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| Name | Life Dates | Volume and Page Numbers | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Clara Olivia Byrd | 22 June 1886-20 October 1979 | Volume 1, pages 288-289 | Williamsburg City |
| Baker, Elijah | 1742-6 November 1798 | Volume 1, pages 289-290 | Northampton County |
| Baker, Ernest Ballard | 25 November 1917-24 March 1985 | Volume 1, pages 290-291 | Henrico County |
| Baker, Helen Ettie | 21 February 1885-31 August 1960 | Volume 1, pages 291-292 | Richmond City |
| Baker, Jerman | 29 September 1776-28 March 1828 | Volume 1, pages 292-293 | Richmond City |
| Baker, John | 1769-18 August 1823 | Volume 1, pages 293-294 | Berkeley County |
| Baker, Thomas Roberts | 30 May 1825-26 November 1906 | Volume 1, pages 294-295 | Richmond City |
| Baker, William Washington | 20 October 1844-21 February 1927 | Volume 1, pages 295-296 | Chesterfield County |
| Baldwin, Briscoe Gerard | 18 January 1789-18 May 1852 | Volume 1, pages 296-297 | Staunton City |
| Baldwin, Dana Olden | 20 March 1881-9 November 1972 | Volume 1, pages 298 | Martinsville City |
| Baldwin, John Brown | 11 January 1820-30 September 1873 | Volume 1, pages 298-300 | Staunton City |
| Baldwin, John Thomas | 5 September 1910-3 September 1974 | Volume 1, pages 300-301 | Williamsburg City |
| Baldwin, Mary Julia | 4 October 1829-1 July 1897 | Volume 1, pages 301-302 | Staunton City |
| Baldwin, Noah Calton | 30 September 1817-14 January 1903 | Volume 1, pages 302-303 | Washington County |
| Baldwin, William Gibboney | 26 May 1860-31 March 1936 | Volume 1, pages 303-305 | Roanoke City |
| Ball, William | ca. 1615-by 10 November 1680 | Volume 1, pages 305-306 | Lancaster County |
| Ball, William Lee | ca. 2 January 1781 -29 February 1824 | Volume 1, pages 306-307 | Lancaster County |
| Ballard, Thomas | d. by 24 March 1690 | Volume 1, pages 307-308 | James City County |
| Ballard, Thomas | d. by 5 October 1710 | Volume 1, pages 308-309 | York County |
| Ballou, Louis Watkins | 12 October 1904 -29 April 1979 | Volume 1, pages 309-310 | Richmond City |
| Balz, Albert George Adam | 3 January 1887 - 1 October 1957 | Volume 1, pages 311-312 | Charlottesville City |
| Bane, Robert Franklin | 7 April 1893 - 23 January 1983 | Volume 1, pages 312-313 | Richmond City |
| Banister, John | 26 December 1734 - 30 September 1788 | Volume 1, pages 315-316 | Petersburg City |
| Banister, John | ca. 1650-by 16 May 1692 | Volume 1, pages 313-315 | Charles City County |
| Banister, Marion Langhorne Glass | 14 December 1868 - 30 September 1951 | Volume 1, pages 316-317 | Lynchburg City |
| Banks, Linn | 23 January 1784-13 January 1842 | Volume 1, pages 317-318 | Madison County |
| Banks, Robert Adam | April 1806-28 January 1878 | Volume 1, pages 318-319 | Madison County |
| Banks, Rose Kaufman | 8 February 1911-16 December 1981 | Volume 1, pages 319-320 | Richmond City |
| Banks, Walter Scott | 13 December 1885-17 October 1970 | Volume 1, pages 320-321 | Richmond City |
| Banks, William Lester | 2 April 1911-2 November 1986 | Volume 1, pages 321-323 | Richmond City |
| Baptist, Edward | 12 May 1790-31 March 1863 | Volume 1, pages 323-324 | Powhatan County |
| Barbee, Gabriel Thomas | 31 July 1814-24 September 1908 | Volume 1, pages 324-325 | Harrisonburg City |
| Barbee, Herbert | 8 October 1848-22 March 1936 | Volume 1, pages 325-326 | Page County |
| Barbee, William Randolph | 17 January 1818-16 June 1868 | Volume 1, pages 326-327 | Page County |
| Barbour, Alfred Madison | 17 April 1829-4 April 1866 | Volume 1, pages 327-328 | Jefferson County |
| Barbour, Benjamin Johnson | 14 June 1821-2 December 1894 | Volume 1, pages 328-329 | Orange County |
| Barbour, James | 10 June 1775-7 June 1842 | Volume 1, pages 329-331 | Orange County |
| Barbour, James | 26 February 1823-29 October 1895 | Volume 1, pages 331-333 | Culpeper County |
| Barbour, John Strode | 8 August 1790-12 January 1855 | Volume 1, pages 333-334 | Culpeper County |
| Barbour, John Strode | 29 December 1820-14 May 1892 | Volume 1, pages 334-336 | Alexandria City |
| Barbour, John Strode | 10 August 1866-6 May 1952 | Volume 1, pages 336-337 | Culpeper County, Fairfax County |
| Barbour, Lillie Mary | 3 March 1885-18 May 1985 | Online Biography | Roanoke City |
| Barbour, Lucy Maria Johnson | 29 November 1775-25 November 1860 | Volume 1, pages 337-338 | Orange County |
| Barbour, Philip Pendleton | 25 May 1783-24 or 25 February 1841 | Volume 1, pages 338-340 | Orange County |
| Barco, John William | 25 June 1877-2 August 1964 | Volume 1, pages 340-341 | Richmond City |
| Barger, Hazel Kathleen Doss | 26 March 1911-16 June 1973 | Volume 1, pages 341-342 | Roanoke City |
| Barham, Joseph Louis | 21 October 1846-20 December 1925 | Volume 1, pages 342-343 | Southampton County |
| Barham, Richard Pannell | 25 April 1846-23 June 1917 | Volume 1, pages 343-344 | Petersburg City |
| Barker, Lillie M. Easterby | 4 January 1865-10 July 1925 | Volume 1, pages 344-345 | Richmond City |
| Barker, William Horton | 23 August 1889-12 August 1973 | Volume 1, pages 345-346 | Smyth County |