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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Jporter, 14 December 2012 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Isle of Wight County Bonds, Commissions, Oaths Records, 1774-1937 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1161426, 1161427 J Porter

Library of Virginia 2012 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Isle of Wight Bonds, Commissions, Oaths Records, 1774-1937 1161426, 1161427 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 boxes and or volumes. English Isle of Wight County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Bonds/Commissions/Oaths Records, 1774-1937 (bulk 1782-1883) Local government records collection, Isle of Wight County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Isle of Wight County.

Historical Information

Isle of Wight County was most likely named for the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. It was first known as Warrosquyoake and was one of the eight shires established in 1634. The present name was given in 1637. Part of Nansemond County was added in 1769. Its area is 319 square miles, and the county seat is Isle of Wight.

Scope and Content

Isle of Wight County (Va.) Bonds, Commissions, Oaths Records, 1774-1937, consist of Officials' Bonds, Commissioner's bonds, and Oaths.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Isle of Wight County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records--Virginia--Isle of Wight. Geographical Names: Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records--Virginia--Isle of Wight. Added Entry - Corporate Name: Isle of Wight County (Va.) County Court