A Guide to the Amherst County (Va.) Court Records, Bonds and Tax and Fiscal Records, 1770-1907
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Amherst County (Va.) Court Records, Bonds and Tax and Fiscal Records, 1770-1907. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These volumes are found at the State Records Center. Contact Archives Reference Services for access information, directions and hours.
Historical Information
Amherst County was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770. The county is named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the later part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759-1768.
Some of the records were originally created by the County Court and Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.
Scope and Content
Amherst County (Va.) Court Records, Bonds and Tax and Fiscal Records, 1770-1907, consist of the following main record types: Judgments (Executions) and other court records, Bonds and Tax Lists and Licenses. Additional miscellaneous records are found in the contents list. All Chancery and Marriage Records (Consent/Bonds) have been removed.
An Execution refers to the court order directing a sheriff or other officer to enforce a judgment usually by seizing and selling the judgment debtor's property.
Related Material
Additional Amherst County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" found on the Library of Virginia's web site.
Index Terms
- Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Public records--Virginia--Amherst County.
- Amherst County (Va.)--History.
- Local government records--Virginia--Amherst County.
- Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery.
- Amherst County (Va.) County Court.
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Contents List
Executions, Judgments; Polls; Miscellaneous Land Taxes.
Judgments, Executions; Miscellaneous Bonds; Miscellaneous Tax Lists; Election records
Judgments, Executions, Miscellaneous Bonds; Miscellaneous Tax Lists; Road and Bridge Records
Judgments, Executions, Miscellaneous Bonds; Miscellaneous Tax Lists, Election Records, Fiduciary Records
County Court Executions, [1763-1857]; County Court Attachments, 1792-1847; Capitation, Land, and Personal Property Tax forms, 1865-1885; County Court Indictments, 1796-1871; Road and Bridge Records, 1790-1830, 1793-1871; Marriage Consents, 1787-1895; Indentures of Apprenticeship, 1793-1823; Delinquent Lands and County Levy, 1795-1873; Accounts Current, 1775-1862
County Court Executions, [1765-1799]; County Court Determined Causes, [1775-1824]; Writs of Ad Quod Domnum, 1793-1816; Writs of Mittimus, 1793-1821