A Guide to the Princess Anne County (Va.) List of Freed Negroes, 1864
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the Library of Virginia
Microfilm reel number Princess Anne County (Va.) Reel 76
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Preferred Citation
Princess Anne County (Va.) List of Freed Negroes, 1864, Princess Anne County (Va.) Reel 76. Local government records collection, Virginia Beach (City)/Princess Anne County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item was microfilmed by the Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Division.
Historical Information
Princess Anne County was formed in 1691 from Lower Norfolk County. Now extinct, it was incorporated into the city of Virginia Beach in 1963.
Scope and Content
Princess Anne County (Va.) List of Freed Negroes, 1864, records the date, full name, age, eye color, hair color, complexion, height, occupation, where from (state and county), present residence, and remarks. Many of the remarks note that the person is a deserter from the "Rebel Army" or has "gone North." Many others are listed as having left Virginia for cities such as St. Louis, Washington, DC, Baltimore, and New York. Many of those listed are originally from counties other than Princess Anne and from states other than Virginia. There is no index.
Related Material
Additional Princess Anne County Free Negro and Slave Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Virginia Beach (Va.) Circuit Court.
- African Americans -- Employment -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- African Americans -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Confederate States of America. Army -- African American troops.
- Free African Americans -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Freedmen -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Migration, Internal -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Military deserters -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Princess Anne County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Virginia Beach (Va.) -- History.
- Free negro and slave records -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Lists -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Princess Anne County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Princess Anne County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Virginia Beach (Va.) -- History.