AHA ! THIS is the resource I needed !! Thanks to all others who responded with helpful advice, however ......... All help is deeply appreciated. Carole In a message dated 5/23/2011 9:37:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: The Secretary of the Commonwealth maintained a list of county/city officers for the Governor. Those records have been microfilmed and are available in The Library of Virginia reading room or via interlibrary loan. The catalog record for the volumes is below. Call Number: 36076 Miscellaneous Reel 458a Author: Virginia. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Title: Registers of justices and other county officials, 1775-1865. Summary: These volumes list justices and other civic and county officials, including clerks, sheriffs, coroners, escheators, surveyors, and commissioners of wrecks. Each volume is arranged alphabetically by county and each entry includes name of the office holder and the date qualified and commissioned. Includes volumes for 1768-1833, 1775-1818, 1780-1811, 1780-1822, 1786-1845, 1793-1852, 1795-1813, and 1852-1865. Org./Arrangement: Each volume is arranged alphabetically by county. -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy Abbott Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 3:30 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] list of sheriffs I know one of them was my ancestor, James Bates, married to Winifred Hix! -----Original Message----- From: Carole D. Bryant <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 2:04 pm Subject: list of sheriffs Where would be the best place to look for a list of Halifax County sheriffs, beginning with the first, when the county was formed in 1752 or as soon thereafter as the office began to be used. Thanks, Carole To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html