Lists dated 1783 and 1785 exist for Amherst County and are transcribed in _Heads of Families at the First Census ... Virginia_ (Washington: GPO, 1908; reprinted many times). The book is available digitally at https://archive.org/details/headsoffamiliesa00nort
A complete list of the counties included there: (see p. 10)
Albemarle 1785, Amelia 1782 1785, Amherst 1783 1785, Charlotte 1782, Chesterfield 1783, Cumberland 1782 1784, Essex 1783, Fairfax 1782 1785, Fluvanna 1782, Frederick 1782, Gloucester 1783 1784, Greensville 1783, Halifax 1782 1785, Hampshire 1782 1784, Hanover 1782, Harrison 1785, Isle of Wight 1782, Lancaster 1783 1785, Mecklenburg 1782, Middlesex 1783, Monongalia 1782, Nansemond 1783 1784 and 1785 [sic, latter two are for different parts of the county], New Kent 1782 1785, Norfolk 1785, Northumberland 1782 1784, Orange 1782 1785, Pittsylvania 1782 1785, Powhatan 1783, Prince Edward 1783 1785, Princess Anne 1783 1785, Richmond 1783, Rockingham 1784, Shenandoah 1783 1785, Stafford 1785, Surry 1782 1784, Sussex 1782, Warwick 1782 1784, Williamsburg 1782. The original lists in 1908 were at the Virginia State Library.
The list from Greenbrier County 1783-86 is not a census but a personal property tax list. Don't know why it was included.
Fauquier 1785 and Botetourt 1785 have been discussed earlier.
I would hope that other counties' lists will be discovered within local and state archives.
Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center
for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC)
Prince William Public Library System
Bull Run Regional Library
8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892
703-792-4540
www.pwcgov.org/library/RELIC
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Subject: Re: Statutory Authority for 1783 and 1785 List of Inhabitants
Where would find out of the 83 & 85 census for Amherst County survived?
Douglas Burnett
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Can anyone direct me to the relevant statutes authorizing/requiring
> > the
> two lists above? The 1783 list includes head of household, number of
> white inhabitants, and number of black inhabitants. The 1785 list is
> for whites only, and includes head of household, number of whites,
> number of dwelling houses, and number of "other houses" (buildings). I
> have the lists for Lancaster County. The 1785 list is headed with
> notation "per Act of Assembly." I'm curious as to why these lists were
> made, and what exactly was considered a dwelling house and "other
> houses." Some people on the list have no dwelling house, nor any other buildings.
> >
> > Craig Kilby
>
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