Stevens Farish, son of Robert Farish and Ann Dudley, was born in about 1755. He married Elizabeth Buckner and Catherine Tod. He died in 1829 in Caroline County Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Alabama and Arkansas.

Lists about 2500 books found in major libraries throughout the U. S. containing genealogies of families from Virginia and West Virginia. The books listed deal with families of Virginia origins but often follow their descendants far and wide across the continent. Each book is listed under the surname of the primary Virginia family covered in it. Many of the titles listed deal with several families, not all of which may have Virginia roots. Citations to all these allied families are listed in a cross-reference table, regardless of the geographic focus of the family, making this bibliography of use to researchers with interests outside Virginia also.