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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Sherri Bagley, 10 May 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Reel 284 Sherri Bagley

Library of Virginia 2010 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761 Norfolk County (Va.) Reel 284 Library of Virginia 1 microfilm reel English Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Microfil reel was generated by Backstage Library Works.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinct, Norfolk County was incorporated into the City of Chesapeake in 1963.

Scope and Content

Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761, of Norfolk County Court contains negative photostat copies of individual wills that were never recorded in court. They record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly found in wills include the name of the deceased; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; and names of individuals who were to be the will's executors.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Norfolk County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Chesapeake (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Decedents' estates. -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Partition of decedents' estates -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Geographical Names: Norfolk County (Va.) -- History--18th century. Genre and Form Terms: Wills--Virginia---Norfolk County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.