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Bibles
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Aylett Family Bible 2.1K Sep 1998 Jeannie Watts
Belcher Family Bible 1.2K Sep 1998 Jeannie Watts
James Sprial Cole 1.6K Jun 2004 Larry Clay Isley and B. Dobson
Thomas H. Cole 858 Jun 2004 Larry Clay Isley and B. Dobson
Richardson Logan Peyton 2.7K Jan 1999 John Hall


Biographies
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Goodman Family 5.5K Dec 1999 Unknown
Danial Hopper 2.1K Jan 1998 Lela Knight Ashburn
Henry Clay Lester ~ 1838-1913 16K
Photo		 Feb 2008 Joy Fisher
Dr. John W. Simmons 1.9K Feb 2004 Ann Mitchell Horne

Henry County Cemeteries
(See the Tombstone Project)

Census
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
1814 Personal Property and Land Tax List
Free Negroes and Mulattos		 2.1K Jul 2000 J. Little
1820 Federal Census Index --- Jul 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1820 Federal Census, Pages 27A - 35A 88K Jul 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1820 Federal Census, Pages 35B - 29A 40K Jul 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1830 Federal Census Index --- Aug 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1830 Federal Census, Pages 184 - 193 85K Aug 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1830 Federal Census, Pages 194 - 203 85K Aug 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts
1830 Federal Census, Pages 204 - 211 64K Aug 2006 Sonia Nance Roberts


Court
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Foster Dobbs apprenticed to Thomas Jameson ~ 1780 1.1K Jan 2010 Kermit Smith
Nancy Eggleton vs George Eggleton Heirs ~ 1858 2.6K Jan 1999 Bruce Locke


Deeds
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Richard Breeding to John Stockton ~ 1777 5.1K Aug 1999 Phyllis Hill
John Fee to Augustine Thomas ~ 1800 5.5K Apr 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
Frederick Fulkerson to Augustine Thomas ~ 1785 4.0K Apr 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
David Harbour to James Patette ~ 1789 5.1K Nov 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Thomas Harbour to Phillip Anglin ~ 1777 4.1K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Thomas Harbour to John Journican (Jarnagin) ~ 1777 4.1K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Robert Hughes to Martin Amos ~ 1790 4.1K May 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Francis Ivie to John Ivie ~ 1821 2.2K Mar 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
John Matlock to Zachariah Smith ~ 1779 2.9K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Abraham Mays to David Mays ~ 1787 2.9K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
David Mayse to George Hairston ~ 1797 2.7K May 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Henry & Phoebe Mays to Abraham Mays ~ 1779 3.1K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Henry Mayse to John Smith ~ 1787 2.8K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Sherod Mayse to John Smith ~ 1787 2.9K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Marvel Nash to William Sharp ~ 1783 3.5K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
John Nowland (Nowlin) to Peter Gillam ~ 1783 3.4K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
John Nowland (Nowlin) to Richard Sharp ~ 1783 2.5K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
Index of Parrish Deeds 1.8K Nov 1998 Judy Wright
John Richardson to Jesse Stith ~ 1792 3.7K Nov 1998 Jeri Corbitt
John Feddrick Rickels et al to Samuel Shewmate ~ 1787 39K Oct 1997 Molly Shumate
Wlliam Sharp to John Sharp ~ 1787 3.8K Jan 2000 Mary C. Smith
William Sharp Land Grant ~ 1787 3.2K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
William Sharp Land Grant ~ 1801 3.2K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Eliphaz Shelton Land Grant ~ 1780 3.4K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Eliphaz Shelton Land Grant ~ 1781 2.9K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Eliphaz Shelton Land Grant ~ 1784 3.2K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Eliphaz Shelton Land Grant ~ 1784 2.9K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Eliphaz Shelton Land Grant ~ 1784 3.5K Feb 1999 Mary C. Smith
Archibald Smith, Inquisition by Escheator ~ 1779 2.7K Jan 1999 Jeri Corbitt
James Smith, Inquisition by Escheator ~ 1779 2.9K Jan 1999 Jeri Corbitt
John Jonnykin (Jarnagin) to Bellerophan Smith ~ 1792 3.0K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
John Smith to John Reed ~ 1793 2.9K May 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Zachariah Smith to John Journeykin (Jarnagin) ~ 1779 2.9K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Zachariah Smith to Sherod Mayes ~ 1779 2.9K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt
Jesse Chandler to Heirs of James Spencer Decd ~ 1793 3.1K May 1998 Jeri Corbitt
John Stockton to James Pigg ~ 1788 3.8K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
Henry Sumpter to George Reeves ~ 1794 5K Sep 2012 Beverly Watson The Registry
James Taylor to John Wilburn ~ 1779 (Abstract) 1.2K Nov 1997 Esther Barnes Mulling
James Taylor to John May ~ 1794 2.8K May 1998 Jeri Corbitt
John Ward & wife to William & John McAlexander ~ 1790 4.4K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
John Ward to William & John McAlexander ~ 1790 3.4K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
John Ward to William & John McAlexander ~ 1790 3.8K Feb 2000 Mary C. Smith
Reuben Wells to John Ivy, John Dillard Trustee - 1820
(Deed of Trust)		 3.4K Mar 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
Jesse Witt to Henry Mayse ~ 1783 2.5K Apr 1998 Jeri Corbitt


History
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Henry County History
  from "Historical Collections Of Virginia" by Henry Howe ~ 1845 		1.6K Apr 2008 Alice Brosey The Registry


Military
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Revolutionary War
Samuel Cochran ~ Pension 11K Jun 1999 Bob Foster
John W. Colley ~ DAR Application 8.3K Jan 2008 Marshall Styles
Benjamin Dillon ~ Pension 6.3K Apr 2004 Janie Dillon
Griffin Griffith ~ Disability Affidavit 2.7K Jan 2003 Janet Putt Neville
James Hickey ~ Pension 10K Nov 2002 Janel Woodbury
Samuel Shumate ~ Pension 7.8K Jun 1999 Molly Shumate
War of 1812
John Ivie ~ Pension Application 13K Mar 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
Civil War
Henry County Confederate Pension Rolls 15K May 2002 Joan Renfrow
Elizabeth Craig, Widow of Wm. S. Craig 8.0K Oct 2003 Rebecca Dyer
Mattie E. Dyer, Widow of Thomas Grief Dyer 4.8K Oct 2003 Rebecca Dyer
Bettie S. Prillaman, Widow of Isaac Prillaman 15K Oct 2003 Rebecca Dyer
Creed O. Turner 3.2K Oct 2003 Rebecca Dyer


Newspapers
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Posey William Hancock ~ 4 Nov 1932 2K Sep 2021 Ron Martin
Mother Steals Own Children ~ 1903 1.3K Mar 2006 Linda Blum-Barton
Murder Charge In Hall Death Is Dismissed ~ 30 Apr 1949 2K Oct 2021 Ron Martin
Supervisor Meeting and County Levy List ~ 1899 6.1K Feb 1999 John Hall


Obituaries
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Rev. William N. Abbington ~ 1829 866 Dec 2008 Carolyn Shank
Lucy (Pritchett; Mrs. Sidney J.) Barham ~ 1956 2.9K Oct 2014 Bruce Saunders
Fred Lee Bryant ` 3 Nov 1930 1K Sep 2021 Ron Martin
John H. Bryant ~ 1954 1.3K Nov 2007 Jacqueline Wilkerson
Noel Martin ~ 19 Jan 1939 2K Oct 2021 Ron Martin
Charles Ogburn ~ 1829 743 Dec 2008 Carolyn Shank
Mrs. Mary Ann Lodoiski Scales ~ 1840 865 Jan 2009 Carolyn Shank
Martha Ann Holley Setliff ~ 2 Jul 1930 1K Sep 2021 Ron Martin
Texie Hopkins Smith ~ 1984 1.4K Jan 2001 Howard Sparks
Charlie W. Smith ~ 1996 2.0K Jan 2001 Howard Sparks


Vital Statistics
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Deaths
William Alexander Martin ~ 28 Aug 1961 2K Aug 2021 Ron Martin
Marriages
Henry County Marriages 1700-1799 12K Jun 2000 Wes Blair and Pam Miller
Misc. Henry County Marriages 1785-1837 2.1K Feb 2000 Jerry Hannah
Some African American Marriages (Philpott) 1.2K Sep 2000 Sharon A. Smith Wright
Some Early African American Marriages 4.2K Dec 2000 Sharon A. Smith Wright
Misc. Marriages ~ Ivie/Ivy to Wells 4.7K Apr 2005 Sylvia A. Nash
William Sydney James to Eliza Murphy ~ 12 Mar 1883 1K Nov 2014 Donald James
Hezekiah Minor to Elizabeth Going ~ 1795 1.5K Feb 2000 Lou Minor
Mary Elsie Martin to Wesley David Martin ~ 10 Jul 1928 1K Aug 2021 Ron Martin
James Alvin Saunders to Eva Fay Shannon ~ 1960 1.4K Dec 2001 Fay Shannon


Wills
File Description Size Date Submitted Submitted by:
Index to Henry County Wills ~ 1770-1800 3.7K Sep 2003 Joan Renfrow
Henry County Will Book 1 ~ Misc. Abstracts 14K Jun 1998 Unknown
Jesse Atkinson ~ 1812 3.9K Aug 2000 Jim Atkisson
Allen Barker ~ 1856 4.5K May 1998 Sonia Nance Kinback
Guilliam Barker ~ 1893 3.8K May 1999 Sonia Nance Kinback
Humphrey Burditt ~ 1784 1.3K Oct 1999 Garry Schoening
Henry Clark ~ 1828 3.0K Jul 1999 Jeannie Watts
Nathan Cockram ~ 1788 Inventory 2.8K May 1999 Truman Adkins
John Colley ~ 1815 18.8K Jan 2008 Marshall Styles
William Cook ~ 1776 (Abstracted) 1K Feb 2017 Andrea Woods
Thomas Cooper ~ 1793 4.3K Sep 2002 Unknown
Index of Dillon/Dillen/Dillion Wills ~ 1792 to 1833 1.8K Aug 1996 Unknown
John France ~ 1778 (Abstracted) 1K Feb 2017 Andrea Woods
Thomas Gibson ~ 1780 (Abstract with Commentary) 2.8K Apr 1999 Lin Van Buren
John Going ~ 1801 5.5K Jan 1999 Lou Minor
Joseph Gravely ~ 1829 2.7K Dec 2001 Truman Adkins
Sarah Hall ~ 1790 2.5K Jun 1999 Daniel G. Bowling
Geneva Rebecca Sink Handy ~ 1987 2.0K Mar 2001 Pat Wheeler
Robert Hill ~ 1777 (Abstracted) 1K Feb 2017 Andrea Woods
William Lawrence ~ 1826 14K Oct 2000 Unknown
Henry Mayze ~ 1786 2.7K Jan 1998 Kenneth Robertson
Abram McMillian ~ 1816 Inventory 2.1K Dec 1999 William E. Harrold
George Odie ~ 1870 2.3K May 1999 Truman Adkins
Nellie H. Odie ~ 1873 3.0K May 1999 Truman Adkins
Index of "Par-Pas" Surname Wills 2.5K Nov 1998 Judy Wright
James Rea ~ 1788 3.0K Nov 1999 Laurel Rea
George Taylor ~ 1821 2.2K Aug 2008 Charles Snakard
James Wilson, Sr. ~ 1777 (Abstracted) 1K Feb 2017 Andrea Woods


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