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About Henry County
Henry County, created in 1776, was named in honor of the great orator of the Revolution,
Patrick
Henry, who did so much to overthrow the royal establishment in Virginia. Before the
creation of
Henry County, counties were generally named in honor of some one connected with the royal
family of
England or the royal government of the colonies. Formed from Pittsylvania County, the area
of the
county is 385 square miles and the county seat is Martinsville.
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Parishes of the Established Church 1607 - 1785
When the first English settlers came to Virginia in 1607, they followed the familiar
patterns of the
Church of England and established parishes that served as local units of ecclesiastical
and
community organization. The General Assembly established parishes and fixed their
boundaries, often
at the same time that it created or altered county lines. On January 16, 1786, the General
Assembly
passed Thomas Jefferson's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, ending state-enforced
support for
the formerly established church and its parishes.
Camden, 1776 - 1778
Patrick, 1778 - 1785
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Henry County Courthouse
3150 Kings Mountain Road
Martinsville, VA 24112
(540) 634-4880 (Clerk's Office)
Clerk of Circuit Court has marriage and land records from 1777, divorce records from 1909,
also
probate records
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HENRY COUNTY TAX REELS FROM LIBRARY OF VA
LAND TAX RECORDS ON MICROFILM
http://leo.vsla.edu/land11.html#henry
Reel 148: 1782-1821
Reel 149: 1822-1850
Reel 465: 1851-1853
Reel 466: 1854-1862
Reel 467: 1863-1870
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PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RECORDS ON MICROFILM
HENRY COUNTY
1782 - 1830
1831 - 1850
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