Amelia County was named for Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of George II of England. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties in 1734. Its area encompasses 366 square miles. The county seat is Amelia.
This is in pdf format and will take a minute to load. After reading the introduction, you will have the opportunity to go into the actual transcriptions of Order Books 17 & 18, with a seperate link to Order Book 19
Introduction to Order Books 17, 18, & 19POST your Amelia County Family Query (and at the same time Register your Amelia Co Surnames) or check out the queries and surnames previously posted about Amelia Co families.
View Surnames registered under old system.
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Dawn Carnes All of these are related to Amelia
Co.They were abstracted and compiled by Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey
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This section is reserved to post historical/genealogical information about Amelia County families or links to Amelia County related genealogy home pages.
Help Needed!! Have you come across an old family Bible--visited a cemetery and wrote down the information from the grave marker(s)--copied and/or abstracted any Last Wills and Testaments--copied and/or abstracted Deeds or other records pertaining to Amelia County families? If you have and are willing to share your notes, etc. with other people and have them included as part of this Family Records Corner, please email Donna Allen at mdallen@alltel.net , Amelia Co. Coordinator or if your browser supports forms, you can enter your abstract or "record" by clicking on the link below.
Lookup Volunteers Needed!!! Email your County Coordinator so that your name can be listed here. I have Will Book 3 and am making myself available to do lookups from that book. Email me with your request(s).
Miscellaneous Deed Abstracts (by Willis Patrick Oliver)
Amelia County Tithables (1736) (by Steve Light)
Amelia County Churches and Cemeteries
Personal Property and Land Tax List(s)
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Donna Allen, Amelia County Coordinator