Norfleet Family Papers, 1823-1874

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
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Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Norfleet Family Papers, 1823-1874. Accession 21871. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Norfleet Family
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Norfleet Family Papers, 1823-1874. Accession 21871. Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1823-1874, of the Norfleet family of Nansemond County, Virginia, consisting of deeds for land in Nansemond County and in Norfolk County and Suffolk, Virginia; deeds for mills, personal property, chattel, and interest in an estate; surveys and plats of land in Nansemond County; bonds to Elisha Norfleet (1800-1869) of Nansemond County; and will of Elisha Norfleet and account of Norfleet's estate by Jethro Riddick.

Biographical / historical:

Elisha Norfleet was born 15 November 1800 in Nansemond County, Virginia, to Christopher Norfleet (ca. 1761-1812) and Clotilda James (ca. 1770-184-), the 5th of 10 children and the 4th of 5 sons. Primarily a farmer, Norfleet amassed a large amount of real estate in the county. By the outbreak of the Civil War, Norfleet owned over 30 slaves. When the Union army occupied Suffolk and Nansemond County, Norfleet moved his family to Henderson, North Carolina, returning to Nansemond at the end of the war. He married Sarah Ann Lassiter (1804-1850) 30 December 1824 and they had 13 children. He then married Sarah Elizabeth Riddick (1833-1910) 20 November 1851 and they had 8 children, including John Ballentine Norfleet (1866-1955) who served as mayor of Suffolk from 1907 to 1911. Elisha Norfleet died 25 December 1869.

Acquisition information:
Lent for copying by Fillmore Norfleet, 30 June 1941.
Physical description:
.15 cubic feet