Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copies, Southampton County (Va.) Reels 483-491, 514-525.

Preferred Citation

Southampton County (Va.) Administrator and Guardian Bonds, 1749-1869, 1895-1898. Local Government Records Collection, Southampton County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Southampton County.

Microfilm reels were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Historical Information

Southampton County was named, in the opinion of many authorities, for Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton and treasurer of the London Company from 1620 to 1624. It is more likely, however, that the county was named for the borough of Southampton in England. Southampton County was formed in 1749 from Isle of Wight County, and part of Nansemond County was added later.

Scope and Content

Southampton County (Va.) Administrator and Guardian Bonds, 1749-1869, 1895-1898, consist of bonds that administrators and guardians were required to take out with the justices of the court to guarantee proper execution of their positions. The obligation was made binding by a money guarantee. The bonds show the names of the administrator or guardian and their sureties, the date, amount and condition of the obligation, name of the deceased or person requiring a guardian, and signatures.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by surname.

Related Material

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

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Southampton County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Executors and administrators -- Virginia -- Southampton County.
• Guardian and ward -- Virginia -- Southampton County.
• Orphans -- Virginia -- Southampton County.

Geographical Names:

• Southampton County (Va.) -- History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Bonds (legal records) -- Virginia -- Southampton County.
• Fiduciary records -- Virginia -- Southampton County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Southampton County.

Adjunct Descriptive Data