PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03023::A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899))//EN" "vi03023.xml" A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899) Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899)0007582015, 0007582016, 0007582018, 0007616361 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia ©2015 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 14 April 2015 Description is in English A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007582015, 0007582016, 0007582018, 0007616361 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2015 Mary Dean Carter Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899) 0007582015, 0007582016, 0007582018, 0007616361 Library of Virginia 1.70 cu. ft. (4 boxes) English Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions. A portion of the collection is unprocessed.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899). Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from the circuit court of Chesapeake.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was created in 1691 when Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Norfolk County became extinct on 1 January 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth.

Norfolk County (Va.) Records, 1740-1899 (bulk 1800-1899), consist predominantly of Judgments, Road and Bridge Records, and Land Records. Road and Bridge records include plats. The collection also includes Wills, Overseers of the Poor Records, Bonds, Commisions, and Oaths, School Records, Military and Pension Records, Organization Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, and Miscellaneous Records - an eighteenth century broadside advertising the play Hamlet.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Norfolk County Court Records are found at the Library of Virginia.

Additional Norfolk County Court 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: Public records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Geographical Names: Chesapeake (Va.) -- History. Norfolk County (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Civil actions -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Deeds -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Judicial records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Petitions -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Plats -- Virginia -- Norfolk County. Road and Bridge records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.