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This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Collection is open to research.
There are no restrictions.
Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court. Records, 1811-1877, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Nottoway County was formed in 1788 from Amelia County. It was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe.
Many records were destroyed or heavily mutilated in 1865 by Union troops during the Civil War. A few volumes that record deeds, court orders, and wills exist.
Records, 1818-1877, of Nottoway County Circuit Court consist of a copy of William Fitzgerald's will, 1818 and a list of insolvent taxes, 1877.
Additional Nottoway County wills and tax and fiscal records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Nottoway County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Nottoway County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.
For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .
Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.