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A Guide to the Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1885 Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1885 1168313, 1168316, 1168318, 1168332

A Guide to the Northampton County (Va.) Records, 1671-1885

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Barcode numbers: 1168313, 1168316, 1168318, 1168332


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1168313, 1168316, 1168318, 1168332
Title
previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Records, 1671-1885
Physical Characteristics
1.50 cu. ft. (4 boxes)
Collector
previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Records, 1671-1841. Local government records collection, previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from the circuit court of previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit. A portion of the collectio was transferred under the accession number 44548.

Historical Information

previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named probably for the English previous hit county  next hit, of which Obedience Robins, a prominent early resident of the Eastern Shore, was a native. The previous hit county  next hit, which originally included all of the peninsula south of Maryland and which was one of the eight shires, or previous hit counties  next hit, first enumerated in 1634, was first called Accomack. The General Assembly changed the name to previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit in 1643. Accomack previous hit County  next hit was created from previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit about 1663, but in October 1670, the General Assembly temporarily reunited the two previous hit counties  next hit as previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit. In November 1673, Accomack previous hit County  next hit was again separated from previous hit Northampton  next hit. The previous hit county  next hit seat is Eastville.

Scope and Content

previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Records, 1671-1841, consist of the following records series: Court Records, Land Records, Fiduciary Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Health and Medical Records, Naturalization Records, Overseers of the Poor Records, Public Buildings and Grounds Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, and Miscellaneous Records.

Related Material

Additional previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia previous hit County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • Public records -- Virginia -- previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) -- History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- previous hit Northampton  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Northampton County (Va.) -- History.
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Contents List

Barcode number 1168313: Records, 1721-1834 circa

Fiduciary Records, 1759-1834; Land Records, 1721-1734

Barcode number 1168316: Records, 1729-1841 circa

Land Records, 1806-1885 - also includes land partitions relating to Gingaskin Indians, 1795, 1814-1815, from accession number 44548; Court Records: Attorney's Excuses, 1831-1841

Barcode number 1168318: Records, 1671-1808 circa

Court Records: Church Warden Records, 1723-1729, Certificates of Character, 1732-1751, Jury Records, 1671-1758; Overseers of the Poor Records, 1782-1811; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths Records: Indenture Records, 1723-1779; Health and Medical Records: Lunacy Records, 1751,1808; Miscellaneous Records: Power of Attorney Papers, 1727-1742, Vouchers, Receipts, and Accounts between Major Waters and Margaret Preeson, 1742; Public Buildings and Grounds Records, 1725-1797; Naturalization Records, 1828-1891, and Tax and Fiscal Records: Claims and Accounts, 1710-1774.

Barcode number 1168332: Records 1699-1769 circa

Land Records; Health and Medical Records; Fiduciary Records - includes estate account of John Locker, 1727; Bonds/Oaths/Commissions Records: Commission for court of oyer and terminer for trial of Toby, 1767 June