Upper New River Valley Ethnicity
by Jeff Weaver
[Note: This report is a part of an unfinished project by Jeff Weaver. The information is incomplete and may contain errors. We invite anyone to study this topic in more detail and provide a more complete analysis of the ethnicity of the early settlers of this region.]
Who they were has continued to be a source of controversy and discussion. The following chart gives information for these settlers as far as is known. This chart is based on the family names present in the Upper New River Valley in 1850, by which time all in-migration had virtually ended. You will note that many of the family names listed are no longer present in the Upper New River Valley. Out migration did not end, and continues to this day. As a result, the gene pool for the Upper New River Valley has been limited, and nearly every one in the region is related, though it may be distantly, to everyone else. This fact has given rise to some unusual problems, which will be discussed more fully in the section on living and dying. The origins of the Upper New River Families are presented in the following table. The known American origins of 187 of these 615 families is presented in the summary table below: (Subject to revision as more information is gathered.)
| REGION | STATE | # FAMILIES | % from Region | % from State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Nova Scotia | 1 | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| New England | Massachusetts | 6 | 3.20% | |
| New England | Connecticut | 2 | 1.10% | |
| New England | New York | 6 | 3.20% | |
| New England | 7.50% | |||
| Mid-Atlantic | Pennsylvania | 32 | 17.10% | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Maryland | 16 | 8.60% | |
| Mid-Atlantic | New Jersey | 9 | 4.80% | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Delaware | 4 | 2.10% | |
| Mid-Atlantic | 32.60% | |||
| The South | Virginia | 77 | 41.20% | |
| The South | North Carolina | 30 | 16.00% | |
| The South | South Carolina | 2 | 1.10% | |
| The South | Tennessee | 2 | 1.10% | |
| The South | 59.40% | |||
| Total | 187 | 100% |
Direct immigrants from foreign countries are included in the above totals, usually with either Virginia or North Carolina, which may slightly inflate their totals, as they truly had no American origins. Ethnic groups also found in the following table have been summarized below. Note some ethnic origins are known whether or not their American origins are known:
| GROUP | Country | # FAMILIES | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Isles | England | 103 | 49.50% |
| British Isles | Wales | 8 | 4.00% |
| British Isles | Ireland | 13 | 6.50% |
| British Isles | Scotland | 14 | 7.00% |
| British Isles | Ulster | 8 | 4.00% |
| British Isles | 71.00% | ||
| Others | Germany | 36 | 17.90% |
| Others | France | 12 | 6.00% |
| Others | Switzerland | 3 | 1.50% |
| Others | Africa | 3 | 1.50% |
| Others | Netherlands | 4 | 2.00% |
| Total | 204 | 100.00% |
The following chart lists the family names found in the Upper New River Valley in 1850 and various known data about them. If a category is blank, the answer to that question is unknown to the author and others reviewing this work. A total of 421 family names were found on the 1850 Ashe County Census. A total of 356 families names were found on the 1850 Grayson County Census. Of 614 family names, 162 (26%) family surnames were found in both counties. It should be noted that not all people sharing a common surname are necessarily related, however, many of the families which “do not claim kin” are in fact, all connected at some distant historical point. The free African-Americans in 1850 were also in some cases related to the Europeans of similar names due to circumstances which are discussed in the section on the black residents of the Upper New River Valley.
| Family Name | Number of Families in 1850 |
U.S. Origin | National Origin | Present in 1890 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (A) (G) | 2 | MA | England | YES |
| Aker (G) | ||||
| Alexander (A) | 6 | MD | Scotland | YES |
| Alfred (A) | 1 | |||
| Allen (A) | 3 | VA | England | YES |
| Allman (G) | PA | Germany | ||
| Anders (A) | YES | |||
| Anderson (A) (G) | NJ | England/Netherlands | YES | |
| Andrews (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Anthony (G) | MA | NO | ||
| Arnold (A) | YES | |||
| Ashley (A) | VA/NC | England | YES | |
| Atkins (G) | ||||
| Atwood (A) | ||||
| Austin (A) (G) | VA | |||
| Ayers (G) | ||||
| Bagwell (G) | ||||
| Bailey (A) | PA | England | ||
| Baker (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Baldwin (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Ball (G) | England | YES | ||
| Ballard (G) | ||||
| Ballou (A) (G) | VA | France | YES | |
| Bangers (G) | NO | |||
| Banner (A) | ||||
| Barbour (G) | ||||
| Bare (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Barker (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Barr (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Bartlett (A) (G) | ||||
| Bartley (G) | ||||
| Barton (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Bass (A) | NO | |||
| Bauguess (A) (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Beak (A) | ||||
| Bean (G) | ||||
| Bedwell (G) | ||||
| Bencham (G) | ||||
| Bennett (A) (G) | ||||
| Biggs (A) | ||||
| Billings (A) (G) | SC | England | YES | |
| Birney (A) | MD | |||
| Bishop (A) (G) | ||||
| Black (A) | NC | Scotland | YES | |
| Blackburn (A) | DE/NC | Scotland | YES | |
| Bledsoe (A) | YES | |||
| Blevins (A) (G) | VA | Wales | YES | |
| Bobbitt (G) | ||||
| Boggs (A) | England | YES | ||
| Bolin (A) | ||||
| Bonham (G) | MA | England | YES | |
| Bourn (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Bower (A) | Germany | YES | ||
| Boyd (G) | ||||
| Boyer (G) | PA | YES | ||
| Bracins (A) | ||||
| Brannock (G) | ||||
| Branscomb (G) | ||||
| Bray (A) (G) | ||||
| Brewer (G) | ||||
| Brinegar (A) | YES | |||
| Brooks (A) | DE | Wales | YES | |
| Brown (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Bryan (A) (G) | VA | Ireland | YES | |
| Bumgarner (A) | Germany | YES | ||
| Burgess (A) | YES | |||
| Burke (G) | MD | England | ||
| Burkett (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Burress (G) | ||||
| Burton (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Busick (G) | MD | Scotland | YES | |
| Byrd (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Calahan (G) | Ireland | |||
| Caldwell (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Calhoun (A) | DE | England | YES | |
| Calloway (A) (G) | VA | Cornwall | YES | |
| Campbell (A) | Scotland | YES | ||
| Cannoy (G) (A) | ||||
| Canter (A) | ||||
| Carpenter (A) | NC | Germany | YES | |
| Carr (G) | VA | England | ||
| Carrico (A) (G) | VA | YES | ||
| Carroll (A) | ||||
| Carson (G) | VA | Ulster | YES | |
| Carter (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Cary (G) | ||||
| Catron (A) (G) | PA | Alsace | YES | |
| Caudill (A) | Ulster | YES | ||
| Cavinder (A) | ||||
| Chanier (A) | ||||
| Chapel (A) | ||||
| Cheek (A) | YES | |||
| Childers (A) | YES | |||
| Choate (A) | MD | Wales | YES | |
| Church (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Clark (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Clements (G) | ||||
| Clodfelter (G) | Germany | NO | ||
| Clymer (A) (G) | MD | |||
| Cockerham (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Colbert (A) | ||||
| Coldiron (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Cole (A) (G) | MA | England | YES | |
| Collier (G) | ||||
| Collins (A) (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Colvard (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Combs (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Comer (G) | Caroline Co., VA/PA | England | YES | |
| Conri (A) | NC | Ireland | NO | |
| Cook (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Cooper (A) (G) | MD | Ireland | YES | |
| Cornett (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Coulson (G) | ||||
| Cox (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Cox (A) (G) | PA | Ireland | YES | |
| Cress (G) | PA | Germany | NO | |
| Crockett (G) | ||||
| Crouse (A) (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Currin (G) | ||||
| Dancy (A) | YES | |||
| Daniels (A) (G) | ||||
| Davenport (A) (G) | ||||
| Davis (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Day (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| DeBoard (A) (G) | VA | France | YES | |
| DeFries (G) | VA | France | NO | |
| DeJernette (A) | NC | France | NO | |
| Delp (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Denham (G) | England | NO | ||
| Dickenson (G) | ||||
| Dickey (G) | ||||
| Dickson (A) | PA | Scotland | YES | |
| Dillard (A) | YES | |||
| Dixon (A) (G) | Scotland | YES | ||
| Dolinger (G) | VA | Germany | YES | |
| Dollar (A) | YES | |||
| Doss (G) | ||||
| Dougherty (A) (G) | NY | Ireland | YES | |
| Doughten (A) | ||||
| Douglas (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Draughn (A) | ||||
| Duffy (G) | ||||
| Duncan (A) (G) | ||||
| Dunn (A) (G) | MD | England | NO | |
| Durham (G) | England | |||
| Duvall (A) (G) | VA | France | YES | |
| Eastridge (A) | YES | |||
| Edds (G) | ||||
| Edwards (A) (G) | VA | Wales/England | YES | |
| Eldreth (A) | ||||
| Eldridge (A) | ||||
| Eller (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Elliott (A) (G) | ||||
| Elrod (A) | ||||
| Ernest (A) | PA | |||
| Estep (A) | MD | YES | ||
| Evans (A) | Wales | YES | ||
| Faddis (A) (G) | ||||
| Fagg (G) | Ulster ? | |||
| Faircloth (A) (G) | ||||
| Farmer (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Farrington (A) | England | YES | ||
| Faw (A) | PA | Switzerland | YES | |
| Fender (A) | YES | |||
| Ferren (G) | ||||
| Fielder (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Fields (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Findley (G) | ||||
| Fisher (A) (G) | PA | Germany | ||
| Flournoy (G) | ||||
| Forkner (G) | ||||
| Foster (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Fowler (A) | England | YES | ||
| Fowlkes (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Francis (A) (G) | MD | Wales | YES | |
| Freeman (A) | ||||
| Freezeland (A) | ||||
| Frost (G) | England | |||
| Fugate (A) | ||||
| Fulton (A) (G) | ||||
| Funk (G) | ||||
| Furcorner (A) | NO | |||
| Gaby (A) | NO | |||
| Gallion (G) | ||||
| Gambill (A) (G) | VA | Scotland | YES | |
| Garber (A) | ||||
| Garrison (G) | ||||
| Garvey (A) | ||||
| Gentry (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| George (G) | ||||
| Gilham (A) | ||||
| Gilley (A) | ||||
| Glass (G) | ||||
| Glimps (A) | ||||
| Goins (A) (G) | NC | Africa | YES | |
| Gooch (A) | ||||
| Goodman (A) | NC | Netherlands | YES | |
| Goodson (G) | ||||
| Gortney (A) | ||||
| Goss (A) | VA | YES | ||
| Graham (A) | VA/PA | Scotland | YES | |
| Graybeal (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Green (G) | ||||
| Greenwell (A) | Ulster ? | NO | ||
| Greer (A) (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Griffith (A) | Wales | NO | ||
| Grimes (A) | NC | Africa | YES | |
| Grinton (A) | ||||
| Grogan (A) | NC | YES | ||
| Grubb (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Hackler (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Haga (G) | YES | |||
| Haines (A) | ||||
| Hale (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Hall (A) (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Halsey (A) (G) | NY | England | YES | |
| Ham (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Hamilton (A) | NC | England | YES | |
| Hampton (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Handy (A) | NC | England | YES | |
| Hangrave (G) | NO | |||
| Hanks (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Hardin (A) | VA | France | YES | |
| Harless (A) | VA | Germany | YES | |
| Harp (G) | NO | |||
| Harper (A) | ||||
| Harrington (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Harris (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Harrison (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Hart (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Hartwell (A) | NO | |||
| Hartzog (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Harville (G) | NO | |||
| Hash (A) (G) | NS | France | YES | |
| Hawthorn (A) | NC | Scotland | NO | |
| Havender (A) | NO | |||
| Hawkins (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Hawks (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Head (A) | NO | |||
| Henderson (G) | YES | |||
| Hendrick (G) | ||||
| Henly (A) | ||||
| Hensley (A) (G) | ||||
| Henson (A) | YES | |||
| Hicks (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Higgins (A) (G) | MA | England | YES | |
| Hill (G) | England | YES | ||
| Hines (G) | ||||
| Hint (G) | ||||
| Hodges (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Hodridge (G) | ||||
| Holbrook (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Holder (G) | ||||
| Holloway (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Hoover (A) | ||||
| Hoppers (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Horton (A) | ||||
| Houck (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Howard (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Howell (A) (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Hudgen (A) | ||||
| Hudler (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Hudson (A) | ||||
| Hughs (A) | ||||
| Hull (G) | ||||
| Hunt (G) | ||||
| Hurley (A) | YES | |||
| Hutchens (G) | ||||
| Ingram (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Irwin (A) | PA | England | YES | |
| Isom (G) | YES | |||
| Jacks (A) | PA | England | NO | |
| Jackson (A) (G) | ||||
| James (G) | YES | |||
| Jarvice (A) | YES | |||
| Jenkins (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Jennings (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Johnson (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Joines (A) | YES | |||
| Johnecy (A) | ||||
| Jones (G) | VA/NJ | England | YES | |
| Joyner (G) | England | YES | ||
| Keesler (G) | ||||
| Kelly (A) | Ireland | |||
| Kessling (G) | ||||
| Ketchum (A) | MA | England | NO | |
| Kidd (G) | ||||
| Kilby (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Killian (A) | YES | |||
| Kindrick (G) | ||||
| King (A) (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Kirby (A) | YES | |||
| Knight (A) | ||||
| Koontz (A) | VA | Germany | YES | |
| Landreth (A) (G) | VA | YES | ||
| Lane (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Larrowe (G) | VA | France | ||
| Latham (A) | YES | |||
| Lawrence (A) (G) | France | YES | ||
| Lawson (A) (G) | ||||
| Laxton (A) | ||||
| Leak (A) | ||||
| Lee (A) | England | |||
| Leeper (G) | ||||
| Leftwich (G) | England | |||
| Leonard (G) | ||||
| Lewis (A) (G) | VA | Wales | YES | |
| Ling (A) | ||||
| Little (A) | NC | England | YES | |
| Livesay (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Logans (A) | ||||
| Long (A) (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Lovelace (A) (G) | TN | |||
| Lowe (G) | ||||
| Loyal (A) | ||||
| Luallin (A) | Wales | |||
| Lundy (G) | NJ | |||
| Lyle(s) (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Lyon (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Mabe | VA | England | YES | |
| Madron (A) | ||||
| Mahala (A) | YES | |||
| Main (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Mallory (G) | ||||
| Mann (G) | ||||
| Marion (A) | ||||
| Marland (A) | NO | |||
| Marsh (A) | YES | |||
| Marshall (G) | ||||
| Martin (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Mash (A) | YES | |||
| Mathena (G) | YES | |||
| Maxwell (A) | NC | Scotland | YES | |
| May (A) | YES | |||
| McBride (G) | Ulster | YES | ||
| McCain (A) | ||||
| McCamant (G) | PA | Ulster | ||
| McCarroll (G) | Ulster | |||
| McCarter (G) | NY | Ulster | ||
| McComas (A) | Ulster | |||
| McGrady (A) (G) | Ulster | YES | ||
| McGuire (A) | Ulster | YES | ||
| McKenzie (G) | ||||
| McKnight (G) | VA | Scotland | YES | |
| McMean (G) | ||||
| McMillan (A) | NC | Scotland | YES | |
| McNeil (A) | Scotland | YES | ||
| Mendenhall (G) | ||||
| Mikel (A) | PA | Switzerland | YES | |
| Milam (A) | YES | |||
| Miles (G) | ||||
| Miller (A) (G) | NC/PA | Germany | YES | |
| Mink (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Mitchell (A) (G) | ||||
| Monroe (G) | ||||
| Moore (G) | MD | |||
| Moran (G) | VA | NO | ||
| Morgan (G) | ||||
| Morton (G) | ||||
| Moss (G) | ||||
| Moxley (A) (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Moyers (G) | ||||
| Mulkey (A) | ||||
| Mullins (A) | England | YES | ||
| Mullis (A) | ||||
| Munchus (G) | ||||
| Mundy (G) | ||||
| Murchison (A) | VA | England | NO | |
| Murphy (G) | ||||
| Murray (A) (G) | ||||
| Musgrove (A) | ||||
| Neal (A) | ||||
| Neaves (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Needham (A) | England | NO | ||
| Nelson (A) (G) | ||||
| Nicholls (A) | VA | YES | ||
| Nip (A) | NO | |||
| Noblett (G) | YES | |||
| Norman (G) | YES | |||
| Norris (A) | YES | |||
| Northington (A) | NO | |||
| Nuckolls (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Nye (A) | NO | |||
| Oglesby (G) | YES | |||
| Oliver (A) | England | YES | ||
| Osborn (A) (G) | NY/NJ/PA | England | YES | |
| Owens (A) | Wales | YES | ||
| Paisley (A) (G) | Scotland | YES | ||
| Parish (A) | ||||
| Parker (A) | England | YES | ||
| Parks (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Parsons (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Patrick (A) | Ireland | YES | ||
| Patterson (G) | ||||
| Patton (G) | PA | |||
| Paul (G) | ||||
| Peek (G) | ||||
| Pendergrass (A) | ||||
| Pendry (G) | ||||
| Pennington (A) (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Peppers (A) | ||||
| Perkey (G) | TN | |||
| Perkins (A) (G) | CT | England | YES | |
| Perry (A) (G) | NY | England | ||
| Phelps (G) | England | |||
| Phillips (A) (G) | MD | England | ||
| Phipps (A) (G) | NC | England | YES | |
| Phouts (Fouts) (A) | PA | Germany | ||
| Pickle (G) | ||||
| Pike (A) | ||||
| Pinnion (G) | ||||
| Pleasant (A) | ||||
| Plummer (A) (G) | England | |||
| Poe (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Poole (A) (G) | ||||
| Pope (A) (G) | ||||
| Poplin (A) | ||||
| Pore (G) | ||||
| Porter (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Potter (A) | England | YES | ||
| Powers (A) | England | YES | ||
| Pratt (A) | ||||
| Price (A) | ||||
| Pritchet (A) (G) | ||||
| Privet (G) | NO | |||
| Pruit (A) | ||||
| Pugh (A) (G) | MD | England | YES | |
| Quillen (G) | ||||
| Rankin (G) | ||||
| Ray (A) | VA | Ulster | YES | |
| Rector (A) (G) | VA | Germany | YES | |
| Reedy (A) (G) | PA | Switzerland | YES | |
| Reeves (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Reid (A) | ||||
| Revis (G) | ||||
| Reynolds (A) | MD | Scotland | YES | |
| Rhodes (G) | ||||
| Rhudy (G) | PA | |||
| Rhymer (G) | ||||
| Richardson (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Riddle (A) | England | YES | ||
| Rigsby (A) | ||||
| Riley (A) (G) | ||||
| Ring (G) | ||||
| Roark (A) (G) | Ireland | YES | ||
| Robbins (A) (G) | ||||
| Roberson (A) | ||||
| Roberts (G) | England | |||
| Robertson (G) | ||||
| Robinson (G) | ||||
| Roland (A) | ||||
| Rominger (A) | Germany | NO | ||
| Roop (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Rose (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Ross (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Rosseau (A) | France | YES | ||
| Roten (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Rouse (G) | NY | France | ||
| Royal (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Russell (G) | England | YES | ||
| Rutherford (A) (G) | PA | Wales | YES | |
| Sage (G) | PA | England | YES | |
| Sanders (A) (G) | ||||
| Sapp (A) | NJ | England | YES | |
| Sawyers (A) | England | YES | ||
| Sayers (G) | ||||
| Schooler (G) | Germany | NO | ||
| Scott (A) (G) | ||||
| Seats (A) | ||||
| Sells (G) | ||||
| Senter (A) (G) | NC | France | YES | |
| Setser (A) | Germany | YES | ||
| Severt (A) | NC | Germany | YES | |
| Sexton (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Shaw (A) (G) | ||||
| Sheets (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Shelton (A) | ||||
| Shepherd (A) (G) | NC/VA | England | YES | |
| Shuler (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Shupe (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Simcox (A) (G) | NJ | |||
| Simmons (A) | ||||
| Sissle (A) | NO | |||
| Sizemore (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Sluder (A) | Germany | YES | ||
| Smith (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Smitteal (A) | ||||
| Smoot (G) | ||||
| Snider (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Snow (G) | ||||
| South (A) (G) | NJ | England | YES | |
| Sparks (A) | MD | England | YES | |
| Spauldin (A) | ||||
| Spears (A) | ||||
| Spence (A) (G) | VA | England | NO | |
| Spencer (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Spivy (A) | ||||
| Spurling (A) (G) | ||||
| Stamper (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Stanford (G) | MA | England | YES | |
| Stanley (A) | YES | |||
| Starling (A) | ||||
| Steel (A) | ||||
| Steen (A) | ||||
| Stephens (A) | ||||
| Stidham (A) | England | YES | ||
| Stike(leather) (A) | NC | England | YES | |
| Stitt (A) | Ireland | NO | ||
| Stone (G) | ||||
| Stoneman (G) | ||||
| Stoots (G) | YES | |||
| Stout (A) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Strange (G) | ||||
| Stringer (A) (G) | ||||
| Strunk (A) | Ulster | NO | ||
| Stuart (A) | VA | Scotland | YES | |
| Stump (G) | YES | |||
| Sturgill (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Suit (G) | YES | |||
| Sullen (A) | ||||
| Sullivan (A) | YES | |||
| Surratt (G) | ||||
| Sutherland (A) (G) | VA | Scotland | YES | |
| Swim (A) | ||||
| Swindle (A) (G) | ||||
| Swinny (G) | ||||
| Taffer (A) | NO | |||
| Taft (G) | MA | NO | ||
| Tallman (A) | NO | |||
| Tally (G) | NO | |||
| Tatum (A) | VA | |||
| Taylor (A) (G) | VA/MD/SC | England | YES | |
| Teague (A) | ||||
| Tedline (A) | Africa | NO | ||
| Testerman (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Thomas (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Thompson (A) (G) | NJ | England | YES | |
| Tilley (A) | England | |||
| Tirey (A) | NC | England | NO | |
| Todd (G) | ||||
| Toliver (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Tomlinson (A) | CT | England | ||
| Tompkins (A) | England | |||
| Treadway (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Trent (G) | ||||
| Trimble (G) | ||||
| Trivet (A) | YES | |||
| Troy (G) | NO | |||
| Tucker (A) (G) | NC | Germany | YES | |
| Turner (A) | MD | England | YES | |
| Utzman (A) | VA | Germany | NO | |
| Vannoy (A) | NJ | Netherlands | YES | |
| Vanover (A) (G) | NJ | Netherlands | YES | |
| Vaughn (G) | England | YES | ||
| Vaught (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Waddell (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Wade (G) | ||||
| Wagg (A) | YES | |||
| Waggoner (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Walker (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Wallace (A) | YES | |||
| Walters (A) | YES | |||
| Walton (A) (G) | England | YES | ||
| Wampler (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Ward (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Warden (A) (G) | YES | |||
| Warner (G) | VA | England | NO | |
| Warren (A) | ||||
| Warrick (G) | England | YES | ||
| Wate (A) | NO | |||
| Waters (A) | NC | France | YES | |
| Watson (A) | England | YES | ||
| Waugh (A) (G) | PA | Germany | YES | |
| Wayman (A) | ||||
| Weaver (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Weiss (G) | Germany | YES | ||
| Welch (A) | VA | England | YES | |
| Wells (G) | ||||
| West (G) | England | YES | ||
| Wheeler (G) | ||||
| Whitaker (A) | MD | England | ||
| White (A) (G) | NC | England | ||
| Whitehead (A) | England | |||
| Whitman (A) | ||||
| Whitt (A) | NO | |||
| Wiggins (A) | ||||
| Wilcox (A) | PA | England | YES | |
| Wiles (A) (G) | DE | England | YES | |
| Willen (A) | NC | England | NO | |
| Williams (A) (G) | NJ | England | YES | |
| Willis (G) | ||||
| Willy (A) | PA | |||
| Wilson (A) (G) | England | |||
| Winesett (G) | NO | |||
| Wingate (G) | ||||
| Wist (A) | NO | |||
| Witcher (A) | VA | NO | ||
| Wolf (A) | Germany | YES | ||
| Wood (A) | England | YES | ||
| Woodie (A) | YES | |||
| Woodruff (A) | England | YES | ||
| Woods (G) | ||||
| Worley (A) | YES | |||
| Worth (A) | England | YES | ||
| Wright (G) | England | YES | ||
| Wyatt (A) (G) | VA | England | YES | |
| Wynn (G) | ||||
| Yarborough (A) | England | NO | ||
| Yates (A) | NC | YES | ||
| Younce (A) (G) | PA | Switzerland | YES | |
| Young (G) | VA | England | YES |