Amelia County, Virginia Genealogy

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County Courthouse


Amelia County Courthouse Courthouse Square Amelia, VA 23002

History


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

Parent County
1734--Amelia County was created 1 February 1734 from Brunswick and Prince George Counties. County seat: Amelia

Neighboring Counties

 * Chesterfield
 * Cumberland
 * Dinwiddie
 * Nottoway
 * Powhatan
 * Prince Edward

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Amelia County, Virginia Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Amelia County:

Census
1782 Enumeration


 * Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. Available at FHL CD-ROM no. 3887; digital version at Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes annotated 1782 enumeration of heads of households of Amelia County.]

1890 Union Veterans


 * Turner, Ronald Ray. Virginia's Union Veterans: Eleventh Census of the United States 1890. Available online, courtesy: Prince William County Virginia website. [Includes residents of this county.]

Church
Baptist


 * "Petition of Amelia County Baptists, 27 October 1768," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):74. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg and New England Ancestors ($).

Quaker


 * Bell, James Pinkney Pleasant. Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time: Being in Part a Transcript of the Minute Books of Cedar Creek Meeting, Hanover County, and the South River Meeting, Campbell County, Va. Lynchburg, Va.: J.P. Bell Company, 1905. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 K2bj and FHL US/CAN Film 1313476 Item 2; digital version at Google Books (full-view). [Includes Quakers from Amelia County.]

Court
General


 * Morton, W.S. "Notes from Amelia County Records which Relate to Its Courthouse," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul., 1939), pp. 378-379. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

County Court

Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey published abstracts of the first two Amelia County Court Order Books:


 * McConnaughey, Gibson Jefferson. Court Order Books, Amelia County, Virginia. 2 vols. [1735-1751] Amelia, Va.: Mid-South Publishing Co., 1985 and Athens, Ga.: Iberian Pulishing Co., 1997. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5634 P2m.

The anonymous "T.L.C. Genealogy" of Miami Beach, Florida, has also indexed Amelia County's Second Order Book:


 * T.L.C. Genealogy. Amelia County, Virginia, Court Orders 1746-1751: An Every-name Index. Miami Beach, Florida: TLC Genealogy, 1995. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5634 P2a.

Reiley Kidd has transcribed select Amelia County, Virginia County Court Order Books. They have been made available online, courtesy: Amelia Historical Society and VAGenWeb Project:


 * Book 17 (1785-1786)
 * Book 18 (1786-1788)
 * Book 19 (1788-1791)

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Amelia, Virginia at World Connect, results in more than 64,000 entries.


 * 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. [Includes a great deal of information about residents of Amelia County, see discussion of cited sources.] FHL US/CAN CD-ROM no. 3887. Purchase at Virginians.com.

Bibliography


 * [Benjamin] Brown, Harvey N. The Benjamins of Cecil County, Maryland. Long Island City?, N.Y.: H.N. Brown, 1943. Item 2
 * [Booth] Booth, Timothy Douglas and Carlson F. Booth. Booth(e) Family History: One Lineage from Thomas, Sr. (1705-1767) of Amelia County, Virginia to Present. Centreville, Virginia: T.D. Booth, 1994..
 * [Botton] Gottschalk, Kathrine Cox. The Botton Family of Henrico, Chesterfield, Amelia and Other Counties in Virginia, Sparrow Family of Virginia Notes. Typescript, 1958. Item 7.
 * [Chappell] Chappell, Anne Lorean Young and Florence Guttery. Chappells and Stanleys of Bedford County, TN; Jasper County, GA; Fayette and Tuscaloosa Counties, AL; and Hill and Johnston Counties, TX: Information by and about These and Allied Families and Neighbors Acquired from Various Public and Private Sources Including Personal Family Letters and a Transcript of the Voluminous Estate Records of Miles Chappell, 1790-1887. Memphis, Texas: A.L.Y. Chappell, 1997..
 * [Clardy] Clardy, L. Len. Progeny of Benjamin Clardy ? / 1792 and his wife Millicent (?) Clardy ? / 1803 Amelia County, VA. Alpharetta, Ga.: L.L. Clardy, 1997..
 * [Collins] Sullivan, Elsie Smiley. Hix-Collins-Word &amp; Related Families. Rossville, Georgia: E.S. Sullivan, 1990..
 * [Ellington] See Motley.
 * [Fleming] Fleming, Steve Alvin. Acorn. Utica, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1997..
 * [Forrest] See Motley.
 * [Fowlkes] Shelburne, Robert Craig. The Fowlkes Family. Typescript, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 3, Fowl. Item 3
 * [Garrett] Garrett, Hester Elizabeth. A Book of Garrotts: Descendants of John and Susanna Garrott of Amelia County, Virginia Including Notes on the Following: Agee, Bondurant, Cayce, Faure, Featherstone, Garnett, Jones, and Waggener. Owensboro, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1980. The FHL has Volume 2.
 * [Garrett] Garrett, Hester Elizabeth. A Book of Garretts. Supplement Number Three: This Book has Corrected and Added Information on Descendants of John and Susannah Garrott of Amelia County, Virginia. It has also Some Information on Garretts of Lee County, Va. and of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania ... Utica, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1983. ; Supplement 1; and Addendum.
 * [Garrott] See Garrett.
 * [Hall] Hall, Wm. B. "Two Unrelated John Halls of Amelia County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr., 1937), pp. 285-291. ; digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * [Harris] Wiggins, Kathryn. The Harris Papers: A Genealogical Notebook. Camarillo, California: [K. Wiggins, 1968?- ]..
 * [Hubbard] Bowling, Noland Hubbard. Meet Your Ancestors Some Descendants of Robert Hubbard (ca. 1600-1663) Westmoreland, New Kent, Amelia, Halifax, Lunenburg, Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia and Other States: Families Allied by Marriage: Arnn (Aron, Aaron), Adkins (Atkins), Clement (Clements) ... Utica, Ky.: N.H. Bowling, 1985.
 * [Lea] Lee, Dorothy Greenman. Descendants of William Lea of Amelia Co., Va. (Leigh, Lea, Lee): Allied Families of Taylor, Thompson, Penn, Shelton, Weisiger, Rochester, Standifer. Pleasant Hill, California: D.G. Lee, 1992..
 * [Motley] Frakes, Lola Bernice. The Motleys of Virginia. Provo, Utah: J.G. Stevenson, 1963. ; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Osborne] Harrell, Elizabeth Jean. The Osbornes and Related Families; Jones, Worsham, Fowlkes, Robertson and Gayle. Los Altos, Calif.: B. Harrell, 1983.
 * [Parks] Clark, Henry William. Genealogies of the Clark, Parks, Brockman and Dean, Davis and Goss Families: In Five Parts. Montgomery, Ala.: [s.n.], 1905. Item 3; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Perdue] Pardue, Ida M. Asa Perdue, b. 1817, VA., m. Frances Pucket : Amelia Co., VA., Chesterfield Co., VA., Dinwiddie Co., VA. Typescript, donated 1988..
 * [Perdue] Pardue, Ida M. James Perdue, b.1810/20, VA., m. Cynthia, Wayne Co., W.VA. Big Bear Lake, Calif.: I.M. Pardue, 1988.
 * [Perkinson] Robinson, Quay H. Perkinson Kin Warren County, North Carolina, Granville County, North Carolina, Vance County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Macon, N.C.: Q.H. Robinson, 1982.
 * [Pruitt] Prewitt, Richard A. Prewitt--Pruitt Records of South Carolina. Grimes, Iowa: R.A. Prewitt, 1981. Item 5
 * [Seay] Thompson, Mrs. Arthur A. "The Family of Samuel Seay, Amelia County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1963):127-135. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [Southall] Warner, Seth. "Descendants of the Reverend Daniel Southall of Eastern North Carolina," The Genealogist, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Fall 2007):175-190; Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 2008):107-127; Vol. 22, No. 2 (Fall 2008):221-240..
 * [Thomas] Thomas, Woodlief. The Search for Samuel Thomas and Susan Woodlief of Amelia/Nottoway County, VA. Spencerport, N.Y.: W. Thomas, 1994. Item 5; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Thomas] Thomas, Woodlief. A Supplement to "The Search for Samuel Thomas and Susan Woodlief of Amelia/Nottoway County, Virginia." Richmond, Va.: W. Thomas, 1994. Item 2; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Thomas] Thomas, Woodlief. The Search for Samuel Thomas and Susan "Suky" Woodlief of Amelia/Nottoway County, Virginia: A Work in Progress. Spencerport, New York: W. Thomas, 2003.
 * [Walton] Gottschalk, Kathrine Cox. The Walton Family of Virginia Abstracts from County Court Houses in Virginia. Typescript, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Genealogical Notes [Collection] Box 16, Walt. Item 2
 * [Ward] Agns, Jean. "Some Wards of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, and Their Connections," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan., 1937), pp. 91-98. ; digital version at JSTOR ($).

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:


 * Hadfield, Kathleen Joy Halverson. Amelia County, Virginia, Buildings Survey: Sites and Survivors of the Colonial and Federal Periods. Amelia, Virginia: K.H. Hadfield, 1979..
 * Jefferson, Mary Armstrong. Old Homes and Buildings in Amelia County, Virginia, Vol. 1. Amelia, Virginia, 1964..

Immigration

 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. (British Book). [Includes will of a resident of Raleigh, Amelia County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

Land
Grants and Patents


 * 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.]

Migration

 * Clay, Robert Y. "Removals from Amelia County Insolvents Lists, 1750, The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Apr. 1983):126. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 D25s.
 * Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg; digital version at 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.]
 * Elliott, Katherine B. Emigration to Other States from Southside Virginia. 2 vols. South Hill, Virginia: K.B. Elliott, 1966. Vol. 1 of original edition available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 W2e v. 1; 1983 reprints (both volumes) available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 W2e 1983; 1990-1992 reprints (both volumes) also available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 W2e 1990-1992. [Includes individuals who migrated out of Amelia County to other parts of the country.]
 * Kolbe, J.C. "Removals from Insolvent Lists of Amelia County," [1763-1812] The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan. 1983):76-77. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 D25s.
 * Nance, Joanne Lovelace. "Handle with Care: From Our County Loose Papers, Amelia County, Virginia, List of Insolvants," [1749-50], Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1997):309-313. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vs.

Military
French and Indian War


 * Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2bL. [Identifies some Amelia County militia officers, soldier enlistments, and veterans; see place name index.]
 * Boogher, William F. Gleanings of Virginia History: An Historical and Genealogical Collection, Largely from Original Sources. Washington: n.p., 1903. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 H2bw 1965; digital version at Google Books. [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.]
 * Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776. Baltimore: Southern Book Co., 1954. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2c and FHL US/CAN Fiche 6048997; digital book at Ancestry ($). [Identifies some Amelia County militia officers; see place name index.]

Revolutionary War


 * Jones, W. Mac. "Some Revolutionary Soldiers as Shown by the Order Book of Amelia County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr., 1928), pp. 111-115. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Morton, W.S. "Revolutionary Soldiers of Amelia County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct., 1935), pp. 397-402. Digital version at JSTOR ($).

War of 1812


 * Douthat, James L. Roster of War of 1812, Southside, Virginia. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 2007. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 M2djL. [Includes Amelia County.]

Newspapers
Indexed images of the Virginia Gazette(1736-1780) are available online through the Colonial Williamsburgwebsite. 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.

Petitions

 * Eckenrode, H.J. Virginia State Library: A Calendar of Legislative Petitions Arranged by Counties Accomac - Bedford. Richmond, Va.: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing, 1908. Digital version at Google Books (full-view). [Amelia County petitions (1778-1842) are described on pp. 96-107.]
 * "Petition of Amelia County Baptists, 27 October 1768," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1962):74. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg. Digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Private Papers

 * [Gray] 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 FHL.

Probate
Local Court

SamPubCo has created a free online resource that serves as a good starting place to search for Amelia County wills:


 * Amelia County, Virginia Will Testators Index, Books 1-25 (1734-1926)

Other Amelia County probate resources include:


 * "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. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg. Digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

London Courts


 * Coldham, Peter Wilson. North American Wills Registered in London 1611-1857. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007. Available at FHL BRITISH Book 942 P27c 2007. [Includes will of a resident of Raleigh, Amelia County proved in London. These records often help establish an immigrant's place of origin.]

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 FHL US/CAN Book 975.5 B2vg. Digital version at New England Ancestors ($).

Taxation
How can Virginia tax lists help me?

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:



The following Amelia tax lists have been abstracted:


 * [1736-1771] Amelia County - the Colonial Tithe Lists 1736-1771, CD, available for purchase at Binns Genealogy.
 * [1736] Light, Steve. "A List of all the Titheables Below Deep Creek in 1736." Available online, courtesy: Amelia County, Virginia VAGenWeb Project.
 * [1736] Nance, Joanne Lovelace. "Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1736," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 1998):74-84..
 * [1737] Pritchett, John W. Southside Virginia Genealogies. CD. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007. ; digital version at Virginians - The Family History of John W. Pritchett. [Includes annotated 1737 tithe list of Amelia County.]
 * [1737] Clay, Robert Young. "Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1737," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Fall 1996):345-354..
 * [1737] Kolbe, J.C. "Amelia County Tithable List for 1737," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Oct. 1982):15-22..
 * [1738] Clay, Robert Young. "Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1738," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Winter 1997):66-74..
 * [1739] Nance, Joanne Lovelace, "Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1739," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Spring 1997):125-133..
 * [1740] Kolbe, J.C. "Amelia County Tithables 1740," 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..
 * [1741] Nance, Joanne Lovelace, "Amelia County, Virginia Tithables, 1741," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Summer 1998):203-211..
 * [1742] Hudgins, Dennis Ray, "Amelia County Tithables, 1742," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May 2000):98-104..
 * [1743] Hudgins, Dennis. "Amelia County Tithables, 1743," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Aug. 2000); Vol. 38, No. 4 (Nov. 2000):241-252..
 * [1744] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1744," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Nov. 2001):292-306..
 * [1745] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1745," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Aug. 2002):235-238..
 * [1746] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables for 1746," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 41, No. 1 (Feb. 2003):69-85..
 * [1747] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1747," [Omitted Pages] Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Feb. 2005):15-17..
 * [1747] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1747," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Nov. 2004):319-332..
 * [1748] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1748," 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] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1749," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 2 (May 2005):103-124..
 * [1749-1750] Nance, Joanne Lovelace. "Handle with Care: From Our County Loose Papers, Amelia County, Virginia, List of Insolvants," [1749-50], Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1997):309-313..
 * [1750] Hudgins, Dennis Ray. "Amelia County Tithables, 1750," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Nov. 2005):291-308..
 * [1750] Clay, Robert Y. "Removals from Amelia County Insolvent Lists, 1750," The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Apr. 1983):126..
 * [1763-1812] Kolbe, J.C. "Removals from Insolvent Lists of Amelia County," [1763-1812] The Southside Virginian, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Jan. 1983):76-77..
 * [1765] Kidd, Reiley. "1765 Personal Property Tax Lists." Available online, courtesy: Amelia County, Virginia VAGenWeb Project.
 * [1766] Kidd, Reiley. "1766 Personal Property Tax Lists." Available online, courtesy: Amelia County, Virginia VAGenWeb Project.
 * [1768] Southall, S.O. "Poll of Amelia County, Va., 1768," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 33 (1951):54-69. ; reprinted in Virginia Tax Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983, which is also available at FHL:.
 * [1778-1782] Amelia County - 1778-1782 Tithable Lists; 1736-1813 Misc Accounts, Lists, Tithables, CD, available for purchase at Binns Genealogy.
 * [1787] Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. 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. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. . [The source of this publication is the 1787 personal property tax list. Amelia County is included in Vol. 1.]
 * [1788] Clay, Robert Y. "Some Delinquent Taxpayers 1787-1790," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1975):190-194. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($). [These records often identify migrants who left the county and their intended destinations. Amelia County's 1788 Delinquent List appears on 19:193-194.]
 * [1790, 1800] Indexed images of the 1790 and 1800 Personal Property Tax Lists of Amelia County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1791, 1800] Indexed images of the 1791 and 1800 Land Tax Lists of Amelia County, Virginia are available online, courtesy: Binns Genealogy.
 * [1800] "Amelia County, Virginia 1800 Tax List," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan. 1961):18-27. ; digital version at New England Ancestors ($).
 * [1815] Ward, Roger D. 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer). 6 vols. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., 1997-2000. . [The source for this publication is the 1815 land tax. Amelia County is included in Vol. 1.]

Vital Records
Birth


 * Fridley, Beth. Amelia County, Virginia Births, 1853-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Available at Ancestry ($).

Marriage


 * "Amelia County Marriage Bonds," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Apr., 1907), pp. 255-264; Vol. 16, No. 2 (Oct., 1907), pp. 81-95; Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jan., 1908), pp. 199-214; Vol. 16, No. 4 (Apr., 1908), pp. 269-283; Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jul., 1908), pp. 34-49. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * De Krafft, H.W. "Amelia County Marriage Bonds--1735-1755," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jan., 1911), pp. 174-176. Digital version at JSTOR ($).
 * Williams, Kathleen Booth. Marriages of Amelia County, Virginia, 1735-1815. 1961.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog