Sheriff History

1669-1679: Hermanus Wiltbank 1864-1866: James H. Russell
1679-1684: John Vines 1866-1868: George W. Willin
1684-1686: John Hill 1868-1870: Samuel H. Layton
1686-1688: Francis Cornwell 1870-1872: Josiah P. Marvel
1688-1689: Jonathon Bailey 1872-1874: Eli R. Sharp
1690-1694: William Rodney 1875-1876: William Gray
1693-1696: John Hill 1876-1878: Beniah M. Truitt
1696-1700: William Dyre 1878-1880: Joseph Ellis
1700-1702: John Stewart 1880-1882: Samuel J. Martin
1702-1703: Johnathan Bailey 1882-1884: Isaac Wootten
1703-1705: Luke Watson 1884-1884: Tomas B. Windsor
1705-1708: Thomas Fenwick 1884-1886: John W. Short
1708-1719: Samuel Rowland 1886-1888: Charles T. Purnell
1719-1720: John Hepburn 1888-1890: James W. Ward
1720-1724: John Jacobs 1890-1892: Alfred B. Robinson
1724-1736: Ryves Holt 1892-1894: John H. Truitt
1736-1742: John Shankland 1894-1896: Joseph D. Truxton
1742-1745: Peter Hall 1896-1898: John H. Johnson
1745-1748: William Shankland 1898-1901: Robert Short
1748-1750: Peter Clowes 1901-1903: Peter J. Hart
1750-1754: William Shankland 1903-1905: John R. Steele
1754-1758: Jacob Kollock 1905-1907: Elijah C. Lynch
1758-1760: John Rodney 1907-1909: Thomas B. Pritchett
1760-1763: Joseph Shankland 1909-1910: Joseph B. West
1763-1765: Daniel Nunez, Jr. 1911-1912: George Buell
1765-1770: Rhodes Shankland 1913-1914: James P. Dukes
1770-1771: Boaz Manlove 1915-1916: Jacob West
1772-1773: Peter Robinson 1917-1918: Joseph M. Donoway
1773-1776: Boaz Manlove 1919-1920: William O. Johnson
1776-1779: Dorman Lofland 1921-1922: William L. McIllvain
1779-1784: Luke Watson 1923-1924: James H. Philips
1784-1786: Cord Hazzard 1925-1926: Harry W. Johnson
1786-1788: Peter T. Wright 1927-1928: William G. Bryan
1788-1788: Rhodes Shankland 1929-1930: Bud Coy
1788-1792: Thomas Evans 1931-1932: Lorenzo W. Brittingham
1792-1795: Thomas Laws 1933-1934: Martin O. Carey
1795-1800: Seth Griffith 1935-1936: Robert J. Clendaniel
1800-1802: Kendall Batson 1937-1938: Harley J. Conaway
1802-1805: George Robinson 1939-1940: Edward J. Suthard
1805-1809: David Owens 1941-1942: Eli F. Pepper
1809-1811: William B. Cooper 1943-1944: Daniel J. Short
1811-1814: William Burton 1944-1946: Lannes W. Marvel
1814-1817: John Robinson 1949-1950: John L. Cannon
1817-1820: Purnell Tindell 1951-1952: Reuber L. Savage
1820-1821: William Ellegood 1953-1954: Arthur Lee Pittard
1821-1823: Levin Stewart 1955-1956: Frank T. Dickerson
1823-1826: James Maull 1957-1958: Walter L. Conoway
1826-1829: John Collins 1959-1960: Horace W. Mills
1829-1832: Purnell Johnson 1961-1962: Harry G. McAllister
1832-1834: Warren Jefferson 1963-1964: Fred Ward
1834-1836: George Frame 1964-1966: Paul H. Bryan
1836-1838: Purnell Johnson 1967-1968: Edward Conoway
1838-1840: William O. Redden 1969-1970: Earl M. Steele
1840-1842: James Steel 1971-1972: Stephen E. Rogers
1842-1844: Thomas W. Records 1973-1974: Ray Elliot
1844-1846: David R. Smith 1975-1976: Eugene J. Mills
1846-1848: John West 1977-1978: Stephen E. Rogers
1848-1850: Roger Adams 1979-1980: Ray Elliot
1850-1852: Philip C. Jones 1981-1982: Charles W. Steele, Jr.
1852-1854: George P. White 1983-1984: Stephen E. Rogers
1854-1856: John D. Rodney 1985-1994: William L. Jones
1856-1858: Charles Stockley 1995-1998: Charles P. Spicer, Jr.
1858-1860: William Lofland 1999-2006: Robert L. Reed
1860-1861: William F. Jones 2007-2010: Eric Swanson
1861-1861: Philip C. Jones 2011-2014: Jeffrey S. Christopher
1861-1862: William F. Jones 2015-Present: Robert T. Lee
1862-1864: Aaron B. Marvel