Nansemond County (Va.) Records, 1866-1940 circa

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Suffolk (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Nansemond County (Va.) Records, 1866-1940 circa, include records from the following series Land Records, presominantly deeds and plats; Court Records; Treasurer Records; Miscellaneous Records such as Mechanics Liens and Crop Lies; Business Records; and Fiduciary Records such as Lists of Heirs.

Biographical / historical:

Nansemond County was created as Upper Norfolk County by 1640 and in 1642 was renamed Nansemond County for the Nansemond Indians, who lived in the area in the early seventeenth century. The county seat was Suffolk. The county became the independent city of Nansemond on 1 July 1972, and on 1 January 1974 Nansemond merged with the city of Suffolk. The entire area is now known as Suffolk.

Records were destroyed in three separate fires: the earliest consumed the house of the court clerk in April 1734 (where the records were kept at that time), the second was set by British troops in 1779, and the last occurred on 7 February 1866.

Acquisition information:
This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of papers from the Circuit Court of Suffolk.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1.00 cu. ft. (1 box)