From 1777 until the adoption of the new constitution in 1868, the Sheriff's were elected by the justices. Many times appointment by the governor followed.
| David Shelton | 1777-1779 | Thomas L. Lea | 1832-1842 |
| Thomas Rice | 1779-1780 | John K. Brooks | 1842-1850 |
| John Atkinson | 1780 | Frank A. Wiley | 1850-1856 |
| James Rice | 1780 | Jesse C. Griffith | 1856 |
| David Shelton | 1780-1783 | Christian Strader | 1856-1860 |
| John Douglas | 1783-1785 | Jesse C. Griffith | 1860-1879 |
| James Saunders | 1785-1787 | Barzillai Graves | 1879-1891 |
| Robert Parks | 1787-1789 | T.P. Womack | 1891-1894 |
| Spillsby Coleman | 1789-1790 | John T. Donoho | 1894-1900 |
| Thomas Brooks | 1790-1792 | Abner Fitch | 1900-1907 |
| William Swift | 1792-1793 | Thomas N. Fitch | 1907-1919 |
| Adam Sanders | 1793-1795 | Will Burton | 1919-1920 |
| Azariah Graves | 1795-1797 | John H. Gunn | 1920-1929 |
| James Williamson | 1797-1799 | John Y. Gatewood | 1929-1936 |
| William Muzzle | 1799-1801 | John H. Gunn | 1936-1950 |
| Gabriel Lea | 1801-1802 | John Y. Gatewood | 1950-1951 |
| William Rainey | 1802-1804 | J. Whitt Powell | 1951-1953 |
| Samuel Johnson | 1804-1805 | Lynn Williamson | 1953-1958 |
| Archibald Samuel | 1805-1806 | Frank B. Daniel | 1958-1966 |
| John Stamps | 1806-1814 | Bobby E. Poteat | 1966-1978 |
| Nathan Williams | 1814-1815 | James I. Smith, Jr. | 1978-2002 |
| George Williamson | 1815-1832 | Michael L. Welch | 2002-Present |
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