Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926) . Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Nottoway County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926) . Local government records collection, Nottoway County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Nottoway County (Va.) Records, 1839-1987 (bulk 1839-1926), includes Election Records, Fiduciary Records, Land Records, Township Records, Wills, Marriage Records and Vital Statistics, Military and Pension Records, Organization Records, School Records, Tax and Fiscal Records, Treasurer Records, Court Records, Judgments, Land Records, Road and Bridge Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships Records, Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Memorials, Overseers of the Poor Records, Personal Documentation Records, Lunacy Records, and Public Buildings and Grounds Records.

Election Polls, undated; Fiduciary Bonds, Estate Accounts and Settlements, 1909, 1916-1921; Inventories and Appraisements, 1920-1921; Unrecorded Deeds, 1873-1913; Town Ordinances, 1947; Wills, 1933 and 1942, Assession 41390.

Marriage Records and Vital Statistics Records, 1870, 1878, 1887, 1913; Military and Pension Records, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1899, 1924; Organization Records, 1867-1925, 1939; School Records, 1875-1886, 1936; Delinquent Lands Sold and Redeemed, 1886-1925; Erroneous and Improper Assessments of Land and Personal Property, 1866-1925; Insolvents, 1866; Licenses, 1925; Licenses, Receipts for Payments, 1867-1903; Soft Drink Licenses, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925; Township Records, 1870, and Treasurer Records, 1894-1903.

List of Court Fines Imposed, 1922; Judgment documents related to suits heard in 1907, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1925; Estate Divisions of Land: 1866 Plat of Thomas Nelson's estate, 1871 Plat of T. B. Dyson's estate, 1878 Plat of F. W. Epes' estate called "Cox"; Boundary Line Estabilshment, 1911, 1920; Railroad Land Condemnation, 1913; Road and Bridge Records, 1891,1913, 1922, 1924.

Board of Supervisors Records, 1922; Business Records/Corporations/Partnerships Records, 1901, 1906, 1913; Bonds/Commissions/Oaths Records, 1866-1925, 1987, undated; Elections Records: 1867-1915, 1922-1925; Contested Elections, 1891, 1897-1902, 1913.

Miscellaneous Liens, 1866-1874, 1892, 1921-1923; Lunacy Papers, 1894-1911; Memorials, 1867-1923; Overseer of the Poor Records, 1874-1919; Declarations of Intent to Become a Citizen, 1891; Public Buildings and Grounds Records, 1867-1922, 1926; Petition to Carry Weapons, 1907, 1924.

Fiduciary Records, 1853, 1865-1915, 1917-1925, 1949; Fiduciary Bonds, 1839-1921; Fiduciary Accounts, A-W; Guardians' Accounts, F-M; and Wills: 1886-1917, 1919-1922.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Nottoway County. A portion of this collection was tranferred under the following accession number: 41390.
Physical location:
State Court Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
6 boxes.