Amelia County, Virginia Genealogy

Guide to Amelia County, Virginia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Amelia County is located in the central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia just west of the state capital, Richmond. It was named in honor of Princess Amelia, daughter of King George II.

County Courthouse
Amelia County Courthouse 16441 Court Street / P.O. Box 237 Amelia, VA 23002 Phone: 804-561-2128 Amelia County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, land probate, military and court records from 1734

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
The first county courthouse was located near Pridesville and was in operation until it was destroyed by fire in 1766. A later courthouse was built at Dennisville. The present location was chosen in 1849. This is on a two-acre square in the center of what is known as the village of Amelia Court House, Virginia, also known simply as the Village. The currently used courthouse building was built in 1924.

The county was named after Amelia Sophia Eleanora, Princess Amelia of Great Britain (1711-1786), daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (1683-1760).

Bible Records

 * Amelia County Bible records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Amelia County Photographs (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1607-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Gray Family Bible [Records, ca. 1745-1956], Bible records / Governor Leonard Calvert Chapter, no. 29, California State Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists. Available on microfilm at.

Cemeteries

 * 1800-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Amelia County Burial Index (VAGenWeb)
 * Amelia County Cemeteries (Linkpendium)

Census Records
1782 Enumeration
 * Amelia County Residents 1782 (NY/VA Genealogy)
 * Amelia County Heads of Families - 1782 at U.S. Census Bureau - free.
 * Southside Virginia Genealogies. 2007. By John W. Pritchett. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett, CD available at ; . Includes annotated 1782 enumeration of heads of households of Amelia County.

1785 Enumeration
 * Amelia County Heads of Families - 1785 at U.S. Census Bureau - free. County begins on page 81.

1810 Census
 * 1810 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

1850 Census
 * 1850 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

1860 Census
 * 1860 Census (USGenWeb Archives)

1890 Veterans
 * Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890.   Online at: Ancestry ($);.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist Early Baptist churches (with years constituted):
 * 1) Nottawa (by 1769). Edwards published a membership list dated 1769 in Materials Towards a History of the Baptists... (1772), 68-69.
 * 2) Sandy Creek

Amelia County fell within the bounds of the Appomattox Association.
 * Petition of Amelia County Baptists, 27 October 1768. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):74. ; CD available at: American Ancestors ($).

Church of England See also Nottoway Parish See also Raleigh Parish Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Amelia County is available online. Quaker
 * Meade's 1861 history of parishes in Amelia County is available online.
 * Amelia Monthly Meeting (1721-1793) aka Pattison's Meeting aka Appomattox
 * 1739-1793 Quaker Records of Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Virginia, 1739-1793 by Mary Marshall Brewer. Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE., 2002..

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * at FHL
 * Amelia County Court Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Court Order Book 2 (partial) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Court Order Book 17, June 1785 (USGenWeb Archives): Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
 * Introduction to the Amelia County Order Books. 2002. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: Amelia County, Virginia, USGenWeb Archives.
 * Amelia County Order Books 17 (1785-1786) by Reiley Kidd. Online at VAGenWeb - free.
 * Amelia County Order Books 18 (1786-1788) by Reiley Kidd. Online at VAGenWeb - free.
 * Amelia County Order Book 19 (1788-1791) by Reiley Kidd. Online at VAGenWeb - free.
 * Notes from Amelia County Records which Relate to its Courthouse. 1939. By W. S. Morton. The William and Mary Quarterly, second series, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul 1939), pp. 378-379. Online at: Google Books, JSTOR ($).
 * Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index includes digital images for Amelia County chancery records 1738-1939 (majority fall between 1747-1913).

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American In 1790, Amelia County had the largest slave population in the state (11,307 slaves).
 * 1865-1872 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. c2005. By Paul Heinegg. Online at: Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia. Names include: Ailstock, Arnold, Baine, Banks, Barnett, Battles, Bell, Bowles, Brooks, Brown, Burnett, Chapman, Chavis, Farrar, Farrow, Gibson, Going, Hartless, Hill, Mann, Martin, Mason, Mayo, Moss, Smothers, and Tyre families of pre-1820 Albemarle County, Virginia..
 * Search the Library of Virginia's Virginia Untold collection for digitized records related to African Americans in Amelia County.

Funeral Homes

 * 1935-2009 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Genealogies
Compiled Genealogies by Surname A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 * See Amelia County, Virginia Compiled Genealogies for a list of published books and articles, or jump to a surname using the alphabet bar

Compiled Genealogies for Multiple Familes
 * Hardesty, H.H. et al. Amherst County Families and History: Compiled from Henry Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopaedia. Wytheville, Va.: J. Presgraves, 1995..
 * Heinegg, Paul. Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware. 2005-present. - free online book. Ashby, Blake, Brannum, Byrd, Chandler, Chavis, Church, Faggott, Flood, Freeman, Gallimore, Gibson, Harris, Howell, Jackson, Kenney, Lawrence, Moss, Pettiford, Pierce, Richardson, Rowe, Silva, Silver, Toney, and Valentine families of pre-1820 Amelia County, Virginia.
 * Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD-ROM. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Free online index, courtesy: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Pritchett's book contains compiled genealogies of multiple Amelia County families. Includes a great deal of information about residents of Amelia County; see discussion of cited sources.].
 * Rice, Horace R. The Buffalo Ridge Cherokee: A Remnant of a Great Nation Divided. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, c1995..
 * Seaman, Catherine Hawes Coleman. Tuckahoes and Cohees: The Settlers and Cultures of Amherst and Nelson counties 1607-1807. Sweet Brier, Va.: Sweet Briar College Printing Press, c1992..

Land and Property Records
Deeds Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Amelia County Deeds (USGenWeb Archives)

Grants and Patents


 * Amelia County Land Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Hudgins and Sullivan. 901 patents dated 1717-1779 in what is now Amelia and Nottoway Counties, Virginia placed on a map. DeedMapper, 2003. Names of those who received land patents, dates, land descriptions, and references may be viewed free of charge (click "Index" next to the county listing); however, in order to view the maps, it is necessary to purchase Direct Line Software's DeedMapper product.

Local Histories

 * Amelia County Road Orders 1735-1753. c2002. By Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Ann Brush Miller, Kenneth Madison Clark. Charlottesville, Virginia : Virginia Transportation Research Council. Online at: Virginia Transportation Research Council, eBookDownload ($);.
 * Historical Collections of Virginia. 1852. By Henry Howe. Charleston, SC : William R. Babcock. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive, excerpt USGenWeb Archives;.
 * Historical Notes on Amelia County, Virginia. c1982. By Kathleen Joy Halverson, W. Cary McConnaughey. Amelia, Virginia : Amelia County Historical Committee. Online at: eBookDownload ($);.
 * Old Homes and Buildings in Amelia County, Virginia. c1964. By Mary Armstrong Jefferson, Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey. Amelia, Virginia : M.A. Jefferson. Online at: eBookDownload ($);.

Historic Residences The histories of the following old houses, including identification of some owners, are available at the website of the Amelia Historical Society:


 * The Glebe
 * Haw Branch
 * Hardaway House
 * Edgewood
 * Dykeland
 * Hotel Amelia

Other Amelia County house histories include:


 * Amelia County, Virginia, Buildings Survey: Sites and Survivors of the Colonial and Federal Periods. 1979. By Kathleen Halverson Hadfield. Amelia, Virginia : K.H. Hadfield. ;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration

 * Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 1966. By Katherine B. Elliott. South Hill, Virginia : K.B. Elliott. Online at: New Books in Politics, Journalist Esdebout, eBook for Scaricare; . Includes individuals who migrated out of Amelia County to other parts of the country.
 * Handle with Care: From Our County Loose Papers, Amelia County, Virginia, List of Insolvents (1749-50). Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1997):309-313. Available at.
 * Removals from Amelia County Insolvents Lists, 1750. 1983. By Robert Y. Clay. The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Apr. 1983):126. Available at.
 * Removals from Insolvent Lists of Amelia County (1763-1812). The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan. 1983):76-77. Available at.
 * Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. 1975. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. Available at ; CD available New England Ancestors ($). [These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Amelia County's 1788 Delinquent List appears on 19:193-194.]

Military Records
French and Indian War
 * Amelia County, Virginia, Military - French &amp; Indian War: Providers of Provisions for Militia (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. By William F. Boogher. 2007. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co. Online at: Internet Archive.; . Includes a chapter titled "Legislative Enactments connecting the preceding historic sketch [French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War] with the adjudication of the resulting accounts that follow; with the list of officers, soldiers and civilians entitled to compensation for military and other services rendered." For Amelia County, see pp. 28-30.
 * 1651-1776 Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at ; digital book at Ancestry ($). Identifies some County militia officers and soldiers; see place name index.
 * Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. By Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck. 1988. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Available at . Online at: Ancestry ($).

Revolutionary War
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. Washington : Blair and Rives. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * Amelia County Militia, 1758 (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Amelia County Revolutionary War pension records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Documents at the Library of Virginia. 2012. Compiled by C. Leon Harris. Online at: Library of Virginia.
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." ; digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes veterans. Virginia section begins on page 238.
 * Revolutionary Soldiers of Amelia County. 1935. By W.S. Morton. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct., 1935), pp. 397-402. Online at: JSTOR.
 * Some Revolutionary Soldiers as Shown by the Order Book of Amelia County, Virginia. 1928. By W. Mac Jones. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr., 1928), pp. 111-115. Online at: JSTOR.
 * Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data. By J. T. McAllister. c1913. Hot Springs, Virginia : McAllister Pub. Co. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Service men in Amelia County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Amelia County supplied soldiers for the:
 * - 11th Virginia Regiment

War of 1812 Amelia County men served in the 1st Virginia Regiment.
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... 1883. Washington, D.C : Government Printing Office. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).
 * Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. By James L. Douthat. 2007. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Mountain Press provides online surname list..

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * Amelia County Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows - USGenWeb Archives
 * Historical Notes on Amelia County, Virginia, Hadfield, Kathleen Halverson (ed.), Walsworth, Don Mills, Inc., 1982. List of Civil War units including roster of members on pages 514-530.

The following Civil War battle was fought in Amelia County.
 * March-April 1865 - Amelia Springs
 * April 3, 1865 - Namozine Church [17] [17]  [17]
 * April 6, 1865 - Sailor's Creek, also known as Hillsman Farm or Lockett Farm
 * Maps of Civil War battles in Virginia: 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865

Civil War service men in Amelia County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate).
 * - 14th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company A (Paineville Rifles).
 * - 23rd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company B (Jetersville Grays) and Company C (Amelia Rifles).
 * - 44th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate). Company H (Amelia Minute Men) and Company I (Mossingford Rifles).

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1906-1929 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Newspapers

 * Virginia Gazette: Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette (1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburg website. In addition, Professor Tom Costa and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia have created a database of all runaway advertisements for slaves, indentured servants, transported convicts, and ship deserters listed in this source and other Virginia newspapers (1736-1803), see: The Geography of Slavery in Virginia. These newspapers are valuable resources for all regions of Virginia.

Other Records
Petitions
 * Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. 1908. By H.J. Eckenrode. Richmond, Virginia: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. Online at: Google Books.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1633-1800 Wills and Estate Records Index at Library of Virginia.
 * 1652-1900 Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * Amelia County Wills 1732-1761 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)
 * Amelia County Wills 1761-1771 (digital images) Virginia Pioneers ($)

Local Court SamPubCo has created a free online resource that serves as a good starting place to search for Amelia County wills: Other Amelia County probate resources include:
 * Amelia County, Virginia Will Testators Index, Books 1-25 (1734-1926)
 * Amelia County, Virginia, Will Book 1 with Inventories and Accounts, 1734-1761. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1971):83-90; Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1971):183-190; Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1971):265-272; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1972):50-62; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1972):109-118; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1972):292-300; Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973):53-62; Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1973):139-148; Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1973):175-180; Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1973):304-309; Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1974):17-22; Vol. 18, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1974):105-119. 975.5 B2vg; CD available at:  New England Ancestors ($).
 * Amelia County, Virginia Will Book 3: 1780 to 1786. By Ben Wise. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Mountain Press provides online surname list. Includes wills, appraisals, and inventories and also includes additional deaths and heirs from Order Books 15 and 17.
 * Amelia County, Virginia Will Book 4: 1786 to 1792. By Ben Wise. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Mountain Press provides [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/AmeliaWills4.html online surname list. Includes wills, appraisals, and inventories and also includes additional deaths and heirs from Order Books 18 and 19.
 * Amelia County, Virginia Will Book 5: 1792 to 1799. By Ben Wise. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Mountain Press provides online surname list. Includes wills, appraisals, and inventories and also includes additional deaths and heirs from Order Books 20, 21, 22.
 * Amelia County Wills - USGenWeb Archives

London Courts
 * North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. By Peter Wilson Coldham. 2007. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co..
 * 1639-1850 Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records 1639-1850 at Ancestry — index, incomplete ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records The following Amelia tax lists have been abstracted:
 * The original Amelia County, Virginia Lists of Tithables, 1736-1782 [missing years 1772-1777], and Miscellaneous Documents, ca. 1740-1795 are kept at the Amelia County Courthouse, Amelia, Va. Microfilm copies: -
 * Amelia County Census and Tax Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1736 A List of all the Titheables Below Deep Creek in 1736. By Steve Light. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1736 Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1736. By Joanne Lovelace Nance. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 1998):74-84. Online at: Genealogy Trails.
 * 1736 1736 Tax Lists and Tithables. Online at: Genealogy Trails.
 * 1736-1764 Amelia County, Virginia Tax Lists 1736-1764: An Every-Name Index. 1993. T.L.C. Genealogy. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 1736-1782 -Amelia County Tithe Lists 1736-1782 (images). CD available at: Tax List Club Binns Genealogy ($).
 * 1736-1813 Amelia County Miscellaneous Lists 1736-1813 (images). CD available at: Tax List Club at Binns Genealogy ($).
 * 1737 Southside Virginia Genealogies. 2007. By John W. Pritchett. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Online at: Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett, CD available at:.
 * 1737 Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1737. By Robert Young Clay. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Fall 1996):345-354. Online at: Ancestry ($),.
 * 1737 Amelia County Tithable List for 1737. By J.C. Kolbe. The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Oct. 1982):15-22. Online at: Internet Archive,.
 * 1737 Amelia County Tithable List for 1737. Online at: Genealogy Trails.
 * 1738 Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1738. By Robert Young Clay. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Winter 1997):66-74. Online at: Ancestry ($),.
 * 1738 Amelia County Tithable List for 1738. Online at: Genealogy Trails.
 * 1739 Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1739. By Joanne Lovelace Nance. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Spring 1997):125-133. Online at: Ancestry ($),.
 * 1740 Amelia County Tithables 1740. By J.C. Kolbe. The Southside Virginian, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1990):17-22; Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr. 1990):71-74; Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1990):103-104. Online at: Internet Archive,.
 * 1741 Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1741. By Joanne Lovelace Nance. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Summer 1998):203-211..
 * 1742 Amelia County Tithables, 1742. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May 2000):98-104..
 * 1743 Amelia County Tithables, 1743. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Aug. 2000); Vol. 38, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):241-252..
 * 1744 Amelia County Tithables, 1744. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Nov. 2001):292-306..
 * 1745 Amelia County Tithables, 1745. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Aug. 2002):235-238..
 * 1746 Amelia County Tithables, 1746. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Feb. 2003):69-85..
 * 1747 Amelia County Tithables, 1747. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. [Omitted Pages] Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Feb. 2005):15-17..
 * 1747 Amelia County Tithables, 1747. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Nov. 2004):319-332..
 * 1748 Amelia County Tithables, 1748. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Feb. 2005):18-36..
 * 1748 Amelia County Tobacco Lists, 1748. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Feb. 2005):37-40..
 * 1749 Amelia County, 1749 Tobacco List. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 2005):125-127..
 * 1749 Amelia County Tithables, 1749. By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 2005):103-124..
 * 1749-1750 Handle with Care: From Our County Loose Papers, Amelia County, Virginia, List of Insolvants [1749-50]. By Joanne Lovelace Nance. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1997):309-313..
 * 1750 Amelia County Tithables, 17450 By Dennis Ray Hudgins. Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005):291-308..
 * 1750 Removals from Amelia County Insolvent Lists, 1750. By Robert Y. Clay. The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Apr. 1983):126. Online at: Internet Archive,.
 * 1763-1812 Removals from Amelia County Insolvent Lists [1763-1812]. By J.C. Kolbe. The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan. 1983):76-77. Online at: Internet Archive,.
 * 1765 1765 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1766 1766 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1768 Poll of Amelia County, Va, 1768. 1983. By S.O. Southall. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Publishing Co. Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 33 (1951):54-69., reprinted in Virginia Tax Records {{FSC: {{FSC|973 B2t 1967}}.
 * 1769 1769 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1770 1770 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1771 1771 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1778 1778 Personal Property Tax Lists. By Reiley Kidd. Online at: VAGenWeb Project.
 * 1778-1782 Amelia County - 1778-1782 Tithable Lists; 1736-1813 Misc Accounts, Lists, Tithables. Online at: Amelia County - the Colonial Lists, CD available at: Binns Genealogy.
 * 1782 1782 tax lists. Online at: USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1782-1786 1790 Amelia County, Virginia Census. By James L. Douthat. Signal Mountain, Tenn : Mountain Press. Mountain Press provides online surname list.
 * 1783 Virginia 1783 Personal Property Tax and 1783 Land Tax List. Online at: Revolutionary War Service.
 * 1787 The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 &amp; 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 &amp; Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle &amp; Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. By Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love. c1987. Springfield, Virginia : Genealogical Books in Print. {{WorldCat|851571982|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
 * 1787 Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790. By Robert Y. Clay. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. {{FSC|975.5 B2vg}}; CD digital version at New England Ancestors ($). These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Albemarle County's 1787 Delinquent Lists appear on 19:190-192.
 * 1790, 1800 1790 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Amelia County, Virginia Index. Online at: Binns Genealogy.
 * 1791, 1800 1791 and 1800 Tax Lists of Amelia County, Virginia Index. Online at: Binns Genealogy.
 * 1800 Amelia County, Virginia 1800 Tax List. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan. 1961):18-27. Online at: American Ancestors ($), {{FSC|975.5 B2vg}}.
 * 1815 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). By Roger D. Ward. c1997. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co. {{FSC|975 E4w}}. {{WorldCat|36944422|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.

Birth

 * 1853-1866 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1853-1896 Amelia County, Virginia Births, 1853-96. 2000. By Beth Fridley. Provo, UT, USA : The Generations Network. Online index at: Ancestry ($).
 * 1912-1913 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1584-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage

 * 1660-1800 Virginia Marriages 1660-1800 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1660-1959 Virginia, United States Marriages Online at: Findmypast ($).
 * 1735-1755 Amelia County Marriage Bonds--1735-1755. By H.W. De Krafft. The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jan., 1911), pp. 174-176. Online at: JSTOR.
 * 1735-1918 Amelia County Marriage Index 1735-1918. Online at: LDS Genealogy.
 * 1740-1850 Virginia Marriages 1740-1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1750s-1820s Early Virginia Marriages. 1953. By William Armstrong Crozier. Baltimore, MD : Southern Book Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library (starts on pg 9).
 * 1785-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index ; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1853-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1936-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Amelia County Marriage Bonds. The William and Mary Quarterly. Online at: JSTOR. Surnames A-B: Vol. 15, No. 4 (Apr., 1907), pp. 255-264; Surnames C-G: Vol. 16, No. 2 (Oct., 1907), pp. 81-95; Surnames G-L: Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jan., 1908), pp. 199-214; Surnames M-R: Vol. 16, No. 4 (Apr., 1908), pp. 269-283; Surnames S-Z: Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jul., 1908), pp. 34-49.


 * Amelia County Vital Records USGenWeb Archives.

Death

 * 1853-1871 Amelia County Death Index 1853-1871. Online at: LDS Genealogy.
 * 1853-1911 Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * 1853-1912 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection;  index & images
 * 1912-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Divorce

 * 1918-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Family History Centers

 * Buckingham Virginia Family History Center
 * Richmond Virginia Midlothian Family History Center


 * Greenwood Library - Longwood University - an affiliate library
 * Hardin County Genealogy Society and Robert Reed Genealogy Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Amelia County (official government site)
 * Amelia County Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * VA Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Amelia County VAGenWeb Project. Part of the USGenWeb Project. Cemetery, court, tax, and will records. Queries, surnames interests.
 * Amelia County USGenWeb Archives
 * Cyndi's List
 * Virginia Pioneers Virginia Pioneers


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * A Guide to the Counties of Virginia: Amelia County. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1959):171-174. Available at . CD available at: American Ancestors ($).