Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Norfolk County (Va.) Reel 284.

Preferred Citation

Norfolk County (Va.) Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761. Local government records collection, Chesapeake (City)/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Norfolk County.

Historical Information

Norfolk County was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Now extinct, Norfolk County was incorporated into the city of Chesapeake in 1963.

The unrecorded will book of Norfolk County in this collection was created by the County Court.

Scope and Content

Unrecorded Will Book, 1711-1761, of Norfolk County Court contains negative photostat copies of individual wills that were never recorded in court. They record the deceased's plan for how his or her estate was to be divided among his or her heirs following his or her death. Information commonly found in wills include the name of the deceased; names of heirs; a listing of real and personal property (including slaves) and how it was to be divided among the heirs; and names of individuals who were to be the will's executors.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Related Material

Additional Norfolk 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:

• Decedents' estates. -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
• Partition of decedents' estates -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.

Geographical Names:

• Norfolk County (Va.) -- History--18th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
• Wills--Virginia---Norfolk County.

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