Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986). Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Nottoway County and accession numbers 19935-19937, 32034, and 41390.

Historical Information

Nottoway County was named for the Nadowa Indian tribe. The word nadowa, anglicized to nottoway, means snake, or enemy. The county was formed from Amelia County in 1788.

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.

Scope and Content

Nottoway County (Va.) Court Records, 1789-1986 (bulk 1853-1986), includes Court Records, Wills Records, Judgments, Criminal Records, Chancery Records, Jury Records, Clerk's Records, Justice of the Peace Records and County Administrative Records.

Related Material

Additional Nottoway County Court 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 .

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Public Records--Virginia--Nottoway County

Geographical Names:

• Nottoway County (Va.)--History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records--Virginia--Nottoway County

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