | 29 March 1860-16 May 1947 | Volume 3, pages 649-650 | Charlottesville City |
| Dabney, Robert Lewis | 5 March 1820-3 January 1898 | Volume 3, pages 650-652 | Richmond City, Augusta County |
| Dabney, Virginius | 8 February 1901-28 December 1995 | Volume 3, pages 652-656 | Richmond City |
| Dabney, Walter Davis | 13 May 1853-12 March 1899 | Volume 3, pages 656-657 | Charlottesville City |
| Dabney, William Cecil | 4 July 1849-20 August 1894 | Volume 3, pages 657-658 | Charlottesville City |
| Dade, Francis Langhorne | 22 February 1792-28 December 1835 | Volume 3, pages 658-659 | King George County |
| Dade, William Alexander Gibbons | 1782 or 1783-15 October 1829 | Volume 3, pages 659-660 | Prince William County |
| Dailey, Daphne Lowell | 2 October 1912-3 October 1995 | Volume 3, pages 660-661 | Caroline County |
| Dale, Thomas (Sir) | d. 9 August 1619 | Volume 3, pages 661-664 | James City County |
| Dalgleish, John | bap. 27 February 1726-September 1771 | Volume 3, pages 664-665 | Norfolk City |
| Dalton, Grady William | 19 June 1908-5 March 1986 | Volume 3, pages 665-666 | Tazewell County |
| Dalton, John Nichols | 11 July 1931-30 July 1986 | Volume 3, pages 666-669 | Radford City, Richmond City |
| Dalton, Theodore Roosevelt ("Ted") | 3 July 1901-30 October 1989 | Volume 3, pages 669-671 | Radford City |
| Daly, John Joseph | 31 August 1905-5 November 1964 | Volume 3, pages 671-672 | Richmond City |
| Dame, George Washington | 27 July 1812-24 December 1895 | Volume 3, pages 672-674 | Danville City |
| Dandridge, Bartholomew | 25 or 26 December 1737-18 April 1785 | Volume 3, pages 674-675 | New Kent County |