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Official Records - County Records - Accomack County

Accomack County is the northernmost county on Virginia's Eastern Shore. As one of the original counties established in 1634, Accomack has a large collection of records dating back to the earliest years of local government in colonial Virginia. In the first federal census of 1790, Accomack contained 4,262 slaves, or 31 percent of the total population of 13,959. The county also contained a large population of free blacks, and interactions between black and white Virginians in Accomack reveal much of the complexity of Virginia's society. You may read excerpts from county order books for the following years.

The Examination of Tabitha Shavers
Court held May 29th, 1751, for the examination of Tabitha Shavers on Suspicion of Felony. This is one of several records dealing with the fate of a group of runaways. See Virginia Gazette (Hunter), May 24, 1751.

The Examination of Hamelot Robinson
At a Court held for the Examination of Hamelot Robinson on Suspicion of Felony in Accomack County May 29, 1751. This is one of several records dealing with the fate of a group of runaways. See Virginia Gazette (Hunter), May 24, 1751.

The Examination of Dollar & Greenock
Examination of the two ringleaders of the escape. This is one of several records dealing with this group of runaways. See Virginia Gazette (Hunter), May 24, 1751.

Her master complains about Tabitha Shavers
Tabitha Shavers was one of several servants and slaves who ran away in spring 1751. See Virginia Gazette (Hunter), May 24, 1751.

Trial of Dollar and Greenock
Dollar and Greenock were the leaders of a group of slaves who ran away in May 1751. See Virginia Gazette (Hunter), May 24, 1751.