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It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties by an act passed in 1734 to take effect on 25 March 1735. The county court first met on 9 May 1735. The county seat is Amelia.","Amelia County (Va.) Chancery Causes 1738-1939 were likely processed by L. Jones and C. Freed in 2003.","Digital images were generated from microfilm by OCLC through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2009.","Encoded by G. Crawford: 2010; updated by C. Collins: April 2023.","Additional Amelia County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","Amelia County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1738-1939, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. 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However, there was no official requirement that the transfer of an enslaved person be recorded unless necessary for legal purposes such as a court case or an estate settlement. Enslaved people could also be transferred through a deed of gift, there was no money transaction involved in this case, which distinguishes this record from a bill of sale. Enslavers and their family members often transferred enslaved people between themselves in this manner.","Deeds are written agreements which convey title of property, such as an enslaved person, from one individual to another. These include the voluntary transfer of enslaved people between family members with no financial transaction involved. Deeds include the names of the grantors, grantees, and enslaved people. Clerks proved, acknowledged, and recorded deeds in the local court.","Locality History: Amelia County was named for Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of King George II. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties by an act passed in 1734 to take effect on 25 March 1735. The county court first met on 9 May 1735.","Bills of Sale and Deeds, 1743-1864, pertaining to enslaved and free Black individuals were removed from the larger Amelia County Va.) deeds record set and then processed and indexed as a distinct unit by Ed Jordan and Lydia Neuroth for the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. All other Deeds,1743-1864, pertaining to white and non-Black individuals are still unprocessed and remain in Series II.","Amelia (Va.) Deed Books, 1734-1765 [ Amelia county (Va.) Reel 1-4] were previous described separately as \" Amelia (Va.) Deed Books, 1734-1765 \" but were combined in July 2024 with the present descriptive record for improved context and accessibility.","Encoded by S. Bagley, March 2006 ; Updated by M. Mason,  July 2024","See also:  Amelia County (Va.) 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Enslavers and their family members often transferred enslaved people between themselves in this manner.","Deeds are written agreements which convey title of property, such as an enslaved person, from one individual to another. These include the voluntary transfer of enslaved people between family members with no financial transaction involved. Deeds include the names of the grantors, grantees, and enslaved people. Clerks proved, acknowledged, and recorded deeds in the local court.","Locality History: Amelia County was named for Amelia Sophia Eleanora, daughter of King George II. It was formed from Prince George and Brunswick Counties by an act passed in 1734 to take effect on 25 March 1735. 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