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A Guide to the Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861 Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861 1186868

A Guide to the Isle of Wight County (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861

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Barcode Numbers 1186868


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Barcode numbers
1186868
Title
previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861
Physical Characteristics
0.10 cu.ft.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Originals were retuned to previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit Circuit Court. Patrons are to use digital images found at Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative .

Preferred Citation

previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861, Local Government Records Collection, previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County .

Historical Information

previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named probably for the previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit off the south coast of England. It was first known as Warrosquyoake for an Indian tribe living in the area whose name means "swamp in a depression of land," and was one of the original shires, or previous hit counties  next hit, first enumerated in 1634. The present name was given in 1637. Parts of Nansemond previous hit County  next hit were added in 1769 and 1772. The previous hit county  next hit seat is previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit.

Acts passed by the Virginia legislature in 1793 and 1803 required every free negro or mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the previous hit county  next hit clerk.

Scope and Content

previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Free Negro Registrations, 1833-1861, include numbered certificates that recorded the free person's name, sometimes age, a brief physical description and the circumstances of the person's freedom or emancipation. If born free, a reference is sometimes made to the parents. If emancipated, the emancipating owner, place and date may be mentioned. There are affidavits that were given by individuals affirming a free person's status. There are written descriptions of free persons. Lastly, you will find registrations which are loose papers that match information found in the bound volumes of registered "free negroes" kept in the court house.

Arrangement

Chronological by record type.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • African Americans--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Free African Americans--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slaveholders--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Slavery--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

    • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va.)--History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Affidavits--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Certificates--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Free negro registrations--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Free papers--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.
  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Isle  next hit of previous hit Wight  next hit previous hit County  next hit.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History.
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