A Collection in the Library of Virginia
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Isle of Wight County (Va.) Judgments, 1857-1941. Local government records collection, Isle of Wight Couunty Court Records.
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These records came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers Isle of Wight County, Va.
Isle of Wight County was most likely named for the Isle of Wight of 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.
Isle of Wight County (Va.) Judgments, 1857-1941, consits of civil cases heard in Circuit Court in which justice was administered
on the strictly formulated rules of common law. The majority of cases in this record series relate to matters of debt.