Sheriff History
History of Hertford County Sheriffs and Dates Served
- Matthias Brickle 1762-1766
- William Murphy 1766-1771
- Nathan Harrell 1771-1774
- John Harrell 1774-1777
- Starkey Sharp 1777-1782
- James Boon 1782-1784
- Josiah Sumner 1784-1786
- Moses Sumner 1786-1788
- Starkey Sharp 1788-1790
- William Wynns 1790-1794
- Matthis Brickley, Jr. 1794 -1798
- James Cherry 1798-1800
- Thomas Deans 1800-1812
- Issac Carter 1812-1817
- William B. Wynns1817-1824
- Jesse Deans 1824-1825
- Richard Green Cooper 1825-1836
- Edward K. Jeggitts1836-1838
- R.G. Cooper 1838-1844
- Preston Perry May-August 1844
- Abner J. Perry 1844-1848
- John P. Bridger 1848- 1856
- John Vann 1856-1860
- Jackson B. Hare 1861-1867
- Isaac Pipkin 1867-1876
- Jackson B. Hare 1876-1878
- John Sharp 1878-1880
- Joseph J. Jordan 1880-1884
- James S. Mitchell 1896-1900
- William H. Tayloe1900-1903
- A.E. Garrett 1903-1918
- Bismark Skull 1919-1933
- Charles W. Parker 1933-1961
- R.V. “Bunch” Parker 1961-1974
- James E. Baker 1974-1986
- Winfred Hardy, Jr. 1986-1997
- Juan E. Vaughan 1998-2016
- Dexter A. Hayes 2016-present